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<title>freepatentsonline.com: Communications: electrical</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Hazard Dectection And Mitigation System And Method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273479.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Provided is a system and method for providing monitoring of hazardous materials, including collecting environmental data via one or more sensors directed at the hazardous materials source, the environmental data including one or more environmentally detectable reference points; comparing the environmental data to a set of current ambient conditions, the environmental data detectable in a reference frame by the one or more sensors directed at the hazardous materials source, the reference frame including at least one of the one or more environmentally detectable reference points; performing an alert determination according to the comparison of the environmental data to the set of ambient conditions; and transmitting the alert determination to an existing fault detection system for the hazardous material source to enable the existing fault detection system to override a status rating of the hazardous materials source. Also included is a sensing system including modules operating on a processor to perform the method.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CROSSING-LOCATED ALERT SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273486.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An alert system for generating, in the vicinity of a crossing such as an intersection or a railcar station warning line, a wide-area image indicative of an actual or impending traffic safety problem, comprising at least one safety indication component for indicating a state of an actual or impending safety problem; at least one wide-area image generating device mounted in the vicinity of the crossing for generating a corresponding vertically appearing wide-area image appearing at an injury preventable distance from the crossing; fog generating apparatus mounted in the vicinity of the crossing for discharging vaporized fluid by which light of a corresponding generated wide-area image is refracted or reflected, so that the wide-area images will be visible during daytime light; and a controller in communication with the at least one safety indication component for synchronizing operation of the at least one wide-area image generating device and the fog generating apparatus.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTING A PILOT STATION TO AT LEAST ONE OTHER AIRCRAFT ZONE, COCKPIT AND AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN APPARATUS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273487.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An interconnecting apparatus for interconnecting a pilot station of an aircraft to at least one aircraft zone includes a device for communicating between the pilot station and the aircraft zone. The aircraft zone includes a device permitting a person present in the aircraft zone to identify themselves and a display device indicating a functional status of the aircraft. The pilot station includes a display device indicating a location of each person being identified in the aircraft zone.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DISPLAY SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273457.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A display system for displaying an opening state of a motor vehicle door is provided that includes, but is not limited to a sensor system for detecting an opening state of the motor vehicle door. A display unit is connected to the sensor system for displaying the opening state of the motor vehicle door. A display element is redundantly connected redundantly to the sensor system is provided for displaying the opening state of the motor vehicle door. The probability of the display system correctly indicating the opening state of the motor vehicle door is thereby increased.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD TO MONITOR MANUAL STEERING OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND DEVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273458.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention concerns a method and an arrangement for ensuring through active monitoring an attentive manual control of a dynamic system. The method and the arrangement use the tactile ability of the human hand to receive, particularly when the muscles are relaxed, certain types of vibrations through two sets of sensitive corpuscle in the human skin, known as the Meissner corpuscles and the Pacinian corpuscles, and the ability of the brain to provide an immediate response to these signals in the same interface to the object that the two sets of sensitive corpuscle are touching during the control and with immediate feedback from the control device of the dynamical system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels provided with an antenna and method of manufacturing thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273460.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels with a radially inner surface of a substantially toroidal conformation, includes at least one antenna provided with an electrically conductive elongated body in engagement with the radially inner surface through a plurality of constraint elements. Each pair of consecutive constraint elements identifies an orthodromic distance smaller than the length of the elongated-body portion between this pair of elements. Also described is a method of setting the antenna on the inner surface of the tyre.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A SPARE WHEEL]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273461.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method is presented for identifying a first wheel on a vehicle, the vehicle including a wireless receiver. The method comprising receiving a plurality of wheel identifiers at the wireless receiver and selecting one of the plurality of wheel identifiers that corresponds to the first wheel based on the number of times that the selected one of the plurality of wheel identifiers is received at the wireless receiver.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[USING FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE FEMTOCELLS FOR ALARM REPORTING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273462.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An alarm reporting system and method for reporting alarms to a central monitoring station via low-power femtocells is presented. An alarm reporting system comprises a plurality of sensors, an alarm reporting module that receives alarm signals from the plurality of sensors, and a logic unit that generates an alarm message related to the alarm signal. The alarm reporting module further comprises a low-power cellular transceiver to transmit the alarm message to the femtocell. The femtocell is connected to a fixed network such as the internet.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273463.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An emergency warning system includes a plurality of emergency annunciators for installation in a physical zone, a zone controller and a master controller. Each emergency annunciator is operable to independently and periodically perform a self-test for verifying its capacity to annunciate an emergency and to transmit a report of the self-test result. The zone controller is operable to receive the reports from each emergency annunciator and generate and transmit a zone report representing a consolidation of the received reports. The zone controller can also transmit an activation command to the emergency annunciators based on a received zone activation command. A master controller is operable to receive the zone report and generate therefrom a user notification indicative of the self-test results as well as to transmit the zone activation command in response to a trigger condition. The system may be easily installable through addition of the above components to an existing computer networking infrastructure.