Are you a mother of active teens? Is it important for you to know where your children are? Are you a person that always loses mobile phones? Are you a jealous man or woman? Do you want to control your staff members? If you've faced at least with one of these issues, our review will be useful and beneficial.
Easy Spy is an app for a cell phone or another portable device that lets you control actions of your relatives, friends or other people. The tracking tool will find your lost phone or let you watch the browser history of your child's phone, for instance.
If you are an employer, and it is important for you to check the quality of work in your office, you may easily do it with such phone tracker. You need to remember that Easy Spy app operates in a stealth mode so that no one will detect the spyware in a cell phone. In fact, it will make the monitoring process comfortable and efficient.
What Is the Full Power of Easy Spy?
GPS monitoring. The most common using of Easy Spy is its GPS tracking system. The spy app can accurately determine the coordinates of the target person and reveal the lies in some cases. For example, your employee said that he is ill, but instead of staying at home, he traveled to Miami Beach for vacation. Maybe, your daughter said that she would stay with her best friend, but her actual phone location is the loudest party in the city. So, with the help of Easy Spy, you may find out the truth. Moreover, even if you've lost your mobile phone or somebody stole it, you can easily find your phone or lock it remotely.
Check Web browser. Using of such spy software for the phone monitoring gives you plenty of possibilities. One of them is to watch websites that were visited from the target phone. It is crucial for parents to monitor which URLs their children visit. Some content on the Internet can cause a harmful impact on kids. Probably, you are a husband, and you search for a present for your wife. In this case, you may use Easy Spy to find out the history of browser requests on your dear woman's phone.
Control text messages. Moreover, the spy app provides the communication monitoring. Such capability is very useful for companies that develop new products. For example, a project director can control emails and various chatting programs of his employees to prevent the transfer of confidential data via cell phones. With the help of the spying program, you will easily find a traitor and save a large sum of money. Also, you can control IMessages on IPhone and IPad and receive the comprehensive logs and all needed data about the person you spy on.
Complete call logs. This spy app will help you to be aware of whether your secretary uses office cell phone for personal or working purposes. You will be aware of all contacts saved on the target mobile phone. It even includes some extra information about the time and duration of each phone call. So, you will get full access to the call history of your spouse.
Multimedia files checking. It's very useful for those parents who want to know with whom their kids spend time. You'll get access to pictures and videos that your child watches.
Social networks tracking. The spyware gives you the ability to spy on popular social network websites, such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, LinkedIn and more. You can read sent and received messages, view Twitter posts and so on. It can help parents to find out something new about their children.
Use Easy Spy like a bug. You may turn your mobile phone into a spying device because it can record different calls or listen to the surroundings of the phone. You have the opportunity to monitor what your spouse or soul mate is doing at midnight.
Make pictures remotely. Easy Spy can control a camera and take pictures of the target phone owner. You will have access to your personal online control panel and move there all needed information about the mobile phone you spy on. The panel allows you to get access to all needed information and make some program settings. You will get known about all extra activities of the target cell phone anytime you need.
Easy Spy app is available on Android and iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads. It works well all over the world. The install process is simple and clear. After purchasing the license for Easy Spy, you will get the email with download link and all need data about your personal account, such as login and password. To complete the setup process, you must type the phone number you wish to spy on. If you have some issues with this software or the overall spying process, you may write to the customer support, and they will help you to solve it. Easy Spy has a remote uninstaller, so you may clean up all your actions without using the tracked cell phone. You can do it from anywhere. All you need is the Internet connection.
Does Easy Spy Have Some Drawbacks?
You need to remember laws of your country or state. You can't make the invasion into privacy. Also, you may find out something that will change your life. Some companies offer spying software that provides more advanced options for a convenient spy. You may check other reviews of popular apps like Flexispy or iKey Monitor to make the final decision of purchasing.
What Is Easy Spy Price?
Easy Spy costs 29.99$ per month. If you need an extra guarantee or live support via the phone, you should pay more. It is not the lowest price for such set of features, but you may cancel it anytime you want.
Easy Spy will help you to be more confident in your family and friends. Moreover, it can give you a power of controlling employees' work. It will provide you with lots of details of somebody's life, and it will be very hard to deny the truth. The application will turn your mobile phone into the "database of truth." It is convenient and has a user-friendly interface.
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VIDEO: 2-month-old baby rescued by SWAT team after being held by robbery suspect in South L.A. standoff; man in custody
By Amy Powell and ABC7.com staff
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A 2-month-old baby is safe and a robbery suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police in South Los Angeles.
AIR7 HD was over the scene as a S.W.A.T. team apprehended the man and took the child into custody outside an apartment complex.
A robbery suspect who was holding a 2-month-old baby surrendered to an Los Angeles police SWAT team after a tense standoff at an apartment building in South L.A.
In the moments after the suspect surrendered, police allowed him to smoke a cigarette and say goodbye to his family.
After the hours-long standoff ended, police gave the suspect time to say goodbye to his family and smoke a cigarette.
The 2-month-old baby boy was not harmed during the incident and was handed over to his mother at the scene.
Los Angeles police say the incident started just before 4 a.m. Friday with a pursuit of two possibly armed robbery suspects. The chase ended in a crash in the 8400 block of South Broadway, about a mile away from the original location.
At that point, one of the suspects exited the vehicle and fled the scene. The second male ran into an apartment building, according to police.
A loaded assault rifle was found in the vehicle, said Sergeant Barry Montgomery.
Residents in the apartment complex were evacuated and there were no injuries.
Police are still searching for the other suspect involved in the pursuit.
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Again you had me crying with happiness for you. Lucy what an incredible challenge you gave yourself. and you did it.
An insipiration to us all, what a major journey and achievement. I had not doubt you would do it. Nothing stopping you now.


People ask me all the time why my role on University City's City Council is so important to me. My answer is pretty simple—I love University City.
I have lived here for over two decades, and am the proud parent of two children. I am active in my neighborhood and my kids' schools, and am proud to live in a city where people from different cultures, religions, orientations, colors, and political opinions can come together to create a vibrant community.
It has been an honor to serve on your city council. Though not without its challenges, it has truly been the pleasure of my life. However, our work must not stop. With your help, I am ready to take the next step. Together, we can continue to move University City forward.
I have chosen to run for mayor because I know firsthand the importance of local government. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have a voice at the table, and a chance to ask the difficult questions that many others have been reluctant to ask—about EMS outsourcing, MSD, the budget, hiring practices, etc. I am not afraid of being the lone voice asking the tough questions when things aren't adding up. You can count on me to be both a responsible citizen and a reliable steward of your tax dollar.
I love University City for its promise. As I walk down Delmar in the Loop and talk with small business owners, or as I visit with families at my kids' schools, I am encouraged by what I hear. I hear stories from people who share my love of this city, and who—like me—work everyday toward making University City a better place to live.


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I'll make any rig requests!
As Yoshifan stated, this topic is actually from 2013 (6 years old), I don't think he will take any request rn.
I would be pleased if you remove the watermark using the golden star (Which can be found on top right), click upgrade, scroll down, check "I would rather not donate", click on the button, get the code and paste . Also need work on camera position/transitioning.


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Teach Your AI Well: A Potential New Bottleneck for Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of easing the skills shortage in cybersecurity, but implementing AI may result in a talent gap of its own for the industry.
Ann Johnson is leaning forward from her seat in the lobby of a tourist-district Hilton as she shares her excitement about the promise of AI. "Microsoft sees 6.5 trillion security signals a day," she says. "AI helps rationalize them down to a quantity that humans can deal with."
