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<title>freepatentsonline.com: Communications: electrical</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire alarm]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365648.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fire alarm for an installation via a housing that is flush with the ceiling, having at least one light source arranged in the housing and at least one light receiver arranged in the housing, as well as a shutter disk, which seals the housing. To prevent the spreading of stray light between the light source and the light receiver via the shutter disk, a shield, for example, is provided in the shutter disk to suppress or absorb stray light.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reversible diode doorbell detection circuit]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365637.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A doorbell detection and playback circuit for a doorbell pushbutton connected to an alternating current power source comprises at least one bridge rectifier circuit coupled to the power source through a diode placed in parallel with the pushbutton. The bridge rectifier circuit generates a signal at a first frequency when the pushbutton is not depressed, and generates a signal at a second frequency when the pushbutton is depressed. A frequency detection circuit is included and is coupled to the signal from the bridge rectifier. The frequency detection circuit further comprises an output responsive to the presence of a signal at the second frequency coupled to a sound generator for playing a ring tone or series thereof.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Warning apparatus, warning server, warning system, and automobile]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365639.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Herein disclosed is a warning apparatus for an automobile, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a driver's information from a memory device memorizing said driver's information; a memorizing unit for memorizing an automobile insurance information; a determining unit for determining whether or not the driver is an insurant on the basis of said driver's information and the automobile insurance information; and a warning unit for warning the driver not to drive when the determining unit has determined that the driver is not said insurant.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile locator system and method with wander management]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365645.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A locator/wander management system includes a handheld unit for providing an interrogation signal. The handheld unit can be a handheld computer or PDA including an RF module. The interrogation signal is received by an RF tag. The RF tag can include a power source and a memory. The memory can store an indication of the date of installation of the battery. The RF tag can provide the indication to the handheld unit in response to the interrogation signal. The RF tag can also provide signals for a wander management system.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G.P.S. management system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366608.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes provisions that allows information to be sent from the remote units to the central office and vice versa. The system also has safety features that promote the rapid dispatch of law enforcement personnel when requests for emergency assistance have been made from the remote units.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Preventing removal of persons without an approved escort]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365643.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for preventing the egress of a protected person (child) from a given region without an approved escort provides each child with an identifying RFID tag, and each approved person with an identifying RFID tag. A lock region is defined and scanned by a computer-based system which compares the RFID tag of the child within the lock region with a list of approved escorts, and maintains the lock region closed unless the child is accompanied by one of the approved escorts.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving support system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365653.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A driving support system includes a rotation amount setting means and a bird's eye view image generating means. The rotation amount setting means sets a previously-set inclination angle of the image pickup device to a horizontal plane at a rotation angle during coordinate transformation for the image within a range where a distance from the vehicle is not more than a predetermined threshold in the taken image, while computing and setting the rotation angle during the coordinate transformation based on the previously-set inclination angle of the image pickup device to the horizontal plane and the distance from the vehicle for the image within a range where the distance from the vehicle is more than the predetermined threshold in the taken image. The bird's eye view image generating means generates an extension bird's eye view image by transforming a coordinate of the taken image into a coordinate of a bird's eye view using the rotation angle set by the rotation amount setting means for the image corresponding to the coordinate.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RF wireless communication for deeply embedded aerospace systems]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366613.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless communication interface for inertial measurement unit is disclosed. One or more instrumentation sensors, a processor, a wireless radio frequency transceiver with an antenna, and a power source are sealed within an inertial sensor assembly. The processor is adapted to receive output signals from the instrumentation sensors and to convert the output signals into a stream of digital data packets. A radio frequency transceiver is coupled to the processor and adapted to wirelessly communicate the stream of digital data packets through the antenna. In one embodiment, the radio frequency transceiver is further adapted to wirelessly receive a stream of digital data packets through the antenna and communicate the received digital data packets to the processor.