A device for controlling an accessory based on the detection of transmissions of appropriate input frequency exceeding a minimum threshold amplitude from a nearby cellular telephone. The device includes an independent receiver for directly detecting the transmissions from the nearby cellular telephone and a controller connected to the receiver for controlling the accessory device based on the detection of the transmission from the nearby cellular phone. The independent receiver includes a frequency discriminator of a totally digital design for detecting a signal which is greater than a predetermined threshold frequency and amplitude.
A portable method and apparatus for allowing an individual to pre-adjust at sea level for future high altitudes is taught. The invention teaches the use of a small portable breathing gas control system to adjust the gas concentrations going to a subject's face mask.
This invention is a circuit that actuates a loudspeaker at input frequencies above a predetermined threshold and mutes the loudspeaker at input frequencies below the threshold. The circuit includes a comparator that generates a pulse train proportional in frequency to an input audio signal. The pulse train is then coupled to a flip flop array. The flip flop array is controlled by a clock having a specified frequency and duty cycle. The clock, in conjunction with the particular number of flip flops, creates a time window in which pulses may pass. The output of the flip flop array is coupled to an enable input of an audio amplifier. When the frequency of the pulse train is great enough to allow a number of pulses equal to or greater than the number of flip flops to pass within the window, the loudspeaker is actuated. Below this frequency, the loudspeaker is muted.
A method and portable apparatus for providing low oxygen therapy to an individual. The invention teaches the use of a small portable breathing gas control system to adjust the gas concentrations going to a subject's face mask.
An apparatus and method for generating a muting signal. The apparatus includes an audio signal detector for remotely receiving an audio signal and a processor in communication with the detector. The processor is configured to compare the received audio signal with a predetermined audio signal generated by a device and generate a muting signal when at least a component of the received audio signal matches the predetermined audio signal.
This invention covers the use of multiple internal antennas to locate a nuisance cell phone which is being inappropriately operated. For a largely 1-dimensional layout like an airplane, an embodiment teaches the location being done by using differential timing teaches the use of either differential timing or a bearing angle technique. For a largely 2-dimensional layout, such as a theater, the invention uses either differential timing or a bearing angle approach.