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In a system and method for estimating medical costs under at least one health plan, one or more user devices provide user health data entered by one or more users to a processor, and the processor provides estimated health plan cost data to the user device(s) to enable the user(s) to compare the costs and benefits of various health plan options available to the user(s). The processor includes an administrative module for receiving user account data and health plan data entered by an administrator; a calculation module for providing estimated cost data based upon the user health data; a user module for generating the estimated health plan cost data based upon the user health data, user account data, health plan data and estimated cost data and providing the estimated health plan cost data to the user device; and a database for storing the estimated health plan cost data, user health data, user account data, health plan data and estimated cost data. The user health data may include medical condition data, prescription data, prescription cost saving option data, healthcare provider selection data, historical user data, expected medical procedure data and / or expected durable medical equipment data. The user module calculates the estimated health plan cost data by adding all estimated cost data corresponding to the user health data and applying the health plan data and user account data to determine expected costs to the user under each health plan option available to the user. The user module may further calculate a recommended contribution to a flexible spending account or health savings account based upon the estimated health plan cost data and a tax savings amount associated with the recommended contribution to the flexible spending account or health savings account using income and tax status data provided by the user.

A system that allows consumers to manage content and create audio / video presentations in a small portable media device, and to share media files with other users of small portable media devices, without requiring access to a computer.

The present invention provides a mobile phone remote control system, a system for programming the remote control, and methods of programming or using the remote control. The mobile phone remote control system is configured to be selectively set up or programmed using a display screen and corresponding function buttons on the remote control. The remote control system may be used to control the channel of a media device such as a television based on an icon displayed on a screen of the mobile phone. The set up process allows channel numbers to be automatically assigned based on icons selected by a user and previously identified geographic information such as a mobile phone user address postal zip code.

The invention discloses a multi-Agent transaction information protection method based on a block chain technology. According to the method, a transaction execution platform which only has credible andsafe transaction information protection execution environment is established by utilizing a block chain. A transaction process between the buyer and the seller is realized by using the transaction execution platform. Besides, a BFT-Raft consensus algorithm based on Byzantine fault tolerance is adopted, and the method has the advantages that due to the establishment of a multi-Agent e-commerce system, the transaction cost and the user time can be remarkably reduced, and illegal authorization acquisition, use and leakage of transaction information are effectively prevented. The BFT-Raft consensus algorithm ensures that the log is not tampered by applying a digital signature technology and incremental hash in a log replication link. Through a Committed proving mechanism, it is ensured that aselected Leader node must have all log items reaching consensus, the BFT-Raft consensus algorithm can solve the consensus problem in a Byzantine fault-tolerant environment, the number of nodes participating in verification and accounting is greatly reduced, and second-level consensus verification can be achieved.

The present invention provides a remote control, a system for programming the remote control, and methods of programming or using the remote control. The remote control is configured to be selectively set up or programmed using a display screen and corresponding function buttons on the remote control. The set up process allows a user to only set up the remote control features of interest to for that particular user. In addition, the remote control includes a module that may be accessed directly by the remote control or via a computer where the module guides the user through the set up process. Thus, the user does not need to set up any feature of the remote control that is not applicable to that user.

The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that provide users with efficient and effective user experiences when browsing, selecting, or inspecting content items. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively select multiple content items via a single touch gesture (e.g., swipe gesture). Additionally, systems and methods disclosed herein can allow users to select various content items in a selection interface, preview a content item, and return to the selection interface with the previous selections remaining in tact. Still further, systems and methods described herein allow users to transition between a content graphical user interface and a selection interface based on touch gestures with content items.

A wide range of digital devices either have or are provided with imaging devices which are capable of imaging externally provided information in the form of special codes that contain setup and / or configuration information. Processors within these devices, which include cell phones, cameras, PDAs and personal computers, to name just a few, recognize the image and convert it to the desired configuration and / or setup information.

