35 results about "Remote system" patented technology

According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method is provided comprising receiving sensor data from a sensor of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, and determining, based at least in part on the sensor data, a subset of motion options from a predetermined set of motions options associated with controlling the vehicle. A representation of the subset of motion options is transmitted to a remote system. A first motion option of the subset of motion options is received from the remote system, and the vehicle is controlled based at least in part on the first motion option.

Methods and systems for managing operations of a data processing system are disclosed. To manage operations of the data processing system, an identification may be made that a channel card of the data processing system is a non-standard channel card configured to perform at least one non-standard function. Based on the identification, a management controller of the data processing system may obtain a signed data structure indicating an entitlement for the channel card, the signed data structure including a signature usable to verify the channel card is entitled to use of proprietary software. The management controller may perform a verification process to determine whether the signed data structure is usable to establish the entitlement via at least an out-of-band interaction with a remote system. If the signed data structure is usable to establish the entitlement, computer-implemented services may be provided using the channel card and the proprietary software.

The utility model provides a pressure regulation control system for a riser of a coke oven. The pressure regulation control system comprises a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) system, a remote monitoring system, a remote IO (Input / Output) system and a riser opening and closing regulation system, the PLC system is used for controlling the opening degree of a turning plate of the whole turning plate pressure regulating control system and changing the area of a channel of the raw gas guided into the gas collecting pipe; the remote monitoring system is installed in a central control room; the remote IO system is used for collecting and transmitting information of the turning plate air cylinder on site and transmitting an executed control instruction; and the ascending pipe opening and closing adjusting system is used for receiving information of the PLC system to open and close a flap valve of an ascending pipe bridge pipe. According to the system, a cylinder, a valve positioner and other components are arranged on a mechanical water seal flap valve, a PLC system is used for controlling the opening degree of a flap, the area of raw gas guided into a gas collecting pipe channel is changed, and the purpose of adjusting the bottom pressure of a carbonization chamber is achieved by adjusting the guided-out amount of the raw gas.

In some cases, a handheld device that includes a microphone and a scanner may be used for voice-assisted scanning. For example, a user may provide a voice input via the microphone and may activate the scanner to scan an item identifier (e.g., a barcode). The handheld device may communicate voice data and item identifier information to a remote system for voice-assisted scanning. The remote system may perform automatic speech recognition (ASR) operations on the voice data and may perform item identification operations based on the scanned identifier. Natural language understanding (NLU) processing may be improved by combining ASR information with item information obtained based on the scanned identifier. An action may be executed based on the likely user intent.

This disclosure relates to a remote system for regulating the temperature of an operator's cabin of a work machine, and a method for remotely regulating the temperature of an operator's cabin of a work machine. [Solution] A remote system for regulating the temperature of the operator's cabin of a work machine includes a controller that determines whether at least one door and at least one window of the work machine are closed, determines that the current temperature of the operator's cabin is outside a desired temperature range, determines that the current voltage of the work machine's battery system is above a predetermined threshold, determines that the parking brake of the work machine is applied, and turns on the power and HVAC system of the work machine based on the determination that the doors and windows are closed, the current temperature of the operator's cabin is outside a desired temperature range, the current voltage of the battery system is above a predetermined threshold, and the parking brake is applied.

A software-defined power management and distribution system for spacecraft and other remote systems, which maximizes adjustability of the electrical power systems thereof using software, and without having to change the associated hardware is described. Embodiments of the present apparatus are remotely adjustable, thereby enabling more rapid configuration of spacecrafts during construction as well as reconfiguration thereof while in orbit.

A diagnostic system and technique for a machine (e.g. an industrial machine) to detect, identify, and resolve faults and issues with the machine, including connectivity and / or issues with a communications system. An on-board diagnostic system provides monitoring of machine components and / or the machine's communications system. The on-board system provides faster (e.g. real-time) and more accurate diagnostics and troubleshooting of machine issues. Captured data is communicated to a remote system for further analysis based on machine learning.

A method for user movement guidance includes receiving a destination request through a mobile device. The method also includes receiving, by the mobile device, sensor data from a wearable device. The wearable device includes a lanyard and an electronic pendant attached to the lanyard. The electronic pendant includes a camera and a LIDAR sensor. The method also includes establishing communication between the mobile device and a remote system in response to receiving the destination request. The method also includes transmitting, by the mobile device, the sensor data to the remote system in response to establishing the communication between the mobile device and the remote system. The method also includes receiving, by the mobile device, navigation instructions to the destination from the remote system.

