Symbol Technologies, LLC

Canary Connect, Inc.

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Miklos Stern

Richard Mark Clayton

Adam D Sager

Chris I Rill

Darran Michael Handshaw

Joseph Namm

Kevin J O'Connell

Thomas D Bianculli

Jay J Williams

Benjamin J Bekritsky

Cuneyt M Taskiran

James C Krause

Michael E Groble

Christopher I Rill

Mark A Krizik

John E Buchalo

Jonathan D Troutman

Timothy Robert Hoover

Andrey Katsman

Marc P Scoffier

Kevin J O'connell

A technique for real-time trailer utilization measurement includes a three-dimensional depth monitor operable to monitor loading of a trailer and a processor operable to determine trailer utilization in real-time during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A graphical user interface can receive utilization information from the processor and display a visual representation of real-time loading of the trailer. Utilization is a ratio of cumulative package volume to currently loaded volume of the trailer, wherein the cumulative package volume is determined from dimensional scans of packages to be loaded in the trailer and the currently loaded volume is determined by the monitor.

Real-time trailer utilization measurement

A monitoring device comprises a single housing, a plurality of sensors supported by the housing to detect respective characteristics of a location, a processing device within the housing, and memory within the housing to store data collected by the plurality of sensors. The sensors may include a camera, a temperature sensor, an air quality sensor, an infrared sensor, an ambient light sensor, a humidity sensor, an accelerometer, a carbon monoxide sensor, and/or a carbon dioxide sensor, for example. Processing may be provided on the device to evaluate the sensor responses, such as by comparison to respective thresholds. In additions, sensor data may be sent to a network for further processing. The device does not require physical or wired installation, and is easy to set up. Multiple, separate sensors are not required in order to monitor a space and a separate processing device is also not required.

Monitoring and security devices comprising multiple sensors

An example disclosed method includes generating a composite image by merging unblocked portions of first and second images, each of the first and second images being representative of an environment; identifying a blocked portion of the first and second images; determining, by the processor, whether the blocked portion has been blocked for greater than a threshold amount of time; and in response to determining that the blocked portion has been blocked for greater than the threshold amount of time, including the blocked portion in the composite image.

Transmission of images for inventory monitoring

A wearable safety apparatus includes a housing, a plurality of directional thermal imaging sensors mounted on the housing and facing outwardly away from the housing in a corresponding plurality of different directions towards thermal zones of a heat source. Each sensor detects infrared radiation (IR) intensity and generates an output indicative of a temperature of the detected IR intensity in a respective thermal zone faced by a respective sensor. An interface is mounted on the housing and has a display positioned to be viewable by a user, e.g., a firefighter. A controller processes the outputs generated by the sensors, and displays at a plurality of spaced-apart positions on the display a plurality of positional thermal indicators when the temperature in the respective thermal zone is elevated. The position of each positional thermal indicator corresponds to the thermal zone faced by the respective sensor.

Wearable safety apparatus for, and method of, displaying heat source characteristics and/or hazards

A method and apparatus for transmitting an image for inventory monitoring is provided herein. During operation, a camera may take a series of images of a particular area to be monitored. Each image will be broken into a plurality of regions and a determination will be made if a region is at least partially blocked. Those regions deemed unblocked will be utilized to generate a composite image. The camera continues acquiring images, using unblocked regions until a complete composite image is formed without obstructions. The composite image will then be transmitted and used for inventory monitoring.

Monitoring device

A technique for on-demand power wake up for digital signage includes providinga detector operable to detect an envelope of a digital signal, receivingan extended length packet by the detector, wherein the packet consists of a same, repeated data symbol, detectingthe extended length packet in the detector to provide an output signal, comparingthe output signal against a reference threshold, and providinga wake up signal if the output signal exceeds the reference threshold. This can then be followed by receivinginformation to display on the sign.

Digital signage with on-demand power wake up

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Karthik Lakshminarayanan