126results about "Pulse calling" patented technology

A transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus for indicating a position can be remotely controlled. The transmitting apparatus includes a means for measuring an inclined angle of a transmitter with respect to a gravity axis of the earth to measure and transmit the inclined value of the transmitter in addition to transmitting waveforms having different phase angles and the same frequency simultaneously and the receiving apparatus is configured by a receiving apparatus that receives and ultimately amplifies the transmitted signal and processes the amplified signal so as to acquire positional information regarding a shift of a phase which is shifted from a reference signal.

An apparatus, system, and method provide drying procedure information through a user interface. A monitoring device transmits drying procedure data measured by sensors within a structure undergoing the drying procedure to a server. In response to requests received through a communication network from a user interface, the server transmits the drying procedure information that is presented through the user interface. A variety of information and services related to the drying procedure may be provided through the user interface.

The present invention relates to a position-indicating transmission apparatus capable of being remotely controlled, and a reception apparatus. The transmission apparatus transmits waveforms of same frequencies having different phase angles simultaneously and includes a means for measuring an inclined angle of a transmitter with respect to an axis of terrestrial gravity to measure and transmit the inclined value of the transmitter. The reception apparatus receives and amplifies the transmitted signals and processes the amplified signals to obtain the position information related to the variation of the shifted phases with respect to the reference signal. The present invention responds easily to an input corresponding to a movement of a user or a shift in the visual field of a cursor, and has practical application in electronic devices such as TV's, computers, VCR's, LDP's, DVD players, various kinds of VOD systems, IP TV's and cable TV terminals, various kinds of communication terminals, home game consoles, computers for use with infants, HMD (Head Mount Display) devices, and the like.

A cellular phone unit (1) is provided with ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information, ID judging means for judging whether or not the inputted user ID information is identical to pre-registered ID information, authentication information transmission permitting means for deciding whether or not to permit transmission of sender authentication information in accordance with the judgment result, and authentication information transmitting means for sending the sender authentication information in accordance with the decision. A vehicle-mounted control device (2) is provided with an antenna (5) and a transmission and reception section (6) for receiving the sender authentication information, and a control section (4) and an interface (7) for judging whether or not the sender authentication information received from the cellular phone unit (1) is identical to pre-registered authentication information and for controlling vehicle-mounted devices (3a) through (3c) in accordance with the judgment result.

An identity of a container coupled to a content level sensor device is received. A plurality of signal parameters associated with the container is identified. The signal parameters are transmitted to the content level sensor device, wherein the signal parameters are indexed according to a level of content in the container.

A method is provided of determining total electric power consumption of a managed IT network including network devices having a management-addressable address. An autodiscovery tool is run to discover the network devices of the managed IT network. Management requests are directed to the management-addressable addresses of the network devices to obtain the electric power consumption values of the network devices. The electric power consumption values returned by the network devices are centrally collected, and the total electric power consumption of the managed IT network is calculated by adding the electric power consumption values of the network devices.

It has one or more controls (1) that communicate with one or more receiving hosts (2, 3, 4) that govern the opening and closing of certain doors or accesses. Each control (1) has a single pushbutton (5), in which according to the number, duration of the presses and / or distances between the control (1) and the hosts (2, 3, 4), said remote control (1) can control and be controlled with respect to any number of hosts (2, 3, 4), according to pre-established modes. Communication between the remote controls (1) and the hosts (2, 3, 4) is bi-directional and includes a secret code by means of an algorithm (RPDA) specifically developed for the system which consists of a pre-coded preamble that heads all the communication messages and requires a satisfactory response at the end of the flow of messages.

A cellular phone unit (1) is provided with ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information, ID judging means for judging whether or not the inputted user ID information is identical to pre-registered ID information, authentication information transmission permitting means for deciding whether or not to permit transmission of sender authentication information in accordance with the judgment result, and authentication information transmitting means for sending the sender authentication information in accordance with the decision. A vehicle-mounted control device (2) is provided with an antenna (5) and a transmission and reception section (6) for receiving the sender authentication information, and a control section (4) and an interface (7) for judging whether or not the sender authentication information received from the cellular phone unit (1) is identical to pre-registered authentication information and for controlling vehicle-mounted devices (3a) through (3c) in accordance with the judgment result.

A transmitter transmits a wireless signal such as a request signal for a smart entry system by modulating a rectangular carrier wave with a base band signal from an antenna. A control unit is adapted to change the duty ratio of the carrier wave so as to change the transmission output of the wireless signal and thus to change its reception range. The control unit may also serve to change the transmission output of the wireless signal by varying the driving voltage that is applied to the antenna.