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYNTHETIC SMOKE GENERATOR AND SMOKE DETECTOR TESTER USING SUCH A GENERATOR]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273464.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to an electrically operated device for generating synthetic smoke and also to a hazard detector tester utilizing such a device. The device comprises a collapsible container provided with vaporisable liquid and a tube, one end of which is immersed in the liquid and the other end of which is provided with an electrical heater for vaporising the liquid in the other end of the tub in order to generate smoke. A peristaltic pump is used to pump the liquid through the tube.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method of Operating a Networked CBRNE Detection System]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273471.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A CBRNE detection system and method for operating same are disclosed. The method provides a relatively increased Probability of Detection and a relatively decreased Probability of False Alarms for a networked system of detectors. In the illustrative embodiment, a central controller of the system is capable of receiving information from individual CBRNE detectors and of determining whether or not to issue an alarm indicating that a CBRNE event has occurred. Data obtained from individual CBRNE detectors is evaluated based on one or more “sensor alert-to-system alarm” processing modes. The various processing modes specify the requirements that must be satisfied before a system-wide “alarm” is issued.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SAFELY AND SECURELY STORING MATERIALS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273472.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for safely and securely storing materials. A plurality of smart tiles sense traffic and generate traffic data. A network transmits the traffic data from the smart tiles. A computer determines a plurality of normal traffic patterns from the traffic data. In addition, the computer detects an abnormal traffic pattern from the traffic data. The computer activates a security response in response to the abnormal traffic pattern.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SLEEP ALERT WRISTBAND]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273478.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A sleep alert device comprises a sensor adapted for sensing a physiological condition of a user indicative of falling asleep. The sensed physiological condition is compared to a predetermined threshold to determine if the user is falling asleep. An alarm is activated to stimulate and wake the user if the device determines that the user is falling asleep.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOISTURE INFILTRATION INDICATION SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273480.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A portable electronic device may have a dock connector moisture infiltration indication structure for indicating whether moisture has infiltrated the device. The structure may be located within a dock connector port. The dock connector may have a viewing hole that enables viewing of the moisture indicator. The moisture indicator may have four layers: upper and lower moisture barriers, a wicking layer and a dyeing layer. After becoming wet, the moisture indicator may change from one color to another color. A menu button in the device may have a transparent and opaque member with a viewing aperture. A moisture indicator may be formed on the button and may be viewed through the viewing aperture.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flexible electroluminescent capacitive sensor]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273483.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The flexible electroluminescent capacitive sensor system contains an electroluminescent capacitive sensor, a capacitance meter, and an electroluminescence electronic drive. The capacitive sensor contains in order a first barrier layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a phosphor layer, a second electrode layer, a flexible, resilient dielectric layer, and an electrically conductive reference layer. The capacitance meter is electrically connected to the electrically conductive reference layer and either the second electrode layer or the first electrode layer. The electroluminescence electronic drive is electrically connected to the first transparent electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The first electrode layer has a first voltage, the second electrode layer has a second voltage, and the conductive reference layer has a third voltage. The first or second electrodes may be patterned to allow for multiple sensor regions integrated into a single sensor structure.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273484.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Device for vehicle seat occupancy detection, wherein a base frame which can be adjusted in the height direction of a vehicle seat and which is composed of at least two scissors arms which are connected to one another is arranged between a seat part of the vehicle seat and a vehicle body part, the device comprising a first detector which is attached to at least one of the scissors arms and which, when the vehicle seat is occupied by a minimum weight, detects a predefinable height setting of the scissors arm which is lower than a maximum possible height setting, and at least one spring which is fixed to at least one of the scissors arms and the predefinable pretensioned spring force of which corresponds at most to the downward-acting weight force due to the minimum weight and counteracts the latter.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for alerting aircrew to unsafe vibration levels]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273488.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An onboard system for a rotary wing aircraft detects a limit cycle oscillation in the tail mast and provides a timely indication of the limit cycle oscillation to an aircrew before serious damage to the airframe is likely to occur.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for transportation vehicle tracking]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273489.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for transportation vehicle tracking. A method for tracking a vehicle includes receiving information for the vehicle as the vehicle departs a starting location, creating a data record for the vehicle, receiving updated information for the vehicle, updating the data record for the vehicle, and finalizing the data record for the vehicle as the vehicle reaches a final location. The data record is located at a centralized data center and the update information is provided from an intermediate location.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Remote monitoring, interrogation and control apparatus for stationary and mobile systems]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273438.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless control apparatus includes a function control device adapted to control a function and a nomadic device. The nomadic device and the function control device communicate by a long-range communication network to control functions on the function control device in response to signals from the nomadic device. The nomadic device and the function control device can also communicate by a mid-range communication network. A portable fob transmits signals to the function control device and/or the nomadic device for controlling functions.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Power Conserving Active RFID Label]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273473.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a power conserving active RFID label. A system for performing radio frequency (RF) communications includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to one or more items to be tracked, the RFID tag configured to receive a request and a time interval indicating a time for determining a temperature and a battery voltage, and to adjust the time interval at a time of determining the temperature and the battery voltage if the detected voltage is less than a predetermined voltage, and an interrogator communicatively coupled to one or more antennas to transmit one or more requests to the RFID tag and to receive one or more responses, at least one response including a time, temperature and battery voltage.