As corporate vice president in Microsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions Group, Johnson spends a lot of time thinking about tools to make human security analysts more effective. "The goal is to reduce the number of humans required - since there aren't nearly enough humans to do the work - and automate simple remediation, leaving humans to do more complex work," she explains.
The shortage of qualified security analysts is an issue that the IT security industry has been dealing with for years. There is little question that technology tools - from better analytics engines, to increased automation, to artificial intelligence - are seen as methods for dealing with the shortage. But will the fact that artificial intelligence, like its human analog must be carefully trained, limit its ability to help the industry out of its expertise deficit?
A Blank Slate
Whether the technology is labeled artificial intelligence or machine learning, it is almost never a "one size fits all" proposition. Heather Lawrence, a data scientist at the Nebraska Applied Research Institute, explains: "Every client's environment is different," she says. "The machine learning algorithm needs to learn on the client's data."
And every AI engine deployed in a real-world situation must be trained on environment-specific data, whether the AI is looking at a problem as narrowly defined as stopping phishing messages - or as broad as a generalized SIEM.
WatchGuard Technologies, for example, uses AI as part of its anti-malware protection product. "There's definitely a 'big data' aspect behind the training, as we're training machine learning algorithms," says Corey Nachreiner, WatchGuard Technologies' CTO. "We gather millions and millions of files that, over time, have been known to be bad; and millions and millions of files that have been known to be good and we throw them through these various types of machine learning algorithms."
These millions of files are where AI can slow down, because the files don't appear by magic. Someone (or a team of someones) must choose the files and make sure that they're in a format usable by the AI engine. And someone must make sure that the files chosen train the AI to do the right thing.
Intelligence v. Learning
Training is the critical ingredient in AI, but is it also crucial for machine learning (ML) success? For that matter, is there a meaningful difference between AI and ML when it comes to their application in security?
"When people use 'AI' in cybersecurity, more often than not they are referring to the application of machine learning, either unsupervised or supervised, for various tasks," says David Atkinson, founder of Senseon and former commercial director of Darktrace. He explains that, for him, machine learning is where the engine is looking at a known set of data, and through analysis produces a predictable range of outcomes. Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, can produce outcomes that lie completely outside the range of predicted results because its techniques can go beyond those reachable through linear algorithms.
It's not just that commercial security companies haven't developed the technology to do "true" AI - in most cases customers wouldn't be comfortable with the possibilities AI presents, says Ariel Herbert-Voss, a Ph.D candidate at Harvard University. "We like to have things that are interpretable; you want to know why your algorithm is making a particular decision because if you don't know, then you might be making some terrible, horrible decision," she explains.
Whether your preferred term is AI or ML, training is as vital to success as the specifics of the engine, both to increase the chances of application success and to keep the AI from turning to evil purposes.
At the DEF CON hacker conference back in August, Nebraska Applied Research Institute's Lawrence spoke in the AI Village about techniques for mis-training an AI engine - and how those engines can be protected. Because both AI and ML engines learn from the data they receive, she said, flooding one with bad data results in bad lessons-learned. Perhaps the most famous example of this was the infamous "Tay" chatbot Microsoft created in 2016. Designed as a machine learning bot that would learn to converse with humans on Twitter, Tay was taught to be an abusive racist in less than 24 hours in a concerted effort to feed it bad information.
Lawrence pointed to the stickers recently developed by researchers at Google that tricked image recognition systems into seeing toasters where none existed. The key, she said, is in understanding how the AI system learns, and the factors it uses for recognition.
Sven Cattell, a researcher at EndGame, explains how that understanding can be so difficult to develop. For example, consider the dimensions of objects in the theoretical space where they exist - a space that may have many more dimensions than the four-dimensional world humans inhabit. Most people are quite comfortable thinking about the three dimensions in which we move, plus one more for time. Four dimensions is what we're taught in geometry and trigonometry classes.
But these four dimensions used by human brains to figure out virtually everything about our environments can be insufficient for machine-based AI. AI engines may need to resort to representing objects in many dimensions — hundreds, in fact. Humans who have to build and train the AI then must employ such an advanced mathematics model to train AI to analyze tasks that range from visual recognition to treating the multiple dimensions of potentially malicious human behavior. That's why training the AI — building the models the system will use to understand and act upon — is a rigorous discipline.
Moving the Bottleneck
The paradox this creates is that the AI seen as a potential fix for the shortage of trained security professionals yet there's a shortage of skilled AI trainers.
"At the end of the day it's people building these systems, and it's people maintaining these systems, and it's people using these systems," says Harvard's Herbert-Voss. "You have very few machine learning professionals that can handle and clarify and gain meaning from the data, right? So in [my] presentation [at DEF CON] there was a number of 22,000 professionals worldwide as estimated by elementAI that can perform research in this area," she says.
And as the discussion progresses, those professionals may be as much a limiting factor as anything else on how quickly AI can rescue security from its talent deficit.
It's not just a question of throwing bodies at the problem — they need to be the right bodies, notes Microsoft's Johnson. "We have learned that volume isn't the key in training," she says. "Diversity is the key in type, geography, and other aspects. That's important because you have to have non-bias in training."
Bias can include things like making assumptions about gender, social network profiles, or other behavioral markers, and items like looking for a specific nation-state actor and missing actors who are from other areas, she explains.
Even with the difficulty in training AI and ML engines, though, machine intelligence is increasingly becoming a feature in security products. "We are incrementally building the presence of AI in security," Johnson says. "It's not flipping a switch."
One of the issues around human resources is that the people with expertise in security and the people with expertise in training AI engines are rarely the same people. "Data scientists don't have the subject matter expertise about which devices are vulnerable or why are they're acting in a particular way," Nebraska Applied Research Institute's Lawrence says. "These are questions that most data science professionals don't have answers to. And then on the flip side, cybersecurity experts they have all of this data and they don't understand how to train the machine learning algorithms to get alerts, or get additional automation to reduce their overhead or their labor."
Ultimately, she says, "I think it's kind of an amplification effect, where you have one group of subject matter experts and another group of data science experts - both of which the talent pool is lacking."
Hybrid Win
For Chris Morales, head of security analytics at Vectra, the answer to both shortages is an approach in which AI augments human effort rather than seeking to replace it.
"Machine learning allows us as defenders to adapt much more quickly in real-time to threats that are constantly changing," he says. "What machine learning is good at doing is learning over time and adapting. As environments change, the machine can start to change."
Morales explains his thinking. "The threat constantly changes and adapts; and if we have a changing landscape, and we have a changing threat, we don't know what's going to happen next."
But machine learning is well suited to those dynamic environments. "I think that's going to continue to be true that machine learning allows us, as defenders, to adapt much more quickly, in real time, to threats that are constantly changing," he says.
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You're trying to enjoy the scenery at Big Bear Lake as spring approaches and your little one is interrupting your Big Bear state of mind.
Your Big Bear stay will be calm and zen while you and your family celebrate National Craft Month at Big Bear. Don't worry, though. We're not expecting you to pack your glue gun and a bunch of crafts while you're on vacation.
Luckily for you, Big Bear provides the main craft item: All natural pine cones straight from Big Bear trees.
Now let's show you how those pine cones can keep your kids occupied with 5 pine cone craft ideas at Big Bear.
We have 5 pine cone craft ideas for you at Big Bear.
