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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7864035 | System and method for determining whether a cordless handset is at a base unit A phone, method, and system are presented for determining whether a cordless handset is positioned on a base unit of a cordless telephone. An on-base unit signal may be generated in response to a cordless handset being positioned in contact with a base unit of a cor... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7796022 | Notification in a virtual receptionist method and system A method of notification in a virtual receptionist system. The method begins by determining that a guest has arrived. The guest is determined without active participation from the guest. An alert is activated for each greeter in a plurality of greeters designated to... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7443283 | Methods and apparatus for connecting an intimate group by exchanging awareness cues and text, voice instant messages, and two-way voice communications A personal communicator with context awareness in a wristwatch form for connecting intimate friends and family via awareness cues and text, voice instant message, or synchronous voice connectivity. Sensors worn with the watch produce raw data tracking location (via ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7423867 | Portable electronic key A portable electronic key easily findable even if dropped into water. The portable electronic key includes an upper cover and a lower cover, a hermetically sealed space is formed, in which electrical equipment such as a board, a battery, and an antenna are arranged.... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7400240 | Systems and methods of deterministic annunciation A method of supervising a plurality of displaced devices includes having each device emit a supervisory signal that is detectable by a designated unit. Indicia can be included indicative that an intervening message has been sent from a respective device. The designa... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357359 | Electronic code follower relay An electronic code following relay for use in a railroad signaling system includes a timing circuit for receiving an input square wave signal coded at a pre-determined code rate, and regenerating the input square wave signal at the pre-determined code rate after a p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7319414 | Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia Systems and methods are disclosed for notification or messaging systems that give confidence to the notification-receiving party that a notification concerning the travel status of a mobile thing is from a proper authorized source. One representative method, among o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316029 | Network security services architecture A convenient and low cost computer security system deploys a menu of security tools within a local network that can be selected by a user connected to the network. A network architecture of the invention is structured to provide highly effective and flexible securit... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7245210 | Vehicle electronic key system A vehicle electronic key system includes a control device mounted on a vehicle and an electronic key for transmitting a response signal in response to reception of a request signal from the control device. The control device includes means for outputting a request s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7209330 | Reset lockout for circuit interrupting device Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include a reset lock-out mechanism are provided. The reset lock-out mechanism prevents the resetting of electrical connections between input and output conductors if the circuit interrupting mechani... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7176791 | Security verification method and device A security verification method for verifying whether improper settings that indicate composite errors of security settings exist in an object system, which is an object of examination, includes steps of: reading data transfer paths that represent data movement in th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170419 | Remote key entry system A remote key entry system has a key unit and an answerback sound producing device. The key unit transmits a radio signal for remote-controlled locking and unlocking of a vehicle. The answerback sound producing device receives the key signal to indicate completion of... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7126472 | System and method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device The subject invention provides a method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device (32). The method establishes a monitoring database (34) including identifications for a plurality of user devices (32) and user information ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119716 | Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method,... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109878 | External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiv... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7068167 | Optical sensor An optical sensor arrangement includes a transmitter that emits light rays and a receiver that receives light rays reflected from an object. A deflection unit deflects the transmitted light rays to periodically sweep across a monitoring range. An evaluation unit sto... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061375 | System for warning a failure to wear a seat belt In a system for warning a failure to wear a seat belt to urge a vehicle operator to wear the seat belt, a sound emitter is activated when a vehicle speed is higher than a threshold level and the seat belt is not fastened. The sound emitter cyclically alternates betw... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6995664 | Remote supervision system and method A new and improved method for supervising and monitoring people from a remote location comprising the use of a communication system that builds upon telecommunications connections, computer interfaces, and information management via the internet. Strategically place... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962126 | Automatic rising caution flag An automatic rising flag assembly includes a bracket connected to a water vessel and an elongated flagpole. The assembly further includes a mechanism connected to the water vessel and the bracket so that the flagpole can be pivoted and maintained between up and down... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6911904 | System and method for adaptive variable magnetic field generator A system for controlling a magnetic field strength includes a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field for receipt by a responsive device and a controller in communication with the magnetic field generator for determining a strength of the magnetic f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6882271 | Automated medical imaging system repair diagnostics The need for service repair calls for a medical imaging system is reduced by enabling the operator to diagnose and, at times, to repair system problems without calling a repair service. A system diagnostics package includes an interactive diagnostic procedure which ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6816067 | Apparatus and method for selecting wireless devices A method and apparatus for identifying and selecting a desired wireless device from multiple available wireless devices is provided. In one embodiment, the desired wireless device receives a signal from a searching wireless device. An indicator on the desired wirele... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6799031 | Local combined telephone and alarm system The invention concerns a local combined telephone and an alarm system comprising a central base communicating through two-way radio channel, according to a multiple access communication protocol, with telephone stations and detectors adapted to detect an emergency s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6759951 | Method and system for communicating among a plurality of mobile assets A method and system for a lead mobile asset to verify that a remote mobile asset under the control of the lead mobile asset is following a set of command functions broadcast by the lead mobile asset in a command message. The lead and remote mobile assets may be part... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6737966 | Keypad annunciator graphical user interface A Keypad Annunciator Graphical User Interface, (KAGUI), for use by an operator of a process control system for presenting and responding to alarm state data generated by the process control system, is disclosed. The KAGUI provides an interactive display of a keypad ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6696931 | Retrofittable vehicle collision warning apparatus A retrofittable collision warning apparatus for vehicles comprises a base unit within the vehicle cabin and a plurality of remote units located around the periphery of the vehicle. The remote units generally operate in a low-power sleep mode, and periodic... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6690276 | Method and apparatus for monitoring message acknowledgements in a security system A wireless security system using multiple receivers in which each RF receiver can monitor the messages being sent to the control by the other receivers via constant monitoring of the bi-directional communication between the control and all of the other re... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6587039 | Method and device for the output of operating information A method and a device for the output of operating information for a driver information device having an output unit, an operating unit and a processing unit. Using the method and device, operating information for the functions of the driver information de... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6559767 | Vibration-sensing alarm device A vibration-sensing alarm device has a receiving circuit for receiving radio signals transmitted from a transmitter. A decoder decodes the signals transmitted from the receiving circuit. A control switch is controlled by the decoder to be turned on or off... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6535138 | HVAC network verification system A system for verifying the operability of one or more HVAC devices in a communication network includes a network control device that sends a particular type of message to the HVAC devices. Each HVAC device receiving the message will initiate a clearly vis... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6535119 | System and method of managing failure of an electronic shelf label to respond to a message A system and method of managing failure of an electronic shelf label to respond to a message which conserves system bandwidth. The system includes an electronic shelf label which fails to respond to a first message, and a computer for resending the first ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6509833 | Method and system for providing a warning alert A method and a system for providing a warning alert to subscribers of a telecommunication system is disclosed. In one aspect, the warning system includes a central switch and a remote switch, each switch coupled to a different plurality of subscribers to ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6381643 | Mechanism and procedure for detecting switch mis-cabling A method, and a system for implementing the method, for implementing the method, for determining if a wire has been miswired in a network comprising service nodes and switch elements. The method includes the steps of: (1) transmitting a transmission strea... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6353385 | Method and system for interfacing an intrusion detection system to a central alarm system An alarm interface system and method receives intrusion alarm messages from an intrusion detection system. The alarm interface system organizes a group of the intrusion alarm messages into a time sequence. A highest priority alarm message is selected from... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6339369 | Retrofittable vehicle collision warning apparatus A retrofittable collision warning apparatus for vehicles is described. The collision warning apparatus comprises a base unit that is located within the vehicle cabin and a plurality of remote units located around the periphery of the vehicle. The remote u... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6252501 | Message repeating apparatus and method A multi-processor communication system includes a plurality of processors in bidirectional communication with one another. One processor can transmit a message to an intended recipient. The message can be correctly received by other processors. In the eve... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249218 | Vented remote radar detector A remote radar detector (10) includes a receiver unit (12) adapted to be mounted outside the vehicle passenger compartment (22) of a vehicle (20) and an alert unit (14) adapted to be mounted inside the vehicle passenger compartment (22), with a cable (16)... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6237034 | Method and system for transmitting and receiving alarm notifications and acknowledgements within a telecommunications network A system and method for acknowledging alarms is provided in which alarm acknowledgement information is managed in a distributed fashion by all entities interested in the alarms. In the course of an alarm acknowledgement being transmitted from an entity wh... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5977871 | Alarm reporting system A controlling interface unit is linked to a plurality of event sensors associated with a premises. There is at least one manner of establishing communication, using wired communication lines or radio transmissions between this interface unit and, on the o... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5867105 | Wireless alarm system A wireless alarm system for generating alarm signals discernible to the hearing impaired. The system includes a detection unit having a smoke or carbon dioxide detector which generates a signal upon sensing the occurrence of smoke or carbon dioxide. A tra... | 02/02/1999 |
