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A mobile deixis device includes a camera to capture an image and a wireless handheld device, coupled to the camera and to a wireless network, to communicate the image with existing databases to find similar images. The mobile deixis device further includes a processor, coupled to the device, to process found database records related to similar images and a display to view found database records that include web pages including images. With such an arrangement, users can specify a location of interest by simply pointing a camera-equipped cellular phone at the object of interest and by searching an image database or relevant web resources, users can quickly identify good matches from several close ones to find an object of interest.

Control system and method for controlling an occupant restraint system in which a plurality of electronic sensors are mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor providing a measurement related to a state thereof or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location. A processor is coupled to the sensors and diagnoses the state of the vehicle based on the measurements of the sensors. The processor controls the occupant restraint system based at least in part on the diagnosed state of the vehicle in an attempt to minimize injury to an occupant.

The present invention relates to pathogen detection and identification by use of DNA resequencing microarrays. The present invention also provides resequencing microarray chips for differential diagnosis and serotyping of pathogens present in a biological sample. The present invention further provides methods of detecting the presence and identity of pathogens present in a biological sample.

The present invention is directed toward distribution of web content to personal cellular telecommunications devices. The present invention proposes compiling syndicated items compilation files containing the entire contents of one or more syndicated information files and / or status notification compilation files containing a list of one or more syndication feeds and status information regarding same. Both types of compilation files can be Point-To-MultiPoint (P2MP) pushed to all available personal cellular telecommunications devices in one or more cells selected by a cellular operator using standardized P2MP push technology. Alternatively, status notification compilation files can be P2P pulled by or P2P pushed to particular personal cellular telecommunications devices. The present invention also proposes offering accessing full stories in formats other than conventional web page formats. Such non web page formats include inter alia SMS, MMS, email, and the like.

The invention relates to the technical field of movement positioning data analysis in a sense network environment, and discloses a movement position analysis system and method in the sense network environment for performing clustering analysis and knowledge discovery on positioning data by orienting positioning data acquired by a mobile device and combining with other additional information. The movement position analysis method in the sense network environment comprises the steps of: receiving positioning data points sent by one or more locatable devices; performing data correlation on the positioning data points and population structure characteristic data as well as user historical trajectory data; performing clustering analysis on the correlated positioning data points, aggregating users with similar characteristics into a group so as to obtain group structure characteristic data; exporting an aggregated result. According to the method, mobile users with similar characteristics can be aggregated to form a group based on the positioning data and other information, and the group information can be shown on a user terminal or a public display device in a friendly way.

A method is disclosed involving monitoring the concentration of at least one target analyte in a sample of body fluid using a meter, the meter including a user interface, the method including: obtaining a sample of body fluid; testing the sample to determine the concentration of the at least one target analyte contained therein; and presenting the user with a reminder to associate the test with an appropriate time corresponding to before or after a particular meal using the user interface. Associated devices, systems and arrangements are also disclosed.

This invention discloses methods and apparatuses for 3D imaging in Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Magnetocardiography (MCG), and electrical activity in any biological tissue such as neural / muscle tissue. This invention is based on Field Paradigm founded on the principle that the field intensity distribution in a 3D volume space uniquely determines the 3D density distribution of the field emission source and vice versa. Electrical neural / muscle activity in any biological tissue results in an electrical current pattern that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is measured in a 3D volume space that extends in all directions including substantially along the radial direction from the center of the object being imaged. Further, magnetic field intensity is measured at each point along three mutually perpendicular directions. This measured data captures all the available information and facilitates a computationally efficient closed-form solution to the 3D image reconstruction problem without the use of heuristic assumptions. This is unlike prior art where measurements are made only on a surface at a nearly constant radial distance from the center of the target object, and along a single direction. Therefore necessary, useful, and available data is ignored and not measured in prior art. Consequently, prior art does not provide a closed-form solution to the 3D image reconstruction problem and it uses heuristic assumptions. The methods and apparatuses of the present invention reconstruct a 3D image of the neural / muscle electrical current pattern in MEG, MCG, and related areas, by processing image data in either the original spatial domain or the Fourier domain.

A scheduling system (DPS) for planning and scheduling production in an industrial production system (CL), which scheduled production is to be executed by the production system (CL) under the control of a manufacturing execution system (MES), wherein: —said scheduling system is a multi-agent scheduling system (DPS); —at least a part of the behavior of the agents in said multi-agent system (DPS) is customizable by means of visually defined scheduling rules; —said scheduling system (DPS) and manufacturing execution system environment comprising: —editor means (CI) for visually defining both said manufacturing execution system (MES), and—an execution engine for executing said scheduling rules and control rules and making scheduling decisions on the basis of the execution of said scheduling rules and control rules.