Grab some pine cones during a nature walk around Big Bear Lake and use food items you probably already have on hand for a winter picnic at Big Bear. Slather the pine cones with peanut butter and let the kids sneak large amounts of it while you're enjoying the scenery. Now lunch is served too. Next you will roll the peanut butter-covered pine cones in birdseed, tie a ribbon or string to the top of it and hang it on a Big Bear tree. Now you can watch the birds flock to your child's creation and enjoy the scene and the memory with your family.
Winter's not over just yet. Remember the end of winter at Big Bear by making snowy pine cones. Apply acrylic white paint to the tips of the pine cones and sprinkle silver glitter on the paint while it's still wet. Allow them to dry and place them in a bowl or a vase.
Painting pine cones can be a fun craft activity for kids at Big Bear.
We know it's not Christmas but pine cone garland can be strung up year-round in your house to remind you of your trip to Big Bear Lake. Gather some pine cones and use some rope or ribbon to wrap the pine cones in the center, using a knife or car key to cram it into the nooks and crannies of the cone. Space the pine cones about 3.5-inches apart from base to base. When you get home, glue the rope in place to make sure it's secure. Then add some ribbon to your garland. Place it around a bookshelf or even in the kitchen as a woodsy accent piece.
Pine cones wrapped in colorful string or yarn can be made for spring or any holiday. Grab your leftover pine cones and some yarn or string and weave it into the pine cones. These colorful cones make great accent pieces in a bowl or on a desk. They can also be used as colorful gift toppers.
Grab some pine cones during a nature walk around Big Bear Lake and get crafty.
Leftover pine cones can be taken home and made into awesome handmade decorations for any holiday. Place pine cones in miniature wooden flower pots found at any craft store. Paint the pots with acrylic craft paint in the color(s) of your choice that fits the holiday. You can paint the rim of the pot with paint course glitter and a small foam brush. The pine cone edges can be painted too.
The pine cones at Big Bear can keep kids busy.
Now that we've given you the tips you need to keep your kids occupied and enjoy nature with them, there's nothing left to do except make sure you have a reservation for a warm, cozy cabin or luxury hotel room at Big Bear. Make your reservations today.
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Potato and Leek Frittata is one of the simplest meals to make. You only need a few ingredients that are readily available at the greengrocer or in your own garden.
In fact it probably wouldn't surprise you to learn that this meal I made for lunch today was 100% homegrown on our little suburban food farm! I grew the leeks, potatoes, eggs, parsley, and beans. I harvested the veggies about 30 minutes before I cooked our lunch, so you can't get much fresher than that.
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, add leeks and saute until translucent.
Move leeks to side of pan, add potatoes and fry for 5 minutes or until soft. Stir to ensure even cooking.
Mix leeks and potatoes and shake pan to distribute evenly over bottom of pan.
Turn heat to medium. Pour eggs into frying pan and cover with lid. Sprinkle chopped parsley and runner bean over top.
Cook until eggs have set. If frittata is still runny on top, place frying pan under grill until cooked.
Turn out onto a plate and divide into portions. Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
Not only is this dish simple, it is very delicious and healthy.
What do you think; is it something you would try?
Firstly, seasons greetings to all you out there who have read the blog and listened to the podcast during the year. Without all of you to urge me on via comments, likes, personal emails, and iTunes reviews, I may have thrown in the towel a while ago.
Regular Blogging and Podcasting does take a fair bit of time out of my week, but I still believe that it is so very worthwhile. Not only is it personally satisfying, but it has helped build a community of like-minded people who I just enjoy interacting with, as well as becoming a massive archive and knowledge base of our journey towards a more sustainable lifestyle.
I have mentioned a few times that we were going to have a very modest Christmas celebration today which was entirely focused around family.
We kind of had two celebrations today, one at breakfast, then one for dinner.
Breakfast was croissants, ham, and cheese with fresh fair trade coffee. Kim, Ben, and I gathered around our modest tree and shared our presents. There were only a few thoughtful gifts, mainly clothes for Ben as he is a growing lad, and a Sodastream. We do like the occasional fizzy drink, so decided that we would produce no more waste in this area of our lives. You get to reuse the same bottle over and over and can get the CO2 cylinder recharged or swapped.
Then we headed off to our daughter Megan's house for lunch, which was delicious and played board games with Amy, Lawrence, Megan, and Jake. We had a ball.
Back for a nap, then a Skype call with Adam, Sina, and baby Emily in Germany.
What a great day. No consumerism necessary to have a brilliant time with family. As I mentioned in podcast episode 091, you don't need to buy your family's love. You just need to be present and in the moment. I love and treasure all of my family, and had the best day ever!
Hope you had a great time today and celebrated in your own special way. I will be back to regular posts next week, and Kim will be joining me in our end of year wrap-up podcast episode that will be published soon. That should be a hoot.
Take care one and all. Love and hugs to you and your family, and thanks for dropping by for each and every post!


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Q: JavaScript inline event listeners...do they wait for JS to load? I normally work with jQuery as it's convenient to use the document ready feature so I can wait until the DOM is ready before attaching event listeners to DOM elements.
I've inherited a project that, at least for a while, is going to be using a lot of inline event calls:
<element onclick="doThis()">

Not pretty, but what I have to work with.
Normally I'd load the JS file at the bottom of the HTML page. However, if I do that in this case, does the event wait until the document is ready (body load) to try an execute, or will that onclick event fire as soon as the element is clicked regardless of whether or not that big JS file has loaded yet?
I think the latter happens, meaning that in this situation, I can't be moving my JS file out of the HEAD for now. But wanted to confirm.

A: An event handling attribute on an HTML element is like a mini script block which is evaluated independently of other script blocks on the page. In the case of onclick="", as soon as the element is read into the DOM, the event handler attribute has been evaluated and will attempt to run if the element is clicked.
You can think of those attributes, by the way, as functions. The code between the double quotes of the attribute definition is the same as the code between the curly braces of a function definition.
onclick="/* IN HERE */"

is the same as
elem.onclick= function(){/* IN HERE */};

The function is defined upon being evaluated by the browser, and executed upon click.
If anything provides for the code in the /* IN HERE */ area and has not been loaded into the DOM by the time the element makes it into the DOM, clicking will cause an error.
As I said, all script blocks and inline handlers are evaluated separately. So your scenario of clicking is the same as follows:
<!-- same as firing the click event -->
<script type="text/javascript">
    doSomething();
</script>
<!-- externally loaded script file--late! -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/path/to/provides_doSomething.js"></script>

A: yep. when you click, the onclick event will fire even while your javascript scripts is loading. it will append the function call to the queue and when your script isn't loaded yet, it would result to an error.
so maybe you can add bit in your code to check if its loaded:
<element onclick="if (doThis) {doThis();}">

A: The user won't be able to click the element before the DOM is ready.

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On a research trip to India several years ago, UW–Madison sociology professor Gay Seidman was eavesdropping on other visiting faculty sharing their struggles to set up international study abroad programs when a familiar name came up.
Joe Elder, professor of sociology, holds a lecture session with students in his Sociology 252: Civilizations of India-Modern Period class in the Sewell Social Sciences Building on Sept. 20.
"I heard one say, 'You know what Joe Elder has done at Wisconsin, he's been doing this for years and we're just all imitating him!'" Seidman says.
Elder, a professor of sociology, languages and cultures of Asia, and integrated liberal studies, has not only established a global reputation in the field of international studies, he's also built a long-lasting legacy at UW–Madison.
This fall, Elder is marking a rare milestone, celebrating his 50th year of teaching at UW–Madison. He's educated generations of students — including the many who currently line up to meet with him during his daily office hours.
What is it about teaching that keeps him in the classroom?
Elder hasn't confined himself to just one role at UW–Madison.