Encoder and decoder microchips suitable for use in remote control devices. The encoder microchip performs an encoding function on an identification number embedded in the said microchip and a combination of a unit number and a stepping counter value, so as to generate a transmission value which is only decodable by a related decoding function having access to the same identification number. The decoder microchip decodes the transmission value into a decoded unit number and a decoded counter value and means for comparing the decoded counter value with a decoder counter value range. The encoder and decoder microchips are provided with means for changing, e.g. in a preferred mode incrementing, the counter values by a number greater than one after a period of time, subsequent to the encoder microchip being activated or the decoder microchip receiving a transmission value. The encoder and decoder microchips are also provided with means for synchronizing the decoder microchip with a particular encoder microchip which has generated a synchronization command.

A utility cover for covering an opening includes an outer frame formed of a first material and an insert within the outer frame formed of a second material, wherein at least a portion of the insert is substantially transparent to wireless communications.

A 3D Motional Command System (MCS) is disclosed for interactive gaming, computer interfaces, communications, imaging, and geological exploration. The system can perform standoff gesture recognition and also function as touch-screens. E-field sensors and array topologies are disclosed comprised of FET discrete transistors. The designs facilitate the fabrication of high density sensor arrays similar to LCD displays. The system can be used in portable and wearable electronic devices. Uses are for PC computers, portable devices, and gaming systems such as the Wii. Other applications include wireless connection of sensor and audio data from a simple headphone jack output.

A tamper detector has tamper detection logic connected to tamper detection ports through a tamper detection interface. A real-time clock (RTC) provides a clock signal and has a battery. A processor is powered by an external power supply in a powered operational mode and has a power-off mode. In a wake-up configuration, a wake-up signal on a specific I / O port awakens the external power supply from the power-off mode to supply power to the RTC and the tamper detection interface when power from the battery is unavailable. The tamper detection ports continue to function despite removal or discharge of the battery without ESD concerns. The specific I / O port optionally may be configured for passive tamper detection.

A method is provided of determining total electric power consumption of a managed IT network including network devices having a management-addressable address. An autodiscovery tool is run to discover the network devices of the managed IT network. Management requests are directed to the management-addressable addresses of the network devices to obtain the electric power consumption values of the network devices. The electric power consumption values returned by the network devices are centrally collected, and the total electric power consumption of the managed IT network is calculated by adding the electric power consumption values of the network devices.

An encoder device for the determination of absolute angle or linear segments is described, with which the distance from the actual to the reference position is determined upon prompting and output via incremental signals. This encoder offers new functions for the incremental measuring system employed up to now. The transition to the absolute measuring system is also made possible according to requirements.

Described herein are embodiments of methods, systems and devices of providing multicast functionality through an energy portal such as a meter, which reduces bandwidth required for communication between the energy portal and a server. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided of providing multicast functionality through an energy portal, which reduces bandwidth required for communication between the energy portal and a server. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving, over a first network, a single message, wherein the single message includes at least one device characteristic; determining, using a processor, one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein each of the one or more devices are connected to a second network; and transmitting the single message over the second network to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein the single message is transmitted individually to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic such that the single message is transmitted as many times as there are devices associated with the at least one device characteristic.

The present invention provides a general purpose controller chip that can be used for remotely monitoring and / or controlling plurality of devices that require current and / or voltage adjustment. In an embodiment, the general purpose controller chip is capable of performing multiple algorithmic functions such as monitoring current and voltage, adjusting and controlling them, switching power, performing detection algorithms, such as arc detection, LED dimming and the like, as well as communication functions. The general purpose controller chip provides a significantly higher level of integration and thereby makes the design of the devices simpler and dramatically reduces the cost of implementation, while providing ease of maintenance.

A remote control device and method using a structured data format. The remote control device includes a data transmitting / receiving unit for receiving structured data from a remote transmitting / receiving device and extracting display information from the structured data; and a display unit for displaying the extracted display information. The data transmitting / receiving unit transmits metadata information corresponding to a piece of display information which a user selects from the display information to the remote transmitting / receiving device.

A remote control device and method using a structured data format. The remote control device includes a data transmitting / receiving unit for receiving structured data from a remote transmitting / receiving device and extracting display information from the structured data; and a display unit for displaying the extracted display information. The data transmitting / receiving unit transmits metadata information corresponding to a piece of display information which a user selects from the display information to the remote transmitting / receiving device.

An encoder device for the determination of absolute angle or linear segments is described, with which the distance from the actual to the reference position is determined upon prompting and output via incremental signals. This encoder offers new functions for the incremental measuring system employed up to now. The transition to the absolute measuring system is also made possible according to requirements.

