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A method and system for managing inventory for an ancillary medical facility that can be integrated into existing electronic healthcare records systems or practice management systems. The invention enables clinician users to order medical supplies electronically and to track the entire supply chain of the inventory item from the vendor / manufacturer to the patient. In one embodiment, requisitions are automatically generated when an inventory supply falls to a critical volume or reorder point. The system of the invention provides reporting modules that allow clinician users to analyze cost, inventory usage and adjustment, and supply conflict.

Equipment for a wireless local area network comprises at least one adapter unit (2A to 2G) including a wired network adapter part (22) to be connected to a wired network interface of a computer (WS1 to WS7) and a wireless network adapter part (21), and a wireless network access point (3, 4, 5). The access point (3, 4, 5) and the adapter unit are configured in advance by the supplier of the adapter unit to provide a secure wireless connection only with one another.

Method and system of telecommunication between at least two users over a telecommunications network, wherein the first user is connected to the telecommunications network via a first terminal and the second user via a second terminal, and wherein a virtual representative is allocated to each user. A first virtual representative is allocated to the first user and a second virtual representative to the second user. The first and second virtual representatives are presented on the first terminal and on the second terminal. Information is transferred from the first user to the second user and vice versa by an animation of at least one of the first and second representatives and by an interaction between the first and second representatives, wherein at least one of the animation and the interaction takes place in response to a drag & drop command of a user, and wherein an animation of the first virtual representative takes place in response to a command of the first user and an animation of the second virtual representative takes place in response to a command of the second user.

An automated parking system and method for controlling a parking garage employ a distributed control system to control the transport of a vehicle between an entry / exit station and a parking space. The distributed control system employs an independent controller (PLC) for each mechanical element, such as elevators and shuttle cars. The PLCs are interconnected by a network and coordinate with each other to control the operation of the automated parking system. An operator panel including a touchscreen display may be used by an operator to control directly the operation of a particular PLC and its associated mechanical element. A central management computer is used to coordinate the overall operation and management of the distributed control system and to provide enhanced features including redundant safety checks.

An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined amount of adhesive weighted tape includes a controller adapted to receive a request for a desired amount of adhesive weighted tape and an elongated track member adapted to receive a supply of the adhesive weighted tape. A sensor is mounted adjacent a second end of the track member. The sensor in communication with the controller is operable to transmit a signal to the controller corresponding to a measured amount of weighted tape passing thereby. A motive apparatus in communication with the controller is adapted to move the weighted tape from a first end to the second end of the track member in response to the signal from the sensor. A cutting member disposed adjacent the second end of the track member is in communication with the controller and is adapted to cut the weighted tape in response to the signal from the sensor.

A D2D (Device-to-Device) communication method is provided which enables a first terminal of a first group to directly communicate with other terminals of the first group without relay of a base station. The first terminal receives first data from a second terminal. The first terminal determines whether the first data is destined for the first group by using a group identifier of the first data. When the first data is destined for the first group, the first terminal identifies at least one first RLC entity, among multiple RLC (Radio Link Control) entities, that corresponds to the second terminal by using the source terminal identifier of the first data.

The present disclosure relates to an aircraft high lift system with at least one load station for actuating a flap of a wing, preferably a landing flap and / or a leading-edge flap, at least one transmission with transmission portions located between branch transmissions, wherein by means of the branch transmissions actuating energy can be branched off from the transmission to the load station, and to a method for determining an operating condition of an aircraft high lift system.

A computer-storage media having computer executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed on a computing device perform a method for providing an interactive electronic book, the method including providing a user interface for the interactive electronic book, the user interface including representations of pages to display on a display associated with the computing device, providing on one of the representations of the pages of the user interface a watermark icon of an interactive element to display on the display associated with the computing device, associating the watermark icon of interactive content with interactive content, the watermark icon being indicative of presence of the interactive content and a content type for the interactive content, and wherein the user interface further provides for accessing the interactive content by selecting the watermark icon of the interactive content and without navigating away from the pages on which the watermark icon is present.

The disclosure is directed to a system and method for sharing, broadcasting, or publishing information by a user from a location in real-time and allowing one or more users near that location to directly respond to and directly communicate with the sharing, broadcasting, or publishing user. A computing device, for example, may receive a request for assistance from a first user computing device and determine a geographical location corresponding to the first user computing device. The computing device may publish the geographical location. The computing device may also receive a response to the request for assistance from a second user computing device and may determine whether the response indicates a request to establish communication with the first user computing device. Based on the determination, the computing device may establish direction communication between the first user computing device and the second user computing device.

Disclosed is a wearable personal locator device that communicates the location of a wearer to an administrator input terminal. The device is a wearable structure comprising either a wristband or adhesive patch, whereby the device registers whether or not the device is actively being worn by the wearer and provides a means to receive alert signals sent from the administrator input terminal. The device includes a processing unit, a power source, an antenna, and a communication means for processing and transmitting location data to the remote input terminal. The device further comprises one of several wearer contact means, including a heat sensor for registering body heat of the wearer, a pressure sensor adapted to be pressed against the wearer, or a frangible circuit that registers when the device is removed from the wearer. The device provides a location monitoring means for children traveling in groups with at least one administrator.

A method and system for managing inventory for an ancillary medical facility that can be integrated into existing electronic healthcare records systems or practice management systems. The invention enables clinician users to order medical supplies electronically and to track the entire supply chain of the inventory item from the vendor / manufacturer to the patient. In one embodiment, requisitions are automatically generated when an inventory supply falls to a critical volume or reorder point. The system of the invention provides reporting modules that allow clinician users to analyze cost, inventory usage and adjustment, and supply conflict.

