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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120013451 | Alert Gateway, Systems and Methods Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for distributing urgent public information. Merely by way of example, urgent public information, such as an alert message, may be received by, inter alia, an alert gateway device. The alert message may then be dis... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007726 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO SUPPORT SERVICE CALLS In an embodiment, an apparatus, method, and/or system support a service request made by a computer user in an Internet café or similar electronic service environment. A user may operate a café-provided user terminal in a multi-terminal network controlled by a café se... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110298598 | System and Method for Low Latency Sensor Network A system and method for low latency sensor network schedules transmissions in the network is described herein. In some embodiments of the technology, information associated with at least two network devices is received. Each network device can be associated with at leas... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110285516 | SELF-ORGANIZING EXTENSIBLE DISTRIBUTED SENSOR ARRAY ARCHITECTURE This invention relates to methods and systems for providing data from a distributed array. In one aspect, the array is a sensor array that includes sensor nodes that are each associated with one or more sensors, and the data includes sensor data acquired from the sensor... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110267179 | ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM A route guidance system for guiding occupants of an enclosed space to a location, such as an exit, said system comprising a network of interconnected nodes located at spaced locations throughout said enclosed space, at least some of said nodes being adapted to convey ro... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110193677 | BASE STATION, SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING SECURITY THRESHOLD FOR SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM The present invention relates to a base station, a sensor network system including the base station, and a method of determining a security threshold for the sensor network system. In the method of determining a security threshold for a sen... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110184264 | Universal Test Strip Port The present disclosure provides a sensor port configured to receive a plurality of analyte sensors having different sizes, shapes and/or electrode configurations. Also provided are analyte meters, analyte monitoring devices and/or systems and drug delivery devices and/o... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110141967 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO SUBSTANTIALLY REAL-TIME DATA TRANSMISSION AND ANALYSIS FOR SENSORS In some embodiments, a system includes a mobile base station, multiple sensors, and multiple communication devices. Each sensor is configured to collect sensor data. Each communication device is coupled to at least one of the multiple sensors. Each communication device ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110133908 | Universal mobile communication system for wireless and wire line sensor network A universal mobile communication system for wireless and wired sensor networking. The system is based on a sensor network comprising both hardware (wireless and/or wire-line sensor nodes) and software (universal mobile communication system logic, communication portal, e... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110128131 | HEAD NODE SELECTION METHOD FOR CLUSTERING IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK AND WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK The present invention relates to a wireless sensor network, and more particularly, to a head node selection method for clustering in a wireless sensor network and a wireless sensor network. The wireless sensor network for determining a head node that includes: a first n... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110032083 | NETWORK DEVICE A network device includes a status displaying module, a network module, a processor, a power providing module, and a power saving circuit. The network module implements network functions of the network device. The status displaying module receives displaying signals fro... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110001612 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR A MOBILE SENSOR NODE IN A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK A communication method for a mobile sensor node in a wireless sensor network includes: in a state that the mobile sensor node performs synchronization by a message reception interrupt from a parent sensor node and determines an uplink active duration and a downlink acti... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100315207 | SENSOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for managing other apparatuses. In certain aspects, an apparatus for managing other apparatuses includes a processing system configured to receive one or more reports from the other apparatuses, and to send a message to at least one... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100308979 | SENSOR SYSTEM A sensor system includes a sensor unit which has a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a selector switching between a pressure detection signal and a temperature detection signal. The sensor system further includes a processing unit which outputs a switching comma... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100308980 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR WIRELESSLY INTERFACING SENSORS AT ULTRA LOW POWER A sensing network is described, consisting of a multiplexing reader and one or more sensor pairs, each sensor pair comprising a transponder and a dedicated reader, dedicated to that transponder, each transponder having a sensor. Each sensor pair is able to wirelessly in... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306823 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Number of Devices Installed in an Authorized Domain The number of devices installed in an Authorized Domain is controlled by a master device functionality. This master devices stores ceiling values for the total number Totaljimit of devices to be installed in the AD; the total number Localjimit of devices to be installed... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100289628 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR PROVIDING, STARTING FROM SIGNALS ACQUIRED BY A SET OF SENSORS, AN AGGREGATE SIGNAL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM USING SUCH METHOD Embodiment for forming an aggregate signal from a plurality of starting signals, comprising:
| 11/18/2010 |
