Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Tyco Fire + Security Gmbh

Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP

Tyco Fire Products LP

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP

Rasband, Paul B.

Trivelpiece, Craig

Hall, Stewart E.

Leon, Gustavo

Brewin, Robert F.

Campero, Richard

Craig Evan Trivelpiece

Steve Edward Trivelpiece

Timothy C Gamroth

Richard John Campero

Joseph Piccolo, Iii

Adam Scott Bergman

Paul B Rasband

Robert C Hall

Stewart E Hall

Eric Floyd Riggert

Alexandra K Norton

Gustavo Leon

Seyed A Hosseini

Kirk H Drees

Hubert A Patterson

Alister Hosseini

Steven J Raynesford

Declan Tarrant

David Torrecilla

Keith A Roberts

Brian M Wicks

Robert F Brewin

David Patrick McCullough

John Boudreaux

Neil M Reyes

Matt Marchesano

Paul Brent Rasband

Iii Joseph Piccolo

Richard Campero

Seyed Ali Hosseini

The present disclosure describes devices and methods for an anonymized tracking service. In particular, devices and methods are described for a third party system that allows a user to selectively opt-in to wireless location tracking at specific stores. The anonymized tracking service may include a third party, a third party server system, a mobile device, and one or more store computing systems. In one aspect, a third-party (e.g., not associated with a store) mobile application may be downloaded onto a mobile device of a user. The mobile application provides a central control unit that allows the user to select which stores have permission to track the location of the user within a building associated with the store. In some embodiments, the central control unit may also allow a user to select which type or how much additional information the store may collect and save.

Systems and methods for an anonymized tracking service

A communication system includes a first radio frequency identification (RFID) device coupled to a sensor that monitors a fire condition and a second RFID device. The first RFID device includes at least one first antenna that receives a fire detection signal from the sensor, and a processing circuit that causes the at least one first antenna to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal corresponding to the fire detection signal through an internal volume of a pipe coupled to a fluid source. The second RFID device includes at least one second antenna that receives the RF signal through the internal volume of the pipe. The second RFID device controls operation of a fluid distribution device responsive to receiving the indication of the fire detection signal.

Microwave fire protection systems and methods

A method for detecting an event in or around a building. The method includes recording a baseline signal characteristic that characterizes a wireless signal transmitted between devices in or around the building during a baseline time period and recording a second signal characteristic that characterizes the wireless signal during a second time period after the baseline time period. An event in or around the building is detected in response to a determination that the second signal characteristic is abnormal relative to the baseline signal characteristic, the event degrading the wireless signal during the second time period. An alarm is triggered in response to detecting the event.

Systems and methods for detecting events based on wireless signal degredation

A distributed device network including a number of device nodes connected to a wireless mesh network and including memory configured to store instructions thereon. The instructions cause the one or more processors to receive, from a server by a first device node of the number of device nodes, a first packaged application, the first packaged application including a first functionality, execute, by the first device node, the first packaged application to provide the first functionality receive, from the server by a second device node of the number of device nodes, a second packaged application, the second packaged application including a second functionality, execute, by the second device node, the second packaged application to provide the second functionality, wherein the number of device nodes are resource-constrained devices that cooperate to perform one or more functions of a cloud computing system.

Distributed processing system

A system for controlling air quality of a building space includes HVAC equipment configured to serve the building space, sensors configured to measure a plurality of parameters relating to the building space, and a control system. The control system is configured to receive data from the sensors, determine a feedforward air quality contribution, determine a feedback air quality contribution based on a measured air quality and an air quality setpoint for the building space, combine the feedforward air quality contribution and the feedback air quality contribution to determine a target amount of ventilation or filtration to be provided to the building space by the HVAC equipment, and control the HVAC equipment to provide the target amount of ventilation or filtration.