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for detecting contraband]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366281.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[According to one aspect of the invention, a contraband detection apparatus is provided and a method of detecting contraband are provided. A container is scanned with a first type of contraband detection apparatus. Based on results of the first scan, a plurality of risk values, which correspond to particular types of contraband, are generated. The container is then scanned with a second type of contraband detection apparatus. Based on the results of the second scan, the risk values are modified. If the combined risk values are above a predetermined value, an alarm is triggered.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Current sensing for power MOSFETs]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365559.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A power MOSFET, comprising main and current mirror MOSFETs, has a current sense resistance coupled between its mirror and source terminals and a monitoring circuit responsive to a first voltage dependent upon current through the current sense resistance. The circuit arrangement includes a circuit that determines a second voltage, different from the first voltage, of a terminal of the current mirror MOSFET, and a circuit arranged to determine current of the power MOSFET in dependence upon the first and second voltages. The second voltage can be the voltage at the drain terminal, or the voltage at the mirror terminal with switching of the current sense resistance or a current that it passes. It can alternatively be determined by a control circuit to be a desired fraction of the drain voltage.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Overhead door immobilizer]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365635.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An overhead door immobilizer deactivates power to the power head operator in a conventional overhead door system to prevent the door from damaging the hatch portion of a vehicle when the hatch portion is in an open position or orientation. A hatch position transmitter (HPT) module mounted on the hatch portion transmits a coded RF signal. A power receiver module (PRM) receives and decodes the HPT RF signal and operates to deactivate power when the hatch position is in an open position and activate power when the hatch position is in a closed position.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Children's potty alarm]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365646.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A children's potty alarm is disclosed. The children's potty alarm includes a base. A simulated bedroom/bathroom setting which may include a dancing bear or other character is provided on the base. A microprocessor is provided in the base. A speaker is connected to the microprocessor and provided on the base and broadcasts motivational sentences, phrases and/or songs sounds from the speaker upon activation of the alarm to awaken and motivate a child to use a bathroom at predetermined intervals.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Navigation device with control feature limiting access to non-navigation application]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366609.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A portable navigation device is provided that includes a receiver configured to receive signals from GPS satellites. The device includes memory that stores a non-navigation application and non-navigation information related to the non-navigation application. A user interface is configured to enable an operator to enter non-navigation instructions related to the non-navigation application. The a processor module is provided that calculates a position of the device based on the signals from the GPS satellites. The processor module implements the non-navigation application and performs non-navigation operations defined by the non-navigation application based on the non-navigation instructions entered by the user. The processor module disables the non-navigation application after a predetermined trial period of time following a start time unless and until an application access code is entered. Optionally, a cartridge they may be included that is configured to receive an application access cartridge containing the application access code. The code indicates that access to the non-navigation application has been purchased by the user of the device. The processor module enables the non-navigation application when the application access cartridge is entered into the cartridge bay with a valid code. The processor may not disable the non-navigation application, such as when an application access code is incurred before and in of the predetermined trial period of time.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method of pilot support in landing helicopters in visual flight under brownout or whiteout conditions]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365652.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a method and system for supporting pilots in landing helicopters in visual flight under brownout or whiteout conditions. According to the invention, 3D data of the planned landing site are generated during the approach for landing, and are accumulated into a 3D representation of the landing site with the aid of position and attitude data of the helicopter. From this 3D representation, a virtual external view is continuously generated corresponding to the perspective of the actual position and attitude of the helicopter and is displayed for the pilot. A control routine ensures that no 3D data of the planned landing site that are generated under brownout or whiteout conditions are taken into account in the accumulation of the 3D representation.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method for refining traffic flow data]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366606.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. In one embodiment, traffic information provided to a vehicle navigation device is refined by comparing the average speed of the vehicle against the average speed of other vehicles traveling along the same road. In another embodiment, the operation of a traffic signal is controlled based, in part, on the current traffic flow and distance from the traffic signal to alleviate traffic congestion.