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Method and system for providing intelligent in-store couponing
InactiveUS20050234771A1Increase influenceSimple methodSpecial data processing applicationsMarketingBroadcastingComputer science
The present invention features an intelligent in-store couponing system comprising an operating computer for controlling the functions of the intelligent in-store couponing system; a coupon database capable of storing coupons and coupon data or information; a coupon management module for managing the coupons and their delivery; and at least one coupon delivery system capable of delivering a coupon to a customer in a usable format at the point-of-sale and / or point-of-decision. The in-store couponing system is preferably computer network-based and controlled by personnel at an individual business location or business chain, or by an administrative body controlling one or more of the functions of a business location or chain. The in-store couponing system may further be interfaced or integrated with an in-store media broadcasting and / or customer entrance detection and tracking system to provide ad-driven in-store couponing.
Owner:IN STORE BROADCASTING NETWORK LLC
Measuring system and method
InactiveUS20070262855A1Cutting costsLow costRoad vehicles traffic controlEngine testingReal time analysisMeasurement device
In a motor vehicle, a fuel consumption measurement system comprising: measuring device for the vehicle's fuel consumption as first data; measuring device for second data for variables which may affect the fuel consumption, the second data including at least locations traveled by the vehicle, and wherein vehicle's location is measured in real time using a global positioning system or using info provided by a cellular wireless supplier; c. storage for storing samples of the first data with the second data; d. computing device for analyzing in real time the stored first and second data for reaching conclusions relating to ways for reducing the fuel consumption, wherein the conclusions include at least the cost of fuel used; e. display for presenting the conclusions in real time to a vehicle's driver.
Owner:ZUTA MARC +1
Speed reduction, alerting, and logging system
InactiveUS20100045451A1Improve their driving habitConvenience habitRoad vehicles traffic controlOptical signallingDriver/operatorEngineering
A system for Speed Reduction, Alerting, and Logging is disclosed that determines a vehicle's location and the legal speed limit at any location, then alerts the driver when his or her speed passes a threshold relative to the speed limit. The speed limit and / or thresholds for alerts may be adjusted according to the type of vehicle, time of day, day of the week, date, or local weather conditions. Alerts may be provided through audible, visual, kinesthetic, olfactory, or other sensory means and may be activated individually or in combination. Alerts may be logged and reviewed for the purpose of helping improve the driver's driving habits, including through the use of a map display that shows geographical locations and the severity of alerts. Alerts may also be transmitted to an external organization. A provision for forcing a speed reduction of the vehicle in response to an alert is also included.
Owner:PERIWAL NEERAJ
Ergonomic Sensor Pad with Feedback to User and Method of Use
ActiveUS20110275939A1Avoid developmentPrecise alignmentCosmonautic condition simulationsPerson identificationEngineeringPersonal computer
A portable system is provided for sensing and training a user to maintain correct posture while seated in a chair with a seat portion and a back portion. The system includes a first pad attachable to the seat portion of a chair, said first pad having a front area and a rear area, and a second pad attachable to the back portion of a chair and having a lower area and an upper area. There is a first sensor located in the first pad capable of sensing that a user is seated in the seat portion of the chair, a second sensor located in the first pad capable of sensing whether the lower posterior portion of the user's body is in contact with the rear area of the first pad, a third sensor operably attached to the lower area of the second pad capable of sensing whether the user's lumbar region is in contact with the second pad, a fourth sensor operably attached to the upper area of the second pad capable of sensing the distance between the user's upper back and the upper area of the second pad and a neck-position sensor operably attached to the second pad and capable of sensing the distance between the neck-position sensor and the user's neck. The system also includes a microprocessor operably connected to the first sensor, second sensor, third sensor, fourth sensor and neck-position sensor and capable of collecting data from each of the first sensor, second sensor, third sensor, fourth sensor and neck position sensor. The system also includes software for a personal computer, which configures the personal computer to receive the data from the microprocessor and to display the data received from the microprocessor, so that the user can utilize the ergonomic seat pad to receive feedback regarding his posture and over time, improve his posture.
