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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110169664 | ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE RECOGNITION OF RUNNING VEHICLES USING SPECTRO-TEMPORAL DYNAMIC NEURAL NETWORK A method and apparatus for identifying running vehicles in an area to be monitored using acoustic signature recognition. The apparatus includes an input sensor for capturing an acoustic waveform produced by a vehicle source, and a processing system. The waveform is digi... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110121996 | Method and System for Detecting an Occupant Using Reflected Signals An occupant detection system emits an ultrasonic signal for detecting the presence of an occupant by reflecting the signal off the occupant and then determines that an occupant is present by detecting motion of the occupant. One type of motion that is detected is the sm... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110032122 | VEHICLE PRESENCE ALERT APPARATUS A vehicle presence alert apparatus for alerting a target object to a presence of the vehicle via an alert sound with a frequency in an audible range is disclosed. The vehicle presence alert apparatus includes: a sound emitter configured to (i) cause a carrier wave with ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100329510 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE In a method for displaying on a display device the surroundings of a vehicle, the surroundings are detected by at least one detection sensor as an image of the surroundings while the vehicle is traveling or at a standstill. A surroundings image from a given surrounding ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332706 | SENSOR TRANSMITTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING THE PAYLOAD DATA OF A SENSOR TO A BUS CONTROL DEVICE A sensor transmitter device for transmitting the payload data of a sensor to a bus control device is described, the sensor transmitter device being connectable to a data bus of a vehicle, which is configured for simultaneous transmission of bus data packets between a pl... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100025545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A TRANSPORTATION TRACK IS OCCUPIED A method for determining whether a defined section of a transportation track is occupied is described. The method includes inducing an audio frequency (AF) signal at a first position on the transportation track and receiving the AF signal at a second position on the tra... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090115635 | DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF RUNNING VEHICLES BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES A method and apparatus for identifying running vehicles in an area to be monitored using acoustic signature recognition. The apparatus includes an input sensor for capturing an acoustic waveform produced by a vehicle source, and a processing system. The waveform is digi... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20070040702 | Method for creating highly integrated satellite systems A method for manufacturing or creating highly integrated satellite systems intended for use within or to construct one or more satellite variants. The integrated satellite systems comprise embedded or encapsulated components, circuitry, and/or networks. Although other m... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060022844 | Ultrasonic sensor assembly An ultrasonic sensor assembly includes an ultrasonic sensor apparatus, a holding member and a spring arrangement. The spring arrangement includes two spring portions, which are connected together by a connecting portion. The spring portions are partially secured to a ho... | 02/02/2006 |
