公开(公告)号：US08174148B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-08

申请号：US12197334

申请日：2008-08-25

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： H02J3/14

CPC分类号： H02H3/12 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B90/2653 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S40/126 ,  Y10T307/406 ,  Y10T307/414 ,  Y10T307/74 ,  Y10T307/826 ,  Y10T307/832

摘要： Controllable electrical outlets and systems and methods for controlling and disabling the electrical outlets. A controllable electrical outlet includes a current sensor, an electrical switch, and a microcontroller. When an electrical load is plugged into the electrical outlet, the current sensor senses the flow of current and a current sense event is reported from the electrical outlet to a central computer. The central computer provides timing and control of the electrical outlet. When a predetermined elapsed time has passed, as measured by the central computer, a timed-out event is communicated from the central computer to the electrical outlet triggering the electrical switch, opening the current path within the electrical outlet such that electrical current no longer flows to the electrical load. Communication between the central computer and an electrical outlet may occur, for example, via existing electrical wiring, wirelessly, or via dedicated communication wiring.

摘要翻译： 可控电源插座和用于控制和禁用电源插座的系统和方法。 可控电源插座包括电流传感器，电开关和微控制器。 当电气负载插入电源插座时，电流传感器检测电流的流动，电流检测事件从电源插座报告给中央计算机。 中央计算机提供电源插座的时序和控制。 当经过中央计算机测量的预定经过时间时，超时事件从中央计算机传送到触发电开关的电源插座，打开电源插座内的电流路径，使电流不再流动 到电负载。 中央计算机和电源插座之间的通信可以例如通过现有的电线，无线地或经由专用通信线路进行。

公开(公告)号：US08135889B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US12488877

申请日：2009-06-22

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/038

摘要： Methods, systems, and devices providing single user-interface control of multiple computers and displays. Direct communication links to multiple computers are provided to automatically transmit peripheral computer device position and peripheral computer device commands to one of the multiple computers using, for example, a single computer mouse and/or a single computer keyboard device, based on a configuration map which maps mouse position to display position of the multiple computers and displays as the current mouse position is automatically tracked.

摘要翻译： 提供单个用户界面控制多台计算机和显示器的方法，系统和设备。 提供到多个计算机的直接通信链路，用于基于配置图，使用例如单个计算机鼠标和/或单个计算机键盘设备，将外围计算机设备位置和外围计算机设备命令自动发送到多个计算机之一， 将鼠标位置映射到显示多台计算机的位置，并显示当前鼠标位置的自动跟踪。

公开(公告)号：US08108883B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-31

申请号：US11778116

申请日：2007-07-16

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/248 ,  G06F17/212

摘要： Methods of populating a document with digital information content. An information management software application is launched on a computer-based platform and a data drop window or a base format document is opened such that digital files, having digital data content, may be easily dragged and dropped (or pasted) into data holder locations of the data drop window or the base format document. A third-party document generation application is launched on the computer-based platform such that the third-party document generation application is able to communicate with the information management software application, for example, through an API, or the third-party document generation application is able to open and save the base format document, such that a third-party document, that is populated with the digital data content, may be automatically generated.

摘要翻译： 使用数字信息内容填充文档的方法。 在基于计算机的平台上启动信息管理软件应用程序，并且打开数据丢弃窗口或基本格式文档，使得具有数字数据内容的数字文件可以被容易地拖放（或粘贴）到 数据下拉窗口或基本格式文档。 在基于计算机的平台上启动第三方文档生成应用程序，使得第三方文档生成应用程序能够与信息管理软件应用程序进行通信，例如通过API或第三方文档生成应用程序 能够打开并保存基本格式文档，从而可以自动生成填充有数字数据内容的第三方文档。

公开(公告)号：US08050001B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12187579

申请日：2008-08-07

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： H02H3/00 ,  H02M7/04

CPC分类号： H02H3/027 ,  H02H3/12

摘要： A timed electrical outlet (or pluggable apparatus) and a method of operation thereof. The electrical outlet (or pluggable apparatus) includes a current sensor, a counter, and an electrical switch. When an electrical load is plugged into the electrical outlet (or pluggable apparatus), the current sensor senses the flow of current and triggers the counter to start counting. When the counter is finished counting, the counter triggers the electrical switch, opening the current path within the electrical outlet (or pluggable apparatus) such that electrical current no longer flows to the electrical load.

摘要翻译： 定时电源插座（或可插拔设备）及其操作方法。 电源插座（或可插拔设备）包括电流传感器，计数器和电气开关。 当电气负载插入电源插座（或可插拔设备）时，电流传感器检测电流，并触发计数器开始计数。 当计数器完成计数时，计数器触发电气开关，打开电源插座（或可插拔设备）内的电流路径，使得电流不再流入电气负载。

公开(公告)号：US20110218650A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-08

申请号：US13089412

申请日：2011-04-19

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G05B11/01

摘要： Systems and methods for automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location. A current location of an individual is automatically determined with respect to a known fixed location using at least one wireless communication device. The system automatically determines if an operational state of at least one appliance associated with the known fixed location is to be changed based on at least the current location of the individual. The operational state of the at least one appliance is automatically changed if it is determined that the operational state is to be changed.

