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7616115 Sensor for detecting human intruders, and security system  
A dual-modality sensor for detecting a presence of a human intruder within a secure setting includes a seismic sensor for acquiring a seismic signature of a disturbance, and includes an active...
7589631 Adaptive audio signals in portable communications devices  
A method for adapting a characteristic of an audible signal produced by a portable communication device includes obtaining a measure of the normal conditions in the environment surrounding the...
7576648 Cable guided intrusion detection sensor, system and method  
The present invention provides an intrusion detecting system and method for precisely locating an intruder along the length of a sensor cable and for determining the intruder distance from the...
7573384 Method and system for detecting attempts at malicious action against an installation under surveillance  
Described are embodiments that detect attempts at malicious action against an installation under surveillance based on signals detected by a plurality of sensors distributed near an installation.
7567175 Monitoring apparatus for housing  
A monitoring apparatus for a housing includes: an opening/closing section provided to the housing; a detection section provided to the housing, having a wireless IC chip in which alarm information...
7535355 Method and apparatus to detect event signatures  
A security system for use in connection with cargo containers and other enclosed spaces. The system monitors vibrations associated with a container and detects signals representative events...
7535345 Vehicular anti-theft security system  
In a vehicular anti-theft security system which includes a theft detection sensor that detects an abnormality of the vehicle associated with vehicle theft, and performs a theft preventing operation...
7522035 Enhanced bedside sound monitoring and alarm response method, system and device  
Home safety and security are provided using a bedside unit to monitor audible safety and security alarms and send notification signals to the appropriate communication site. A home security system...
7508304 Networked multiband waveguide intrusion detection and localization sensor  
A vibration detection and/or classification system includes a waveguide in operative contact with a boundary, at least one sensor for sensing vibrations operatively connected to the waveguide and...
7506373 Method of automatically classifying a set of alarms emitted by sensors for detecting intrusions of an information security system  
A method of automatically classifying alerts issued by intrusion detection sensors ( 11 a , 11 b , 11 c ) of an information security system ( 1 ) for producing collated alerts, each alert being...
7479878 Triboelectric, ranging, or dual use security sensor cable and method of manufacturing same  
The present invention provides an inexpensive security sensor cable, a method for manufacturing of same and an overall security system for using that sensor cable. The sensor cable consists of a...
7443289 Automatic detection of microphone sabotage in a security system device  
The present invention automatically detects the sabotage of an audio transducer such as a microphone in a security system device. An audio transducer generates an electrical signal, which is...
7432823 Tamper detection apparatus for electrical meters  
Tamper detection apparatus for an electric meter (M) installed at a facility supplied power through an electrical distribution system, the meter being connected to the facility using a receptacle...
7429928 System and method for manipulating insect behavior  
A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to...
7388487 Method of eliminating impact/shock related false alarms in an acoustical glassbreak detector  
Apparatus for detecting the breaking of a contact-sensitive surface includes an acoustic, shock, and vibration transducer, a detector circuit responsive to the transducer for detecting an acoustic...
7385483 Termite acoustic detection  
A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to...
7362226 Control system, surface, and control device  
The present invention provides a control system including: plural wireless measuring units, each of which, when receiving a radio signal, uses the signal as an energy source to measure a physical...
7339473 Enclosure security device  
A device for securing a gated enclosure includes a latch including a power lock motor and a bolt. The power lock motor is operable to engage the bolt with a catch portion of a pin protruding from...
7327254 Bulb with sensing function  
A bulb adapted with an infrared sensor includes a LED and a power switch, the switch being turned on to light the LED in the bulb when the sensor detects the heat emitted from a human body and...
7319392 Glassbreak alarm recorder for false alarm verification  
A glass breakage detector ( 100 ) having an acoustic transducer ( 102 ) for sensing first acoustic waves ( 130 ) and for providing a first analog signal ( 110 ) representative of the received first...
7298246 Vehicle security monitoring device  
A vehicle security monitoring device monitors sound or movement within a vehicle to determine an abnormal condition such as intrusion of a thief. Upon determination, the device transmits sound...
7286059 Talking tool holder  
A talking tool holder provides an audio message in response to a user selection that indicates the size of the tool the user has selected. The talking tool holder includes a housing with multiple...
7256694 Automatic lid opening and closing system for a waste container  
A lid opening and closing system for a waste container having an opening and a lid for covering the opening, the system including a proximity sensor, which may be a capacitive proximity sensor, for...
7245559 Acoustic fence  
Methods and apparatus determine if an underwater intruder passes under a protective boundary. A sonar sensor system comprises a plurality of sonar sensor modules that are spaced on a protective...
7242298 Method and apparatus for detecting charge and proximity  
A method and apparatus is invented that provides unambiguously detection of the charge and proximity to an object. The method and apparatus are passive and function by using the background electric...