A remote control and method of using the remote control are provided. The remote control includes a microprocessor, a memory accessible by the microprocessor that includes a database of a plurality of favorite channels, a user interface in signal communication with the microprocessor that allows selection of successive next or previous favorite channels, and a transmitter controlled by the microprocessor that, responsive to user activation of the user interface, transmits wireless signals corresponding to the successive next or previous favorite channel. In an example embodiment, an icon is associated with each favorite channel and the remote includes a display screen that displays the icon associated with the successive next or previous favorite channel when the user interface is activated. The method of using the remote control includes activating the user interface to select a next favorite channel.

A data synchronization method includes: acquiring, in a partial-data synchronization process, a first part of a data item which is to be sent to a client, wherein the data item comprises at least the first part and a second part, and acquiring a data link corresponding to at least the second part of the data item; sending the acquired first part of the data item and the data link to the client in the partial-data synchronization process; and when receiving a request including the data link from the client, processing the at least second part of the data item corresponding to the data link. The present invention also discloses a data synchronization system, a data synchronization server and a client, with which a client may directly acquire a second part of a data item with the data link without initiating another data synchronization procedure.

A data acquisition apparatus includes a processing resource operably coupled to an input unit and an output unit. The processing resource is arranged to provide an execution environment for supporting a user interface. An enquiry module is provided and supported by the execution environment. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus also includes a communications unit operably coupled to the processing resource for supporting communications over a communications network. The enquiry module is arranged to generate a search query relating to a point of interest and receive search results in response thereto via the communications unit, the enquiry module also being arranged to use the search results to derive data associated with the point of interest.

In this invention, if an end-user has not interacted with a displayed webpage (the “Original”) displayed on a device for more than a defined time (i.e. a period of inactivity, called the “Delay”), then the device browser is automatically forwarded or pointed to a replacement webpage (the “Destination”) designated by the user or a third party. Hence, the Original will no longer remain displayed, long after it has been read, but will dynamically forward to a new Destination.

The disclosed embodiments are directed to a media capture lock affordance for a graphical user interface displayed by a media capture device. The media capture lock affordance allows a user to lock and unlock a capture state of the media capture device using a simple and intuitive touch gesture that can be applied by the user's finger (e.g., the user's thumb) while holding the media capture device in one hand.

The present invention provides a mobile phone remote control system, a system for programming the remote control, and methods of programming or using the remote control. The mobile phone remote control system is configured to be selectively set up or programmed using a display screen and corresponding function buttons on the remote control. The remote control system may be used to control the channel of a media device such as a television based on an icon displayed on a screen of the mobile phone. The set up process allows channel numbers to be automatically assigned based on icons selected by a user and previously identified geographic information such as a mobile phone user address postal zip code.

The invention aims to provide a self-adaptive input method, equipment and a system. User equipment obtains the attribute information of the environment in which an input focus of an input method system is in; the attribute information is analyzed locally or network equipment connected with the network of the user equipment to infer a user input intention; and a corresponding input candidate item is given according to the user input intention. Compared with the prior art, the self-adaptive input method is characterized in that the input candidate item of the input method can be adaptively regulated, user time is saved, input efficiency is improved, and user experience is imporved.

A telephone call handling system includes a text selector to enable a user to select a text message prior to an incoming call. The text message can be stored in a text storage and sent by a text sender from the text storage for receipt at a caller's telephone during and / or after the incoming call. A delivery trigger can trigger the text sender to send the text message. The delivery trigger can be linked to delivery of an audio message, an audio content, an image or a video. The delivery trigger can be linked to call detection, call answer or call hang up. The user can be enabled to trigger the sending of the text message. The system can further include caller I.D. information. The user can employ the caller I.D. information in making a trigger decision.

The invention relates to a method for intelligent arrangement of mobile phone application program shortcut menu icons. The method comprises two steps: arrangement of an intelligent arrangement mobile phone application program menu icon ordering method and operation of the intelligent arrangement mobile phone application program menu icon ordering method. According to the step of the arrangement of the intelligent arrangement mobile phone application program menu icon ordering method, ordering methods are customized according to user demands; and automatic updating and arrangement of application program shortcut menu icons are carried out according to an updating period. Therefore, it is convenient for a user to use the mobile phone and user experience can be improved.

