26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150178999 | SECURE VEHICULAR DATA MANAGEMENT WITH ENHANCED PRIVACY - The present disclosure is directed to secure vehicular data management with enhanced privacy. A vehicle may comprise at least a vehicular control architecture (VCA) for controlling operation of the vehicle and a device. The VCA may record operational data identifying at least one vehicle operator and vehicular operational data recorded during operation of the vehicle by the at least one vehicle operator. The device may include at least a communication module and a trusted execution environment (TEE) including a privacy enforcement module (PEM). The PEM may receive the operational data from the VCA via the communication module, may generate filtered data by filtering the operational data based on privacy settings and may cause the filtered data to be transmitted via the communication module. The filtered data may be transmitted to at least one data consumer. The privacy settings may be configured in the PEM by the at least one operator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179000 | VEHICLE INSTALLED MOBILE DEVICE AND SERVER FOR GPS SERVICES BASED ADHOC TASK ASSIGNMENTS - Mobile device for communicating a current location and a current destination, to a coordination server, receiving a set of tasks (statically assigned or dynamically assigned) for the user (for example, from the server or from another user or adhoc tasks specified by a customer), displaying the set of tasks to the user, receiving a completion response (successful or unsuccessful) from the user, and proceeding to the next waypoint along a route/trip plan. A coordination server facilitates communication of a list of tasks dynamically and opportunistically assigned to a user to be performed at a specified location. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179001 | VIN based accelerometer threshold - A method and apparatus in a vehicular telemetry system for determining accelerometer thresholds based upon decoding a vehicle identification number (VIN). | 2015-06-25 |
20150179002 | System and Method for Sharing Real-Time Recording - This invention provides a system for sharing real-time recording and the method thereof. The system in this invention transmits the traffic image from the traffic recording device to the cloud server database for storage by the hand-held communication device. Here, the system for sharing real-time recording includes at least three parts: a traffic recording device, a hand-held communication device and a cloud server. User can automatically transmit traffic image provided by the vehicle event data recorder capable of transmitting traffic image to the cloud server by the system and its method disclosed here to achieve real-time sharing of the traffic images. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DAMAGED SECTIONS OF A ROUTE - A method and system for determining rail defects. The method and system receive route performance measurements from a vehicle system traveling along a route and normalize the route performance measurements based on one or more characteristics of the vehicle system. The method and a system also determine a defect for a segment of the route based at least in part on the normalized route performance measurements with respect to a threshold bandwidth corresponding to the segment. The method and system also examine velocity differences in a vehicle speed of a vehicle and the angular speed of the axles and/or wheels of the vehicle system traveling along a route to determine if the route is damaged and/or to identify the location of the potentially damaged section of the route. The differences may represent wheel creeps of the vehicle system. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING TELEMATICS DATA TO IMPROVE FLEET MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS - According to various embodiments, a fleet management system is provided for capturing, storing, and analyzing telematics data to improve fleet management operations. The fleet management system may be used, for example, by a shipping entity (e.g., a common carrier) to capture telematics data from a plurality of vehicle sensors located on various delivery vehicles and to analyze the captured telematics data. In particular, various embodiments of the fleet management system are configured to analyze engine idle data in relation to other telematics data in order to identify inefficiencies, safety hazards, and theft hazards in a driver's delivery process. The fleet management system may also be configured to assess various aspects of vehicle performance, such as vehicle travel delays and vehicle speeds. These analytical capabilities allow the fleet management system to assist fleet managing entities, or other entities, in analyzing driver performance, reducing fuel and maintenance costs, and improving route planning. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179005 | WIRELESS CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS HOST DEVICE AND SWITCH CONTROL DEVICE - A wireless control method includes steps as follows. A connection with an authentication device is built through a directional antenna of a wireless host device. Information, which is received by the wireless host device from the authentication device, is transmitted to a switch control device through a data transmission interface. The switch control device is utilized to control a switch according to the information, which is received by the wireless host device from the authentication device. The present invention also discloses a wireless host device and a switch control device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179006 | ELECTRONIC LOCKER SYSTEM - An electronic locker system with increased user ergonomics, convenience, functionality, flexibility of configuration, and increased profitability for the owner/operator of the electronic locker system. The electronic locker system has a kiosk server that can be used to control a plurality of locker columns to form a large array of lockers. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179007 | GATE APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GATE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a gate apparatus including a sensor that detects a pedestrian; multiple human body communication electrodes for performing human body communication; and a control unit that determines a position of the pedestrian according to information on the pedestrian detected by the sensor, performs outputting of a connection confirmation request packet through a human body communication electrode corresponding to the determined position, receives a connection confirmation response packet transmitted from a human body communication terminal and performs analysis processing on the received connection confirmation response packet, and performs opening and closing control of a gate opening and closing unit, in which the control unit stores in the connection confirmation request packet an output electrode identifier of a communication electrode that performs packet outputting, and determines whether or not the output electrode identifier and an electrode identifier of the electrode that receives the connection confirmation response packet agree with each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179008 | LOCK/UNLOCK METHOD IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEAR FIELD WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A lock/unlock method in conjunction with a near field wireless transmission device which is applicable to a lock toolset, wherein the near field wireless transmission device includes a transmitter and a processor driving the transmitter to continuously transmit a predetermined wireless activation signal, and the lock toolset includes a controller, a memory recording an authentication code, a receiver for receiving said wireless activation signal, and an anti-theft lock driven to be opened by the instruction of the controller. The lock/unlock method includes the steps of: a) receiving the predetermined wireless activation signal by means of the receiver and converting it into an electric signal output; b) receiving the electric signal output by means of the controller and verifying it with the authentication code recorded in the memory; and c) instructing to drive the anti-theft lock to open in case the controller confirms a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179009 | Virtual Gantry Detection in a GNSS System - Method and system for detecting passages by vehicle at a virtual gantry controlled by a GNSS system comprising an OBU in every vehicle to be surveyed by the system, said OBU receiving signals from satellites to consistently and frequently estimate positions for the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: defining a virtual gantry in terms of a number of ordered passage lines across a road; determining intersection points from the intersection between the GNSS trace and the passage line; calculating a value representing probability of a true passage at that passage line; for each vehicle for which intersection points have been determined for at least two different passage lines, calculating a total probability value based on the individually calculated probability values; concluding of a true passage by the vehicle in question only if the total probability value is exceeding a predefined minimum value. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179010 | Zone Detection in a GNSS System - Method and system for zone based detection of vehicles passing into and out from a geographical zone using polygons to define the border of said zone, wherein a first polygon ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150179011 | WIRELESS RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH CONTROLLER - A wireless radio frequency switch controller may be capable of being retrofit on to any existing parent system such as a thermostat, security system, garage door, and the like. The switch controller may have an external housing, a contact penetrating clip, a processor capable of being connected to a network, and a computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by the processor. The bottom of the contact penetrating clip preferably has at least one cutting surface. The cutting surface being capable of cutting an insulative covering for an electrical wire, once the contact penetrating clip is secured to the switch controller. The switch controller requires no batteries and harvests/stores energy from the parent system's existing wiring. The switch controller may be capable of being paired with a wireless receiver/transceiver by which the operation of the switch controller and subsequently the parent system may be manipulated. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179012 | ROOM ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling user access to a room, the system includes a database for associating users with predetermined periods of time and a local user device mounted proximate to the room and electronically coupled to a lock mechanism of a door to the room. The system is configured to determine using the database, in response to first user input provided to the local device, that the room is scheduled for use by that user, to unlock the door to the room based on the determination and to lock the door after the scheduled period has elapsed. The system is further configured to display, via the local device, available periods of time during which the room is available for use, receive, at the local device, a selection from a local user to select an available period of time to use the room, and associate, in the database, the local user with the predetermined period of time based on the selection. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179013 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Value Documents - The present invention relates to the automatic removal of value document stacks from a container with the aid of a gripper. For separating different value document stacks, the container is subdivided into several storage regions by separator elements. Since the separator element positions of different value document containers may be different, for the container to be respectively processed it is ascertained at which positions along the container the separator elements are arranged. Ascertaining the separator element positions is effected independently of the gripper at a time before the gripper is moved toward the container. The ascertained information items about the separator element positions belonging to the container are then transferred to a gripper control device of the gripper, which is configured for controlling the motion of the gripper in order to remove value documents from the container. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179014 | BANKNOTE HANDLING DEVICE - A banknote handling device improves banknote delivery efficiency, by reading serial numbers on banknotes. The banknote handling device comprises: a banknote deposit/withdrawal unit for receiving and delivering banknotes from and to a user; the banknote discrimination unit that discriminates banknotes and is capable of reading banknote serial numbers; a control unit that controls the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit, the banknote discrimination unit, and the banknote storage unit. The control unit controls the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit, the banknote discrimination unit, and the banknote storage unit such that, if a deposit transaction with a user fails after banknotes have been deposited, banknotes having the same serial numbers as the serial numbers read by the banknote discrimination unit are fetched from the banknote storage unit and delivered to the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179015 | VENDING MACHINE ADVERTISING SYSTEM - A system for displaying advertising to consumers includes: a display panel; a product dispenser configured to dispense a plurality of products; a computer system including a processor, memory, and a storage device, the computer system being configured to: display a plurality of advertisements on the display panel, the advertisements being stored on the storage device; receive a selection of a selected product from among the plurality of products; and control the product dispenser to dispense the selected product, wherein at least one of the plurality of advertisements is unrelated to the plurality of products. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179016 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT STEP-DRAWER - A multi-pocket step-drawer is disclosed that includes a dispensing drawer and a control module. The dispensing drawer has a body comprising at least one fixed wall forming at least two open-top compartments that are arranged along an axis parallel to the front-to-back axis and a ladder fixedly coupled to the body. The ladder has a plurality of cross arms arranged along an axis parallel to the front-to-back axis. The control module includes a housing and a latching element coupled to the housing and disposed proximate to the ladder. The latching element has a first position wherein the latching element engages one of the plurality of cross-arms so as to prevent the dispensing drawer from moving toward the front and a second position wherein the latching element allows the dispensing element to move toward the front. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179017 | Reduced Friction Earplug Dispenser - A manually operable dispenser for dispensing disposable earplugs. The dispenser includes a housing, an index body, and a plate. The housing forms an opening for receiving earplugs from a container. The index body includes a handle and a hub. The hub forms an upper major face, a lower major face, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores. Each of the bores is open to the major faces and is defined by a wall surface extending through a thickness of the hub. At least a portion of the wall surface of each of the bores has an anti-bonding construction. The hub is rotatably mounted within the housing. The plate is connected to the housing, and forms a dispensing aperture. A manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns respective ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture. The anti-bonding construction promotes sliding, low friction interface with individual earplugs. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179018 | Multi-Chambered Earplug Dispenser - A manually operable dispenser for dispensing disposable earplugs. The dispenser includes a housing, index body, and plate. The housing forms an opening for receiving earplugs from a container. The index body includes a handle, hub, guide cone and shield. The hub forms opposing major faces and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores. The guide cone projects from the upper major face, tapering in diameter to a leading end. A base of the shield is disposed above the leading end opposite the upper major face. A wall of the shield projects radially outwardly to an edge having a diameter greater than a diameter of the leading end. The shield and the handle are rotationally affixed. The hub is rotatably mounted within the opening. The plate is connected to the housing and forms a dispensing aperture. A manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns individual ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179019 | GAME WITH CHANCE ELEMENT OR EVENT SIMULATION - In various embodiments, a player may view a list of popular games. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179020 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND REDEEMING PARTIAL WAGERING GAME OUTCOMES - Methods, computer readable media and systems related to wagering games, and in particular those that concern providing and redeeming partial game outcomes. One example method includes receiving a completion request from a player who is operating a gaming device to complete at least one partial game outcome. The partial game outcome was previously provided to the player, who used a first device that is different than the gaming device. This example method includes determining that the player is entitled to a complete game outcome, displaying the partial game outcome on the gaming device, determining the complete game outcome, and then displaying the complete game outcome. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING PLAYING POSITIONS AMONG PLAYERS IN A SQUARES GAME - An on-line squares game allows players to compete for cash prizes based on point-qualifying activities (e.g., team scores) of a designated event (e.g., a sporting event), without said players being charged an entry fee for participating in the squares game. Players may select or are assigned to squares of a game board, each square being associated with a point pair representing points accumulated by competing teams in the designated sporting event on the basis of the point-qualifying activities thereof. The prizes are awarded to those players associated with squares having point pairs representative of an outcome of the point-qualifying activities of the designated sporting event. The point pairs, players and/or teams are assigned to the game board on the basis of outcomes of a pseudo-random number generator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179022 | BAD BEAT INSURANCE - In various embodiments, a system and a method of implementing bad beat insurance are disclosed. After a stage of a portion of a game is played, it is determined that a player is favored to win the portion of the game. After the portion of the game is completed, it is determined that the player has suffered a bad beat. The player is compensated at least partially for a loss that the player incurred as a consequence of suffering the bad beat. