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A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device.

A voice portal supporting telephone to web server commerce is described. The voice portal allows users to access web servers using a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), optionally including the use of a secure sockets layer (SSL) protocol, to complete commercial transactions. Additionally, embodiments of the invention can employ a one word commerce model that abstracts the particular model used by various electronic commerce vendors' web sites. The one word commerce model permits a user to identify a product and signal her/his purchase intentions with a single word, phrase, or touch-tone command. The voice portal can then complete the transaction supplying the electronic commerce vendor necessary information about the purchaser, e.g., her/his address, telephone number, electronic mail address, credit card information, etc. As needed, the voice portal can prompt the purchaser for information.

A system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated testing of vulnerabilities to intrusion on a target network, including identification of operating system, identification of target network topology and target computers, identification of open target ports, assessment of vulnerabilities on target ports, active assessment of vulnerabilities based on information acquired from target computers, quantitative assessment of target network security and vulnerability, and hierarchical graphical representation of the target network, target computers, and vulnerabilities in a test report. The system and method employ minimally obtrusive techniques to avoid interference with or damage to the target network during or after testing.

A method for screening packet-based communication traffic. At least a first data packet, sent over a network from a source address to a destination address, is received. A determination is made, by analyzing the first data packet, that the first data packet was generated by a worm. In response to the determination, a second data packet sent over the network from the source address is blocked.

One embodiment of the present invention includes a server machine configured to establish a secure communication channel with a client machine via renewable tokens. The server machine receives a plurality of messages from a client machine over a secure communication channel, where the plurality of messages includes a first message that includes at least two of user authentication data, entity authentication data, first key exchange data, and encrypted message data. The server machine transmits, to the client machine, a second message that includes a master token comprising second key exchange data associated with the first key exchange data and at least one of a renewal time and an expiration time.

A method of person-to-person anonymous electronic payment processing may involve a payment processing server receiving from a payor payment device a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account. The payment initiation request may identify a payment amount and excludes payee particulars and the payee account. The server may also receive from a payee payment device a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment. The payment completion request may include a payee identifier and exclude the payment amount, payor account and payor particulars. The server may confirm that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, and determine the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request. In accordance with an outcome of the confirming, the payment processing server may effect a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account.

Methods and systems for performing pacing interval optimization are provided. One or more optimum pacing interval is determined for each of a plurality of different ranges of heart rate, different levels of autonomic tone, different body temperature ranges, or combinations thereof. The information (e.g., measures of hemodynamic response) collected to perform pacing interval optimization can be collected and stored in a table over disjoint periods of time. Such measures of hemodynamic performance are preferably relative measures, but can alternatively be absolute measures.

A disposable absorbent article is provided which includes a substantially liquid-impermeable, stretchable outer cover, a liquid permeable, stretchable top surface, and an absorbent body located between the outer cover and the top surface. The stretchable top surface can further include a first zone and a second zone. The stretchable outer cover can be configured to provide a first level of elongation when subjected to a tensile force of 100 gmf per inch (per 2.54 cm) of width according to the Material Elongation and Deformation Tensile Test set forth herein, while the first zone provides a second level of elongation that is less than the first level of elongation.

The present invention relate to a method and system to predict the likelihood of data topics that may occur from data sources. The likelihood of the data topics may be predicted over other dimensions of time or over other dimensions. In the present invention, a topic means a defining characteristic, usually represented as a data element, of a single feature, activity, subject, behavior, event or an aggregation of such defining characteristics.

A method, software and apparatus facilitates one or more third-party agents to securely access a customer's or other first party's private personal and financial data or other such confidential information from a second party, preferably on the Internet. A security document or ticket is presented to the second party for verifying the customer's consent to grant such access to the third party. The second party only communicates such confidential information to the third party if the security document is found to be valid. The security document, which can be at least partially encrypted, can also include a preselected expiration time, beyond which it is not valid.

The present invention is directed to a catheter that is configured to self-regulate aspiration rates through a working lumen of the catheter. The catheter comprises a compliant member in communication with the working lumen that is configured to transition from an open position to a closed position when a predetermined aspiration threshold is exceeded. In the closed position, the compliant member is temporarily drawn inward to at least partially occlude flow through the working lumen, thereby mitigating the rate of aspiration imposed upon a patient's vessel. When the rate of aspiration is reduced below the threshold level, the compliant member returns to the open position.

An array having a plurality of column electrodes and a plurality of rows of individually addressable OLED pixels, each row including a commonly shared electrode including wherein at least one OLED pixel in each row has a current limiting component and an organic electroluminescent diode and such at least one OLED pixel is connected between said commonly shared electrode and one of the plurality of column electrodes for conducting current therebetween, and wherein the at least one organic electroluminescent diode is connected in series with the current limiting component.

A non-volatile storage subsystem maintains, and makes available to a host system, monitor data reflective of a likelihood of a data error occurring. The monitor data may, for example, include usage statistics and/or sensor data. The storage subsystem transfers the monitor data to the host system over a signal interface that is separate from the signal interface used for standard storage operations. This interface may be implemented using otherwise unused pins/signal lines of a standard connector, such as a CompactFlash or SATA connector. Special hardware may be provided in the storage subsystem and host system for transferring the monitor data over these signal lines, so that the transfers occur with little or no need for host-software intervention. The disclosed design reduces or eliminates the need for host software that uses non-standard or “vendor-specific” commands to retrieve the monitor data.