This invention is for a kind of the security pulse generator and methods, which are applied in the fuel dispensers. Said fuel dispenser comprises a flow measuring transducer and a control main board on which there is a measuring microprocessor on the control main board. Said security pulse generator includes: a pulse signal generating component, which generates the corresponding pulse signal according to the rotation of the flow measuring transducer; An encoding microprocessor, which receives and transduces said pulse signal, transmit it to said control main board, and in the meanwhile it encodes said output pulse signal. A measuring microprocessor, which receives and decodes output pulse number encoded data from said encoding microprocessor and transforms it to the output pulse number after decoded it, then to compare it to the pulse number of the control main board to determine if there is suspecting frauds in the fueling process.

An apparatus, system, and method provide drying procedure information through a user interface. A monitoring device transmits drying procedure data measured by sensors within a structure undergoing the drying procedure to a server. In response to requests received through a communication network from a user interface, the server transmits the drying procedure information that is presented through the user interface. A variety of information and services related to the drying procedure may be provided through the user interface.

A crystal-less keyless entry system includes a micro controller, a timing circuit, a memory, and a radio frequency circuit. The memory and timing circuit are a unitary part of the microprocessor. The memory is programmed with a compensation that adjusts an output frequency of the timing circuit such that the output frequency of the timing circuit does not coincide with a frequency discontinuity that occurs within an output of the timing circuit. A method of calibrating the crystal-less keyless entry system includes programming the temperature compensation and a voltage compensation in the memory.

An electronic device that operates when receiving a remote-control signal from a remote controller includes a control unit which discriminates a device category and a code within the category of the remote-control signal received by a receiving unit and when the first device category code and the second device category code that are registered in advance are discriminated, the control unit judges each of the received codes to be efficient and issues a control command corresponding to the judged code, which controls operation within the device.

The invention discloses a data uploading method for a solar panel monitoring system and the solar panel monitoring system. The data uploading method for the solar panel monitoring system includes the steps that parameter information of each string of photovoltaic cells in each solar panel of a photovoltaic power generation system is collected, the parameter information is modulated into pulse carrier signals, and the pulse carrier signals are loaded to a bus bar, connected with the solar panels in series, of the photovoltaic power generation system; after a server, connected to the bus bar in series, of the photovoltaic power generation system receives the pulse carrier signals, the parameter information of the solar panels is obtained through demodulation, data completely uploaded within a set time difference delta T is regarded as valid data, and other data is discarded. The intelligent monitoring method is introduced into the solar panels of the photovoltaic power generation system, the conflict probability is reduced through random data sending, the data validity is guaranteed through a synchronous data uploading mechanism, and thus the solar panels are monitored and analyzed in teal time. The invention further discloses the solar panel monitoring system.

The invention provides a multichannel remote controller, including several transmitters and several receivers. The transmitter includes: instruction select switch, ID select switch, signal sampling control and holding module, ID selector, clock generator module, radio emitting circuit, and output control module, modulating continuous data frames into a signal with a certain timing sequence structure; transmit logic control module, and further including coding and data frame assembling parts. The receiver includes: receive logic control module, radio receiving circuit, ID select switch, ID selector, driving circuit, receive logic control module, and further including decoding part, checking part and ID comparing part. It uses a single carrier wave, transmits and receives in no need of many circuit structures, and designs that all the channels use different transmit timing sequences and ID, omitting synchronous operation and further simplifying the structure.

A master station has a master-station transmission circuit that extracts a serial monitor signal so as to convert a control data signal into monitor data by changing a duty ratio of negative and positive voltage-level periods, converting the control signal into a serial pulsing voltage signal, transmitting a monitor data signal that is superimposed on the serial pulsing voltage signal, and detecting the presence or absence of a signal of a current that flows during the negative and positive voltage-level periods. A plurality of slave stations respectively have a slave-station transmission circuit that identifies a duty ratio of the positive and negative voltage-level periods relative to each serial pulsing voltage signal, that extracts a control data signal so as to output the data to a controllable unit of the slave station.

Provided is a remote wiring inspection system and a connector thereof. In a control / supervisory signal transmission system having a control part and a plurality of controlled devices, the capacity of input data (monitoring data) of a signal which is simultaneously transmitted between a main station and a substation that are connected by a data signal line which is wiring-saving is not reduced, and the wiring connection state of the substation itself and the position between the substation and the controlled device can be easily determined. During the transmission of control data from the control part and monitoring data from the sensor part, under the control of predetermined timing signal synchronous with a predetermined period, and in a series of pulse voltage signals which are output as control data signals based on the control data value, a data management region which is different from a control / monitoring data region formed by the control signal and the monitoring signal and comprises connection data representing the wiring state is disposed.