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RECHARGE OF AN ACTIVE TRANSPONDER]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273452.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for configuring a terminal capable of emitting a radio-frequency field for a transponder including, in the presence of a transponder within the range of the terminal, at least one step of adaptation of the series resistance of an oscillating circuit of the terminal, according to an off-load value, which depends on an operation of the terminal while no transponder is in its field.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-PATIENT TELEPHONY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273455.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for tracking patients to enable communications. A presence of a patient is detected in a room. Communications intended for the patient are associated with the room. The communications are routed to the patient in the room.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RADIO IC TAG]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273474.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[[PROBLEM(S)] To provide a wireless IC tag which is readable even in a plurality of countries (destination countries) using different radio frequency bands for reading.  [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM(S)] The wireless IC tag of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a case ( 20 ); an antenna ( 60 ), which is provided in the case ( 20 ); a metal plate ( 901 ), which is disposed in the case opposite to the antenna ( 60 ); and a mechanism for altering the resonance characteristics of the wireless IC tag ( 10 ) by moving at least one of the antenna ( 60 ) and the metal plate ( 901 ) in the case ( 20 ), thereby altering the distance (D) between the metal plate ( 901 ) and the antenna ( 60 ). With such wireless IC tag ( 10 ), the capacitance of an equivalent tuning capacitor consisting of the antenna ( 60 ) and the metal plate ( 901 ) can be arbitrarily altered by a distance alteration unit, and thereby, the resonance characteristics of the wireless IC tag ( 10 ) can be altered in accordance with the frequency band of reading radio wave used by a reader/writer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Information processing apparatus and data communication method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276357.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An information apparatus switches a display at a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where an electromagnetic-wave emitting unit used for data communications with a data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device, and emits sound generated according to the processing at corresponding timing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAMMING A NEW BALLAST ON A DIGITAL BALLAST COMMUNICATION LINK]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273433.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for replacing a previously-installed lighting control device with a newly-installed lighting control device in a lighting control system provides for automatic programming of the newly-installed device if there is only one newly-installed device in the system. The system comprises a controller interconnected to the newly-installed device by a communication link. The controller stores a short address and configuration information of the previously-installed device in memory and assigns the short address of the previously-installed device to the newly-installed device. The controller is operable to transmit the configuration information associated with the previously-installed device to the newly-installed device in response to determining that there is only one newly-installed device in the system. The controller is operable to undo the completed address assignment by unassigning the short address from the newly-installed device if there is more than one newly-installed device in the system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACTORY KEY CODE DISPLAY WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273434.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for providing keypad information to a user for a keypad coupled to an exterior portion of the vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal from a first transmitter and increasing a first count in response to detecting the first RF signal. The method includes receiving a second RF signal from a second transmitter and increasing a second count in response to detecting the second RF signal. The method includes comparing the first count to a first predetermined count and comparing the second count to a second predetermined count. The method includes transmitting the keypad information to the display device based on at least one of the comparison of the first count to the first predetermined amount and the comparison of the second count to the second predetermined amount.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COORDINATED SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273435.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods for implementing security features of a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device comprises a first security module configured to implement a first security operation and a second security module configured to implement a second security operation. The method includes: detecting a first security event; implementing a first security operation by the first security module; triggering a second security event; and implementing a second security operation by the second security module. The first security operation includes triggering the second security event.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING USE OF POWER TOOLS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273436.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and device for blocking unauthorized use of power tools with a circuit-interrupting device being positioned between a power tool and an electrical power source (AC power or battery power). The circuit-interrupting device is in a normally open circuit configuration to prevent unauthorized use. Authorized use is with a transmitted signal from a remote signal transmitting device (such as RF, bluetooth and infra-red generating fob or PDA) to a signal receiving device, operatively linked to the circuit-interrupting device, to close the circuit upon receipt of a signal and to open the circuit (and deactivation of the power tool) with removal of the signal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[KEY-OPERATED SWITCH]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273437.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A key-operated switch includes a first excitation device which generates a first alternating magnetic field and has a first inductance. The key-operated switch is constructed in such a manner that the first alternating magnetic field can be used to scan a first coding of a key, with the first coding changing the first inductance of the first excitation device. The first coding is read by the key-operated switch in this manner. The key associated with the key-operated switch has a carrier element which is not electrically conductive and is not magnetizable. Arranged on the carrier element is the first coding which is made of an electrically conductive and/or magnetizable material. As a result, the key can be scanned without wear.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Micro-chip ID]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273439.