Owner:WALSH MICHAEL C +9
Needs-matching navigator system
ActiveUS20170019496A1Speed up the processLose weightBiological neural network modelsBuying/selling/leasing transactionsUser needsElectronic communication
A needs-matching navigator system and social network facilitator appurtenances including, for a large user plurality, software driven modules residing on electronic communications enabled platforms and devices. Beyond altruistically enhancing flourishing life horizons and life quality metrics, the modules facilitate (A) knowing respective user bias, profile, perspective, wellbeing orientation, and privacy preference; (B) understanding user needs description and wellbeing criteria; (C) finding answer and solutions to the needs by user biased projecting the description onto electronically stored knowledge-bases; (D) matching the user to the answers and solutions; and preferably (E) creating an instant electronic communications interactive community for the respective user, by inverse projecting large subsets of the answers and solutions back onto the large plurality of users; according to said users' profiles and needs descriptions. This navigable community may be classified into spontaneous castes; having various degrees of relevant understanding, expertise, experience, and / or curiosity about these answer and / or solution projections.
Owner:ORBACH TUVI
Behaviour Modification
InactiveUS20110183305A1Increased muscular relaxationLong exhalationMental therapiesSensorsBehaviour modificationComputer science
A behavioural modification system and method facilitates the achieving by a user (Q) of one or more objectives. The system includes sensors (12) to measure at least one physiological or psychological parameter of the user; a memory to store data concerning the physiological or psychological parameter or a range of physiological or psychological parameters for the user, based on information from the sensors at at least one point in time; and a comparator to compare the at least one measured parameter at subsequent points in time with stored data for the user. It also includes an indicator (16) to provide information to the user (Q) about one or more objectives; a monitor (20) that, based on comparisons made by the comparator, monitors the state of the user when working towards the at least one objective; and a moderator that, in response to the state of the user as monitored by the monitor, enables the at least one objective to be changed so that the user is able to maintain a desired state when attempting the at least one objective thereby maintaining engagement of the user to continue working towards the at least one objective.
Owner:HEALTH SMART
Home intelligent power monitoring system
InactiveCN101873009AConvenience habitImprove efficiencyPower network operation systems integrationCircuit arrangementsElectricityMonitoring system
The invention discloses a home intelligent power monitoring system which can be used to monitor and control the power use of the network providing energy, allow users to share information and experiences, monitor the electrical equipment, ensure the users to know the electricity situations, intelligently control electric appliances, save energy and reduce the electric charge. The technical scheme is as follows: the system comprises a plurality of distributed measuring and controlling devices, a centralized monitoring device and a measurement system, wherein the distributed measuring and controlling devices are arranged in home electrical devices, and used to monitor, store and transmit the current and voltage data of the home electrical devices and control the power consumption and on-off state of the home electrical devices according to the received commands; the centralized monitoring device communicates with the distributed measuring and controlling devices through a communication network, receives the monitored current and voltage data from the distributed measuring and controlling devices, sends the commands to the corresponding distributed measuring and controlling devices and displays the analysis result for the user through a user interface; and the measurement system interacts with the centralized monitoring device and analyzes and processes the data.
Owner:ALTENERGY POWER SYST
Handle of cup
InactiveUS20100288782A1Convenience habitImprove defectsSealingContainers preventing decayEngineering
This invention relates to an improved handle of cup in which a receiving cavity is provided at the curved portion of the handle of cup. The receiving cavity is used to accommodate drink sachets containing instant beverage or seasoning sachets, and the receiving cavity can be closed by a lid so as to protect and to keep the drink sachet or seasoning sachet in good condition. In this manner, user can conveniently pick up a drink sachet or a seasoning sachet immediately when user uses the cup to make a cup of drink.
