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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100315261 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A network communication system (2) for two-way communication comprises: —at least one group of network devices (11); —at least one command device (20) capable of issuing at least one command signal (SC); 5—coordinating means (40)... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100295700 | HVAC UNIT, A METHOD OF GENERATING A NETWORK ADDRESS FOR A HVAC UNIT AND A HVAC CONTROLLER THEREFOR An HVAC controller, a method for operating a HVAC unit and a HVAC unit are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a memory configured to store a unique default network address for the controller and (2) a processor configured to automatic... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100283627 | CEILING-MOUNTED HOOKING RECEPTACLE The ceiling-mounted hooking receptacle (1) includes a terminal unit (2a) adapted in use to be connected to a DC supply line (Wdc) from an installation site side, a terminal unit (2b) used for a power transmission wiring, and a hooking ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100277340 | Lighting Control Architecture A system and method of lighting protocol and architecture to control lighting parameters, consisting of an X-byte data packet with command, addressing, Hue, Saturation, and Intensity selection, and fading control whereby commands set a remote device state with no need f... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100245116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MOTION SIGNALS IN A MULTI-SEAT ENVIRONMENT A system for providing motion signals indicative of a motion to be performed by the motion platforms synchronously with video images comprising an input interface for extracting a motion signal from the input signal. A server provides a network address to each motion pl... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245117 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A MONITORING AREA A system for detecting an object in a monitoring area with a plurality of sensors, each including a transmitter and a receiver, and an electronics unit for evaluating the receivers. The electronics unit is capable of assigning a contact address to a transmitter and/or t... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100214119 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING ADDRESSES IN A SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF GENERATOR UNITS POSITIONED IN PARALLEL The present invention relates to a method and a device for assigning addresses in a system having a plurality of generator units connected in parallel. After receiving a start signal, the first generator unit assigns itself an individual address and outputs an identific... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100194582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICES Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling remote devices are provided. In an embodiment, a system can comprise one or more remotely controlled sensors and actuators. The remote sensors/actuators can interface with uniquely identified remote transceivers that tr... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100164742 | ACTIVATION CIRCUIT FOR SEALED ELECTRONIC DEVICE An environmentally sealed electronic device with an internal activation circuit that does not require a constant interrogation signal to maintain power to its internal circuitry. The electronic device includes sensor circuitry for gathering or sensing data; an internal ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100045477 | CONTROL/MONITOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM A control/monitor signal transmission system in which simple communication control can be performed without a control unit, and a wiring allowable distance is larger than a conventional system. A plurality of slave stations which are installed corresponding to the plura... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090233521 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PLURALITY OF OBJECTS TO BE CONTROLLED The control of a plurality of toy vehicles (10, 12) using a plurality of operating devices (14, 15) is effected in such a manner that the speed of the toy vehicles (10, 12) is controlled by means of a tappet (26). Each operating device (14... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090174524 | USER-ASSISTED PROGRAMMABLE APPLIANCE CONTROL A universal remote control interacts with a user to assist in training to one or more appliances. If the appliance is activated by a rolling code activation signal, a sequence of different rolling code activation signals is transmitted until the user indicates a success... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090146833 | Coordinator, gateway, and transmission method for IPv6 in wireless sensor network Provided are a coordinator, a gateway, and a transmission method for applying IPv6 in a wireless sensor network (WSN). Dual addressing of a link local address using a short address used in the WSN and a global unicast address using an extended unique identifier (EUI) of... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090121894 | MAGIC WAND The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate rich interaction with and/or management of environmental components included in an environment. The architecture can exist in whole or in part in a housing that can resemble a wand or similar obje... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090066534 | NETWORK-BASED ACCESS AND CONTROL OF HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS A device may include a memory to store a home automation graphical application and a processor to operate based on the home automation graphical application to establish via a network a communication link with a home automation system, and provide a graphical user inter... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090045971 | USE OF DECISION TREES FOR AUTOMATIC COMMISSIONING A computer algorithm (36) employing decision trees in order to assign wireless communication nodes (12-19,39-43) in a derived spatial arrangement. In a first embodiment, the algorithm (36) assigns nodes to an array of positions corresp... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090009358 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING CONTROL COMMANDS FOR A CONTROLLER FOR LIFTING GEAR Method for wirelessly transmitting control commands for a controller for lifting gear, wherein a wireless operating part has an unmistakeable address and a receiving part of the lifting gear has a selectable identifier, wherein the operating part is unambiguously assign... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080309513 | System Comprising a Master Unit and a Plurality of Slave Units for Operating a Plurality of Devices System including at least one master unit and a plurality of slave units, wherein the master unit and the slave units include means for performing communication via radio frequency channels. The at least one master unit includes means for transmitting control signals to... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080303691 | Hybrid automotive fluid dispensing system A fluid dispensing control system comprising a plurality of hybrid fluid dispensing units and hybrid keypads are capable of both wired and wireless communication with a billing computer.... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080303692 | Method and System for Assigning Identity Addresses to Local Management Modules A system and a method are provided for assigning plural identity addresses in sequence from a central management module to plural corresponding local management modules. A standby power is input to a current one of the local management modules. And the standby power tow... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080297371 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONNECTED APPARATUS SEARCHING METHOD An address number of “1” in a logic address is firstly set, and polling is performed. When there is a response to the polling, a physical address and a device name as response contents are written to and registered in an address list so as to correspond to the addre... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080224884 | System for Initiating Geospatial Functional Control of Mobile Electronics A system for universally controlling the functionality of portable electronic devices in a localized geospatial area is disclosed. A control signal encoded with instructions based on a predetermined protocol is sent from a RF control point transmitter. The encoded signa... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080068126 | PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING REMOTELY-LOCATED RADIO FREQUENCY COMPONENTS OF A CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention provides a method of assigning a unique device address to a remotely-located control device in a wireless lighting control system having a plurality of control devices. Each of the control devices is operable to couple to a source of power and to b... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080068127 | System and method thereof of a remotely controllable home network system for domestic appliances The present invention relates to a system and a method thereof of a remotely controllable home network system for domestic appliances. A first processing unit, a first memory unit, a first display unit, and a first network unit are installed in a first domestic applianc... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080062002 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND REMOTE-CONTROL CODE TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD According to one embodiment, a first interface unit executes a process of transmitting a remote-control code belonging to a first remote-control code set which is supported by a first operating system (OS#1) to an operating system which is currently executed. A s... | 03/13/2008 |
