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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8068021 | Room monitor for critical environment rooms A room monitor having a second display includes a controller, a first display and a second display. The first display is preferably a touch screen monitor, which allows the entry of data into the controller without the need for a keyboard. However, the controller ma... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7864038 | Alarm engineering aiding system The present invention relates to an alarm engineering aiding system for aiding engineering of an alarm generated in a plant. There are provided an alarm generating scenario file in which types of pseudo alarms and generation timings are defined, a plant instrumentat... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7839277 | Monitoring system and temperature controller The present invention provides A monitoring system comprising a display device, an abnormality detection means for monitoring an object and when detecting an abnormality of the monitored object, outputting an abnormality signal, and a display control means for causi... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7719414 | Electronic medic alert A device and method for sending medic alert information electronically. The device may have a memory component and a processing component. The memory component may store medic alert information. The processing component may generate an electronic message containing ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7719415 | Access station for building monitoring systems An external access station for interfacing with existing building monitoring systems to obtain data and control at least some of the systems for use by first responders to an emergency. The access station includes a protective enclosure recessed into a building exte... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7701329 | Room monitor for critical environment rooms A room monitor having a second display includes a controller, a first display and a second display. The first display is preferably a touch screen monitor, which allows the entry of data into the controller without the need for a keyboard. However, the controller ma... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7649451 | Data processing device The data processing device includes an identification information displaying controller, a selecting controller, and a recording controller. The identification information displaying controller displays a plurality of identification information that is read from a s... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646294 | Alarm maps to facilitate root cause analysis through spatial and pattern recognition A computer implemented method for facilitating the root cause analysis of an event through spatial and pattern recognition. Alarms can be graphically represented in an alarm summary screen by individual colored rectangles with different luminance and patterns and ar... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7636040 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus for displaying and setting operating conditions of a peripheral device, includes: a display unit; an operating condition selection unit; a first comparison unit; and a first display control unit. The operating condition selection ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7538665 | Remote-control system, remote controller, and display-control method A remote-control system includes a video-reception device receiving a transmitted video signal and displaying the video image corresponding to the video signal, and a remote controller controlling the video-reception device. The remote controller includes a receive ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7489238 | Arrangement for controlling electronic devices, in particular in a vehicle An arrangement has a computing unit which is connected to a memory unit, an operator control device and a display device. The computing unit displays, on the display device, a first operator control display which is read out from the memory unit and is composed of a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7436398 | Operating device An operating device for controlling a display screen, which includes a rotatable operating member of cylindrical shape, and a slidable operating member having a cylindrical tip portion located above an upper end of the rotatable operating member. The diameter of an ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436296 | System and method for controlling a remote environmental control unit An administration tool program generates a user interface displaying selectable living environment devices, each corresponding to a type of living environment device that can be controlled by a user through a remotely located ECU (environmental control unit). The us... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436293 | System and method for configuring and maintaining individual and multiple environmental control units over a communication network from an administration system A method and system that allow an ECU to be conveniently configured based on the contents of an ECU configuration profile database that stores ECU user profiles and living environment profiles, and that generates a user interface for a selected remote ECU displaying... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436292 | System and method for controlling a network of environmental control units A system for managing a network of environmental control units (ECUs) enables an ECU user to more easily move from one living environment to another. The system allows an ECU to be conveniently configured based on the contents of an ECU configuration profile databas... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436291 | Protection of devices in a redundant configuration A network communication device is provided, comprising a control processor for controlling operation of the device, a reset module which is controllable independently of the control processor for performing a reset operation of the device, and a reset control interf... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7408458 | Method and apparatus for suppressing duplicate alarms A method and apparatus for suppressing a duplicated alarm in a communications network are described. In one embodiment, at least one alarm message associated with at least one event is received. A determination of whether the at least one event exists in a database ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400239 | Universal control apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for control of one or more functions within a premises. In one embodiment, the control apparatus comprises a “universal” electronic switch which can be configured according to any number of different desired functional and/or aesthetic sche... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385490 | Method for setting screens of inboard indicators A method for setting screens of plural inboard indicators connected to an inboard network via a communication line includes connecting a terminal to the inboard network. The method also includes loading the terminal with data from the plural indicators and setting t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7382237 | Display arrangement for a vehicle A display arrangement for a vehicle has, in particular, a multipurpose instrument or is configured as a multipurpose instrument. The display arrangement includes a first display device to display information concerning operation of the vehicle, a glass with adjustab... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356354 | Cradle, receiving terminal and receiving method When a portable receiving terminal is mounted on a cradle in an automobile, the satellite broadcasted contents is received by use of external antennas connected to the cradle, in place of built-in antennas contained in the portable receiving terminal. Accordingly, b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353614 | Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration routine in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained from a magnetic field sensor that meet predetermined criteria. One suc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352281 | Automotive gauge system using a power line carrier A data display system including a plurality of data sources; a data transmitter coupled to the data sources and to a transmission network comprising a power line; wherein the data transmitter comprises means for modulating the data as a frequency modulated carrier a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352279 | Rule based intelligent alarm management system for digital surveillance system An alarm management system includes an alarm receiver module receiving customized alarms from one or more of sensor devices and surveillance systems. A condition evaluation module performs an evaluation of one or more customized conditions for a customized alarm. An... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348875 | Semi-passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with active beacon A radio frequency beacon device for use with a backscatter interrogator includes a processor; a receiver coupled to the processor; a backscatter modulator coupled to the processor; and an active transmitter coupled to the processor, the active transmitter being conf... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348881 | Reflective law enforcement vehicle decoy A reflective law enforcement vehicle decoy comprises an image of a law enforcement vehicles reflective areas (FIG. 2), such as pursuit lights (12ab), headlights (14ab), decals (18,) numbering area (24), spot light ( | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348768 | Tray transfer unit and automatic test handler having the same Provided is a tray transfer apparatus having a transfer plate arranged and configured to support a tray containing a number of semiconductor devices in an array of pockets. The tray transfer apparatus further includes a driving means arranged and configured for the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345580 | Alarm management system The present invention relates to an alarm management system for acquiring message data for alarms issued from a process and analyzing alarm behaviors. The alarm management system of the present invention selects unnecessary alarms from the message data for alarms an... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339475 | Portable alarm system A monitoring system includes a portable alarm having a base unit with an electronic package. At least one sensor is associated with the electronics to transmit signals to the electronics in the event of a breach. The electronic package in turn signals a central moni... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334925 | Lighted exterior rearview mirror system A lighted exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprises an exterior rearview mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle. The exterior mirror assembly includes a reflective element having a heater and a breakaway joint assembly having stati... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336155 | Remote control device for a motor vehicle A remote control for a garage door opener includes a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic signals and at least one manual actuator. The transmitter can be arranged in flexible mounting areas inside or outside the motor vehicle and can be spatially separate f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334485 | System, method and computer-readable medium for locating physical phenomena A method, system and computer product for detecting the location of a deformation of a structure includes baselining a defined energy transmitting characteristic for each of the plurality of laterally adjacent conductors attached to the structure. Each of the plural... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7333010 | Method and apparatus for verifying operation of notification appliances during low input voltage condition A method for verifying operation of notification appliances on a notification appliance network during low input voltage conditions is provided. An output voltage is supplied to a network and is measured at a control panel. An input parameter is measured at a notifi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331115 | Vehicle compass compensation A compass compensation system is provided for automatically and continuously calibrating an electronic compass for a vehicle, without requiring an initial manual calibration or preset of the vehicle magnetic signature. The system initially adjusts a two axis sensor ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327271 | Portable weather detector and alert system A portable weather detection and alarm device includes an electromagnetic signal receiver that receives digital time signals and atmospheric phenomenon signals. A processor connected to the electromagnetic signal receiver processes the atmospheric phenomenon signals... | 02/05/2008 |
