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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144009 | Remote monitor system with radio dispatch The present invention is directed toward systems and methods for providing a remote monitoring system with radio dispatch. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a central monitoring unit for receiving a first event signal from a first remote mon... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8098153 | System and method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device The subject invention provides a system and 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 i... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8022822 | Data collection protocol for wireless sensor networks Systems and methods that provide for collection of sensor data in a wireless network with a dynamically changing structure. A data collection protocol exploits the self-awareness capabilities of nodes in selection of tree structures that form the wireless network du... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7936263 | Remote monitor system with radio dispatch The present invention is directed toward systems and methods for providing a remote monitoring system with radio dispatch. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a central monitoring unit for receiving a first event signal from a first remote mon... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7898410 | Firefighter response system A method for identifying available resources for responding to an incident is provided. The method includes receiving a communication from each of a plurality of first responders, where the communication is responsive to an incident generated request, processing eac... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7859403 | Monitoring and alarming system and method A system and method for selectively communicating data from a remote facility to a central computing device via one or more communication networks and/or protocols. Measurement data for a particular operation is collected and stored by a field device at the remote f... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7656293 | Verification scheme used for email message containing information about remotely monitored devices The present invention relates to sending control or monitoring information between two hardware devices utilizing email. Control information relating to either a first hardware device or a second hardware device is determined. This information is incorporated into a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7629884 | System, device and method of providing location based, emergency and service call and inventory information A system for providing location based, event and inventory information having a first terminal coupled to a database correlating address information to location based coordinate information, said first terminal adapted to transmit said location based coordinate info... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7554439 | Remote monitor system with radio dispatch The present invention is directed toward systems and methods for providing a remote monitoring system with radio dispatch. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a central monitoring unit for receiving a first event signal from a first remote mon... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7528715 | Method for optimal multi-vehicle dispatch and system for the same A vehicle dispatch system enables optimal dispatch of a plurality of vehicles with information of available vehicles from transportation company terminals and information of orders from client terminals under restrictive conditions such as vehicle sizes, minimum loa... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7518506 | Security system reporting events through e-mail messages Security system communication with a user device via electronic means, including via e-mail transmitted over the internet are provided. A security system interface receives a signal indicating an occurrence of an event, such as a fault or alarm condition, in a zone ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7439856 | Health care patient status event processing and reporting The invention provides a method and system for communicating, processing and responding to information reporting the status of health care patients. In one aspect, the invention provides a procedure for allocating the attention of health care personnel to issues and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7411493 | User-centric event reporting The invention provides a system and method for reporting hazard and event information from a mobile unit, and using that information to warn a user of an event or future hazard with reference to the mobile unit's location and/or intended direction of travel. Users m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398081 | Device and system for selective wireless communication with contact list memory Methods, devices and systems for wireless communication. A device user defines a list of contacts and receives a collective indication of which contacts are located within a neighborhood of the device. The neighborhood is defined at the device, for example by the de... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391322 | Dynamically tasking one or more surveillance resources In one embodiment, a system for dynamically tasking one or more surveillance resources includes multiple collection requirements (CRs) that identify multiple surveillance resources. The system also includes an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requireme... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369654 | Efficiency report incorporating communication switch statistics Systems and methods for generating an efficiency report, which in one embodiment among many, can be broadly summarized by a representative method of obtaining a set of switching statistics from a database of a communication switch and integrating this set of switchi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363061 | Information registering and retrieving system, in-vehicle apparatus and portable apparatus When an in-vehicle apparatus receives an information retrieval request from a portable cellular phone along with a phone ID of the cellular phone, a link key is generated in the in-vehicle apparatus based on the phone ID and an apparatus ID of the in-vehicle apparat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358855 | Local area warning system (laws) The present invention provides a local area warning system that is designed to alert the public of severe weather and technological alerts. The apparatus consists of red, amber, and blue warning lights and audio speakers that warn the public of the severe conditions... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356474 | System and method for remotely enforcing operational protocols A system and method for remotely enforcing operational protocols is provided. In a remote environment, such as that found with a police environment, voice recognition technology is used to determine the situation and invoke actions according to an appropriate protoc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348882 | Method and system for alerting a person to a situation A method of alerting a person to a situation is disclosed. An alert signal is received from a mobile communication device in signal communication with a wireless communication system and an alert system. In response to the alert signal, a database of an alert servic... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336168 | System and method for variable threshold sensor A sensor system that provides an adjustable threshold level for the sensed quantity is described. The adjustable threshold allows the sensor to adjust to ambient conditions, aging of components, and other operational variations while still providing a relatively sen... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330110 | System and method for providing wireless communication device access to dynamic business information Systems and methods for a user to receive dynamic business information on a wireless communication device via a wireless connection are presented. The wireless communication device can be a hand-held personal computer, a paging device, a wireless telephone, or other... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323972 | Vehicle emergency notification system and related method A vehicle emergency notification system is installed on a vehicle to transmit an emergency notification signal to a base station when a collision occurs and provide with a collision sensor sensing a collision of the vehicle, a notification switch whose operation is ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319403 | Combination carbon monoxide and wireless E-911 location alarm The present invention provides a device and method for automatically reporting and determining the geographic location of potential carbon monoxide emergencies utilizing wireless E-911 location systems. The combination carbon monoxide and wireless E-911 location ala... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315246 | Security and monitoring for containers A container security system has a container interior monitor portion with a container interior light sensing portion responsive to visible light. A different embodiment involves a monitoring device with a support, a door engaging member movable to and from an operat... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307543 | System and method for video observation of a patient in a health care location A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A patient is assigned to a health care location comprising a patient visual monitoring system, a patient audio receiver, and a patient controller. The visual monitoring sys... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307522 | System and method for determining the location of a resident during an emergency within a monitored area having a plurality of residences A system and method determines the location of a resident during an emergency within a monitored area having a plurality of residences such as when a wireless emergency call transmitter is activated. In accordance with one aspect, a wireless emergency call transmitt... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305327 | Wireless meter for real time measurements and method therefor A wireless metering device for real time measuring of at least one parameter has a probe for measuring the at least one parameter. The probe will wirelessly transmit real time measured values. A meter is wirelessly coupled to the probe. The meter is used for display... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301455 | Self-configuring emergency event alarm network The present self-configuring emergency event alarm network uses a decentralized (ad hoc or mesh) architecture that does not have a centralized “master” node. In this ad hoc network, any node is capable of behaving as if it were the “master node” by autonomou... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295127 | National security warning system integrated with building fire alarm notification system A fire alarm system includes a fire alarm notification appliance, and a warning detector which detects a warning alert from an external source. The fire alarm notification appliance provides notification of the warning alert in response to detection of the warning a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289024 | Method and system for sending pre-scripted text messages A system employing a telematics unit and a telematics call center. The telematics unit includes a first module and a first set of at least one pre-scripted text message, and the telematics call center includes a second module and a second set of at least one pre-scr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289029 | Communication between emergency medical device and safety agency Techniques for initiating direct communication between an emergency medical device, such as an automated external defibrillator (AED) and a safety agency may include detecting an event and contacting the safety agency in response to the detected event and user autho... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286048 | Supervised guard tour systems and methods The present invention comprises systems and methods for addressing exceptions (i.e., alarms) associated with a guard tour according to a predefined hierarchy. The exception is generated automatically based on data associated with the guard tour, as typicdally collec... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283052 | Method and system for arming a multi-layered security system A system monitors the condition of a container. A container security device secures the container. The container security device is programmably armed to implement the securing. The container security device is adapted to sense at least one condition of the containe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277717 | Dispatch application utilizing short message service A dispatch communication and management system and method, preferably based on the SMS function of the GSM specification, allows a dispatcher and a remote service technician to exchange messages in a prescribed format to alternately enter event information into a cu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265658 | Notifying system, information providing apparatus and method, electronic device and method, and computer readable medium When a notification indicating the abnormality is received by a portable electronic device, an operator identification operating section identifies the operator of the portable electronic device as a user who is to receive the notification or a person having some co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259682 | Child distance and water immersion alarm The invention concerns a system and a method of monitoring live beings, which combines zone and water alarms, including an alarm unit to be arranged on a being's body and a portable alarm centre handled by a person that monitors the being, wherein the alarm unit inc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259669 | Method and apparatus for detecting unauthorized intrusion into a container An intrusion detection technique involves: emitting a wireless signal within a container; detecting the wireless signal near the container; and responding to detection of a change in a characteristic of the detected wireless signal by transmitting a wireless notific... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256708 | Telecommunications network for remote patient monitoring A communications network for providing continuous patient monitoring to provide critical care services from a remote location. A plurality of patient monitoring stations with associated patient monitoring instrumentation is connected over a communications network to... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257387 | Method and system for emergency control of a voice/data communications device Emergency remote control communications systems and methods provide remote access to, activation of, deactivation of, monitoring of, communications with, and/or otherwise management of a Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications device (and/or another perip... | 08/14/2007 |