During those 50 years, his wife, Joann, was undergraduate adviser in the sociology department, while he's been involved in preparing students to spend a year abroad in India or Nepal; mentoring struggling doctoral candidates; starting a certificate program for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies; producing documentaries about South Asia; and teaching hundreds of students a semester about life in world cultures.
He's done it with a steady presence, generosity, high standards and ethics, and good humor, his colleagues say.
Erik Olin Wright, professor of sociology and president of the American Sociological Association, called Elder the "moral conscience" of the department.
"Joe Elder has always been a model for me of how deep moral concerns for peace and social justice can be fully integrated into academic life," Wright says.
Elder's colleagues from the Department of Sociology and the Center for South Asia are collecting stories and photos of Elder's 50 years on campus from students and colleagues through a website, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Many of them will be shared at a dinner in honor of Elder at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Madison Concourse Hotel.
"He's so loved by all the students, it wasn't enough to have just one dinner, but what can we do for the thousands of former students who maybe took one or two classes with him and remember Joe and how awesome he is?" says Michael Kruse, a lecturer in the Division of Continuing Studies who teaches a summer class with Elder on the thought of Gandhi and who also works at the Center for South Asia.
Elder came to UW–Madison in the summer of 1961 from Oberlin College, where he had been teaching, excited about the prospect of teaching more about India and possibly sending students to India to study.
Elder and Joann had spent two years teaching in India directly after graduating from Oberlin. They went back to live in an Indian village for two more years while he gathered material for his Harvard doctoral degree in sociology.
On a recent Monday afternoon, Elder was in front of a class of 80 undergraduates in a class on modern Indian civilization, lecturing about Islam and its role in India. The classroom in the William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building where they were meeting has been around campus about as long as Elder, its green chalkboards and worn wooden seats still filled with another group of students absorbing Elder's passion for Indian politics, society, history, culture and religion.
Former student Rachel Weiss first heard about Elder during a study-abroad program in Nepal, which she attended before starting college, and came to UW–Madison to study with him. Weiss is now senior outreach specialist for the Center for South Asia.
Once he arrived at UW–Madison, Elder was drafted almost immediately to lead a new College Year in India program, which has now sent more than 1,000 students to India to spend a year doing field research, as well as learning Indian languages and other elements of Indian culture.
Colleagues are also helping solicit gifts in Joe's honor to support graduate student studies in South Asia — a cause important to Elder.
For more information about the dinner to honor Elder, visit http://southasiaconference.wisc.edu/registration/elder.asp. To participate in the celebration and contribute memories, visit southasia.wisc.edu/elder/.


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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass as offensive tackle Cam Erving (75) blocks Baltimore Ravens linebacker Tim Williams (56) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) scrambles as offensive tackle Cam Erving (75) blocks Baltimore Ravens linebacker Pernell McPhee (90) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram II, center, carries the ball between Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland (21) and linebacker Darron Lee (50) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Alex Okafor (97) and defensive tackle Xavier Williams, right, during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram II (21) runs the ball in for a touchdown between Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Damien Wilson, left, and defensive end Alex Okafor (97) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs running back Darwin Thompson, center, scores a touchdown past Baltimore Ravens safety Chuck Clark, second left, and Chiefs' center Austin Reiter, left, during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (11) makes a one-handed touchdown catch in front of Baltimore Ravens cornerback Brandon Carr (24) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (11) makes a one-handed touchdown catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) reacts after his touchdown pass to wide receiver Demarcus Robinson during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kendall Fuller, right, attempts to catch the ball after Chiefs linebacker Ben Niemann, rear, broke up a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Willie Snead IV (83) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs against Baltimore Ravens safety Tony Jefferson (23) and linebacker Anthony Levine Sr. (41) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates a touchdown by running back Darwin Thompson during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Chris Board (49) and safety Chuck Clark (36) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) fumbles the ball for a turnover during a tackle by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kenny Young (40) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins (14) makes a catch over Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Onwuasor (48) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark (55) sacks Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) with Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (78) watching during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) scores a touchdown in front of Kansas City Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen (49) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after completing a pass for a first down during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, right, and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh greet each other after their NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, right, and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) greet each other after their NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, right, greets fans as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Fans celebrate a Kansas City Chiefs first down during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward (35) breaks up a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Miles Boykin (80) in the end zone during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) greets fans as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram II (21) spikes the ball after scoring a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half of an NFL football game, in Kansas City, Mo. Looking every bit as good as he did in his heyday with the New Orleans, Mark Ingram has proven to be a huge asset to the Baltimore Ravens' running game. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh talks on his headset during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo. The fact that neither team has a winning record doesn't diminish one bit the intensity of the rivalry between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. If it is not the most historic series in NFL history, it's as intense as any. Just listen to what Harbaugh told his players this week, heading into their visit to Pittsburgh. "One of the things that was said in the meetings ... is that you're not a Raven until you beat the Steelers," Harbaugh said. "We have some young guys that still need to beat the Steelers." (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)


The fast-approaching 30th June 2016 deadline for SME and micro SME companies (that have less than 100 employees) to implement medical coverage for staff in line with the Dubai health insurance Law No. 11 has been highly publicised in the media of late. The law, which requires compulsory medical insurance coverage for all Emiratis and expats in Dubai, including their dependents, encompasses all economic areas of the emirate including free zones.
Larger employers with more than 100 staff members must already have in place medical insurance that is in line with the 2014 and 2015 requirements. Much media coverage has focused on the third and final phase of the rollout affecting SME employers who must have medical insurance arrangements in place no later than 30th June 2016. If not, they face penalties and additional fines for non-compliance when obtaining or renewing a visa as there will now be a system to track that their employees have valid medical insurance.
This step by the Dubai leadership is aligned with Abu Dhabi's healthcare initiatives however, a key difference between the laws of the two emirates is that in Dubai employers are not required to provide coverage for the dependents of their employees. All staff members who sponsor dependents in the country – including family members and domestic workers – must have health insurance cover in place; but employers are not required to provide this for them.
From a talent management and retention perspective, including coverage for an employee's family members could be considered a valuable benefit. However, companies will need to examine how this would impact their respective bottom lines to determine the feasibility of providing this perk to employees; and they will need to do this while taking into consideration rules surrounding coverage – for example, if a company offers to insure an employee's children at no extra cost, this cannot be on the basic DHA (Dubai Health Authority) outlined medical plan.
As a part of the process for controlling standards, 44 insurance companies have been awarded Health Insurance Permits (HIP) and are allowed to sell or administer health insurance products in Dubai. These products must meet or exceed an Essential Benefits Plan (EBS) published by the DHA which outlines the minimum level of benefits that any plan should entail. Health insurance is available to everyone with a gross monthly salary above AED 4,000 per month – employees classed as higher salary band (HSB) staff.
The DHA has also selected 7 companies who have undergone an additional standards review and been awarded Participating Insurer (PI) status; and who are allowed to sell the Essential Benefits Plan (EBP) products targeted specifically for lower salary band (LSB) workers, who earn a gross salary of AED 4,000 or less per month. The goal of the process is not to unduly burden sponsors financially but to allow them to provide adequate cover at a reasonable cost, and therefore the premiums for these EBP packages are ranged between AED 500 to 700 per person, per year.
Of course, there are differences amongst the packages and the minimum packages may be more restrictive in terms of number of participating hospitals and clinics; territorial coverage; and added benefits such as dental coverage and wellness options. Therefore, employers will need to consider the needs of the business and the work profiles of the staff segments to be covered before going to market to research and set in place a 'fit for purpose' offering.