The invention provides a multi-parameter cooperative monitoring and real-time early warning method and device, and relates to the technical field of hydropower station auxiliary system small motor state monitoring, and the method comprises the steps: synchronously collecting the operation data of a small motor through an embedded sensor array; hardware filtering processing is carried out on the collected vibration signals, drift compensation is carried out on the temperature signals based on environment interference characteristics, and calibrated multi-dimensional operation parameters are generated; the fault type and grade are judged through a multi-parameter collaborative analysis algorithm, insulation aging early warning is triggered when the winding temperature change rate is abnormal and no load fluctuates, abrasion early warning is triggered when the bearing temperature or vibration amplitude exceeds a preset threshold value, and winding fault early warning is triggered when the three-phase current unbalance degree exceeds a threshold value; real-time monitoring data and early warning information are transmitted to a hydropower station monitoring system through two channels of the wired communication unit and the wireless communication unit, and linkage control of local sound-light alarm and a remote system is achieved. The system stability is effectively enhanced.

An acceleration sensor for a vehicle includes a micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) high-G sensing element and low-G sensing element provided in a single MEMS housing in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the high-G sensor and the low-G sensor are integrated as a single MEMS low / high-G sensing element and in another embodiment, the high-G and low-G sensing elements are provided in separate MEMS housings disposed in the same acceleration sensor housing. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) processes signals from the high-G / low-G sensing element(s). A collision determination system for an autonomous vehicle processes the high-G / low-G signals to actuate airbags and / or to provide collision information to a remote system.

A method of pairing a user device with a remote system. The user device communicates with an intermediary device via a secure communication channel to cause a secret key generated by the remote system to be received by the user device, from the intermediary device. The secret key is thereby assigned to the user device. The user device establishes communication with the remote system to pair the user device with the remote system using the secret key, such that data sent from the user device to the remote system is encrypted using the secret key and data received by the user device from the remote system is decrypted using the secret key.

The present disclosure relates to a method for augmenting capabilities of an Automated Driving System (ADS) of a vehicle. The method includes locally processing, by means of a perception module of the ADS, sensor data obtained from one or more sensors of the vehicle in order to generate a local world-view of the ADS. The sensor data is associated with a time period and includes information about a surrounding environment of the vehicle during the time period. The method further includes generating a local candidate path to be executed by the ADS based on the generated local world-view of the ADS, and transmitting a first set of data to a remote system. The first set of data is associated with the time period and including information about the surrounding environment of the vehicle during the time period.

Systems and methods for remotely monitoring the amount of fuel in one or more fuel tanks are disclosed. A fuel monitoring device includes a sensor configured to monitor the operation of a valve coupled to an output of a fuel tank and a network and communication system configured to receive data from the sensor related to the operation of the valve and establish communication with one or more remote systems via a communications network. The fuel monitoring device communicates the data related to the operation of the sensor to a remote server system via the communications network. Based on the data received from the fuel monitoring device and one or more remote systems, the remote server system can determine the amount of fuel remaining in the tank, and can predict when the tank will require additional fuel.

A remote system automatically associates a telemetric device with a vessel based on location data. The system includes a wireless transmitter, a database storing vessel identities and attributes, and a processor. The processor obtains a location of the telemetric device, determines whether the location falls within a target location of the vessel, and associates or disassociates the telemetric device accordingly. The system may validate the association based on orientation or other parameters, update the vessel location, and / or issue alerts when disassociation occurs.

A system is provided for multi-unit automation and access control for multi-family housing. Individual housing units have an associated control hub in communication with a remotely disposed system controller. Various sensors and effectors within the individual housing units may communicate with a corresponding hub, which may provide message regularization to facilitate interoperability of a wide array of sensors and effectors with the system controller. Both management representatives of the multi-family housing operator and residents may access the system controller via electronic devices such as smartphones. Thus, a resident and / or management representative may control effectors such as smart locks and may monitor sensors such as leak sensors or smoke alarms. Corrective maintenance work orders may be automatically generated to maintain an infrastructure of the multi-family housing in a desired condition and permit limited access to housing units for maintenance workers. Remote access by residents may enhance home automation experiences.