The invention relates to a device comprising a first inductive antenna and a plurality of chips, each comprising an integrated circuit and a second inductive antenna used to power and communicate with said integrated circuit. According to the invention, one chip amongst the plurality of chips is capable of being connected to first inductive antenna. In addition, the device comprises a third inductive antenna which is inductively coupled to each of the second antennas of the plurality of chips.

A communication network switch system, comprising: a first phone number database accessed by a cable telephony network service provider; a second phone number database accessed by an internet service provider; a plurality of communication network switch devices conducting audio and / or data communications therebetween through a cable telephony network or an internet, the communication network switch devices switching audio and / or data communications between the cable telephony network or an internet telephony system and a short-range wireless communication network; and a plurality of mobile communication devices each of which including a long-range wireless network system transceiver module, a short-range wireless network system transceiver module and a switch device module. The communication network switch device includes a short-range wireless communication network transceiver module, a cable telephony network transceiver module, an internet telephony system drive module, a first switch module and a second switch module. The first switch module of the communication network switch device stores a communication number of a long-range wireless communication network of the mobile communication device and an assigned phone number of the switch device module in the cable telephony network in the first phone number database. The second switch module of the communication network switch device stores a communication number of a long-range wireless communication network of the mobile communication device and an IP address of the second switch module in the second phone number database.

It is an object of the present invention to provide switching equipment for communications networks, which switching equipment supports high-speed signalling between switch cards and line cards. Hence, the invention relates to a switching device for communications networks comprising a plurality of line cards and at least one switch card. The line cards comprise connection means arranged on or close to one edge of each line card, and the at least one switch card comprises matching connection means arranged on one flat side of said switch card. In this way, when said switch card is arranged substantially perpendicular to said line cards with said flat side of the switch card facing and at least partially overlapping said edges of the line cards, interconnection is achieved between the connection means of the line cards and the matching connection means of the at least one switch card.

A control system for controlling at least one industrial robot, wherein the control system comprises a plurality of software modules (41-47) for handling various system functions of the control system, and a plurality of separate hardware units (50-53), each comprising a processing unit (30a-d) and a memory unit (26a-d) for storing one or more of said software modules, and each of the hardware units is configured to receive and execute one or more of the software modules. At least some of the software modules are arranged scalable with regard to the performance of the system functions dependent on the capacity of the hardware unit running the software module, and the control system comprises a resource-distributing unit (55) having knowledge of the capacity of the hardware units, the scalability of the software modules, and the demand on hardware capacity of the software modules, and the resource-distributing unit is configured to plan how to distribute said software modules among said hardware units in order to optimized the performance of the system functions.

A system for interfacing commercial satellite communications technology with military aircraft communications systems is disclosed. The system includes an off-board commercial transceiver and an onboard commercial transceiver for communicating data to a commercial satellite network. The system also includes an onboard interface unit which is configured to communicate data between the onboard transceiver and the aircraft's communication system. The onboard interface unit includes a computer processor which executes a software program stored on an electronic medium. The software program includes instructions for sending data to and receiving data from the onboard commercial transceiver and for sending data to and receiving data from the onboard communications system.

In general, methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a discovery service in a unique identifier network are described. Said discovery service is suitable for tracking and tracing a query item represented by a unique identifier in a unique identifier network. In particular, a search method for a containment-aware discovery service is described.

A system and method which may allow users, who are looking for similar products or services on a website and thus belong to an online community, to directly communicate with each other. The method may be used in eCommerce, e.g., online shopping or online auction. The method may also be used in other contexts, such as social networking and online photo albums.

Methods and systems for debugging a software program, such as BIOS is provided. The methods and systems make use of a debugger application executing on a host computer and configured to communicate with a debugger module executing on a target computer via serial / parallel / USB port of host computer, an adapter and the SMBus of the target computer.

A molding machine includes a control part incorporating a specific server program and a memory part saving internal data of the molding machine. The specific server program transmits the internal data, which is converted into a predetermined format and stored in the memory part, to a network.

A wireless headset system includes a headset and a programming device. The programming device can be in the headset or in a base that is connectable to the headset. The headset has programmable device and a transceiver. The base has a programming device. The programming device programs the programmable device in the headset to control the transceiver to communicate directly with any cordless telephone base station, allowing hands free use of the telephone.

The invention relates to a voice over internet protocol device capable of auto-selectively dialing up public switch telephone network or internet phone, said voice over internet protocol device can base on preset operation mode to detect if there is an in-coming call ringing signal transmitted from public switch telephone network thereon, if there is one, then the employment status of at least one terminal apparatus connected with said voice over internet protocol device can be based on making unused terminal apparatus be transferred to a loop which the said public switch telephone network is connected thereon.

A communication network switch system, comprising: a first phone number database accessed by a cable telephony network service provider; a second phone number database accessed by an internet service provider; a plurality of communication network switch devices conducting audio and / or data communications therebetween through a cable telephony network or an internet, the communication network switch devices switching audio and / or data communications between the cable telephony network or an internet telephony system and a short-range wireless communication network; and a plurality of mobile communication devices each of which including a long-range wireless network system transceiver module, a short-range wireless network system transceiver module and a switch device module. The communication network switch device includes a short-range wireless communication network transceiver module, a cable telephony network transceiver module, an internet telephony system drive module, a first switch module and a second switch module. The first switch module of the communication network switch device stores a communication number of a long-range wireless communication network of the mobile communication device and an assigned phone number of the switch device module in the cable telephony network in the first phone number database. The second switch module of the communication network switch device stores a communication number of a long-range wireless communication network of the mobile communication device and an IP address of the second switch module in the second phone number database.