Building control system with feedback and feedforward total energy flow compensation

Systems and methods for creating a data mapping to be used in a subsequent inventorying process to locate objects within an area. The methods comprise: identifying, by a robot, at least one first marker disposed within the area which should be re-programed; autonomously transforming, by the robot, a first programmed state of the at least one first marker to a second programmed state; and autonomously creating, by the robot, the data mapping specifying a current physical location of the at least one first marker which was re-programed and current physical locations of second markers also disposed within the area.

Robotic generation of a marker data mapping for use in inventorying processes

A networked system for authenticating devices that comprise constrained devices connected in a network either directly to cloud based and/or dedicated servers or though gateways to cloud based and/or dedicated servers.

Machine-to-machine and machine to cloud end-to-end authentication and security

Systems and methods for determining an inventory. The methods comprise: placing an RFID tag in a first operational mode in which at least one communication operation or device of the RFID tag is disabled or bypassed; performing first operations by the RFID tag to determine when it is time to begin communications in accordance with the time slotted communications scheme; transitioning an operational mode of the RFID tag from the first operational mode to a second operational mode in which the communication operation(s) or device of the RFID tag is enabled or no longer bypassed, in response to a determination that it is time for the RFID tag to begin communications; and transitioning the operational mode of the RFID tag back into the first operational mode when the RFID tag's communications with a remote tag reader for inventory determination purposes are complete or a time slot has expired.

Systems and methods for determining inventory using time-slotted tag communications

Systems and methods for determining an inventory. The methods comprise: performing operations by an internal circuit of a light provider to control operations of a light element to produce visible light, where the light provider is coupled to a light fixture installed on a physical structure of a facility; and performing operations by the internal circuit to connect with a network, receive a tag identifier associated with an alert event from at least one external device via the network, read tags, and control the light element to modify at least one characteristic of the visible light produced thereby when information read from one of the tags includes the tag identifier.

Systems and methods for determining an inventory using a hybrid lighting and inventory system

Systems and methods for operating a Unified Security Device ('USD'). The methods comprise: receiving an Electronic Article Surveillance ('EAS') interrogation signal with an antenna of the USD; processing the EAS interrogation signal using a processor unit of the USD; using the processor unit to generate an EAS response signal that emulates a response signal produced by an Acousto-Magnetic (AM) type of EAS security tag, in response to the EAS interrogation signal; and communicating the EAS response signal from the USD.

Unified security device

Systems and methods for detecting building conditions based on wireless signal degradation

A fire protection system includes a pipe system in fluid communication with a water source. A local processing unit is operatively coupled to a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader antenna. Sensors monitoring a sensor area for the presence of a fire are in electrical communication with the local processing unit. Fluid distribution devices in fluid communication with the pipe system are configured to deliver water from the water source to the sensor area. An RFID tag apparatus is coupled to one of the fluid distribution devices and includes an RFID tag antenna positioned within the pipe system and is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals to and from the RFID reader antenna and local processing unit, through the pipe system.

Microwave fire protection devices

A wireless infrastructure component for integration with a building fire system includes a first mounting interface and a wireless communications interface. The first mounting interface is configured to physically couple to a mounting surface and includes a first power connector that is configured to receive power from the building fire system. The wireless communications interface is electrically coupled to the first power connector and is configured to use the power from the building fire system in order to conduct wireless communications with one or more wireless devices.

Fire alarm system powering a wireless building network

Systems and methods for operating a Radio Frequency Identification ('RFID') tag. The methods comprise: monitoring a level of Radio Frequency ('RF') energy being received by the RFID tag; performing operations by a circuit of the RFID tag to compare the level of RF energy in a given frequency band to a first threshold value; and transitioning an operational mode of the RFID tag from a first operational mode in which a receiver is disabled to a second operational mode in which the receiver is enabled, when the level of RF energy exceeds the first threshold value. The RFID tag is able to communicate with a remote tag reader when the RFID tag is in the second operational mode and not when the RFID tag is in the first operational mode.

Systems and methods for operating a tag

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Mission Viejo, CA, United States of America

Craig Evan Trivelpiece