02nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180012430 | Touch Pad Circuit Board having Radio Frequency Antenna and Capacitive Touch Pad and Access Control Reader Device using the Radio Frequency Antenna in proximity to the Capacitive Touch Pad - An access control reader device integrates a touch pad in proximity to a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna. A touch pad circuit board includes the RF antenna having a physical aperture and the capacitive touch pad positioned at least partially within the physical aperture of the RF antenna. This configuration allows the RFID reader to detect RFID tags in proximity to the capacitive touch pad. In order to prevent interference, such as the formation of eddy currents, the sensors of the touch pad are in the form of interrupted loops. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012431 | CAPACITIVE VEHICLE ENTRY CONTROL - An illustrative example method of operating a capacitive vehicle entry control device includes: determining a plurality of capacitance values of the vehicle entry control device during a measurement period; determining an average capacitance of the plurality of capacitance values; determining whether the determined average capacitance exceeds an average threshold; determining a range of the plurality of capacitance values; determining whether the determined range exceeds a range threshold; and initiating a vehicle entry process when the determined average capacitance exceeds the average threshold or when the determined range exceeds the range threshold. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DOOR ACCESS USING BEACON SIGNAL - A method and system allow management of access to a door using a beacon signal. A user access authority determination unit controls access of a user to a target door based beacon data from beacons installed near a door. The user carries a terminal that obtains the beacon data based on a proximity to the beacons. The method includes identifying the target door based on identification information of the beacons extracted from the beacon data. A type of user movement is determined. The type of user movement includes an entering movement that the user enters into an inner side from an outer side through the target door and an exiting movement that the user exits the inner side to the outer side through the target door. An access authentication process to be performed to unlock the target door is determined according to the determined type of user movement. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012433 | VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION OR AUTHENTICATION - A vehicle includes an on board microprocessor that is programmed to receive and transmit multiple authentication factors or a key derived therefrom to a remote server to authenticate the vehicle or a vehicle occupant to a remote server. The multiple authentication factors comprise a plurality of an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant sensed by an on board sensor, a wireless remote signal description sensed by an on board sensor, a vehicle-related identifier, a vehicle parameter sensed by the on board processor, an environmental parameter sensed by the on board processor, and a passcode received by the microprocessor from the remote server. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012434 | Method and System for Isolation Management and or Access Control - A system of isolation management comprises a computer for generating an isolation plan; a lockbox configured to receive the isolation plan from the computer; a mobile device associated with an individual, and one or more locks for isolation locking of an asset by each individual according to the isolation plan. The mobile device is allocated to the lockbox according to the isolation plan. The lockbox is configured to recognise the mobile device when proximal to the lockbox. The one or more isolation locks are removably housed in the lockbox. The one or more isolation locks are each able to be recognised by the mobile device and the mobile device is configured to record an association of one or more of the isolation locks to the mobile device according to the isolation plan. There is also an isolation point for isolating the asset with the one or more isolation locks according to the isolation plan. The isolation point is able to be recognised by the mobile device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012435 | COIN CARD - A device for holding coins, the device comprising a rectangular structure including: a first level, the first level capable of acting as a floor for any carried coins and including: eleven apertures including: a first penny size aperture, a second penny size aperture, a third penny size aperture, a fourth penny size aperture, a first dime size aperture, a second dime size aperture, a third dime size aperture, a fourth dime size aperture, a first nickel size aperture, a first quarter size aperture, and a second quarter size aperture arranged clockwise around the first level and spiraling inward in the order of, from a top left corner of the first level: the first dime size aperture, the first nickel size aperture, the second dime size aperture, the first penny size aperture, the first quarter size aperture, the third dime size aperture, the fourth dime size aperture, the second quarter size aperture, and the second penny size aperture, with the third penny size aperture located between the first dime size aperture and fourth dime size aperture and the fourth penny size aperture located between the second dime size aperture and third dime size aperture; and a second level, the second level including: two apertures, surrounded by the eleven apertures of the first level including: a fifth penny size aperture located between the first dime size aperture and fourth dime size aperture and a sixth penny size aperture located between the second dime size aperture and third dime size aperture; and a flange that partially overlaps one or more of the eleven apertures of the first level and forms at least part of the fifth penny size aperture and the sixth penny size aperture. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012436 | DISPENSER SHUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - A dispenser shutter assembly of an automated teller machine and a method for preventing damage to the dispenser shutter assembly. The dispenser shutter assembly includes: a shutter; a shutter plate; cam followers attached to the shutter plate; a cam coupled to the cam followers; a motor that rotates the cam in a first rotational direction in a plane of rotation of the cam for inducing the cam to act on the cam followers to cause movement of the shutter plate to transition the shutter to a closed state of the shutter; and a cam rotation restrictor positioned so as to prevent rotation of the cam beyond an over center position on the cam's rotational axis by forcing the cam to rotate in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction in response to a manual opening of the shutter from the closed state of the shutter. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012437 | MULTIPART COIN BLANK AND COIN - A coin comprising a metallic disc separated from a concentric annular metallic ring by a concentric intervening layer. The metallic disc has a first electrical conductivity and the annular metallic ring has a second electrical conductivity. This intervening layer comprises a transparent dielectric material that connects the metallic disc to the annular metallic ring. The intervening layer has a width to provide a separation of inductive signatures of the metallic disc and the annular metallic ring. The width is based on an electrical conductivity ratio of the first electrical conductivity to the second electrical conductivity and is further based on a geometry of the coin. In some embodiments, the intervening layer comprises a transparent polymer including additives, such as a UV stabilizer or a fluorescent component. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012438 | Charging Stations For Portable Electronic Devices - A pay-per-use battery charging system for charging portable electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, tablet computers, etc. The charging system may be implemented as a central hub that dispense charging devices, as a standalone device, or may be incorporated into commonly available devices, such as customer order entry stations, ATMs, vending machines, etc., which now also provide the function of charging stations for the convenience of users. The system provides power to portable electronic devices via common USB cables, such that no additional equipment is required by the individual to charge their portable electronic device. The system provides for payment by the user prior to charging their portable electronic device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOADING A DISPENSING CASSETTE USEFUL IN A SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING PRE-PACKAGED PHARMACEUTICALS - The present specification describes a system for automatically preparing medication cartridges for use in a pharmaceutical dispensing system. The system includes a spooler device that winds a strip of medicine pouches around a cylinder in a cartridge frame. When the cartridge has been loaded with the medication strip, the system validates that there is a match between the information on the cartridge cover and the mediation pouches. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012440 | AUTOMATED EYEWEAR KIOSK - A self-service kiosk for dispensing eyewear is disclosed. The kiosk includes a display for depicting available frame and lens options to customers. A user interface accepts eyewear order information from a customer including the customer's prescription information and frame selection. The kiosk also includes a lens manufacturing device that is wholly contained within the kiosk for manufacturing optical lenses in the prescription of the customer, which are adapted for the selected frame. Further, the kiosk includes a dispensing mechanism for dispensing from the kiosk the manufactured lenses, along with the customer selected frame. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012441 | WIDE AREA ROULETTE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH GROUP ARENA PLAY - A system enables group play for table games of craps and/or roulette comprising. The gaming table surface enables play of craps or roulette. A processor receives event outcomes from outcomes on the gaming table surface from game play. Multiple player input terminals are distributed around the gaming table surface in an arc including of more than 200 degrees. The multiple player input terminals are in two-way communication with the processor. An elevated display system is supported above and around the gaming table surface. The elevated display system shows a dynamic rendition of craps or roulette game play including at least a display of event outcomes from play of craps or roulette on which the wagers are resolved by the processor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012442 | Methods of Playing Wagering Games with the KENO System - A method of playing a game that uses the numbers generated by a Keno game is described. The method includes i) receiving a wager from a player, ii) the player selecting to play a matrix-like game displaying through a display medium the player selected variables, with the matrix containing subsets each with a plurality of numbers, the subsets defined by linear contiguous trajectories; vertical, horizontal and diagonal; the subsets including generally equivalent amounts of variables, each subset including a variable that is shared with at least one other subset in the matrix and there are a plurality of subsets that include a variable that are mutually exclusive to another subset within the matrix, and iii) determining the gaming operators variables, displaying the gaming operators variables, determining whether the player wins or loses the game according to predetermined rules. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A ROULETTE GAME BASED ON MULTIPLE FINANCIAL MARKET INDICATORS - A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a spin of a virtual roulette wheel. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The system is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012444 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING EXPANDING SYMBOL MATRIX - A game is provided that may include a plurality of reels, each of the reels comprising a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols, at least one of the plurality of symbols located in at least one of the plurality of symbol positions; a set of program instructions executable to implement: accepting a wager; receiving an instruction to initiate play of the game; determining a game outcome including a stopping point of the plurality of reels; displaying a portion of the plurality of reels at the stopping point on the display device, the portion of the plurality of reels comprising a first row; issuing a first award and unlocking a second row if a first winning symbol combination is positioned in the first row; and displaying the second row if the second row is unlocked, and issuing a second award if a second winning symbol combination is positioned in the second row. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012445 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN ADDITIONAL SYMBOL AWARD WITHIN A PLAY MATRIX - A game comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels comprising a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols, at least one of the plurality of symbols located in at least one of the plurality of symbol positions; a visible matrix comprising a plurality of matrix positions; a plurality of matrix positions designated as capture positions; a set of program instructions executable to implement: accepting a wager; receiving an instruction to initiate play of the game; determining a game outcome including a stop position for each of the plurality of reels; displaying a portion of the reels based on each reel's stop position in the visible matrix; determining whether to issue an award based on the symbols in the capture positions; and issuing an award if the program instructions so designate. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCUMULATING AND RECORDING OUTCOMES GENERATED BY A GAMING DEVICE - A game is provided that may include a plurality of reels, each of the reels comprising a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols, at least one of the plurality of symbols positioned in least one of the plurality of symbol positions; at least one processor for executing instructions stored in a memory to play a slot machine game comprising the steps: accepting a wager; receiving an instruction to initiate play of the game; determining a game outcome including a stopping point of the plurality of reels; displaying a portion of the plurality of reels in a play matrix; issuing a first award if the play matrix comprises a winning symbol combination; and accumulating a player element total based on gameplay, the player element total transferrable to a second game. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012447 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING SYMBOLS GAME HAVING MAGNETIC SYMBOLS AND TARGET SYMBOLS - A gaming system displays one of a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of symbol positions, at least one of the plurality of symbols being a target symbol for establishing a direction of shifting and at least one of the plurality of symbols being a magnetic symbol for shifting toward a target symbol. If any generated magnetic symbol is associated with a generated target symbol, the gaming system shifts that magnetic symbol toward the associated target symbol, resulting in an empty symbol position. The gaming system fills the empty symbol position by shifting a displayed symbol or by generating one of the plurality symbols and repeats until no magnetic symbol is associated with a target symbol. The gaming system provides an award for any displayed winning symbol combination. The gaming system removes symbols from each winning combination, fills the empty symbol positions, and repeats as above. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012448 | Interactive Gaming Among A Plurality Of Players Systems And Methods - A system for interactive gaming among a plurality of players includes a host computer system and a plurality of player terminals communicably coupled to the host computer system via a network. The plurality of player terminals are located at a plurality of licensed gaming locations. The plurality of player terminals are configured to engage the plurality of players in a common interactive game operated by the host computer system. The plurality of player terminals include means for dispensing player winnings from the player terminal. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012449 | Interactive Gaming Among A Plurality Of Players Systems And Methods - A system for interactive gaming among a plurality of players includes a host computer system and a plurality of player terminals communicably coupled to the host computer system via a network. The plurality of player terminals are located at a plurality of licensed gaming locations. The plurality of player terminals are configured to engage the plurality of players in a common interactive game operated by the host computer system. The plurality of player terminals include means for dispensing player winnings from the player terminal. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012451 | SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED GAMING AND PRIZING PARAMETERS IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT - System and methods are provided for effecting user experience in an electronic game environment through use of virtual currency or vCoins. In a multi-level game, the systems and methods include memory for storing information on game play, the information including input received from the user, information relating to levels within the multi-level game and game display information for output to the user. A processor is coupled to the memory for generating game play information, preferably including game play with virtual money. The virtual money is acquired through game play or cash purchase. The virtual money is convertible into a non-cash good comprising advancement to another level within the game. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012452 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FREE GAME RETRIGGER SEQUENCE - A gaming system which enables a player to selectively participate in a retriggered free game sequence. Following a free game triggering event, the gaming system initiates a free game sequence including a quantity of free games. If a free game retriggering event occurs in association with the initiated free game sequence, the gaming system enables a player to participate in a retriggered free game sequence or forgo the retriggered free game sequence in exchange for a modification of the remaining free games of the initiated free game sequence. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012453 | INSTANT LOTTERY SCRATCH TICKET ON-DEMAND PRINTING - The present invention describes a lottery ticket system providing an instant scratch lottery ticket to a consumer on-demand. A customer vending device of the lottery ticket system may be used to receive consumer input. The consumer input may include selection of a lottery game and one or more play actions for an associated interactive game. A scratch lottery ticket having hidden and non-hidden portions collectively defining an outcome for the lottery ticket is printed on-demand by the vending machine using blank lottery ticket media. The customer input may or may not impact the outcome of the printed lottery ticket. The vending machine may also communicate with one or more network servers to exchange ticket information for lottery ticket generation, authentication, recordation, and redemption, in addition to performing episodic lottery games by managing linked records of ticket information. Lastly, on-demand lottery tickets may be generated using real-time promotional and marketing information. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012454 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A WAGERING GAME INCLUDING A SKILL-BASED GAME HAVING A PLAYER-SELECTED DIFFICULTY LEVEL AND DURATION - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a wagering game including a skill-based game having a player-selected difficulty level and duration. The skill-based game contributes to the average expected payback percentage of the wagering game such that the average expected payback percentage of the wagering game can vary within a predetermined range from player-to-player based on the players' skill levels. The gaming system enables each player to obtain the AEP % | 2018-01-11 |
