Author: claimsbot

1. A safety-determination information generating apparatus, comprising:
an equipment-use detecting unit that detects that an equipment used in a regular behavior in a daily life of the monitoring subject is used; and
a sending unit that sends equipment-use information representing the use of the equipment, which is detected by the equipment-use detecting unit, as safety-determination information to a remote monitoring apparatus, the safety-determination information being used to determine whether a monitoring subject is safe.
2. The safety-determination information generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the equipment-use detecting unit detects that a toilet used for excretion by the monitoring subject is used.
3. The safety-determination information generating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an enteringleaving detecting unit that detects that the monitoring subject entersleaves the living space, wherein
the equipment-use detecting unit detects that an equipment that is in a living space where the monitoring subject lives is used, and
the sending unit sends as the safety-determination information the equipment-use information and living-space enteringleaving information representing the enteringleaving the living space, which is detected by the leavingentering detecting unit, to the remote monitoring apparatus.
4. The safety-determination information generating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an individual authenticating unit that identifies, about the detection performed by the equipment-use detecting unit, whether the detection is performed because the monitoring subject uses the equipment or the detection is performed because a person other than the monitoring subject uses the equipment, wherein
the sending unit sends as the safety-determination information the equipment-use information and identification result information representing a result of identification by the individual authenticating unit to the remote monitoring apparatus.
5. The safety-determination information generating apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an individual authenticating unit that identifies, about the detection performed by the equipment-use detecting unit, whether the detection is performed because the monitoring subject uses the equipment or the detection is performed because a person other than the monitoring subject uses the equipment, and identifies, about the detection performed by the enteringleaving unit, whether the detection is performed because the monitoring subject entersleaves the living space or the detection is performed because a person other than the monitoring subject entersleaves the living space, wherein
the sending unit sends as the safety-determination information the equipment-use information, the living-space enteringleaving information, and identification result information representing a result of identification by the individual authenticating unit to the remote monitoring apparatus.
6. A safety confirmation system comprising:
a remote monitoring apparatus that monitors a monitoring subject; and
a safety-determination information generating apparatus that generates safety-determination information used to determine whether the monitoring subject is safe, and that sends the safety-determination information to the remote monitoring apparatus,
the safety-determination information generating apparatus including
an equipment-use detecting unit that detects that an equipment used in a regular behavior in a daily life of the monitoring subject is used; and
a sending unit that sends equipment-use information representing the use of the equipment, which is detected by the equipment-use detecting unit, as the safety-determination information to the remote monitoring apparatus,

the remote monitoring apparatus including
a receiving unit that receives the safety-determination information, which is sent by the sending unit; and
a display processing unit that displays on a display unit the safety-determination information, which is received by the receiving unit.
7. A safety confirmation system comprising:
a remote monitoring apparatus that monitors a monitoring subject; and
a safety-determination information generating apparatus that generates safety-determination information used to determine whether the monitoring subject is safe, and that sends the safety-determination information to the remote monitoring apparatus,
the safety-determination information generating apparatus including
an equipment-use detecting unit that detects that an equipment used in a regular behavior in a daily life of the monitoring subject is used; and
a sending unit that sends equipment-use information representing the use of the equipment, which is detected by the equipment-use detecting unit, as the safety-determination information to the remote monitoring apparatus,

the remote monitoring apparatus including
a receiving unit that receives the safety-determination information, which is sent by the sending unit;
a safety determining unit that determines whether the monitoring subject is safe on the basis of the safety-determination information, which is received by the receiving unit, and
a notifying unit that notifies, when the safety determining unit determines that an abnormality has happened concerning the monitoring subject, that an abnormality has happened concerning the monitoring subject.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A power transformation module of a thermostat, comprising:
a power harvesting mode; and
a characterization mode; and
wherein:
the power harvesting mode comprises:
pulling electrical power from a line carrying power for a load related to a thermostatic system; and
storing the electrical power from the line available for use by the thermostatic system; and

