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STABILITY DISPLAY APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120041641
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Kondoh, Takayuki; Kuge, Nobuyuki; Yasuno, Yoshiki

Disclosed herein are stability display apparatus and methods. One apparatus comprises a driving state detection unit configured to detect a driving state of a vehicle in operation; a controller comprising an instability estimation unit configured to estimate an instability index indicating driving instability of the vehicle based on the driving state of the vehicle detected by the driving state detection unit and configured to determine changes in the instability index; and a display unit ...

COMBINED LANE CHANGE ASSIST AND REAR, CROSS-TRAFFIC ALERT FUNCTIONALITY

Application Number: 20120041632
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Garcia Bordes, Maria Eugenia

A system and method for detecting a potential threat to a vehicle. The system generates a warning to a driver of the vehicle of the potential threat. The system includes an object detection device, a controller, and a human-machine interface (HMI). The object detection device is configured to detect objects next to the vehicle, approaching the vehicle from a side, and approaching the vehicle from behind. The controller receives an indication of a detected object from the object detection ...

Efficient Dual Source Battery Pack System for an Electric Vehicle

Application Number: 20120041626
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Kelty, Kurt Russell; Mehta, Vineet Haresh; Straubel, Jeffrey Brian

A method of optimizing the operation of the power source of an electric vehicle is provided, where the power source is comprised of a first battery pack (e.g., a non-metal-air battery pack) and a second battery pack (e.g., a metal-air battery pack). The power source is optimized to minimize use of the least efficient battery pack (e.g., the second battery pack) while ensuring that the electric vehicle has sufficient power to traverse the expected travel distance before the next battery charging ...

Charge Rate Modulation of Metal-Air Cells as a Function of Ambient Oxygen Concentration

Application Number: 20120041623
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Beck, David G.; Hermann, Weston Arthur; Straubel, Jeffrey Brian

A system and method for charging a metal-air battery pack at the maximum possible rate while maintaining an ambient oxygen concentration below a preset concentration is provided, thereby minimizing the risks associated with generating oxygen during the charging ...

Charge Rate Modulation of Metal-Air Cells as a Function of Ambient Oxygen Concentration

Application Number: 20120041622
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Beck, David G.; Hermann, Weston Arthur; Straubel, Jeffrey Brian

MOBILE TELEPHONE ENABLING A USER TO ANSWER A CALL WITHOUT PRESSING A BUTTON

Application Number: 20120040711
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Wong, Siu Ling

A mobile communication device includes a device body, one or more capacitive sensors each having a single electrode that varies depending on a user's hand position in the vicinity of the mobile communication device, an oscillator that can generate an oscillating signal applied to each of the capacitive sensors, and a capacitance-frequency converter circuit that can convert the frequency of the oscillating signal to the capacitance of each of the capacitive sensors. The capacitance-frequency ...

Systems and Methods for Providing Haptic Feedback to Touch-Sensitive Input Devices

Application Number: 20120038582
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Grant, Danny

Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback to touch-sensitive input devices are disclosed. For example, one disclosed system includes an input device having a housing having an exterior surface; a touch-sensitive surface configured to transmit a contact signal indicating a contact with the touch-sensitive surface; a sensor disposed within the housing, the sensor configured to sense movement of the input device and to transmit a sensor signal indicating movement of the input device; an ...

Man overboard self rescue device

Application Number: 20120038494
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Read, James B.; Read, Abbie Ann

The vessel control device disclosed herein comprises a channel-mounted, spring-loaded eyebolt that trails a floating line. It also embodies a latch mechanism, a cable release device and an electrical switch.

By the action of grabbing the line the man overboard victim (MOB) can stop the vessel by himself; then use the line to ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME DATA LOGGING OF AN ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY SYSTEM

Application Number: 20120038493
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Ostrom, Gary A.; Bateman, C. Don; Conner, Kevin J

Systems and methods for performing efficient, inexpensive data logging of aircraft sensor data. An example system on board an aircraft includes a plurality of data sources that provide sensor data associated with a plurality of avionic components, a line replaceable processing unit that is in signal communication with the plurality of data sources via one or more databuses, a wireless router connected to the line replaceable processing unit via a data cable and a portable data unit in wireless ...

System and Method to Assess and Report the Health of a Tire

Application Number: 20120038492
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Followell, David A.; Majkowski, Wayne R.; Maggiore, Jeanne C.

The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a number of tires for a vehicle, a number of systems, and a number of processor units. The number of systems is configured to generate data about the number of tires and the vehicle. The number of processor units is configured to monitor the data and manage the health of the number of ...