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Remotely controllable outlet for water treatment system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364651.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A remote control system for providing control of an under-counter water treatment system and garbage disposal. The system includes a remote unit that is electrically connected to an existing switched, under-counter AC power outlet. The garbage disposal and water treatment system are connected to and receive power from the remote unit. The system further includes a control unit that is located above-counter and permits a user to control operation of the remote unit and consequently the garbage disposal and water treatment system. The two units may communicate wirelessly using communication signals that are tagged with a unique security code. In one embodiment, the system includes a microprocessor in each of the control unit and the remote unit, the microprocessor in the remote unit communicating the status of the water treatment system to the control unit and the microprocessor of the control unit appropriately displaying the information.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fingerprint input device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366331.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fingerprint input device capable of obtaining a fingerprint image presenting sufficient contrast is provided. The fingerprint input device includes: a two-dimensional image sensor for picking up a fingerprint image from a fingerprint measured portion of a measurement target finger; and a transparent solid film mounted on an image pickup surface of the two-dimensional image sensor, the fingerprint measured portion being mounted on the transparent solid film when the two-dimensional image sensor picks up the fingerprint image, wherein the fingerprint input device picks up an image of a fingerprint ridgeline portion in the fingerprint measured portion as a light portion, and picks up an image of a fingerprint valley portion in the fingerprint measured portion as a dark portion through an air layer, and a refractive index of the transparent solid film satisfies that contrast of the image is more than a given value.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Security device and methods for security device operation]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365649.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In one embodiment, a security device is disclosed. The device includes 1) a lighting fixture; 2) a number of lighting elements, mounted to the lighting fixture; and 3) a control circuit, programmed to vary the luminosity and duration of the drive currents provided to each of the number of lighting elements, in accord with an algorithm embedded in the control circuit.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Information device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365638.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An information device for use with an engine of a vehicle includes a lighting device for providing information about a power position of the vehicle, an engine running detection device for detecting engine running, a gear shift position detection device for detecting gear shift position, and an illuminance control device for controlling illuminance of the lighting device. When a detection is made by the engine running detection device that the engine is running and by the gear shift position detection device that the gear shift position is other than in a P or N range, the illuminance control device reduces the illuminance of the lighting device compared with the illuminance of the lighting device when the gear shift position is in the P or N range.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sensing and communication system and method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364144.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A sensing and communication system includes a transceiver broadcasting an electromagnetic wave, a transponder supported on an associated structural member at a distance from the transceiver that receives the electromagnetic wave, and a sensor adjacent the transponder and in communication therewith. The sensor being operable to sense an input acting on the associated structural member and communicate a signal corresponding to the input to the transponder. The transponder is adapted to induce a modulation of the electromagnetic wave in relation to at least one of the sensor signal and the distance between the transceiver and the transponder. A method is also disclosed.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/RE40268.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for detecting wheel lift of an automotive vehicle has a speed sensor ( 22 ) coupled to a wheel ( 12 ) of automotive vehicle ( 10 ). A torque control system ( 20 ) is coupled to wheel ( 12 ) to change the torque at the wheel. A controller ( 18 ) is coupled to the torque control system and a speed sensor. The controller ( 18 ) determines lift by changing the torque of the wheel, measuring the change in torque and indicating lift in response to change in torque which may be indicated by wheel speed.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RFID tag device, tag identification device and radio communication system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365636.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An RFID tag device has a random number generator which generates a random number or a pseudo-random number, an identification information holding unit which holds identification information having a plurality of bits, a noise addition processing unit which generates noise-added identification information by conducting either of reversal from “0” of a bit decided based on the random number generated by the random number generator to “1” or reversal from “1” of the bit to “0”, among a plurality of bits included in the identification information, and a radio communication unit which transmits the noise-added identification information by radio.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Access control for rental cars]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366677.