7227464 Auto wake-up method from sleep mode of an optical motion sensing device  
There is described a method for waking up an optical sensing device from a sleep mode to a motion detection mode, the optical motion sensing device comprising a light source, a photodetector...
7221260 Multi-sensor fire detectors with audio sensors and systems thereof  
An ambient condition detector incorporates an audio transducer for discrimination between alarm and non-alarm conditions. The transducer can provide occupancy information. In addition, a monitoring...
7218235 Motion responsive swimming pool safety device  
A motion responsive swimming pool safety device that has a control panel. A perimeter laser electrically is connected to the control panel. The perimeter laser is located peripheral to the swimming...
7202797 System and a method for detecting, locating and discerning an approach towards a linear installation  
A system and a method for detecting, locating and identifying incidents of approaching a linear installation (e.g.—buried pipe line, railway, fence etc.), that includes plurality of sensing units...
7176794 Method and apparatus for capturing audio input using a television  
Some embodiments of the invention include a television system having an internal microphone for implementing a voice-messaging system. Using the microphone, the television system detects a message...
7173537 Device for protecting against accidental contact and method for protecting against accidental contact of a displaceable part  
The device according to the invention has a sensor ( 5 ) for generating and detecting an electromagnetic field situated in the vicinity of a moving part ( 1 ) that should not be touched. The device...
7113091 Portable motion detector and alarm system and method  
A portable security alarm system including a movement detecting and signal transmitting member for mounting on or proximate to the object whose movement is to be detected, a signal receiving and...
7084762 Electronic device including motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit and related methods  
An electronic device includes a motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit, which, in turn, includes a power switch connected between an input and an output, and a MEMS inertial sensing...
7064664 Graffiti detection system and method of using the same  
The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching...
7034665 Anti-theft device installation structure for motorcycle  
A structure is provided for installing in a motorcycle an anti-theft device capable of reporting its position by wirelessly transmitting at least identifying information utilizing the GPS or PHS...
7034716 Passive real-time vehicle classification system utilizing unattended ground sensors  
A system is provided for determining the type of vehicle which has never been sensed before that is transiting between a cluster of acoustic and seismic sensors by graphing an acoustic source level...
7030758 Door blocking brace and lock  
The present invention relates to a folding door brace to prevent unwanted entry of an intruder. The present invention is a folding, portable door brace that may be easily installed and removed on a...
7023329 Air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device  
An air pressure induction type vehicle anti-thief device includes an on-vehicle main unit installed in a motor vehicle adapted to detect variation of air pressure in the inside chamber of the motor...
7023326 Vibration apparatus for a mobile telecommunication terminal and method for controlling the same  
Disclosed is a vibration apparatus for generating vibration in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a vibrator for generating vibration; a frequency generator for generating a driving signal...
7019649 Pool monitoring  
A pool monitoring system includes a hydrophone configured to generate an electrical signal in response to receiving a pressure wave in the liquid of a pool, and a processor configured to receive...
6982650 Method, system and apparatus for remote measuring of electrical power  
In a method, system and apparatus of measuring electrical power to consumers ( 16 a–d ) in a power distribution network ( 12 ), an electromagnetic field is sensed around at least one electrical...
6981420 Omni-directional movement sensor  
A microphone is enclosed in a semi-sound insulated housing with a jingle bell type device that generates sound in response to a very slight movement and/or vibration of the housing and/or a...
6980109 System and method for monitoring intrusion detection in a pool  
A pool monitoring system includes a hydrophone configured to generate an electrical signal in response to receiving a pressure wave in the liquid of a pool, and a processor configured to receive...
6970095 Theft detection system and method  
A theft detection system includes an accelerometer attachable to an object, the accelerometer providing an acceleration signal in response to movement of the object; an alarm mechanism for...
6967584 Integrated sensor cable for ranging  
An intrusion detection system provides the function of an “active” ranging sensor cable system utilized for identification of the location of the intruder, with that of a “passive” cable...
6956473 Self-adjusting alarm system  
An alarm system having the capability to self-adjust or self-calibrate itself is disclosed. The system includes an alarm controller and at least one sensor that generates a signal that corresponds...
6954146 Method for determining a state of a road during the driving mode of a motor vehicle  
In a method for determining the state of a road during driving of a motor vehicle, the sound which is generated when a vehicle tire rolls on an underlying surface is sensed. A frequency signal is...
6885876 Mobile phone featuring audio-modulated vibrotactile module  
A telecommunications network includes a mobile phone with an audio-modulated vibrotactile module that responds to a telecommunications signal containing information about incoming speech from a...
6873921 Detecting persons concealed in a vehicle  
An improved method for detecting the presence of humans or animals concealed within in a vehicle uses a combination of the continuous wavelet transform and a ratio-based energy calculation to...
6867691 Knock determining apparatus for internal combustion engine  
The detection output of a knock sensor, which detects knock of an internal combustion engine, is filtered by a filter in which the filtering frequency band is variable. The output of the filter is...