Owner:WOODMAX KY INDS CORP
Toothbrush incorporating training aid
A toothbrush and method of use for improving oral health habits. A plurality of light assemblies and an overlay including appealing graphics are provided on the toothbrush with some of the graphics disposed adjacent the assemblies. A microprocessor carries software that tracks actual brushing time over a plurality of brushing events in a pre-set time period. The total brushing time during that time period is compared with a preferred brushing time and a proportionate number of the light assemblies are illuminated to indicate the degree of brushing compliance.
Owner:2181847 ONTARIO
System and method of managing vehicle and driver information
InactiveUS20100274440A1Convenience habitProvide informationVehicle testingError prevention/detection by using return channelDriver/operatorEngineering
The present invention relates a system and method of managing vehicle and driver information. According to the present invention, internal status information and external environment information of a vehicle, and a driver's behavior information, are gathered to calculate the driver's workload that is required for careful driving and inform the workload to the driver, which leads to careful driving. Further, the information input to the terminal is sent to an observation center without manual control of the driver so that the observation center can collect and store the information in real time. Furthermore, the driving history, driving habits of the driver, and the amount of consumed fuel can be provided through the terminal and the driver access to the server in the observation center, which improves the driving habits of the driver and provides information about economical driving.
Owner:ELECTRONICS & TELECOMM RES INST
Intelligent toothbrush sleeve system
InactiveCN105012035AThe solution cannot be reusedReduce use costBrushesTooth cleaningEngineeringBluetooth
The invention discloses an intelligent toothbrush sleeve system. The intelligent toothbrush sleeve system comprises a toothbrush sleeve, an intelligent device in communication with the toothbrush sleeve and a cloud server in communication with at least one intelligent device. The toothbrush sleeve is arranged on the periphery of one end of a toothbrush handle in a sleeving mode and comprises a sleeve body, a control chip, a timer, an acceleration sensor, a pressure sensor, a gyro, a first Bluetooth module and an indicator lamp, wherein the control chip, the timer, the acceleration sensor, the pressure sensor, the gyro and the first Bluetooth module are arranged in the sleeve body, and the indicator lamp is arranged on the outer surface of the sleeve body. The acceleration sensor, the timer, the gyro, the pressure sensor, the first Bluetooth module and the indicator lamp are connected with the control chip. By means of the intelligent toothbrush sleeve system, tooth brushing behaviors can be monitored, and users can be reminded to healthily brush teeth; in addition, use is convenient, and cost is low.
Owner:SHANGHAI HUABO INFORMATION SERVICE
Speed reporting for providing conditional driver treatment
ActiveUS8248223B2Convenience habitSolve the real problemArrangements for variable traffic instructionsVehicle fittingsDriver/operatorHabit
A business process is disclosed whereby the driver of a motor vehicle receives conditional treatment from an external organization based on his or her driving habits as recorded by a speed detection and logging system on the driver's vehicle and then transmitted to the organization. A government organization may provide a provisional or probationary license allowing a driver to operate a vehicle while the driver's driving habits meet certain requirements. An automobile insurance company may use this process to adjust insurance rates for a driver. A rental car company may use this process to offer lower rental rates and / or lower insurance rates to good drivers. A company employing professional drivers may use this process to monitor its drivers. Logs of driving habits, which may take into account weather conditions, may be shown using a map display in order to provide feedback regarding a driver's driving behavior.
Owner:PERIWAL NEERAJ
Method and system for realizing transaction without bank card through automatic teller machine
InactiveCN103778728AConvenience habitOvercome cumbersome problemsComplete banking machinesProgram managementApplication software
The invention provides a method and a system for realizing transaction without a bank card through an automatic teller machine. The method comprises the steps that: when a user selects a bank card-free transaction mode on the automatic teller machine, the automatic teller machine displays a two-dimension code, the user logs in to an App application program account by virtue of a mobile terminal, scans the two-dimension code to respond to a bank card interface of the user account and selects a bank card, next, an App application program sends the bank card and information contained in the two-dimension code to a bank server after encryption, the bank server decrypts the received information and confirms the transaction by virtue of the information included in the two-dimension code, and when the bank server confirms that the transaction is succeed, the user enters correct bank card password and then can carry out transaction operation on the automatic teller machine just like using the bank card. The method and the system are adaptive to the development tendency of card-free life so that internet finance is more integrated into the life of people, and due to the adoption of the method and the system, the transaction operation can be realized on the automatic teller machine without the bank card.
