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The present invention comprises methods, system, and apparatuses for generating and delivering analytic results for any simple or highly complex problem for which data exists that software or similar automated means can analyze. The present invention thus contemplates methods, systems, apparatuses, software, software processes, computer-readable medium, and/or data structures to enable performance of these and other features. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention comprises extracting and converting data using a data management component into a form usable by a data mining component, performing data mining to develop a model in response to a question or problem posed by a user.

A “Proxi-Mapper” combines location based services (LBS), local searching capabilities, and relative mapping in a way that minimizes bandwidth requirements and maximizes user experience. The Proxi-Mapper automatically determines approximate locations of one or more local user devices (cell phones, PDA's, media players, portable computing devices, etc.) and returns a lightweight model of local entities (“key-points”) representing businesses, services or people to those devices. Key-points are maintained in one or more remote databases in which key-points are assigned to predetermined grid sections based on the locations of the corresponding entities. Metadata associated with the key-points provides the user with additional information relating to the corresponding entities. In various embodiments, user query options allow the Proxi-Mapper to pull or push relevant local key-point based information to user devices via one or more wired or wireless networks.

Network data files are secure through the operation of an infrastructure gateway-based network file access appliance. Network file data, corresponding to network pocket payload data, are further reduced to a sequence of data blocks that are secured through any combination of block encryption, compression, and digital signatures. File meta-data, including encryption, compression and block-level digital signatures are persistently stored with the file data, either in-band in the file as stored or out-of-band key as a separately stored file or file policy record. File meta-data is recovered with accesses of the file data to support bidirectional encryption and compression and to detect tampering with the file data by comparison against block-level digital signatures.

A computer system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to assist a user in completing electronic forms. The computer includes components such as a processor, user interface, and video display. Using the video display, the processor presents a row entry template including a menu field and an associated data field. The user completes the menu field by selecting a desired menu entry from a list of predefined menu entries. The user completes the data field by entering data into the data field. This format is especially useful when the data entry provides data categorized by the menu entry, explains the menu entry, or otherwise pertains to the menu entry. Each time the GUI detects activation of a form expand key, it presents an additional row entry template for completion by the user. Upon selection of a submit key, data of the completed form is sent to a predefined destination, such as a linked list, table, database, or another computer. Thus, by planned selection of menu entries, the user can limit his/her completion of an electronic form to blanks applicable to that user, avoiding the others. Nonetheless, the form can be easily expanded row by row to accommodate as many different blanks as the user wishes to complete. The invention may be implemented by a host sending a remote computer machine-executable instructions which the remote computer executes to provide the GUI, where the remote computer ultimately returns the completed form data to the host.

A system and method is provided for enabling an electronic device to efficiently access information content. A server browser accesses the information content over a network. The accessed information content is retrieved and adapted for presentation for the electronic device. A serializer dynamically formats the adapted information content according to a client browser. The client browser receives and presents the information content on the electronic device. An event translator is included to provide additional compatibility with commercially available client browsers.

A surgical device including: a first shaft having a first projection radially offset from an axial direction of the first shaft, the first projection having a first clamping surface; a second shaft slidably disposed relative to the first shaft, the second shaft having a second projection radially offset from the axial direction, the second projection having a second clamping surface; a dissector for dissecting tissue from a blood vessel to be harvested; a first actuator for sliding the second projection relative to the first projection to capture a side branch of the vessel between the first and second clamping surfaces; at least one electrode for applying cauterizing energy to cauterize the captured side branch; a cutting blade movably disposed on one of the first or second projections; and a second actuator for moving the cutting blade to sever the side branch captured between the first and second projections.

A novel apparatus and method of linearization of a digitally controlled pre-power amplifier (DPA) and RF power amplifier (PA). The mechanism is operative to perform predistortion calibration to compensate for nonlinearities in the DPA and PA circuits. A predistortion look up table (LUT) stores measured distortion compensation data that is applied to the TX data before being input to the digital to frequency converter (DFC), DPA and PA. The mechanism of the invention takes advantage of the on-chip receiver, which is normally inactive during the TX burst in a half-duplex operation, to demodulate the RF PA output and use the digital I/Q RX outputs to perform calibration of the TX pre-distortion tables. Controlled RF coupling is used to provide a sample of the RF output signal that to the receiver chain. The contents of the predistortion LUT are typically updated during the PA power up or down ramp. While the digitally-controlled PA (DPA) code is increasing (or decreasing), the amplitude and phase of the recovered I/Q samples are used to determine the instantaneous value of the AM/AM and AM/PM pre-distortion from which an update to the predistortion tables may be computed.

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for interacting with a user to define business rules in a declarative manner. The invention operates to display a rule set as an editable list of conditions and an editable list of actions, the conditions and actions being linked to each other by the combination of an editable list of if-values and an editable list of then-values, wherein if-values and then-values are explicitly linked to each other, conditions and if-values are explicitly linked to each other, and then-values and actions are explicitly linked to each other in the displayed lists.

