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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159340 | Techniques for wireless sensing using device including sensor train A remote wireless network includes a plurality of sensors/transmitters wherein each sensor is uniquely identifiable and lends its unique identity to the transmitter to which it is attached. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8120482 | System and method of enhanced RFID transport device sensor network A mobile sensor system and method for managing inventory of a store includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) scanner for receiving readings from RFID tags, at least one external sensors for detecting at least one external events other than RF sign... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115626 | Occupancy sensing with selective emission An occupancy sensing system includes a driver to emit energy in a space, and a sensor to detect energy reflected within the space. An electrical load for the space is controlled in response to an occupancy condition determined in response to the detected energy. The... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8085145 | Personal environmental monitoring method and system and portable monitor for use therein A personal environmental monitoring method and system and a portable monitor for use therein permit real-time mobile monitoring of environmental conditions in the immediate vicinity to ensure compatibility with the particular environmental sensitivities of a person ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8063773 | Systems and methods of directing a camera to image weapon fire Systems and methods are disclosed for processing data associated with an acoustic event. In an exemplary implementation, there is provided a method of data processing including determining a location of an acoustic event and processing information associated with di... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058991 | Sensor and transmission control circuit in adaptive interface package A programmable interface module includes a linear power regulator to control and provide power to interfaced components on an as needed basis. The interface module is implemented in, for example, a sensor pack and multiplexed to a plurality of sensor modules. In a f... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054182 | Remotely directed vehicle inspection method and apparatus A method of inspecting a vehicle, comprising providing at an inspection site a hand-held inspection wand that transceives audio-visual information with a command/remote site a safe distance from the inspection site and that is staffed by law enforcement personnel, s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8040239 | Lighting control system A lighting control system (1) comprises: a communication bus (2); at least one extension movement detector (30) issuing detection pulses (DOS) over said communication bus in response to detecting a movement, at first time intervals (T1) d... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031068 | System and method for detecting emplacement of improvised explosive devices An explosive device detection system includes sensors and base station that detect and report on suspected Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) or landmine emplacement activity within a geographic area. When disposed within a geographic area, each sensor forms part of... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026808 | Display of information related to data collected via wireless network sensors A method for displaying an indication of data collected via a wireless network sensor involves processing the collected data to generate reports. The wireless network sensor includes a plurality of sensors for detecting events occurring proximate the sensors, a proc... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013737 | Voice recorder based position registration A system and method for monitoring a location having at least one sensor for sensing a change in at least one condition using voice tags to announce alarms. The system includes a registration process where a voice recorder and a digital conversion unit form digital ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7986229 | Apparatus for storing sensing data in tag and method thereof An apparatus for storing sensing data in a tag and a method thereof are provided. According to the present invention, data measured by the sensor is stored in volatile memory and important data from among the data stored in the volatile memory is stored in non-volat... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982602 | Testing for interference within a wireless sensor system A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982600 | Hybrid communication terminal-alarm system A hybrid communication terminal-alarm system is described, for individual use or for use in public facilities. A communication terminal, such as cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), fixed or mobile phone, etc, has one or more built-in alarm sensors.... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982601 | Multi-modal active RFID tag with biometric sensors, systems and methods of ITV tracking RFID tags, methods and systems for total asset management, in-transit visibility and bio-metric verification and authorization. The system comprises an active, multi-modal, bi-directional RFID tag having a primary communication mode RF transceiver and a secondary mo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982603 | Sensor net system, sensor net system data managing method, and sensor net system data managing program In order to easily provide data successively generated from a real world sensor network in a time series to a user, a unit for generally and flexibly performing mapping between a source for generating physical electronic information (for example, a tiny sensor node)... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973656 | Suspicious activity detection apparatus and method, and program and recording medium A device for detecting a suspicious activity, efficiently performing surveillance of a person and vehicle detected by a surveillance camera. The device uses signal generation means, a sensor for receiving a signal from the signal generation means, and image data tak... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970734 | Data collection and storage device A data collection apparatus includes a network of sensing units for sensing a parameter. Each sensing unit of the network of sensing units includes a sensor, a first data storage device, a first receiving device, and a first transmitting device. The first data stora... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965183 | Systems and methods for determining authenticity of substances One embodiment of the present invention includes a system for determining authenticity of substances. The system comprises a plurality of RF sensors distributed in a predefined location pattern relative to a location for placing a substance under analysis. Each of t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7948373 | Method for reducing power consumption of sensors A method for reducing power consumption of sensors (2) within a sensor network (1), wherein a central controller (3) calculates a transmission schedule for said sensors (2) on the basis of a correlation between sensor data transmitted fro... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7936264 | Measuring conditions within a wireless sensor system A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7898411 | System and method for asset tracking and monitoring A multi-mode asset tracking and monitoring system and method is provided that enables comprehensive reporting of asset position, status, and alerts. In one embodiment, the multi-mode system and method is based on the addition of a local network monitoring system to ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884714 | System and method for altering settings on electronic devices based upon sensing stimuli Disclosed is a method and system for altering settings on portable electronic devices based upon the surrounding sounds. The system and method create a series of improvements in electronic devices that enable a person to have a greater possibility to hear their name... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880609 | System and method for real-time management of mobile resources A system and method are disclosed for real-time management of mobile resources. The management system includes an on board system, a processor, and a data center. The on board system is provided with the mobile resource to be managed and includes a number of sensors... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7868755 | Sensor attached IC tag application high voltage equipment To shorten a period of time necessary for performing routine inspections and reduce costs by monitoring a state such as a contact failure of a switching equipment which constitutes a power reception circuit or a branch circuit of a substation through a simple constr... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7839280 | Remote sensing device that stores sensor type and measuring units thereof in memory A remote wireless network includes a plurality of sensors/transmitters wherein each sensor is uniquely identifiable and lends its unique identity to the transmitter to which it is attached. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839279 | Monitor, alert, control, and share (MACS) system An apparatus to provide an always-on monitor, alert, control, and share (MACS) device comprising a connection to receive intermittent updates from a real sensor device, the always-on virtual MACS device corresponding to the real sensor device, and a presentation lay... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7821392 | Modular programmable safety device A modular programmable safety device and system coupled with multiple sensors. The device has a memory unit to store the data modules, which can be synthesized into speech and a microprocessor-based speech module, which is connected to the memory and to a transceive... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817031 | Wireless transceiver A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7796028 | Circuitry, systems and methods for detecting magnetic fields Circuitry for detecting magnetic fields includes a first magnetoresistive sensor and a second magnetoresistive sensor configured to form a gradiometer. The circuitry includes a digital signal processor and a first feedback loop coupled between the first magnetoresis... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791473 | Systems and methods for handling information from wireless nodes, including nodes for communication with aircraft Systems and methods for handling information from wireless nodes, including nodes for communication with aircraft, are disclosed. A system in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a sensor configured to sense information corresponding to a characteris... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7755480 | Security system A security system with processing optimized for monitoring the actions of a surveillance subject and detecting abnormal actions. The action record of an individual is monitored using a sensor network security system SNS, and the development of an action event is rep... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7733222 | Remotely controllable route indicating devices A flexible audio output device includes control circuits couplable to a communications system and an audio announcement system. The communications system can transmit function specifying parameters to the device. Various forms of directional audio, or verbal message... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7696869 | Interactive programmable container security and compliance system A monitoring system and method comprises a container adapted to house contents therein and a sensor device attached to the container, wherein the sensor device comprises at least one sensor that collects past and present data of the container, wherein the data compr... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696870 | Sensor and transmission control circuit in adaptive interface package A programmable interface module includes a linear power regulator to control and provide power to interfaced components on an as needed basis. The interface module is implemented in, for example, a sensor pack and multiplexed to a plurality of sensor modules. In a f... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7675413 | Wireless intrusion sensor for a container An intrusion sensing device includes an intrusion detection sensor enclosed within a housing and operable to detect an intrusion into a container. A mounting detection mechanism contacts the surface of the container when the housing is mounted thereto and is operabl... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7671736 | Wireless electromagnetic parasitic power transfer A wireless system including an antenna, an electrical energy storage unit connected to the antenna, the energy storage unit receiving power via electromagnetic coupling of the antenna with an RF field generated by a master unit, and an electronics package. The elect... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7671737 | Monitoring and notification apparatus The disclosure relates to monitoring and notification apparatus capable of monitoring events at various locations. The apparatus includes a sound receiving unit which receives audio content from various locations. A user can select which of the location is monitored... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7663481 | Method for sensor node roaming in wireless sensor network environment Provided is a method for mobile sensor node roaming in an environment of first and second adjacent wireless sensor networks having a plurality of sensor nodes. The method includes the steps of: periodically performing energy detection scan and active scan operations... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7609158 | Electrical power system control communications network Communication networks having redundant signal paths for sensed operating conditions and control parameters for electrical power transmission and distribution systems. ... | 10/27/2009 |
