Laundry system
The present invention is to provide a laundry system comprising laundry equipment which comprises a plurality of laundry machines such as washing machines and dryers, and a laundry managing server for... Read More
Inventors: Fukuoka, Ichiro; Fuse, Keiji; Izutsu, Shinya;, Assignee: Sanyo Electronic Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
3-D mouse on a pedestal
The present invention provides a pointer or mouse device which can provide an input for a viewpoint or a cursor on a computer display without being physically moved across a surface or through space. ... Read More
Inventors: Barnes, James;, Assignee: Logitech, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Hand positioned mouse
To accomplish the foregoing and other objects of this invention there is provided a hand positioned mouse and more particularly to a glove like article having a tracking ball positioned to be operated... Read More
Inventors: Butler, Craig L.;, Assignee: |
Keyboard keys or mouse buttons with active rebound
Some of the computer-related repetitive motion injuries can be minimized by the use of keyboard keys or mouse buttons that preclude the need for antagonistic muscle use. These muscles involve repetit... Read More
Inventors: Koizumi, David;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Spatial motion pattern input system and input method
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a spatial motion pattern input device which can recognize the operator's spatial motion pattern in space to control a computer or multime... Read More
Inventors: Ide, Yuji; Takashima, Kazuhiro; Morohoshi, Toshihiro; Fukumoto, Tomiyoshi;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Smart orientation sensing circuit for remote control
Two embodiments are herein disclosed. One relates to a simplified version of an orientation and position smart sensor embedded into a handheld remote pointer or mouse adapted for use as a cursor or ob... Read More
Inventors: Hall, Malcolm G.; Faulkner, Russell W.;, Assignee: |
Three dimensional input system using tilt
It is an object of the present invention to provide an input device that can be operated using position control, like a mouse, when inputting two dimensional coordinates and can be tilted to input coo... Read More
Inventors: Balakrishnan, Ravin; Baudel, Thomas P. H.; Kurtenbach, Gordon P.; Fitzmaurice, George W.;, Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Finger operated digital input device
It is an object of the invention to provide a finger operated digital input device that produces X and Y displacement signals as a function of the user pointing a finger such as the index finger. It i... Read More
Inventors: Kent, Robert Hormann; Wentz, John Dyer;, Assignee: |
Position detecting apparatus and method for detecting position pointing device
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a position detecting apparatus wherein any combination of two or more position pointing devices are detected on the same tablet, provided those posit... Read More
Inventors: Katsurahira, Yuji; Sekizawa, Yasushi;, Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd. (Saitama-ken, JP) |
Ergonomic customizeable user/computer interface device
In view of the foregoing, it is apparent that there still exists a need in the art for a method, apparatus, system, and architecture which provides a more efficient and effective means to easily and c... Read More
Inventors: Russell, David C.;, Assignee: Transforming Technologies, LLC (Cape Charles, VA) |
Vehicle with sliding door contact closure sensor
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A vehicle comprising, in combination: a body having a door movable between open and c... Read More
Inventors: Long, Joseph D.; Strother, Robert S.; Mitchener, John F.; Bree, Gary D.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Reception and demodulation of widely spaced pulse position modulated signals
What we claim is: 1. A circuit for receiving and decoding information contained in a train of pulse position modulated signals comprising: (a) an antenna for receiving the train of pulse position modu... Read More
Inventors: Morgan, Harry Clark; Boyd, William Harsha;, Assignee: |
Traffic signal head with multiple LED illumination sources
The invention comprises a signal head which incorporates multiple LED light sources into one or more light source compartments at lowered cost and with lowered power consumption, while still providing... Read More
Inventors: Lin, Fong-Jei; Zhu, Shengbo;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for implementing automatic tilt control of a radar antenna on an aircraft
The present invention describes a method for automatically determining an optimal antenna tilt angle for all weather display ranges as well as for other radar data gathering functions such as, for exa... Read More
Inventors: Conner, Kevin J; Kuntman, Daryal; Morici, Martin M.; Hammack, Stephen D.; Joyce, Jim;, Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc. (Morristown, NJ) |
Remote control system
The present invention eliminates such problems of the prior art and aims to offer an inexpensive remote control system which can easily program remote control transmission data for an electronic appar... Read More
Inventors: Matsui, Noriaki; Hatano, Yoichi;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Radar system having multi-platform, multi-frequency and multi-polarization features and related methods