The present invention teaches a method of constructing head-mounted virtual display apparatuses for mobile activities based on a non-cross-cavity optical configuration, which simultaneously provides the user with "look toward" access to an inset virtual image and an unobstructed forward field of view of at least 35 degrees. In one embodiment, a pair of light deflecting elements and associated adjustment means project a light path from the normal peripheral field of view towards the eye without geometric distortion of the virtual image associated image plane tilt.

Disclosed is a system for delivery of a drug comprising a multiple unit dosing device comprising a housing and an actuator, said device containing multiple doses of multiparticulates comprising drug particles, said device upon actuation delivering a unit dose of said multiparticulates, said drug particles having a mean diameter of greater than 10 mum to about 1 mm such that an effective dose of said drug cannot be delivered into the lower lung of a human patient. Also disclosed are novel methods, devices and dosage forms for delivering a drug.

A method for secure communications between a client and one of a plurality of servers performed on an intermediary device coupled to the client and said plurality of servers. In one aspect, the method comprises: establishing an open communications session between the intermediary device and the client via an open network; negotiating a secure communications session with the client; establishing an open communications session with said one of said plurality of servers via a secure network; receiving encrypted data from the client via the secure communications session; decrypting encrypted application data; forwarding decrypted application data to the server via the secure network; receiving application data from the server via the secure network; encrypting the application data; and sending encrypted application data to the client. In a further aspect, an apparatus including a network interface communicating with the public network and the secure network at least one processor, programmable dynamic memory addressable by the processor, and a communications channel coupling the processor, memory and the network communications interface is provided. The apparatus further includes a proxy TCP communications engine, a proxy SSL communications engine, a server TCP communications engine; and a packet data encryption and decryption engine.

Extended release formulations for the delivery of opioid agonists, including oxycodone, are provided which exhibit low peak to trough plasma concentration fluctuations and sufficiently high plasma concentrations over an extended period of time to provide a once a day dosage administration, wherein the formulations provide pain relief for up to 24 hours The extended release formulations may be customized to achieve the desired plasma concentration profile, e.g. two or more different extended release drug-loaded pellets or granules may be combined in a formulation. Additional formulations include combinations of drug loaded and extended release opioid agonists-loaded pellets or granules. Other formulations include a combination of an opioid agonist and an opioid antagonist, as well as a combination of an opioid agonist and a NSAID.

A method for secure communications between a client and a server. The method includes the steps of managing a communications negotiation between the client and the server; receiving encrypted data packets from the client; decrypting each encrypted packet data; forwarding unencrypted data packets to the server; receiving data packets from the server; encrypting the data packets from the server; and forwarding encrypted data packets to the client. In a further embodiment, an apparatus communicating with a client via a public network and communicating with one of a plurality of servers via a secure network is disclosed. The apparatus includes a network communications interface, at least one processor, programmable dynamic memory, and a communications channel coupling the processor, memory and network communications interface. In addition, the apparatus includes a client/server open communications session manager, a client secure communication session manager, a client/server secure communications session tracking database; and a data packet encryption and decryption engine.

A system and method for placement of at least one implant comprising an imaging system configured for taking at least one image of a patient; a navigation system configured for tracking position and orientation of at least one implant; a computer configured to measure and calculate the position and orientation of the at least one implant; and a display configured to display the at least one image of the patient and superimpose a graphical representation of the at least one implant with position and orientation information of the at least one implant on the at least one image of the patient.

A renewable energy resource management system manages a delivery of a power requirement from a multi-resource offshore renewable energy installation to an intelligent power distribution network. The installation includes multiple renewable energy resource components and is capable of variably and independently generating power from each to microgrids comprising the intelligent power distribution network so that the entire power requirement is satisfied from renewable energy resources. An electricity grid infrastructure is also disclosed in which power production is balanced with power consumption so that power storage requirements are minimized.

A system and method for improving digital communication in a wireless mobile ad-hoc network. More specifically, the system includes one or more portable network devices operable to support the seamless operation of a self-initializing, self-healing, adaptive portable network. The portable network devices implement protocols that provide bandwidth management capabilities for use with radios, routers and other wireless network devices. Each portable network device includes at least one wireless transceiver, a processor and control software. The processor and control software are logically coupled to the wireless transceiver to facilitate digital communication via a plurality of communication channels with other network devices.

A method to improve the performance of rendering image data (402) by converting what would normally be considered resolution-dependent image behavior into behavior that is substantially resolution-independent. This allows significant performance improvement since the rendering (454) can be performed on the lower-resolution image data used, for example, for on-screen viewing and when the image effect is applied to a higher resolution rendering, the effect, as viewed, is substantially the same as the effect viewed at a lower resolution. This conversion of normally resolution-dependent behaviors into pseudo-resolution-independent behaviors also allows the image effects to be applied to be carried out on a lower resolution image with confidence that when the image is rendered at a higher resolution that the image effects applied will substantially have the same appearance that the effect had at the lower resolution.