Techniques are described for detecting the presence or absence of certain molecules, analytes, or substances present in the oral cavity or characteristics of the saliva in the oral cavity. In particular, aspects of the invention disclose a systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for detecting bio-markers.

A passive rebound switch includes an actuation button, an energy collecting module, a detection control, a housing, a power generation module, and a signal transmission circuit. The actuation button is detachably and pivotally connected to the housing. The power generation device, the signal transmission circuit, and the detection control are accommodated in an receiving chamber formed between the actuation button and the housing. When the actuation button is actuated to move in reciprocated rebounding movement, the energy collecting module is actuated to trigger the power generation module for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy to power the signal transmission circuit for transmitting a control signal. The energy collecting module is disposed between the actuation button and the power generation module. The detection switch pre-activates an I/O interface of an encoder device of the signal transmission circuit prior to the power generation module for generating the electrical power.

A controller stores an apparatus-room association table in which an apparatus installed in a home is associated with a room in the home, and stores a room-user association table in which the room in the home is associated with the user. The controller determines whether the user is inside the home, and updates a user status. When the user status changes, the controller determines the apparatus corresponding to the user whose user status has changed, and controls the determined apparatus to execute a predetermined process based on the apparatus-room association table and the room-user association table.

A waterproof passive wireless controller includes at least one waterproof assembly, at least one driver assembly, at least one power generator, at least one communication module, and at least one housing. The waterproof assembly and the housing form at least one waterproof chamber, wherein the power generator and the communication module are disposed in the waterproof chamber. In response to an external force applied on the driver assembly, the power generator is enclosed in a waterproof manner and is driven to actuate by the driver assembly to converts mechanical energy into electrical energy to power the communication module, such that the communication module is activated for sending out a control signal.

A passive rebound switch includes an actuation button, an energy collecting module, a detection control, a housing, a power generation module, and a signal transmission circuit. The actuation button is detachably and pivotally connected to the housing. The power generation device, the signal transmission circuit, and the detection control are accommodated in an receiving chamber formed between the actuation button and the housing. When the actuation button is actuated to move in reciprocated rebounding movement, the energy collecting module is actuated to trigger the power generation module for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy to power the signal transmission circuit for transmitting a control signal. The energy collecting module is disposed between the actuation button and the power generation module. The detection switch pre-activates an I/O interface of an encoder device of the signal transmission circuit prior to the power generation module for generating the electrical power.

A communication apparatus 1 includes a manipulating unit 10, a power generating unit 20 that generates electric power using force externally applied via the manipulating unit 10, a transmitting unit 40 transmitting a signal, and a control unit 60 that causes, when the manipulating unit 10 is manipulated, the transmitting unit 40 to transmit the signal with priority over another process other than the transmission of the signal using first electric power which is part of the electric power generated by the power generating unit 20 and then performs the other process using second electric power other than the first electric power among the electric power generated by the power generating unit 20.

A wireless transmitting device 1 using electric power supplied from a power generating element 100 which can generate the electric power by utilizing mechanical energy externally applied includes an electric storage element 3 for storing the electric power generated by the power generating element 100; and a wireless transmitting unit 4 for performing a wireless transmitting operation with using the electric power supplied from the electric storage element 3. The wireless transmitting unit 4 is capable of setting a power consumption amount consumed at one time of the wireless transmitting operation. The wireless transmitting device 1 is configured to set timing when the wireless transmitting unit 4 consumes the electric power and the power consumption amount of the wireless transmitting unit 4 according to electromotive force of the power generating element 100.

A remote controller that interacts with a system under control (SUC) includes: at least one input adapted to receive data from a user; a command interpreter adapted to evaluate data received via the at least one input and determine whether the received data is associated with a remote command from among a set of remote commands associated with the SUC; at least one communication element adapted to send remote commands to the SUC; and at least one haptic feedback element adapted to provide feedback to the user, where the SUC is an in-vehicle system including a display. An automated method includes: generating a list of recognizers; passing user input event data to the recognizers; determining a status for each recognizer; identifying a single recognizer based on the status, and retrieving a command associated with the single recognizer, where the input event is associated with an in-vehicle system having a display.

Techniques are described for detecting the presence or absence of certain molecules, analytes, or substances present in the oral cavity or characteristics of the saliva in the oral cavity. In particular, aspects of the invention disclose a systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for detecting bio-markers.

A wireless control device includes a housing, a movable actuation element, an electronic control circuit including a wireless transmitter capable of transmitting a control signal to an electrical device, an energy harvesting device configured to power the electronic control circuit, by converting mechanical energy into electrical energy when the movable actuation element is actuated, by delivering an output electrical voltage whose sign depends on the direction of movement of the transmission mechanism. The control circuit further includes a pulse detection circuit configured to identify the sign of the output electrical voltage and to store information representative of the sign of the output electrical voltage, the transmitter being further configured to include, in the control signal sent, the information representative of the sign of the output electrical voltage.