公开(公告)号：US20120136592A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-31

申请号：US13302692

申请日：2011-11-22

申请人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Hassan Al-Atat ,  Mark A. Juds

发明人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Hassan Al-Atat ,  Mark A. Juds

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G01L7/00

CPC分类号： G01M5/0025 ,  F16L11/086 ,  F16L33/2076 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083

摘要： A pressure-sensing hose assembly and method of its use are disclosed. In an example aspect, the pressure sensing hose assembly includes a hose assembly including a hose having first and second conductive layers and a circuit electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers of the hose assembly. The circuit generates an electrical response across the first and second conductive layers of the hose assembly. The pressure-sensing hose assembly further includes a computing system configured to receive the electrical response and estimate a pressure within the hose assembly based on the electrical response.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种压力传感软管组件及其使用方法。 在示例方面，压力感测软管组件包括软管组件，软管组件包括具有第一和第二导电层的软管和电连接到软管组件的第一和第二导电层的电路。 电路在软管组件的第一和第二导电层上产生电响应。 压力感测软管组件还包括计算系统，其被配置为基于电响应接收电响应并且估计软管组件内的压力。

公开(公告)号：US20100174495A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-08

申请号：US12579448

申请日：2009-10-15

申请人： Luis R. Pereira ,  B. Thomas Pier ,  Atul S. Bhadkamkar ,  Vehbi C. Gungor ,  Carlos H. Rentel ,  Jason D. Stark ,  Scott A. Smith

发明人： Luis R. Pereira ,  B. Thomas Pier ,  Atul S. Bhadkamkar ,  Vehbi C. Gungor ,  Carlos H. Rentel ,  Jason D. Stark ,  Scott A. Smith

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G01N27/20

CPC分类号： F16L11/127 ,  F16L25/01 ,  F16L2201/30 ,  G01M3/18 ,  G01M5/0025 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  G01N27/20 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/47 ,  H04Q2209/75 ,  H04Q2209/823

摘要： A hose fault detection system includes a hose assembly including a hose having first and second conductive layers. The hose assembly has an electrical characteristic. A fault detector is in electrical communication with the first and second conductive layers. The fault detector includes an indicator operatively connected to the hose assembly. A method for monitoring the structural integrity of a hose assembly includes providing a fault detection system having a hose assembly including a hose having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The hose assembly has an electrical characteristic. The electrical characteristic of the hose assembly is compared to a threshold value. A visual indicator in operative communication with the hose assembly is illuminated when the electrical characteristic goes beyond the threshold value.

摘要翻译： 软管故障检测系统包括软管组件，软管组件包括具有第一和第二导电层的软管。 软管组件具有电气特性。 故障检测器与第一和第二导电层电连通。 故障检测器包括可操作地连接到软管组件的指示器。 用于监测软管组件的结构完整性的方法包括提供故障检测系统，该系统具有软管组件，软管组件包括具有第一导电层和第二导电层的软管。 软管组件具有电气特性。 将软管组件的电气特性与阈值进行比较。 当电气特性超过阈值时，与软管组件操作性通信的视觉指示器被照亮。

公开(公告)号：US20090073925A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US11857607

申请日：2007-09-19

申请人： CARLOS H. RENTEL ,  Luis R. Pereira ,  Jose A. Gutierrez

发明人： CARLOS H. RENTEL ,  Luis R. Pereira ,  Jose A. Gutierrez

IPC分类号： H04Q7/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/082 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A wireless communication system includes a wireless master node having a plurality of channels, and a number of wireless slave nodes having a plurality of the channels. The master node and the slave nodes are structured to wirelessly communicate over a particular channel. The master node and the slave nodes are structured to decide to hop to a different channel. The master node and the slave nodes are structured to select: (a) the different channel, in order to be as far away as possible from a number of the channels, which are known to cause interference to wireless communications between the master node and the slave nodes, or (b) the different channel, in order to be as close as possible to one of the channels of a different master node, which is compatible with the former master node, but without the different channel being employed by the different master node.

摘要翻译： 无线通信系统包括具有多个信道的无线主节点和具有多个信道的多个无线从节点。 主节点和从节点被构造为通过特定信道进行无线通信。 主节点和从节点被构造成决定跳到不同的信道。 主节点和从节点被构造成选择：（a）不同的信道，以便尽可能远离已知导致主节点与主节点之间的无线通信的干扰的多个信道 从节点，或（b）不同的信道，以便尽可能接近与之前的主节点兼容的不同主节点的一个信道，但是不同的信道被不同的主节点使用 节点。

公开(公告)号：US07504940B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-17

申请号：US11063120

申请日：2005-02-22

申请人： Charles J. Luebke ,  Luis R. Pereira ,  William J. Murphy ,  John C. Schlotterer ,  Javier E. Piraneque ,  Michael L. McManus ,  Jeffrey A. Senn

