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7593856 Brand recognition system  
Computer software for and method of determining livestock ownership comprising inputting an image of a livestock brand whose ownership is to be determined, automatically determining one or more...
7589637 Monitoring activity of an individual  
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, devices, and systems to monitor activity. One method to monitor activity includes monitoring activity of an individual including detecting a...
7587067 Method and system for monitoring individuals  
A portable device for monitoring a user's geographic location, substantially a time of the geographic location measurement, verification status of the user's identity is provided. The portable...
7586408 Self-powered long-life occupancy sensors and sensor circuits  
Occupancy sensors are provided that do not require an external power source in order to operate. The sensors operate with a low voltage non-rechargeable battery and are fully functional for at...
7586418 Multifunctional personal emergency response system  
A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more...
7583192 Radio frequency identification device and method  
The present invention teaches a method of manufacturing an enclosed transceiver, such as a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag. Structurally, in one embodiment, the tag comprises an...
RE40884 Apparatus and method for monitoring termite activity  
Apparatus, for detecting the presence and eating activity of organisms such as termites that damage structures, includes a body; a wooden bait element controllably exposed to the organisms within a...
7583196 Method and system for detecting a body in a zone located proximate an interface  
The invention concerns a method and a system for detecting a body ( 801 ) in a zone ( 802 ) located proximate an interface ( 803 ). The body is illuminated by an electromagnetic radiation ( 804 )...
7578013 Therapeutic positioning device  
The present invention relates to a body support pillow made and contoured to promote side lying to reduce snoring and negate the consequences of sleep apnea and symptoms. It consists of a body...
7576642 Motor-vehicle seat belt with integrated sensors  
A safety belt has an inner face turned toward the body of a user and an outer face turned away from the user. A plurality of sensor are mounted on the outer face, and the inner face is devoid of...
7572230 Method for the presentation of information concerning variations of the perfusion  
The invention relates to a method for the presentation of information concerning variations of the arterial filling with blood (perfusion) of organs of living beings on the user surface ( 10 ) of a...
7573382 System and method to manage movement of assets  
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...
7573380 Method and system for requesting help by user of communication device  
A method ( 300 ) for requesting help by a user of a communication device ( 102 ) is disclosed. The method includes initiating ( 304 ) an emergency call by the user and successively attempting ( 306...
7570171 Receiving apparatus  
The invention provides a receiving apparatus that can suppress data loss when an antenna is detached. When a non-connection of an antenna is detected (step S 103 : Yes) after a recording operation...
7570170 Monitoring apparatus for a helmet  
A distributed array of force sensors disposed in the inner lining of a safety helmet measure forces between the inner periphery of the helmet and a user's head, and a microcontroller responsive to...
7570152 Method and apparatus for temporarily disabling a patient monitor  
In accordance with a first preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a patient monitor that is automatically disabled when a caregiver enters a room and then is automatically...
7567180 Facilitating medical emergency assistance  
In another embodiment of the present invention, an medical emergency assistance apparatus comprises a visual display, an audible output device, a telephonic input device, medical emergency...
7567181 Child cushion monitor apparatus  
A child cushion monitor apparatus provided in two embodiments, a seat insert and a pillow, each providing for detection of occupancy. Each embodiment further provides for temperature sensing and...
7567200 Method and apparatus for body position monitor and fall detect ion using radar  
A radar fall detector system. The radar fall detector system includes transmitter and receiver antennae and a signal processor that processes a reflected signal. Doppler analysis of the reflected...
7564362 Alarm actuated pet door lock release mechanism  
A pet door having a locking mechanism for normally limiting ingress and egress, the pet door being adapted communicate with a conventional environmental detector to unlock the locking mechanism...
7564361 Structural improvement for alert system  
The present invention relates to an alert system with a sensor to detect article made of metal or magnetic. When detecting any dangerous article made of metal or magnetic nearby, the sensor sends...
7562458 Device to reduce the incidence of aspiration  
The invention relates to a form of a passive or active annunciator that solves the problem of reminding a caregiver to reposition a patient at risk for aspiration usually located in an adjustable...
7561039 Transmitting unit  
A transmitting unit includes a transmitter for transmitting signals of coded information about a position close to the unit in a space substantially unreachable by a satellite-based navigating...
7557718 Lack of patient movement monitor and method  
A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm...
7558559 Systems and methods for a wireless messaging information service  
A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method...
