Abstract: The normalization of data originating from endpoints within low power wide area networks (LPWANs) is contemplated. The normalization may be beneficial to facilitate normalizing data when collected and/or communicated according to disparate protocols, languages, formats, syntaxes, structures, etc. of the endpoints and/or the LPWANs so as to enable commonization of the data prior to being interfaced with applications or other entities intending to make use thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling platooning controls timing of transmitting or receiving a message. The apparatus includes a communication device to communicate with other vehicles in a platoon and to transmit a message, which is received from the other vehicles, in a form of a full message and includes a controller to generate logic message for the platooning, to check omission of the message from the full message received using the communication device, and to adjust a latency of the message when the omission of the message occurs.

Abstract: A system is provided for generating a time reference in duty-cycled wireless communications. The system includes at least one master module including a master transceiver adapted to transmit data packets. The system further includes at least one slave module including a slave transceiver adapted to receive the data packets. The slave module further includes a signal generator adapted to generate a clock signal with a period equal to the time interval of two data packets transmitted by the master module. Moreover, the slave module further includes a slave timer adapted to utilize the clock signal as a time reference in order to perform the sleep/wakeup control for the slave module.

Abstract: Large-scale unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers capable of operating within environmental conditions not suitable for human personnel and lesser capable monitoring devices may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. The large-scale unmanned monitoring devices may inspect the system components while the environmental conditions are occurring. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.

Abstract: A system and method provide for the immediate transmission of a potential alarm to a remote alarm signal escrow site and from the escrow site to a host station in the event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.” A system and method may also send an alarm signal during such an attack by using predictive analysis of real-time events.

Abstract: Systems and techniques facilitating resource frequency management are provided. An apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise: receiving information indicative of an emergency condition in a defined area; and transmitting a command to a network device for the defined area to cause the base station device to send a communication for the emergency condition via a first wireless communication channel with a mobile device of mobile devices associated with a subscriber identity of respective subscriber identities assigned to provide a response to the emergency condition.

Abstract: Systems for data collection and self-organizing storage including enhanced resolution are disclosed. An example system includes an industrial system with a plurality of components, a subset of which is operatively coupled to a plurality of sensors which provide sensor values. An example system may further include self-organizing storage for at least a portion of the plurality of sensor values and a means for enhancing resolution of the sensor values in response to an enhanced data request value or an alert value. Enhanced resolution may include an enhanced spatial resolution, an enhanced time domain resolution, a greater number of the plurality of sensor values than a standard resolution of the plurality of sensor values, or a greater precision of at least one of the plurality of sensor values than the standard resolution of the plurality of sensor values.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for network-based user identification. An embodiment operates by determining a media access control (MAC) address of each of a plurality of mobile devices that have previously interacted with a streaming media device. A discovery signal is transmit to the MAC addresses of the plurality of mobile devices. Responses indicating a network address of each of the respective responding mobile devices are received. One or more user settings of the streaming media device are determined based on identified user settings corresponding to the plurality of responding mobile devices. The streaming media device is configured based on the identified one more user settings.

Abstract: A system and method provides for automatic threat identification and response. The system and method detects a first incident and classifies the incident. In response to the classification of the incident, a first human readable indication corresponding to the classification of the incident is transmitted over a communication channel.

Abstract: A call apparatus includes a storage unit that stores therein location information of call target telephones including a landline telephone, a receiving unit that receives an SOS, and a control unit that accesses the storage unit to specify telephones located within a prescribed range from the source point of the SOS received by the receiving unit, and simultaneously calls the specified telephones.

Abstract: An intelligent entrance detection system is provided where, primarily, any authorized or unauthorized entry to an area of a residential (or small industrial) unit covered by a wireless network is automatically detected from active off-the-shelf devices in that area. After the detection, an identification algorithm is employed to verify if this entry is a legal or illegal action. Based on this verification, either the routine smart home system is activated or a hazardous monitoring period begins to further investigate the suspicious event. If the illegal entrance is confirmed during the hazardous monitoring period, the owner of the property is informed through an intruder alarm protocol. In this invention, all of the analytic and processing steps, including entrance detection, owner identification, and device-free authority verification are designed based on monitoring and quantification of changes in surrounding wireless signals originated by human or object movements within the sensing area.