Owner:王恩惠
Devices and methods providing automated assistance for verbal communication
InactiveUS20060106611A1Eliminate improper speech and language habitsFacilitate communicationSpeech analysisTeaching apparatusSpeech soundUser awareness
Devices and methods are provided for automatically analyzing a user's conversation or verbal presentation and providing feedback to the user, in real-time and / or off-line, to make the user aware of improper speech habits and thus enable the user to acquire better language habits while speaking. For example, a device for providing user awareness of speech habits may be a portable device, which can be worn or carried by the user, has various functions for monitoring and analyzing a speech session (e.g. conversation, verbal presentation) of a user and providing notification to the user of improper speech or language habits that are identified during the speech session.
Owner:IBM CORP
Adjustable detecting reminding device for human posture
The invention provides a device for detecting walking and sitting postures and reminding of sitting for a long time by a mobile phone through Bluetooth. The device comprises five parts, namely, a detecting module, a Bluetooth module, a control module, a vibration module and a power module; the detecting module is mainly of a three-axis acceleration sensor for transmitting the back angle of a tested wearer to the control module; after receiving the data from the detecting module, the control module calculates and analyzes to determine whether the wearer is in an accurate posture and reminds the wearer of correcting the posture under the vibration effect of the vibration module; the Bluetooth module is connected with the mobile phone to adjust the device through APP, so as to adapt to different people and meet different requirements; the detecting module is used for detecting the acceleration in the vertical direction so as to determine sitting and walking modes. The device can vibrate to remind the wearer sitting for an excessively long time of moving. The device is applicable to various conditions, is portable and flexible, and helps the wearer form a good habit.
Owner:TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIV
Smart children tooth-brushing guiding system
The invention discloses a smart children tooth-brushing guiding system. The system comprises smart training toothbrush hardware, an application software system installed on a mobile smart terminal, and cloud service, wherein the smart training toothbrush hardware comprises a toothbrush body, a motion sensor module, a processor module, a wireless communication module and a power supply module which are arranged on the toothbrush body; the application software system is installed on the mobile smart terminal, has functions of receipt receiving and transmitting, tooth-brushing posture detection and evaluation, tooth-brushing action guiding, smart reinforcing, data uploading to cloud and the like; the cloud service is deployed on Internet public cloud, and is used for providing history record storage, data analysis, ranking sharing and the like. According to the smart children tooth-brushing guiding system, children are guided to form a correct tooth-brushing posture and an excellent tooth-brushing habit by a game interacting mode, tooth-brushing entertainment and motivation of children are improved, and a smart living mode for future home is provided.
Owner:成迪寒
Method and system for displaying braking information
ActiveUS20110082632A1Easy to useConvenience habitAuxillary drivesAnalogue computers for trafficRegenerative brakeDisplay device
The present invention relates to a method and system for displaying braking information such as energy dissipation braking information and regenerative braking information. The present invention can be an automobile including an energy dissipation braking system, a regenerative braking system, an energy dissipation braking sensor, a regenerative braking sensor, an energy conversions system, an energy storage unit, an energy storage sensor, a processor, an engine, and / or a display. The processor, energy dissipation braking sensor, and / or the regenerative braking system can acquire and analyze energy dissipating braking data and regenerative braking data in an automobile to determine appropriate braking information for display to a user on the display. Such braking information can include, for example, an energy efficiency rate, and / or an application percentage of the energy dissipation braking system and / or the regenerative braking system. The braking information can also be displayed in various modes to indicate desirable braking applications.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Apparatus that helps facilitate clean hands and teeth
InactiveUS20060240397A1Easy to placeSimple and inexpensive methodEducational modelsTeaching apparatusEngineeringBiological activation
A method and apparatus are disclosed for helping facilitate the more effective washing of a person's hands and the brushing of a person's teeth. The apparatus is comprised of a means of sharing information on hand washing and a means of sharing information on tooth brushing. Preferably, the means of sharing this information, is a speaker means which is activated by either a hand washing activation means or a tooth brushing activation means.