Implementations are directed to efficient federated learning of machine learning (ML) model(s) through on-the-fly decompression and compression of model parameters, of the ML model(s), when facilitating forward propagation and / or back propagation at client device(s). For example, implementations can transmit, from a remote system to a client device, a compressed on-device ML model that includes some compressed parameters. Further, the client device can, in performing forward propagation and / or back propagation using the on-device ML model, decompress those compressed parameters on-the-fly as the parameters are needed for the propagation. The propagation will utilize the decompressed parameters that were decompressed on the fly. Further, after the decompressed parameters are utilized, they can be deallocated from memory (while their compressed counterparts optionally remain in memory) to enable allocation of memory for further decompressed parameters that will be needed next and / or needed for other ongoing process(es).

A method for fusing data from one or more vehicles includes capturing sensor data using one or more vehicle sensors. The method further may include transmitting the sensor data to a remote system. The sensor data is transmitted as tokenized data based at least in part on one or more features identified in the sensor data. The method further may include receiving the tokenized data from the one or more vehicles using the remote system. The method further may include fusing the tokenized data from the one or more vehicles using the remote system. Fusing the tokenized data further may include identifying at least one of: an important sensor type and an important feature and transmitting at least one of: the important sensor type and the important feature to the one or more vehicles.

Floating platform assemblies include self-stabilizing features and a housing with at least two articulating wings extending outwardly therefrom. Each wing includes a pivot assembly at a proximal end, a spring assembly operatively connected to the pivot assembly, solar panels disposed thereon, and a float at a distal end. The pivot assemblies permit independent articulation of each wing to compensate for wind and wave forces while maintaining the wings in a substantially horizontal orientation. A payload may be coupled to the housing and may be in electrical communication with a controller for data collection. A wireless communication module transmits collected data to remote systems. Methods for deploying distributed data collection networks include transitioning the assemblies from a collapsed state to a deployed state in a body of water, collecting and processing data, and communicating among multiple assemblies to aggregate composite data sets.

Methods and systems for managing operation of a data processing system are disclosed. A management controller of the data processing system may identify an occurrence of an event for the data processing system that triggers a policy for the data processing system. A policy enforcement process may be performed based on the triggered policy. During performance of the policy enforcement process, environment data may be obtained by the management controller using a portion of hardware resources of the data processing system (e.g., a sensing device), and the environment data may be provided by the management controller to a remote system for analysis. To manage an outcome of the occurrence of the event and / or future occurrences of the event, an action set (based on the policy and / or the analysis of the environment data) may be performed.

The present invention provides a device that automatically opens a swing gate or swing door using a gear motor reducer that operates radially, and rotates the end of the door body attached to a support column around the axis of the support column. [Solution] This system can be operated by any remote system such as a remote control or mobile phone, as well as by a switch with a push button or numeric keypad. Specifically, in this device, a pinion mounted on the shaft of the gear motor reducer pulls a special toothed bush. This gear motor reducer is mounted on a common support column to which a tensioner bush and a lower bush are also attached, and these bushes rotate around their own axis, allowing the gate or door body to be opened and closed within a range of up to 180°.

Methods for guiding the movement of a user (12), comprising: Receiving a destination request by a computer device, wherein the destination request contains a destination, the computer device contains a device controller (34), and the device controller (34) contains a processor (44) and a non-transitory computer-readable medium (46) in communication with the processor (44); Receiving sensor data from a first portable device (20) by the computer device, wherein the first portable device (20) comprises a camera (26) and a distance sensor, wherein the sensor data includes image data captured by the camera (26); Establishing communication between the computer device and a remote system (50) in response to receiving the destination request; and Transmission of sensor data by the computer device to the remote system (50) in response to the establishment of communication between the computer device and the remote system (50); characterized by Receiving navigation instructions to the destination from the remote system (50) by the computer device; and Output of the navigation instructions by a second portable device (40) in the form of a first finger ring (42) and a third portable device (60) in the form of a second finger ring (62), wherein both the first ring (42) and the second ring (62) are configured to generate haptic feedback that forms the navigation instructions; and wherein the first portable device (20) comprises an electronic pendant (24) attached to a lanyard (22) worn by the user (12) around his neck, and which contains the camera (26), the distance sensor and a speaker (18) through which the navigation instructions are also given.

A management of the elements of the context of one or more flight plans is provided. The systems, methods and computer programs allowing real-time collaborative work on and around one or more flight plans between multiple remote systems are provided. A first system comprises receiving a modification, made on a second system, to a flight plan and to a set of associated objects or to another set of non-associated objects, displaying the modification and, if the modification is validated, returning the modification, as applied to the first system, to the second system to ensure uniformity around the collaborative navigation space between remote parties.

