697 results about "Wireless data transfer" patented technology

A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a fiber coupled laser. Wireless data transfer and communication capability for the CMM is also possible.

A system and a method of long-term condition monitoring of structures are based on use of autonomous sensing modules, centers for storing and processing data and software for data analysis. An autonomous sensing module contains a set of sensors for measurements of parameters related to the condition of a monitored structure, a non-volatile memory, a wireless data transfer unit, a controller, a clock circuit, a battery, an energy harvesting device and a power management unit. The autonomous sensing module provides a very long-term (40 years or more) functionality and reliability due to both use of at least near hermetic packages for the controller, the non-volatile memory, the battery, the clock circuit and the power management unit and choosing the duration of periods when the sensing module works in active mode in such a way that the average energy consumed by the autonomous sensing module is fully compensated by the average energy harvested by the energy harvesting device.

A system including a wall switch device, a system including a power outlet device, and methods for using are described. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one wall switch device and a wireless transceiver base. The wall switch device is fastened to a wall switch module and communicates with a network. The wireless transceiver base enables communication between the wall switch device and the network via a wireless data transfer protocol.

An imaging system, having: an imaging data acquisition device; a remote image reconstruction and data processing facility; and a wireless data transfer to transmit raw data from the data acquisition device to the remote facility. At the facility, the raw data is processed to prepare a diagnostic image that can be transmitted to an expert or non-expert, or transmitted back to the display of the wireless data transfer device.

The invention relates to a method for establishing an at least partially wireless data transfer connection between a remote application and a controlling application. The wireless connection is implemented by a wireless terminal connected to the remote application. The wireless terminal can select from a group of allowable connection parameter settings a usable connection parameter setting for the wireless link, if a default connection parameter setting for the wireless link is not usable. The invention relates also to a wireless terminal using the method and a computer program implementing the method in the wireless terminal.

A system and a method of long-term condition monitoring of structures are based on use of autonomous sensing modules, centers for storing and processing data and software for data analysis. An autonomous sensing module contains a set of sensors for measurements of parameters related to the condition of a monitored structure, a non-volatile memory, a wireless data transfer unit, a controller, a clock circuit, a battery, an energy harvesting device and a power management unit. The autonomous sensing module provides a very long-term (40 years or more) functionality and reliability due to both use of at least near hermetic packages for the controller, the non-volatile memory, the battery, the clock circuit and the power management unit and choosing the duration of periods when the sensing module works in active mode in such a way that the average energy consumed by the autonomous sensing module is fully compensated by the average energy harvested by the energy harvesting device.

A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a fiber coupled laser. Wireless data transfer and communication capability for the CMM is also possible.

The invention discloses a wireless remote updating method based on the embedded system software of FTP protocol, which comprises the following parts: management center of equipment terminal, FTP file server and embedded terminal, wherein the communication among the embedded terminal, management center of equipment terminal and FTP server is based on GPRS or CDMA1 wireless IP pattern, which supports multi-embedded terminals to update FTP remotely. The invention solves the defect of present updating pattern without defining complex wireless updating interactive protocol, which is an automatic remote updating method for software equipment.

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for displaying information in a real-time updateable form. In one embodiment, the present invention can comprise a system comprising a vehicle, a video display attached to the vehicle, a wireless data transfer device capable of receiving data transmissions, an operational sensor device capable of detecting changes in the operation of the vehicle, a controller that receives signals from at least one source and transmits signals to video display, and a plurality of power sources where at least one of the power sources is independent of the power supply of the vehicle.

A lighting security system includes a plurality of light packs. Each light pack includes at least two light sources, a plurality of motion sensors, an imaging unit, an electric eye, a lens, a processing element, a timer, and a power source. Upon detection of movement of an object in a designated area of a light pack, each light of the light pack activates and successively activates the other light packs of the plurality of light packs until all of the light packs are activated. Each light pack may also include one or more switches, an audible indicator, a modem configured to wirelessly or non-wirelessly transfer data to / from the light pack. If a light pack is configured for wireless data transfer, the light pack will also include a transceiver and an antenna.

A wireless communication method for selective transmission of data among a group of mobile computing devices. A user's device is used to broadcast a query to determine a group of mobile computing devices within communications range. A list of resulting mobile computing devices is then presented to the user through the device's interface. The user selects at least one of the mobile computing devices from the list for a data transfer. The data transfer is then performed to the selected at least one mobile computing device. Upon completion of the transfer, a confirmation is presented to the user. In this manner, wireless data transfers can be performed with a number of different mobile computing devices within communications range. The user can select a number of mobile computing devices from the list and perform the data transfer to each of the selected number in a single step. The data transfer is performed using a wireless RF communications link. The wireless RF communications link can be compatible with a version of the Bluetooth specification.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for wireless data transfer on an autonomous seismic node are described. In an embodiment, an autonomous seismic node configured for wireless data transfer includes one or more power sources, one or more seismic sensors, one or more recording devices, and a wireless system. In one embodiment, the wireless system comprises a node electronics interface in data communication with one or more of the power sources, seismic sensors, and recording devices, and a wireless data communication interface for communication with an external data handling system. A communication system may include one or more vessel-based wireless systems configured to communicate with one or more node based wireless systems.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical optometry equipment and especially relates to an intelligent portable hand-held vision screening instrument and an optometry method. The instrument comprises an optometry system, a camera shooting system, an integral control system and a wireless communication system which are connected to a central processing unit, wherein the optometry system is composed of a light source, a diaphragm and a lens and is used for emission of the light source, diaphragm isolation and lens transmission; functions of distance and temperature measurement are achieved through combination of an ultrasonic ranging and a temperature sensor; the optometry system can shoot eye images by an infrared lens and a visible light lens; the integral control system executes different modes including a preview mode, a camera shooting mode and a checking mode; the wireless communication system carries out card reading functions of a social insurance card and a medical service card as well as wireless data transmission; and the central processing unit carries out collection and processing of data, image recognition, gray analysis and diopter computation. The intelligent portable hand-held vision screening instrument is connected to an intelligent medical cloud platform by a wireless communication system.