Owner:LYNN JOHN MORRIS +1
Lettuce variety designated 'PX 237'
A new and distinct lettuce variety designated ‘PX 237’, characterized by having a distinct iceberg-like texture in a non-heading variety, a thick leaf texture, lack of an obvious mid-rib, a short open growth habit, and jagged leaf margins.
Owner:SYNGENTA PARTICIATIONS AG
System for improving vascular systems in humans using biofeedback and network data communication
InactiveUS20060229506A1Improving lifestyle choice and habitReduce stressCatheterMedical automated diagnosisMonitoring dataVascular disease
Systems and software for treating vascular disease in humans and generating data representing treatment plans are disclosed. A first set of clinical vascular health data from a healthcare provider and representing a vascular health condition of a patient is received at a data center server that is communicatively coupled to a public data network. One or more vascular disease analysis algorithms are applied to the first set of vascular health data, to result in creating and storing an initial treatment plan for the patient. A second set of vascular health data is received from a monitoring device that is associated with the patient and that is communicatively coupled to the data network; the second set of data include Doppler monitor data obtained from the peripheral vascular system of the patient. One or more vascular analysis algorithms are applied to result in creating one or more supplementary treatment plans for the patient. At least one of the treatment plans includes a biofeedback interaction. The treatment plans are provided to the patient over the data network. The foregoing steps are iteratively repeated one or more times as determined by the physician and patient, resulting in improved vascular health.
Owner:ALEXANDER FRANCIS CASTELLANOS 2002 TRUST
Methods for managing lifestyle of individuals
InactiveUS20140045156A1Easy to calculateGood conditionTeaching apparatusComputer scienceBiometric trait
Disclosed are computer-implemented methods and systems for managing the lifestyle of individuals and generation of suggested actions to be taken by a user to improve wellness depending on current user condition. The methods and systems facilitate acquiring multiple biometric and psychophysical parameters of the user and calculating a single wellness index. The wellness index depends on goals, objectives, results, social feedback, rewards, and so forth. The methods and systems may further generate at least one proposed action, wherein the action is to improve the wellness index.
Owner:TECHNOGYM SPA
Devices and methods providing automated assistance for verbal communication
InactiveUS7818179B2Eliminate improper speech and language habitsFacilitate communicationSpeech analysisTeaching apparatusHabitUser awareness
Devices and methods are provided for automatically analyzing a user's conversation or verbal presentation and providing feedback to the user, in real-time and / or off-line, to make the user aware of improper speech habits and thus enable the user to acquire better language habits while speaking. For example, a device for providing user awareness of speech habits may be a portable device, which can be worn or carried by the user, has various functions for monitoring and analyzing a speech session (e.g. conversation, verbal presentation) of a user and providing notification to the user of improper speech or language habits that are identified during the speech session.