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electronic device worn by a person; in a exemplary embodiment comprising a radio-frequency receiver-transmitter, a CODEC, and a processing element having storage. The device is configured to operate within a location or venue, and if outside the location or venue, to transition to “sleep mode.” The device communicates and interacts with other external systems. Optionally a CODEC, which enables secure communications, encodes and decodes messages and data exchanged with external systems. The CODEC may receive data or codes from the processing element and may send decoded data and or messages to the processing element for storage. The processing element may receive and remit personal data related to the person, including records of personal data and information, events and times, financial or monetary data, important dates and times with reminders, security information including cryptographic keys and encodings.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COMPONENTS WITHIN AN OFFICE SPACE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273441.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for adjusting the components within an office space includes adjusting to a preferred setting at least one of a plurality of physical features of at least one of a plurality of components for at least one of a plurality of persons; and storing the preferred setting for the at least one person. One of the persons is identified from information about that person (e.g. biometric information), and for the identified person at least one of the physical features of at least one of the components is adjusted to the preferred setting.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Portable Access Device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273442.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Portable devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to computers and other secure systems such as systems protecting secure premises, by processing data supplied by the individual seeking access to the system and data supplied by the system to which the prospective user seeks access, to determine whether access by the individual is to be authorized or enabled. In one embodiment the invention provides a device for providing a code that may be used to access a system such as a computer or security system. The device comprises an output device and at least one processor. The processor processes data representing a biometric characteristic of a prospective user of the system and a signal provided by the system, and, depending upon a result of the processing, provides to the output device a code that may be used to access the system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display of an Electronic Shelf Label]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273443.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to an electronic shelf label, a system including electronic shelf labels, a related method and a computer program, comprising a power source for giving power to a display for displaying product related information, and at least one memory register for storing a product related information, and a communication interface for communicating with an access communication unit from which commands are exchanged, the memory register and the communication interface being controlled by a control unit. The control unit is adapted to control the display of information from the register in dependence of received commands and the invention is characterised in that the electronic shelf label is provided, in addition to the a display for displaying product related information, with an additional display of information.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[REMOTE MOTION MONITORING SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273444.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system, apparatus, and method for motion monitoring. In an embodiment, a plurality of self-powered active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transmitters are each configured to intermittently transmit radio frequency pulse at a rate proportional to motion, containing identification information. The pulse produced by each of the RFID transmitters are received and analyzed at a receiver. The analysis results in the identification of pattern of activity, which is used to produce meaningful data regarding the motion of a user. The RFID transmitters may be provided on a wearable tag.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bioprocess data management]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273447.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A data management system for a biological process, comprising:
 
     a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance, calibration or control parameter of the single-use component d. a memory reader useable to obtain the identification from the memory storage component]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Computer With RFID Interrogator]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273448.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a computer with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. A system includes a processor, a store of codes representing goods and services cross-referenced to supplemental information, a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator, an input/output tag (IO), and a memory including a process that matches a received code from the RFID interrogator to a code in the store of codes and to display supplemental information of a good or service on the IO tag.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RFID Interrogator With Adjustable Signal Characteristics]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273449.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator housed in a portable platform that includes at least one antenna, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal through the antenna, and a controller in communication with the transceiver for adjusting power and direction of the transmitted RF signal. The controller can be configured to adjust the antenna orientation, and can also selectively activate and deactivate one or more antennas.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Object Tracking]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273450.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of tracking an object ( 1 ) tagged with a radio frequency identification tag ( 2 ) having an identification code using a network of readers ( 3 ) is described. A reader ( 3 ) interrogates the tag ( 2 ) by transmitting its identification code. In response to receiving its identification code, the tag identifies itself to the reader. Otherwise, it does not identify itself. The method comprises identifying an expected location of the object and directing one or more selected readers according to the expected location to interrogate the tag using its identification code.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING ITEM INFORMATION USING RFID TAGS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273451.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and devices for enabling a user to obtain item information relating to an item ( 10 ), the item having associated therewith an item identification means ( 12 ) and an RFID response means ( 14 ) arranged to provide a predetermined response on being subjected to a currently applicable trigger signal; the method comprising steps of: establishing from the item identification means ( 12 ) item identification information; using the item identification information to determine from an item information source ( 30 ) a currently applicable trigger signal for the RFID response means ( 14 ); subjecting the RFID response means ( 14 ) to the currently applicable trigger signal; receiving a predetermined response from the RFID response means ( 14 ); and using the predetermined response to obtain item information from the item information source ( 30 ); wherein the RFID response means ( 14 ) is arranged to generate a new currently applicable trigger signal and a new predetermined response associated therewith following subjecting of the RFID response means ( 14 ) to the currently applicable trigger signal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Item Identification Using RFID]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273453.