| 20100284523 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF APPARATUSES, IN PARTICULAR OF INDUSTRIAL APPARATUSES A system for control of apparatuses, in particular of industrial apparatuses, comprising a plurality of interfaces (20), each dedicated to a connection with a respective apparatus (10) to be monitored, and a processing unit (40) to control the appar... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100277291 | DETECTION OF FAST POLL RESPONSES IN A TWACS INBOUND RECEIVER A method for use in a power line communication systems for an electrical distribution system (1) to quickly and accurately poll electrical meters (6) installed at user facilities to determine if an outage has occurred at a facility. An outbound communicati... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100248679 | RESUSCITATION TEAM MOBILIZATION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD. A resuscitation team mobilization system, device and method are disclosed that minimize the delays frequently associated with responding to a resuscitation emergency. In one preferred embodiment, the system comprises a control station[50] and a plurality of respo... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100231363 | AUTONOMOUS LIMITED NETWORK REALIZATION AND COMMISSIONING Systems and methods for forming a local network (150) include determining which controllable (120) and controlling (170, 180) devices are located within a local area (110). A controller (130) is configured to communicate with the contr... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100201499 | METHOD OF CONNECTING A DEVICE TO A NETWORK A method is provided of connecting a device (101) having a limited user interface to a predetermined one of a plurality of available networks. The method comprises trying each of the available networks in turn from the device until an indication (160) is p... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100194558 | Method and System for Disseminating Witness Information in Multi-Hop Broadcast Network Information related to a vehicular environment is disseminated in a multi-hop broadcast network of nodes. Vehicles and roadside units are equipped with the nodes. An event is sensed at a location by a source node. In response, zones are associated with respect to the lo... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100176931 | IDENTIFYING A PLURALITY OF DEVICES A method and apparatus of identifying a plurality of devices connected along a common communications link is disclosed. A control station scans the devices by sending a succession of interrogation signals along the communication link, the interrogation signals comprisin... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100148940 | APPARATUS FOR INTERNETWORKED WIRELESS INTEGRATED NETWORK SENSORS (WINS) The Wireless Integrated Network Sensor Next Generation (WINS NG) nodes provide distributed network and Internet access to sensors, controls, and processors that are deeply embedded in equipment, facilities, and the environment. The WINS NG network is a new monitoring an... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100141406 | METHOD FOR GROUPING SENSOR NODES IN HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS A method for grouping sensor nodes in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks has a sensor network management system. The method includes: receiving a group forming code from the sensor network management system at the respective sensor nodes, wherein the group forming c... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100141442 | HOME NETWORK, AREA NETWORK USING THE SAME, PROGRAM FOR COMPUTER TO EXECUTE OPERATION IN HOME NETWORK, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM Slaves are respectively provided corresponding to electric devices, measure, in real time, power usage states and disposed positions of the electric devices to transmit to a master. The master detects operational states of electric devices on operation based on power us... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100109853 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK WITH VARIABLE PRIORITY A system for wirelessly monitoring a plurality of parameters is disclosed. A first remote transceiver is attached to at least one first sensor for monitoring one of the parameters and a second remote transceiver is attached to at least one second sensor for monitoring a... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100073148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING MESSAGES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for communicating messages in wireless networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a wireless sensor network has a first node and a second node. The second node is configured to wirelessly transmit a message th... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100052870 | INTELLIGENT INFRARED REMOTE PAIRING Systems and methods for associating a remote controller with a device are provided. The systems and methods generally relate to receiving a request from a remote controller to pair the remote controller to a device at several devices and determining at each of the sever... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090305660 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING AND ANNOUNCING EMERGENCY BROADCAST MESSAGE WITH RADIO Disclosed is a system for conveying and announcing an emergency message with radios, which provides a broadcast system to be set up in a building, a community, or a public place such as an organization or a school. An emergency receiving device combines at least one rad... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090251297 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK AND SAMPLING RATE ALLOCATION METHOD THEREOF A sampling rate allocation method for a wireless sensor network is provided. In this method, a distributed computing method is adopted to allow each node to calculate and obtain its decision table and energy table and upload its energy table to its parent node, and fina... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090243836 | Object Tracking with Emergency Equipment A system including a network of emergency equipment stations is described. The network includes at least one emergency equipment station. The emergency equipment station includes an emergency assistance device, a first sensor configured to detect an object within a vici... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090238403 | Systems and Methods Using Identifying Data Derived or Extracted from Video, Audio or Images The presently claimed invention relates to deriving or extracting information from audio, images and video. One claim recites a method of operating a network filter. The network includes a plurality of network nodes, the network filter is for filtering video or audio. T... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090231112 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AUTOMATION INVOLVING MULTIPLE DEVICES A system for facilitating automation involving multiple devices is disclosed. The devices may include a first device utilizing a first protocol and a second device utilizing a second protocol. The system may include a wrapper for translating between the first protocol a... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090219145 | INTEGRATED BUILDING DEVICE MONITORING NETWORK An electrical device for installation within a building is described. Accordingly, the device may comprise a mounting arrangement configured to mount the device within the building. A location module is provided to monitor a location of the device within the building an... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090219146 | Networked Computer Alert System An alert system for users of networked computers is described. The alert system includes local software installed on the user's personal computing device, such as personal computers, cell phones and personal data assistants as well as server software. The system allows ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090207852 | Device for establishing communications interoperability at an incident site including means for recording crisis incidents What is provided is recording capability for each of the modules utilized by the first responders and other personnel within the area of the incident, with the stored information at each of the first responders' modules being read out through the ad hoc network, where i... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090184807 | SENDING DEVICE TO PROPAGATE INFORMATION SIGNALS AND METHOD APPLIED THEREBY Transmitter for distributing data signals, characterised in that it is provided with receiving means for collecting one or several data signals, a control unit (5) and a transmitting unit (3) connected thereto for transmitting an above-mentioned data signa... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090167506 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING NETWORKED KITCHEN APPLIANCES A method of controlling the operation of a wireless network of intelligent kitchen appliances for performing a recipe allows a user to provide authentication of commands received over the network by manual actuation of a touch-sensitive switch mounted to the appliance, ... | 07/02/2009 |
