Abstract:
The present invention provides a system for warning an individual of a potential traffic hazard, the system comprising radio signal transmission means configured to transmit a warning signal, radio signal receiving means configured to receive the warning signal, (a) sound transduction means configured to deliver audio to the individual, and sound altering means configured to alter the audio delivered to the individual, and/or (b) visual media display means configured to deliver a visual medium to the individual, and visual media altering means configured to alter the visual medium delivered to the individual, and/or (c) tactile stimulus means configured to deliver a tactile stimulus to the individual wherein upon reception of the warning signal by the radio signal receiving means, (i) the sound altering means alters the audio played to the individual such that the individual is made aware of the traffic hazard, and/or (ii) the visual media display means alters the visual displayed to the individual such that the individual is made aware of the traffic hazard, and/or (iii) the tactile stimulus means delivers a tactile stimulus such that the individual is made aware of the traffic hazard. As an example of operation, the warning may be triggered by a car horn (activation of the horn triggering the transmission of the radio signal), and the transmitted signal received by a smart phone carried by a user, with application software of the smart phone emitting an audible warning to the user.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a terminal equipment and to a method for transmitting information not relating to a call to a telephone user in a cellular radio system comprising a number of terminal equipments (20a-20c) and base stations (22a-22c) communicating over a radio path, in which method information not relating to the calls is sent from the system to the terminal equipments (20a-20c) which display the information in a display unit (35). For conveying versatile information effectively to a terminal equipment user, the display unit (35) of the terminal equipement is controlled in such a way that the display unit (35) displays alternately call-related information and information not relating to the calls.
Abstract:
A paging device includes a radio receiver (10-20) and decoding circuitry (22) for receiving an encoded transmitted signal and operates an indicator (26) to alert a user a call has been received. A signal strength detector (30) monitors the strength of a carrier for a transmitted signal and provides a voltage level proportional to the carrier signal strength. A switch (33), when enabled, connects the voltage level from the detector (30) to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) (32) which provides an output having a frequency proportional to the monitored strength of the carrier signal. The output of the VCO (32) is connected to the indicator (26) to provide the user with an indication of whether transmissions may be reliably received. Alternative embodiments including an averaging device (27) for calculating average values of signal strength and a microprocessor for computing the error rate are also discussed.
Abstract:
A paging receiver (10) is disclosed which is compatible with transmissions from analog or digital paging transmitters. The paging receiver has a command structure which permits it to be dynamically programmable to change its functionality including programming of the channel frequencies which the paging receiver is to receive. The programmability of the channel frequencies permits the paging receiver to be used for making national, regional, remote area, local area, and sublocal area pages, and pages to a group in the local area and to switch from channel frequencies which are heavily used during peak paging times to lesser used channels. The paging receiver transmits paging receiver identification code digits in an order of increasing significance which significantly lessens power consumption for all paging receivers tuned to a particular frequency for determining if a page is to be received which prolongs paging receiver battery life. The paging receiver displays the place of origin of pages as either being of local origin or from other areas. The paging receiver antenna (12) is continuously tunable to permit compensation for variation in antenna gain caused by environmental factors which can seriously degrade signal strength.
Abstract:
A paging receiver is disclosed which is compatible with transmissions from analog or digital paging transmitters. The paging receiver has a command structure which permits it to be dynamically programmable to change its functionality including programming of the channels which the paging receiver is to receive. The programmability of the channels permits the paging receiver to be used for making national, regional, remote area, local area, and sublocal area pages, and pages to a group in the local area and to switch from channels which are heavily used during peak paging times to lesser used channels. The paging receiver transmits the paging receiver identification code digits in an order of increasing significance which significantly lessens power consumption for all paging receivers tuned to a particular channel for determining if a page is to be received which prolongs paging receiver battery life. The paging receiver displays the place of origin of pages as either being of local origin or from other areas. The paging receiver antenna is continuously tunable to permit compensation for variation in antenna gain caused by environmental factors which can seriously degrade signal strength.
Abstract:
A mobile device apparatus and method are provided for generating perceptible output based on a textual code. Included is a mobile device with a processor in communication with a memory and a network interface. The mobile device is configured to receive a textual code, utilizing the network interface. Further, the mobile device is configured to determine whether the received textual code matches at least one stored textual code stored within the memory. Still yet, the mobile device is further configured to generate at least one perceptible output if the received textual code matches the at least one stored textual code.
Abstract:
Embodiments of hybrid sensor-enabled and autonomous electric wheels can include a plurality of systems and devices integrated into a single compact hub unit that can be retrofitted into numerous types of two-wheeled bicycles. In one embodiment, an electrically motorized bicycle wheel can include a wheel rim, a wheel hub having an electric motor, a battery pack and a control unit configured to control a drive torque of the electric motor, and a plurality of wheel spokes connecting the wheel rim to the wheel hub. The electric motor, the battery pack and the control unit can be positioned within the wheel hub of the electrically motorized bicycle wheel.
Abstract:
A selective call receiver (11) comprises a receiver (13) for receiving a signal, the signal comprising an address (A1) identifying the selective call receiver, a first information packet (M1A) having a first information format (CC1), a second information packet (M2V) having a second information format (CC2), and a control character. An output device (17) presents the first information packet in a first output mode corresponding to the first information format in response to the control character, and the second information packet in a second output mode corresponding to the second information format in response to the address or a second control character.
Abstract:
A paging receiver is disclosed which is compatible with transmissions from analog or digital paging transmitters. The paging receiver has a command structure which permits it to be dynamically programmable to change its functionality including programming of the channels which the paging receiver is to receive. The programmability of the channels permits the paging receiver to be used for making national, regional, remote area, local area, and sublocal area pages, and pages to a group in the local area and to switch from channels which are heavily used during peak paging times to lesser used channels. The paging receiver transmits paging receiver identification code digits in an order of increasing significance which significantly lessens power consumption for all paging receivers tuned to a particular channel for determining if a page is to be received which prolongs paging receiver battery life. The paging receiver displays the place of origin or pages as either being of local origin or from other areas. The paging receiver antenna is continuously tunable to permit compensation for variation in antenna gain caused by environmental factors which can seriously degrade signal strength.
Abstract:
A pager based information system (2) is used to transmit both conventional individual and group messages (using pager capcodes (76) for pager identification) and three types of unconventional multi-recipient (M-R) messages (using database ID's (68), multi-level group (MLG) ID's (78) and M-R group ID's (46)), all using the conventional POCSAG pager transmission format. Operation of the pager (6) is software controlled through the use of a microprocessor (8) and RAM (16); auxiliary chips are not needed because of the relatively slow transmission speeds. Authority to receive the M-R messages is provided at the time of manufacture (electronic serial number (ESN) (74)) or via broadcast (database ID's, MLG ID's and group IDs). Database messages are stored in pager RAM in a hierarchical or tree structure. The software controlled pagers permit the over-the-air modification of the operation of selected pagers, such as the addition or deletion of group IDs and the change in the tree structure of the database area of RAM (typically through the transmission of database messages). The pager includes a real time pager clock (106) which is updated by pairs of broadcast time messages, the second having a time correction for the first.