the characterization mode comprises:
providing an electrical power to the load;
measuring a waveform of the electrical power to the load in terms of magnitude and time to obtain a profile of the waveform;
obtaining a signature from the profile of the waveform to identify one or more components of the load; and
determining a condition of the one or more components from the signature.
2. The module of claim 1, further comprising obtaining installation configuration information corresponding to the thermostat related to the load to anticipate a general form of a waveform of the load to better identify the one or more components.
3. The module of claim 1, wherein:
the load is connected in series with the power transformation module; and
the power transformation module can be in a characterization mode or a power harvesting mode.
4. The module of claim 3, wherein the signature obtained by the characterization mode can indicate an identification of one or more components selected from a group consisting of a current interrupting wax coil valve, a hot surface igniter, high voltage spark ignition source, combustion blower, purge blower, and gas valves.
5. The module of claim 4, wherein the signature of an identified component can reveal one or more activities of one or more components, selected from a group consisting of light off main flame, flame out, no light off, and general operation.
6. The module of claim 5, wherein the activities of the one or more components that affect flame quality of a heating system controlled by the thermostat are improved by items from a group consisting of entering and exiting the power transformation and less aggressively harvesting power.
7. A mechanism for characterization of a load related to a thermostat, comprising:
an instrument for measuring load current versus time;
a plotter connected to the instrument for graphing a waveform of the load current versus time;
an analyzer connected to the plotter for analyzing the waveform to identify one or more components of the load; and
a diagnostics evaluator connected to the analyzer to determine a health of the one or more components.
8. The mechanism of claim 7, further comprising:
a connection between the instrument and a cloud; and
wherein the cloud comprises one or more items selected from a group consisting of analysis, signatures, extraction, diagnostics, general processing, monitoring, and storage.
9. The mechanism of claim 7, wherein:
the instrument for measuring load current versus time is an integral portion of a power transformation device; and
the instrument measures load current versus time when the power transformation is not harvesting power.
10. The mechanism of claim 7, wherein:
a load current versus time measurement reveals a sequence of activity by the one or more components;
the sequence of activity can exhibit whether an operation of the one or more components is normal; and
if the one or more components have non-normal operation, then the load current versus time is analyzed to determine a basis or cause of the non-normal operation.
11. The mechanism of claim 7, wherein:
a load current versus time measurement reveals what type of equipment is being monitored by the measurement according to a catalog or table of measurements, or signatures as indicated by the measurements, that are correlated with types of equipment;
revealing a type of equipment is a capability of a power transformation system that can instead divert energy from a load for at least partially operating a thermostat; and
a learning by the thermostat of the equipment enables the power transformation system to deal with an operation of a heating system relative to affecting flame quality.
12. A method of a characterization mode of a power transformation system comprising:
providing an electrical waveform of power to a load related to a thermostat;
measuring a profile of the electrical waveform in terms of magnitude and time;
analyzing the magnitude versus time; and
identifying one or more components of the load from analyzing the magnitude versus time of the current waveform.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising inferring a signature of the current from analyzing the magnitude versus time of the current waveform.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending the current waveform to a cloud for further analysis.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending the current waveform to a cloud for diagnosis of any apparent malfunction of the one or more components.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the current waveform is a current through a load of one or more components in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising developing a characterization of equipment contributing to the load of a heating system.
18. The method of claim 12, further comprising inferring a scenario of equipment from an analysis of the magnitude and time of the current waveform.
19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
diagnosing the one or more components of the load from analyzing the magnitude and time of the current waveform; and
wherein if there is an issue of the one or more components of the load, there are identifying the issue from the magnitude and time of the current waveform, and searching for a solution to resolve the issue.
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
providing a warning of a problem with the equipment from indications of a scenario; and
facilitating a call for service to fix the problem with the equipment.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein:
the problem is indicated by the current waveform as there being no light off of a flame of one or more components of a furnace; and
the warning of the problem is provided before an extended or complete failure of a light off of the flame occurs.