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for item identification using RFID. A system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator, and a computer coupled to the RFID interrogator, the computer including a database comprising RFID identification codes and items associated with the RFID identification codes, two or more the RFID identification codes associated with a single item.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273454.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is provided a communication apparatus including a voltage detection unit for detecting an antenna end voltage of a reader or a non-contact type IC card when non-contact communicating using a load modulation of the non-contact type IC card with respect to a magnetic field signal from the reader/writer; and a characteristics control unit for changing characteristics of the antenna of the reader/writer or the non-contact type IC card when The antenna end voltage detected by the voltage detection unit reaches a predetermined first threshold value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Freeway safety device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273456.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a freeway safety device which will audibly and visibly alert the driver when a vehicle enters the “blindspot” of the vehicle being driven. The present invention provides an ultrasonic detector which permits location of a detected object by the use of an array of ultrasonic transducers which are sequentially activated to transmit a laterally shifting ultrasonic energy along the array.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TACHOMETER AND GEAR INDICATING APPARATUS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273459.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus for a vehicle having a multi-gear transmission includes an analogue tachometer display device indicating by continuously displacing a pointer against a graduated scale the number of revolutions per unit of time of a vehicle engine; a computer processing unit CPU receiving input signals representative of the actual engine speed and of the actual vehicle speed and determining at least one forecast engine speed corresponding to the actual vehicle speed, based on at least one speculated transmission gear ratio; and a gear indicator display adjacent to the graduated scale on which a current gear figure corresponding to the currently engaged gear is digitally displayed next to the current position of the pointer, and a speculated gear figure corresponding to the at least one speculated gear is digitally displayed next to the corresponding forecast engine speed on the graduated scale. The apparatus can incite to engage the optimum gear which is achieved by displaying not only the optimum gear but also the consequence on engine speed of engaging the optimum gear.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ROOM SEPARATION IN A WLAN BASED RTLS AND METHOD THEREFOR]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273465.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless location system for tracking and locating a wireless tag in a structure having defined areas that provides for differentiation between the defined areas has at least one ultrasonic transmitter positioned in each of the defined areas for transmitting an ultrasonic signal having area identification and/or transmitter ID information. A plurality of wireless tags are provided wherein each wireless tag transmits a last area identifying and/or transmitter ID information received and accepted by the wireless tag in a tag message. A plurality of location receivers is installed in the structure for receiving the tag message and for reporting the received message from the tag along with optional measured parameters to a common server. The common server determines the location of each wireless tags in the structure using the defined area or transmitter ID as reported by each wireless tag.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE MOVEMENT OF ASSETS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273466.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An embodiment of a system to manage movement of at least one asset is provided. The system includes at least one tracking element operable to generate a signal representative of a location of the asset, and a controller in communication with the tracking element. The controller includes computer readable program instructions representative of the steps of receiving the signal representative of the location of the asset having a unique identifier; identifying a status indicator for the asset having the unique identifier; comparing a change in the location of the asset in view of the status indicator relative to a predetermined location change rule of an invalid movement of the at least one asset from one state to another without passing through a CLEANING state; and generating a signal representative of the invalid change in the location in response to an output of the comparing step for illustration on a display.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IP BASED MONITORING AND ALARMING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273467.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A patient monitoring system ( 8 ) monitors health related parameters of a patient ( 10 ). A medical device ( 12 ) obtains measurements of the health related parameters of the patient ( 10 ). A first mobile device ( 16 ), associated with the patient ( 10 ), wirelessly collects and transmits the health related parameters of the patient ( 10 ). A second mobile device ( 22 ), in operative communication with first mobile device, receives the transmitted health related parameters of the patient.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING BIOMETRIC TRENDS WITH A RELATED TEMPORAL EVENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273468.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods for correlating biometric trends with a related temporal event are disclosed. A preferred embodiment utilizes an implantable medical device comprising at least one sensor in electronic communication with a patient management system adapted to temporally analyze and correlate biometric data. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein also can be configured as an Advanced Patient Management system that helps better monitor, predict and manage chronic diseases.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamically configurable wireless device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273469.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless device for facilitating for GPS-based asset tracking via a wireless communications network and a centralized management system. The wireless device includes dynamically configurable event profiles which allow the wireless device to be dynamically reconfigured and to perform certain actions based on a dynamically configurable combination of received events.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental monitoring and control system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273470.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless environmental monitoring system is disclosed comprising at least one monitor unit in wireless communication with a remote monitoring centre by way of the Internet and a server unit wherein the server unit is in wireless communication with both the monitor unit and the remote monitoring centre. The monitor unit comprises at least one sensor configured to detect an anomalous environmental condition such as the presence of or undesirable change in environmental variables. The monitor unit further comprises an alarm system and a relay output wherein the relay output is configured to trigger an event in response to the anomalous environmental condition to mitigate damage that may be caused by the anomalous environmental condition. The remote monitoring centre is configured to receive and monitor the operational parameters of the monitor unit to interpret an anomalous environmental condition detected by the monitor unit in light of operational variations which may affect the accuracy of the monitor unit. The remote monitoring centre is also configured to receive and communicate environmental data to the monitor unit to establish the base threshold level used to determine an anomalous environmental condition.