From the employee perspective, employees should be aware they are required to be provided with medical coverage that meets outlined DHA guidelines as a minimum, and the cost of this compulsory benefit cannot be deducted from an employee's salary, neither can employers legally reduce a staff member's salary to offset the cost of insurance. For SME employers who may already have existing coverage in place that does not meet the DHA prescribed minimum guidelines, they will need to restructure their existing arrangements to meet this criteria by the first renewal date (and no later than 12 months) after the required implementation deadline.
This move on the part of the Dubai Government will result in Dubai residents having at least a minimum level of medical coverage, which includes access to physicians, lab and surgical procedures, emergency care and maternity cover. Furthermore, the process of rolling out the Dubai health insurance Law No. 11 is coming to a close just as Dubai launches its five-year strategy to improve health services in the emirate through public and private sector collaboration; and to establish the emirate as a primary medical destination.
This strategy is focused not only on expanding current healthcare infrastructure and improving the quality of healthcare service in the emirate, but may also present new avenues and opportunities for investors in areas such as medical tourism, hospital and specialized services expansion.


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Justia Patents Communications: Electrical Patents Selective Patents Interrogation Response Patents Additional Control Patents (Class 340/10.5)
Additional Control Patents (Class 340/10.5)
Programming (e.g., read/write) (Class 340/10.51)
ID code (Class 340/10.52)
Beacon-based position awareness system
Abstract: A system comprising: a transmitting device configured to transmit, in at least one plane, a plurality of directional signals each covering an angular sector, wherein every adjacent pair of said angular sectors overlaps partially to create a logical sector, and wherein each of said plurality of directional signals encodes at least an indication regarding each said logical sector associated therewith; and a client device comprising program instructions executable by at least one hardware processor to: cause the client device to receive at least some of said plurality of directional signals, calculate a signal strength level (RSL) value for each of said received directional signals, and determine that said client device is located within a said logical sector, when two highest said RSL values (i) are related to two said directional signals associated with said logical sector, and (ii) are within a specified value range of each other.
Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
Assignee: POINTME LTD.
Inventors: Shai Homsky, Ran Soffer
System and method for remotely controlling and monitoring vehicle based on IOT
Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for remotely controlling and monitoring a vehicle based on the IoT. A system for remotely controlling and monitoring a vehicle based on an IoT includes a communication unit configured to receive a remote control signal and an event signal and transmit monitoring information, a gear mode sensing unit configured to sense a gear mode, a control unit configured to generate a start-up control signal for a vehicle in response to the remote control signal or the event signal, output or stop a start-up control signal in response to a gear mode, output a monitoring signal when start-up is performed, perform transmission control through the communication unit by generating the monitoring information, generate and output an associated vehicle control signal in response to an event, and a start-up device configured to be turned on in response to the start-up control signal.
Assignee: GARIN SYSTEM CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yun Sub Lee
Automated RFID reader detection
Abstract: Included are network devices, systems, methods, and computer readable medium. These may employ a microcontroller with access to computer readable memory and computer readable storage wherein the microcontroller operates at a first network component of a local area network. The microcontroller may be configured to spatially locate one or more fiducial network components of a local area network in which the microcontroller is a member. The spatial location may be determined by receiving a unique identifier for a first fiducial network component, receiving a wireless signal from the first fiducial network component, determining a physical distance between the first network component and the first fiducial network component, and updating a registry with the determined physical distance. In certain embodiments, the network component may be an RFID reader and the unique identifier may be an IP or MAC address.
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors: Theodore R. Carraher, Bruce H. Hyre, David K. Lavin
Systems and methods for acquiring data from articles of merchandise on display
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems, devices, and methods for displaying and securing articles of merchandise. In one example, a merchandise security system includes a plurality of security devices, wherein each of the security devices includes a sensor configured to be attached to an article of merchandise. The system also includes at least one controller configured to communicate with each of the articles of merchandise in order to obtain data from the articles of merchandise. The controller and/or each of the security devices is configured to configured to generate a security signal in response to removal of the sensor from the article of merchandise.
Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Jonathon D. Phillips, Gary A. Taylor
Pulse width modulation signal generation
Abstract: A method of reducing noise generated by pulse width modulation (PWM) signals includes generating a PWM pulse train using a first set of parameter values and modifying the PWM pulse train during a near-field communication so that the PWM pulse train is generated using a second set of parameter values. Modifying the PWM pulse train includes reducing at least one parameter value of the first set of parameter values. The method further includes resuming generation of the PWM pulse train using the first set of parameter values after the near-field communication.
Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
System for associating at least one physical medium with a base for storing digital data
Abstract: The system for associating at least one physical medium (5) itself associated with at least one file containing at least audio data, with a base (1) for storing digital data comprises: a management and control module (6) of the device, a base (1) for storing digital data of at least one audio file, said file corresponding to a digital version of an audio file initially associated with at least one physical medium (5), means (3) for reading said audio file in digital form connected to the database (1) by a cable or wireless link (F3), a member (4) fixed to said physical medium (5) and storing information necessary for reading at least one audio file stored in digital form in said database (1) by said reading means (3).
Assignee: REVIVE SAS
Inventors: Laurent Coussonnet, Emmanuel Ranc
Systems and methods for using motion pattern of a user for authentication
Abstract: Systems and methods for using accelerations derived from a motion pattern for multi-factor authentication, the method including receiving, filtering, and determining an identifying pattern from acceleration data representative of the user and using the identifying pattern for secured access authentication.
Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
Inventors: Joshua Edwards, Michael Mossoba, Abdelkader Benkreira
Arresting system, especially for a vehicle door
Abstract: Disclosed is an arresting system for arresting a swivel motion between two swivel-mounted elements, including a brake rod connected to the first element, an arresting device on the second element with a housing, through which the brake rod extends, in which case the arresting device has a drive and at least one brake-shoe element that can be moved via the drive relative to the brake rod. The brake-shoe element is inside the housing and engageable with the brake rod upon exertion of a braking force. Included are a sensor, and an electronic device controlling braking force exerted by the brake-shoe element on the brake rod depending on the signals from the sensor. The drive is an electric motor driving in rotation an actuation element that, to produce the relative motion between the brake-shoe element and the brake rod, has an actuation cam acting on the brake-shoe element.
Assignee: HCS-INTEC GERMANY GMBH
Inventor: Christian Rucha
Electronic system and method for martial arts movement-based language character symbolization and education
Abstract: A novel electronic language education system device is configured to define, instruct, analyze, and evaluate martial arts movements as characters of a particular language. In one embodiment, the novel electronic language education system includes a martial arts movement linguistic symbolization module and a martial arts movement-to-language character evaluation module that are executed on a CPU and a memory unit of the novel electronic language education system. Preferably, the system further incorporates a visual detection sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a human limb movement sensor, and/or another sensor to enable capturing and analysis of a martial arts movement routine to create, match, and/or evaluate a digital symbolic key representing the martial arts movement routine, which is digitally paired with a character of the particular language.
Inventor: Jang Suk Moon
Child monitoring bracelet/anklet
Abstract: Methods and systems are described for tracking location using a home automation system. One method includes receiving sensor data indicating presence of a wearable tracking device in a predetermined area of a property monitored by the home automation system, confirming an identity of the tracking device, and generating a notice indicating a location of the tracking device.
Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
Inventor: Brandon Hatch
Self-detaching anti-theft device with power removal station
Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a security tag. The methods involve: establishing an electrical connection between the security tag and an external Power Removal Station ("PRS"); performing operations by the security tag to authenticate a detach command sent from the external PRS; allowing power to be supplied from the external PRS to an electro-mechanical component of the security tag when the detach command is authenticated; and actuating the electro-mechanical component so that a pin of the security tag transitions from an engaged position to an unengaged position without any human assistance or mechanical assistance by a device external to the security tag.
Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
Inventors: Jose Casanova, Sergio M. Perez, John J. Clark, Randy J. Zirk
Backhaul link for distributed antenna system
Abstract: A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules.
Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventors: Paul Shala Henry, Donald J. Barnickel, Farhad Barzegar, George Blandino, Irwin Gerszberg, Thomas M. Willis, III
Physiological-based detection and tagging in communications data
Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting changes in physiological indicators in communications data of participants of a communication and tagging those changes are described. According to an embodiment, a method uses an analytics module operating on at least one processor. Data indicative of a communication between participants is received. A physiological indicator of at least one of the participants is detected by analyzing the data. A change in the physiological indicator is determined in the data. A location of the data where the change in the physiological indicator occurred in the data is tagged. The tagging includes storing a tag indicating the location of the data where the change in physiological indicator occurred in memory.
Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Arthur P. Walters
System and method for deriving spatial sequence of multiple objects on an interactive surface
Abstract: The inductive/capacitive coupling technology and the radio frequency identification devices (RFID) technology are applied to analyze the relative position of multiple RFID tagged objects located within a finite three-dimensional space. The RFID tags of the objects are read by an antenna at a series of resonance frequencies, with an effective reading range of the antenna changing as the resonance frequency changes. The spatial sequence of the objects is derived based on the information of multiple sets of RFID tags in multiple readings. The technology can be applied to a variety of toys and teaching tools, such as the Tower of Hanoi game.
Inventors: Zheng Shi, Zhengzheng Pan, Hanyin Ye
System and method for internet of things and home automation using a vehicle
Abstract: A system for home and automobile connectivity, including: a smart home, the smart home including a plurality of internet-of-things (IoT) devices, the IoT devices communicably coupled to a home network; an automobile module, the automobile module connected to a plurality of sensors and a plurality of wired communication paths in a vehicle, the automobile module configured to output sensor data via a plurality of wireless communication paths; and an automobile bridge, the automobile bridge including a plurality of different communication protocols for communicating with different ecosystems in the home network, and a plurality of wireless communication paths for communication with the home network and the automobile module.
Assignee: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Inventor: Mike Morales
Collaborative sensor network
Abstract: A system comprises a first peer sensor tag configured to sense first sensor data using a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag and a second peer sensor tag configured to sense second sensor data using a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag. The second peer sensor tag is configured to detect a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol. The second peer sensor tag is configured to obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal. A base station is configured to detect a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data.
Assignee: Shoof Technologies, Inc.
Inventors: George H. Flammer, III, Elad Gottlib
Activation of wireless module utilizing magnetic field data
Abstract: A wireless communication module is disclosed. The wireless communication module comprises a magnetic sensor configured to detect magnetic field data and a communication circuit. A controller is in communication with the magnetic sensor and the communication circuit. The controller is configured to monitor the magnetic field data and compare the magnetic field data to a first predetermined threshold. In response the magnetic field data exceeding the first threshold, the controller is configured to output an activation signal to the communication circuit. The communication circuit is configured to enter an active state in response to receiving the activation signal.
Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
Inventor: Steven L. Geerlings
Antenna detection with non-volatile memory powered by DC over coaxial cable
Abstract: In one embodiment, an antenna unit is provided that includes an antenna and a coax connector. The coax connector includes an inner conductor configured to contact a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and a ground contact configured to contact a metal shield of the coaxial cable. The coax connector is coupled to the antenna such that RF signals on the inner conductor are coupled to the antenna and such that RF signals sensed by the antenna are coupled to the inner conductor. The antenna unit also includes a non-volatile memory coupled to the coax connector such that the non-volatile memory can send and receive signals over the inner conductor. The non-volatile memory is configured to obtain operating power from a direct current voltage provided over a coaxial cable. The non-volatile memory has an identifier stored therein for identifying the antenna unit.
Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: David Hansen
Released offender geospatial location information clearinghouse
Abstract: A clearinghouse for integrating information related to released criminal offenders. The clearinghouse includes a computer system that receives geospatial location information related to released criminal offenders from multiple disparate systems, the geospatial location information including date and time information. The computer system then converts the information to a homogenous data format. The present invention further includes a method of integrating information related to released criminal offenders.
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Hoyt M. Layson
Methods, systems and apparatus to improve radio frequency identification (RFID) tag communication
Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve radio frequency identification (RFID) tag communication. An example disclosed apparatus includes an RFID reader monitor to activate a first RFID reader and deactivate a second RFID reader during a first tag data acquisition at a first time, and deactivate the first RFID reader and activate the second RFID reader during a second tag data acquisition at a second time, a tag logger to identify a first set of RFID tags detected by the first RFID reader at the first time, and identify a second set of RFID tags detected by the second RFID reader at the second time, and a group generator to improve RFID tag communication by identifying which one of the first RFID reader and the second RFID reader communicates with a common RFID tag.
Assignee: Intel Corporation
Inventors: John Belstner, Timothy Shockley
Response vehicle systems and methods
Abstract: A response vehicle includes a transmission, a braking subsystem, and a vehicle management system coupled to at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem. The vehicle management system includes an interlock module configured to provide a signal to switch the at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem from a locked condition to an operational condition only in response to an authenticated user request thereby preventing undesired operation of the response vehicle.
Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
Inventors: David W. Archer, Neil Bjornstad, Michael J. Holeton, Patrick D. Martin
Occupancy based demand controlled utility system
Abstract: To control lighting and other utilities in buildings based upon occupancy, mountable sensors are used to detect low energy radio frequencies emitted from devices, or tags, worn or carried by occupants. In a demand control system, identification (ID) codes embedded in tags worn by occupants are detected in each room by a tag sensor and may wirelessly communicate to a zonal compiler that determines zonal occupancy. The zonal occupancy count is transmitted to an interface relay that immediately adjusts the intensity and rate of the specific utility. HVAC systems may also be tied into the system to have adjustments made to the intensity and rate of ventilation as done with the lighting in this system. This system has many advantages over current systems such as not being dependent upon movement of an occupant or following the heat signature of an occupant that both may lead to false readings and delay in adjusting the specific building utility to save energy and costs.
Inventors: Thomas David Aiken, Michael Eugene Williams
RFID proximity tack for RFID detacher
Abstract: Systems (100, 1300) and methods (1700, 1800) for detaching a tag (1304) from an article. The methods comprise: detecting when the tag is in proximity to a detaching unit (1302); verifying that the article has been accepted for a purchase transaction or has been successfully purchased using information received from the tag; mechanically coupling a tag body to the detaching unit when it has been verified that the article has been accepted for a purchase transaction or has been successfully purchased; detecting when a pin (1306) of the tag is no longer in proximity of the detaching unit; and mechanically decoupling the tag body from the detaching unit when the pin is no longer in proximity to the detaching unit.
Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
Inventor: Edward P. Ellers
Transceiver system and method for interfacing with different communication systems and protocols
Abstract: A system and method for carrying a downstream optical signal and an upstream optical signal on a fiber optic link is disclosed. The system and method includes a first transceiver unit that receives an input communication signal from at least one external communication device at an electrical input port, a transmitter that converts the input communication signal into an optical signal and transmits the optical signal as an downstream optical signal on a fiber optic link, a receiver at the second transceiver unit that receives the downstream optical signal and converts the downstream optical signal into an electrical communication signal, and a first circuit in the second transceiver unit that determines whether the second transceiver couples the electrical communication signal to a two wire intercom circuit or a four wire intercom circuit.
