479 results about "Smart module" patented technology

An intelligent modular hybrid robot arm system is usable with mobile robots, and is applicable to stationary industrial arms. The intelligent modular hybrid robot arm system provides a large work envelope and a controlled and directed rotational movement for a flexible snake robot arm. The intelligent modular hybrid robot arm system has the ability to change end effector tools and sensors. The platform computers have the ability to interact with other subsystems for coordinated as well as independent tasks. The flexibly snake robot arm can be covered with a flexible sensor network, or “skin”. The intelligent modular hybrid robot arm system can manage its energy use, stores the arm in a compact shape and uses a central support tube offering unobstructed arm access to all sectors of its working envelope.

An irrigation controller includes a base unit with a removable and programmable control panel and backplane circuitry for communicating with a plurality of removable modules capable of performing a variety of irrigation and non-irrigation functions. A base module having irrigation station drivers is mated with the backplane circuitry and communicates with the base unit to carry out basic irrigation functions. A plurality of expansion modules and one or more smart modules, each having its own logic circuit, can be mated with the backplane circuitry to communicate with the base unit and carry out additional irrigation and non-irrigation functions.

A gaming table with multiple sensing devices on or proximate the table. Each sensing device or groups of devices has a separate intelligent module that senses changes in the sensing devices, as through a state change signal from the sensor. The module date stamps and transmits the data over a network to an external database. The modules broadcast information over a network, such as an Ethernet.

An irrigation controller includes a base unit with a removable and programmable control panel and backplane circuitry for communicating with a plurality of removable modules capable of performing a variety of irrigation and non-irrigation functions. A base module having irrigation station drivers is mated with the backplane circuitry and communicates with the base unit to carry out basic irrigation functions. A plurality of expansion modules and one or more smart modules, each having its own logic circuit, can be mated with the backplane circuitry to communicate with the base unit and carry out additional irrigation and non-irrigation functions.

The present invention provides an intelligent, modular multimedia computer management system for coupling a series of remote computers to one or more user workstations to allow each user workstation to selectively access and control one or more remote computers. The computer management system incorporates a centralized switching system that receives keyboard, cursor control device, audio, and auxiliary peripheral device signals from the user workstation and transmits and applies the signals to the remote computer in the same manner as if the keyboard, cursor control device, audio input source, or auxiliary peripheral device of the user workstation were directly coupled to the remote computer. Also, the user workstation receives audio signals and auxiliary peripheral device signals from the remote computer. In addition, the multimedia computer management system transmits video signals from the remote computer over an extended range for display on the video monitor of the user workstation.

The disclosed invention relates to an apparatus and method for making secured transactions. Such an apparatus may include a smart card device configured with a display for display a static or dynamic number for making a secured transaction. The display is configured to display a valid card number after the user's identify has been verified using a biometric verification process. The device may further comprise a programmable magnetic strip that is programmed with user data after the user's identify has been verified. The apparatus may further include a cloning process to allow a second device to perform secure transactions. One such second device is a smart module associated with a vehicle.

The present invention relates to a remote computer or server management system for coupling a series of remote computers to one or more user workstations allowing for efficient location, error detection and / or general status indication of the remote computers or servers. In particular, computer interface modules connected to the remote computers or servers include a signaling circuit to emit an audible or visual signal upon detection of a problem or upon receipt of a signal command from a user trying to locate a particular remote computer. Alternatively, the signaling circuit may transmit a message to the user workstation to inform the user of a problem, general status (e.g., of firmware upgrade), etc., which may be displayed on the user's video monitor.

A modular multimedia data distribution system includes a plurality of modules interconnected by fiber optic cables wherein data can be sent directly from one module to another. Each module is provided with connections for connecting the module to a media device. The system also includes a plurality of chassis, each chassis having one or more slots for interchangeably receiving the modules. Each of the slots includes connections for powering the modules and connecting the modules to a common fiber optic network. One or more of the modules may be capable of receiving signals from media devices, converting received signals into data, and sending data to at least one other module. Furthermore, one or more of the modules may also be capable of receiving data from other modules, converting received data into signals, and sending signals to a media device.

The invention provides a control system and method of an artificial intelligence drive robot. The system comprises a receiving module, an artificial intelligence module, a central processing unit, a cloud processing module and an executing module. The method comprises the steps that scene information of the surrounding and voice and / or visual information of a user are acquired; a comprehensive decision is made after recognition and understanding according to voice and / or visual information; the intention of the user is confirmed, and the robot gives a response; and a treatment result is outputin multiple modes including one or more of moving of the intelligent robot, action of a mechanical arm and / or a head, expression video image display on a screen, and audio playing. According to the method, artificial intelligence analysis and decision can be carried out locally or through cloud uploading according to acquired voice and / or visual information, the robot is automatically controlledto be in interactive feedback with the user in multiple manners, much hardware can be arranged outside, a designer quickly expands a machine body, and an artificial intelligence result can be intuitively and effectively achieved on the robot.