In an event detection and monitoring system displaying event data in both tabular and chart formats, the displays of each are tightly-coupled to one another so that when a user selects an event in one format the corresponding event in the other format is highlighted or otherwise emphasized. When a user selects a row containing an event of interest in the event log table, the symbol in the event log chart corresponding to the selected event is simultaneously highlighted. Similarly, when a user selects a symbol in the event log chart corresponding to an event of interest, the row in the event log table containing the corresponding event is simultaneously highlighted. In addition, the rows of the event log table can be sorted and filtered according to predetermined criteria, and the events selected by the filters are highlighted in the chart with indicia distinguishing the filter.

A virtual interactive multiplayer platform and method of use is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the general steps of the method herein are: downloading scenario software, determining, a scenario and activating it, generating a quest scenario, entry of the system by a number of players, selecting a team for each entered player, entry of each player into the quest scenario itself, running the virtual interactive quest scenario, collecting data regarding player and team interaction and performance, and assessing team and player performance. The interactive multiplayer platform places each player in the role of a team member working with other virtual team members to manage and solve simulated situations. The virtual interactive multiplayer platform can be used for a number of training and educational purposes such as, e.g., for the medical car health professions, corporate members, the military or diplomatic corps or other arms of government, and K-12 teachers or students.

In an event detection and monitoring system displaying event data in both tabular and chart formats, the displays of each are tightly-coupled to one another so that when a user selects an event in one format the corresponding event in the other format is highlighted or otherwise emphasized. When a user selects a row containing an event of interest in the event log table, the symbol in the event log chart corresponding to the selected event is simultaneously highlighted. Similarly, when a user selects a symbol in the event log chart corresponding to an event of interest, the row in the event log table containing the corresponding event is simultaneously highlighted. In addition, the rows of the event log table can be sorted and filtered according to predetermined criteria, and the events selected by the filters are highlighted in the chart with indicia distinguishing the filter.

A method for non-invasively determining functional cardiac output (FCO) and / or venous blood CO2 partial pressure (PvCO2). The amount of CO2 (VCO2N) released from the blood and end capillary blood CO2 content (CcCO2N) are determined from measurements from exhaled breathing gases. The CO2 content of the breathing gases inhaled by the subject is increased and values for VCO2R and CcCO2R are obtained. A regression analysis is performed using the obtained VCO2N, VO2R, CcCO2N, and CcCO2R values. The regression line is extrapolated to obtain a value for CcCO2 when (VCO2) is zero so that CvCO2 becomes known. The CvCO2 thus determined can be inserted in a non-differential form in the Fick equation, along with VCO2 and CcCO2 values from normal breathing, to determine FCO. To determine PvCO2, CvCO2 is altered in accordance with the amount of oxygen in the venous blood, to correctly indicate PvCO2. The continuing validity of the FCO measurement can be examined on a breath-by-breath basis by noting changes in an indicator variable, such as VCO2 or end tidal CO2 amounts.

Apparatus for measuring magnetic field intensity characteristics around a target object enclosed in a 3D volume space is disclosed. It comprises (a) a means for magnetically polarizing the target object with a known polarizing magnetic field to introduce a magnetic density distribution (MDI) f(r1), (b) a means for measuring magnetic field characteristics g(r2) around the target object at a set of points r2 in a 3D volume space that in particular extends substantially along a radial direction pointing away from the approximate center of the object, (c) a means for setting up a vector-matrix equation; and (d) a means for solving this vector-matrix equation and obtaining a solution for f(r1) that provides a 3D tomographic image of the target object. This novel apparatus is integrated with frequency and phase encoding methods of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique in prior art to achieve different trade-offs.

Three-dimensional (3D) tomographic image of a target object such as soft-tissue in humans is obtained in the method and apparatus of the present invention. The target object is first magnetized by a polarizing magnetic field pulse. The magnetization of the object is specified by a 3D spatial Magnetic Density image (MDI). The magnetic field due to the magnetized Object is measured in a 3D volume space that extends in all directions Including substantially along the radial direction, not just on a surface as in prior art. This measured data includes additional information overlooked in prior art and this data is processed to obtain a more accurate 3 D image reconstruction in lesser time than in prior art. The methods and apparatuses of the present invention are combined with frequency and phase encoding techniques of Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) technique in prior art to achieve different trade-offs.

A method is disclosed involving monitoring the concentration of at least one target analyte in a sample of body fluid using a meter, the meter including a user interface, the method including: obtaining a sample of body fluid; testing the sample to determine the concentration of the at least one target analyte contained therein; and presenting the user with a reminder to associate the test with an appropriate time corresponding to before or after a particular meal using the user interface. Associated devices, systems and arrangements are also disclosed.

