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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159324 | Portable electronic device for controlling and managing functions and/or data of a vehicle The portable electronic device (1) allows functions and/or data of a vehicle to be controlled and managed. In order to do this, the portable device comprises, in a casing having an upper part (10) fixed, for example, in a removable manner on a lower pa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7333022 | Safety monitoring mechanism of a wafer fabrication platform A safety monitoring mechanism of a wafer fabrication platform is disclosed. The mechanism comprises a vibration sensor mounted at the loading apparatus of the wafer fabrication platform for detecting vibration generated during the operation of the loading apparatus;... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7196611 | Barrier movement operator human interface method and apparatus Improvements in human interaction with barrier movement operators are disclosed. A controller of the barrier movement operator is capable of a number of learning modes in which the controller cooperates with a user to learn operating parameters. The controller guide... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7110836 | Controllable appliance arrangement A transmission/reception device is provided merely as an embedded system, and a domestic appliance control program and/or an industrial appliance control program is/are transferred from the transmission/reception device to an external control apparatus, and the latt... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095335 | Arrangement including a remote control device and a first electronic device In an arrangement including a remote control device and at least a first electronic device, the remote control device includes a first memory for storing a set of code data for controlling a further electronic device, the first memory being connected to an input of ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092803 | Remote monitoring, configuring, programming and diagnostic system and method for vehicles and vehicle components A system and method for monitoring, configuring, programming and/or diagnosing operation of at least one vehicle includes an on-board unit disposed on the vehicle to send and receive data corresponding to at least one vehicle operating characteristic, a plurality of... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6906617 | Intelligent appliance home network The instantaneous power consumption of an appliance is used to determine the status of the appliance, from which further actions may be taken. This invention is premised on the observation that most appliances have a characteristic power consumption pattern that can... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6711472 | Method and device for controlling operational sequences, particularly in a vehicle A method and a device for controlling operational sequences, particularly in a vehicle, at least one sensor having a connection unit being connected via a bus system to at least one control unit for controlling the operational sequences, the control unit likewise ha... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6693534 | Emergency alarm system using pull-station with camera An emergency alarm system is provided having a manually operated pull-station that activates the system. The emergency alarm system has a camera that provides image data of the area surrounding the pull-station. The emergency alarm system also has a contr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6600421 | System to automatically locally control a device according to preferences of a user entering a local area of the device from a remote area The present invention provides sensor generating measurement information based upon a patient parameter measured by the sensor and a processor managing local output of the measurement information according to automatically detected control signals locally... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6469623 | Smoke detector maintenance and verification tool A smoke detector verification system, which includes a smoke detector, a portable computer system and an optical receiver, verifies the operation of the smoke detector. The smoke detector includes a light emitting diode (LED) that is periodically modulate... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6388559 | Remote control device and a method of using the same A remote control system uses a state signal that indicates whether a door or lock is opening, open, closing or closed. The state signal that indicates whether a door or lock is opening, open, closing or closed is transmitted. The remote control device rec... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6310560 | Communication device and process The communication device comprises a central unit and at least one station connected by a network. The station comprises a checking circuit and a storage circuit connected to the checking circuit. The storage circuit stores data representative of informat... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6219109 | Remote control with direct TV operation The remote control is constructed and arranged for direct TV operation and includes; a keyboard having keys for selecting a television channel; structure and circuitry for coupling a data storage unit or signal source to said remote control; structure and... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6049353 | Computer network, processing of digitized, compressed, security camera video, intelligently onto hard drives of personal computers An apparatus and method encodes alarm condition data and other data into the vertical interval signals of a plurality security television cameras so that the data may be used to determine which security camera pictures should be stored and retrieved. Tele... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6014084 | Electronic self-locating system and method A method and an apparatus for automatically locating detectors in an ambient condition monitoring system incorporate a normally closed contact for open circuiting the associated communication link. A command can be issued to the detectors and which identi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5768224 | AV system and method of establishing a connection setting for AV component devices In order to reduce the storage capacity required for storing system configuratuion information in an AV system composed of a plurality of AV component devices, a ROM 5A stores a plurality of predetermined systems configurations of the AV component devices... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5739760 | Method and system for remote supervisory control A remote supervisory control system is provided in which a master system performs monitoring and control of a plurality of slave systems, maintaining the fine control capability of the past, while enabling implementation with the minimum memory capacity. ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5736927 | Audio listen and voice security system A security alarm system including multiple, zone distributed audio monitors and alarm sensors which report and verify detected alarms and communicate with a system controller and central station. Ambient audio is continuously and selectively recorded in a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5714946 | Apparatus for communicating with a machine when the machine ignition is turned off An apparatus for communicating with an electronic control module on an engine of a machine from a remote location is disclosed. The apparatus includes an electronic controller associated with a power supply on the electronic control module. A sensor is co... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5682949 | Energy management system This document describes an energy management system in which microprocessor based thermostats are used to control individual room temperatures in a multiple room building in accordance with the known occupancy status of the room. The occupancy status info... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5565856 | Abnormality detecting device for vehicle communication system and method of using same The present invention provides an abnormality detecting device for a vehicle communication system comprising controllers and a diagnosis unit. The controllers store data to be transmitted by means of a communication IC to the diagnosis unit. When data is ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5467078 | System and method for communicating data between plural air conditioning machines for controlling the machines and displaying their status A communicating system has at least two air conditioning machines which are connected to a primary interface and a secondary interface, respectively. The primary interface is connected to a primary remote controller having a display. The secondary interfa... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5459454 | Message transmission device, and a message transmission system and a message transmission status advising system using the message transmission device An electronic message transmission system including at least one transmission apparatus of the electronic message and a plurality of message receivers of the same wherein the electronic message is transmitted according to a predetermined transmission path... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5426421 | Method of automatically managing a network or remote function-excecuting apparatus from a programable network control center A network includes a network control center which stores network management software capable of supporting user-composed programs for automatically managing apparatus at remote sites, each apparatus including a microprocessor, memory and input/output devi... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5420577 | Method for providing communication between a distribution panel and console interface units In a secure trunked communication system that includes a central controller, communication between a distribution panel and a limited number of console interface units may be achieved in the following manner. At power up or upon a reset condition, the dis... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5365514 | Event driven interface for a system for monitoring and controlling a data communications network An Event Driven Interface (EDI) is disclosed for use as a subsystem of a monitoring and control system for a data communications network. The network communicates a serial stream of binary bits having a characteristic pattern. The system includes a contro... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5353009 | Communication system A communication system comprises a control station and a number of remote stations connected to the control station by a multi-conductor harness. The control station houses a computer and supplies the remote stations with electrical power, as well as comm... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5309351 | Communications, information, maintenance diagnostic and training system A data and communication system including a hand-held unit and an infrared communication satellite is used to provide for the interchange of data between a host computer, individual personal computers, the hand-held computing unit, and factory machinery, ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5291190 | Operator interface for plant component control system The invention provides integration of the automatic semiautomatic and manual modes on a single man-machine interface device (200,400), with the master control of a system parameter such as pressurizer level, which is responsive to at least two system comp... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5241482 | Monitoring system for automated assemblies An automated production line monitoring system is presented to provide; setting and control of process parameters necessary to operate the various automated processing machine units installed on the line; and surveillance of abnormalities which may occur ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5223825 | Communication control system and communication control apparatus A communication control system or a communication control apparatus executes communication control among A/V (audio/visual) equipment or due to mutual connection with various information equipment. The communication control apparatus has a communication i... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5200744 | Interactive plant monitoring system An interactive plant monitoring system in which a plurality of interactive functions for monitoring a plant are displayed on a CRT display in a predetermined order, and an input to the plurality of interactive functions is discriminated on the basis of an... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5164894 | Method of data entry into a plant loop A plant loop communication system utilizing a plurality of Loop Interface Slave (LIS) modules, each of which being an intelligent slave module incorporating its own microprocessor, is described. The use of such a module permits off-load processing so that... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5126730 | Multipoint TBOS interface including backup response unit Individual equipment units are adapted to be connected to a Telemetry Byte Oriented Serial (TBOS) protocol communication link in a bussed fashion. This allows more than one equipment unit to be monitored and controlled over a single TBOS communication lin... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5041825 | Remote control system for combined ceiling fan and light fixture A control unit for a combined ceiling fan and light fixture (ceiling unit) is coupled to a temperature sensor monitoring the temperature of the room containing the ceiling unit, has manual entry keys for controlling fan energization, speed and direction a... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4959649 | Current holding circuit of two-wire instrument A current holding circuit of a two-wire instrument which includes a transmitter and a receiving resistor, remotely located from the transmitter, for detecting a signal from the transmitter as a change in loop current, and to which a commuication device is... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4933668 | Aircraft security system An aircraft security system includes a central control unit, several remotely located cluster controllers and a plurality of intrusion sensors associated with and controlled by each cluster controller. A two-wire bus carries power from the central control... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4835699 | Automated distributed control system for a weaving mill An interactive real-time, distributed control system for textile weaving machines including real time, interactive bi-directional communications centrally manages the whole range of activities of a weaving room. Microcontrollers at each weaving machine co... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4802022 | Cable TV system for guest facilities A CATV system for a guest facility such as a hotel including a monitor installed in each room of the facility, an activator for activating the monitor with a signal sent from the front office of the facility, a sensor for detecting a guest who has entered... | 01/31/1989 |