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM

Application Number: 20120038491
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Publicover, Mark W.

A smart traffic control device transmits information to approaching vehicles regarding its current and future state enabling vehicles to control their speed to avoid arriving at the traffic control device until it permits the passage of traffic, thus avoiding stopping, idling and reaccelerating when reaching the traffic control device. In other embodiments the traffic control device or systems receives information from vehicles, transmitting it to other ...

OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURES FOR CONTROLLING TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Application Number: 20120038490
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Verfuerth, Neal R.

An outdoor lighting fixture for communicating with a traffic light system is shown and described. The outdoor lighting fixture includes a ballast for providing current to at least one lamp and a fixture housing at least partially surrounding the ballast and the at least one lamp. The outdoor lighting fixture further includes a mount configured to hold the fixture housing to a pole and a control circuit wired to the ballast. A sensor and a radio frequency transceiver are wired to the control ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPONTANEOUS P2P COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IDENTIFIED VEHICLES

Application Number: 20120038489
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: GOLDSHMIDT, Ehud

System and method are presented which allow a user of a vehicle to initiate a spontaneous call to a nearby vehicle without knowing the phone number, or any other specific contacting details of the nearby vehicle, based on identification signs of the nearby vehicle which are visible to the user of the first vehicle, such as the color of the nearby vehicle, the model and the manufacturer of the vehicle. The system comprising communication means for establishing ad-hoc network communication with ...

DATA COLLECTION USING A HEADSET JACK OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Application Number: 20120038488
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Ramanathan, Nithya; Lukac, Martin Ladislav

To collect data, an electronic device transmits a signal on an output channel of the headset jack to provide an excitation signal to a sensor for measuring a physical quantity. A signal from the sensor is received via an input channel of the headset jack of the electronic device. Data based on the received signal may be sent from the electronic device to a remote location for further processing. The data may be used to detect a physical condition, e.g., a temperature, humidity, soil moisture, ...

METHOD FOR REMOTELY READING ELECTRIC METERS

Application Number: 20120038487
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Endle, Christophe; Gissat, Rodolphe

A method of remotely reading electricity consumption data in a system that includes isolated electricity meters and a server for processing consumption data. Each isolated electricity meter being provided with communications means for transmitting the consumption data specific thereto over a communications network of the wired or mobile telephone network type. The consumption data from a plurality of isolated meters is initially transmitted over the wired or mobile telephone type communications ...

Fingerboard Latch Detection System

Application Number: 20120038486
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Sinclair, Duncan; Suvans, Lance

A latch detection system is includes a fingerboard having a plurality of fingers for holding pipe, at least one latch displaced among the fingers for selecting securing the pipe among the fingers, a sensor operably connected to said latch to detect open and closed positions of the latch, and a control system operably connected to the latch to notify a user of the position of the latch. The latch detection system also includes a magnet embedded in the latch and a magnetic pickup sensor to detect ...

Control System and Method of Operating a Back-and-Forth Cable System

Application Number: 20120038485
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Ouellet, Jean-Michel

A control system and a method for a back-and-forth cable system is provided. The cable system includes a running cable, a first pulley and a second pulley, the pulleys being located at both ends of a course for guiding the running cable. A controllable motor assembly drives of the pulleys and a carrier is connected to the running cable, for pulling or towing a boarder. The control system includes first and second tracking devices to generate first and second tracking signal indicative of the ...

HOSPITAL BED CONTROL APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120038484
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Stolpmann, James R.; Skinner, Andrew F.; Welling, Jeffrey R.; Dixon, Steven A.

The present invention provides a hospital bed including a force sensor or scale apparatus configured to detect the weight of a ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY STATUS INDICATION

Application Number: 20120038483
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: DU, Sterling; LIU, Liusheng; KOKORIN, Oleksandr

A method and apparatus are provided to indicate battery capacity status. Different blinking frequencies of an LED correspond to different battery states of charge. Furthermore, the present invention provides a smooth visual brightness change of the LED by providing the appropriate LED current according to human eye ...

TEMPERATURE DISPLAYING DEVICE FOR FAUCET

Application Number: 20120038482
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Lee, Kai-Hsi

A temperature displaying device for faucets includes a pipe, a control unit, a temperature sensing unit coupled to the pipe, a display unit, a sound alert unit, and a power supply module. The pipe is connected to a water outlet end of a faucet or disposed inside a tube of the faucet. The temperature sensing unit senses temperature of water running through the pipe and feeds back a sensing signal to the control unit, allowing the control unit to drive the display unit to display water ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Application Number: 20120038481
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: MIZUNO, Satomi; MIKAMOTO, Kenzo; FUJIMOTO, Masakazu

An information processing apparatus includes an entrance and exit detection module, an organization information obtaining module, a user number calculation module, a seat determination module and a presentation module. The entrance and exit detection module detects a user's entrance and exit to and from a room. The organization information obtaining module obtains user information representative of a user belonging to an organization using the room by using organization user information storing ...

