Instrument panel including means for displaying the speed of the vehicle consisting of basically horizontal, superimposed scales. The scales are activated at particular ranges of speeds so that at higher speeds the activated scale is higher in the driver's field of vision. The length of the speed display scales is essentially inversely proportional to their height in the driver's field of vision.

A circuit for use in a dispatching system operable to efficiently direct the movement of dispatched units to two sets of serving stations, the system having actuating means at each set of serving stations for producing electrical request signals and having two electrically actuated instructing means, preferably direction-indicating signs, for directing movement to an associated set of serving stations. The circuit effects actuation of each instructing means in response to a request signal produc...

In a method for determining whether a person is potentially unavailable for communication, sensors are provided at a location to obtain information regarding a state of availability for communication of a first person at the location. The information regarding potential unavailability of the first person for communication is presented to a second person. A system for determining whether a person is potentially unavailable for communication includes a data acquisition module that has sensor recei...

A skills building method and system for training a subject utilize an accumulated score based on a series of graded responses, over a period of time, to a series of challenges sent over various telecommunications channels to the subject. In the method, a telecommunications channel is selected from a plurality of telecommunications channels that are available for communicating with the subject. A challenge is autonomously sent over the selected telecommunications channel to the subject. A respons...

An early warning system for all natural and manmade disasters to collect and analyze data in real time as disasters occur, and when necessary, transmit early warnings to cause mitigation responses to lessen the disaster impact on lives and property. The system detects disasters in real time and determines the type, magnitude, speed, direction, and the expected geographic area to be impacted. Early warnings are transmitted to a wide variety of microprocessor receiver/controllers embedded in commo...

A system that provides an area warning to a specific general population of an earthquake prior to the arrival of the hazardous ground motion typically associated with earthquakes, and of approaching natural disasters that could impact an area. This area advanced warning thereby provides time for users to seek shelter and through automated means to reduce property damage as well as injuries and lives lost. A preferred embodiment of the invention described herein utilizes a plurality of Local Stat...

A Power system protection and control system has protection and control terminals that perform protection and control of a power system by operation of a plurality of CBs in response to state variables input from power system; and a power system monitoring and control host mutually connected in a fashion to permit data exchange through a transmission system (communication network) with protection and control terminals and that performs monitoring and control of power system in accordance with da...

A method and apparatus for providing a tracer function for networked cable systems used in information technology. A self contained and self powered indicator circuit is described that enables tracing the location of both ends of a networked cable without the use of external test equipment.

An apparatus for providing hub functionality in a local network, includes: a smoke detector including a detector module configured to provide smoke detection functionality, and a hub module coupled to detector module and configured to provide network hub functionality. A method of providing hub functionality in a local network, includes: providing a smoke detector including a detector module configured to provide smoke detection functionality, and a hub module coupled to detector module and conf...

A computerized reminder system collates medical prescription information such as provided by commercial retail pharmacies to customized schedules for administration of medication and therapy to patients. The system broadcasts reminder information via radio frequency wireless transmissions over a wide area network subsystem to portable receivers uniquely associated with specific patients. The patients receive real-time reminders directed only to them to take medicine. Patients receive only their ...