摘要翻译： 用于自动改变与已知固定位置相关联的设备的操作状态的系统和方法。 使用至少一个无线通信设备，相对于已知的固定位置自动确定个人的当前位置。 至少基于个人的当前位置，系统自动地确定是否要改变与已知固定位置相关联的至少一个设备的操作状态。 如果确定要改变操作状态，则自动改变至少一个设备的操作状态。

公开(公告)号：US20110115978A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-19

申请号：US12621772

申请日：2009-11-19

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： H04N9/74 ,  H04N5/44

CPC分类号： H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4858

摘要： Apparatus and methods for generating coordinated video content for display. The apparatus takes video signals from independent sources and allows a user to select portions of the video signals, corresponding to desired portions of video content to be displayed, and combines those video signal portions into a single composite video signal. The composite video signal may be displayed, for example, on a television screen showing the desired portions of video content.

摘要翻译： 用于产生用于显示的协调视频内容的装置和方法。 该装置从独立的源接收视频信号，并且允许用户选择与要显示的视频内容的期望部分对应的视频信号的部分，并将这些视频信号部分组合成单个复合视频信号。 复合视频信号可以例如在显示视频内容的期望部分的电视屏幕上显示。

公开(公告)号：US20110096372A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-28

申请号：US12691099

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： H04N1/04

CPC分类号： H04N1/107 ,  H04N1/1074

摘要： A hand-held device for scanning and subsequent transferring. The hand-held device has an optical scanning head integrated at a proximal end portion of a housing of the device, and a data transfer interface component integrated within the housing of the device. Displayed, printed, or written information may be read from a scannable medium by manually moving (or fixedly positioning) a proximal end of the hand-held device across (or on) the scannable medium over the information. The read information is electronically stored within the hand-held device, and the stored information may be transferred into a data field, selected by a user of the hand-held device, of a software application running on a separate processor-based apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种用于扫描和后续传送的手持设备。 手持装置具有集成在装置的壳体的近端部分的光学扫描头和集成在装置的壳体内的数据传送接口部件。 显示的，打印的或书写的信息可以通过手动地移动（或固定地定位）手持式设备的近端横跨（或）可扫描的介质上的信息，从可扫描介质读取。 读取的信息被电子地存储在手持设备内，并且所存储的信息可以被传送到在手持设备的用户选择的数据字段中，该数据字段在单独的基于处理器的设备上运行的软件应用。

公开(公告)号：US20100289618A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-18

申请号：US12465344

申请日：2009-05-13

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： G08B29/00

CPC分类号： G08C17/00 ,  G08C2201/91

摘要： Systems, methods, and kits for automatically activating a garage door opener. A garage door opener system is supplemented with motion sensor technology or RFID technology to allow for automatic activation of a garage door opener. An automobile that is moving near or is proximate to a garage associated with at least one garage door opener can cause the garage door opener to be automatically activated to open or close a garage door that is operatively connected to the garage door opener.

摘要翻译： 自动启动车库开门器的系统，方法和套件。 车库门开启系统补充了运动传感器技术或RFID技术，以允许自动启动车库门开启器。 正在靠近或靠近与至少一个车库门开启器相关联的车库的汽车可以使车库门开启器自动启动以打开或关闭与车库门开启器可操作地连接的车库门。

公开(公告)号：US07775714B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US12108722

申请日：2008-04-24

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs ,  Jim Dycus

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs ,  Jim Dycus

IPC分类号： G01D18/00 ,  H05G1/58 ,  G01N23/04

CPC分类号： G01D18/00

摘要： A system, method, and computer readable medium for facilitating the assessment of performance quality of an imaging system having a sensor subsystem. An imaging mode of operation of the imaging system is selected and at least one current set of digital image data of an imaging phantom device is acquired with the imaging system via the sensor subsystem. The currently acquired set of digital phantom image data is automatically compared to at least one previously acquired set of digital phantom image data representing a standard image of quality corresponding to the selected imaging mode of operation and the imaging phantom device to automatically determine if at least one sensor parameter of the sensor subsystem has changed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于便于评估具有传感器子系统的成像系统的性能质量的系统，方法和计算机可读介质。 选择成像系统的成像操作模式，并且通过传感器子系统与成像系统一起获取成像幻影装置的至少一组当前的数字图像数据。 当前获取的数字幻像图像数据自动与至少一个先前获取的数字幻像图像数据进行比较，该数字幻像图像数据表示与所选择的成像操作模式相对应的质量标准图像和成像幻像装置，以自动确定是否至少一个 传感器子系统的传感器参数发生变化。

公开(公告)号：US20100123831A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-20

申请号：US12639143

申请日：2009-12-16

申请人： Kevin M. Crucs

发明人： Kevin M. Crucs

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  H04N9/64

CPC分类号： G06F19/321 ,  A61C9/004 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  G06T2207/10116 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G16H15/00

摘要： A system and method for capturing and displaying images in an ordered manner. An image progression description (IPD) is generated using an imaging software application (ISA). The IPD defines an ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) and an image display layout (IDL). The ordered sequence of IAIS is transferred to a portable image acquisition device (PIAD) which reads and sequentially displays the ordered sequence of IAIS. A plurality of images is acquired using the PIAD in accordance with the ordered sequence of IAIS. The plurality of images are transferred back to the ISA and are displayed according to the IDL.

摘要翻译： 一种以有序的方式捕获和显示图像的系统和方法。 使用成像软件应用程序（ISA）生成图像进程描述（IPD）。 IPD定义图像采集指令集（IAIS）和图像显示布局（IDL）的有序序列。 IAIS的有序序列被传送到便携式图像采集设备（PIAD），其读取并依次显示IAIS的有序序列。 使用PIAD根据IAIS的有序序列获取多个图像。 多个图像被传送回ISA并根据IDL显示。