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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325723 | System and method for detecting persons or objects in definite areas provided each with at least an entrance A system and a method are described for detection of individuals (8) or objects in a plurality of delimited spaces (10), each having at least one entrance (6). The detection system comprises LF transmission means (4, 4*, 5, 5*) located at... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7307524 | Access annunciator An electronic device is provided that functions as an area-intrusion informing embodiment for announcing the unauthorized entry into an enclosure or area which has at least one access opening and closing means. The invention is not intended to replace conventional a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7298253 | Method and apparatus for deciding whether to issue an alarm signal in a security system A method of operating a security system includes providing a plurality of sensors, and detecting at least one event with the sensors. A decision whether to initiate an alarm signal is dependent upon the detecting by each of the sensors, which of the sensors has dete... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295109 | Monitoring system The monitoring system has a monitoring apparatus and an access point that wirelessly communicates with the monitoring apparatus. The monitoring apparatus sends a wireless signal to the access point. The access point generates a Received Signal Strength Indicator of ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286052 | Detector with blinders A detector mountable on either a planar wall or an interior corner and having an adjustable field of view. The detector includes first and second sensors positioned to provide a horizontal field of view defining an angle of approximately 180 degrees. At least one bl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7250861 | Crime-prevention lighting device To provide a security lighting apparatus of a kind capable of easily optimizing the timing at which an alert is carried out, when a human body is detected by a human body detector 1 during the time zone determined by a time zone setting device (19), an... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242305 | Device and method for monitoring movement within a home A device and method for monitoring whether a resident is away from home or inactive within the home. A sensor, which includes a transmitter, a processor, a timer, and a detector, watches for motion to occur within a home. Upon sensing motion, the sensor sends a firs... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7190344 | Liquid crystal display device for vehicle A vehicle-use liquid crystal display device which is capable of securing high visibility even under a low temperature environment without increasing or enlarging power consumption is provided. A display vehicle speed Ddis is switched according to a hysteresis... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187279 | Security system and a method of operating A method of operating a security system is disclosed as including sensors for detecting occurrence of at least one security related event, e.g. motion, and alarm devices, in which the sensors and alarm devices are operatively associated with each other, e g. by bein... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158024 | Packet intrusion detection rule simplification apparatus and method, and packet intrusion detection apparatus and method using simplified intrusion detection rule A packet intrusion detection rule simplification apparatus and method and an intrusion detection apparatus and method are provided. Test conditions of at least one intrusion detection rules are rearranged based on test items, and the same test conditions for the sam... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154388 | Vehicle compartment smoke and fire indication system and method for use A mobile platform fire detection system includes a plurality of smoke detectors locatable in a compartment of a mobile platform. Heat sensors are also positioned in the compartment. At least one indication panel is located outside of the compartment and adjacent to ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154399 | System and method for determining whether a resident is at home or away A system and method for monitoring whether a resident is away from home or inactive within the home. A sensor, which includes a transmitter, a processor, a timer, and a detector, watches for motion to occur within a home. Upon sensing motion, the sensor sends a firs... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146286 | Monitoring system, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program A multi-sensor camera compares status describing data which is described based on a determining rule and sensor data outputted from a microwave sensor with a notification determining table sent from a processing box. If it is determined that an event is notified, th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7126341 | Automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic device An automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic apparatus includes first and second electrical connections configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of an automotive vehicle which includes a battery. Digital samples are obtained during operation o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7084752 | Method and apparatus for triage of network alarms A method and apparatus for triaging alarms transmitting from monitored entities in a network is provided. A relative importance value and a health value are maintained for each of one or more monitored entities. A monitored entity may be any hardware or software com... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081826 | Access annunciator An electronic device that functions as an area-intrusion informing device for announcing the unauthorized entry into an enclosure or area which has at least one access opening and closing means. The device uses components that are small for inconspicuous insertions,... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7064666 | Composite sensor for door A radio-wave transmitter-receiver section (12) forms a radio-wave detection zone (16) for detecting an object at a location way from a door (4). A light emitter-receiver section (20) forms an optical detection zone (42) for detecti... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7042350 | Security messaging system A system and method for delivering safety and security information that includes at least one event monitor. Each event monitor has an output. The system also includes apparatus for predetermining criteria for sorting the outputs of respective event monitors, appara... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034701 | Identification of fire signatures for shipboard multi-criteria fire detection systems A multi-criteria fire detection system, comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is capable of detecting a signature characteristic of a presence of a fire and providing an output indicating the same. A processor for receiving each output of the plural... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026924 | System for detecting individuals or objects passing through an entrance-exit of a defined space There is disclosed a system for detecting the passage of persons or objects through an entry-exit (4) to a delimited space (2), including (i) a detection device including transmission means (8) for transmitting different first and second electro... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7002464 | Relative timing mechanism for event sequencing without clock synchronization A remote sensing system operable to collect sensor timing data comprising a central data hub for detecting the occurrence of an event and processing information about the detected event, the remote sensing system comprising a central data hub, at least one sensor ha... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002485 | Method for the quasi-continuous transmission of a temporally modifiable variable The invention relates to a method for quasi-continuous transmission of a temporally variable parameter between a transmitter and a receiver. In order to provide the time characteristic of the parameter for initiating an operationally related function, said character... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998992 | System and an arrangement to determine the position in a hazardous situation The present invention relates to a system and to an arrangement for evaluating in a defined space or area a delimited area (7) in which there is a degree of urgency greater than the degree of urgency in respect of the remainder of said space (1), where... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995665 | System and method for identifying, monitoring and evaluating equipment, environmental and physiological conditions A system and method are disclosed for identifying monitoring and evaluating hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions. The system may be worn by safety personnel to detect equipment conditions such as low power supply, environmental conditions such as ambient te... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6954139 | Contact detecting device A contact detecting device includes a flexible piezoelectric sensor of a cable shape, a resilient member including a hollow portion having a free end to allow the hollow portion to be opened, a sensor holding portion for holding therein the piezoelectric sensor. The... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943682 | Home security administration platform A network may receives tracking information of various emergency services personnel, so that when a security breach has occurred at a residence or place of business, the network receives a surveillance profile from a home computer that is disposed where the detector... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6917801 | Communication system for use with a vehicle This invention relates to a communication system for use with a vehicle. The system comprises a first communication unit (1), being positioned within a vehicle (2), and a second portable communication unit (7). The first communication unit (1... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911908 | Security A security system for protecting articles (8), the system comprising at least one Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) loop (1) , one Emitting Unit (7) and one Detecting Unit (9) attached to each article (8) to be protected, the D... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6888455 | Method of detecting firearm shot A method of detecting a firearm shot includes providing a firearm shot detection system in a location where firearm shots are prone to occur; detecting with the firearm shot detection system a bang of a gunpowder explosion from the firearm shot; detecting with the f... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6877097 | Security access method and apparatus A portable biometric device enables a designated person to unlock any one portal exclusive of other portals of a secure entity and or a secure service by choosing which of their personal biometric characteristics is presented to the portable biometric device. The po... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868292 | Device control via digitally stored program content A method and system of controlling devices with digitally stored content. Devices such as home electronic appliances, lighting systems, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, home security systems and home entertainment systems are controlled fr... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864791 | Security bag A security bag includes a body having an interior for receiving articles, a closure attached to or formed integrally with the body and openable to gain access to the body interior and a pair of catches closing the closure to the body. A security device co-operates w... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6696930 | System and method for specification of trigger logic conditions A system for specifying a trigger logic condition, including an interface device, a simple condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6693530 | Home security administration platform A network may receiving tracking information of various emergency services personnel, so that when a security breach has occurred at a particular location, the network may receive a surveillance profile from a computer that is disposed at the location whe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6690274 | Alarm analysis tools method and apparatus The disclosed alarm analysis tools cope with insufficiently understood process characteristics. The configuration of the alarms and their associated displays are governed by generalized display policies applicable to groups of alarms rather than by detail... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6629060 | Support method, quality control method, and device therefor The present invention quickly resolves troubles in an analyzer and performs effective external quality control management. An analyzer (2) and a control device (1) are connected by a network (3). Error data and sample data taken from assay of a quality co... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6590952 | Reactor manual control system In a boiling water reactor controlling each control rod hydraulically by driving a solenoid valve, the control system comprises an operation control means 41 having a duplicated data processing unit for generating sequence patterns based on the timing of ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6583723 | Human interface system using a plurality of sensors An image sensor, a voice sensor, an auxiliary sensor part (infrared sensor, etc.), a total analyzing part, and an application communicate with each other through data/control signal communication units. Each sensor provides feedback on its signal detectio... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6525658 | Method and device for event detection utilizing data from a multiplicity of sensor sources A method and apparatus for event detection utilizing data from a multiplicity of sensors is provided. In a first step, actual detections from a plurality of sensors identified with predetermined sensor sequences, each indicative of an event, are compared ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6492903 | Multiple input-type and multiple signal processing-type device and related methods A multiple input-type and multiple signal processing-type device may include an input stage for receiving a plurality of different analog signal types, and down and up-converters for respectively downwardly converting first signal types and upwardly conve... | 12/10/2002 |
