The automobile child safety alert system is an alarm system that comprises an automobile, a vehicle circuit, a fob circuit, and a dongle. The vehicle circuit mounts in the automobile. The fob circuit and the dongle are handheld devices. The dongle plugs into the vehicle circuit. The automobile further comprises a VECU. The automobile child safety alert system monitors the VECU to determine the operational status of the automobile. When the engine of the automobile is turned off, the vehicle circuit transmits a first message to the fob circuit. If fob circuit fails to acknowledge the first message after a previously determined amount of time, the vehicle circuit signals the VECU to: a) open the windows of the automobile; and, b) initiate the sounding of the horn and the flashing of the lights of the automobile. The dongle physically disables the operation of the vehicle circuit.

In an aspect, a system for using artificial intelligence to evaluate, correct, and monitor user attentiveness includes a forward-facing camera, the forward-facing camera configured to capture a video feed of a field of vision on a digital screen, at least a user alert mechanism configured to output a directional alert to a user, a processing unit in communication with the forward-facing camera and the at least a user alert mechanism, a screen location to spatial location map operating on the processing unit, and a motion detection analyzer operating on the processing unit, the motion detection analyzer designed and configured to detect, on the digital screen, a rapid parameter change, determine a screen location on the digital screen of the rapid parameter change, retrieve, from the screen location to spatial location map, a spatial location based on the screen location, and generate, using the spatial location, the directional alert.

A vehicle messaging method (600) and system (100) can include any number of data sources (101-103), an interface (104) that formats messages and addresses from the data sources, and a corresponding number of messaging servers (111-113) that receive targeted messages intended for a predetermined subset of subscribers associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN). Each messaging server can include a corresponding controller (121-123) programmed to assign (604) targeted messages to a predetermined channel and encode (606) the addresses of the targeted messages to the predetermined subset of subscribers using a VIN or portion thereof. The controller can be further programmed to transfer (608) the targeted messages and addresses to a satellite uplink (107) and satellite (110) via a messaging uplink interface (106) for retransmission and reception by a plurality of selective call receivers 109 addressable individually using a predetermined VIN or portion thereof.

A method is provided for operating a system to automatically conduct hygiene cycles for a confined space such an interior space of a box suitable for storing and/or carrying packaged food. The system may include a hygiene device that can be attached to the box to conduct the hygiene cycles and a mobile device that can wirelessly communicate with the hygiene device to control the conduction of the hygiene cycles. The method may include automatically collecting information related to the hygiene cycles using the hygiene device and transmitting the collected information to a network directly or through the mobile device.

An alarm screen comprises a frame that has a hollow interior. The alarm screen comprises a mesh that is attached to the frame. The alarm screen comprises a detection wire for carrying electric current, where at least a portion of the detection wire is woven through or overlaid on the mesh. The alarm screen comprises a processing unit embedded in the hollow interior of the frame. The alarm screen comprises a wireless transmitter embedded in the hollow interior of the frame and communicatively coupled to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to detect that no current is carried through the detection wire and to send a signal to the wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter is configured to receive signals from the processing unit and wirelessly transmit the signals received from the processing unit.

Illuminated signal devices and speed detectors for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, an illuminated signal device configured for capturing image data is provided, the device comprising a camera having a field of view, a communication module, and a processing module operatively connected to the camera and the communication module, the processing module comprising a processor, and a signal device application, wherein the signal device application configures the processor to detect motion within the field of view of the camera, capture image data in response to the detected motion using the camera, and transmit the image data to a backend server using the communication module.

Adjusting communication channels used by camera to communicate with a base station are described. In one aspect, characteristics of communication channels can be determined and the operation of the camera can be adjusted to use a communication channel based on a comparison of the characteristics of multiple communication channels.

Techniques for alerting for instruments that transfer physical samples are disclosed. An alarm module, placed within a communication pathway of a first chemical processor and a second chemical processor, includes a timer configured to count time elapsed since receiving, from the first chemical processor, a transfer-ready signal indicating that 1) the first chemical processor received a receive-ready signal from the second chemical processor; ii) the first chemical processor has completed processing a chemical analyte; and iii) the first chemical processor is ready to physically transfer the chemical analyte to the second chemical processor. Upon receiving the transfer-ready signal from the first chemical processor, the timer is restarted. An alarm triggers when the elapsed time counted by the timer exceeds a specified threshold. The alarm is audible or visual. Upon the triggering of an alarm, an alert notification (e.g., an email, a text message, etc.) is transmitted.

A cargo restraint system and associated methods may include sensing assemblies associated with cargo latches in a cargo hold of an aircraft. In some embodiments, the sensing assemblies include sensors configured to sense information relating to the cargo latches, wireless communication circuits configured to transmit the sensed information to a central controller, and batteries powering the wireless communication circuits. A wireless power transmission system may be configured to wirelessly broadcast power to the sensor assemblies to charge the batteries. In some embodiments, the cargo latches are transitionable between an extended configuration for cargo restraint and a retracted configuration for cargo loading and unloading, and the sensors are configured to sense whether the cargo latches are in the extended configuration.

A dynamic transaction card that includes a transaction card having a number of layers, each of which may be interconnected to one another. For example, a dynamic transaction card may include an outer layer, a potting layer, a sensor layer that may detect and identify a card free fall and/or subsequent impact, which may trigger a microcontroller to send a mobile notification to a cardholder notifying the user that the card has been dropped, and/or may disable or deactivate the card and/or a user account associated with the card, a display layer (including, for example, LEDs, a dot matrix display, and the like), a microcontroller storing firmware, Java applets, and the like, an EMV chip, an energy storage component, one or more antenna (e.g., Bluetooth antenna, NFC antenna, and the like), a power management component, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), a chassis, and/or a card backing layer.