发明人： Charles J. Luebke ,  Luis R. Pereira ,  William J. Murphy ,  John C. Schlotterer ,  Javier E. Piraneque ,  Michael L. McManus ,  Jeffrey A. Senn

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： G08B25/009

摘要： A sensor node or a control device node is for a home system including a server and a fob. The node includes a household object, and a sensor, control or display device embedded in or substantially within the household object. The sensor, control or display device includes a first wireless port adapted to wirelessly communicate with the server, a second port adapted to communicate with the fob when the fob is proximate to the second port, and a processor operatively associated with the first wireless port and the second port. The processor is adapted to receive proximity information from the second port and responsively communicate with the server through the first wireless port, in order to configure the sensor, control or display device.

摘要翻译： 传感器节点或控制设备节点用于包括服务器和小车的家庭系统。 该节点包括家用物体，以及嵌入或基本上在家庭物品内的传感器，控制或显示装置。 所述传感器，控制或显示设备包括适于与所述服务器无线通信的第一无线端口，适于在所述小容器靠近所述第二端口时与所述小袋通信的第二端口，以及与所述第一无线端口可操作地相关联的处理器，以及 第二个港口。 处理器适于从第二端口接收邻近信息，并通过第一无线端口响应地与服务器通信，以便配置传感器，控制或显示设备。

公开(公告)号：US07400594B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US11120799

申请日：2005-05-03

申请人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Jose A. Gutierrez

发明人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Jose A. Gutierrez

IPC分类号： H04B7/00 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H05B37/0272 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A system for pairing wireless nodes includes a plurality of device nodes, such as lamp nodes, a plurality of sensor nodes, such as light switch nodes, and a context manager node. Each of the device nodes, the sensor nodes and the context manager node includes a first communication channel having radio frequency signals and a diverse second communication channel including wireless non-radio frequency signals. Some of the device nodes and the sensor nodes are adapted to collect context information of a corresponding communication environment and to transfer the collected context information to the context manager node. The context manager node is adapted to employ the collected context information and enable automated distributed pairing of a first node of the device nodes and sensor nodes with another second node of the device nodes and sensor nodes.

摘要翻译： 用于配对无线节点的系统包括多个设备节点，诸如灯节点，多个传感器节点，诸如光交换节点，以及上下文管理器节点。 每个设备节点，传感器节点和上下文管理器节点包括具有射频信号的第一通信信道和包括无线非射频信号的不同的第二通信信道。 设备节点和传感器节点中的一些适于收集相应通信环境的上下文信息，并将所收集的上下文信息传送到上下文管理器节点。 上下文管理器节点适于采用所收集的上下文信息，并使设备节点和传感器节点的第一节点与设备节点和传感器节点的另一个第二节点自动分布配对。

公开(公告)号：US20080152046A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-26

申请号：US11613406

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Brian S. R. Armstrong ,  Luis R. Pereira ,  Carlos H. Rentel

发明人： Brian S. R. Armstrong ,  Luis R. Pereira ,  Carlos H. Rentel

IPC分类号： H03D1/00 ,  H04L27/06

CPC分类号： H04J3/0679 ,  H04J3/0658 ,  H04W56/002 ,  H04W56/0075 ,  H04W92/18

摘要： A system includes first and second wireless nodes having a clock with plural times, a wireless transceiver, and a processor cooperating with the transceiver to transmit and receive packets. The second node transceivers wirelessly communicate with the first or other second node transceivers. The second nodes include a Kalman filter with an output, plural filter gains, and an input representing the difference between: about the time of the clock when a received packet should have ideally been received, and a time when the received packet was actually received as measured by the clock. A circuit provides dynamic adjustment of the filter gains. The Kalman filter output estimates the difference between the time of the receiving node clock and a corresponding one of the times of the transmitting node clock. The second processor cooperates with the Kalman filter output to adjust the times of the receiving node clock.

摘要翻译： 系统包括具有多个时钟的第一和第二无线节点，无线收发器以及与收发器协作以发送和接收分组的处理器。 第二节点收发器与第一或第二节点收发器无线通信。 第二节点包括具有输出的卡尔曼滤波器，多个滤波器增益和表示以下之间的差的输入：关于接收到的分组应当理想地被接收到的时钟的时间和接收到的分组实际接收的时间 按时钟衡量。 电路提供滤波器增益的动态调整。 卡尔曼滤波器输出估计接收节点时钟的时间与发送节点时钟的相应时间之间的差异。 第二处理器与卡尔曼滤波器输出协调，以调整接收节点时钟的时间。

公开(公告)号：US09677967B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US13302692

申请日：2011-11-22

申请人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Hassan Al-Atat ,  Mark A. Juds

