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6760688 Appliance maintenance apparatus and appliance remote maintenance system  
An appliance maintenance apparatus for contactlessly detecting the operation states of appliances and operating the appliances in response to the operation states of the appliances, and an...
6757579 Kalman filter state estimation for a manufacturing system  
A method for monitoring a manufacturing system includes defining a plurality of observed states associated with the manufacturing system. State estimates are generated for the observed states. An...
6751577 Degradation diagnostic method, degradation diagnostic mediation device and degradation diagnostic device and computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded  
In a method of degradation diagnosis according to the present invention, an equipment degradation diagnosis request is input through network 4 from a diagnosis requester and a degradation...
6751561 Power saving method and apparatus for a portable appliance  
Disclosed a system and method of lengthening a life span of a battery power supply in an appliance such as a portable appliance, notebook computer or the like. A power saving method in an appliance...
6751573 Performance monitoring in distributed systems using synchronized clocks and distributed event logs  
A distributed system that provides performance monitoring capability across multiple nodes of a distributed application. A distributed system according to the present techniques includes a set of...
6748343 Method and process for configuring a premises for monitoring  
A system and method for configuring an integrated information system through a common user interface are provided. A user accesses a graphical user interface and selects client, premises, location,...
6748342 Method and monitoring device for monitoring the quality of data transmission over analog lines  
The method and respective device monitors the quality of data transmission over wavelength-division-multiplexed channels on an optical waveguide using an analog check signal. The analog check...
6748250 Method and system of monitoring a patient  
A patient monitor system implemented by a service provider for users via recording a patient's analytes measurements by an attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared total spectroscopy method. The...
6745154 Remote diagnosis method and system, and portable information processor therefor  
In a remote diagnosis method for diagnosing by transmitting and receiving information between a support center system and a portable information processor by way of a communication system, an...
6741947 Monitoring system and method implementing a total node power test  
A system includes a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes each communicate signals pursuant to a single channel plan. The channel plan includes predefined characteristics for each of a...
6738732 System and method for graphically providing/analyzing operational compactor status information of a waste compactor container  
A system and method is provided, which monitors multiple pressure readings of the compactor assembly during each of one or more compaction cycles, and upon request, graphically displays the...
6732055 Methods and systems for energy and emissions monitoring  
Methods, systems, and processes are disclosed for determining emissions outputs. One method communicates with a communications network and acquires at least one of energy usage information...
6731079 Industrial lighting control system and method  
A lighting control module for controlling power to a lamp is presented. The lighting control module comprises a receiver for receiving electronic communications from a central controller, a current...
6732063 Method of identifying abnormal behavior in a fleet of vehicles  
A method is disclosed for monitoring a complex system, such as a fleet of aircraft, having multiple sub-systems described by a plurality of operating parameters. Data pertaining to the operating...
6731992 Remotely accessible energy control system  
An advanced remotely accessible energy control system utilizes a client/server software architecture, and an “open” communication protocol, such as the well known TCP/IP protocol for design-in...
6728662 Method and system for remotely servicing a detection device  
A remotely configurable locator system includes a detection device to locate concealed underground conductors. The detection device is configured to connect to a communications network via a...
6728663 Structure identification using scattering signatures  
A method of pruning a reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature composed of a reference signal vector, including, for a given reference...
6725179 Monitoring system with power supply built therein  
A monitoring system with a power supply built therein, which is capable of setting installation expenses at low cost and obtaining a stable result of monitoring for a predetermined period. The...
6725182 System and method for monitoring devices and components  
A system and method for monitoring a device or component are provided. In particular, a controller and/or a field device may be adapted to transmit monitoring data associated with the field device...
6725180 Environmental monitoring system  
A system for monitoring conditions relating to the status of items such as perishable food products stored in enclosed spaces has a number of sensors mounted in the spaces. Tables maintained by the...
6725181 Method and system for collecting and monitoring shop floor information  
A method and system 1 are provided for collecting and monitoring shop floor information. In this method and system, a shop floor information collector 108 and a working machine 107 are...
6721688 Remote device monitoring  
A method and apparatus are provided for remotely monitoring the functioning of software processes ( 66 ) in a network connected device. The device hosting the processes is provided with a web...
6721689 System and method for hosted facilities management  
A hosted facilities management system and method capable of simultaneously monitoring a plurality of conditions, equipment, and systems within one or more facilities is described and claimed. The...
6721690 Microscope and method for analyzing acquired scan data  
A method and system for analyzing acquired scan data are disclosed. The method involves measuring physical values of a particular process, converting the measured values into two signals, such as...
6718268 Apparatus for measuring a contact pressure of a winding compression element in a power transformer  
An apparatus for measuring a contact pressure exerted by a winding compression element on a winding in a power device such as a power transformer includes a sensor having a sensor element which...
