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8185248 |
Wireless extension to an irrigation control system and related methods
Several embodiments provide wireless extensions to an irrigation controller system and related methods of use, as well as other improvements to irrigation control equipment. In one implementation,...
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8073553 |
Method for configuring a roller shutter automatic control device and roller shutter automatic control device
The method allows the configuration of a blind control device being capable of sending at least one automatic control command at a time changing in the course of a year in a periodic manner, the...
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8015323 |
Acquisition of data and autonomous transfer of data through communication interface in automotive system
In an interface, a host device or controller configures a peripheral or remote device to send data back to the host device. The remote device is operatively coupled to one or more sensors located...
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8014904 |
Hybrid modular/decoder irrigation controller
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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8010237 |
System and method for using ramped setpoint temperature variation with networked thermostats to improve efficiency
The invention comprises systems and methods for ramping setpoints on thermostats controlling HVAC systems. At least one thermostat is located inside a structure and is used to control an HVAC...
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7962227 |
Compact batch viewing techniques for use in batch processes
A data collection and viewing application provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or...
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7957845 |
Apparatus and method for predictive control of a power generation system
A method for controlling a power system control area according to a first and a second control performance standard, wherein operation of the control area determines area control parameter values....
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7937187 |
Computer controlled fertigation system and method
A system and a method of computer controlled irrigation and fertigation composed of one or more sensors positioned in order to quantify the amount of water and/or nutrients that a plant is...
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7933265 |
Time switch
Provided is a time switch capable of allowing a user to readily set up or change a schedule. For this purpose, a chassis 30 of the time switch 10 has same size (i.e., two-row-module size) as that...
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7931096 |
Adaptive user interface for rock drilling rig
A control apparatus for controlling a multi-phase rock drilling event carried out with a rock drilling rig. In a display of the rock drilling rig or a control unit thereof, a first section is...
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7907050 |
Power supply communication system and method
A system and method for configuring and monitoring devices utilizing a power line network is provided herein. Each network device (e.g., programmable logic controller, machine, or sensor) contains...
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7852835 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Time switch
Provided is a time switch capable of allowing a user to readily set up or change a schedule. For this purpose, a chassis 30 of the time switch 10 has same size (i.e., two-row-module size) as that...
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7844367 |
Code replacement for irrigation controllers
Described herein are several embodiments relating to modular irrigation controllers. In many implementations, methods of implementing irrigation control are provided that detect a presence of a...
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7840285 |
Sequence of events recorder facility for an industrial process control environment
A sequence of events (SOE) recorder facility in a process control network environment is described herein. The SOE recorder facility is hosted by a networked node that receives digital signal...
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7809475 |
Computer controlled fertigation system and method
A system and a method of computer controlled irrigation and fertigation composed of one or more sensors positioned in order to quantify the amount of water and/or nutrients that a plant is...
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7792613 |
Hybrid vehicle recharging system and method of operation
A system and method for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The system includes a controller that schedules the recharging of the vehicles on local electrical distribution networks. The system...
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7742836 |
Control unit
A control unit for a machine tool at least one vibration detection device attached to a main shaft portion of a machine tool or a movable body; a storage device for storing a vibration signal...
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7738972 |
Modular shared-memory resource stage driver system for flexible resource linking in an energy conversion system
A system for optimizing usage of energy converting stages. It may have a stage driver, and stage driver adds as needed. The system may control the on-times of the stages according to a pattern that...
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7734356 |
Method and system for controlling a luminaire
Methods and corresponding systems for controlling a light fixture include a memory for storing data and software. A multi-tap capacitor has a plurality of tap capacitors integrated into a capacitor...
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7707125 |
Utility management system and method
Disclosed are a system and method for controlling a water supply system having at least one pump and at least one storage facility. Also disclosed are a system and method of establishing a pumping...
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7660640 |
Apparatus and method for predictive control of a power generation system
A method for controlling a power system control area according to a first and a second control performance standard, wherein operation of the control area determines area control parameter values....
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7653443 |
Methods, systems, circuits and computer program products for electrical service demand management
Methods of controlling activation of electrical appliances can include reducing overlapping activation time of different electrical appliances located at a single customer location of an electrical...
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7647137 |
Utility demand forecasting using utility demand matrix
One embodiment of the application provides a method of forecasting utility demand of a utility consuming entity for a future time period. The method includes: selecting a utility demand matrix from...
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7613667 |
Methods and systems for analyzing incident reports
Systems and methods for examining text, such as incident reports, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes specifying a client profile including at least one scenario of interest, the...