INTEGRATED DATA READER AND ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS) SYSTEM

Application Number: 20120038480
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Friend, Matthew J.; Easter, Ronald B.; Aguirre, Gerardo; Drew, Douglas A.; Barnum, Garrett J.; Newman, David J.

An integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, and methods of operation. Several configurations are also disclosed for alternate deactivation coil designs and mounting ...

ILLUMINATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ILLUMINATION DEVICES

Application Number: 20120038479
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Ten Wolde, Michael Robert

An illumination device includes a light source. The illumination device is arranged to be mounted to a wall at a mounting height with respect to a floor. The illumination device being arranged to, in use, illuminate a predetermined area of the floor, wherein: the mounting height is between 0.4 and 0.8 meters from the floor; and the predetermined area of the floor has a substantial rectangular ...

LOCKING MECHAMISM WITH SABBATH CONTROL UNIT

Application Number: 20120038478
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: HAVIV, Asher

A lock mechanism for locking a door or the like with a Sabbath control unit comprises a Sabbath control unit comprising an optical device including a light beam emitter and detector spaced apart with a line of sight path between them, the optical device operative to provide output indicating if a light beam emitted by the emitter is received by the detector, and a locking mechanism comprising a moving member operative to be displaced between a locked state position wherein the door is locked ...

DETECTION OF PROPER INSERTION OF MEDICAL LEADS INTO A MEDICAL DEVICE

Application Number: 20120038477
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Zimmerman, James A.; Torgerson, Nathan A.

Proper insertion of medical leads into medical devices is detected at the time the lead is being inserted. An external device initiates impedance testing by the medical device that is receiving the lead prior to the insertion of the lead being completed. The medical device reports back the results of the impedance testing so that the external device can determine whether the lead is properly inserted at the time of lead insertion and can provide an output to a user to indicate whether the lead ...

ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER

Application Number: 20120038476
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: LIN, Tung-Yi

The present invention includes a monitoring end device and a warning end device. When the monitoring end device is placed on a laptop computer or connected with the laptop computer, if the monitoring end device is displaced by vibration or a distance detection unit loses a wireless signal of a transmission or receiving unit, then a warning sound will be sent out through a loud speaker. At this time, the warning end device also produces vibration and a warning sound through a vibration unit and ...

METHOD OF ALARM HANDLING IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

Application Number: 20120038475
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: LEE, HUANG; SENEL, MURAT

A method of wirelessly transmitting alarm signals includes wirelessly transmitting an alarm signal from a transmitting station. It is determined whether an acknowledgement signal wirelessly transmitted from an access point in response to the access point receiving the alarm signal has been received by the transmitting station. A relaying station is woken up and kept awake during a plurality of periodic time intervals for overhearing transmissions from the transmitting station. If it is ...

VEHICLE LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD

Application Number: 20120038474
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: De Sanzo, David Joseph

An apparatus is provided for operating a lighting system of the type including one or more lighting devices disposed on an off-highway vehicle. The apparatus includes: one or more input devices, operable to detect an operating condition of the off-highway vehicle and to generate a signal thereof; and a lighting controller operatively coupled to the input devices and to the lighting devices. The lighting controller is programmed to selectively power the lighting devices from an electrical power ...

WIRELESS MONITORING OF BATTERY FOR LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

Application Number: 20120038473
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Fecher, Dana B.

The disclosed invention provides a system and apparatus for monitoring battery status and usage to facilitate battery protection, battery repurposing and battery maintenance. Wireless interrogation of a battery's location and key attributes provides efficiencies to manage the total lifecycle of an electric vehicle battery, whether installed in a vehicle or in an environment external to the vehicle environment. A wireless battery tether, combined with a wireless battery reader, a wireless ...

CAR ALARM APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120038472
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Horie, Hidetoshi

A car alarm apparatus includes a first horn; a second horn; an electrical source; a theft detection section; a horn switch; a first relay closed when the horn switch is operated; a first fuse connected to the electrical source in series with the first relay and the first horn; a second fuse connected to the electrical source separately from the first fuse; and a second relay connected to the electrical source in series with the second fuse and the second horn, wherein the second relay includes ...

