Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205741 | Method and Device for Recognizing a Coin by Using the Embossed Pattern Thereof - The invention relates to a method and device for recognizing a coin by using the embossed pattern characteristics thereof. For this purpose, the inventive method comprises in spreading the characteristics of the picture, in reducing said characteristics by reducing said picture and in transforming it by polar transformation, in comparing the transformed picture with a plurality of reference patterns according to a first simplified criterion, in creating a list of the reference patterns, in sorting them according to the similarity thereof with the transformed picture and in comparing the transformed picture with the reference patterns contained in the list according to the sorting thereof upon a second exact criterion. | 08-28-2008 |
20090092363 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A STRUCTURE-FREE FIBERSCOPIC PICTURE - An image free from interfering structures may be generated by means of a fiber bundle of several optical fibers, when for the system of fiber bundle and sensor imaging parameters are provided, which describe the geometrical characteristics of the intensity course generated by each individual optical fiber on the sensor. In image reconstruction, for each individual optical fiber an amplitude value and/or luminosity information may be generated by fitting a function of the amplitude value and the imaging parameters of the respective optical fiber to an intensity picture of the sensor, so that an optimum amplitude and/or luminosity value may be generated considering the geometrical imaging characteristics for each individual optical fiber. | 04-09-2009 |
20100087748 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING RESPIRATION OF A LIVING BEING - A description is given of a device for sensing respiration of a living being, the device including: an active transmitter configured to generate a magnetic or electromagnetic field; and a sensor arranged on the torso of the living being and configured to provide a signal which depends on the magnetic or electromagnetic field and on a change in the distance, caused by the respiration of the living being, between the active transmitter and the sensor. | 04-08-2010 |
20100210926 | Apparatus and Method for Detecting at Least One Vital Parameter of a Person; Vital Parameter Detection System - What is described is an apparatus for detecting at least one vital parameter of a person, including: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the at least one vital parameter by means of light transmission or light remission, the optoelectronic sensor arrangement including a light source and a light-sensitive element, wherein for detecting the vital parameter by means of light transmission, the light source is arranged in a first side part of a support frame of a pair of spectacles, and the light-sensitive element is arranged in a second side part of the support frame which is opposite the first side part, and wherein for detecting the at least one vital parameter by means of light remission, the light source and the light-sensitive element are arranged in the same side part of the support frame of the pair of spectacles. | 08-19-2010 |
20110098878 | MOTOR VEHICLE IGNITION KEY, MOTOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND METHODS - What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key and a method including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle navigation device, and a method including a calculator for calculating a driving route in dependence of movement data, and a motor vehicle system and a method including a motor vehicle ignition key and a motor vehicle controller. | 04-28-2011 |
20110125002 | SIGNAL DETECTING DEVICE FOR DETECTING A DIFFERENCE SIGNAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT OF A VITAL PARAMETER OF A LIVING BEING, ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - What is described are a signal detecting device for detecting a vital parameter of a living being, having a plurality of electrodes and an electrode selecting device for selecting a pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes such that a difference signal suitable for measuring the vital parameter is derivable, an electrode arrangement and a method. | 05-26-2011 |
20110237912 | Device and Method for Detecting a Vital Parameter - A device for detecting a vital parameter is described, comprising: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the vital parameter by means of light remission at a finger, wherein the optoelectronic sensor arrangement has a first light source for generating light in a visible wavelength range, a second light source for generating light in a non-visible wavelength range and a light-sensitive element; and a controller which is implemented to switch on the second light source in temporal intervals, execute an evaluation of the light received from the light-sensitive element in the invisible wavelength range of the second light source with respect to whether a finger is applied to the optoelectronic sensor arrangement and to switch on the first light source as soon as the evaluation indicates that a finger is applied to the optoelectronic sensor arrangement. | 09-29-2011 |
20120010485 | Device for Detecting at Least One Vital Parameter of a Person in a Vehicle and Device for Monitoring at Least One Vital Parameter of a Person in a Vehicle - A device for detecting at least one vital parameter of a person in a vehicle is described, having: an optoelectronic sensor arrangement for detecting the at least one vital parameter by means of light remission, wherein the optoelectronic sensor arrangement has at least one light source and a light-sensitive element, and wherein the first light source and the light-sensitive element are arranged in a finger bed of an operating element of the vehicle, and wherein the finger bed is implemented to integrate a fingertip of the person flush in a sensor area of the finger bed in which the first light source and the light sensitive element are arranged. | 01-12-2012 |
20120065525 | PRESSURE GAUGE, BLOOD PRESSURE GAUGE, METHOD OF DETERMINING PRESSURE VALUES, METHOD OF CALIBRATING A PRESSURE GAUGE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A pressure gauge for determining at least one pressure value describing a pressure of a fluid flowing in a pulsating manner in a phase of the pulsating flow, includes a pulse wave characterizer. The pulse wave characterizer is configured to obtain transmit time information of a pulse wave, and amplitude information of the pulse wave. The pressure gauge additionally includes a pressure value determiner configured to obtain a first pressure value describing a pressure of the fluid in a first phase, on the basis of the transmit time information and while using a mapping. The pressure value determiner is further configured to obtain a second pressure value describing a pressure of the fluid in a second phase, on the basis of the first pressure value and the amplitude information while using a mapping. | 03-15-2012 |
20140278102 | MOTOR VEHICLE IGNITION KEY, MOTOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND METHODS - What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key and a method including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle navigation device, and a method including a calculator for calculating a driving route in dependence of movement data, and a motor vehicle system and a method including a motor vehicle ignition key and a motor vehicle controller. | 09-18-2014 |