The invention discloses speech processing equipment for a power intelligent auxiliary service system. The speech processing equipment comprises an acquisition module which acquires a speech signal input into the power intelligent auxiliary service system by a client, a voiceprint recognition module which is connected with the acquisition module, and recognizes the identity of the client according to voiceprint information in the speech signal, a semantic recognition module which is connected with the acquisition module and recognizes the dialogue content in the speech signal to obtain problems of the client, an emotion recognition module which is connected with the acquisition module, and recognizes the emotional state of the client according to emotion information in the speech signal, and an intelligent module which is respectively connected with the voiceprint recognition module, the semantic recognition module and the emotion recognition module and makes an intelligent reply decision according to the identity of the client, the posed problems and the emotional state of the client. The speech processing equipment and a speech processing method for the power intelligent auxiliary service system disclosed by the invention can automatically analyze and process speech information of the client to timely, quickly and effectively solve the demands of the client and enhance the client experience so as to facilitate a more efficient, intelligent and value-added business process of the power intelligent auxiliary service system.

An electrical system for controlling coach resources for improved reliability and economy. The electrical system may comprise a plurality of smart modules networked together on a multiple channel network, one or more work modules each communicably connected with one of the smart modules, and one or more electrical devices controllably connected with one of the work modules. In one embodiment, the multiple channel network comprises multiple CAN busses and the work modules communicate to smart modules via RS422 / 485.

The invention provides an intelligent shoe system. A plurality of new functions and intelligent applications are added to common shoes / shoe type materials through combination of an intelligent module and the common shoe type materials; and use experience of the shoes / shoe type materials is improved. Particularly through practical research on an intelligent information system and a wireless communication system, the intelligent shoe system solves the main problems that the common shoe type materials cannot realize remote and close-range wireless intelligent information management function. By using the intelligent shoe system, a user can know the information such as the working state, the working environment and the position of the intelligent shoes remotely and in real time, so that the user can share the position at any time, monitor the shoe using environment in real time or know whether a person who wear the intelligent shoes encounters danger. The invention also provides a set of efficient intelligent shoe system realization method and a connection application method.

Described herein is a smart module configured to work with injection devices. The smart module may include electronics such as sensors and indicators, and be programmed to detect environmental parameters. If the sensors detect that a parameter is outside of a predetermined boundary or range, then the indicators may be activated to notify the user that the injection device may not be safe for administering medicine.

Disclosed is a remote computer or server management system for coupling a series of remote computers to one or more user workstations and providing an enhanced user interface for the selection, monitoring and control of a plurality of remote computers or servers by each workstation. Preferably, the user workstations include a keyboard, cursor control device, and video monitor through which a local user can select a remote computer for control through a central switch. The local workstation includes a general purpose processor programmed to display an enhanced graphical user interface (“GUI”) through which a local user can efficiently locate a remote computer for control. The GUI may also provide status indications for all servers, and may group the servers in an intelligent manner to aid the user in efficient location of the desired server.

The invention relates to the technical field of electrical power system equipment, in particular to an intelligent medium voltage switch cabinet. The intelligent medium voltage switch cabinet comprises a closed metal cabinet body. A handcart chamber, a bus chamber, a cable chamber and a meter chamber are arranged in the cabinet body in a separated mode. An intelligent disconnector is arranged in the handcart chamber. The intelligent disconnector comprises a control box, a three-phase moving contact and an electric chassis truck. A mechanical property on-line monitoring device, a disconnector control loop parameter measurement device and an intelligent control module are arranged in the control box. A communication interface connected with the intelligent control module is arranged on the upper portion of the control box. An intelligent module data acquisition device connected with the communication interface is arranged in the meter chamber. The intelligent medium voltage switch cabinet has the functions of intelligent monitoring, intelligent diagnosis and intelligent control, and is compact in structure, good in mechanical performance and electrical performance, and safe and reliable in operation.

The invention provides a UV illumination device for sterilizing and disinfecting a desired item or area. The device is having a built-in camera and UV light source in order to disinfect and sterilize the desired item or area. The device automatically detects the human presence and the acts as a normal household light and can be fit inside the conventional light bulb or tube light holder. Further, the device uses an artificial intelligence module, object detection module, machine learning module, localization module, and a plurality of sensors to easily detect the application area and act according to parameters of a particular item. Furthermore, the device can be manually controlled by using a remote device which is having a display where the user can select, identify, prioritize the items and can adjust the time and intensity of the light projection based upon his / her own intellect.