20180012455 | CARD AND DICE GAMES - Disclosed are card games that can use a traditional deck or a custom card deck and that can be played in person or on an electronic gaming machine. The custom card deck disclosed herein is made up of 48 cards. There are two suits and eight sets of six cards numbered ace through six. The card deck can be used for unique games or for games that typically use dice. Example games that can be played with this deck are provided. Additionally, the disclosure describes various rules for standard play or tournament play that can be used for at least some of the disclosed games. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012456 | MONEY PROCESSING APPARATUS - A money processing apparatus that performs input/output processing of money in a money unit configured to be pulled out from a casing and opened includes an actuator provided in the money unit; and an engagement portion provided in the actuator, configured to engage with the casing to lock pulling out or opening of the money unit in a stopped state due to power cut. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012457 | Signal Guides For Sensor Devices - A signal guide for a sensor device is disclosed herein. The signal guide can include a base having a number of proximal apertures, where at least one of the proximal apertures is configured to be disposed proximate to at least one transceiver of the sensor device. The signal guide can also include a body disposed adjacent to the base, where the body includes at least one main channel, where the at least one main channel is configured to transmit at least one signal between the at least one main channel and the proximal apertures. The signal guide can further include a distal end disposed adjacent to the body opposite the base, where the distal end includes at least one distal aperture, where the at least one distal aperture is configured to transmit at least one signal between the a main channel and an ambient environment. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012458 | SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A security method and apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing an alarm for a window by a security apparatus comprises calculating a first distance between a detector mounted within a movable portion of the window and a window frame edge and calculating a second distance between the detector and the window frame edge. The method further comprises determining whether the movable portion of the window has remained stationary for more than a predetermined time period based on the first distance and the second distance and, if the movable portion has remained stationary for more than the predetermined time period, storing the second distance in a memory, placing the security apparatus into an active alarm state, calculating a third distance observed by the detector, determining a change between the third distance and the second distance, determining whether the change exceeds a predetermined distance, and generating an alarm signal if the change exceeds the predetermined distance. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012459 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH INDIVIDUAL SECURITY CIRCUITS - Manufacturing a batch is provided which includes a plurality of items of an electronic device, the items including a plurality of corresponding main modules having a same functional structure substantially identical for the items. The method includes defining at least one security electric circuit, of an enclosure component for enclosing each item, adapted to protect the item from tampering, the security electric circuits having individual configurations substantially different among the items, for use in forming the security electric circuit with the corresponding configuration on each enclosure component. Additionally, the method includes determining one or more electric characteristics of each security electric circuit for use in configuring a monitoring circuit of the corresponding main module, the monitoring circuit being adapted to the corresponding security electric circuit for detecting the tampering, according to the electric characteristics of the corresponding security circuits. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012460 | Methods and Systems for Providing Intelligent Alerts for Events - The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for providing event alerts. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) receiving a plurality of video frames from a camera, the plurality of video frames including a motion event candidate; (2) categorizing the motion event candidate by processing the plurality of video frames, the categorizing including: (a) associating the motion event candidate with a first category of a plurality of motion event categories; and (b) generating a confidence level for the association of the motion event candidate with the first category; and (3) sending an alert indicative of the first category and the confidence level to a user associated with the camera. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012461 | PASSIVE OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A system, method, and apparatus are discussed for a passive optical camera-based system to detect a presence of one or more vehicles with one or more cameras. A detection algorithm is applied to recognize of the presence of the one or more vehicles using one or more imaging processors and the one or more cameras to detect fluctuations in light intensity from scattered light and/or reflections off of that vehicle. Those scattered light and/or reflections are captured in images contained in a set of frames from the one or more cameras. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012462 | Methods and Systems for Providing Event Alerts - The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for providing event alerts. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) obtaining a first category for a first motion event, the first motion event corresponding to a first plurality of video frames; (2) sending a first alert indicative of the first category to a user; (3) after sending the first alert, obtaining a second category for a second motion event corresponding to a second plurality of video frames; (4) in accordance with a determination that the second category is the same as the first category, determining whether a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the sending of the first alert; (5) if the predetermined amount of time has elapsed, sending a second alert indicative of the second category to the user; and (6) if the predetermined amount of time has not elapsed, forgoing sending the second alert. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012463 | Methods and Systems for Person Detection in a Video Feed - The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for providing event alerts. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) obtaining a video feed, the video feed comprising a plurality of images; and, (2) for each image, analyzing the image to determine whether the image includes a person, the analyzing including: (a) determining that the image includes a potential instance of a person by analyzing the image at a first resolution; (b) in accordance with the determination that the image includes the potential instance, denoting a region around the potential instance; (c) determining whether the region includes an instance of the person by analyzing the region at a second resolution, greater than the first resolution; and (d) in accordance with a determination that the region includes the instance of the person, determining that the image includes the person. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012464 | NETWORK CAMERA HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIGITAL OUTPUT TERMINALS FOR OUTPUTTING ALARM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a network camera having a plurality of digital output terminals for outputting an alarm, and a method of controlling the network camera. That is, the present invention includes a plurality of digital output terminals for transmitting image information obtained through a wireless communication network to a server and transmitting information about sensing a person and information about a problematic situation, respectively, using a 4-wire cable, so it is possible to check whether it is a normally-closed state or a normally-open state through the plurality of digital output terminals that are individually managed, respectively, and accordingly, it is possible to improve convenience in use. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012465 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING CONTRABAND ITEMS - A security screening apparatus for use in detecting ferromagnetic objects comprises a detector apparatus which comprises a housing that supports at least one magnetic sensor arranged to produce a signal indicative of an ambient magnetic field or gradient over a zone of sensitivity which extends away from the housing, the size of the zone being large enough to contain the whole body of the person, and a signal processing circuit which receives as an input the signal from the magnetic sensor and which, in response to a change in the signal produces an alert signal. A beacon that comprises a light source is able to emit at least two visually distinct colours of light, and a control means controls the light source such that in a first condition in the absence of the alert signal the beacon emits a first colour light and in a second condition corresponding to the presence of the alert signal the beacon emits a second, different, colour of light. The light source is arranged such that the position and/or size and/or shape of the illuminated area of the light source in the first condition is different from the position and/or size and or shape of the illuminated area of the light source in the second condition. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012466 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF DETERRING THEFT OF ITEMS FROM A VENUE - Theft of an item from a department of a venue having a department-specific, point-of-sale (POS) station for completing a transaction of the item prior to authorized removal of the item from the department, is deterred by sensing and tracking movement of a target associated with the item from the department by deploying a plurality of sensing units overhead at the venue, and by generating an alert when the sensing units sense and track that the target associated with the item has bypassed the department-specific POS station without the transaction having been completed for the item at the department-specific POS station. Security personnel execute a theft-deterrent action in response to the alert. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012467 | OCCUPANCY BASED LIGHTING CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION THEREOF - This disclosure relates to a method of detecting an occupancy state of a living space for controlling lighting apparatus. The method comprises using a motion sensor to send wave signal and detect echoed signal reflected from a moving human body and using a control circuitry operated with a software program to analyze the echoed signal for establishing a numerical value account. In referring to preset parameters, the software program judges the echoed signal by analyzing time duration and frequency pattern of the echoed signal as an incoming motion, an outgoing motion or a local random motion, such that the numerical value account is accordingly updated to represent actual occupant number for activating the controller circuitry to turn on or turn off the lighting apparatus. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012468 | DETECTOR UNIT WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEMS AND VISUALLY PLEASING HOUSING - According to one embodiment, a multi-sensing hazard detector for detecting potential dangers may include a back plate and a front casing that is coupled with the back plate to define a housing. A circuit board and a plurality of components may be positioned within the housing. The circuit board may be communicatively coupled with the components. The components may include, among other components, an alarm device, an occupancy sensor, and a smoke chamber. The alarm device may be activatable upon the detection of a potential hazard to warn an occupant of a potential danger, the occupancy sensor may be configured to detect the presence and/or movement of objects external to the hazard detector, and the smoke chamber may be configured to detect the presence of smoke to cause a triggering of the alarm device. The housing may comprise a volume of less than 1024 cubic centimeters. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012469 | PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES TO GENERATE ALERTS BASED UPON DETECTION OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS - A device, computer-readable medium, and method for performing a remedial action in response to detecting a presence of an object are disclosed. For example, a processor may receive a configuration file, the configuration file identifying an object, an alert, and a remedial action, detect a presence of the object, wherein the object is a triggering object relating to a mental condition of a user, send the alert to a monitoring device, in response to detecting the presence of the object, and perform the remedial action, in response to detecting the presence of the object. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012470 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - A personal protective equipment (PPE) monitoring system is disclosed that includes a set of wireless transmitting devices and a mobile application executable on a mobile device. The mobile device receives a wireless signal from a transmitting device associated with a workstation and determines the type of workstation based on an identifier included in the wireless signal. The mobile device also receives wireless signals from transmitting devices attached to PPE items located in proximity to the mobile device and determines the types of PPE items based on respective identifiers included in the wireless signals. The mobile application determines PPE items required to operate equipment at the workstation and further determines whether the set of detected PPE items includes all of the required PPE items. The mobile application generates a user interface that indicates the presence or absence of each required PPE item and displays the UI on the mobile device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012471 | Universal personal emergency information notification and reporting system and method - An apparatus, system and method surrounding the sensing, recording and communicating information pertaining to users providing a portable identification and diagnostic reporting system configured with data storage, sensors, processing, and transmission means to notify intended recipients of identification, sensed, collected and prewritten user data. Communication of such data, stored on local devices and/or cloud based storage, and executed through means such as UHF, nearfield and other wireless communication protocols. The apparatus, system and method are intended for use in scenarios including but not limited to social, medical and emergency applications. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012472 | MONITORING DEVICE - A wireless monitoring device, comprising: a housing ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180012473 | Childcare Activity Center - A childcare activity center for entertaining and watching children during shopping activities of a parents or caregivers is provided. The child care activity center comprises a defined space at a shopping place, the defined space configured for entertaining children. A GPS device is securable to each of the children. An electronic device having a computer application communicates with the GPS device for tracking the location of a particular child. The children are capable of safely playing within the defined space while parents and caregivers shop. The parents or caregivers are able to locate a particular child at any time. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING PERSON AND HOME - In some embodiments, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to detecting a deviation in a person's activity. In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to monitor parameters associated with a person and the person's home, and a control circuit, the control circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to receive, from the one or more sensors, values associated with the parameters, create, based on the values associated with the parameters, a spectral profile for the person, determine, based on the spectral profile and a routine base state for the person, that a combination of the values indicates a deviation, determine, based on the deviation, an alert, and cause transmission of the alert. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012475 | MOTION-SENSING FLOOR MAT, MOTION-SENSING FLOOR MAT ASSEMBLY, AND MONITORING SYSTEM WITH THE SAME FLOOR MATS - A motion-sensing floor mat, an assembly of such floor mats, and a monitoring system with such floor mats are provided; wherein the floor mat can be joined with another such floor mat and electrically connected to a monitoring device to form the monitoring system; the monitoring device stores a queue list and a topology matrix and uses a topological algorithm to store the identification tag of each such floor mat detected into the queue list in order, to gradually establish the topology matrix for the floor mats detected; and to thereby obtain the relative positions of the floor mats detected. When any of the floor mats is subjected to pressure (e.g., when someone falls on the floor mat accidentally) and generates a sensing signal, the monitoring device can pinpoint the position of that floor mat (i.e., the location of the fall) rapidly according to the topology matrix. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012476 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING WHEN A MAILBOX RECEIVES MAIL - A system for detecting mail intake is provided. The system includes a mailbox having a housing and an opening leading into the housing. A motion detector is operable to detect motion in an area around the opening. A wireless transmitter is operable to transmit a signal when the motion is detected. A remote device includes at least a wireless receiver and an indicator. The wireless receiver is operable to receive the signal and activate the indicator to produce an indication the motion is detected. Therefore, a user is notified when mail is delivered to their mailbox. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012477 | PET DOOR GAURD - A door guard. The door guard includes a plate attached to a door. A sensor is operable to detect when a pet scratches the plate with their nails. The sensor transmits a signal to a speaker via a transmitter and a receiver when the sensor detects the scratching. A prerecorded sound is played from the speaker, thereby notifying the pet owner that the pet needs to go outside. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012478 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING ASPECTS OF POOLS AND SPAS - Systems and methods of (remotely) controlling aspects of pools and spas and of modifying water contained therein are detailed. Internet-enabled access to pool and spa controllers may happen without any need for users to create firewall ports or utilize static internet protocol addresses. Certain networking devices may be configured using a USB connection or SD card, avoiding any requirement for an Ethernet cable or supplying separate power to the devices during configuration. Time-varying data may be obtained in respect of one or more installations and analyzed for various information. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012479 | System and Method for Commercial and Residential Systems Monitoring and Notification - A monitoring system for apparatus and systems in commercial and residential properties is provided. The monitoring system consists of a head unit and a tail unit, each of which has one or more sensors that measure performance parameters that are important to understanding the performance of the apparatus and system being monitored. As an example, an HVAC system may be monitored to determine when an air filter needs to be changed, or to predict when failure of the HVAC system may be imminent. The sensor array in the head unit and tail unit measure performance and report alerts and historical system performance to users through a mobile app, social media accounts, or any other system for communicating over a wired or wireless network connection. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-CRITERIA ALARMING - Systems and methods for using multi-criteria state machines to manage alarming states and pre-alarming states of a hazard detection system are described herein. The multi-criteria state machines can include one or more sensor state machines that can control the alarming states and one or more system state machines that can control the pre-alarming states. Each state machine can transition among any one of its states based on sensor data values, hush events, and transition conditions. The transition conditions can define how a state machine transitions from one state to another. The hazard detection system can use a dual processor arrangement to execute the multi-criteria state machines according to various embodiments. The dual processor arrangement can enable the hazard detection system to manage the alarming and pre-alarming states in a manner that promotes minimal power usage while simultaneously promoting reliability in hazard detection and alarming functionality. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO REMOTE USERS - The invention includes systems, methods, and software applications for centrally maintaining information and automatically distributing relevant portions of the information to remote users. In one embodiment, a central server stores the information, which is maintained on the central server. Periodically, or each time the server information is updated, the server identifies the portion of the information that is relevant to each user and downloads the relevant portion of information to each user, for example to a mobile device such as a Blackberry™. The invention may be used to maintain and timely distribute information related to emergency response procedures, sales or servicing schedules, and delivery schedules, among other things. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012482 | Fire alarm inspection application and user interface - A system and method for facilitating inspection of fire alarm systems includes a graphical user interface rendered on a touchscreen display of a mobile computing device receiving selections of inspection results. The graphical user interface includes a testing pane, which indicates devices that are currently being tested, and a selection pane, which indicates devices yet to be tested. The devices indicated by the selection pane are filtered according to the inferred location of the inspector or the inferred order of test. Selection of devices indicated by the selection pane results in those devices being indicated by the testing pane. Results of inspections of the devices indicated by the testing pane are then selected by the touchscreen display detecting gestures (e.g. swipes toward the left or right) corresponding to different results. The results are sent to a connected services system and stored in a connected services database. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012483 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS IN DEVICES THAT ARE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY USING A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - The invention relates to a method and system for controlling access from a communications network ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180012484 | WIRELESS BATTERY SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - There is provided a wireless battery system reconcilable with unsuccessful communication due to interference from an external wireless instrument or radio wave reflection or shielding under a surrounding physical environment. A wireless battery system allocates a cell controller to a cell, detects a cell state, and wirelessly communicates a cell state detected by a cell controller to a battery controller. During the wireless communication, the battery controller transmits a beacon to the cell controller and specifies a duration for radio wave environment measurement and a frequency to be measured as a condition. The cell controller performs radio wave environment measurement under the specified condition and then returns a measurement result along with the cell state to the battery controller. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012485 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a storage configured to store a plurality of IR code sets corresponding to a plurality of external electronic apparatuses, a communicator configured to perform communication with at least one of the plurality of external electronic apparatuses and a remote control apparatus, and a processor configured to, in response to an operation corresponding to a test code included in one of the plurality of IR code sets being performed in the external electronic apparatus, determine an IR code set including the test code as an IR code set corresponding to the external electronic apparatus, and transmit, to the remote control apparatus, a command to map the determined IR code set to the remote control apparatus. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012486 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A REAL TIME ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC LIGHT RELATED DATA - A method is described for performing a real time analysis of traffic flow control device related data using a plurality of vehicles connected in at least one vehicle cell network. The method compares position data from vehicles defining a traffic flow with received data for a traffic flow control device and geometry and topology data concerning a transport engineering construction related to the traffic flow control device to evaluate if a discrepancy can be detected between the geometry and topology data concerning the transport engineering construction and the traffic flow defined by the vehicles positions. The method may be used for updating and/or finding errors in the geometry and topology data concerning the transport engineering construction. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012487 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A TRAFFIC-INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT INCLUDING A SIGNAL SOURCE - A traffic-infrastructure unit and a method for operating a traffic-infrastructure unit encompassing a signal source, the method having a step of detecting at least one vehicle, a step of detecting at least one further road user, a step of determining a danger potential for the at least one further road user due to the at least one vehicle, and a step of operating the traffic-infrastructure unit as a function of the determined danger potential. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012488 | INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An Internet of things (IoT) system includes a user device for receiving a user setting mode execution command, a sensor for acquiring surrounding environment information based on the user setting mode upon receiving the user setting mode execution command from the user device, and a server device for determining a composite hazard index of environmental conditions based on the acquired environment information and prestored hazard index data and determining that the environmental conditions are hazardous if the composite hazard index is less than a predetermined reference value. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012489 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A vehicular display control apparatus includes: a condition determination portion that determines whether a deviation prediction condition has been established, the deviation prediction condition being a condition based on which a deviation between a sensible speed for a driver and an actual traveling speed is predicted; a speed difference determination portion that determines whether a speed difference between the actual traveling speed and a speed limit is a switching determination value or larger, and whether a shortage of the traveling speed from the speed limit is the switching determination value or larger; and a switching control portion that switches a speed display indicating the traveling speed to an emphasized display in a case when the condition determination portion determines that the deviation prediction condition has been established, and also when the speed difference determination portion determines that the speed difference is the switching determination value or larger. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012490 | Method And Apparatus For Road Surface Grip Level Differentiation - A system and method for estimating road grip conditions. More particular, the invention relates to a system and method for computationally estimating a road condition of a road location using tire-road grip data received from at least one or a plurality of vehicles and transmitting this road condition via a network such that users may anticipate upcoming road conditions. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012491 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERNET OF VEHICLES, AND VEHICLE - A device and method for managing internet of vehicles are disclosed. The device is applied in a first vehicle or a second vehicle, and when the device is applied in the first vehicle, the device includes: a first receiver configured to receive a traffic request signal for requesting traffic data of the first vehicle from a second vehicle; and a first transmitter connected to the first receiver and configured to send the traffic data corresponding to real-time traffic information acquired by a traveling recording device of the first vehicle to the second vehicle. When the device is applied in the second vehicle, the device includes: a second transmitter configured to send a traffic request signal for requesting traffic data from a second vehicle to the first vehicle; and a second receiver configured to receive traffic data returned from the first vehicle in response to the traffic request signal. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012492 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BASED ON ELECTRONIC MESSAGES FROM ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE OR OTHER VEHICLES - A method of operating a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, includes the steps of receiving a message from roadside infrastructure via an electronic receiver and providing, by a computer system in communication with said electronic receiver, instructions based on the message to automatically implement countermeasure behavior by a vehicle system. Additionally or alternatively, the method may include the steps of receiving a message from another vehicle via an electronic receiver and providing, by a computer system in communication with said electronic receiver, instructions based on the message to automatically implement countermeasure behavior by a vehicle system. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012493 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A DATABASE COMPRISING REPORTED TRAFFIC-AFFECTING EVENTS - A method performed by a database managing system for maintaining a database comprising reported traffic-affecting events is provided. The system derives a position of a first vehicle supporting detection of vehicle surroundings and determines by comparing the vehicle position to positions of reported traffic-affecting events comprised in the database, that the first vehicle is approaching at least a first traffic-affecting event. The system prompts the first vehicle to attempt to detect the first traffic-affecting event, which prompting comprises providing to the first vehicle an expected position of the first traffic-affecting event. The system receives a response from the first vehicle, which response indicates whether or not the expected position was at least partly unobstructedly observable by the first vehicle. The response further indicates—if the expected position was at least partly unobstructedly observable—whether or not the first traffic-affecting event was at least partly detected by the first vehicle. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012494 | Method for Providing Obstacle Maps for Vehicles - A method for the preparation of an obstacle map, wherein the obstacle map comprises cells, includes assigning each of the cells to segments of an environment of the vehicle, and assigning to each of the cells information as to whether the corresponding segment of the environment is occupied by an obstacle. The method also includes preparing an environment map that comprises the cells, and determining a threshold value specification, where the threshold value specification specifies different threshold values for the cells of the environment map. The threshold value specification is determined depending on a trajectory of the vehicle. An obstacle map is then determined on the basis of the environment map and the threshold value specification. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012495 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, including at least one sensor for detecting object properties of objects which are located in the surroundings of the motor vehicle; a first interface; an output unit for transmitting the object properties to a user; and a control unit. The sensor transmits the object properties in a form of a first signal to the first interface. The first interface transmits the object properties, received in the form of the first signal, to the control unit in the form of a second signal, the control unit being configured to forward the object properties, received in the form of a second signal, to the output unit and to control the output of the object properties by the output unit. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012496 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a control device of a motor vehicle driving by automation. The method includes determining a location of the motor vehicle, and acquiring driving-environment data of the motor vehicle, a control characteristic of the control device of the motor vehicle being formed in such a way that a driving behavior of at least one other road user is influenced in defined manner. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012497 | Driverless Vehicle Movement Processing and Cloud Systems - A system for navigating a vehicle automatically from a current location to a destination location without a human operator is provided. The system of the vehicle includes a global positioning system (GPS) for identifying a vehicle location and a communications system for communicating with a server of a cloud system. The server is configured to identify that the vehicle location is near or at a parking location. The communications system is configured to receive mapping data for the parking location from the server, and the mapping data is at least in part used to find a path at the parking location to avoid a collision of the vehicle with at least one physical object when the vehicle is automatically moved at the parking location. The mapping data is processed by electronics of the vehicle so that when the vehicle is automatically moved collision with the at least one physical object is avoided and the electronics of the vehicle is configured to process a combination of sensor data obtained by sensors of the vehicle. The processing of the sensor data uses image data obtained from one or more cameras and light data obtained from one or more optical sensors. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012498 | AUXILIARY BERTHING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VESSEL - The present invention provides an auxiliary berthing method and system for a vessel. Position information of a vessel relative to a berth is determined by a solar blind ultraviolet imaging method; meanwhile, by a GPS method, an attitude angle of the vessel relative to the berth is determined by at least two GPS receivers. Thus, the vessel can be berthed safely when getting close to the shore at low visibility. Further, in the method and device of the present invention, it can be preferable to integrate coordinate data and angle data received by a solar blind ultraviolet imaging module and GPS signal receiving modules by a normalized correlation algorithm and a data fusion algorithm, so as to improve the positioning accuracy. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012499 | System and Method for Predicting Aircraft Taxi Time - A system and method predicts a taxi time for an aircraft. The method includes receiving historical flight information including a set of historical airspace conditions at a target airport. The method includes comparing real time flight information of a target aircraft to the historical flight information. The method includes identifying matched airspace conditions. The method includes determining historical taxi time information corresponding to the matched airspace conditions. The method includes determining a combined historical performance based on the matched airspace conditions and the historical taxi time information, the combined historical performance incorporating an interdependency between discrete characteristics of the matched airspace conditions and the historical taxi time information. The method includes determining an estimate for a taxi time duration for the aircraft based on the combined historical performance. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT SEPARATION INFORMATION - An aircraft separation system for receiving tracking data for a plurality of aircraft from a tracking system, determining at least some of the plurality of aircraft to include in a three-dimensional awareness zone, determining a first track pair in the awareness zone comprising a first aircraft and a second aircraft of the at least some of the plurality of aircraft, wherein the first aircraft is on a first heading and the second aircraft is on a second heading that is different from the first heading, determining a separation distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft, and displaying, on a display of the aircraft separation system, a user interface comprising a representation of the first aircraft, a representation of the second aircraft, and an indication of the separation distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft displayed proximate to the representation of the second aircraft. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012501 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR MULTIPLE KITES ON A SINGLE GROUND POWER UNIT - Methods and systems described herein relate to power generation control for an aerial vehicle. An example method may involve determining an asynchronous flight pattern for two or more aerial vehicles, where the asynchronous flight pattern includes a respective flight path for each of the two or more aerial vehicles; and operating each of the aerial vehicles in a crosswind flight substantially along its respective flight path, where each aerial vehicle generates electrical power over time in a periodic profile, and where the power profile of each aerial vehicle is out of phase with respect to the power profile generated by each of the other aerial vehicles. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012502 | METHOD OF CALCULATION BY A FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF A TRAJECTORY EXHIBITING IMPROVED TRANSITIONS - A method of calculation, by a flight management system termed FMS, of a trajectory flown by an aircraft comprises the steps, calculated by the FMS, of: for at least one transition of the trajectory arising from the flight plan: 1) determining an initial transition comprising at least one arc exhibiting a single initial turning radius, 2) determining an initial trajectory incorporating the initial transition, 3) determining for each parameter a plurality of predicted values of the parameter in the course of the initial transition, 4) determining a plurality of ordered subdivisions of the arc of the initial transition according to a predetermined criterion, 5) determining, for each subdivision, an associated turning radius, 6) determining an improved transition on the basis of the ordered subdivisions and of the successive associated turning radii, 7) determining an improved trajectory incorporating the improved transition, 8) displaying the improved trajectory to a pilot of the aircraft. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012503 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE PREDICTION - A method is provided for calculating the prediction of required navigation performance for a trajectory associated with a list of segments of a flight plan. A method is also provided for displaying the navigation performance as a corridor trajectory and adapted to guarantee compliance with the navigation performance requirements while offering immediate viewing of the navigation latitude in a corridor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012504 | UAV Routing in Utility Rights of Way - Using power line rights of way for UAV routing provides a direct, uninterrupted, aerially clear path to the vast majority of lots and buildings from nearby substations and generating stations. Segmenting or separating the UAV traffic by airframe glide ratio improves safety for people on the ground and utilization of the limited airspace. Further segmenting UAV traffic by airframe speed and size allows greater traffic throughput. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012505 | System and Methods for Real-Time Virtual Visual In-Route Vehicle Monitoring - System and methods for real-time virtual visual in-route vehicle monitoring. System and methods herein provide novel means of monitoring global positioning equipped vehicles, in that tamper-proof identifiers registered on vehicle topsides are electronically imaged by aerospace imaging devices, including manned or unmanned aerospace vehicles or satellites. Transponders of in-route vehicles and aerospace imaging devices correspond, said digital images digitally relay to parabolic antennas, relay to connected networks such as the World Wide Web, are transmitted therein and interfaced in real-time via end-users utilizing computerized devices and applications for purposes of real-time virtual visual in-route vehicle monitoring. Crowdsourced end-users are supplied directives and means via a computerized application alert icon to engage said alert icon in order to alert authorities upon occurrences of specified events such as, vehicle well-being concerns, security or terrorism events. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING COGNITIVE SKILLS UTILIZING DATA ADDITION TO VIDEOS - A cognitive skill development method and system for training users in various fields wherein data is added to a video and the video is played on a user device in accordance with such data. Video interruption techniques such as video occlusion are used to interrupt the video. The user is then presented with questions corresponding to the video and the user's response to such questions is solicited and recorded. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012507 | CONTEXT-AWARE ADAPTIVE DATA PROCESSING APPLICATION - A context-aware adaptive data processing application is described. One or more computing servers establish connections with multiple user terminals to provide an application to the user terminals. The provided application is executable at the user terminals via web browser or a dedication application installed at a user terminal, for example. The provided application is context-aware to dynamically adapt to a user's changing circumstances. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012508 | INTERACTIVE GAME PLATFORM FOR ENABLING MENTAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - There is provided, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, system, and method to provide enhanced mental performance using games, by proving rhythm based and/or sensory-motor challenges. In one embodiment a rhythm-training platform is provided that includes a user computing device configured to provide rhythmic visual and audio based cues to challenge a user to respond to the cues; and a user rhythm-training device connectable to the user computer device, the rhythm-training device having input keys adapted to enable highly accurate measurement of the user's mechanical responses to the cues on the keys, and for receiving via a user interface input an indication of the user's response performance, wherein the user computing device includes user level adapting code for controlling rhythm based audio challenges given to a user, to be personalized in accordance with the user's performance. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012509 | BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION - An apparatus comprises training means to provide training with respect to behavior modification, stimulus means to provide an association with the training means, and stimulus generating means to generate a stimulus post presentation of the training means. The stimulus generating means has a plurality of potential different stimuli types with at least two stimuli in time-spaced-apart relationship to each other to create a distinct trigger as a stimulus phrase for an individual to recall the training or therapy. The stimulus generating means makes available a number of stimulus phrases to an individual user for different environments expected by an individual user so one stimulus phrase is adopted by an individual user as their distinct trigger in an environment expected by the user. The stimulus means is arranged to provide at least a part of the distinct trigger during association with the training sufficient for recall of the training or therapy. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012510 | USING CLOUD-BASED DATA FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM TRAINING - A cloud-based performance enhancement service captures and collects data relating to interactions of users with industrial automation systems of multiple industrial customers for storage and analysis on a cloud platform. The service employs a performance enhancement component that analyzes the data to facilitate determining correlations between certain user interactions and favorable performance of an industrial automation system, determining user interactions that are less favorable or unsafe, determining alternative actions that a user can take to achieve a same or similar preferred operational result, generating recommendations relating to the alternative actions, determining or designing components or techniques that can automate a preferred user action, determining improved user assignments in connection with the industrial automation system, and/or generating training modules or presentations based on preferred user actions that can be used to train users to more efficiently interact with an industrial automation system to achieve improved system performance. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012511 | INDIVIDUALIZED REHABILITATION TRAINING OF A HEARING PROSTHESIS RECIPIENT - Presented herein are techniques for increasing the user experience of implantable hearing prostheses through improvements in post-implantation clinical care. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012512 | Magic Squares - An Arithmetic Craft and Game - Two embodiments of the arithmetic craft of Magic Squares: 1) an assembly of unit square chips, hundredth square chips, lumped hundredth square chips, and a square baseboard with a size of 10×10 unit chips; 2) an assembly of (larger) unit square chips, hundredth square chips, lumped hundredth square chips, and a (smaller) square baseboard with a size of 5×5 unit chips. All the arithmetic games can be played accordingly. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012513 | EDUCATIONAL LAMP - A kit for assembling and decorating a lamp that educates children about scientific, engineering, and artistic principles. Assembling the lamp housing teaches children about fasteners, tools, and mechanisms. Assembling the electronics teaches children about electronic components. Controlling the lights teaches children about lighting, colors, and software. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012514 | Birth Simulator for Operative Vaginal Delivery - A birth simulator assembly for simulating operative vaginal delivery, said birth simulator assembly comprising a female pelvis with a sacrum portion of the spinal column and a symphysis pubis, a fetal head adapted for rotation and linear movement through the female pelvis an electrically-powered linear actuator connected to the fetal head, a force sensor connected with fetal head, wherein the force sensor communicates to the motion controller a signal indicating a force applied to the fetal head, and a motion controller for controlling the motion of the linear actuator, wherein the motion controller is adapted for communication with a computer. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012515 | MEDICAL SIMULATION APPARATUS - Systems and methods for simulating medical procedures are provided. In one example, systems and methods are provided for a neck simulator that presents realistic interactions with the neck during medical procedures, including injections, such as may be performed during a laryngeal injection. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012516 | INJECTION TRAINING APPARATUS USING 3D POSITION SENSOR - Systems and methods are disclosed for an apparatus and method for practicing injection techniques through an injectable apparatus. The injectable apparatus may contain a camera that is configured to provide three-dimensional location information for a testing tool based on light attenuated from the testing tool after it is injected into a simulated human or animal body parts. A training tool may be connected to a user display device to generate a display of the injection apparatus as well as the performance parameters of a trainee. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012517 | THREE DIMENSIONAL HINGED MODEL - An apparatus includes a plurality of segments. The segments collectively forming a 3D hinged model of a living organ derived from a medical imaging file, and the segments are hinged together. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012518 | Blood Typing Instructional System - This teaching tool can include: a base having an A base opening, a B base opening, and a Rh base opening; a set of antibody assemblies including; a blood cell model having an set of openings for receiving at least one of a set of antigen assemblies wherein when the A antigen head of the blood cell antigen assembly is received into the A assembly, A agglutinate is represented, wherein the B antigen head of the blood cell antigen assembly is received into the B assembly, B agglutinate is represented, and wherein the Rh antigen head of the blood cell antigen assembly is received into the Rh assembly, Rh agglutinate is represented; and, a capillary representation defining a capillary cavity for comparison with A, B, or Rh agglutinated representations to determine if the A, B or Rh agglutinated can be received in the capillary representation. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING A DIGITAL MAP OF A TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING VEHICLES - A digital map of a transport vehicle for transporting vehicles includes one or more digital reference locations that are respectively associated with real reference locations of the transport vehicle. A method includes: ascertaining respective reference coordinates of the real reference locations relative to a reference coordinate system, so that the ascertained reference coordinates are associated with the corresponding digital reference locations; deriving respective coordinates of further digital locations of the digital map from the reference coordinates of the reference locations based on a derivation protocol, so that coordinates relative to the reference coordinate system are respectively associated with the further digital locations, so that an edited digital map of the transport vehicle is created, in which map coordinates relative to the reference coordinate system are associated with the digital locations. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012520 | Label, Device, System and method for sorting bolts - The present invention relates to label, device, system and method for sorting bolts, bars, pins, studs, dowels, screws or the like (collectively and individually described herein as a bolt). The bolts are being characterized by a first and a second dimension. The identification system comprises a color chart defining all ten numerals and most commonly used bolt diameters corresponding to various colors and an identification label. The identification label comprises a main section and at least one other section being both adapted to receive at least one color and/or a numeral. Each combination of a color and a numeral being defined by the color chart. The combination of colors and/or numerals of the main section defines the first dimension of the bolt and the combination of colors and/or numerals of the at least one other section defines the second dimension of the bolt. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012521 | LABEL WITH ADHESIVE AND SILICONE-FREE RELEASE COATING - A label having a silicone-free (water-based) release coating and compatible adhesive patch is provided. The label includes a thermally coated substrate having a silicone-free substrate overlaid thereon of a first surface. A second surface includes a microsphere adhesive layer. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012522 | PERFORATED, COMBINED RECEIPT AND LABEL ROLL - A receipt and label roll comprises a core and a web having a longitudinally-extending axis and wound on the core along the axis. The web includes (i) a substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, (ii) a thermally-sensitive coating disposed on the front side of the substrate, (iii) adhesive disposed on a portion of the back side of the substrate along the web axis, and (iv) a release coating disposed on the front side of the substrate along the web axis to prevent the adhesive from sticking to the front side of the substrate when the web is wound on the core. The web further includes (v) a longitudinal weakened structure extending along a direction parallel to the web axis and dividing the web into a first web portion on which the adhesive is disposed and a second web portion which is substantially devoid of adhesive. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012523 | LABELLING SYSTEM FOR RACKMOUNT CASE FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF OPTICAL EQUIPMENT - A rackmount case for the accommodation of optical equipment and labelling tag is disclosed. The case comprises a box like housing comprising an end defining a rectangular opening, labelling tags each comprising a rectangular tag plate and a plurality of hinge elements arranged along an edge of the rectangular tag plate. At least one labelling tag receiving slot is within the housing for receiving one of the labelling tags. The slot comprises an opening adjacent the housing opening and a plurality of hinge elements adjacent the slot opening. The labelling tags are moveable between a first position, wherein the tags are held within the slot, and a second position wherein the tags are outside of the slot and each of the hinge elements is engaged by a respective of the second hinge elements such that the tags are rotatable about an axis in parallel to the slot opening. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012524 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCAL ADVERTISING - A media holder for a dry cleaning conveyor which may include a plurality of interconnected links. The media holder may be attached to one of the plurality of interconnected links and the media holder may include a continuous display portion which is adapted to removably receive and display a media. The media holder may further include a base portion that is attached to the continuous display portion and a connector portion that is configured to attach to the media holder to one of the plurality of interconnected links such that the base portion and the continuous display portion are orientated to display the media in a viewable position and allow unimpeded movement of the dry cleaning conveyor during operation. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012525 | Directional Sign - A directional sign has a cuneated shape extending from an otherwise symmetrical shape wherein a corner of the cuneated shape forms a directional-indicating portion of the directional sign. The directional sign may be mounted using mounting apertures formed towards the periphery of the symmetrical shape. The location of the mounting apertures may correspond to the vertexes of an octagon. The pointed orientation of the directional-indicating portion of the directional sign may be changed depending on which one of the mounting apertures is used to mount the directional sign. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012526 | MIRROR HAVING AN INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - An apparatus for presenting an image on a mirrored display includes an electronic display having backlight and a viewing area. A cover glass has a surface area is positioned in front of and substantially parallel with the electronic display such that the surface area substantially covers the viewing area. A reflective layer located on and substantially coextensive with said cover glass is partially silvered where the reflective layer is located above the viewing area and substantially fully silvered on the remaining surface thereof. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012527 | REPLACEABLE WHEEL OR FOOT ASSEMBLY AND LEG SYSTEM FOR A SIGN DISPLAY STAND - A wheel/foot assembly for a sign display stand or other object includes a cradle partially enclosing an optional wheel. The assembly is releasably attachable to a leg for a sign display stand, protects the leg and can be easily replaced if worn. The assemble protects wear on the stand and permits the sign display stand to be wheeled, rather than dragged or carried. Because the assembly is releasably attached, it can be replaced easily if damaged or worn. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012528 | Centrally Controlled and Scheduled Automatic Flagpole - The Centrally Controlled and Scheduled Automatic Flagpole System offers a fully compliant raising and lowering of flags at dawn, dusk and inclement weather as well as automatically positioning flags at half and full mast as deemed by state, federal or territory laws or executive order. When flags are not able to be flown; the flag will store within the storage box. Those questioning why flag is or is not at half-mast will be informed by a beacon or email distribution list. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012529 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus configured to paste a full-spherical panoramic image along an inner wall of a virtual three-dimensional sphere; calculate an arrangement position for arranging a planar image closer to a center point of the virtual three-dimensional sphere than the inner wall, in such an orientation that a line-of-sight direction from the center point to the inner wall and a perpendicular line of the planar image are parallel to each other, the planar image being obtained by pasting an embedding image to be embedded in the full-spherical panoramic image, on a two-dimensional plane; and display a display image on a display unit. The display image is a two-dimensional image viewed from the center point in the line-of-sight direction in a state in which the full-spherical panoramic image is pasted along the inner wall of the virtual three-dimensional sphere and the planar image is arranged at an arrangement position. | 2018-01-11 |
20180012530 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE IN DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of displaying an image in a display device may include determining the degree of deterioration of pixels included in a display unit based on image data of a current frame image, determining a shift route of the current frame image so as to correspond to the determined degree of deterioration. The first image data is corrected to second image data so that the current frame image is shifted along the shift route. | 2018-01-11 |