The invention discloses a video production method, device and electronic equipment, which can solve the problem in the prior art that a large amount of mobile phone resources and user time are consumed when a user receives and screens video materials, edits and synthesizes the video materials. On the client side, the method includes: sending video material collection information to the server, the video material collection information including the content requirements, preset quantity and preset aspect ratio of the video material set by the user; The uniform resource locator corresponding to the video material collection information, the page corresponding to the uniform resource locator displays the content requirements of the video material; the uniform resource locator is sent to the designated participant, so that the designated participant can pass the Upload the video material to the server for synthesis according to the content requirements of the video material on the page corresponding to the URL; receive the synthesized complete video returned by the server. The invention is suitable for multi-material video production.

Systems and methods for automated conference call initiation are provided. In an embodiment, a system for providing automated conference call initiation includes at least one meeting server, at least one calendar server and at least one profile server. A conference call initiator then uses data on the calendar server, the profile server and the meeting server to automatically initiate a conference call. In another embodiment, a method for providing automated conference call initiation involves analyzing the data on a meeting server to determine meeting conditions of two or more users, and initiating a conference call between two or more users based on the meeting conditions.

A video imaging system that allows a user to save select image data to a detachable storage device, the image data presented on a display for the user, where the user is provided with various control interfaces for saving and appending information to the saved image data. The detachable storage device also including user settings data that is used to adjust the settings of the camera control unit according to the user preferences.

The invention provides a holder parameter adjusting method, a device and holder equipment. The method comprise steps that, when a holder parameter adjusting event is detected, power supply for a motor is controlled, and rotation angle speed data at each time point of a holder shaft controlled by the motor is recorded; angular acceleration data at each time point can be acquired through calculation according to the rotation angle speed data at each time point, frequency conversion for the angular acceleration data is carried out, and peak value frequency in a preset frequency range is determined; the peak value frequency is configured to be trap wave frequency of the motor so as to filter signals which are in the trap wave frequency and are to be sent to the motor. Through the method, in a use process of a holder hanging a new load, attitude control on the hung load can be realized relatively stably, the realization mode is simple and convenient, no user participates in the configuration process, user time is saved, manpower cost is reduced, and automation and intelligentization demands of the user are satisfied.

The invention discloses a method and a device for searching for a target vehicle through reverse navigation. The method comprises the following steps: a handheld terminal judges whether the signal strength gradually weakens to a preset signal strength value according to the signal strength after connection with a vehicle terminal, wherein the vehicle terminal is arranged in a target vehicle; if the signal strength weakens to the preset signal strength value, the handheld terminal receives and stores data information of the vehicle terminal, and acquires the current position as a starting position; the handheld terminal acquires the walking track of a user from the starting position, and stores the walking track of the user as historical trace information; and the handheld terminal gets the parking position of the target vehicle through reverse navigation according to the historical trace information and the data information of the vehicle terminal. According to the technical scheme adopted by the embodiments of the invention, a user can find a target vehicle reversely without relying on special vehicle search equipment in a parking lot, operation is simple and easy, time is saved effectively for users, and the user experience is enhanced greatly.

Described herein is a sprocket for interfacing with a perforated material, such as a chain. The sprocket includes a hub and a material-interfacing plate. The hub is shaped to fit around an axially extending shaft, and includes a plurality of hub portions each shaped to fit around a portion of the shaft; and a retaining portion and a hub interlocking portion, each disposed on at least one of the hub portions. The material-interfacing plate has a periphery that is shaped to interface with the perforated material, and includes a plurality of plate portions each shaped to fit around a portion of the hub; and a plate interlocking portion shaped to interlock with the hub interlocking portion and disposed on at least one of the plate portions. The material-interfacing plate is in a secured position when the plate interlocking portion and the hub interlocking portion are interlocked with each other. The interlocked plate and hub interlocking portions prevent the material-interfacing plate from sliding radially off the hub and the retaining portion prevents the material-interfacing plate from sliding axially off the hub when the material-interfacing plate is in the secured position.