Haptic feedback actuator, haptic feedback device and electronic device

Application Number: 20120038471
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Park, Eun Tae; Jeong, Seung Gyo; Kim, Boum Seock

There is provided a haptic feedback actuator, a haptic feedback device and an electronic device. The haptic feedback actuator includes a support plate disposed in a lower portion of a haptic device; one or more actuators disposed on the support plate, each having one end towards a central portion of the support plate and the other end towards a corner of the support plate, and generating vibrations so as to give different types of haptic feedback according to a change in contact pressure ...

Haptic feedback device and electronic device having the same

Application Number: 20120038470
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Park, Eun Tae; Jeong, Seung Gyo; Kim, Boum Seock

There is provided a haptic feedback device and an electronic device having the same. The haptic feedback device includes a display panel receiving contact pressure applied thereto; an actuator generating vibrations so as to give different types of haptic feedback according to a change in the contact pressure applied to the display panel; a support plate supporting the actuator; a bonding portion provided between an end portion of the actuator in a lengthwise direction thereof and the support ...

ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME

Application Number: 20120038469
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: DEHMOUBED, Farzin; WELKER, Michael

An actuator assembly for use in an electronic device. The actuator assembly includes a support tray, an actuator supported on the support tray, a force sensor spaced laterally from the actuator, and a cover covering the actuator and coupled to the support tray. A portion of the cover is movable relative to the support tray when the actuator is ...

MULTIDIRECTIONAL CONTROLLER WITH SHEAR FEEDBACK

Application Number: 20120038468
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Provancher, William R.

A multidirectional control system with shear feedback, comprising at least one stationary body, a plurality of tactors disposed within the at least one movable body or the at least one stationary body. In some embodiments, a moveable body is included, such that the tactors have at least one degree of freedom of motion with respect to the stationary body or the moveable body within which they are disposed and are operable to engage target areas of a user's skin; and a plurality of actuators ...

PICKING SYSTEM

Application Number: 20120038466
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Liu, Chih-Lung; Lin, Cheng-Chung; HUANG, Chun-Hui; Hsu, Hsien-Min

A picking system comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, a case, a two-wire conductive strip, at least one identifying unit and a processing unit. The two-wire conductive strip is electrically connected between the identifying unit and the processing unit. The identifying unit reads tag information within the RFID tag for actively and instantly controlling the authorization of an operating staff assigned for particular items thereby improving the accuracy of picking ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO A REQUEST RECEIVED AT AN OBJECT WITH AN RFID DEVICE

Application Number: 20120038465
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Szostek, Lukasz; Goossens, Kees Gerard Willem

A method and system for responding to a request received at an object with a radio frequency identification (RFID) device is described. In one embodiment, a method for responding to a request received at an object with an RFID device is described. The method for responding to a request received at an object with an RFID device involves receiving a request at an RFID device, providing the request from the RFID device to a component of the object, and processing the request at the component of ...

POWER SAVING METHOD

Application Number: 20120038464
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Stromberger, Guenter

The invention relates to a method for saving power especially for tag talks first data transmission in radio frequency identification (RFID) systems including a tag containing a non-volatile memory, a digital block and an analogue block and a static random access, wherein the data of the non-volatile memory are prefetched from the non-volatile memory into the digital block and the tag talks first data will be stored in the static random access memory embedded in the digital ...

SECURITY DOCUMENT WITH ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER POWER SOURCE AND NANO-OPTICAL DISPLAY

Application Number: 20120038463
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Landrock, Clinton K.; Kaminska, Bozena

A security document is disclosed which includes an electrical circuit embedded in a document substrate, where the electrical circuit includes a power source with at least one electroactive polymer power generator, and an optical display including at least one electroluminescent display element and at least one nanohole array which forms a layer of the electroluminescent display element. Security features comprising nanohole arrays are also provided. A method of authenticating a security ...

Selecting Metadata For Sensor Data Streams

Application Number: 20120038462
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Marvit, David L.; Adler, B. Thomas

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for selecting metadata for sensor data streams may be provided. The method may include receiving a first sensor data stream associated with a user. The first data stream may be generated by one or more sensors co-located with the user. A plurality of tags that are each associated with one or more sensor value ranges may be accessed. A first tag may be selected from the plurality of tags according to a relationship between the first ...

Sensing Radio Frequency Identification Device with Reactive Strap Attachment

Application Number: 20120038461
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: FORSTER, Ian J.

