Class 340/689 - Tilt

Subclass of Class 340 - Communications: electrical
Definition: Subject matter responsive to the angular orientation of
No. of applications: 39
Last issue date: 05/03/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120105244	ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF An electronic device includes a main body, a display module, a storage module, an input module, and a control module all assembled to the main body. The storage module is used for storing a plurality of image files. The control module is electrically connected to the di...	05/03/2012
20120068852	TOOL SYSTEM WITH MOUNT CONFIGURED TO BE REMOVABLY COUPLED TO A SURFACE A tool system with a mount configured to be removably coupled to a surface....	03/22/2012
20120026001	PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND UNLOCKING METHOD THEREOF A method executes a gyroscope function to unlock a portable electronic device. A user can rotate the portable electronic device to set a predetermined rotation direction and a predetermined rotation angle for unlocking the portable electronic device. In an unlock proced...	02/02/2012
20110304472	DISPLAY SYSTEM ADAPTING TO 3D TILTING ADJUSTMENT A display system utilizes a tilting sensor in a viewing device to transmit a wireless signal containing tilting information to a display device when a person who puts on the viewing device has tilting movements about an axis that connects between the viewing device and ...	12/15/2011
20110298631	PORTABLE HEAD OF BED ALERT DEVICE An alert device is positioned on a bed, such as on the head region of the bed. The alert device is configured to detect or otherwise measure the angle of orientation of the head region such as relative to the horizontal plane. The alert device is configured to provide a...	12/08/2011
20110291849	Self-illuminating handle for a vehicle emergency egress assembly A self-illuminating handle assembly for a release mechanism of an emergency egress system for a vehicle. The handle assembly includes a sensor for sensing a predetermined condition and providing a sensor signal in response thereto, and a sensor-activated switch assembly...	12/01/2011
20110279284	Angle Control Alarm for a Sickbed An angle control alarm for a sickbed comprises a housing and a alarm circuit, he alarm circuit comprises a control chip which has a first two pins electrically connected to a power source, a second two pins electrically connected to two alarm lights via two resistances,...	11/17/2011
20110254694	SAFETY MEANS FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE The invention relates to a safety means for a construction machine having a carrier unit and an actuation unit, which is adjustable with respect to the carrier unit, comprising at least one detecting means for detecting the current position of the actuation unit relativ...	10/20/2011
20110234395	TWO-AXIS INCLINOMETER HEAD OF BED ELEVATION ALARM AND METHOD OF OPERATION An apparatus used for reducing the incidence of aspiration in patients using a two-axis inclinometer is disclosed. The apparatus uses a two-axis inclinometer that is attached in the region of the patient's upper body to measure the absolute angular elevation of the pati...	09/29/2011
20110227751	SUNROOF AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME An exemplary sunroof for mounting in a vehicle roof is provided. The sunroof includes a panel and a warning apparatus. The sunroof includes a first bottom surface for facing toward an inside of the vehicle. The warning apparatus includes a PCB attached to the panel, and...	09/22/2011
20110215942	LADDER POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT MODULE A flasher module, installable on a ladder, incorporates multiple high-intensity light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are coupled to an electro-chemical power source (battery or single cell). The LEDs may be wired for a continuous “ON” condition, but are preferably co...	09/08/2011
20110128156	BALL-ROLLING TYPE ORIENTATION SENSOR A ball-rolling type orientation sensor includes a housing, a light emitter, two light receivers, and a rolling ball. The housing has a ring-shaped tunnel and a first opening connecting to the tunnel and two second openings respectively located on two sides of the first ...	06/02/2011
20110084848	Illuminated Level An illuminated level has a housing containing a solid body pivotally mounted in the housing and forming a pendulum which can pivot to a first position in which the surface is accurately level. A light path is provided through the solid body having an exit opening at the...	04/14/2011
20100315254	DEVICE FOR DETECTING WRONG POSITION OF A CONTAINER IN A CONTAINER HANDLING MACHINE Device (10) for detecting wrong position of a container (2) in a container handling machine (1), comprising a movable contact element (11) provided with a trigger (34) coupled to an alarm sensor (33), said contact element (11...	12/16/2010
20100224444	MULTIMODAL INDICATOR SAFETY DEVICE FOR LADDER POSITIONING A safety device for measuring and indicating the level of a ladder having rungs extending between a pair of elongated ladder rails, the safety device comprising a housing dimensioned to be inserted into one of the rungs of the ladder, an electronic sensor disposed in th...	09/09/2010
20100223582	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING MOVEMENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT DATA The disclosure relates to a system and method for analyzing movements of a handheld electronic device. The system comprises: memory; a microprocessor; a first module to generate movement data responsive to movements of the device, such as rotational movements; a second ...	09/02/2010
20100176961	Cargo Loading Trailer A cargo loading system for loading freight into or out of the cargo hold, the system comprising: a tilt control means which can be actuated by control signals in such a way that variances in tilt of a palletized load can be immediately righted; a control panel for actua...	07/15/2010
20100134311	ALIGNMENT OF FLAGSTAFFS IN THE MARCHING FORMATIONS A device for maintaining a flag in a desired position, and comprising a position transducer is disclosed. A support mounts the position transducer on a flagstaff. An alarm indicates a deviation in the position of the transducer from the desired position. The alarm has a...	06/03/2010
20100134312	INPUT DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to an input device and method of a portable terminal. The present invention includes generating an input event by a first input mode, generating a second input event by a motion of the portable terminal simultaneously or consecutively with ...	06/03/2010
20100137022	MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF The invention discloses a mobile communication apparatus. The mobile communication apparatus includes a sensing module, a determining module, and a switching module. The sensing module senses a rotational parameter of the mobile communication apparatus. The determining ...	06/03/2010
