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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8089371 | Logical floor determination for a wireless device using weighted AP received signal strengths An apparatus configured to acquire received signal strength intensities (RSSIs) for a wireless device from a plurality of access points (APs) located on a plurality logical floors. The apparatus is configured to determine which logical floor the wireless device is o... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7696899 | Marker navigation device A marker navigation device for determining and/or tracking a location of a marker device is provided. The marker device is attachable to an object, said marker device including a plurality of markers having known dimensions and being in a known positional relationsh... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7439849 | User welcoming system for an automobile A welcoming system for welcoming a user of an automobile has a host communication means provided in the automobile or a facility around a parking location of the automobile. The system further has a distance detecting means for detecting a distance between the user ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436294 | Method and apparatus for disaster prevention An apparatus, which is for disaster prevention installed in a facility, includes a radio-frequency identification tag that stores at least one of a first data and a second data. The first data is related to the disaster prevention, and is transmitted by wireless com... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423548 | Multi-function egress path device A system and method for providing emergency egress path indication by providing a path direction indicator that is hidden from view during normal operation and is exposed to view upon activation by an emergency signal. Upon being exposed to view the indicator may be... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414536 | Valve mounted bottom out sensor A sensor for attachment to an inflatable air cell cushion to detect a change in immersion depth and bottoming out of the user seated on the cushion. The sensor includes an airflow conduit for attachment to the cushion inflation tube. The airflow conduit comprises a ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411490 | Security monitoring methodology using digital audio A security monitoring methodology and device using digital audio. A security control device integrates physical intrusion detection functions, physical access control functions, and compressed, streaming, digital audio transmission capability. The device provides in... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411509 | System and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A portable monitoring station is associated with a patient assigned to a health care location. The portable monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment that monitors ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408457 | Dynamically tasking one or more surveillance resources In one embodiment, a system for dynamically tasking one or more surveillance resources includes a core module identifying one or more surveillance resources each including one or more sensors. The system also includes one or more discrete tasking modules dynamically... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406507 | Method and system for situation tracking and notification Alerts (13) are generated at mobile entity devices (12) and servers (16). The alerts are examined at the servers and handled by the server and/or forwarded to a clearing house (22). At the clearing house, emergency events (40) are ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403839 | Water shut-off system A moisture monitoring and control system comprising: 1) a plurality of moisture sensors; 2) one or more local or remote control stations capable of monitoring and controlling each of the individual elements of the moisture monitoring and control system; 3) at least ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403123 | Method and apparatus for displaying a patient worklist An apparatus displaying a patient worklist includes at least one processor, a pointing device, a display screen having a viewing area, and memory, and is configured to store patient information, including cautionary information and scheduled medical procedures, in t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403108 | Enhanced area separation in wireless location systems and method A system and method for tracking and locating wireless tags by a wireless location system in limited and well defined areas that provides for differentiation between the well defined areas comprises transmitting identifying area information by short range transmitte... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400245 | Personal safety system for evidence collection and retrieval to provide critical information for rescue A personal safety system (8) carried for emergency or abduction preparedness where information might need to be captured and left behind as evidence for the safe return of the user. The user may capture voice or video information and then throw it down and le... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400241 | Monitoring device, monitoring method, and monitoring system The present invention provides a monitoring device configured to automatically associate devices forming a multifunctional device with support-contract information. A monitoring device configured to remotely monitor a device to be monitored connected to a network, t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394364 | Wireless item location monitoring system and method A wireless electronic tracking system employs transmitters attached to moveable target items that send continuous analog radio frequency (RF) digitally-coded signals at prime number differentiated time intervals to a base receiver. The coded signals carry transmitte... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391313 | Emergency power shutdown management system An emergency power shutdown management system (EPSMS) comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC), relays coupled to the outputs of the PLC for shutting down electrically operated equipment, and indicators for indicating the status of the EPSMS and the controlle... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391314 | Event communication system for providing user alerts An event communication system involves facilitating entry by a user of one or more device addresses via a network accessible user interface of the event communication system. The device addresses are associated with alerts provided by the event communication system.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388507 | System and method for registering the temperature of a person A system and method for registering the temperature of a person, wherein a textile product, intended to abut against the person during use, is provided with a number of temperature sensors and a registration unit for registering measurement values from the sensors. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389104 | Methods, systems and apparatus for providing urgent public information Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for distributing urgent public information. For example, one exemplary of the invention provides a method for providing an alert to a subscriber. The exemplary method comprises receiving an alert message from ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389204 | Data presentation system for abnormal situation prevention in a process plant A system for visually presenting data receives signal processing data generated signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to devices associated with a process plant. The signal processing data collection blocks may generate data such as statistical data... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388492 | Pallet recycling system, radio tag, pallet, and management method and program A pallet recycling system for managing a pallet to support pallet recycling, comprising: a managing section connected to a network that manages a pallet distribution; a radio tag given to the pallet that records an... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385496 | Monitoring system A monitoring system for preventing crime in a home, includes a plurality of terminals for monitoring whether predetermined monitoring points are in a stationary or nonstationary state. Further, the monitoring system includes a central processing device for controlli... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382249 | Security motion sensor and video recording system A combined alarm and surveillance system integrates an existing alarm system (12) with an existing surveillance system (14) such that functions unique to each system are combined in a complementary manner. The existing alarm and surveillance systems ar... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383043 | Wireless network system capable of tracking a location of a mobile station and a method for tracking a location of the mobile station A system and a method for tracking a location of a private wireless network subscriber can precisely track and find out a location of a subscriber even within a service zone of a base station and can realize this precise tracking in a simple fashion. In a private wi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383019 | Field data collection and relay station A field data collection and relay station is equipped to receive sensor data from locations in a region. The station has directional antennas that are focused to transmit and receive energy in and from unique directions. The station establishes a wireless network in... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378968 | Detecting the position of an RFID attached asset Provides asset position detecting apparatus and methods for determining the correspondence relation between an asset attached to an RFID tag and the position in which the asset is located in a predetermined space range. An example apparatus includes: a movable RFID ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378964 | Very low power active RFID receiver A receiver includes two receiving modules, where the first receiving module is extremely parsimonious on battery power and as long as it is successful in developing a proper output signal at a given port maintains the second receiving module off, or substantially of... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378942 | Method of designing, installing, and operating a fire alarm or security system A method of integrating tasks common to the design, installation, and operation of a fire alarm and security system in a facility. Tasks included in the process include the initial design of the system, and any subsequent changes thereto; monitoring of the bidding p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375632 | Programmable locating system and method A programmable locating method and system comprises a first electronic device having an actuator, a transceiver, and an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is coupled to the transceiver and to the actuator. The integrated circuit is configured such that when ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375641 | Centralized implementation of portal announcing method and system In a facility having a plurality of portals and having a number of individuals having access to the portals and where each portal is assigned a unique portal for his or her use, a system is designed which allows each individual to receive a unique voice message from... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369060 | Distributed intelligence ballast system and extended lighting control protocol A ballast for use in a multi-ballast lighting system wherein the ballasts are coupled together by a digital communication network. The ballast comprises a power circuit portion for providing an electrical current to power a lamp. The ballast further includes a senso... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370016 | Music distribution systems Music is blanket transmitted (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's user station where selected music files are recorded. Customers preselect from a list of available music in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay only ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355510 | Telematics system vehicle tracking A method of tracking a vehicle including receiving vehicle information at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network, determining whether the vehicle information is associated with a vehicle station identification for a missing vehicle on a vehicle ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342489 | Surveillance system control unit A control unit for use in a surveillance system is provided. The control unit is configured to access or retrieve surveillance data. The control is further configured to issue commands for control of a sensor device. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339470 | Digital integrated motion system A process that records, transmits and analyzes moment-to-moment data of objects of interest at an event for the production of a digital representation of the event. This representation is the result of a short-range radiolocation system used for tracking objects. Co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336187 | Patient activity monitor A patient activity monitoring system that allows caregivers of multiple patients to work more efficiently and with reduced cost, while increasing the quality and level of patient care. The system includes a plurality of remote monitoring subsystems, a plurality of u... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333776 | Phone alert A type of cellular phone notification apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus would combine both a transmitter attached to a cellular phone and a receiver that would be attached to an individual's clothing. If the cellular phone and the receiver would become disassoci... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332834 | Power outlet device for charger and method of transmitting power thereof A power outlet device for a charger comprises an input port, a DC power supply unit, a control unit, a current sensor, a switch, and an output port. The input port of the power outlet device for a charger is used to receive an AC power, and the current sensor and th... | 02/19/2008 |
| RE40073 | Low power remote asset monitoring Arrangement for monitoring an asset including an interior sensor system arranged on the asset to obtain information about contents in the interior of the asset, a location determining system arranged on the asset to monitor the location of the asset and a communicat... | 02/19/2008 |