Abstract: A vaporized aerosol, particle, and gas detection network includes an entry unit that includes a trigger sensor configured to detect a triggering event in an environment. Further the trigger sensor generates a detection signal in response to the detected triggering event in the environment. The entry unit also includes an entry unit housing configured to enclose at least a portion of the trigger sensor. The network additionally includes a detection unit communicatively connected to the entry unit that includes a particle sensor configured to detect a particle count of the environment in response to the generation of the detection signal. The detection unit also has a detection unit housing configured to enclose at least a portion of the particle sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of facilitating processing of an order at a facility. The method may include receiving, using a communication device, a presence indication of a customer device. Further, the method may include receiving, using the communication device, a reservation request from the customer device. Further, the reservation request may be associated with a reservable area of the facility. Further, the method may include generating, using a processing device, a booking code based on the presence indication and the reservation request. Further, the method may include transmitting, using the communication device, the booking code to the customer device. Further, the method may include receiving, using the communication device, an order data from the customer device. Further, the method may include transmitting, using the communication device, each of the order data and the booking code to at least one facility processing device.

Abstract: A device management method and apparatus is provided for managing electronic devices through wireless communication. A device management method of a first device having a list of wireless communication-enabled devices according to the present disclosure includes transmitting a first message requesting second device information, when it is necessary to check connection status of a second device performing wireless communication with the devices contained in the list, comparing the second device previously stored information and the second device information contained in the second message, when a second message including the second device information is received in response to the first message, and transmitting a recovery command message with the first device information, when the second device information included in the second message differs from the previously stored second device information.

Abstract: A plant network entrance device includes a change information reception unit configured to receive change information for changing a control parameter of a plant facility from a change execution device, a change information transmission unit configured to transmit the change information to the plant facility, an operation data acquisition unit configured to acquire pre-change operation data that is operation data before a time at which a change in the control parameter based on the change information is made and post-change operation data that is operation data after the time at which the change is made, an improvement rate calculation unit configured to calculate an improvement rate for operation states before and after the change on the basis of the pre-change operation data and the post-change operation data, and an improvement rate transmission unit configured to transmit the improvement rate to the change execution device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a presumable operator determining system which allows determining, at minimum cost, a presumable operator who has operated a door or a button of a home appliance or operated the home appliance by voice control. A presumable operator determining system (100), which determines a presumable operator who has operated a home appliance (10) provided in a house (40), has pre-registered therein unique information of respective communication terminal devices (20) such that the unique information are respectively associated with users who operate the home appliance (10), the communication terminal devices (20) being respectively carried by the users and brought along by the users when the users go out.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing information used for generating and consuming multimedia content in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an Internet protocol are provided. The method includes composing a message type field containing information indicating on a type of control information contained in the control message, composing a length field containing information on the length of the control message, composing optional fields having different values according to the type of the control information, and composing a payload field containing content of the control information.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving a plurality of vehicle service jobs to be performed in a given time window. The method further includes receiving technician performance data for a plurality of technicians, wherein the technician performance data for a given technician is indicative of past performances by the given technician of one or more of the vehicle service jobs. The method additionally includes determining, based on the technician performance data, a plurality of scoring metrics corresponding to the plurality of vehicle service jobs for each of the plurality of technicians. The method also includes determining, based on the scoring metrics, suggested technician assignments of individual technicians of the plurality of technicians to each vehicle service job of the plurality of vehicle service jobs. The method further includes providing, for presentation on a display, a technician assignment interface that shows the suggested technician assignments.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device is described, the device comprising a processor, a memory operative to store data used by the processor, a network interface operative to enable network communications with at least one other device, and a client executed by the processor, the client operative to utilize a first networking protocol to chain a request for information from the at least one other device and to send an information request packet via the network interface to the at least one other device, the information request packet comprising a request for information from the at least one other device, and a header of a second network protocol, in which a response to the request for information may be provided. Related devices, systems, and methods are also described.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein is that of an alert system having a sensing device, whereby the sensing device is affixed directly or indirectly to a transparent or translucent covering or surface, whereby the sensing device is affixed directly or indirectly to the outside surface of such covering that is exposed to the outdoor environment, and whereby the sensing device can be connected to a remote electronic device. The alert system is, in a preferred embodiment, meant to issue an alert or alarm if a person inside a premises breaks a window or other glass or plastic surface to gain access from the indoor environment to the outdoor environment.

