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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7890483 | Systems and methods for providing alerts A method of outputting an alert indicating that an unauthorized event has occurred. The method includes obtaining a status from a sensor and retrieving personnel information from a database, the personnel information relating to the sensor. The method also includes ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7301465 | Drowsy driving alarm system A drowsy driving alarm system includes a monitoring mechanism with a camera and an indicator mechanism carrying drowsy driving software and a processor to process data received from the camera regarding drowsiness of a user of the drowsy driving alarm system. The mo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7248157 | Wireless phone-interface device In one aspect, a phone-interface device determines whether a problem has occurred at a control panel by determining whether a signal from the control panel has been received, and when a signal has not been received within a period of time, the phone-interface device... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7202794 | Flame detection system A flame detection system includes a plurality of sensors for generating a plurality of respective sensor signals. The plurality of sensors includes a set of discrete optical radiation sensors responsive to flame as well as non-flame emissions. An Artificial Neural N... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7180429 | Slow motion detection system Searching through a series of images such as video images for slowly-moving objects such as enemy snipers, using pattern matching, color matching, brightness matching, or the like. Multiple search speeds facilitate finding objects moving at different velocities thro... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7148815 | Apparatus and method for detecting objects located on an airport runway An apparatus for detecting objects on an airport runway. The apparatus comprises a first transmitter adapted to be positioned adjacent to the runway, a first receiver adapted to be positioned adjacent to the runway, a processor operably linked to the first receiver,... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6975226 | Master control panel for loading dock equipment A unified docking apparatus is provided. It includes a single set of controls to operate a vehicle restraint, a dock door, a barrier device, a dock seal, and a loading light. Some optional embodiments include selector switch to select which apparatus the single set ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6924730 | Fire door control system and method including periodic system testing A fire door control system permits user input during regular use and during alarm conditions. The system utilizes primary and secondary power sources and incorporates a variety of preventive safeguards assuring that functionality of the fire door control system will... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6909995 | Remote site management system For the purpose of providing timely and efficient maintenance services even when a system includes machines that are not covered by maintenance services, in a system comprising a center server (202) for customer management and a client terminal (104) o... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6879253 | Method for the processing of a signal from an alarm and alarms with means for carrying out said method The signals of a danger detector that has at least one sensor (2, 3, 4) for monitoring danger parameters and an electronic evaluation system (1) assigned to the at least one sensor (2, 3, 4) are compared with specified parameters. In addition, t... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6812827 | System and method for testing and maintaining a predetermined physical bit rate on a line connection A system and method for testing and maintaining a predetermined bit rate on a line connection between a transmission assembly and at least one terminal, where initiation of a drop below the predetermined bit rate triggers at least one corrective measure for increasi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813549 | Vehicle service status tracking system and method A system and methods to allow multiple stations in geographically dispersed locations to monitor and track vehicle repair record and service status information in a coordinated fashion. In a service area comprised of a number of geographically-bounded service region... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6642843 | Management system A management system is provided with a sensor control means located in each region of a multiple occupancy building and a management apparatus connected to and able to communicate with the sensor control means. The sensor control means are connected with ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6472999 | Apparatus and method for remote convenience message reception with signal strength determination An apparatus (14) and an associated method determine signal strength of a received electromagnetic signal (18) that is comprised of a plurality of pulses that convey a remote convenience function request, and which causes performance of the requested func... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6288640 | Open transmission line intrusion detection system using frequency spectrum analysis An intrusion detection system comprises a plurality of sensors (2A . . . 2X) and a corresponding plurality of receivers (3A. . . 3X). Each receiver receives, via the associated sensor, radio frequency signals comprising a multiplicity of transmissions at ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6265970 | Event detection device with fault monitoring capability An event detection device comprising a sensing means for generating an output signal in response to the detection of an event, the device comprising a fault monitoring system which comprises: comparator means for comparing the output signal with a thresho... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6252502 | Alarm detection apparatus An alarm detection apparatus includes a plurality of alarm detectors detecting and/or cancelling alarms for identical and different error rates. The plurality of alarm detectors are grouped into a major detector unit made up of alarm detectors which detec... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6232873 | Method and apparatus for signalling theft for a motor vehicle In a failsafe method and apparatus for signalling theft for a motor vehicle, an item of theft-signalling information is produced as a function of the signal state of at least one of a plurality of monitoring signals, which are indicative of vehicle states... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6166633 | Process for reducing motion-type false alarm of security alarm system with self-analyzing and self-adjusting control An additional logic algorithm is employed in the process for reducing motion-type false alarm of security alarm system automatically or manually, wherein the preset time period of the delaying period of the verification condition is reduced to a shorter f... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6107918 | Method for personal computer-based home surveillance A PC-based home security system for monitoring the environment surrounding a PC in order to detect suspicious or uncharacteristic events. The PC-based home security system first monitors the environment, listening and watching for a threshold event. When ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6043740 | Vehicle signalling apparatus This device for giving and controlling a vehicle U-turn signal comprises a U-turn signal indicator (1) and a control circuit. The U-turn signal indicator (1) can consist of an array of LEDs which makes a loop circuit with an arrow. One can be mounted on t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5969600 | Dangerous condition warning device incorporating a time-limited hush mode of operation to defeat an audible low battery warning signal A battery operable dangerous condition warning device adapted to issue an alarm when a sensed dangerous condition exceeds a predetermined status incorporates a monitoring device circuit including: a processor, a dangerous condition sensor, a horn, a batte... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5923247 | Fault monitoring Faults occurring in a telecommunications system are monitored identifying their time of onset and reporting them to an operator through an interface if they have not cleared within a predetermined interval. Transient faults, which do clear within that int... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5877676 | Apparatus for generating alerts of varying degrees An alerting device generates a variable alert that is varied to indicate the amount of time that has elapsed since the alert began. The alerting device has an alert signal detector, a timing unit, an alert signal generator and an alert unit. The alert sig... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5859593 | Method and apparatus for controlling positions of members provided on a car The positions of position-controlled members provided on a car, for example, the driver's seat, steering wheel and mirrors, are controlled by a host position control unit through a plurality of position control units which are controlled on the basis of c... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5831540 | Control system for loading docks A system to determine the usage of loading dock equipment such as a dock leveler, a vehicle restraint and a barrier gate to provide an output indicative thereof. For each loading dock component mounted at a loading dock in an operable configuration whose ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5790042 | Automobile multiplex data communication method and system capable of preventing chattering phenomenon of switching component An automobile multiplex data communication system includes: a plurality of child stations; a parent station for controlling a multiplex data communication established with the plurality of child stations; and a signal transmission path for mutually connec... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5786755 | Alarm escalation method Ordinary alarm conditions are escalated into a critical alarm condition by first accumulating the ordinary alarm conditions. Upon each ordinary alarm condition, a number of previously accumulated alarm conditions are deleted in accordance with the elapsed... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5686896 | Low battery report inhibitor for a sensor In a battery-powered sensor such as a smoke detector, a passive report of unacceptable battery condition is first given while an active report of such condition is inhibited. Then, after the lapse of a period of time after the unacceptable battery conditi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5521445 | Device for administering timed orders for the remote control of electrical apparatus Device and method for administering timed orders for the remote control of apparatus, comprising a clock (4) adapted to mark the time, an adjuster (5) for the clock, a programmer (6) permitting selecting an absolute wake up time, a comparator (7) for comp... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5475365 | Methods and apparatus for intrusion detection having improved immunity to false alarms A multisensor intrusion detection system having greatly improved immunity to false alarms is disclosed. This system employs a first sensor for sensing an intrusion in a volume of space by a first physical phenomenon and a second sensor for detecting an in... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5406255 | Duplexed communication system A communication system comprising at least one working system for receiving a signal from a source, at least one protection system for receiving the signal from the source, a detection part for detecting an alarm state of the signals received via the work... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5304983 | Multiple pulse responder and detection system and method of making and using same A responder for electronic article surveillance apparatus is made by subjecting a plurality of magnetizable elements to heating in the presence of a magnetic field and maintaining the field at a different intensity for each element as it is cooled to prov... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5252948 | Security system for cigarette display case The system includes optical detectors, a control microprocessor, and an alarm. The detectors optically detect the presence of cartons within the shelf exit openings and emit carton-present signals upon such detection. The microprocessor is responsive to t... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5229749 | Security system for cigarette display case The system includes optical detectors, a control microprocessor, and an alarm. The detectors optically detect the presence of cartons within the shelf exit openings and emit carton-present signals upon such detection The microprocessor is responsive to th... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5150101 | Security system for cigarette display case An anti-pilferage alarm system for a cigarette carton display case. The system includes optical detectors, a control microprocessor, and an alarm. The detectors optically detect the presence of cartons within the shelf exit openings and emit carton-presen... | 09/22/1992 |