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cars of a car rental system are made operable by having a renter present a digital key issued from the car rental system. The digital key specifies the starting date and time of a given rental transaction, and the identification of the car the key is for. The digital key is further signed by the car rental system for authenticity. A prospective renter makes online reservation over the Web and downloads into a portable storage device a digital key which can be used to operate the reserved car on the day the reservation is made for. On the pickup day, the renter goes to the car and inserts the portable storage device into a slot on the car. Upon successful verification of the digital key, the car is enabled and the renter can keep the car until he or she wants to return the car. The return process starts by having the renter obtain a invalidated digital key from the car. Once the rental car invalidates the digital key provided by the renter, the renter can no longer operate the rental car. Since the in-car controller is able to decipher the given authorization information, there is no need to re-program the in-car controller for each renter. The renter will be held liable for the rental car until he or she presents the invalidated digital key to the central station of the car rental system. To prevent a lost digital key from being used by unauthorized parties, a digital key can contain information such as a personal identification number (PIN) or a hash of the PIN of the authorized renter. For extra protection, the renter can opt to include his or her PIN in the digital key when the key is created by the car rental system. The parking lot of the car rental system can be operated without security personnel checking for proper authorization.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for RFID tag wherein memory of RFID tag is partitioned into two sections for reading using wireless interface and writing using bus]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366806.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatus for correlating physical and logical attributes of devices include associating logical-tags (L-tags) and physical-tags (P-tags) with electronic devices. A P-tag includes a P-tag identifier, which can be read by a P-tag reading device, regardless of whether power is applied to the electronic device. In one embodiment, a system includes a P-tag comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a non-volatile memory to store physical and logical attribute information; and an electronic device associated with the RFID tag, the electronic device having a processor and a bus, and being communicatively coupled to the RFID tag over the bus, the processor to execute instructions to read information from and write information to the non-volatile memory of the RFID tag.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Downloading map segment(s) to a cell phone based upon its GPS coordinates and mobility]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366610.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless terminal displays its location and navigation information (map segment) on its display. The wireless terminal accesses a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine its location coordinates. The wireless terminal determines a maximum data size for navigation information to be downloaded. The wireless terminal sends a navigation information download request to a map server via a supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes the location coordinates and the maximum data size. The wireless terminal receives navigation information that has a data size no greater than the maximum data size and displays the navigation information on the display. The wireless terminal may display a map segment and an icon representing the wireless terminal at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal with respect to the map segment. The wireless terminal may download a premises map from a premises map server.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Underwater RF propagation path]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365650.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An underwater RF signal propagation path is created by utilizing a plurality of individual RF transceivers such as MEMS RF transceivers. Each MEMS RF transceiver has a predetermined buoyancy. A stream of the RF transceivers are released to form a line of RF transceivers underwater such that the individual RF transceivers have an RF transmission and reception distance greater than the distance between the RF transceivers whereby an RF signal can be repeatedly retransmitted down the line of RF transceivers.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and device for preventing false acceptance of latent fingerprint images]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366328.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a method for detecting a latent fingerprint image provided to a biometric input device of a fingerprint based security system. First and second images of the fingerprint are captured during a time period interval Δt. At least one of the first and second images are analyzed to identify an extractable feature within a global reference frame, the extractable feature usable for authenticating an individual. The first and second images are compared one with the other to determine differences indicative of motion about the identified extractable feature within a local reference frame during the time period interval Δt. Absent motion about the identified extractable feature being detected, the fingerprint is registered as a latent fingerprint and cannot be used to authenticate the individual who is seeking authorization.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Surface shape recognition sensor]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366332.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A detection element ( 1 A) having a detection electrode ( 11 A) connected to a surface shape detection unit ( 2 ) and a detection electrode ( 12 A) connected to a common potential, and a detection element ( 1 B) having a detection electrode ( 11 B) connected to the surface shape detection unit ( 2 ) and a detection electrode ( 12 B) connected to a biometric recognition unit ( 3 ) are arranged. The surface shape detection unit ( 2 ) outputs a signal representing the three-dimensional pattern of the surface shape corresponding to the contact portion to each detection element on the basis of individual capacitances obtained from the detection elements ( 1 A,  1 B). The biometric recognition unit ( 3 ) determines whether an object ( 9 ) is a living body, on the basis of a signal corresponding to the impedance of the object ( 9 ) connected between the detection electrode ( 12 B) of the detection element ( 1 B) and the detection electrode ( 12 A) of the detection element ( 1 A).]