20100121604	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE ABSOLUTE ROTATION OF A ROTATING IMAGING SYSTEM A rotating imaging system has a rotating portion, an idler, at least one sensor, a tilt sensor and a processor. The rotating portion has a diameter and rotates about a central axis. The idler rotates about an axis parallel to the central axis, and has a second diameter ...	05/13/2010
20100073336	APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MARK OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Provided is an apparatus for properly displaying a mark of a display device although the display device is pivoted. The apparatus includes a display unit, at least two mark units, a state detection unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays images. The mark uni...	03/25/2010
20100072098	Shred box with alarm system The container for retaining paper to be shredded includes an alarm for generating an audible signal when tilted. The alarm includes first and second position sensors for generating first activation signals in response to a change in position in first and second directio...	03/25/2010
20100060475	MOBILE TERMINAL AND OBJECT DISPLAYING METHOD USING THE SAME A display method for a mobile terminal includes displaying an active object on a display of a mobile terminal, the active object being able to be manipulated by a user, and detecting a degree of tilt of the mobile terminal relative to a reference plane. The method furth...	03/11/2010
20090328150	Progressive Pictorial & Motion Based CAPTCHAs A CAPTCHA system uses images/pictures and/or motion for granting access to a computing system. The images can be culled from examples used in pictorial games, and can progressively presented to increase the strength of the CAPTCHA challenges. Speech recognition, motion ...	12/31/2009
20090009478	CONTROLLING USER INPUT DEVICES BASED UPON DETECTED ATTITUDE OF A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE A wireless handheld electronic device configured to send and receive text messages. A microprocessor for receiving, processing and outputting data is located within the handheld device. A display screen in data-communication with the microprocessor presents information ...	01/08/2009
20080296442	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFYING THE OPERATION OF A RAILROAD GATE A system for verifying the operation of a railroad gate is provided. The system includes a tilt device for measuring a tilt of the railroad gate and a controller coupled to the tilt device. The controller is selectively operable in a calibration mode and a monitoring mo...	12/04/2008
20080211685	Changing a function of a device based on tilt of the device for longer than a time period In various embodiments, changing the function involves disabling an input device, disabling an output device, changing a display mode of the output device from portrait to landscape, or increasing volume of the output device. In an embodiment, the change of the function...	09/04/2008
20080143522	PORTABLE COMPUTER AND MOBILE PHONE A portable computer and mobile phone are provided. The portable computer includes a data processing module, an environment parameter sensor and a screen. The environment parameter sensor is electrically connected to the data processing module to transmit a sensed enviro...	06/19/2008
20080094241	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACHIEVING BI-AXIAL TILT MONITORING USING A SINGLE-AXIS TILT MONITORING DEVICE Bi-axial tilt monitoring apparatus and method for bi-axial tilt monitoring of an article using a single-axis tilt monitoring device. A bi-axial tilt monitoring apparatus according to exemplary embodiments includes a single-axis tilt monitoring device and a support membe...	04/24/2008
20080062001	MOTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF A control apparatus to control a page displayed in an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a motion sensor for detecting the motion of the electronic device to send a plurality of motion parameter of detected points, a processor for receiving the motio...	03/13/2008
20080030360	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PRESENTATION OF TEXT AND IMAGES ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCORDING TO AN ORIENTATION OF THE DEVICE The invention relates to a system, method and device for controlling the display of elements n a screen on an electronic device, according to an orientation of the device. In the system, a graphics management system for elements displayed in a screen on a display on an ...	02/07/2008
20070268148	Programmable Temperature Compensated Tilt Switch and Method of Operation A tilt switch apparatus has an acceleration sensor or sensors, a temperature sensor, an auto-zero function or switch, a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a communication port, a current source circuit, a current sink circuit, an alarm output, an input power conne...	11/22/2007
20070188338	Tilt sensor apparatus and method therefor A tilt sensor apparatus (36) includes one or more tilt sensors (42). Each tilt sensor (42) includes a conductive element (64) entrapped within an opening (46) formed through a middle planar substrate (38). The opening is surroun...	08/16/2007
20070152841	Tilt detecting apparatus and method An apparatus and method are disclosed for detecting whether a device has been tilted beyond a predefined threshold. A casing is included for temporarily enclosing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag is unable to receive an RFID interrogation signal...	07/05/2007
20070146154	Service transaction monitoring system, method, and device A system, method, and device for monitoring the dispensing of liquids, in particular, beverages dispensed at a bar or restaurant is disclosed. The device attaches to the exterior of a container and detects dispensing events by sensing tilt or motion of the container, wh...	06/28/2007
20070057804	Wireless sensing device, system and method This invention relates to a security device, system and method for use in monitoring an object or person, the device being mountable to an object or person and including a tilt sensing means having a tilt sensor and a control means configured and adapted to detect tilt ...	03/15/2007
20050248467	Object tilt and fall detection apparatus An object tilt and fall detection apparatus (30) capable of detecting the tilt and fall of an object by using a disk body (11) rolling according to the tilt of the object, comprising a timer means (50) starting the measurement of a time, stopping th...	11/10/2005
20050195091	Tilt Sensor Apparatus and Method Therefor A tilt sensor apparatus (36) includes one or more tilt sensors (42). Each tilt sensor (42) includes a conductive element (64) entrapped within an opening (46) formed through a middle planar substrate (38). The opening is surroun...	09/08/2005

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