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7221259 Electronic label interrogation through incidental electromagnetic radiation  
A system for electromagnetically interrogating electronically coded labels is provided. The system includes at least one electromagnetically interrogatable electronic coded label, an interrogator...
7215238 Combined garage door and keyless entry fob  
Methods and apparatus are provided for a combined vehicle keyless entry and garage door (GD) opener fob. The fob comprises a receiver, transmitter, processor, memory, user activated function...
7212119 Provision of feedback to users of communication devices  
A pair of communication devices are capable of communication by means of a communication link, such as a Bluetooth or WLAN link. The device has an RFID tag containing data sufficient to identify...
7212099 Intelligent lock that can set a key code by itself, a key which can be used for many locks and a setting tool thereof  
An intelligent lock that can set a key code by itself, a key which can be used for many locks, as well as a setting tool are presented. The key may include a housing, a battery, a head, a group of...
7210656 Control, sound, and operating system for model trains  
A model train operating, sound and control system that provides a user with increased operating realism. A novel remote control communication capability between the user and the model trains. This...
7212252 Method and system for enabling detection of signals in the presence of noise  
A method for transmitting data to a receiver comprises the steps of transmitting a pre-conditioning signal to the receiver, and beginning to transmit at least one data packet to the receiver within...
7212097 Service provision method and apparatus in a distributed system  
Access to restricted areas or devices are controlled by based on collecting information about the surrounding environment in connection with those restricted areas or service devices. Generally,...
7201310 Setting apparatus for remote monitoring and controlling system  
A setting apparatus for a remote monitoring and controlling system allows a decrease in the size of a portable unit. The setting apparatus includes a stationary unit fixed to an installation...
7202799 Remote controller  
A remote controller accesses via a connection control data from an appliance to be controlled. The remote controller includes a connection interface, a control unit, an input keypad and a remote...
7203486 Wireless system having a dynamically configured multimodal user interface based on user preferences  
A wireless system is provided for dynamically configuring a multimodal user interface based on user preferences to communicate with a local appliance. An appliance node is operably linked to the...
7202775 Key fob with remote control functions  
A remote control system for a vehicle. The system has a fob with a microphone for receiving audible commands and a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting the commands at a radio frequency via...
7196612 Saddle type vehicle having a remote control type trunk  
A saddle type vehicle including at least one trunk provided with a lid, an opening/closing mechanism for permitting and rejecting the opening and closing of the lid, and a radio signal receiving...
7196610 Access control system, access control method and devices suitable therefor  
An access control system comprises a plurality of access control devices in each of which is stored an access code. Specific access codes and access rights for a plurality of access control devices...
7193504 Methods and apparatuses for identification  
An identification system includes a reader and one or more tags. The reader identifies tags such as radio frequency (RF) tags. The system divides a number space into n bins, wherein each bin is...
7193620 Wireless device lighting system  
A wireless device lighting system provides backlighting of a display ( 104 ) and/or a user interface ( 1526 ) of a wireless device ( 100 ). A user interface ( 1526 ) includes a plurality of buttons...
7190253 Door control system and method for vehicles  
A door control system for vehicles has a transmitter and a receiver for detecting an electronic key in a first predetermined area around a vehicle. A control unit controls unlocking of a vehicle...
7183895 System and method for dynamic stand-off biometric verification  
A system for providing stand-off biometric verification of a driver of a vehicle at a control gate while the vehicle is moving, including an RFID vehicle tag reader, an RFID personal tag reader and...
7183940 Radio relay appliance activation  
Remote appliance activation can be achieved by relaying between radio frequency transmission schemes having different characteristics. A radio receiver receives radio frequency control signals for...
7183918 Intermediate cover board with concealed security device for hard cover product  
An intermediate cover board for assembly of hard cover products, in which a primary sheet having a first thickness and opposing planar surfaces defines an opening in a selected portion of the...
7183941 Bus-based appliance remote control  
The present invention provides a universal remote control with components interconnected by a bus, permitting separate location of the components. During operation, a control input is received from...
7183947 System and method of utilizing wireless remote device for communication, activation and control of various defense systems for countering hostile activity aboard an airplane  
System and method of wireless remote control of various defense systems installed aboard an airplane, wherein such defense systems comprise at least one of releasing gases, releasing chemical...
7180420 System and method using triangulation with RF/LF and infrared devices for tracking objects  
The invention involves the usage of radio frequency, infrared, and low frequency radio frequency to accurately track transponders (tags) that are placed on objects. Transponders about the size of a...
7176789 Method for measuring distance and measuring device for it  
A method for distance measuring using at least two contact-less distance sensors, e.g., ultrasound sensors, is provided, which distance sensors each have one emitter for emitting measuring pulses...
7174137 Wireless transmit-only apparatus and method  
A wireless transmit-only apparatus ( 20 ) can be comprised of a controller ( 21 ) that selectively controls which of a plurality of resonant devices ( 24 and 25 ) are utilized to influence the...
