Abrégé

A device and method for disabling portable electronic devices has an acceleration-sensing element usable to provide accelerations indicative of vehicular motion. The device and method further exploit indications of operator station proximity by interrogating entertainment equipment, e.g., the FM radio, AM radio, satellite radio, or otherwise. The device and method optionally exploit a frequency response technique to prevent spoofing by audio equipment of other than similar frequency response characteristics, such as, a portable FM radio, a walkman, or an MP3 player, etc. Cases determined to be other than an acceptable response result in the removal of services, the removal of network access, a change in application usage, a notification, or any combination of the above.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/48 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication dans le véhicule
• H04B 17/364 - Profils de temps de propagation

Abrégé

A counting scale can total the number of common articles transferred relative to the counting scale, when the transfers occur in stages. The scale has a weighing device for successively providing upon each staged transfer of the common articles, a weight signal signifying the current weight. The scale also has a processing device coupled to the weighing device for calculating a count in response to the weight signal provided by the weighing device upon the staged transfers. The processing device is operable to programmatically apply a series of divisors to consecutive values of the weight signal in order to automatically discern submultiples in the consecutive values. The scale also has an output device coupled to the processing device for presenting the count calculated by the processing device.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 19/42 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes avec dispositions pour indiquer, enregistrer ou calculer un prix ou d'autres quantités dépendant du poids pour compter par pesée
• G01G 21/22 - Plateaux de pesée ou autres récipients de pesée; Plates-formes de pesée
• G09F 23/04 - Publicité sur ou dans des articles spécifiques, p.ex. cendriers, boîtes aux lettres la réclame étant présentée par le fonctionnement de l'article et éclairée
• G09F 23/06 - Publicité sur ou dans des articles spécifiques, p.ex. cendriers, boîtes aux lettres la réclame étant combinée avec des articles pour restaurants, boutiques ou bureaux
• G01G 3/145 - Circuits spécialement adaptés à cet effet impliquant une comparaison avec une valeur de référence
• G01G 23/02 - Mécanismes de dégagement; Mécanismes de blocage

Abrégé

A transit predictor can be carried by a person or vehicle when attempting to travel through one or more traffic signals that repeatedly change state. The predictor has a data source with a navigational output indicating carrier location and a timing output indicating time. The transit predictor also has a processor with a memory. The processor can record in the memory a plurality of background data from the data source signifying (a) one or more carrier locations where data from the data source indicate the carrier was substantially stationary, and (b) one or more times when data from the data source indicate the carrier ceased being substantially stationary. The processor can algorithmically derive from the plurality of background data a predicted future event that will occur around a predicted time, at a location where, according to the background data, the carrier previously ceased being substantially stationary.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/09 - Dispositions pour donner des instructions variables pour le trafic