The present invention relates to a transfer system for providing wireless data transfer, electrical power transfer and navigation between a mobile subsea vehicle and a deployed subsea station that uses acoustic and electromagnetic carrier signals for wireless communication and navigation. An inductive connector is provided for power transfer between mobile subsea vehicle and a deployed subsea station without conductive contact.

The present invention provides a wireless auxiliary system for monitoring and control of an underwater installation. The auxiliary system of the present invention sends data and control signals between an underwater installation—for example, a lower stack 26 in a hydrocarbon drilling or production facility—and an associated riser assembly 23. Data is collected by sensor network 208A, 208B and is transmitted from a first transceiver 201 to a second transceiver 203 by electromagnetic signals. First transceiver 201 is powered by a local power supply 205. To conserve power consumption, the first transceiver is designed to become active for a short time and then to switch to an inactive mode. For example, wireless data transfer may occur after the detachment or just prior to the reattachment of riser assembly 23 to the underwater installation. Wireless data transfer may also occur on receipt of a handshaking signal from second transceiver 203. Thus, the system of the present invention is capable of providing soft shut-down mode for the underwater installation on detachment of riser assembly 23 and can also safeguard potential risks of reattaching riser 23 when the underwater installation in an unknown state.

A method of improving signal quality in an ad hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) mesh network, comprising detecting at a node the signal quality of a received AODV protocol message, comparing the signal quality of the received AODV protocol message to a threshold; and on detecting that the signal quality of the received AODV message is not above the threshold, dropping the received AODV message. Further, a method of improving AODV mesh operation by detecting at a node the signal quality of the RREQ messages received at that node; and dropping any RREQ messages for which the signal quality is not above a threshold.

An automated telephone dialing system. The system enables a handheld PID to automatically dial a telephone number stored its memory by interacting with a telephone. The telephone is equipped with a wireless port for short-range wireless data transfer. Similarly, the PID is equipped with a wireless port for short-range wireless data transfer. The PID establishes a wireless communication with the telephone. The PID is configured to control the telephone via the wireless communications such that the telephone dials a telephone number stored on the PID. The telephone number can be dialed in response to the user interacting with application executing on the PID. The application can be a contact management or address management program. The user can interact with the program, select a contact, address, phone number, or the like, through a GUI of the PID, and have this number automatically dialed by the telephone. In this manner, the user's PID seamlessly interacts with the user's telephone to dial numbers and establish phone calls without requiring the user to access controls of the telephone. The wireless communication between the PID and the telephone can be compatible with a version of the Bluetooth specification. The wireless communication between the PID and the telephone can also be compatible with a version of the IrDA specification.

Disclosed herein are a method and a circuit for indicating data transfer rate in a data transfer transaction in place of indicating the wireless link quality. At another time, the mobile communication device may indicate a quality of a wireless link 202. Upon initiation of the wireless transfer of data 204, the method includes determining the transfer data rate throughput value 210 and annunciating the transfer data rate throughput value 212. The data will be transferred in some data transfer units (for example, bits, bytes or packets) and therefore the data transfer rate in the data transfer units is annunciated to the user in place of indicating the wireless link quality.

A light sensor assembly includes a photocontrol receptacle connector configured to be mounted to a housing, such as of a light fixture. The receptacle connector has a mating interface for mating with a photocontrol sensor connector. The receptacle connector holds contacts at the mating interface for electrical connection with corresponding contacts of the photocontrol sensor connector for controlling the light fixture. The contacts are configured to be electrically connected to power wires of the light fixture. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle connector communication device for wireless communication with the photocontrol sensor connector.

The invention discloses a 3D (three-dimensional) printer provided with a wireless data transfer module, which comprises a 3D printer mechanical component, a control component, an equipment circuit and a printing head and is characterized in that the 3D printer is further provided with the wireless data transfer module, wherein the wireless data transfer module is connected with the control component, and is a wireless data transmission module or a wireless data receiving module. The control component comprises a printing unit connected with the wireless data transfer module, a storage unit connected with the printing unit, and a control unit connected with the storage unit and the printing unit respectively. A wireless data transfer function is added on the basis of the 3D printer, so that the data transfer can be conducted to realize wireless printing under the condition that a data line is not connected with a computer terminal, the operation is simpler, more convenient and quicker, the time is saved, the troubles of wiring and connection line winding are removed, and the remote operation can be realized.