A method for fusing data from one or more vehicles includes capturing sensor data using one or more vehicle sensors. The method can also include transmitting the sensor data to a remote system. The sensor data is transmitted as tokenized data based at least in part on one or more features identified in the sensor data. The method can also include receiving, using the remote system, the tokenized data from the one or more vehicles. The method can also include fusing, using the remote system, the tokenized data from the one or more vehicles. Fusing the tokenized data can also include identifying at least one of: important sensor types and important features, and transmitting at least one of: important sensor types and important features of the one or more vehicles.

A system integrating vehicle sensors with remote system sensors includes a vehicle having a controller communicating with a vehicle sensor generating data associated with a vehicle threat alert. A vehicle communication device communicating with the vehicle controller and transmitting vehicle sensor data. A remote system including a controller communicating with a remote sensor generating data associated with a remote threat alert. A communication hub communicating with the remote controller and the vehicle communication device. The vehicle communicating with the remote system through the communication hub, sharing vehicle threat alerts with the remote system, receiving and reviewing remote threat alerts from the remote system and modifying an operational mode of the vehicle sensor based on remote threat alerts. The remote network controller reviewing received vehicle threat alerts and modifying a detection mode of the remote system based on the received vehicle threat alerts.

Systems and methods for monitoring an electrosurgical unit (ESU), analyzing ESU system data, predicting future ESU maintenance, and updating the ESU using firmware over-the-air (FOTA).

A video interface device, the device including a camera; an optically transparent enclosure, the enclosure configured to enclose the camera and configured for sanitization; a height-adjustable mount connected to the optically transparent enclosure; a computer display connected to the height-adjustable mount; and a cart connected to the height-adjustable mount, wherein the camera and the computer display are configured to facilitate communication with at least one remote system. A method of constructing a video interface device, including enclosing a first camera in an optically-transparent enclosure, the enclosure being configured for sanitization; attaching the first camera in the optically-transparent enclosure to a height-adjustable mount; attaching a computer display to the height-adjustable mount; and attaching a cart to the height-adjustable mount, such that the first camera and the computer display are configured to facilitate communication with at least one remote system.

To provide a method, a device and a program for obtaining signals from multiple directions without requiring scanning by a plurality of ultrasonic probes embedded in a mat wound around a body tissue, enabling a three dimensional structure model in a region of interest and its analysis, and transmitting them to a user and a sharer.SOLUTION: A plurality of ultrasonic probes 3 are embedded in a mat 2 which flexibly changes its shape and adheres to the surface of a body tissue. A plurality of ultrasonic reflection images transmitted and received by the ultrasonic probe 3 are integrated as a three dimensional structure model included in the region of interest by the arithmetic processing device 4. The morphology, kinetics, and composition of the three dimensional structural model are automatically evaluated by the program and the results are transmitted to the sharer via a display at the user's location or a remote system.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The present disclosure relates to chain monitoring systems and methods. In particular, the chain monitoring system is configured to mount onto a portion of a chain and measure one or more parameters associated with one or more characteristics of the chain. The measured parameters are processed by the chain monitoring system and / or transmitted to a remote system for analysis. The analysis may be used to determine a characteristic and / or change in the characteristic of the chain. In some examples, the characteristic is an elongation value associated with the chain, which can be transmitted to a networked system for analysis, display, and / or control. In some examples, a sensor can be employed to measure one or more characteristics of the chain. The sensor may include, but is not limited to, a strain gauge, an accelerometer, an optical, a sonic, and / or a magnetic sensor.

The invention relates to a conveyor system (100). The conveyor system comprises a conveyor control unit (120), one or more conveyor components (130a-130n) and a communication system (110) for providing data frame based communication between the conveyor control unit (120), the one or more conveyor components (130a-130n) and / or one or more external or remote systems (140, 140a-140d). The communication system (110) comprises at least two virtual local area networks (VLANs) (112a-112n) separated by respective tags (206), a first switching device (114) configured to connect the one or more conveyor components (130a-130n) to at least one of the at least two VLANs (112a-112n), a second switching device (116) configured to connect the conveyor control unit (120) and the one or more external or remote systems (112n) and a trunk link (118) configured to transfer data frames (200) belonging to the at least two VLANs (112a-112n) between the first switching device (114) and the second switching device (116). The invention also relates to an elevator system and a conveyor arrangement.

A vehicle (e.g. car) software module 40 configured to be installed into a vehicle onboard computer system 50. Wherein the module can establish a communication link with a remote system 20 storing the