In view of the foregoing background, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a radar system, such as a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system, for example, which provides desired ... Read More
Inventors: MacKey, Todd Hughes; Heuser, Steven Robert;, Assignee: Harris Corporation (Melbourne, FL) |
Dual reference voltage buffer and method for updating CDAC bit capacitors
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a precision reference voltage circuit that avoids instability caused by a large peak current supplied to a load. It is another object of the in... Read More
Inventors: Fees, Andreas O.;, Assignee: Burr-Brown Corporation (Tucson, AZ) |
Add-compare selection circuit
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for processing a Viterbi algorithm, which increases the processing speed of the computationally complex ACS portion, thereby re... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Sang-Bong;, Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Nagoya, JP) |
Tracking system for vehicle-mounted antenna
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a tracking system and method for a vehicle-mounted antenna that ensures smooth transition when the system changes between closed and open ... Read More
Inventors: Yamashita, Toshiaki;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Apparatus and method for point-to-point multipoint radio transmission
OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a point-to-multi-point broadband radio transmission system. FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of such a system in eight story building 100. Be... Read More
Inventors: Needle, Jack;, Assignee: Bell Atlantic Science & Technology Inc () |
Spinning focal plane array camera particularly suited for real time pattern recognition
It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide a computer vision system having special imaging devices that provide means for improving the characterization of multi-scale edge... Read More
Inventors: Garcia, Joseph P.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC) |
Security arrangement intended for opening and/or closing of doors in particular for an automotive vehicle
To this effect, the invention has as object a security arrangement intended for the opening and/or closing of at least one door of an automotive vehicle, characterized in that it includes: at least on... Read More
Inventors: Stoll, Daniel; Clauss, Daniel;, Assignee: SMH Management Services AG (Biel, CH) |
Addressable distributed wireless remote control system
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for use in a system includes a receiver operative to receive a request from an unidentified remote control device via a wireless comm... Read More
Inventors: Jacobson, Jr., James E.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Radar system for detecting relative velocity and relative speed of a preceding vehicle
What is claimed is: 1. A radar system comprising a transmit antenna for alternately transmitting two signals on different frequencies, a receive antenna for receiving signals which were transmitted fr... Read More
Inventors: Nakamura, Kazuto;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
IR/RF radio transceiver and method
The invention resides in coupling an infra-red (IR) communication subsystem to a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver. The IR subsystem includes an IR transmitter and receiver which may be coupled selecta... Read More
Inventors: Zavrel, Robert J.;, Assignee: GEC Plessey Semiconductors, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA) |
Baseband receiver including dual port DAC
The need remaining in the prior art is addressed by the present invention, which relates to a receiver arrangement responsive to an incoming analog signal and forming a digital representation thereof ... Read More
Inventors: Lopata, Douglas D.; Smith, Malcolm Harold;, Assignee: Agere Systems Guardian Corp. (Orlando, FL) |
Apparatus and method for automatic mode selection in a communications receiver
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for automatically selecting an operating mode of a communications receiver based upon the operating mode of a received transmission signal. An ... Read More
Inventors: North, Brian B.;, Assignee: Integration Associates, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Electric power tool with code receiver
According to the invention, the above object is achieved in that the power tool comprises a receiver and an electronic control means which is arranged to receive a code signal, wherein the electronic ... Read More
Inventors: Siegle, Volker; Hansson, Gunnar Christer;, Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB (Nacka, SE) |
Sensor for monitoring an article
In one form of the invention, a sensor is provided for attachment to an article to be monitored. The sensor has a substrate with a first surface having a substantial area, a conductive trace defining ... Read More
Inventors: Leyden, Roger J.; Parent, Michael A.;, Assignee: Se-Kure Controls, Inc. (Franklin Park, IL) |
Retaining device for mounting electrical units
In accordance with the present invention, a retaining device is provided for releasably retaining within an opening through a panel a unit, such as a circuit breaker, dimensioned to pass through the o... Read More
Inventors: Richter, Sr., Konrad J.;, Assignee: Heinemann Electric Company (Lawrenceville, NJ) |
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