An instant alert notifier and docking station for preferred use in emergency situations. Preferably, several notifiers and docking station combinations will be located through a building or location. In a preferred use, the user presses a button and pulls the device cover, which causes the instant alert notifier to preferably perform some or all of the following functions (1) snaps a still image of the person removing the notifier, (2) triggers a code red alert and/or activates flashing red LEDS on the mounting/docking stations where they are located throughout the building/in all locations and (3) switches from a front to a rear camera operation. Using the notifier, real time, time- and date-stamped video, audio and/or still images can be captured and uploaded to off-site or on premises law enforcement and first responder devices. The pressing of the button or removal of the notifier from the docking station can also cause the system to stream live video, audio and/or images to the first responders/emergency responders from all of the other notifiers in the building still contained within their corresponding docking stations.

A flush wall mounted fire exit sign and an activation system to cause the exit sign to move outward from the wall when the exit sign is needed for viewing and providing direction to a building's exit. The exit sign may be mounted lower on the wall than traditional exit signage and rotate from the wall for people to view and may retract when a fire event is over.

A monitoring device is provided having a temperature-compensated pressure-measuring system, in which an electrical notification is output to the outside with use of a plurality of settable threshold values. Also, a high-performance switching system is provided that includes at least one monitoring device.

A monitoring device is provided having a temperature-compensated pressure-measuring system, in which an electrical notification is output to the outside with use of a plurality of settable threshold values. Also, a high-performance switching system is provided that includes at least one monitoring device.

A system for displaying visually sensible patterns onto a surface of a vehicle including a display control subsystem responsive to an operational state of the vehicle, and a display device, operative in response to an input from the display control subsystem, to display a visually sensible pattern onto the surface. Preferably, the visually sensible pattern is visible from the exterior of the vehicle.

A monitoring device is provided having a temperature-compensated pressure-measuring system, in which an electrical notification is output to the outside with use of a plurality of settable threshold values. Also, a high-performance switching system is provided that includes at least one monitoring device.

An instant alert notifier and docking station for preferred use in emergency situations. Preferably, several notifiers and docking station combinations will be located through a building or location. In a preferred use, the user presses a button and pulls the device cover, which causes the instant alert notifier to preferably perform some or all of the following functions (1) snaps a still image of the person removing the notifier, (2) triggers a code red alert and/or activates flashing red LEDS on the mounting/docking stations where they are located throughout the building/in all locations and (3) switches from a front to a rear camera operation. Using the notifier, real time, time- and date-stamped video, audio and/or still images can be captured and uploaded to off-site or on premises law enforcement and first responder devices. The pressing of the button or removal of the notifier from the docking station can also cause the system to stream live video, audio and/or images to the first responders/emergency responders from all of the other notifiers in the building still contained within their corresponding docking stations.

An instant alert notifier and docking station for preferred use in emergency situations. Preferably, several notifiers and docking station combinations will be located through a building or location. In a preferred use, the user presses a button and pulls the device cover, which causes the instant alert notifier to preferably perform some or all of the following functions (1) snaps a still image of the person removing the notifier, (2) triggers a code red alert and/or activates flashing red LEDS on the mounting/docking stations where they are located throughout the building/in all locations and (3) switches from a front to a rear camera operation. Using the notifier, real time, time- and date-stamped video, audio and/or still images can be captured and uploaded to off-site or on premises law enforcement and first responder devices. The pressing of the button or removal of the notifier from the docking station can also cause the system to stream live video, audio and/or images to the first responders/emergency responders from all of the other notifiers in the building still contained within their corresponding docking stations.

A system for displaying visually sensible patterns onto a surface of a vehicle including a display control subsystem responsive to an operational state of the vehicle, and a display device, operative in response to an input from the display control subsystem, to display a visually sensible pattern onto the surface. Preferably, the visually sensible pattern is visible from the exterior of the vehicle.

An agent apparatus includes an agent, an impact detection processor, an occupant information acquisition unit, a vehicle information acquisition unit, a surrounding-environment information acquisition unit, and an agent control unit. The agent is disposed visually recognizable from an outside of a vehicle. The impact detection processor detects an impact on the vehicle. The occupant information acquisition unit acquires, if the impact is detected, occupant information regarding a state of an occupant of the vehicle. The vehicle information acquisition unit acquires, if the impact is detected, vehicle information regarding a state of the vehicle. The surrounding-environment information acquisition unit acquires surrounding-environment information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle. The agent control unit is configured to cause the agent to operate on the basis of any of the occupant information, the vehicle information, and the surrounding-environment information and thereby send information toward a surrounding region of the vehicle.