Assignee: Grass Valley USA, LLC
Inventors: James Bennett Hurwitz, David Charles Pelletier
Display device, user terminal apparatus and control method thereof
Abstract: A control method of a display device includes receiving identification (ID) information of an electronic devices connected to the display device; determining whether a remote controller includes a control setting for the electronic device based on the received ID information, wherein the remote controller controls a plurality of electronic devices associated with the display device; obtaining a control key of the remote controller corresponding to the ID information when it is determined that the remote controller does not include the control setting for the electronic device; and transmitting the obtained control key to the remote controller.
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventors: Wan-su Kim, Se-hun Shim
Demodulator, receiver and method of data communications
Abstract: A demodulator is configured to demodulate a modulated signal responsive to a first carrier signal. The demodulator includes a filter and a bandwidth adjusting circuit. The filter is configured to filter a first signal. The first signal is a product of the first carrier signal and the modulated signal. The filter has a bandwidth adjusted based on a set of control signals. The bandwidth adjusting circuit is coupled to the filter, and configured to generate the set of control signals based on at least a frequency of the filtered first signal and a frequency of the first signal. The bandwidth adjusting circuit includes a frequency detector configured to generate a second signal based on a frequency relationship between the frequency of the filtered first signal and the frequency of the first signal.
Assignee: TAIWANT SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Inventors: Feng Wei Kuo, William Wu Shen, Chewn-Pu Jou, Huan-Neng Chen, Lan-Chou Cho
Ordinary objects as network-enabled interfaces
Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for making ordinary objects network-enabled interfaces. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag may be fixed or detachably attached to an item capable of being manipulated by a person to obtain information about the item or to cause a performance of a task associated with the item. The RFID tag may include a capacitive touch interface that, when manipulated by a person, causes the RFID tag to emit an identifier associated with a corresponding item. A receiver, having the identifier and an instruction from a person, may communicate with a remote computing device to process the instruction and to generate a response to the instruction.
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventors: Gonzalo Alberto Ramos, Charles Shearer Dorner, William R. Hazlewood, Wesley Scott Lauka
Method for retrieving a shut state and/or a location of a closable container
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for retrieving a shut state and/or a location of a closable container as well as closable containers, wherein a transition between an open position and a closed position is achieved by a relative movement at least of a first container part with respect to a second container part, wherein the container has at least one RFID chip having a connected near field antenna and a far field antenna and the RFID chip having the connected near field antenna is arranged at the first or at the second container part and the far field antenna is arranged at the other one of the first and second container part, respectively, and the near field antenna, which is connected to the RFID chip, is arranged, as compared to the far field antenna, such that, in the closed position of the container, a noncontact electromagnetic coupling takes place between the near field antenna and the far field antenna.
Assignee: SMARTRAC INVESTMENT B.V.
Inventors: Lauri Johannes Huhtasalo, Joerg Stefan Wittkowski
Control device for controlling a plurality of electronic devices via a plurality of communication channels
Abstract: Techniques are described for controlling electronic devices via a plurality of communication channels. For example, a control device may undergo a programming process to enable communication between the control device and a particular electronic device via a first communication channel. After programming is complete, the control device is configured to transmit command(s) to the particular electronic device via the first communication channel. The control device is further configured to perform a pairing sequence with the particular electronic device via the first communication channel to enable control of the particular electronic device via the second communication channel. The control device may determine the proper pairing sequence to be performed and monitor whether the user has performed the proper pairing sequence using the control device.
Assignee: Yamtech, Inc.
Inventor: Syed R. Naqvi
Wireless docking system
Abstract: A wireless docking system has a host (251) and a dockee device (220). The host is coupled to at least one peripheral (210, 230, 240) to constitute a wireless docking environment. The dockee is arranged for selecting a wireless docking environment from multiple available wireless docking environments (251, 252, 253), and for transmitting an identify request via the dockee communication unit to the docking host. The host is arranged for receiving the identify request via the host communication unit from the dockee device, and for responding to the identify request by generating a physical feedback at a peripheral of the host. The physical feedback, e.g. light signal or sound signal, enables a user of the dockee device at a remote distance to perceive the docking environment as selected.
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Inventors: Johannes Arnoldus Cornelis Bernsen, Walter Dees
Proximity-based and user-based access control using wearable devices
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for proximity-based and user-based access control using wearable devices. A short-range frequency reader coupled to a target device detects a plurality of wearable devices in proximity to the reader, each wearable device comprising a short-range frequency antenna. The reader identifies, for each wearable device, a user wearing the wearable device. The reader determines, for each wearable device, a distance from the reader and an orientation in relation to the target device. The reader determines a level of access available to the target device based upon the identity of each user, the distance of each wearable device from the reader, the orientation of each wearable device in relation to the target device, and the distance of the wearable devices from each other in a three-dimensional space.
Assignee: FMR LLC
Inventors: Xinxin Sheng, Hong Sun
Mechanized area controller
Abstract: Mechanized area controller systems and methods for coordinating the movement of workers and vehicles to improve safety are disclosed. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a magnetic field defining a first zone and detecting a response signal from a first device. Other method embodiments also include detecting a response signal from a second device and generating a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone. Some system embodiments include a magnetic field generator for defining a first zone and a first device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a first device response signal. Other system embodiments also include a second device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a second device response signal and a first controller configured to generate a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone.
Assignee: Frederick Energy Products, LLC
Inventor: Larry D. Frederick
Remote control unit and a method for controlling electric devices by using such a remote control unit
Abstract: A method and system for controlling an electric device via a remote control panel comprises providing a network server that includes a database reflecting user preferences and statistics of usage of the device by the respective users; providing an application proxy on the device which is capable of controlling the device; providing the panel with controls configured to highlight the relevant control function; and associating at least one user with at least one relevant control. When a control is operated by a user, the panel operates in a mode associated with the profile of the user and with the pressed control. Usage statistics accumulated on the server is assessed by the server. An event that indicates the need for making a certain action to control the device by a certain user results in sending, by the server, a PUSH-notification containing information on the user who should exercise control and on the required control to the device.
Assignee: SPB TV AG
Inventors: Dmitry Nikolaevich Matvienko, Nikolay Viktorovitch Krasko
Method and system for providing universal follow-me functionality
Abstract: A method and system includes a plurality of video players and a plurality of remote control devices for implementing follow-me functionalities. Each remote control device has a unique ID and can control all the video players. The method and system receives a first control signal from a first remote control device to interrupt playback of a program by a first video player, interrupts playback of the program at the first video player, and stores the ID of the first remote control device and the status of the playback of the program. The method and system then receives a second control signal from a second remote control device to resume playback of the program at a second video player, checks the stored ID and the ID of the second remote control device, and if the two IDs are identical, resumes playback of the program at the second video player according to the status.
Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
Inventors: Janusz A Dobrowolski, Oner M Bicakci
Campus security in a close proximity notification system
Abstract: According to an aspect, a method for providing assistance to a user of a mobile device includes receiving a signal from a short-range wireless communication transmitter. The signal includes an identification code, and the receiving is by a mobile device of a user located within the space. The signal is processed on the mobile device and includes: determining whether information associated with the signal is stored on the mobile device; and identifying a retrieval location of the information based on the determining and on the signal. The processing of the signal is performed exclusively by a software application located on the mobile device and independently of any networks. Based on the processing, information that includes an address of a security system is retrieved using the mobile device. The mobile device is monitored for inputs and based on receiving a security request, the security request is transmitted to the security system.
