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7388500 |
Enhanced mechanism for radio frequency identification reader
The invention relates to an enhanced mechanism for RFID reader which includes: an antenna for receiving a RFID signal transmitted from an object under test and outputting the RFID signal to the...
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7385515 |
Surveillance detection system and methods for detecting surveillance of an individual
A system and processing techniques are provided for automatically detecting when an individual is under surveillance. At least one uniquely identifying characteristic associated with a vehicle or a...
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7378967 |
RFID tag sensitivity
Systems, methods, or computer program products may collect information about the performance of individual RFID tags. In particular, signal strength and/or signal sensitivity of individual RFID...
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7369061 |
Vehicle locator device
A device for locating a parked vehicle has a remote mobile unit with an aerodynamic housing, including a base and a transparent lens covering an illuminating visual indicator, such as a strobe...
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7355511 |
Notification managing apparatus and notification managing method for vehicle
An apparatus for managing a notification from an in-vehicle device to a person to be notified includes an information acquiring unit that acquires information on the person; and a means selecting...
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7339484 |
Event-driven discovery method and apparatus
Provided is a method and apparatus for performing discovery between devices in a network. Using event-driven discovery, devices conserve energy resources and more rapidly join a given network. The...
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7333776 |
Phone alert
A type of cellular phone notification apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus would combine both a transmitter attached to a cellular phone and a receiver that would be attached to an individual's...
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7327255 |
Carrying case for a handheld device and methods thereof
A user of a handheld device may be alerted to a possible risk of losing the handheld device. The handheld device is able to be secured to a carrying case. The carrying case may alert the user by...
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7323991 |
System and method for locating and communicating with personnel and equipment in a facility
This invention provides a system and method for identifying, locating, authorizing by proximity and communicating with equipment and personnel in a facility that generally employs a series of...
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7323988 |
Personal item reminder
A system and method are provided for allowing users to verify the presence of personal items. RFID tags are attached to personal items, and the items are entered into a list. The user makes travel...
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7323983 |
Device for alerting when umbrella is left behind
The present invention is for an umbrella with a device, called the umpod, built into the handle of the umbrella. When detached from the handle, the umpod serves as a receiver of a pulsating RF...
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7317389 |
Audio apparatus and monitoring method using the same
An audio apparatus includes a converter having a sound-output mode in which the converter functions as a sound-output device for converting a sound signal into an audio output and a sound-pickup...
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7317388 |
Position detection system for mobile object
A position detection system for measuring a position of a mobile object traveling throughout a controlled area, the position detection system includes a tag, which is provided on the mobile object,...
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7312700 |
GPS enabled cell phone with common interest alerts
A “seeking” wireless terminal determines its location coordinates via access of its GPS receiver. The seeking wireless terminal then sends a seeking request via a supporting wireless network...
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7289025 |
Method and system for securing an electronic device
A security control system secures electronic devices. The electronic devices communicate wirelessly with the security control system. The security control system can be used to define an authorized...
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7271718 |
Protection against loss or theft of identification badges and other items
An exemplary electronic apparatus monitors whether a security badge remains within an area proximate to the electronic apparatus in order to protect against loss or theft of the badge especially...
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7271715 |
Personal articles tracking
A personal articles tracking system, method and apparatus. In the system of the invention, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader can be coupled to a tracking processor. A data store...
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7259671 |
Proximity aware personal alert system
Disclosed is a proximity aware personal alert system including a first mobile transceiver unit and a second mobile transceiver unit in communication with the first mobile transceiver unit via an RF...
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7256703 |
Zone specific remote control panel for loading dock equipment
A loading dock apparatus remote control is provided. Some embodiments of the invention include a zone specific remote control for loading dock apparatus. Some optional embodiments include a...
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7256694 |
Automatic lid opening and closing system for a waste container
A lid opening and closing system for a waste container having an opening and a lid for covering the opening, the system including a proximity sensor, which may be a capacitive proximity sensor, for...
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7253715 |
Secure cargo transportation system
A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired...
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7218221 |
Theft deterrent system
A method and system are provided for detecting theft of a computer. A portable device is provided to wirelessly communicate with a theft deterrent function of the computer at a set frequency. In...
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7212119 |
Provision of feedback to users of communication devices
A pair of communication devices are capable of communication by means of a communication link, such as a Bluetooth or WLAN link. The device has an RFID tag containing data sufficient to identify...
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7212097 |
Service provision method and apparatus in a distributed system
Access to restricted areas or devices are controlled by based on collecting information about the surrounding environment in connection with those restricted areas or service devices. Generally,...
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7205908 |
Systems and methods for proximity control of a barrier
A system and method for proximity control of a barrier comprises a stationary wireless signal receiving device and a mobile transmitting device. The wireless signal receiving device may monitor at...
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7199702 |
Wireless proximity sensor reader transmitter
A wireless security system includes a control panel, a radio frequency receiver hardwired to the control panel, a plurality of wireless sensors having a standardized data output for communicating...