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anti-Theft Device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273475.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An anti-theft tag with a locking mechanism that cannot be removed without breaking the lock. The anti-theft of tag has a removable lock that can be replaced after it is broken. The securing pin secures the lock in place in the first part of the tag. When the securing pin is withdrawn, the locking mechanism can be detached from the anti-theft tag. An optional method is provided in which the detacher arm channel is sealed to prevent access by a pick. The remaining parts of the tag, other than the lock, can be recycled. An alternative anti-theft tag uses a resettable locking mechanism. A detacher arm moves the lock from a locked to an unlocked position. Once unlocked, the lock remains in the unlocked position until reset with a key. A key aperture is hidden under the pin securing means.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Merchandise Securing Device Having a Recessed Closure]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273476.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a merchandise securing device ( 1 ) comprising at least one merchandise securing element ( 4, 5, 15 ) and a closing mechanism ( 6 ) with a fastening element ( 8 ) that can be inserted into a clamping element ( 18, 19, 20 ) of the closing mechanism ( 6 ) similar to a needle. Such a merchandise securing device ( 1 ) is provided with a housing contour that is essentially flat in the attachment area ( 14 ) in which the merchandise securing device ( 1 ) is fixed to the merchandise. The merchandise securing device ( 1 ) comprises a recessed closing mechanism ( 6 ) while the at least one merchandise securing element ( 4, 5, 15 ) located in or on the merchandise securing device ( 1 ) uses acoustomagnetic (AM) technology and/or radio frequency (RF) technology and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MONITORING]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273477.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method of monitoring compliance with one or more hygiene protocols is disclosed. Compliance requirements may be tracked or monitored from a remote monitoring center, or compliance data hub. The compliance data hub may be operable to monitor a plurality of hygiene protocols that are defined for a plurality of different facilities or enterprises.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VALVE ALARM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273482.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A valve alarm for use with a valve having an open position, a closed position, and a knob is provided. The valve alarm includes a handle having a knob seat receivable about the knob, and a body defining a volume. The knob seat is carried within the volume and moveable relative the body between an open position and a closed position. A switch is carried by the handle and changed from an Off orientation to an On orientation when the knob seat is moved to the open position, and changed from the On orientation to the Off orientation when the knob seat is moved to the closed position. A timer circuit is coupled to the switch and carried by the handle and includes a time period counted down to zero upon activation by the switch changed to the On orientation. A signaling device is carried by the handle and coupled to the timing circuit for activation upon the timer circuit time period reaching zero.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PROXIMITY SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273485.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A proximity system for a portable electronic device includes a base unit including a first proximity module, and a locator unit carried by the portable electronic device. The locator unit includes a controller, and a motion sensor coupled to the controller for determining if the portable electronic device is in motion. A second proximity module is coupled to the controller and is configured to cooperate with the first proximity module for determining if the portable electronic device is within a predetermined range of the base unit. The controller activates a return-to-base indicator if the portable electronic device is not in motion and is not positioned within the predetermined range of the base unit.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile crane and method for operating a mobile crane]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276126.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This invention relates to a mobile crane with at least one memory unit in which limit curves or limit values are stored for various crane parameters, which should not be exceeded, or only by issuing an alarm signal, to ensure safety during operation of the crane, and with means for ensuring crane safety, which are configured such that they monitor the individual limit values of the various parameters for exceedance, and with means for checking the current position of the extendable and retractable props which serve to support the mobile crane. In accordance with the invention, means are provided, which in dependence on the actual position of the supporting cylinders reached determine the tilting edge of the mobile crane as limit value. Furthermore, means are provided, which in dependence on the individual parameters of the mobile crane and the suspended load determine whether the operating condition of the mobile crane lies within this limit value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ABSOLUTE ACCELERATION SENSOR FOR USE WITHIN MOVING VEHICLES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276131.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of and system for detecting absolute acceleration along various axes relative to a desired movement vector while moving relative to a gravity source includes steps of determining a vertical acceleration, perpendicular to the desired movement vector and substantially anti-parallel to a gravitational acceleration due to the gravity source; determining a longitudinal acceleration, parallel to the desired movement vector and to output at vertical acceleration signal and a longitudinal acceleration signal; determining an inclination of the desired movement vector relative to the gravitational acceleration; and processing the vertical acceleration signal, the longitudinal acceleration signals and the inclination signal to produce al absolute vertical acceleration signal and an absolute longitudinal acceleration signal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM FOR REMEDYING ELECTRICAL POWER INSTABILITY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276173.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for real-time monitoring of synchrophasors from an electrical power system serving multiple geographic areas can control system instability, without preset parameters or thresholds, detects power flow between the generation sources. If a change in power flow of at least 5% over at time period of 1 second or less occurs and the response to the change in power flow is greater than the change in power flow a signal is generated for corrective action.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and Device for Recharging a Mobile Device Such As a Headset]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273316.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A recharging system for recharging a rechargeable battery of a mobile device such as a headset is disclosed. The recharging system includes a rechargeable system battery, a first connector configured to connect the recharging system to the mobile device, a second connector configured to connect the recharging system to a source of electrical power, and a controller configured to direct electrical power as required.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RFID IONOSPHERE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276326.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed wherein an RFID transponder response signal is coupled with a data file as an identifier. The RFID transponder response signal is used in its raw, or a digitized version of its raw, state.