Abstract: Systems and techniques facilitating resource frequency management are provided. An apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise: receiving information indicative of an emergency condition in a defined area; and transmitting a command to a network device for the defined area to cause the base station device to send a communication for the emergency condition via a first wireless communication channel with a mobile device of mobile devices associated with a subscriber identity of respective subscriber identities assigned to provide a response to the emergency condition.

Abstract: A technique of providing content via a mobile communications network to a user terminal is described. A method aspect of this technique comprises assigning, in a connection setup phase initiated by the user terminal, a content access limitation to the user terminal. The content access limitation restricts content access by the user terminal to content predefined on a network side. The method further comprises providing the predefined content to the user terminal. The method may be performed in connection with providing location-dependent information, such as map information, to the user terminal even when the user terminal cannot be authenticated in the mobile communications network.

Abstract: Disclosed in a device for the secure transmission and storage of data. The device for information to be securely stored on a storage device. A first data processing device is connected using a unidirectional link to a second data processing device. The first data processing device is given information from an external source, which is then transmitted using said unidirectional link. The first data processing transmits data to the second data processing device, which in turn stores the data either internally or externally on the storage device. The second data processing device optionally signals a user if the transmission was successful.

Abstract: A hospital bed is programmable with new firmware that is downloaded to the bed over a network. The firmware is downloaded to the bed automatically from a remote computer device. The remote computer device receives a message from the hospital bed which includes data regarding the version number of the bed's current firmware, and if the version number indicates that the firmware is an outdated version, the remote computer device downloads a new version of the firmware to the bed.

Abstract: A system and method for determining and tracking a location of a participant traveling along a route wherein the participant being tracked with a radio frequency tag using a radio frequency tag reader and a timing system, the system includes a location device associated with the tag and has a location data receiver for receiving location information from a location providing source, and a wireless communication interface and time stamps each received location information, and transmits tag location data over the wireless interface, and a location detection device that is in wireless communication with the location device receives the transmitted tag location data, and transmits the received location data to the timing system, with the timing system associating the received location data with the tag number as provided by the tag reader provided tag reads of the tag associated with the location device.

Abstract: A measurement system includes a controller which is connected to a first network, and a plurality of sensor units of which is connected to the first network and is provided with a synchronous signal transmitter, and the controller includes a setting section that sets at least one of the plurality of sensor units as a first node which transmits a synchronous signal to the first network.

Abstract: To discriminate between a circuit where a failure does not occur and a circuit where a failure might occur, a wireless communication device has tested units which belong to a transmission side circuit, tested units which belong to a reception side circuit, a test signal generation unit for generating a test signal, a test signal reception unit for receiving a test signal, a test signal determination unit for determining whether or not the test signal received by the test signal reception unit is normal, and test signal transfer units for transferring a test signal from the transmission side circuit to the reception side circuit.

Abstract: A sensor node of the invention includes: a first to nth (n is an integer equal to or greater than two) environmental sensors which are configured to acquire ambient environmental information; a transmitter that is configured to regularly issue ambient environmental information acquired by at least one of the second to nth environmental sensors at a predetermined cycle and is configured to irregularly issue ambient environmental information acquired by the first environmental sensor and ambient environmental information acquired by at least one of the second to nth environmental sensors; a detector that is configured to detect a change value of ambient environmental information acquired by the first environmental sensor greater than a first threshold value; and a transmission interval controller that is configured to control a timing at which the transmitter regularly and irregularly issues the ambient environmental information.

Abstract: This electronic communication gateway is intended to be placed on board an aircraft, and is configured to communicate with an external electronic system, positioned outside the aircraft, said information being exchanged in the form of radio waves between the external system and the aircraft; the electronic communication gateway includes an acquisition module configured to acquire information from the external system, and a transmission module configured to transmit the acquired information to an avionics system on board the aircraft; the acquisition module is configured to acquire, from the external system, a current date upon powering on the gateway, and the transmission module is configured to send the acquired current date to the avionics system, for the initialization of the avionics system.