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and device for wireless monitoring of system status]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365644.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and device for wireless monitoring of system status is provided. The method employs a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder and a RFID reader for transmission of system status. When the system monitoring program executed in the computer device detects abnormality, it would generate a system status code and send it to the RFID transponder, where the status code is combined with an ID code into a packet and sent out by wireless devices. The RFID reader integrated in an electronic device is used to receive the packet, make reference to the reference table embedded in the electronic device to determine the specific message represented by the system status code, and finally display the ID code and the corresponding status message.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vehicle proximity alerting system and method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365641.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A vehicle proximity alerting system and method is provided. The system includes: a sensor unit having a plurality of sensors for measuring distances from other vehicles; a system controlling unit for receiving measurement signals from the sensors, calculating distances from other vehicles, determining whether or not the calculated distance is less than a preset vehicle proximity distance setting value, and generating an alert signal when it is determined that the calculated distance is less than the vehicle proximity distance setting value; and an alerting unit for receiving the alert signal and alerting.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vehicle remote control apparatus and vehicle remote control system using the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365633.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A vehicle remote control apparatus has: A) a first transmitter for outputting an authentication request signal to a mobile device including a radio terminal assigned with an identification code special to a vehicle and outputting an authentication response signal corresponding to the identification code; B) a second transmitter for outputting an interference wave to cancel the authentication request signal at the same time as the first transmitter transmits the authentication request signal; C) a receiver for receiving the authentication response signal output from the mobile device in response to the authentication request signal, thereby checking authenticity of the authentication response signal; and D) a controller for controlling operation of an on-vehicle equipment based on the result of authentication of the authentication response signal.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for location tracking]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366522.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Techniques for location tracking, location utilization, and dissemination and management of location information are disclosed. As a location monitoring system, one embodiment includes at least a plurality of mobile computing devices supported by a wireless network, and a web server coupled to a wired network (e.g., the Internet) that couples to the wireless network. Each of the mobile computing devices are associated with and proximate to an object whose location is being monitored. The web server stores the locations of each of the mobile computing devices or the objects proximate thereto, and enables only authorized users to obtain access the locations via the wired network.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Radio frequency IC tag and method for manufacturing same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365686.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A small radio frequency IC tag which can obtain sufficiently long communication distance with radio wave in the microwave band even if an antenna is made small and the radio frequency IC tag is embedded in metal material. An O-shaped antenna is formed to narrow the width of a neck part in which an IC chip is mounted and widen the width of radiating electrodes constituting radiating part of radio wave. The radiating electrodes are formed into offset structure on right and left sides of the feeding point so that areas of right and left radiating parts of the feeding point in which the IC chip is mounted are unsymmetrical. Further, a ground electrode is provided so that a dielectric body is held between the radiating electrodes and the ground electrode and the radiating electrode is connected to the ground electrode at the side of the dielectric body.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flight control display]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365705.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An aircraft flight control display for orientation of the pilot during an approach of the aircraft toward a destination has a center of the display as its fixed point. An aircraft symbol with a center depicts the longitudinal axis as well as a lateral line to depict the current attitude of the aircraft. A destination position symbol has a reference line and a position symbol, with a skyline having a center. The destination position symbol is located at a distance from the center and its reference line points to the center as the reference point. The destination position symbol is rotated around the reference point dependent on the relative position of the aircraft's direction or the flight direction to the desired destination direction.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Activating a vehicle's own brake lights and/or brakes when brake lights are sensed in front of the vehicle, including responsively to the proximity of, and/or rate of closure with, a forward vehicle]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365769.