The invention discloses a single-wire transmission circuit and a single-wire transmission method of LED (Light-Emitting Diode) display module single-point correction data, wherein the circuit is provided with an intelligent module which includes a tri-state output buffer door and a slave MCU (Microprogrammed Control Unit) with own EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). A HUB board on a receiving card of an LED screen control system is in single-sire communication with the intelligent module on the LED display module through a serial port, the single-point correction sate of the display module is read from the EEPROM in the MCU on the intelligent module, the receiving card controls the display of the LED screen according to the correction data and enables the display brightness of LED screen to be uniform so as to remedy the defect that LED chips have brightness and chrominance differences, and the installation position of the LED display module as well as the screen position can be freely changed, so that the installation of the LED display module and screen is more flexible. Maintainers are not needed to go to the site to re-collect the screen of the new LED display module by a professional camera and re-generate the correction data, and thus the LED screen is more convenient to maintain.

The invention discloses an electric power data multi-way communication system. The electric power data multi-way communication system comprises a main station terminal, a PLC (programmable logic controller) network, a centralizer and a meter, wherein the main station terminal, the centralizer and the meter are subjected to communication and coupling through the PLC network. The electric power data multi-way communication system further comprises a centralizer end module arranged at the centralizer end as well as a meter end module arranged at the meter end; the centralizer end module is connected with the meter end module through an electric power line protocol. The invention also discloses a multi-way centralized meter reading system. According to the electric power data multi-way communication system and the multi-way centralized meter reading system disclosed by the invention, communication modules are intelligent nodes, and intelligent modules interact for instant networking, and the networking is not controlled by the centralizer; real-time, rapid and stable communication is achieved; the antidamping and noise resistant capabilities of the systems are improved further on the networking mechanism based on a physical layer by fully utilizing the intelligent characteristic of a chip of the physical layer; the technical difficulties of network time and sequence, network conflict, network efficiency, effective detection of repeated data packets and the like are solved based on the chip CSMA (carrier sense multiple access), and the stability and reliability of communication are ensured.

The invention discloses a smart home system and a working method thereof. The smart home system comprises a wireless smart module system; and the wireless smart module system comprises various functional subsystems including an intelligent electrical appliance control subsystem, a wireless security alarm subsystem, a camera monitoring subsystem, an access subsystem, a telephone alarm subsystem, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) configuration subsystem, an LCD display subsystem and a key configuration subsystem; functions of all the functional subsystems are realized by a hardware module, and the hardware module comprises an ARM (Advanced Reduced Instruction Set Computer Machine) processor, a RF (Radio Frequency) wireless control unit and an interface unit; and the ARM processor controls each subsystem through the RF wireless control unit and the interface unit. The invention realizes the modularization of a smart home, makes assembly, maintenance and use of all the smart modules simple and convenient, forms an independent system without depending on a smart home central system, greatly improves production efficiency and product quality stability, and makes the smart home system suitable for batch production and become popular articles for daily use.

The invention discloses an internet of vehicles service management system. The system comprises an internet of vehicles service center, the Internet and a vehicle-mounted terminal, wherein the internet of vehicles service center is in bidirectional communication with the vehicle-mounted terminal through the Internet; the vehicle-mounted terminal is also connected with a remote server and a mobile terminal; the vehicle-mounted terminal comprises an interface module, an RFID module, an intelligent module, a real-time monitoring module and a wireless communication module; the real-time monitoring module comprises a positioning navigation module, an inclination sensor module, an environment detection module, a speed detection module, a video acquisition module, a clock module and an alarm module; and the mobile terminal comprises a receiving module and a display module electrically connected with the receiving module. According to the invention, environment condition, driving condition and road condition information of a vehicle in a driving process can be acquired in real time through the real-time monitoring module. The system is applied to any vehicles, ensures driving safety of users, reduces the incidence of traffic accidents, is reasonable in design, convenient to install, high in intelligentization and good in application effect, thereby being applied to large-scope popularization and application.

The invention relates to an on-line fault detecting system based on CAN bus which includes a host computer human-computer interface part, a lower computer intelligent module part and CAN bus part; the host computer connects with bus through a CAN adapter, the lower computer connects with CAN bus through a CAN driver; a motor controller in a serve control part connects with the lower computer through a normal I / O port and D / A output module; various signal collecting part is divided into two signals for collecting, wherein, three-route simulation signal connects with A / D module of the lower computer through a sensor, one-route digital signal connects with a timer module directly through a grating encoder; the CAN bus part connects the whole system and answers for data transmitting work. The system has advantages of simplifying hardware structure design, improving resisting disturbance ability, ensuring real-time and reliability of system detecting and reducing cost.