The invention discloses a space division multiple access communication system resource allocation implement method, comprising: the step of obtaining space characteristic parameters, for obtaining space characteristic parameters of each user according to upstream signals or channel estimation of each user on an antenna array; the step of allocating the system resource, for determining space separation between the users according to the space characteristic parameters, and performing the system resource allocation according to the space separation. The application of the invention realizes the system resource multiplex of time, frequency and code channels and the like at the same time, thereby increasing system capacity and advancing wireless data transmitting ratio and the like.

The invention discloses an embedded type self-powered wireless sensing system for highway health monitoring. The embedded type self-powered wireless sensing system comprises an upper computer and a lower computer, wherein the upper computer comprises a wireless data transfer radio station module, a visual interface, a computer and a data base, and the lower computer comprises a host machine and a slave machine. A control instruction sent by the upper machine is transmitted to the host machine, the host machine receives the instruction sent by the upper machine, analyzes the instruction and then sends the instruction to the slave machine, the slave machine executes a corresponding instruction and sends acquired data information to the host machine, and the host machine sends received data to the upper machine to finish transmission and execution of the instruction for one time. The embedded type self-powered wireless sensing system for the highway health monitoring has the advantages of being strong in adaptive capacity, high in reliability, strong in instantaneity, humanized in operation interface and the like.

The invention relates to an INS / UWB pedestrian navigation system and method based on distributed combined filter. The system comprises an inertial navigation device, a pseudo distance detection unit, a wireless data transmission system and a data processing system. The inertial navigation device is used for measuring pedestrian navigation information; The pseudo distance detection unit is used for obtaining the pseudo distance information; The wireless data transmission system is used for transmitting the data collected by the inertial navigation device and the pseudo distance detection unit to the data processing system through wireless transmission, and transmitting the control command from the data processing system to the inertial navigation device; The data processing system has a distributed combined filter, and chooses one of the distributed combined filters according to the current communication quality of wireless communication channel, and data fusion estimation is made to the collected data, and then the system sends the control command to the inertial navigation device. The system and method can reduce the influence of indoor complex navigation environment on the accuracy of integrated navigation, and obtain the optimal prediction of the target pedestrian navigation information.

The invention discloses an automated disease monitoring system for a pig farm. The automated disease monitoring system comprises a detection end and a control end which are connected through a transmitting end and a receiving end, wherein the detection end comprises an ear tag base body and a processor; the control end comprises a signal processing device and an image segmentation device; the transmitting end comprises an infrared transmitter, a switch and a receiving coil; the receiving end comprises a thermal infrared imager, an infrared receiver, an infrared induction switch and a transmitting coil; the processor is connected with a temperature sensor, an ammonia gas sensor, a breathing lamp and a carbon dioxide sensor, and the processor, the temperature sensor, the ammonia gas sensor, the breathing lamp and the carbon dioxide sensor are arranged in the ear tag base body; the thermal infrared imager, the infrared receiver, the infrared induction switch and the transmitting coil are connected with a controller, and are all arranged at the upper part inside a pig trough; and the controller is connected with the signal processing device through a connecting wire. The automated disease monitoring system realizes the monitoring of the health condition and living environment of pigs, realizes dual-path monitoring of the thermal infrared imager and the monitoring data, has a wireless charging function, and brings convenience for people to carry out comprehensive observation and detection on the pigs.

The invention belongs to the field of systems for provision of computer-supported transactions with the use of a mobile phone, more exactly to the field of enabling universal communication between a telephone device, different transaction terminals and different servers including bank servers for carrying out certain transactions, considering all the security requirements against unauthorized access to an individual bank account or other user account. The core of the wireless mobile transaction system and the procedure for carrying out transactions with the mobile phone according to the invention is in the fact that the transfer of the transaction data between the user's mobile phone and the transaction processing center is done using a secure connection based on GPRS or UMTS data package transfer, whereas between the user's mobile phone and the shop's POS terminal the data is transferred using sound-modulated data transfer through an acoustic coupling or on the basis of infrared data association (IrDA) or Bluetooth wireless data connection or NFC contactless short-range communication technology or wireless internet connection WLAN. This way the user's mobile phone becomes a simple, safe and handy transaction instrument for carrying out financial transactions, such as electronic payment and transfer of funds, as well as non-financial transactions, such as using bonuses, collecting loyalty points and allowing and / or controlling access to secured areas, premises, buildings and similar. According to the invention the system is using operator's existent dedicated wireless data-transfer technology, such as GPRS or UMTS, for transferring data between the transaction processing center and the mobile phone, and is performing identification of the user with the certificate which is securely stored on the user's SIM card or in another secure memory of the mobile phone.

A control device is provided that is configured to provide control commands to a computing device, and the computing device is configured to wirelessly communicate information with a mobile device. The control device including a communication zone that includes at least one button configured to be pressed once by a user to effect wireless-data transfer between the computing device and the mobile device.