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7190264 |
Wireless computer monitoring device with automatic arming and disarming
A monitoring system for a valuable item, such as a digital device, has a base unit affixed to the valuable and a remote unit carried by a person responsible for the valuable. Signals are exchanged...
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7183913 |
Life raft container security system and method
A method comprises providing a container having a first container portion and a second container portion, placing an inflatable life raft within the container, placing a transmitter mechanism...
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7173521 |
Tire air pressure warning system and method for warning against tire air pressure
To issue a warning against an improper (a lowered) air pressure in accordance with a vehicle state and driver's presence/absence, the warning system includes air pressure measuring means for...
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7167082 |
System, method, and receiver module for alerting users of warning signals
A method includes receiving a wireless warning signal. The method also includes identifying a type of warning associated with the wireless warning signal. In addition, the method includes...
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7162285 |
Detector and method for detecting telephone-activated devices in idle state
A detector for detecting telephone-activated devices, such as cellular telephones used for remotely triggering explosive devices, includes a transmitter for generating and transmitting a pseudo...
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7154395 |
Interactive wireless tag location and identification system
A wireless location and identification system includes a controller and a tag. The controller has a projector configured to generate a unique temporal sequence of light intensities for each pixel...
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7129891 |
Method for determining proximity of devices in a wireless network
In a wireless network, two or more devices can determine how close they are from one another in a peer-to-peer way, by exchanging the network characteristics they observe in real time. A method for...
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7126483 |
Device and method for preventing upper respiratory diseases and for modifying certain OCD behaviors
A sensor assembly ( 10 ) for monitoring movement of an object ( 13 ) near a first body region ( 11 ) of an animal ( 12 ) includes one or more sensors ( 16 ) and a signaling unit ( 24 ). The sensor...
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7126470 |
Wireless ad-hoc RFID tracking system
A method of tracking an entity ( 130 ) through a plurality of tracking stations ( 205, 210, 215, 220 ) in a wireless ad-hoc network. A unique identifier ( 250 ) can be assigned to the entity at a...
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7119677 |
Personal monitoring system
A system for monitoring movement of a person. The system includes a mobile transmitter that is affixed to the person to be monitored. The transmitter transmits radio signals to a receiver that may...
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7106191 |
Child distance monitoring and alerting system
A child distance and alerting system comprising a transmitter unit to be attached to a child's clothing and a receiver unit to be carried by a parent or guardian supervising the child, for...
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7102511 |
Radio wave detection device
A radio wave detection device including an electric wave receiving/amplifying circuit, a rectifying circuit, a peak-to-peak amplifier, a central processor, a power supply, a reference resistance...
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7098787 |
System and method for signaling emergency responses
A system and method for signaling emergency responses. A mobile device receives proximity location information from at least one location identification beacon. A user of the mobile device dials an...
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7098786 |
Mechanism for providing automatic item coupling with the coupling range determined by context information
A system ( 100 ) includes a wireless device ( 101 ) and at least one transponder ( 102 ). The wireless device ( 101 ) includes a memory ( 201 ) with an area ( 202 ) for storing coupling range...
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7088244 |
Communication system
A communication system comprises at least one first wireless tag for identifying a first apparatus location area, at least one second wireless tag for identifying a second apparatus location area,...
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7088242 |
Collective personal articles tracking
A method, system and apparatus for collectively tracking a lost, misplaced or stolen personal article. The method can include distributing a multiplicity of tracking processors to corresponding...
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7079025 |
Reconfigurable geolocation system
A portable reconfigurable geolocation system is provided. The system includes a portable user node and one or more portable pseudolite nodes in communication one another and with the user node....
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7079008 |
Proximity transaction control method
Embodiments enable controlling a proximity transaction between first and second communications devices, each of which is provided with a short-range transceiver. In an exemplary embodiment, the...
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7075433 |
Bluetooth theft control
The present invention relates to computerized theft and displacement control and observation, dedicated to objects which represent a certain value or importance for its owner and shall thus be...
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7068165 |
Environment setup system, electronic apparatus, radio communication terminal, program
An MPF (Multi Function Peripheral) obtains a BD address and a device name from a communication partner search response when it receives the communication partner search response from a cellular...
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7049957 |
Local area positioning system
A positioning system includes a command signal generator, a subject module, a plurality of sensor modules, and a plurality of counters. A comparator compares the plurality of increments and...
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7046153 |
Tracking device
A monitoring and locating device includes one or more remote child units and a parent unit in communication with each of the child units. The parent unit is adapted to assign and transmit an...
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7042364 |
User programmable portable proximity detector
A portable proximity alert detector is provided for a user to determine when at least one companion comes within a predetermined range of the user. The device includes a receiving portion for...
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7034659 |
Method and system for limiting use of electronic equipment
A system and method for securing electronic devices with a non-physical tether which automatically disables operation of the device when the device fails to confirm its location within a...
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