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wireless tag and electrically conductive pipe having wireless tag]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273446.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless tag adapted for mounting inside a hollow electrically conductive pipe, includes: a contact placed in contact with the electrically conductive pipe so as to be electrically connected to the electrically conductive pipe; a lead wire placed inside the electrically conductive pipe along a longitudinal direction of the electrically conductive pipe and spaced a prescribed distance away from an inside wall of the electrically conductive pipe, thereby forming a coaxial line together with the electrically conductive pipe; and a wireless tag circuit, electrically connected at one end to the contact and at the other end to the lead wire, for generating a response signal in response to an interrogation signal transmitted from a reader/writer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solar-Charged Power Source]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273481.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A solar-charged power source for use in powering an electronic device, such as a game camera, comprises a housing, a photovoltaic cell provided on an upper surface of the housing, a battery and electronic circuitry, including a microcontroller, contained within the housing. A display is mounted on an outer surface of the housing and provides a user selectable indication of a microcontroller determined condition of the power source including the current charge state of the battery, a real time solar value indicating the electrical current production of the photovoltaic cell, a computed daily solar average and a weekly solar average of the current produced by the photovoltaic cell, based on the energy consumption requirements of the powered device.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD FOR MANAGING ALARMS IN A PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0275807.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for managing alarm events in a physiological monitoring system is described. The method includes validating the accuracy of alarm events by checking if the alarm events are noise events. The method further includes identifying a pattern in alarm sequence or an alarm rate of at least one alarm type associated with the alarm events. The alarm rate is the frequency of the occurrence of alarm events for the particular alarm type. Based on the identified pattern in the alarm sequence and the alarm rate and patient data, an alarm level associated with the alarm type is adjusted. The hospital staff is notified depending on the criticality of the adjusted alarm level. Further, the alarm signals are suppressed when either a patient intervention or a pause signal is detected by the physiological monitoring system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PORTABLE MODULAR PC BASED SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF BLOOD OXYGENATION AND RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0275810.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A portable modular kiosk based physiologic sensor system for clinical and research applications configured to simultaneously utilize multiple sensors with cross checking and cross calculation of physiologic parameters and configured for continuous monitoring of blood oxygenation and respiratory parameters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SMART PATIENT TRANSFER SET FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0275883.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A peritoneal dialysis system includes: a dialysis fluid container associated with an identifier; a reader for reading the identifier; a signal transmitter for communicating data based on the identifier; and a patient transfer set for semi-permanent connection to a patient, the patient transfer set including: (i) a signal receiver for receiving the data sent by the signal transmitter, (ii) an output device for communicating with the patient, and (iii) electronics configured to received the data and command the output device to communicate with the patient accordingly.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HANDHELD DEVICE WITH FAST-CHARGING CAPABILITY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273319.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A handheld device with a fast-charging capability is adapted to be connected to a charger to obtain an electric power. The handheld device includes a battery, a charging circuit, a safety circuit, a control unit, and an input module. The charging circuit is electrically connected to the charger and transfers an electric power to the battery. The safety circuit is used for restricting an upper limit of the electric power transferred by the charging circuit. The input module is provided for a user to input an emergency charge command. Upon receiving the emergency charge command, the control unit instructs the safety circuit to lower the restriction on the charging circuit, so as to raise the upper limit of the electric power that can be obtained by the charging circuit, thereby accelerating the charging of the battery.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Support jack with supporting load indicator]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0272952.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A support jack with a vertically telescopically displaceable supporting element having an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve is described. For the operator, it is sometimes hard to discern whether the support jacks find an adequate abutment on the ground. In an extreme case, the support jack sinks into the ground under the load of the vehicle. The vehicle is then no longer adequately supported and can tip over. For this reason, the object of the invention is to develop a support jack in such a way that secure standing is already discernible for the operator during extension of the supporting element. According to the invention, the object is achieved with a support jack in which a supporting load indicator with a pressure element is arranged on the supporting element, the pressure element triggering a signal when a predefinable supporting force is reached.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wall-Mountable Timer for an Electrical Load]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273243.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wall-mountable electrical timer for controlling the delivery of power from an AC power source to an electrical load, such as a lamp or a fan motor, includes: a timer adjustment actuator for selecting a predetermined time period of operation for the load; a toggle actuator for starting the timer, turning off the timer, and placing the timer in a bypass mode of operation; a vertical linear array of light-emitting diode visual indicators for indicating the length of a predetermined time period, the time remaining, and whether the timer is in the bypass mode; a controllably conductive device for regulating the delivery of power from the AC source to the load; and a controller for receiving inputs from the timer adjustment actuator and the toggle actuator, and for transmitting outputs to the visual indicators and the controllably conductive device.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[READER WITH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273445.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A reader with a radio frequency identification function for reading a signal of an electronic tag includes a casing, a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a transmission interface. The casing in a racket shape is composed of an upper casing and a lower casing. Each of the upper and lower casings has a large-area receiving portion with a surface in a racket shape. The first circuit board is installed in the large-area receiving portion and can be designed with a large area of RFID antenna pattern. The second circuit board can be installed on the radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit. After the antenna of the first circuit board receives a signal from the electronic tag, the signal is processed and stored by the second circuit board or transmitted to an external computer through a transmission interface installed on the casing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USE IN ASSESSING FAT AND MUSCLE DEPTH]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0274340.