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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356141 | Baud rate modulation encoding/decoding method and device for remote controller A encoding/decoding method and device for a remote controller utilizing a baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device includes an encoder encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; and an interpreter interpreting the un-encoded porti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7277490 | Apparatus for converting PCM signal An apparatus for converting pulse code modulation (PCM) signals in a telecommunication system between two different modulation standards. In the apparatus, a channel selector generates a channel select signal for identifying at least one channel of the multiple chan... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207217 | Movement detecting device and safety device for awning with articulated arms The device for detecting movement, particularly that due to wind, comprises a sensor (15) supplying a signal at the time of detection and processing means (21, 22, 23) for converting the detected signal into a control signal. The signal supplied by the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7050939 | Method and apparatus for evaluating automotive window regulators A method and apparatus for evaluating window regulators of the type having a reversible electric motor connected to a slide/carrier plate by means of cables. The apparatus comprises a first transducer such as a piezoelectric accelerometer or a laser for generating a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6937963 | Method for avoiding irregular shutoff of production equipment and system for avoiding irregular shutoff A method for avoiding irregular shutoff of production equipment, includes: measuring regularly time-series data of characteristics of a rotary machine used in the production equipment running for the production; obtaining first failure diagnosis data subjecting the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6658381 | Methods and systems for robust frame type detection in systems employing variable bit rates Techniques and systems for identifying coding rates of transmitted frames are described. Unused bits in rate adapted frames are used to carry frame type indicator patterns. Maximal rate frames (i.e., with a highest coding rate) need not include a frame ty... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6392584 | System and method for detecting and warning of potential failure of rotating and vibrating machines Vibrations and/or rotations of a machine are sensed, preferably using one or more accelerometers, whose output is sampled by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and forms an input signal to a processing system. An alarm that warns of existing or impendin... | 05/21/2002 |
| 4724425 | Security and alarm system A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting from a radio transmitter which is part of a first system to a radio receiver which is part of a second system a message which includes a plurality of characters arranged in a predetermined sequence. Eac... | 02/09/1988 |