In a scheduling system for planning and scheduling production in an industrial production system, which scheduled production is to be executed by the production system under control of a manufacturing execution system, the scheduling system is a multi-agent scheduling system. At least a part of the behavior of the agents in the multi-agent system is customizable by visually defined scheduling rules. The scheduling system and manufacturing execution system share a definition and execution environment having an editor that visually defines both the scheduling rules and control rules of the manufacturing execution system, and an execution engine for executing the scheduling rules and control rules and making scheduling decisions based on an execution of the scheduling rules and control rules.

A process for signalling cost information in a telecommunications network, wherein the subscriber's data terminal establishes a connection to an exchange, the exchange has a call handling function which makes a tariff inquiry to a tariff server and the tariff server sends a tariff response for the requested connection to the call handling function of the exchange. The call handling function forwards the tariff response to a CDR generating function in the exchange, the CDR generating function forwards cost information to the cost communication function of the exchange and the cost communication function communicates the cost information to the subscriber's data terminal.

Tree data storage structures are implemented on respective computers in a distributed environment, such as on a network, so that information associated with nodes of one computer's tree data storage structure may be read or written to by another computer in the network. To promote efficiency, a cache may be employed on the computers in the network such that each computer caches information associated with nodes of tree data storage structures located on the computers in the network. A lock service may implement a caching protocol to provide efficient concurrency of caching operations while ensuring that current information associated with the nodes is available to all computers in the network.

A vehicle-based system and a method of performing communication include one or more in-vehicle devices configured to obtain data. A controller obtains the data from the one or more in-vehicle devices. A first wireless communication unit associated with one or more of the one or more in-vehicle devices transmits data from the one or more of the one or more in-vehicle devices to the controller wirelessly.

A method for irradiating a biological tissue sample is provided, the method comprising: irradiating a portion of a biological tissue sample with a penetrating radiation beam for a first exposure period; subsequently irradiating the same or an adjacent biological tissue portion with a penetrating radiation beam for a second exposure period; the radiation dose incident on the tissue sample during the second exposure period being higher than the dose during the first exposure period. Also provided is an apparatus operative in accordance with the method. The method and apparatus have particular application in the characterisation of body tissue by x-ray diffraction, both in vitro and in vivo.

The invention provides for the development of reporter scaffolds comprising sustained release reporter molecules and methods of using these scaffolds to administer therapeutic agent and / or monitor the effect of the transplant on the surrounding tissue or monitoring the status or condition of transplanted cells over time after the scaffold is in place.

A computer implemented method is provided for managing a plurality of image processing devices, the method comprising the steps of: an image processing device sending a status update to a monitoring device, the monitoring device having a first location; determining a second location of a mobile device; determining a monitoring distance between the second location of the mobile device and the first location of the monitoring device; and determining in response to the monitoring distance whether to issue a warning on the mobile device concerning the status update of the image processing device. The method provides that the mobile device is not overwhelmed by warnings regarding status updates from the image processing devices.

A method for localizing a vehicle comprises transmitting first position data related to a first position of the vehicle at a first point in time from the vehicle to a server. The server computes second position data related to the first position of the vehicle at the first point in time based on the received first position data. The server transmits the second position data from the server to the vehicle. The vehicle computes third position data related to a second position of the vehicle at a second point in time based on the received second position data. The second point in time is later than the first point in time.

A method for determining a clinical characteristic of a body vessel segment including providing, to a computing device, a three-dimensional reconstruction of a body vessel containing the body vessel segment. A segmented angiography recording of the body vessel segment is provided to the computing device. The computing device extracts at least one global feature of the body vessel from the three-dimensional reconstruction and extracts at least one local feature of the body vessel segment from the angiography recording. The clinical characteristic is determined for the body vessel segment as a function of the at least one extracted local feature and the at least one extracted global feature.

The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method of automated continuing education management by using various computer implemented modules such as an Continuing Education Module and an Attendance Tracking Module, all communicatively connected for seamless tracking and management of continuing education attendees, including validating and providing continuing education credits, establishing and validating qualification thresholds and creating and exporting continuing education completion certificates. More particularly, the present invention is related to a computer or machine implemented method and related system and method for carrying out an automated or machine-assisted continuing education attendance and credit tracking for various organizations and businesses.

A method for determining and outputting travel instructions is described, which functions to support a user through travel instructions, a sequence of travel instructions being determined by a central station, so that a data terminal of a user may be configured in a simple manner.

The invention pertains to a method and system for determining a location of an identification tag (100) in a monitored area. The method comprises using a plurality of beacons (200) to broadcast (2010) beacon messages comprising an identification element relating to the originating beacon; receiving (2020) at a first set of beacons a localisation message from an identification tag (100), the tag having received (1010) a beacon message, extracted (1020) the identification element from the received beacon message, and transmitted (1030) information related to the identification element as part of the localisation message; performing (3010) a first level of localisation of the tag on the basis of characteristics of the respective copies of the localisation message received at the first set of beacons; and performing (3020) a second level of localisation of the tag on the basis of the information related to the identification element.