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179023 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLIENT EXTENSION MANAGEMENT - A poker gaming server supports a plurality of connected poker clients and a plurality of connected operator servers. Each poker client is associated with at least one of the operator servers. The poker gaming server includes a gaming data feed unit that provides a gaming data feed relating to each connected poker client to its respective associated operator servers. A notification unit in the server receives and forwards client notifications to a connected poker client from its associated operator server. The server also includes an authentication unit that authenticates at least one of a plurality of operator specific extension units upon request from a connected poker client. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179024 | BANKING SYSTEM CONTROLLED RESPONSIVE TO DATA BEARING RECORDS - An apparatus that operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records includes at least one processor that is in operative connection with a card reader, a check acceptor, a cash dispenser and a touch screen display. The processor causes the machine to operate to read card data from a user card, and to cause a determination to be made that the read card data corresponds to an authorized financial account. The at least one processor is operative to cause data to be read from a check and/or cash to be dispensed, and a financial transfer to or from the account corresponding to the value thereof. Data corresponding to a user input alphanumeric characters is resolved by the processor responsive to contact with an input surface of the touch screen display. The area of contact may not include any visible output indicia that corresponds to the possible input characters prior to contact. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179025 | Modular privacy booth for cooperative use with teller station, ATM, or the like - A privacy booth for isolating a user from the surrounding environment so as to provide acoustical and possibly visual privacy to the user. A single privacy booth may be utilized when a user must interact with an electronic device or terminal, for example, an ATM. When interacting with a human, for example, a bank teller, a pair of joined privacy booths provide acoustical and visual privacy to both interacting parties. The solid but possibly transparent barrier between the user and the teller helps prevent “snatch and grab” type crimes and protects the teller from armed robbery attempts. Access to the user's privacy booth may be controlled using access keypads that open semi-circular doors. A transaction pass-through tube allows for passing paper documents back and forth between the user and the teller. The privacy booth may have an elevateable floor and a ramp allowing access to wheel chair confined persons. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179026 | Checkout Station - In some embodiments, a checkout station includes a scale fixedly attached to a framework of the checkout station and a track, surrounding the scale, through which a display moves between a first position and as second position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179027 | HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A home appliance includes a tactile signal generator and a controller. The tactile signal generator has a first function which allows the home appliance to perform a predetermined function and a second function to generate a tactile signal. The controller determines whether an event is generated and controls the generation of the tactile signal generated by the tactile signal generator upon determination that the event is generated. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIGHT-BASED IDENTIFICATION - A visual identification system and device for providing a light based identification alert. The device comprises a housing and a light source disposed within the housing for producing the light based identification alert. The device further includes a processor configured to control activation of the light source in response to receiving a light source control request from a remote source. The processor is further configured to receive an override command for overriding the light source control request so as to prevent the remote source from controlling the light source. In various embodiments, the light source includes one or more activation modes, including a visible light mode and an invisible light mode. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179029 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATTERNING ELEMENTS HAVING TWO STATES - A patterning system includes transportable nodes, each having a unique identifier, and including an element having first and second states and a transceiver for receiving a element command signal. A transmitter sends a query command to the transportable nodes to validate the identifier against the database and activate validated transportable nodes to receive the signal. A controller sends the signal to activated transportable nodes to bring the plurality of nodes into one of their states to form a pattern. The controller can send pattern data to the transportable nodes, where each acts as a discrete part of an image array comprised of the transportable nodes, with each brought into one of its states in response to respective pattern data to create a pattern Methods include receiving identifying information from the transportable nodes, verifying if they are registered for a venue, and transmitting an element command signal to registered transportable nodes to create a pattern at the venue. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179030 | MONITORING DEVICE - A condition monitoring device for attachment to a machine and for monitoring the condition thereof includes at least one sensor for monitoring at least one parameter of the machine, and a processor connected to the one or more sensors for analyzing the signals produced therefrom. A wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver is connected to the processor and permits external communication therewith. The condition monitoring device further includes at least one visual indicator of the status of the monitored machine based upon the sensed parameter. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179031 | SECURITY DEVICE - An apparatus includes a housing having substantially the shape of a light bulb and including a base for coupling the housing to a light socket. The apparatus also includes an audible alarm mounted entirely within the housing and electrically coupled to the base to facilitate control of the audible alarm by a motion sensing device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179032 | MOTION OR OPENING DETECTOR - An activity monitor which can be pre-programmed at the factory, the doctor's office or the pharmacist, or that can be programmed by the user. The activity monitor is affixed to a medicine bottle or container and activity associated with the bottle or container, such as movement, opening, volume changes, etc. are monitored in view to the schedule. If the schedule indicates that a dose of medicine should be taken at a particular time, but the monitored activity does not determine that the medicine has been taken, an alert signal will be issued to alert the user that it is time to take the medicine. In addition, if the monitored activity indicates that the medicine bottle has been opened prior to a scheduled time, then a tamper alert can be triggered. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179033 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PAIRING ITEMS FOR SECURITY - An item of value comprises an assembly of parts. The parts comprise a component that has value independent of the item, and an assembly security system that is operable to communicate with a central security system via a wide area network. The component comprises a component security system that is operable to communicate with the assembly security system. The assembly security system is operable to perform operations comprising (a) saving component data that identifies the component as part of the item; (b) after saving the component data, monitoring the component, via the component security system, to automatically determine whether the component has left a predetermined zone of proximity, relative to the item; and (c) in response to determining that the component has left the predetermined zone of proximity, automatically notifying the central security system that the component has left the predetermined zone of proximity. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179034 | Capsule Camera With Onboard Data Storage And Method For Same - A capsule camera with onboard data storage includes a camera capable of capturing images including an initial image frame and a next image frame. The onboard data storage is capable of storing image data associated with the images. The capsule camera also includes a volatile memory unit capable of temporarily storing the image frames, a control subsystem capable of comparing the image frames, and transmitting the next image frame to the onboard data storage if the next image frame differs from the initial image frame. A method for recording video with a capsule camera includes capturing an initial image frame using a camera, capturing a next image frame at an initial duration after capturing the initial image frame, and comparing the initial image frame and the next image frame, and optionally transmitting the next image frame to the onboard data storage. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179035 | SECURITY DEVICE WITH DUAL USE TRANSFORMER - A security device may include an attachment assembly configured to affix the security device to an object, a locking assembly configured to lockably secure the attachment assembly and configured to transition between at least a locked state and an unlocked state, a transformer configured to drive an alarm assembly to generate an alarm, and processing circuitry. The transformer may be further configured to operate as a wireless receiver to receive a remotely transmitted wireless signal. The processing circuitry may be configured to monitor an output of the transformer to determine whether the wireless signal has been received via the transformer, and selectively activate the transformer to drive the alarm assembly to generate the alarm. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179036 | System and Method for Tracking Items Stored in a Compartment - An item tracking system includes a plurality of items for storage and removal from a compartment. The system includes tags affixed to the items and configured to store identifiers for the items. A tag reader receives data from the tags in response to the items being removed from and returned to the compartment. A sensor in the compartment identifies a state change associated with the compartment. A processor identifies removal of an item with data received by the tag reader, identifies the state change with the sensor after the item is removed and before it is returned, and generates an output with an output device including the identifier corresponding to the item in response to the state change in the compartment. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179037 | USING DATA FUSION TO ELECTRONICALLY DETECT LIQUID IN MOBILE DEVICES - Liquid ingress event detection methods and detectors are provided. Temperature and moisture data are synchronously collected from at least one sensor unit coupled to an electronic device susceptible to liquid damage. A rate of change of each of the temperature data and the moisture data are determined, to form respective temperature change rate data and moisture change rate data. Each of the temperature change rate data and the moisture change rate data are compared to at least one predetermined liquid ingress condition. A liquid ingress event is identified when at least one of the temperature change rate data or the moisture change rate data matches the predetermined liquid ingress condition. An indication of the identified liquid ingress event is stored. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179038 | Systems, Methods and Devices for the Rapid Assessment and Deployment of Appropriate Modular Aid Solutions in Response to Disasters - An embodiment of a disaster response system is disclosed that includes a communication and monitoring environment (CME). The CME includes an incident command infrastructure, and a communication infrastructure configured to exchange data with the incident command infrastructure. The communication infrastructure includes a network comprising a plurality of sensor assemblies that are configured to wirelessly communicate with the communication infrastructure. The sensor assemblies are configured to acquire data that includes at least one of environmental conditions, motion, position, chemical detection, and medical information. One or more of the sensors are configured to aggregate data from a subset of the plurality of sensors. The CME is configured to detect an incident based on at least the data acquired by the sensor assemblies. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179039 | DIGITAL SMART SECURITY NETWORK SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided are a digital smart security system and method and a program that allow reporting the occurrence of an abnormal situation in security, even in front of a suspicious person, without the suspicious person's awareness. The digital smart security system comprises an abnormality determination unit ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150179040 | Activity Level Monitoring Participant Station Network - A network of interreporting participant stations configured to monitor and analyze station movement such that activity levels of the individual stations can be determined and reported across the network to alert participant stations whenever the activity level of any one of the participant stations has dropped to a pre-determined level. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179041 | PROTECTION MODULE FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF OBJECTS - A protection module, a system and a method for monitoring objects, wherein a protection module includes, for attachment to an object to be monitored, a locating module for acquiring position data of the protection module and a communication unit which can send data to a monitoring device. The protection module is suitable for being placed into an alarm state by an alarm signal and in the alarm state, sending position data to the monitoring device in a particular alarm interval or continuously. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COOKING DEVICE - A method for controlling a cooking device includes detecting a temperature of a door on the cooking device, comparing the detected temperature with a predetermined warning and/or reference temperature, generating a predetermined warning if the detected temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined warning and/or reference temperature, and outputting the predetermined warning. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179043 | USER ALERT ON DEVICE ANTENNA BLOCKING - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may receive a signal at least at a first antenna and a second antenna, determine a first strength of the signal received at the first antenna and a second strength of the signal received at the second antenna, and alert a user when a difference between the first and second strengths exceeds a threshold. The difference between the first and second strengths may be caused by an obstruction of the first antenna or the second antenna. For example, the obstruction may be a hand or head of the user of the UE. The UE may also start a timer when the difference exceeds the threshold. The UE may also determine a sensitivity difference between the first and second antennas and adjust the difference between the first and second strengths based on the sensitivity difference. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179044 | Wireless Communication Systems for Underground Pipe Inspection - Wireless communication system for underground pipeline inspection. The system includes a plurality of sensor nodes moved by robots within the pipeline and each sensor node includes a radio transceiver. A plurality of spaced apart, above ground relay nodes are deployed along the pipeline, each relay node including a radio transceiver for communication with the sensor nodes. A remote monitoring center is provided in communication with the relay nodes, whereby a leak detected by a sensor node is communicated to the remote monitoring center. Each sensor node may further include a microcontroller, an accelerometer and a timer. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179045 | MOBILE DEVICE LOSS PREVENTION - A method, system or computer usable program product for a mobile device to prevent loss including monitoring environmental parameters by a mobile device; storing the environmental parameters in the mobile device to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179046 | MOBILE DEVICE LOSS PREVENTION - A method for a mobile device to prevent loss including monitoring environmental parameters by a mobile device; storing the environmental parameters in the mobile device to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE - A device configured to be disposed on or proximate to a dispenser and to detect hand hygiene compliance is provided. The device includes a proximity detection device configured to detect a location and an identifier of a caregiver within a proximity of the device. The device also includes a transducer configured to detect a release event from the dispenser by detecting an acoustic waveform emitted from the dispenser when soap or sanitizer is released from the dispenser. The device further includes a processing device configured to associate the caregiver with the release event based on detecting the acoustic waveform when the caregiver is located within the proximity of the device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179048 | MONITORING ACTIVITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, devices, and systems to monitor activity. One method to monitor activity includes monitoring activity of an individual including detecting a sensor activated by an individual during the individual's daily activities. The embodiment also includes comparing the sensor activation to a predetermined sensor activation timeframe, determining whether to initiate an alert based upon the comparison, and checking for at least one other sensor activation to confirm whether an alert should be initiated. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179049 | NOTIFICATION ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME - A notification assembly includes an input interface including capacitive switches and an output interface including corresponding indicators to the capacitive switches. The capacitive switches each include a touchpad available to receive a touch from a user indicating an input of the capacitive switch. The touch disturbing an electric field generated within the capacitive switch by affecting a fringe field of the electric field over the touchpad. The disturbed electric field is measured and processed by a processor and changing an output indicators of an output interface indicating activation states of the indicators. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179050 | WEARABLE DEVICE ASSISTING SMART MEDIA APPLICATION AND VICE VERSA - A system includes a wearable device connected to a user and a smart media in remote communication with the wearable device. The wearable device is operable to track movement of the user and transmit the track movement information to the smart media. The smart media is operable to receive the track movement information and to use the received track movement information in an independent application. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179051 | Method and System for Remote Coupling Security System Control - An adaptor for remote coupling a security system to a monitoring center is described. The adaptor includes both a wireless connection to an alarm panel and a remote wireless interface. The wireless connection to the alarm panel is configured such that the adaptor appears to the alarm panel as a control pad. The adaptor communicates with a central station using the remote wireless interface and is operable to translate messages between the alarm panel and the central station into an appropriate protocol. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179052 | Fire Detection System for Building Exterior - Provided is a fire detection and alarm system for detecting fires along the exterior of a budding. The system has one or more detection units and one or more monitoring computers in communication with each other. Each monitoring computer may communicate with multiple speakers mounted throughout interior of building, a display monitor, optional video cameras, and may be configured to communicate with local authorities via a telecommunications network. Computer units are in communication with each other at all times, transmitting and receiving signals that indicate no fire has been detected. In the event that the signal line, which is mounted underneath existing siding is damaged, the proper signal will fail to be received by at least one monitoring computer. The effected monitoring computer will then send a signal to the camera units (if installed) as well as the display monitor, speakers, and transmit an alert to local authorities. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT A PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT RELATIVE TO A SUPPORT - A system and method to detect a presence of an object relative to a support is provided. The system can generally include an antenna circuit embedded in the support; and a tuner controller electrically connected to the antenna circuit. The tuner controller can be operable to measure a change in an impedance of the antenna circuit associated with a change in presence of the object to and from the support, and based on this comparison, can generate an output signal indicative of the change in presence of the object on the support. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179054 | MOBILE DEVICE INTERFACE FOR COMMERCIAL RTU - In an embodiment, a mobile device for operating a HVAC unit is provided. The mobile device is configured to provide a graphical user interface to the HVAC unit. The mobile device is further configured to receive user input for performing a function of the HVAC unit and to instruct the HVAC unit to perform the function. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179055 | DETECTING METHOD FOR MOTION STATUS OF MOVING OHKECT STRUCTURE - A method for detecting motion status of moving object structure is disclosed. The Coach controls the remote control receiving module with the remote control transmitting module to actuate the control circuit module. After the sportsman attacks the body, the Coach and/or the sportsman may see the light emitted by the light emitting module to know the motion status of the body, and detect it by the sensor and then be transmitted to control circuit module to data processing. After data processing, the message (including path, placement, height, speed, pressure, hitting point, angle, track, distance, and etc.) may be transmitted to the wireless transmission receiving module via the wireless transmission transmitting module with RF or Bluetooth and displayed on the wireless transmission receiving module to provide training. Furthermore, it may be charged by wireless charging to prevent from powering exhaustion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179056 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile device is provided with a communication unit which performs communication via wireless communication, a display unit, and a display control unit which controls the display unit to display a setting input screen for allowing the user to input setting of a household electrical device. The communication unit transmits a request signal for checking whether there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device before the setting input screen is displayed by the display control unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to display a setting input disable screen indicating that setting of the household electrical device is not received without causing the display unit to display the setting input screen when there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179057 | INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD, INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM - A usual setting state in accordance with a current in-house state and a device state is selected using an acquired in-house state and a device state from a plurality of setting states classified in advance in accordance with in-house states and device states. When the selected usual setting state and the acquired setting state differ from each other, a first notification that notifies a user of the difference is performed and a state of an information terminal is transitioned to a state where an input for remotely controlling a second device can be accepted. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179058 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DIAGNOSTICS - A load control system may include devices for performing communications for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The devices may include load control devices that may communicate by transmitting digital messages. A user device having an adjustable wireless communication range may be used for discovering devices, configuring devices, and/or diagnosing devices in the load control system. The user device may detect whether devices are within an established wireless communication range of one another for performing communications. The user device may detect digital messages transmitted from a device and/or digital messages received at a device to determine whether the digital messages are correctly communicated in the load control system. The user device may provide an indication to a user indicating whether a digital message is correctly transmitted or received by a device in the load control system. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179059 | CHANNEL-SWITCHING REMOTE CONTROLLED BARRIER OPENING SYSTEM - An improved barrier door one way wireless communication system for operating a barrier, such as a garage door, includes the transmission and reception of multibit code hopping data packets in combination with automatic RF channel switching. Packet data is transmitted automatically on more than one RF channels in a switching style while sending two or more redundant multibit code hopping data packets on each of the RF channels. The system also provides for the learning of a transmitter to a receiver where two or more code hopping data packets must be received and decoded by the receiver on all RF channels before a transmitter can be learned to a receiver. Once the transmitter is learned, actuation of the transmitter during a learn mode can open a window for learning of a single channel transmitter. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179060 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus, control method thereof, remote control apparatus that controls the electronic apparatus, and control method thereof. The remote control apparatus includes a communication unit which communicates with the electronic apparatus; a user input unit which receives a user button selection indicating an input button; a sensing unit which senses movement of the remote control apparatus; and a control unit which controls the communication unit to transmit information about the user button selection to perform a function corresponding to the input button if the remote control apparatus is in a button input mode, and to transmit information about the movement of the remote control apparatus to the electronic apparatus to control the electronic apparatus by the movement if the remote control apparatus is in a motion recognition mode. Accordingly, controlling a game or a multimedia content is easier, and the user is provided with a new and interesting experience. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179061 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR SETTING UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROLLER, METHOD THEREOF, UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROLLER AND SETTING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a universal remote controller setting method which is executable by using the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive an infrared (IR) signal which is transmitted from a remote controller, a storage configured to store a plurality of control code sets, a controller configured to analyze a feature of the IR signal, and to extract, from among the plurality of control code sets, a control code set which corresponds to the IR signal, and a communicator configured to transmit the extracted control code set to a universal remote controller. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179062 | DYNAMIC ROUTING INTELLIGENT VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide a dynamic routing intelligent vehicle enhancement system and method. Intelligent land buoys can be proximately disposed to roadways. Each of the intelligent land buoys can gather situational awareness information about the roadways and one or more vehicles traveling thereon. The intelligent land buoys can compress the situational awareness information. One or more remote computer servers can receive the compressed situational awareness information from the plurality of intelligent land buoys, decompress it, and process the decompressed situational awareness information. The one or more remote computer servers can generate vehicle operational intelligence information based at least on the decompressed situational awareness information, and can transmit the vehicle operational intelligence information to the plurality of intelligent land buoys and/or directly to one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179063 | PEDESTRIAN-WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A pedestrian-warning light system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The pedestrian-warning light system includes a sensing device mountable with respect to a vehicle and operable to detect a pedestrian within a zone adjacent to the front of the vehicle. The zone extends along a first axis. The sensing device is operable to emit a detection signal in response to the pedestrian being in the zone. The pedestrian-warning light system also includes a lighting arrangement mountable within the vehicle and operable to concurrently emit light into the vehicle and away from the vehicle in a first direction toward the zone and away from the vehicle in a second direction at least partially opposite to the first direction away from the zone. The pedestrian-warning light system also includes a controller mountable with respect to the vehicle and operable to receive the detection signal from the sensing device and in response actuate the lighting arrangement for warning the pedestrian, and a driver of the vehicle, and drivers of other vehicles. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179064 | Traffic-Volume Prediction Device and Method - Because a route selection model for traffic demand prediction of selecting a route from among travel routes in probe data cannot include other routes than the travel route in the probe data, it is not possible to predict a traffic volume on the route that has not been traveled. A traffic-volume prediction device according to the invention includes a simple-network creation device ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150179065 | DETECTING TRAFFIC - Devices and methods for detecting traffic objects. Radiated energy is captured at a detection device, wherein the radiated energy is radiated from traffic objects. Data associated with the radiated energy is generated. The data associated with the radiated energy is transmitted using a communication device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179066 | ROAD HAZARD COMMUNICATION - Apparatus, systems, and/or methods may involve reporting a road hazard. Road hazard data may be collected for an object on a road, which may include automatically generated data from a device associated with the object causing a hazard. The road hazard data may be provided to a service, an application, a device, a client, and so on. For example, the road hazard data may be merged with a map and provided to a map services client, a navigation client, and so on. An alert may be generated based on the road hazard data to warn of the hazard caused by the object. The alert may include a visual and/or audio representation of the hazard data. The alert may be used to automatically and/or manually avoid the hazard. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179067 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING A WARNING OF A HAZARDOUS ROAD SURFACE STATE AND APPARATUS - In a method for delivering a warning of a hazardous road surface state for application in a travelling motor vehicle in which the air temperature is measured, a targeted prediction of the road surface state is to be made so that the output of a warning can be avoided in many cases in which such a warning was not objectively justified. This is achieved by means of a contactless measurement method by which means the moisture of the road surface is determined and by means of which the temperature of the road surface is determined where a value describing the road surface state is determined taking into account these three measured values. The warning is then delivered depending on the value describing the road surface state. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179068 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION - A method for prompting traffic condition information, comprising: a server obtaining traffic condition information about a road network ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150179069 | ACCIDENT PREVENTION SYSTEM - A vehicle system may include a communication device configured to receive road data. The system may also include an application, having a processor and a memory, configured to analyze the road data in view of the at least one vehicle attribute included in vehicle data. The application may also determine whether the road data is relevant and transmit, in response to the road data being relevant, a command to a display unit to display information based on the analysis of the road data. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179070 | Location-Based Vehicle Parking System - A location-based vehicle parking system for efficiently managing vehicle parking permissions for a parking space. The location-based vehicle parking system generally includes determining the presence of a vehicle within a parking space by a parking sensor, communicating sensor data to a management server, communicating vehicle data to the management server by a permit device within the vehicle, and determining if the vehicle is authorized to park within the parking space. A communication is sent to an inspector to manually verify permissions for a vehicle in a parking space if not authorized. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179071 | METHOD FOR OVERTAKING ASSISTANCE USING A DEVICE INTEGRATING A GPS MODULE COUPLED TO A RADIOFREQUENCY MODULE - A method for assistance in overtaking a vehicle in the framework of an automobile race. The global positioning data acquired by a satellite global positioning module coupled to a radiofrequency module is transmitted by radio frequency from a requestor automobile vehicle to a receiver automobile vehicle. The global positioning data is analyzed by the receiver vehicle and depending on the relevance of the analyzed data, the receiver vehicle warning its driver of the imminence of an overtaking maneuver. A radiofrequency signal is manually or automatically transmitted from the receiver vehicle to the requestor vehicle to inform the requestor vehicle that the receiver vehicle has been made aware of an imminent overtaking maneuver. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179072 | REAR VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A camera vision system for a vehicle includes a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of the vehicle. A display device includes a video screen operable to display video images captured by the camera for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. Video images captured by the camera are displayed by the display device when the vehicle transmission is shifted into reverse gear. An overlay is displayed with captured video images to assist the driver during the rear backup maneuver. A control includes an image processor that image processes captured video images in order to detect objects that are within the rearward field of view of the camera. The vehicle is further equipped with a sensor system selected from the group consisting of (i) a radar sensor system and (ii) an ultrasonic sensor system, and the sensor system monitors a region external to the vehicle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179073 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An advice target location at which a user had a predetermined emotion, for example, is determined based on location information, user biological information, and user transportation means information, which have been acquired by a terminal device ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150179074 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH CROSS TRAFFIC DETECTION - A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera may have a wide angle lens with more distortion at the side regions of the field of view than at a center region of the field of view. An image processor processes captured image data to determine gradient information of captured image data, and responsive to processing gradient information, determines a potential cross traffic object at one of the side regions of the field of view. The image processor processes multiple frames of captured image data to determine movement of an upper portion and a lower portion of a gradient of the determined potential cross traffic object and, responsive to such processing, determines if the detected potential cross traffic object is a cross traffic object that is moving into the path of the vehicle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179075 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed are a parking assistance apparatus and a parking assistance method for a vehicle. The parking assistance apparatus for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a parking line detecting unit which detects a left parking line and a right parking line of a parking space based on an image; an obstacle sensing unit which detects an obstacle existing within a predetermined distance based on a sensor; and a route creating unit which combines information about positions of the left parking line, the right parking line, and the obstacle, and creates a parking route. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179076 | Secure Notification Messaging with User Option to Communicate with Delivery or Pickup Representative - Systems and methods are disclosed for automated computer based notification systems. The systems and methods enable secure notification communication sessions. A representative method, among others that are disclosed herein, can be broadly summarized by the following steps: enabling a first party associated with a personal communication device (PCD) to input or select authentication information for use in connection with a subsequent notification communication session involving advance notice of a delivery or pickup of a good or service at a stop location by a mobile thing (MT); storing the authentication information; monitoring location or travel information in connection with the MT; causing initiation of the notification communication session to the PCD, in advance of arrival of the MT at the stop location, based at least in part upon the location or travel information associated with the MT; during the notification communication session, providing the authentication information to the PCD that indicates to the first party that the notification communication session was initiated by an authorized source; and during the notification communication session, enabling the first party to select whether or not to communicate with a second party having access to particulars of the pickup or delivery. An embodiment of a related system, among others, has a computer-based architecture with computer software, or code, that is stored in one or more memories and executed by one or more processors for performing the foregoing steps. Yet another embodiment of a related system can be implemented in software and/or hardware and has a means for performing each of the aforementioned steps. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179077 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO TIME TRIGGERED GEOFENCING - Time Triggered Geo-fencing. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: receiving a set of variables related to a geo-fence to be established at a predetermined time for a preset duration; establishing the geo-fence at the predetermined time, the geo-fence established for the preset duration; monitoring the location of the vehicle using signals received by an onboard device coupled to the vehicle; and sending an alert related to the location of the vehicle if said monitoring indicates the vehicle has crossed the geo-fence within the preset duration. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179078 | VECTOR-BASED LEARNING PATH - A method/apparatus/system for learning path recommendation based on student and learning vector context is disclosed. The incident learning object and the target learning object are identified. Learning paths between the incident learning object and the target learning object are identified, which learning paths each include a plurality of learning objects and learning vectors. A magnitude is calculated for the learning paths, which magnitude is based on the sum of the magnitudes of the learning vectors in each learning path. The magnitudes of the learning paths are compared, and one of the learning paths is selected based on the comparison of the learning paths and provided to a student. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179079 | MOBILE DEVICES AS NEURAL SENSORS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES AND EFFICACY OF CARE - A system and method is provided for real time monitoring a patient's cognitive and motor response to a stimulus, the system comprising: A mobile or tablet device; a user interface disposed on the mobile device; sensors monitoring user interaction with the mobile device and capturing kinesthetic and cognitive data; a processor comparing the kinesthetic and cognitive data and comparing the data to a baseline, and identifying relative improvement and impairment of cognition and motor skills from the comparison. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179080 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PHYSICALLY INTUITIVE RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ROUTE PLANNING TASK FOR ENHANCED COGNITION - A computing device configurable to assess cognitive ability of a user operating a client computer/device by administering a training session. The training session includes presenting a transporter at a starting location on a track, along with two or more unique items for pick-up and two or more corresponding locations for drop-off. The user selects a route to travel to pick-up all items available for pick-up and delivery within an allocated number of spaces. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING TESTS - A system and method for providing a test online is provided. The test may include questions that can be automatically graded by a test server. The test may include questions that incorporate math applications that do not include functionality for grading the math application. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179082 | Dynamic Identification and Validation of Test Questions from a Corpus - Mechanisms for automatically generating a set of test questions for use in generating a test to be administered to human test takers are provided. The mechanisms ingest a document from a corpus of documents to select a potential test question answer from the document and generate a candidate test question based on the potential test question answer. The mechanisms evaluate the candidate test question using a Question and Answer (QA) system to generate a result indicative of whether the candidate test question should be maintained for test generation. The mechanisms store the candidate test question in the set of test questions in response to a result indicating that the candidate test question should be maintained for test generation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179083 | INTERACTIVE INTERFACE FOR ASSET HEALTH MANAGEMENT - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for providing an interactive game interface for asset management. The interactive game interface may be used to train users, such as employees of a particular industry (e.g., an electrical utility industry), and/or capture knowledge from users. A knowledge module may be associated with asset health management (e.g., real-time management of industrial assets). The knowledge module may be evaluated to generate an asset health management scenario (e.g., a scenario where a user is to take action with respect to a power outage). The asset health management scenario may be provided through the interactive game interface in order to train users. User interaction data associated with the asset health management scenario, such as a user specified action plan, may be used to update the knowledge module and/or the asset health management scenario with relatively more efficient and/or up-to-date information. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179084 | Electronic Exercise Monitor with Human Facsimile and Audible Feedback - An interactive electronic exercise software program and mobile electronic device application with audible feedback resides in a human facsimile apparatus used as a dance partner during aerobic exercises. The interactive software program creates the illusion of working out with a friend, companion or personal trainer, providing interactive visual and auditory stimulus designed to make the workout enjoyable so that the user will continue to work out on a regular basis. The interactive software program is also designed to motivate the user to exercise and to continue exercising for an optimal duration. The interactive software program monitors the user's workout and provides audible feedback to the user regarding workout practices and results, and may respond to user input, such as speech or keypad entry, or may be equipped with sensors to provide feedback on the workout itself. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179085 | Interactive Method and Game For Learning Characters and Spelling of a Foreign Language - The present invention is directed to a method for learning a foreign language using a computer game and to an interactive spelling and speech learning system comprising the game and computer system on which the game is run. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179086 | UTENSIL COMPRISING SENSOR - In an embodiment, an utensil may include a first head having a concave shape and configured to contain food, a handle coupled to the first head and configured to act as a handle for the first head, a first sensor in the handle and configured to detect a user's body part, a second sensor in the first head and configured to sense the food or the user's body part, a control circuit in the handle and configured to determine whether the food contained in the first head is eaten by the user according to change in sensing signals received from the first sensor and the second sensor, and an output device in the handle and configured to output sound or light, or both, according to a result of the determination made by the control circuit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179087 | MOBILE-DEVICE INSTIGATED FACILITATION OF USER-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION - Embodiments of the invention are generally drawn towards facilitating interaction between a user and the environment in which the user is located. Embodiments of the invention contemplate the collection of information pertaining to an environment in which a user affiliated with a client device is located and the analysis of such information in the service of facilitating user-environment interaction. Embodiments of the present invention may trigger a particular output comprehensible to a user wherein the particular output is determined by the information collected from the environment. Embodiments of the invention may also trigger a modification to the environment through communication with elements within the environment wherein the particular modification is determined by information corresponding to a user and the user's environment. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179088 | TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for determining the status of traffic lights through a mobile device and communicating the status to the user of the device. The mobile device detects its geographical location, direction and elevation. The mobile device also receives information related to traffic lights, such as location and type. The device calculates positional deviation from the device to the traffic light and generates one or more prompts in the form of audible or tactile cues that progressively guide the user to point the device at the traffic light. The mobile device detects the image and color of the traffic light and determines the illumination and sign status of the traffic light. Then the mobile device communicates the traffic light status to the user. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179089 | Polyester-Melamine Coatings and Labels Including the Same - Polyester-melamine coatings that exhibit desirable heat resistance and adhesion to a variety of polyolefin materials and labels including such coatings are provided. The polyester-melamine compounds present within the coatings can be obtained by reacting an etherified melamine and a hydroxylated polyester. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179090 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL LABEL HAVING A SHAPE INDICATIVE MARKER - A label comprising: a plurality of randomly positioned irregularly shaped three dimensional structures of unique structure parameters; and a plurality of structure parameter indicators each placed on top of one of the plurality of irregularly shaped three dimensional structures; wherein each structure parameter indicator facilitates a calculation of at least one structure parameter of the respective irregularly shaped three dimensional structure when a single two dimensional image of the label is processed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179091 | Billboard with Light Assembly for Substantially Uniform Illumination - A billboard includes a support structure and a display surface mounted on the support structure. A first lighting assembly is mounted on the support structure and includes LEDs directed toward the display surface so that the first lighting assembly can illuminate a first portion of the display surface. A second lighting assembly is also mounted on the support structure and also includes LEDs directed toward the display surface so that the second lighting assembly can illuminate a second portion of the display surface. The first portion and the second portion constitute the entire display surface. The entire display surface can be uniformly illuminated using only the first lighting assembly and the second lighting assembly such that the light intensity across the display surface is provided with a uniformity that achieves a 3:1 ratio of average illumination to minimum illumination. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179092 | TAILGATE COVER - A tailgate cover includes at least one pocket to securely fit over a tailgate. In some embodiments, the tailgate cover includes two or three pockets. The tailgate cover is made of stretchable material such as a stretchable fabric which enables the cover to be stretched securely over the tailgate. To further secure the tailgate cover over the tailgate, any coupling device is able to be used. The tailgate cover is able to include any graphic and/or text. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179093 | COLOR CONVERSION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A conversion apparatus, includes: a target value setting unit that sets a target value for color reproduction at the time when output image data is displayed on a display device, the target value is set by using a first target value set based on a display characteristic of the display device and a second target value set by designating targets of hue and saturation with respect to a gray image; a conversion relation creation unit that creates a conversion relation based on the set target value; and an output image creation unit that performs color conversion processing on an input image data using the conversion relation to creates the output image data, in which the second target value is set to suppress variation of color representation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179094 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An image processing controller, a display device including the image processing controller and a driving method of the display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes receiving an image signal and gamma correcting the image signal into at least one main area image signal. The method also includes interpolating the main area image signal into a boundary area image signal. The method further includes dithering the main area image signal and the boundary area image signal into a data signal and providing the data signal to a display panel. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179095 | Light Emitting Device and Method of Driving the Same - The present invention specifies the characteristic of a driving transistor provided in a pixel and corrects a video signal to be inputted to the pixel based on the specification. As a result, a light emitting device and its driving method in which influence of fluctuation in characteristic among transistors is removed to obtain clear multi-gray scale are provided. The present invention can also provide a light emitting device and its driving method in which a change with age in amount of current flowing between two electrodes of a light emitting element is reduced to obtain clear multi-gray scale display. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179096 | DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD - A method of driving an electrowetting display device for displaying images. The display device has a plurality of display elements arranged in an active matrix. The matrix has rows and columns. A specific display element is addressed by applying a voltage to the display elements along the column of the specific display element and selecting the row of the specific display element. The method includes determining a first group of rows where the voltages to be applied to the display elements in a predefined column or group of columns are within a first range smaller than a range over which the voltage is controllable; and selecting the rows in the first group consecutively. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179097 | DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD - A method of driving an electrowetting display device having at least one display element for displaying a display effect. The method determines a change in the display effect. Depending on the change the display element may be DC driven or AC driven. | 2015-06-25 |
20150179098 | LED DRIVER, LED DRIVING METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR LED DRIVER - A LED driver, a LED driving method and a controller for LED driver are discussed in the present invention. The LED driver detects the phase of the input signal which is phase cut by a triac from a pre-E-transformer. The LED driver regulates the current flowing through the LED strings by varying the phase of the input signal. | 2015-06-25 |