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Any presence of brake light emissions of another vehicle to the forward of a subject vehicle is sensed in a color camera and microprocessor system that detects (i) red light(s) illuminations in excess of other colors, that are any of (ii) appropriately sized, (iii) appropriately located, (iv) simultaneously occurring, (v) spaced apart in separation, (vi) substantially horizontal, and/or (vii) of approximately of equal intensity, as would be appropriate to a single brake light, or to a pair of brake lights, as the case may be. The brake lights of the subject vehicle are preferably applied either during (i) the persistence of any detection of the brake light(s) of any other vehicle(s) to the forward, or (ii) normal application of the subject vehicle's own brakes. The forward-sensed rearward-propagated brake light signal is preferably delayed in propagation, limiting any propagation of minor perturbations in traffic. Optional application of the vehicle's own brakes may be conditioned upon (i) proximity to and/or rate of closure with a forward emission source as is preferably determined by angles, and/or upon (ii) rate of closure, speed or deceleration G force of the subject vehicle. The brake light signal, whether simple or sophisticated in either its development and/or presentation, beneficially alerts drivers to the rear of impending or actual slowing, thus deterring rear end collisions and promoting fuel economy.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Electronic device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365966.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electronic device has an operating panel. A through-hole penetrating the operating panel is provided at a part of the operating panel. A partition board includes a board part and a partition part, and a step is provided between the board part and the partition part. In an area where the through-hole and the board part of the partition board are to be formed, a metal mold can be thickened. In an area where a narrow gap on a surface side of the operating panel is to be formed, the length of the metal mold can be reduced. Therefore, the strength of the metal mold can be maintained. Also, the step of the partition board, which separates the board part and the partition part, prevents visual recognition of the through-hole by a user.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Homodyne RFID receiver and method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366465.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An RFID circuit comprises an RF carrier signal source, and a hybrid coupled thereto operable to generate first, second and third phase-shifted RF carrier signals. The circuit further comprises first, second, and third mixers coupled to the hybrid each operable to multiply one of the first, second and third respective carrier signals and a backscattered modulated carrier signal and generate first, second and third baseband signals, respectively. The circuit further comprises first, second, and third delay lines respectively coupled to the first, second, and third mixers and operable to generate first, second and third delayed baseband signals. The circuit further comprises logic coupled to the first, second, and third mixers and the first, second, and third delay lines and operable to detect substantially simultaneous data transitions in at least two of the first, second, and third baseband signals, and generating a reconstructed signal having a data transition in response thereto.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kinesthetic training system with composite feedback]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365647.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus for training a subject to perform a specified physical activity is based on the presence of two or more kinesthetic body sensors, whether mounted on the body or separately from the body, that deliver signals to a processing system that, in turn, delivers a single output signal. This signal drives a display that delivers feedback to the subject. Multiple body sensor output signals may be combined in accordance with a predetermined algorithm to produce a single composite signal. This combining may be as simple as direct addition, or may include the combination of weighted values of the individual comparison signals. An operator may adjust the weighting values to be applied to the respective comparison signals, and may do so while the apparatus is in use. Alternately while the apparatus is in use, a proportional signal from one body sensor may drive the display, subject to suppression of such signal if the output from any number of other body sensors does not achieve preselected threshold values.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vehicular optical system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364301.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An optical system for vehicle operating monitoring is disclosed. The optical system includes at least one illuminator that illuminates a profile of a vehicle operator and an imager in optical communication with a reflector that captures a reflected image of the vehicle operator profile from the reflector. A method is also disclosed.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method to infer engine coolant temperature in cylinder head temperature sensor equipped vehicles]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/RE40262.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a method of inferring the engine coolant temperature in cylinder head temperature sensor equipped vehicles including the steps of measuring the cylinder head temperature, calculating the engine coolant temperature from the measured cylinder head temperature as a function of at least one vehicle operational state, generating a signal for the calculated engine coolant temperature, and sending the generated signal to a display.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bicycle shift control device with light structure]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7363873.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A bicycle shift control device includes a shifter housing, a shift control mechanism and a bicycle light structure. The shift control mechanism is coupled to the shifter housing. The shift control mechanism is configured and arranged to control a bicycle transmission component. The bicycle light structure is coupled to the shifter housing. The bicycle light structure includes a bicycle location light that is arranged and configured to project light outwardly from the shifter housing at a location remote from a gear position indicator. Preferably, the bicycle light structure is also configured and arranged to illuminate the gear position indicator at a location remote from the light projecting outwardly from the shifter housing.