The invention discloses a networked parameter variable controlled intelligent electromagnetic oven and an intelligent cooking method. The intelligent electromagnetic oven comprises an electromagnetic oven body, and an intelligent module integrated on the electromagnetic oven body. The intelligent module comprises a wireless temperature and pressure measurement data receiving module, a pan bottom temperature measuring module, an electromagnetic oven power control module, an MUC processor module, a storage module and a wireless control module, wherein the pan bottom temperature measuring module and the wireless temperature and pressure measurement data receiving module respectively collect and receive pan bottom temperature data and temperature / pressure data inside the pan, and send the data to the MUC processor module; the MUC processor module stores the data into the storage module and synchronously sends the data to a mobile terminal or a back end. The intelligent electromagnetic oven consists of the wireless temperature and pressure measurements, the parameter variable controlled electromagnetic oven, a smart phone, and a cloud menu server, thereby being capable of finishing the intelligent cooking, and sharing the cooking menu online through the Internet, so as to achieve different interactions.

Apparatus and methods for an extensible robotic device with artificial intelligence and receptive to training controls. In one implementation, a modular robotic system that allows a user to fully select the architecture and capability set of their robotic device is disclosed. The user may add / remove modules as their respective functions are required / obviated. In addition, the artificial intelligence is based on a neuronal network (e.g., spiking neural network), and a behavioral control structure that allows a user to train a robotic device in manner conceptually similar to the mode in which one goes about training a domesticated animal such as a dog or cat (e.g., a positive / negative feedback training paradigm) is used. The trainable behavior control structure is based on the artificial neural network, which simulates the neural / synaptic activity of the brain of a living organism.

A smart modular wireless device is divided into two main partsthe cartridge which contains wireless components and the shell which contains non-wireless components. The cartridge further includes storage memory that is accessible to the shell via a removable interface. The shell may use the storage memory on the cartridge to store user data. The user data may be the primary data for software on the shell. The shell may also backup data to a file stored on the cartridge. The shell may also synchronize data with a file on the cartridge. The cartridge may be inserted into a second shell with software that may support a different format of user data as the first shell. The second shell may synchronize its own user data with the synchronization file on the cartridge, thereby keeping its own user data file substantially similar to the first shell's user data file. This synchronization between user data and synchronization files can happen manually or automatically in the background to give the user the appearance that the first and second shell are accessing the same user data when the cartridge is swapped between them.

The present invention comprises a novel smart multi-axis rotating case for a variety of products and functions. It is meant to give people alternative ways in which to use solar power. In preferred embodiments, the present invention is a device such as a 2 axis dual pitch Tracking Case which may be a solar tracking case to track the rotation of the sun. Solar Trackers aren't generally known for being low profile light cases with handles that are easily portable and interchangeable from buildings yards ground mounts or vehicle roof or roof rack mounts. The device as described by examples herein is meant to provide individuals with a new evolved way of using solar power. This product also works well as a container filled with hundreds of units for mobile power deployment. With batteries and controlling hardware this product ships more solar power (more watts per sq. foot). Smaller embodiments of the device include a personnel portable mini model for use with back packs, briefcases, laptops, bikes, wagons, emergency vehicles and more. Current solar 2 axis solar trackers are generally bulky heavy slow machines that afford little flexibility and alternative capability. This device seeks new markets for alternative solar products that one can take with them in emergencies or camping and or remote work sites. A product that one could easily set up at home and then put on or in the family vehicle. Small travel pack arrays that fit in a van truck or car are another ideal application of the device. Currently available solar panels and Solar Trackers do not offer the capability and flexibility that the multi-axis rotating case as described herein does.

A smart fob for interfacing with a smart module includes: a low frequency receiver for receiving a first password and a smart module ID number in a low frequency signal; a memory for storing a registration number with which the smart fob is registered to the smart module; a smart module ID detector connected to the low frequency receiver for waking-up the smart fob if the smart module ID number in the low frequency signal matches the smart module ID number in the memory; a processor for providing a second password derived from the first password and the registration number of the smart fob; and a high frequency transmitter for transmitting the second password in a high frequency signal.

An automated programming system that includes providing a smart interface system for recognizing an intelligent module installed within the automated programming system. Configuring the intelligent module with a composite connection for transmitting information between the intelligent module and the smart interface system, and linking the intelligent module to the smart interface system for communicating information.