Assignee: CONNECTQUEST LLC
Inventors: David Moldavsky, Joseph A. Tocco
Automatically configuring a remote control for a device
Abstract: Intuitive methods of automatically configuring a remote control for multiple electronic devices are disclosed. The remote control can be automatically configured with the help of a first electronic device that is connected to one or more additional electronic devices. The first electronic device aids in the configuration of the remote control by gathering information about the one or more additional electronic devices and configuring the remote control in accordance. The information about the one or more additional electronic devices may be gathered from the devices themselves, from additional remote controls associated with the devices, and/or from a user, among other possibilities.
Assignee: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher J. Sanders
Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display configured to display information; a short range communication module configured to exchange a signal with an external control device; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the external control device, determine a context at a timing point of receiving the signal, and control an operation corresponding to the signal to be performed in the determined context. Further, the operation includes at least one of activation/deactivation of the display, an activation/deactivation of a lock mode of the mobile terminal, a volume operation and a camera operation.
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors: Sangwoo Seo, Hyunsun Yoo
Method for managing a mode of operation of a contactless tag and corresponding tag
Abstract: A method is provided for managing the operating mode of an electronic tag, including at least one communication module for communicating with at least one control device and a memory for storing at least one tag identifier specific to the tag and transmittable by the tag to the at least one control device. The method includes, following reception of a deactivation instruction upon which the tag goes from an activated state to a deactivated state, a deactivation step, in which the transmission, to the control device, of the tag identifier is inhibited and in which the tag responds to a reactivation instruction by re-enabling the transmission of the tag identifier to the control device.
Assignees: ISSM, ORANGE
Inventors: Caroline Fenzy Peyre, Christophe Moreaux
Broadcast control and accrued history of media
Abstract: Pairing a portable electronic device with a media device that is playing media, providing control to the portable device, displaying information about the media being played on the portable electronic device, and providing a link to the media asset in an online store. Discovering that a media device that is currently publically playing media, receiving a media signal encoded with metadata describing the media being played, and displaying an accrued history of various instances of media items that have been overheard during a public play session as a list of media items associated with metadata describing the media items.
Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Lucas Newman, Nicholas James Paulson, Elbert D. Chen, Augustin Prats, Andrew T. Belk
System, method, and computer-readable medium for wireless interaction with a device via a module-based device interaction system
Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium that enable a person to monitor and/or control a device via a network, such as the Internet, via an interactive hardware module that interfaces with the device and communicates with a module server located locally or remotely from the placement of the module. The hardware module allows for the transmission and receipt of data between the device interfaced to the hardware module and the module server, thereby enabling the user manually or automatically to control or monitor the device via an access medium, such as an API. The hardware module and the device may be interfaced via a wired or a wireless connection. Furthermore, the hardware module and the module server may enable the activation of an inactive device from a remote location.
Assignee: ioBridge, Inc.
Inventors: Robert Stanley Mawrey, Jason Thomas Winters, Peter Hans Scharler
Electronically switchable RFID tags
Abstract: Various switchable RFID devices are disclosed. These switchable RFID devices may include one or more RFID tags and one or more switches. Some of these one or more switches are optionally wireless. In various embodiments, the switchable RFID devices include identity devices, financial devices, remote controls, and the like. In some embodiments, switches are configured to enter data into a switchable RFID device, for example to select a financial account.
Inventor: Steven M. Colby
Communication method and communication system
Abstract: A command sequence is restarted from the middle even when supply of power supply voltage to an internal circuit in a wireless tag is temporarily stopped (a power flicker occurs). A register or a cache memory included in a signal processing circuit in the wireless tag continues to retain data even after the supply of power supply voltage is stopped. After the power flicker occurs, the signal processing circuit in the wireless tag is returned to the state before the supply of power supply voltage is stopped and can restart signal processing. Consequently, the command sequence can be restarted from the middle.
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventors: Kazuaki Ohshima, Hidetomo Kobayashi
Method and system for providing an assembly of an amount of used plastic material and an information carrier carrying quality data of the amount
Abstract: Method for providing an assembly of an amount of used plastic material and an information carrier carrying data of at least one quality property of the amount of used plastic material, wherein providing the data of the at least one quality property comprises at least once: providing a predetermined amount of used plastic material; labelling the predetermined amount of used plastic material; and determining at least one quality property of the predetermined amount of used plastic material. A system for providing an assembly of an amount of used plastic material and data of at least one quality property of the amount of used plastic material, wherein the system comprises: a feeder for providing used plastic material; at least one quantity measuring system; a rheology measuring system; and an information carrier.
Assignee: Wavin B.V.
Inventor: Pieter Hendrik Lutgendorf
Receiver and transmitter receiver system
Abstract: A receiver for receiving messages from a transmitter includes a controller and a driver stage for providing a supply voltage to the transmitter based on a control signal. The controller is configured to provide the control signal to compensate for changes of the supply voltage caused by a modulation of the current consumption of the transmitter, such that the supply voltage remains in a predefined range. Furthermore, the controller is configured to evaluate a series of succeeding values of the control signal to derive a message generated by the transmitter by modulating its current consumption.
Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt
Transferring a broadcast transmission to a remote device
Abstract: An approach is described that includes determining that a remote device has moved outside of a pre-defined area associated with a digital video recorder (DVR), and transmitting program data from the DVR to the remote device while the remote device remains outside of the pre-defined area. Another approach includes a digital video recorder (DVR) having a memory and a processor. The DVR operates to: receive an incoming transmission signal; transmit a selected program to a primary display device; determine that a remote device has moved outside of a pre-defined area; and transmit program data corresponding to the selected program to the remote device while the remote device remains outside of the pre-defined area.
Assignee: HULU, LLC
Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Gregory J. Boss, John J. Gontkof, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Brian M. O'Connell
Ship monitoring device
Abstract: A computer 11 of a ship monitoring device 1 arranges one kind of transmission data between two consecutive start control codes and two consecutive termination control codes. The computer 11 also arranges information indicating a type of the transmission data between the transmission data and the start control codes and between the termination control codes and the transmission data. In this way, the transmission data is transmitted in form of packet data. Therefore, transmission data in information communication between ships and sensed information in information communication of fenders can be easily distinguished from each other. In addition, a type of information transmitted as the transmission data can be easily identified.
Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Inventors: Kazunori Ono, Masahiko Miyamoto, Koji Nakatani, Shu Yamada, Shigeki Sakakibara, Minami Izumi, Michito Kaneko
Multi-modal entity tracking and display
Abstract: A multi-modal entity tracking and display system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracking infrastructure comprising at least one data receiver is configured to detect a tracked entity comprising a first asset class using a first sensing technology and a second sensing technology. The at least one tracking data receiver is further configured to generate a tracking data report conveying a location of the tracked entity. A multi-modal entity tracker is configured to receive and store the tracking data report. The multi-modal entity tracker is further configured to receive and store a second tracking data report of a second tracked entity comprising a second asset class which is conveyed via the tracking infrastructure.
Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Ravikanth Pappu, Satyan Shah, Brian Fiegel, John Biondo
Power management in an electromagnetic transponder
Abstract: An electromagnetic transponder includes an oscillatory circuit, a battery and a first rectifier bridge. Alternating current input terminals of the rectifier bridge are connected to the terminals of the oscillatory circuit, and at least two rectifier elements of the rectifier bridge are controllable on the basis of the voltage supplied by the battery.
Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
Inventor: Alexandre Tramoni