Abstract: A network management gateway device, method, and software is disclosed which communicates and translates between more sophisticated digital data network monitoring devices and managers, such as SNMP managers, and managed network devices, such as OpenFlow packet switches, which often are not sophisticated enough to respond to SNMP or REST type monitoring methods. This gateway may communicate with managed devices in one or more of a variety of modes. The manager may communicate with the gateway directly, or be configured to communicate with the managed device while the communications are redirected to the gateway and processed by the gateway. In some embodiments, the gateway may use the OpenFlow protocol to communicate management data with an OpenFlow switch and to install a flow in the switch to redirect management traffic to the gateway. Other routers and switches may also be used to redirect network management traffic to the gateway as well.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a vehicle, in which a control center transmits at least one piece of information to a receiving device of the vehicle, based on the geographic position of the vehicle. The control center associates the at least one piece of information with a predefined region and publishes the at least one piece of information associated with the predefined region. The vehicle receives the at least one piece of information if a control device of the vehicle has subscribed to receive information which is associated with the predefined region. The invention further relates to a vehicle.

Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device, requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services, and providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collectable by one or more portions of the device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for receiving information about an event from at least one mobile device, the information comprising location information and event type information and identifying the event based on the information, the event being identified by associating the event type information with a specific event and associating the location information with a particular location associated with the specific event.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing information used for generating and consuming multimedia content in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an Internet protocol are provided. The method includes composing a message type field containing information indicating on a type of control information contained in the control message, composing a length field containing information on the length of the control message, composing optional fields having different values according to the type of the control information, and composing a payload field containing content of the control information.

Abstract: A method, device and computer-readable storage medium are provided for parking a self-balancing vehicle. The method includes: determining whether there is a target parking spot for parking a self-balancing vehicle when the self-balancing vehicle needs to be parked; controlling, when there is a target parking spot for parking the self-balancing vehicle, the self-balancing vehicle to park at the target parking spot.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing location specific information. Event data pertaining to an event is received from an event reporting system that has gathered the event data from a data gathering means. The event data includes location identification data, event type data, and event description data. At least one geofence associated with the location identification data is identified from the location identification data in the received event data. Each geofence of the at least one geofence has a geometric shape located within a geographic area. A topic associated with the event type data and associated with the identified at least one geofence is identified. Subscribers having a subscription to the topic in association with the geographic area are identified. The subscription entitles the subscribers to be notified about events pertaining to the topic in association with the selected geographic area. The event description data is published to each subscriber.

Abstract: The present invention discloses A communication method for a plurality of vehicles, a vehicle and a server are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: selecting a first vehicle from the plurality of vehicles as a master device that communicates with a server, wherein the first vehicle communicates with other vehicles among the plurality of vehicles in a first communication mode, and the master device communicates with the server in a second communication mode; and using the first vehicle as a node by which at least one of the other vehicles communicates with the server. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the problem of inability of reporting in case of a fault when any of the other vehicles directly communicates with the server is avoided.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for field monitoring. A system for field monitoring comprises a plurality of types of sensor modules, an unmanned vehicle comprising a sensor system, and a control circuit configured to: receive onboard sensor data from the sensor system of the unmanned vehicle, detect an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, select one or more types of sensor modules from the plurality of types of sensor modules to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, and cause the unmanned vehicle and/or one or more other unmanned vehicles to transport one or more sensor modules of the one or more types of sensor modules to the monitored area and deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method to restore a virtual machine comprising receiving a selection of a point-in-time copy to restore, retrieving catalog information associated with the point-in-time copy of the virtual machine to restore, mounting a datastore on a host, modifying a virtual machine configuration file path, registering modified virtual machine configuration file path with the host, determining a snapshot ID of a snapshot of the virtual machine and reverting to the snapshot of virtual machine.