1. A device for blocking eyeglass lenses onto blocks using a bonding mass, by which the eyeglass lens is connected to the block in a form-fit andor force-closed manner, comprising:
a) several stations, between which the eyeglass lens andor the block is transported;
b) at least one blocking station, in which the block is connected to the eyeglass lens using the bonding mass;
c) a transport arm having a retaining head arranged thereon for positioning the eyeglass lens in at least the blocking station, wherein c1) the transport arm (5) is designed as a pivot arm and has at least one pivot axis S1, by means of which the transport arm and the retaining head can be moved between at least two stations, wherein at least one conveying arm having a retainer for the block or an eyeglass lens is provided, wherein the conveying arm has a pivot axis S2, which is arranged parallel or coaxial to the pivot axis S1 and by which the retainer can be moved between at least two stations.
2. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein the transport arm has at least one translatory axis T1, by which the transport arm with the retaining head can be moved relative to the blocking station, andor the retaining head has a translatory axis T2, by which the retaining head can be moved relative to the transport arm.
3. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein the retainer has a translatory axis T3 by means of which the retainer can be moved relative to the conveying arm in a direction parallel to the pivot axis S2.
4. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein one station is configured as an orienting station, having an abutment element against which the eyeglass lens can be placed for orienting a relative position between the eyeglass lens and the retaining head.
5. The blocking device according to claim 4, wherein the orienting station has a translatory axis T4, by which the abutment element can be moved relative to the transport arm.
6. The blocking device according to claim 4, wherein the abutment element has two abutment spikes, which can be brought between the retaining head and an eyeglass lens attached to it.
7. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein one handover unit and one eyeglass lens magazine are provided, wherein the handover unit serves to pick up from the eyeglass lens magazine and hand off to the eyeglass lens magazine and the handover unit has:
a) a first pivot axis S3, by means of which the eyeglass lens can be moved between the eyeglass lens magazine and the orienting station or the transport arm,
b) a second pivot axis S4, by which the eyeglass lens can be brought into an upside down position.
8. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein one station is configured as a turning station with an axis of rotation D1, by which the block with the blocked-on eyeglass lens can be turned about a center axis of the block.
9. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein at least two or three blocking stations are provided, each of which can be accessed via the transport arm and the conveying arm, andor one station is configured as a block magazine which can be accessed at least via the conveying arm.
10. The blocking device according to claim 1, wherein a dispensing unit for bonding compound is provided, having an axis of movement B1, by which the dispensing unit can be positioned in at least two different positions P1, P2, P3 in the area of the particular blocking station.
11. A method for blocking an eyeglass lens on a block, comprising the steps of:
a) picking a first eyeglass lens up by a transport arm,
b) handing the first eyeglass lens by the transport arm to a first blocking station,
c) blocking the first eyeglass lens onto the first block and leaving for a cooldown time in the blocking station,
d) during the cooldown time, passing a second eyeglass lens to the transport arm by a handover unit, being transported via the transport arm to the second blocking station and setting it down in the second blocking station, and
e) during this transport process and before the respective eyeglass lens is set down at the respective blocking station, the conveying arm removes a block from a block magazine and sets it down in the corresponding blocking station.
12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the conveying arm after the cooldown time removes the blocked-on eyeglass lens with a block from the particular blocking station and delivers it to the handover unit or the turning station.
13. The method according to one of claims 10, wherein the eyeglass lens is brought to bear against the abutment element by the handover unit or by the transport arm for the purpose of orienting the relative position to the conveying arm.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein a retaining force of the handover unit or the transport arm is reduced as it is placed against the abutment element, so that a relative movement of the eyeglass lens relative to the handover unit is made possible.
15. The blocking device according to claim 2, wherein the retainer has a translatory axis T3 by which the retainer can be moved relative to the conveying arm in a direction parallel to the pivot axis S2, and wherein one station is configured as an orienting station, having an abutment element against which the eyeglass lens can be placed for orienting a relative position between the eyeglass lens and the retaining head.
16. The blocking device according to claim 15, wherein the orienting station has a translatory axis T4, by which the abutment element can be moved relative to the transport arm, wherein the abutment element has two abutment spikes, which can be brought between the retaining head and an eyeglass lens attached to it, wherein one handover unit and one eyeglass lens magazine are provided, wherein the handover unit serves to pick up from the eyeglass lens magazine and hand off to the eyeglass lens magazine and the handover unit has: a) a first pivot axis S3, by means of which the eyeglass lens can be moved between the eyeglass lens magazine and the orienting station or the transport arm, b) a second pivot axis S4, by which the eyeglass lens can be brought into an upside down position.
17. The blocking device according to claim 16, wherein one station is configured as a turning station with an axis of rotation D1, by which the block with the blocked-on eyeglass lens can be turned about a center axis of the block, wherein at least two or three blocking stations are provided, each of which can be accessed via the transport arm and the conveying arm, andor one station is configured as a block magazine which can be accessed at least via the conveying arm, and wherein a dispensing unit for bonding compound is provided, having an axis of movement B1, by which the dispensing unit can be positioned in at least two different positions P1, P2, P3 in the area of the particular blocking station.
18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the eyeglass lens is brought to bear against the abutment element by the handover unit or by the transport arm for the purpose of orienting the relative position to the conveying arm.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein a retaining force of the handover unit or the transport arm is reduced as it is placed against the abutment element, so that a relative movement of the eyeglass lens relative to the handover unit is made possible.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for managing sessions, the method comprising:
establishing by a portal server a portal session with a user and saving a portal session identifier in a session information cache, the portal session being associated with a portal provided by the portal server;
receiving by the portal server a request from a user for contents of a backend application of a portal;
inserting by the portal server application session data for the backend application into the user request by querying the session information cache for application session data related to a session between the backend application and the user, the session information cache comprising session information for both the portal session and a plurality of sessions between backend applications and users;
forwarding by the portal server the user request with the inserted application session data to an application server associated with the backend application;
receiving by the portal server from the application server a content transmission having both content requested by the user and application session data from the backend application, the application session information comprising a session identifier;
consolidating by the portal server the received application session data into the session information cache;
removing by the portal server the user’s application session data from the content transmission; and
forwarding by the portal server the content transmission to the user.