7170422 Personal programmable universal remote control  
The present invention is a personal programmable universal remote control apparatus comprising an input module receptive of command sets operable to control devices. The apparatus further comprises...
7170420 Ergonomic television remote control  
A control stick-shaped, programmable TV remote control device fixed to a base, including a infrared diode and circuitry for transmitting control signals to a television, VCR, or DVD. The ergonomic...
7167078 Electric, telephone or network access control system and method  
An apparatus and method for controlling user access to electrical receptacles and telephone and network communications receptacles. The device features a short range radio receiver and one or a...
7164344 Non-contact IC card reading/writing apparatus  
A non-contact IC card reading/writing apparatus having a superior reception characteristic includes a loop antenna, a resonant circuit unit, a wireless transmitting unit, and a wireless receiving...
7164364 Swimming pool spotlight lighting system  
This system is characterized in that it comprises a radio remote control, with transmission protocol, and a modulator-receiver decoding the radio signal and modulating the network voltage to thus...
7158007 Lock control system, lock controller, and key device  
A lock is operated by a lock controller that receives identifying signals transmitted from one or more wireless key devices. Weights are assigned to the identifying signals, and the lock is...
7158047 Remote control system  
The present invention provides a remote control system capable of controlling a number of devices on a network by one remote controller. A remote controller ( 10 ) requires a controlled device ( 20...
7155360 Process variation detector and process variation detecting method  
A process variation detector includes a pulse-signal generating unit that generates a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to a characteristic of a process variation in an integrated...
7151464 Drive device with radio frequency control  
A drive device with radiofrequency control includes a motor, a radiofrequency receiver for receiving radiofrequency signals and for controlling the motor. Electrical conductors provide power for...
7151436 Receiving/backscattering arrangement and method with two modulation modes for wireless data transmission as well as modulation arrangement therefor  
For transmitting data, a receiving/backscattering arrangement receives, modulates and reflects or backscatters electromagnetic waves emitted by a base station. The modulation corresponds to the...
7145495 Process for duplicating remote control command codes  
A system and process is disclosed for duplicating or replicating remote control units for automobile locks and other common purposes. The system comprises a device that reads the remote control...
7142122 Device initialization in response to a remote event  
Detection of a potential user of an imaging device is utilized to begin the initialization of the imaging device prior to when the user is expected to access the imaging device. By beginning the...
7142116 Article management system  
To provide an article management system capable of managing part configuration information, registration information of owners and the like, and detailed history information related to articles and...
7142854 In-flight communications system  
An in-flight communications system and method suitable for discrete use by, e.g., an Air Marshal, includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) device having wireless communications capabilities, an...
7142844 Technique for effectively providing services to vehicles  
In an automobile, communications to and from the automobile are in the form of messages. Such messages are referred to as “electronic car-mail” or “C-mail” messages as each message has a...
7138732 Security and energy control system and method  
A system detects for the presence of an identification (ID) code associated with an object. The detected ID code is communicated to a computer and power is provided to an energy consumption device....
7138928 Method and apparatus for positive control of devices with toggle power control  
An exemplary method of providing positive power control of an electrical device which uses a toggle power command signal, and apparatus perform the method. This exemplary method uses an apparatus...
7135962 Security and remote access for vehicular entertainment, safety, and convenience systems  
A security system in a vehicle extends its protection to installed equipment of the vehicle, such as audio components, navigation systems, and entertainment systems. The installed equipment is...
7135959 Apparatus and method for wireless doorbell and security control panel interaction  
An apparatus and method for wireless doorbell and security control panel interaction is provided. The system includes a wireless doorbell, a security control panel, and at least one control panel...
7132929 Antitheft device and antitheft method  
The present invention teaches an antitheft device whereby an arming mode can be appropriately set when a remote operation for instructing to start an engine is conducted, comprising a section for...
7132973 Universal soft remote control  
A universal remote control ( 10 ) is provided for wireless remote control of one or more devices (D 1 . . . Dn) equipped for remote control by respective original remote controls having visual...
7132957 Remote control transmitter and transmitting and receiving device using the same  
A substantially ring shaped resistor unit and an conductor unit with a certain space therebetween are provided under an operating unit having a substantially disc shape or a substantially ring...
7132956 Electronic apparatus and remote controller  
A wireless AV station is furnished with an Internet browsing function, a TV viewing function, a TV recording and playback function and a message board function, and these multiple functions are...
7132924 Construction machine  
A construction machine which is less vulnerable to theft compared with conventional machines is provided. The system includes an antenna ( 6 ) for detecting removal of an engine key ( 8 ) after the...
7129855 Device control system, method, and apparatus  
A system, method and apparatus for controlling consumer electronic (CE) devices. A control unit obtains CE device command codes and “metadata” from an interactive, wirelessly accessible...
7129848 Remote monitoring method and system  
The present invention relates to a remote monitoring method comprises the steps of monitoring an occurrence of an event, providing a signal to a wireless module in response to the occurrence...