7554452 Ingestible tracking and locating device  
The present invention relates generally to an electronic tracking and locating system. More specifically, it discloses an electronic tracking and locating system, having a biocompatible housing...
7551076 Object locator feature as part of a security system  
An object locator feature is incorporated into a security system that includes a user interface device with a display, keypad and associated transmitter. Wireless RF electronic tags with sounders...
7551083 Systems, methods and devices for area-based localization  
An improved compact, secure localization tag useful for identifying and tracking the tag in an environment comprising discrete areas is disclosed. Further, systems and methods for area-based...
7551092 Sanitary monitoring system to monitor the hand sanitation of health care workers or other required sanitary activities  
A monitoring system for health care workers or other workers where sanitary hand-washing is required, to detect the sanitary cleaning of hands upon entry and exit of a required or designated clean...
7551081 Systems and methods that integrate radio frequency identification (RFID) technology with agent-based control systems  
The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)...
7548168 Wearable/portable protection for a body  
In one embodiment, a particular state of a body is sensed. In response to the sensing, at least one action is taken to modulate a projected adverse interaction between the body or a portion thereof...
7545281 System and method for person or object position location utilizing impulse radio  
A System and Method for Person or Object Position Location Utilizing Impulse Radio, comprising a plurality of reference impulse radios; an object or person to be tracked having a mobile impulse...
7545272 RF tag on test strips, test strip vials and boxes  
A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application...
7545282 Methods, systems, and computer program products for monitoring a target entity using one or more geographic rules  
A target entity is monitored by defining a geographic rule for the target entity. A location signal for the target entity is received that represents a current location of the target entity. A...
7545280 Security screening and support system  
A personnel security screening and control system includes a screening center having a threat screening system incorporating a sample collector and a sample analyzer. The sample collector obtains a...
7545279 Condition-analyzing device  
A condition analysis apparatus capable of grasping the condition of an object easily and accurately is provided. The condition analysis apparatus 1 includes a three-dimensional sensor 10 for...
7545326 Wireless tracking system and method with multipath error mitigation  
A system ( 50 ) and method ( 300 ) for providing multipath error mitigation for real-time wireless tracking of an object ( 100 ) is disclosed herein. A plurality of sensor readings are obtained...
7541922 Operation control method of two dimensional diffusive signal-transmission devices, signal communication apparatus, and clothing provided with antenna function  
An operation control method to be implemented by each of a plurality of communication devices two-dimensionally arranged on a two dimensional diffusive signal-transmission board, each of the...
7541935 System and methods for monitoring caregiver performance  
Systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a caregiver are disclosed. The systems may be configured to monitor the movement of each caregiver in a network of caregivers. One such system...
7541934 Method and device for fall prevention and detection  
Method and device for fall prevention and detection, specially for the elderly care based on digital image analysis using an intelligent optical sensor. The fall detection is divided into two main...
7541926 Visitor control and tracking system  
A visitor control and tracking system for a venue having various access points and multiple destination points includes a monitoring system that tracks location and movement of visitors to the...
7538659 Bed status information system for hospital beds  
A bed monitoring system that remotely monitors a patient bed. The bed monitoring system comprises a bed status system and a master station. The bed status system is coupled to the patient bed and...
7538682 Method and device for identification  
The present invention relates to a method for identifying an entity comprising placing an internal tag within the entity and placing an external tag proximate the entity wherein the internal tag...
7536920 Seat occupancy detector  
A seat occupancy sensor comprises a pressure detection device associated with a surface of a seat and a control unit for communicating with the pressure detection device. According to the invention...
7535368 System and method for measuring and reporting changes in walking speed  
A system and method for identifying a change in walking speed of a person is provided. The system comprises a plurality of sensors disposed in various rooms of a structure. The sensors are operable...
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...
7535369 Method and apparatus for a wireless tether system  
Method and apparatus to provide a wireless tether system is described. In one embodiment, one or more wireless tether apparatuses are in wireless communication with one or more base units. A...
7535367 Airplane lavatory reservation system  
The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for providing reservations for lavatory use in airplanes. In one embodiment, a passenger on an airplane may submit a lavatory reservation...
7532125 System and method for worker supervision  
Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in the supervision of workers. A worker device may, for example, be employed to access a storage element associated with a workplace location, and/or a...
7532126 Remote homecare monitoring system and method thereof  
The present invention discloses a remote homecare monitoring system that includes a behavior detector, an image capture device, and a gateway. The behavior detector detects an abnormal activity...