Abstract: In order to solve a problem that a service relating to the safety of a user of a terminal cannot be provided with high reliability, this device is provided with: a transmission means that takes a predetermined opportunity related to the occurrence of a disaster to transmit a signal urging a reply by a spontaneous operation to a connected first terminal; a determination means that determines whether or not the information transmitted from the first terminal in response to the transmission is spontaneous information transmitted by the spontaneous operation of a user of the first terminal; and a processing means that, when the determination means determines that the information is the spontaneous information, performs predetermined processing related to the safety of the user of the first terminal. The predetermined processing may be processing for transmitting safety information indicating that the user of the first terminal is safe to a second terminal possessed by a family.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for transporting data within a dual network computing system including a first workstation communicably coupled to a first storage device, and a second workstation communicably coupled to a second storage device, wherein the first storage device cannot be accessed by the second workstation, and the second storage device cannot be accessed by the first workstation.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a terminal device and an early warning method for the terminal device. The method includes: a terminal starts a global positioning system (GPS) positioning to acquire current geographical location information in real time, and matches the current geographical location information with geographical location information of a set region in a service area of a base station to which the terminal belongs; if a matching result is that the terminal has left the set region of the base station to which the terminal belongs, the terminal performs an early warning operation. The terminal device includes a matching unit and an early warning processing unit.

Abstract: A local network call handling device is configured to establish multiple concurrent call sessions between local network end devices and an external network. When a prioritized end device attempts to establish a call session, the call handling device may initially determine if a first call session identifier is available. If so, the call session can be established using that first identifier. If the first identifier is in use for a call session of another end device, the call handling device may either use a different call session identifier for the prioritized end device session or may drop a pre-existing call session to free an identifier for use in connection with the prioritized end device.

Abstract: A communication medium with fewer limitations on the directivity or available communication range, such as an IP network, is used to perform a remote control operation. Since two-way communication can be carried out between a remote controller and a device to be operated, it is possible to provide more reliable communication by means of a delivery confirmation, to handle a GUI-based complex command scheme, and to provide large-volume data transmission, such as moving-image streaming, using relatively broad bands. A television receiver to be operated by the remote controller distributes moving-image data, such as a child view, to an IP remote controller through an IP network so that the data can be viewed on the IP remote controller.

Abstract: A steering input apparatus for a trailer backup assist system includes a control element moveable away from a center position sequentially through a first range and a second range of directional positions and biased toward the center position at a first rate through the first range and at a second, greater rate through the second range. The apparatus further includes a control module generating a vehicle steering command based on an instantaneous position of the control element.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, apparatus, and system for controlling one or more source terminals. The method includes acquiring remote control code information submitted via a remote control terminal, the remote control code information specifying an operation to be performed, determining among one or more source terminals a target source terminal corresponding to the remote control code information, and sending to the target source terminal control instruction information corresponding to the remote control code information and causing the operation to be performed on the target source terminal.

Abstract: Techniques for providing customer assistance with real-time feedback are presented herein. A request for customer assistance is generated by a customer using an application executing on a handheld mobile smart device. The request is transmitted to an employee using another handheld mobile smart device. The request is accepted by the employee and a response is transmitted back to the customer. The response includes the employee's expected arrival time at the customer's location and a floor plan map that depicts the progress of the employee as the employee travels to the customer's location.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits power transmission signals (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. Example methods for controlling the transmission are also disclosed, one such method including: (i) storing, in a storage, respective user-defined charging schedule data that is associated with a respective receiver of one or more receivers, (ii) determining, based on the user-defined charging schedule data, respective time periods at which to transmit power transmission waves to each receiver of the one or more receivers, including a first time period during which to transmit power transmission waves to a first receiver of the one or more receivers, and (iii) based upon determining a location of the first receiver during the first time period, causing the two or more antenna elements to transmit power transmission waves that constructively interfere to provide pocket-forming energy at the first receiver.

Abstract: A method for secure communications between a transmitting computer and a receiving computer includes transmitting data from the transmitting computer over a first one-way link to a data security engine, receiving and validating the data within the data security engine, and, after validating the data, transmitting the data from the data security engine to the receiving computer over a second one-way link.

Abstract: A system and method for determining and tracking a location of a participant traveling along a route wherein the participant being tracked with an RFID tag using an RFID tag reader and a timing system, the system includes a location device associated with the RFID tag and has a location data receiver for receiving location information from a location providing source, and a wireless communication interface and time stamps each received location information, and transmits tag location data over the wireless interface, and a location detection device that is in wireless communication with the location device receives the transmitted tag location data, and transmits the received location data to the timing system, with the timing system associating the received location data with the RFID tag number as provided by the RFID tag reader provided tag reads of the RFID tag associated with the location device.