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods, systems and devices are implemented in connection with measuring subcutaneous fat and loin depth in a portion of muscle tissue. Consistent with one such method a probe is presented to the portion of muscle tissue. The probe produces a response-provoking signal in the muscle tissue used to determine the fat and loin depth in the portion of muscle tissue.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and arrangement for monitoring health data]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276237.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring health data. The invention relates specifically to data monitoring included in an enquiry presented to a patient. In accordance with the invention, an impulse is sent from the server to the terminal of a person living at a distance in order to present an electronic enquiry in the terminal for the person living at a distance to fill in at least partly and/or for the terminal to fill in at least partly. While filling in the enquiry, the terminal reads the person's health data measured by at least one measuring instrument for measuring the person's health data and encloses the read data in electronic form with the answer. In accordance with the invention, the health-measuring instrument is selected in the terminal on the basis of the electronic enquiry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL HANDLE SET FOR A DOOR LOCK]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273440.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides for a handle set for a lock with a latch, the handle set having an authentication circuit and actuator in the interior handle that allow access to authenticated transponders. The present invention also provides a device and method for transmitting a rotational movement and force in an electronic lock, wherein the transmission takes place in a coupled state and not in a decoupled state and wherein the transmission of force does not damage an actuator that requires little energy to change between the coupled and decoupled states. A coupling cartridge of an electronic lock can easily be handed. The electronic lock can be retrofitted in installed mortise locks and used with cylindrical locks. The electronic lock can include a security feature that prohibits the electronic lock from changing between the coupled and decoupled states.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Door cam security]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0273670.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A remote viewing system is disclosed for providing video surveillance of an entry or doorway of a building. A video camera is positioned to obtain video images of the entryway or doorway and to transmit them to a remote viewing station. Video data can be transmitted from the driver to any of a variety of electronic devices, including PCs, PDAs, cell phones, and the like. The video information can also be stored for future reference.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING A LOCATOR SERVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276236.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service are provided. A method includes receiving object identification information and location identification information from a vehicle. The location identification information indicates the presence of the vehicle at a parking space. The method also includes creating an occupancy record that includes the object identification information and the location identification information. The method further includes receiving a request to locate the vehicle during an exiting process, the request including at least a portion of the objection identification information. The method further includes retrieving the location identification information from the occupancy record associated with the object identification information, and presenting the location identification information of the parking space to the operator. The location identification information is received at the computer system via a radio frequency identifier associated with the parking space.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DISPLAY FOR AN INSULIN PUMP]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0275886.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver insulin, a processor, and a user interface including a bistable display. A display element of the bistable display is placed in one of two stable orientations upon application of a biasing voltage and stays in the stable orientation when the biasing voltage is removed. The processor includes a display module configured to display a non-blank reversion display screen on the bistable display when no input is received at the user interface after a specified time duration, and to recurrently change the reversion display screen until input is received at the user interface.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION AND CAUSING AN ACTION BASED ON THAT INFORMATION]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276338.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A physical objects tracking system and a method for sharing information about objects and causing an action based on that information is provided. Short range communication networks collect data which identify physical objects and attributes associated with the objects. Long range communication networks provide both central data processing equipment, which is hosted by a trusted third party, for aggregating and storing the collected data and user terminals for enabling authorized user to access the data processing equipment and to evaluate the aggregated data. The authorized user is enabled to define a business rule, which specify a matching condition and an action. The matching condition is matched against the aggregated data and if it is determined that the matching condition is fulfilled, the action is executed. Embodiments implementing an auto-ID clearing and risk management process and a secondary market process are introduced.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LUGGAGE RECOGNITION LABELS AND METHODS FOR USE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276089.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus and a method for dispensing a luggage recognition label having an RFID or GPS device associated therewith that allows a passenger and/or a passenger carrier to identify and track their luggage during travel, provide access to a secure network for storing customer information and travel information including a luggage inventory and itinerary information, and the ability to purchase travel insurance in association with the luggage recognition label.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Information output apparatus, electronics conference system, information output method, and storage medium in which control program is stored]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0276804.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[When a signal detection section detects a signal of an earthquake early warning, a control section (i) causes a storage apparatus to store display information being displayed on a display apparatus, (ii) reads, out of the storage apparatus, information on instructions in the event of an earthquake and an evacuation map in the event of an earthquake, (iii) causes the display apparatus to display: information on the instructions and the evacuation map; and information on the earthquake early warning and (iv) causes a printing apparatus to print the information on the instructions and the evacuation map. This allows a user to be appropriately evacuated from an installation site of the display apparatus.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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