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing method of electrical device, management apparatus, electrical device, communications device, program therefor, and management system of electrical device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366959.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A communications processing section of a management apparatus sends a request for malfunction information via the Internet to one or more electrical devices being managed. A database manager of the management apparatus refers to data stored in a database and updates the record of the electrical device therein. A timing control section of the management apparatus carries out control so that the number of electrical devices requested upon by the management apparatus does not exceed a predetermined value. In this way, despite the management apparatus centrally manages the malfunction information of each electrical device, a peak quantity of the malfunction information received by the management apparatus can be suppressed and the workload on the management apparatus can be relieved, as opposed to the case where each electrical device sends the malfunction information at its own timing. As a result, a management system of electrical devices is provided, which is capable of managing malfunction information of electrical devices without putting a heavy workload on the management apparatus.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for compensating attitude of inertial navigation system and method and apparatus for calculating position of inertial navigation system using the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366612.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Provided are a method and apparatus for compensating an attitude of an inertial navigation system and a method and apparatus for calculating a position of the inertial navigation system using the same. The method of compensating an attitude of the inertial navigation system includes sensing movement of the system and outputting information for stoppage time periods and a movement time period of the system; receiving angular velocity information of the system during every time period and calculating a first attitude of the system using the angular velocity information; receiving gravity direction information of the system during the stoppage time periods, calculating a second attitude of the system using the gravity direction information, and calculating an attitude error of the system during every time period using the first attitude and the second attitude; and compensating the attitude error for the first attitude.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rod and reel support with electronic marker device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7363783.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electronic marker device affixes a fishing rod to a fishing reel. The device includes a marker housing having a base and a cover to enclose the moveable socket of a fishing rod thereby preventing removal of the fishing reel from the fishing rod. The marker housing also supports an electronic marker so as to deter unauthorized removal of the rod and reel combination. The marker may be preferably an electronic article surveillance (EAS) marker.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sports channel]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366546.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a sports channel that includes sports content to a user on a mobile device. Sports content associated with the sports channel is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the sports information they are interested in without having to type in information to specifically download the content to the device. The sports channel is directed at providing a quicker and less cumbersome way of accessing sports information as compared to having to access a web site or a telephone service. Several different modes for categorically displaying different types of sports information is provided. Some example modes include: a games mode; a standings mode; and a news mode.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Integrated mobile terminal device and method for controlling external display unit]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366549.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An integrated mobile terminal device including an external display unit, a personal digital assistant (PDA) unit and a cellular phone unit combined with one another, and a timer controlled by either the PDA unit or the cellular phone unit for enabling the PDA unit at given time intervals is provided. The cellular phone unit controls the external display unit in an enabled state, directs the PDA unit to control the external display unit when the cellular phone unit is switched off and the cellular phone unit detects the PDA unit to be in an enabled state, and transitions to an off state after activating the timer when the PDA unit is in a disabled state. The PDA unit determines whether the cellular phone unit is in the off state when the PDA unit transitions to the enabled state, and transitions to the disabled state after activating the timer when disabled.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wireless communication device interconnectivity]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7366466.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A wireless communication device that is attached or included in an electronic object, such as a portable computer, having its own separate communication system. The separate communication system has an antenna for receiving and transmitting wireless communications, and is powered by a power supply included in the object. Since the separate communication system can only communicate when powered, a separate passive wireless communication device is provided for wireless communication that does not require power from the power supply to communicate. The wireless communication device is interfaced with the existing antenna of the separate communication system so that the wireless communication device and separate communication system share a common antenna to reduce cost. The antenna may also be interconnected to a controller associated with the object so that the controller can directly communicate to the wireless communication device.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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