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7580766 |
Manufacturing resource planning by entity
A method for manufacturing resource planning includes identifying multiple logical entities within a manufacturing facility; receiving supply information for each of the logical entities, the...
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7567859 |
Methods and apparatuses for control of building cooling, heating and power co-generation systems
A control system and method for achieving economic operation of CHP systems. A plurality of factors, including power source prices and operational needs, are assessed using multiple strategies. The...
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7398139 |
Remote programming and diagnostic of decoder irrigation system
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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7225057 |
Virtual dial irrigation controller
The present invention includes an irrigation controller utilizing a “virtual” dial. In particular, the present invention contemplates an electronic programming and controlling interface that is con...
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7181319 |
Hybrid modular/decoder irrigation controller
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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7130814 |
Method and apparatus to automate consumer replenishment shopping by periodicity
According to the present invention, a method to automate the replenishment of one or more items on a shopping list. The method comprising the steps of storing data representing an inventory of...
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7114554 |
Controller interface with multiple day programming
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more...
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7110832 |
Energy management system for an appliance
An energy management system for an appliance comprising an interface to receive a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment; a control to determine an operation to be...
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7092778 |
Fabrication management systems and methods
Systems and methods for semiconductor fabrication management. A processing unit receives an engineering change request (ECR) comprising information regarding new engineering for a wafer lot,...
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7069115 |
Hybrid modular/decoder irrigation controller
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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7039472 |
Schedule execution managing apparatus and method
A schedule execution managing apparatus comprises a planned start time setting unit setting the planned start time of a schedule in correspondence with a predetermined base time and an offset from...
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7010360 |
Automatic conversion of dates and times for messaging
A system and method are disclosed for automatically converting dates and times in electronic text messages to the local dates and times of the message recipients. For example, when a text message...
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7010361 |
Clock radio with computer-based remote control facilitator
A clock radio includes a clock a user interface that is dynamically configurable from a remote computer. Once configured, the user interface allows a user to select radio programs that are...
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6987709 |
Device time setting method, program and system
A method, system and program product for automatically determining a time for a device connected to a network, the method comprising: obtaining time samples from a plurality of different electronic...
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6983188 |
Scheduling system
A scheduling system or method with an interface that can provide a queue-list view and a calendar view. In the scheduling of a particular job on a particular machine, characteristics relating to...
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6980870 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing, managing and scheduling personal relationships
The present invention is a method and apparatus to assist a user in optimizing a relationship with a contact person. The method includes inputting information regarding the relationship into the...
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6970838 |
Methods and systems for online express ordering of goods and services
A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer includes steps of receiving a first online purchase request for a first item; retrieving pre-stored information about the customer...
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6965801 |
Method and system for controlling one or more apparatus based on a geographic location
A method and device that controls one or more apparatus in relation to the expected time of sunrise and sunset at the location of the apparatus. The operator enters a geographic location...
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6965871 |
Method and apparatus to enable consumer replenishment shopping by expiration date
A method produces a shopping list consisting of one or more items, wherein at least one item in the shopping list is a perishable item. The method operates in an e-commerce site and includes the...
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6957111 |
Automated system for cooking and method of use
The present invention comprises an improved device and method for automated cooking foods with a liquid such as water. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises a cooking chamber (46); a...
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6947811 |
Automatic adjustment of irrigation schedule according to condition of plants
The present invention provides systems and methods in which a microprocessor, disposed in an irrigation controller, is programmed to adjust an irrigation schedule according to a condition of a...
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6924731 |
Power supply alarm control system
Methods and systems are provided for controlling the enabling and/or disabling of an audio alarm that indicates an occurrence of a predetermined event of a power supply, such as an uninterruptible...
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6853957 |
Date and time processing in computers
A process data capture and reporting system captures process data values at sensors. A client computer appends absolute-value time stamps to the values to complete records, which are uploaded to a...
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6738921 |
Clock controller for AC self-test timing analysis of logic system
A clock controller and clock generating method are provided for AC self-test timing analysis of a logic system. The controller includes latch circuitry which receives a DC input signal at a data...
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6718213 |
Variable base load energy management system and method
The present invention is a system and method for variable base load demand-side energy management. The system of the present invention includes a power reduction device receiving electrical power...
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6714486 |
System and method for customized time display
A system and method for producing and displaying chronological data according to user specified parameters. The system incorporates language, multi media, and animation into a time display device....
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