Owner:INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
Tomato line FDR 15-2090
ActiveUS8097789B2Preventing self-pollinationConvenience habitImmunoglobulinsFermentationGenotypeZoology
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01533588 and the parent lines thereof, such as inbred tomato line FDR 15-2090. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01533588 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
Owner:SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS
Dental care kit and promotional method thereof
InactiveUS8181786B1Big market valueReduce manufacturing costDiagnosticsSurgeryPromotional KitMedicine
A dental care promotional kit includes a housing, a dental care set, and a promotion tool. The housing has a receiving cavity, a reflective windows formed on one of the front promotional panel and the rear promotional panel, and at least one promotional zone formed on the housing. The promotion tool is retrievably disposed in the receiving cavity of the housing, and comprises a promotional member and a reflective element attached on the promotional member, wherein the promotional member further has a promotional section formed thereon for allowing promotional materials to be printed on the promotional section, and is capable of being taken out from the receiving cavity, such that a user is able to freely retrieve the dental care set for performing basic dental care while being imparted with business goodwill shown on the promotion tool and the promotional zone.
Owner:ALAS ABDULRAHMAN
Text inputting method, apparatus and system
ActiveUS20140136970A1Increase typing speedImprove accuracyNatural language translationSpecial data processing applicationsText entryUser input
A text inputting method includes: obtaining a user identifier, finding a user language module corresponding to the user identifier according to the user identifier; obtaining a user input, generating a candidate sentence list according to the user input; obtaining a universal language model, calculating an on-screen probability of each candidate sentence in the candidate sentence list according to the user language model and the universal language model; sorting candidate sentences in the candidate sentence list according to their on-screen probabilities; and outputting the sorted candidate sentence list. The method increases a text inputting accuracy ratio and an inputting speed. In addition, a text inputting system and an apparatus are also provided.
Owner:SHENZHEN SHI JI GUANG SU INFORMATION TECH
Driving simulation system and method
InactiveCN108399820AIncrease driving safety awarenessConvenience habitCosmonautic condition simulationsSimulatorsCar drivingTraffic accident
The invention discloses a driving simulation system and method. The driving simulation system and method effectively simulate accidents and are high in simulation reality so that driving experience users can simulate driving conditions and traffic accidents scenes in various real car driving scenes and under different weather conditions, wherein the traffic accidents are not limited to rainy and snowy weather, car faults, car collisions, car tire burst and the like. Therefore, the users can become familiar with car driving at low cost and can practice in scenes which cannot be simulated easilyduring real car driving, the safety driving awareness and habits of the users are enhanced, and the correct operation experience under dangerous conditions is obtained.
Owner:北京超弦科技有限公司
Color-changing cleansing compositions and methods
InactiveUS20090176673A1Easy to cleanAvoid spreadingCosmetic preparationsToilet preparationsColor changesPhotochemistry
Owner:REVEAL SCI
Task plan adjustment method of wearable device, and device
InactiveCN106647945AConvenience habitTo achieve the effect of cultivatingDetails for portable computersOffice automationBaseline dataEvaluation result
The invention provides a task plan adjustment method of a wearable device, and the related device. The method comprises the steps of receiving user activity data corresponding to task units and obtained and uploaded by the wearable device according to an original task plan table; performing mathematic processing on related user activity data by taking the task units as units to determine executive result data of the task units; evaluating the executive result data corresponding to the task units according to evaluation reference data corresponding to the corresponding task units, and determining evaluation result data corresponding to the evaluation reference data; adjusting settings of the task units corresponding to the evaluation result data in the original task plan table according to preset conditions corresponding to the task units, and generating a new task plan table; and pushing the new task plan table to the wearable device. According to the method and the device, a task plan selected by a user is reasonably changed according to an actual condition, so that the purpose of healthily and effectively developing a habit is achieved.
Owner:BEIJING QIHOO TECH CO LTD
Ergonomic sensor pad with feedback to user and method of use
ActiveUS9196175B2Avoid developmentPrecise alignmentCosmonautic condition simulationsPerson identificationEngineeringPersonal computer
Owner:WALSH MICHAEL C +9
Tomato line FDS 15-2102
ActiveUS8097790B2Preventing self-pollinationConvenience habitImmunoglobulinsFermentationGenotypeZoology
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01544291 and the parent lines thereof, such as inbred parent line FDS 15-2102. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01544291 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
Owner:SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS
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