发明人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Hassan Al-Atat ,  Mark A. Juds

IPC分类号： G01L7/00 ,  G01M5/00 ,  F16L11/08 ,  F16L33/207

CPC分类号： G01M5/0025 ,  F16L11/086 ,  F16L33/2076 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083

摘要： A pressure-sensing hose assembly and method of its use are disclosed. In an example aspect, the pressure sensing hose assembly includes a hose assembly including a hose having first and second conductive layers and a circuit electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers of the hose assembly. The circuit generates an electrical response across the first and second conductive layers of the hose assembly. The pressure-sensing hose assembly further includes a computing system configured to receive the electrical response and estimate a pressure within the hose assembly based on the electrical response.

公开(公告)号：US20110307111A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-15

申请号：US12814149

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Luis R. Pereira

发明人： Luis R. Pereira

IPC分类号： G06F1/28

CPC分类号： G06F1/32

摘要： A method of matching sources to loads includes receiving load activity data and source activity data corresponding to samples of activity over a time period at a plurality of loads and a plurality of sources, respectively. The method of matching sources to loads further includes scoring similarity between the load activity and the source activity based on the load activity data and the source activity data, and matching loads to sources based on the scoring.

摘要翻译： 将源匹配到负载的方法包括分别在多个负载和多个源处接收在一段时间内的活动样本对应的负载活动数据和源活动数据。 将资源与负载匹配的方法还包括基于负载活动数据和源活动数据对负载活动和源活动之间的相似性进行评分，并且基于评分将负载匹配到源。

公开(公告)号：US07911338B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US11830087

申请日：2007-07-30

申请人： Marco Naeve ,  Charles J. Luebke ,  Luis R. Pereira

发明人： Marco Naeve ,  Charles J. Luebke ,  Luis R. Pereira

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A wireless system includes a server having a port, a plurality of sensors or devices, each of which includes a wireless transceiver and a proximity sensor; and a wireless module. The wireless module includes a port interconnected with the port of the server, a wireless transceiver cooperating with the port of the wireless module, the wireless transceiver of the wireless module being structured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless transceiver of the sensors or devices, a proximity sensor structured to sense one of the sensors or devices, and a target structured to be sensed by the proximity sensor of such one of the sensors or devices. The port of the server is structured to cooperate with the port of the wireless module to transmit and receive wireless messages. The port of the wireless module cooperates with the wireless transceiver to transmit and receive the wireless messages.

摘要翻译： 无线系统包括具有端口，多个传感器或设备的服务器，每个传感器或设备包括无线收发器和接近传感器; 和无线模块。 无线模块包括与服务器的端口互连的端口，与无线模块的端口协作的无线收发器，无线模块的无线收发器被构造成与传感器或设备的无线收发器无线通信，接近 传感器被构造成感测传感器或设备中的一个，以及构造成由传感器或设备中的一个的接近传感器感测的目标。 服务器的端口被构造成与无线模块的端口协作以发送和接收无线消息。 无线模块的端口与无线收发器协作以发送和接收无线消息。

公开(公告)号：US20090080896A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11860653

申请日：2007-09-25

申请人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Marco Naeve

发明人： Luis R. Pereira ,  Marco Naeve

IPC分类号： H04B10/00

CPC分类号： H05B37/0272 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G01S19/14 ,  G01S19/51 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W64/006

摘要： A commissioning tool includes a laser pointer structured to reflect light from a wireless lighting ballast, a directive antenna, a ranging module structured to determine distance to the ballast, and a housing. The pointer, antenna and ranging module are each mounted in the same common orientation with respect to the housing. A 3D gyroscope determines azimuth angle and elevation angle of the same common orientation. A GPS and dead reckoning system determines the global position of the tool. A wireless transceiver cooperates with the antenna. A processor cooperates with the transceiver to receive a unique device identifier from the ballast. The processor receives the distance, the azimuth and elevation angles, and the global position of the tool, and controls the light source. The processor may output the distance, the azimuth and elevation angles, the global position of the tool and the unique device identifier to another processor.

摘要翻译： 调试工具包括结构化以反射来自无线照明镇流器的光的激光指示器，指令性天线，结构化以确定到镇流器的距离的测距模块和壳体。 指针，天线和测距模块分别相对于外壳以相同的共同定向安装。 3D陀螺仪确定相同共同方向的方位角和仰角。 GPS和航位推算系统确定了该工具的全局位置。 无线收发器与天线配合使用。 处理器与收发器配合以从镇流器接收唯一的设备标识符。 处理器接收距离，方位角和仰角以及工具的全局位置，并控制光源。 处理器可以将距离，方位角和仰角，工具的全局位置和唯一的设备标识符输出到另一个处理器。