The invention is directed to signal processing techniques for electrograms or other biomedical signals. In particular, the signal processing techniques make use of wavelet transformation of the electrograms. For example, an electrogram can be represented by a finite set of wavelets which comprise a decomposition of the electrogram in the scale-time domain. In accordance with the invention, wavelet analysis techniques can be used to distinguish specific phenomena in electrograms. For example, wavelet analysis can be used to distinguish between occurrences of large amplitude steep deflections, small amplitude steep deflections, and large amplitude shallow deflections of an electrogram.

A retractable animal tether, comprising a hand-held support; a spool rotatably mounted on the support; and a flexible cord wound on the spool, said flexible cord having an end which is connected to the spool and a second end which may be connected with the animal. The application of a first force F1 to a free end of the flexible cord causes a portion of the flexible cord to unwind from the spool. The tether also includes a means for preventing the remainder of the flexible cord from unwinding from the spool unless a second force F2 is applied to the free end of the flexible cord, said force F2 being greater than said force F1.

A system, includes a pressurizing mechanism to pressurize a fluid including a contrast enhancement agent for delivery to a patient; and a control system in operative connection with the pressurizing mechanism. The control system includes a system to adjust control of fluid injection based upon a measurement of renal function of the patient.

A sensor device for detecting product quality conditions is attached to each product to be delivered, and constant monitoring is performed on quality conditions of stock products in a storage room of a delivery center for quality assurance. For products in a storage room of a delivery truck, constant monitoring is also performed on quality conditions thereof in the same manner. If a quality abnormality is found in a product in the storage room, information regarding product sensing items and information regarding the current location of each delivery truck are processed to select a replacement stock product less susceptible to recurrence of a similar quality abnormality at the time of redelivery.

A method of encapsulating devices including providing a getter layer in the penetration path of atmospheric elements. The getter layer serves as a barrier to potentially deleterious atmospheric components, such as moisture and gases, that penetrate the device. In one embodiment, the getter layer surrounds an active region where active component or components are formed.

An apparatus for wrapping a load with packaging material may include a packaging material dispenser for dispensing packaging material. The apparatus may also include a relative rotation assembly for providing relative rotation between the load and the packaging material dispenser. The apparatus may further include a mechanical connection operatively coupling the packaging material dispenser to the relative rotation assembly. The relative rotation assembly may be configured to drive the packaging material dispenser through the mechanical connection. The apparatus may further include a force exerting mechanism operatively coupled to the mechanical connection. The apparatus may further include a sensing element configured sense a characteristic of dispensed packaging material. The sensing element may be operatively coupled to the mechanical connection. The force exerting mechanism and the sensing element may be configured to control the mechanical connection to maintain a selected ratio of packaging material dispensed to demand for packaging material at the load for at least a portion of a wrap cycle.

A computer-implemented flight data monitoring method is provided for monitoring flight data, for example flight data obtained by a flight data recorder or quick access recorder on an aircraft. The method comprises receiving input flight data, performing flight data validation on the input flight data to generate validated flight data, and performing flight data analysis on the validated flight data to detect at least one predetermined type of flight event. The events may be useful for generating an aircraft safety report, for example. By validating the data before performing the analysis, the number of events which are falsely detected based on invalid or unreliable data can be reduced.

A storage system for a pharmacy that has a frame containing a rack-like structure with a plurality of storage carriers detachably suspended therefrom. The carriers are sized to receive filled prescription orders and the like and include individual identifiers that facilitate locating the carriers at a specific location on the rack-like structure. Preferably, the storage system includes a tracking system that detects, monitors, and displays to a worker the location of the storage carrier containing a particular customer's prescription order, thereby providing easy retrieval of the customer's prescription order.

The invention relates to the distribution of electronic messages which fall within one or more message classes or categories. One aspect of the invention provides an electronic message distributing apparatus for distributing electronic messages from a database to one or more agents, the database storing, in respect of each electronic message to be distributes, a set of one or more message classes into which the message is deemed to belong. The apparatus causes the message to be rendered to one or more agents in succession, each having the capability to deal with one or more of the message classes in said set, until the message is processed in respect of all message classes for which there is a capable agent. The invention removes the onus on individual agents to forward messages to other agents if they cannot deal with all aspects of a message themselves. This reduces the likelihood that an inadequate response is sent to the customer.

A clip can be slidably attached to a disposable cup lid. The clip can easily attach to a commercially available lid or a customized lid and cover an aperture in the lid. The spill clip can be made separately from the lid and attach to any lid, or the lid can be built with a pre-attached clip.

The present invention describes methods for improving security when accessing applications and other executable programs. In one exemplary method, a user is warned if an application that has never been previously run is being launched by the user. Other methods, as well as data processing systems and machine readable media, are also described.

A method of generating a horizon for use by an ADAS of a vehicle involves using digital location-based data, driver data and/or vehicle data to determine the likelihood that different outgoing paths are taken at a decision point along a currently traversed road segment, and deriving a probability that each path may be taken. The probability may be based on one or more of: an angle of the path relative to the incoming path, the road class of the path, a speed profile of the path, historical paths taken by vehicles at the decision point, and historical paths taken at the decision point by the individual driver or vehicle.