A sensing radio frequency identification device with a strap that is reactively attached to an antenna by a sensing material is provided. In one embodiment, the RFID device includes an antenna, an interposer (or strap), an integrated circuit coupled to the interposer, and a sensing material disposed between the interposer and the antenna. As the relative permittivity of the sensing material changes in response to its exposure to an environmental condition, the reactive coupling between the ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Application Number: 20120038457
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: MORI, Yasuhiro

An information processing apparatus includes a display control section that performs display control of a first operation screen for performing first operation and a second operation screen for performing second operation. The information processing apparatus also includes a control section that performs control of terminating the first operation screen or making the first operation screen invisible based on information as to whether or not the user needs to authenticate display of the first ...

THEFT PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Application Number: 20120038456
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Pikkarainen, Mark; Beale, Bradford

A theft prevention system includes an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag to authenticate access to a predefined area, a laser scanner configured to scan the predefined area and detect an object in the predefined area, and a security component configured to initiate a security action when the detected object is at least one of an unauthenticated object and an unauthorized ...

ASSOCIATING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES

Application Number: 20120038455
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Dykema, Kurt; Pollack, Jay G.; Zeilinger, Todd A.; Duckworth, Paul; Wellman, Timothy A.; Kraimer, James V.; Crabill, Monty; Jensen, Eric

A method of associating a transmitter and a receiver in a supplemental remote control system for materials handling vehicles includes initiating a power on sequence to enable a vehicle for operation, the vehicle having a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted travel commands, and pairing and synchronizing the receiver and a corresponding vehicle controller to a select one of a plurality of wireless remote control devices. Pairing mode confidence signals are received at the vehicle ...

Gate Control System and Method of Remote Unlocking by Validated Users

Application Number: 20120038454
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventor: Cai, Chengliang

An access control system includes: a lock control apparatus, an authentication terminal and a terminal to be authenticated; said authentication terminal sends own identity information to the lock control apparatus to be authenticated, and generates a random authorization code after receiving an authentication passing message responded by said lock control apparatus, and sends it to said terminal to be authenticated and lock control apparatus respectively; said lock control apparatus stores the ...

DATA KEY AND METHOD OF USING SAME

Application Number: 20120038453
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Dively, Sandra; Steinberg, Robert; Bass, Michael A.; Ryai, SR., Richard W.

Some of the inventive concepts described herein include a data key having a computer readable medium containing information indicative of a bitting pattern for a master key. The bitting pattern on the data key may be downloadable to a key cutting device to cut a duplicate key that has the same bitting pattern as the master key. In addition, a method of creating a data key is also provided herein. The method includes identifying a type of key; identifying a bitting pattern; and storing the type ...

METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF HEALTH FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE

Application Number: 20120038452
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Phlippoteau, Vincent; Rakotondrainibe, Andre; Turpin, Christophe; Fontes, Guillaume

The invention relates to a method for determining a state of health of an electrochemical device in particular having improved reliability. Said method in particular consists of:

- applying (10) to said electrochemical device an input signal comprising electrical excitations of different categories, and measuring an output signal (20) ...

Systems and Methods for Downhole OFDM Communications

Application Number: 20120037354
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: McCoy, Robert H.; Campbell, Dustin B.; Knox, Dick L.; Besser, Gordon L.; Reed, Stewart D.

Systems and methods for reliably communicating data at high data rates between surface and downhole equipment over a power cable by multiplexing data, modulating the data onto orthogonal carrier frequencies, communicating the modulated carrier signals over the power cable, recovering of the modulated signals, and demodulating the data stream from the recovered signal. One embodiment comprises a system that includes surface equipment connected by a power cable to an ESP system that has a gauge ...

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR EMERGENCY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME

Application Number: 20120036461
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Parkulo, Craig Michael; Marshall, Julie

A communications system for emergency services personnel can include portable devices to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices each may have at least a first transceiver configured to communicate over a first network and the portable devices are configured to communicate with one another. The system may also include a portable gateway apparatus. The portable gateway apparatus may have a portable computer having a graphical user interface ...

REMOTE APPLICATION INVOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Application Number: 20120036225
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Chor, Jesse

A remote application invocation system and method are provided ...

MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND MONITOR

Application Number: 20120035547
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventors: Estes, Mark C.; Malave, DeNetta; Talbot, Cary Dean; Bowman, Leif N.

Systems and methods for the delivery and monitoring of a medication, such as insulin, to a recipient are provided. An exemplary feature-rich system comprises an infusion pump with a control system for controlling medication delivery by the infusion pump and a bolus estimator for estimating an appropriate amount of medication for delivery by the control system with the infusion pump. Estimating the appropriate amount of medication for delivery is based upon one or more settings which each vary ...