6714895 Lamp monitoring and control unit and method  
A unit and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and control unit comprises a...
6714894 System and method for collecting, processing, and distributing information to promote safe driving  
A system and methods that allow for the collection, processing, and distribution of information to promote driver safety. In an illustrative implementation, a computing application is provided that...
6711527 Modular monitoring and protection system with local protection loop  
A monitoring and protection system includes monitoring modules that are positioned proximate to locations of interest in a machine system where dynamic operating conditions are monitored. The...
6708140 System and method for detecting and monitoring noncompliant interstate transportation of materials  
A method and system for detecting and monitoring noncompliant interstate transportation of materials is disclosed. The method and system include providing a detection and monitoring network whereby...
6708137 System and method for providing composite variance analysis for network operation  
A system and method collects measurements of network performance metrics and automatically calculates and provides composite variance analysis of such metrics. The system and method may use history...
6704691 Method and system for in-line monitoring process performance using measurable equipment signals  
A method and system for in-line monitoring process performance during wafer fabrication. First signals generated by a fabrication tool are collected and filtered to exclude abnormal signals while a...
6704690 Monitoring system  
A library monitoring system includes a number of borrowable items. Each item has a radio frequency identification device mounted thereon and the radio frequency identification device has a unique...
6704678 Method and apparatus for downloading correct software to an electrical hardware platform  
Each type of peripheral device has a unique identification, and if this unique identification is not present in software that is being transferred to the peripheral device for installation on the...
6701285 Method and apparatus for monitoring the operation of an industrial process  
The invention relates to method and equipment for monitoring the operation of an industrial process. The industrial process is used as a basis for compiling a document comprising a group of...
6701298 Computerized management system and method for energy performance evaluation and improvement  
A system and method for energy management in which data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices is collected in an automated data processing device. The data is analyzed...
6701286 Method for condition monitoring of apparatuses  
A method of monitoring the condition of apparatuses wherein the condition of the apparatus is measured from one or more rotating objects by means of a fixedly mounted condition monitoring system...
6697695 Laser device management system  
A laser control apparatus that controls a laser device acquires state data from the laser device indicating the state of the laser device every time a specific preset event occurs, such as the...
6697765 Method and medical system for improved utilization of a medical appliance, and medical appliance  
A method and a system for improved utilization of a medical appliance ( 11, 21, 31, 41, 51 ), having elements ( 14, 22, 32, 42, 52 ) for determining the operating status of the medical appliance,...
6697678 Printing apparatus with real-time status reporting to a host device  
A printing apparatus comprises a real-time command detector connected to the data receiver without the memory therebetween to detect control commands. Status data is transmitted to a host device in...
6691071 Synchronizing clock enablement in an electronic device  
A method of synchronizing enablement of a common clock for a main and a second processor in an electronic device having a low-power mode includes a first step of completing a communication activity...
6691065 System foraiding the preparation of operation and maintenance plans for a power generation installation  
In order to provide an operation and maintenance planning aiding system for a power generation installation which prepares an operation plan for a plurality of power generation units by making use...
6691070 System and method for monitoring a controlled environment  
A system is provided for monitoring a condition of a controlled environment. The system includes a first computer configured to store data corresponding to a condition of the controlled...
6691007 Vehicle condition monitoring system  
The present invention is a system and method for monitoring conditions of a vehicle and generating a maintenance plan according to the monitored conditions. The system includes one or more sensors...
6687656 Systems for remote management of a network of waste containers  
A system for remotely managing a network of waste containers ( 12 ), each of which is associated with a monitoring unit ( 38 ), utilizes a central computer ( 50 ) having a communication link to...
6678636 Cycle time analyzer  
A cycle time analyzer system and method monitors machine events (analog or digital) and calculates elapsed times for these events. The system and method allow an operator to setup and recall...
6678639 Automated problem identification system  
The present invention provides an automated problem identification system. The invention analyzes a customer's computing environment, including administration practices, system configuration...
6678634 Thickness measurement system and method  
A system and method for frequent and accurate measuring of flat sheet thickness on a process line is disclosed. The results of the monitoring process of the present invention may be used to adjust...
6678612 Wireless vehicle location and emergency notification system  
In the event of an accident or another traumatic event to a vehicle, a wireless vehicle location and emergency notification system is provided for determining the location and sensing the condition...
6675131 Method of dealing with problems affecting a medical apparatus and a medical apparatus suitable for carrying out such a method  
The invention relates to dealing with problems affecting a medical apparatus. In this method, if a problem occurs, a service center is notified of the problem by telecommunication, whereupon the...
6675130 System and method of using a plurality of sensors for determining an individual's level of productivity  
A system is provided having a plurality of sensors for affixing to a person's torso, hands, feet, head, etc. The function of each sensor is to determine the distance between itself and the other...