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Methods and systems disclosed herein relate to a private keyword database and method of generating the database, such as compilation, manipulation, segmentation, analysis, and leveraging, to enable search engine optimization and marketing tools. The private keyword database may include search marketing data, such as keywords, a character string, a phrase, a slogan, an idiom, a string of characters of alpha-numeric codes, and the like, which may be aggregated from any number of public and proprietary data sources. Related user interfaces, applications, and computer program products are disclosed.

Methods and systems disclosed herein relate to keyword discovery tools for populating a private keyword database. Keyword discovery relates to continuously and automatically in incrementing a working keyword data set for new periods of time based on retrieval of at least one of new traffic-generating keywords and new suggested keywords. Related user interfaces, applications, and computer program products are disclosed.

A method and apparatus for delivering intravenous drugs to a patient provides for remote loading and programming of IV pumps that may be shipped in a loaded and programmed configuration to a remote site for use with the patient. A special carrier may be provided for pneumatic delivery of the preloaded pump. Password enabled customizing of pump features according to specific user's need may be provided to prevent undesired changing of the pump parameters at the remote site.

A web-based Relationship and Content Management Application combining an organization's CRM and ECM systems by integrating CRM's contacts with an ECM system's key features and functionality. The user of such is able to efficiently store and retrieve a combination of information for a relationship from CRM as well as from ECM, avoiding human error and providing data centralization. Users may store and retrieve content from both internal document repositories within an ECM system as well as external document repositories in the user's system. The major features consist of the ease of use and data consistency, plus the leverages of CRM as the centralization of data.

A quality management framework system and method for operating a quality plan in a product development organization having quality objectives. The system includes a plurality of computer implemented tools accessible by users for operating a plurality of quality processes. Data relative to the quality processes is collected and aggregated to generate quality reports. Reports are analyzed and problems are detected through a defect prevention process. Quality actions are initiated in a feedback quality management action tracking process.

The invention relates to an intelligent storage and pickup method and system based on two-dimension code management and control. The intelligent storage and pickup system comprises a storage and pickup terminal with two-dimension codes as control media, smartphone special software and a data service center. The storage and pickup terminal, the smartphone special software and the data service center are in GPRS remote wireless communication interaction. The intelligent storage and pickup method comprises the steps that (1), the two-dimension code, for phone registration and login, on the storage and pickup terminal is scanned by a user to achieve the phone registration and login; (2), the two-dimension code, for reserving a box body, on the storage and pickup terminal is scanned by an express item storage person, and box body information is sent by the data service center; (3) the empty box body is selected by the express item storage person, the express item storage person fills in the box body with the information, and the information is sent to the data service center; (4), the two-dimension code for storage box opening is scanned by the express item storage person, and the storage process of sent and stored express items is achieved; (5), the data service center records the timing of storing the express items and informs express item fetchers of fetching the express items to a box body; (6) the express item fetchers scan the two-dimension code for express item fetching box opening, and the operation of opening a box and fetching the stored express items is achieved; (7), the express item fetching time is recorded by the data service center, and the express item storage person is informed. The method and system optimize the work process of expressage, physical distribution and delivery.

A teleradiology image processing system configured to receive, process, and transmit radiology read requests and digital radiology image data is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a radiology processing system includes a series of processing components configured to receive digital radiology data from a medical provider, extract relevant information and radiology scan images from the digital radiology data, and initiate and control a workflow with a qualified remote radiologist who ultimately performs a read of the radiology scan images. Further embodiments also facilitate data processing within the image processing system in response to medical facility rules and preferences; translation or conversion of digital images to other formats; compilation of patient and medical facility data obtained from the digital radiology data into medical records or data stores; assignment of radiology studies within a teleradiology workflow in response to licensing and credentialing rules; and billing functions in response to completed reads by the remote radiologist.

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus (10) acquires a plurality of parametric images (60) with at least one varying imaging parameter. A parametric map (62) is constructed from the plurality of parametric images (60). At least one pilot parameter (64) is identified from at least the parametric map (62). The at least one identified pilot parameter (64) includes at least a volume of interest for a diagnostic image. A contrast agent (54) is administered to the patient (18). The identified volume of interest is imaged during influx of the administered contrast agent (54) into the identified volume of interest. The imaging uses the at least one identified pilot parameter (64).

Systems and methods which operate to identify interventional instruments and / or other objects in images are shown. Embodiments operate to extract relevant information regarding interventional instruments from a multi-dimensional volume for presenting the information to a user in near real-time with little or no user interaction. Objects may be identified by segmenting a multi-dimensional volume, identifying a putative object of interest in multiple multi-dimensional volume segments, and determining a position of the object of interest within the multi-dimensional volume using the putative object of interest segment identifications. Identification of objects of interest according to embodiments may be utilized to determine an image plane for use in displaying the objects within a generated image, to track the objects within the multi-dimensional volume, etc., such as for medical examination, interventional procedures, diagnosis treatment, and / or the like.

The disclosure is directed towards the assessments used to facilitate management of members in a given workforce. More particularly, elements comprising a system, method, and apparatus are operative to quantify individual worker engagement with resources made available in a digitally implemented office network. Such elements may be further operative to compare each individual worker's engagement with such resources against his own historical engagement, each other worker's historical and present engagement, as well as any predetermined engagement thresholds in order to gauge worker performance while avoiding traditional limitations imposed by remote-work arrangements.

Disclosed herein are systems, electronic tools and related methods for integrating the business rules, processes, and technology necessary to enable collaboration between personal office management applications, which are used by individuals on a daily basis to organize personal contacts, appointment calendars, and tasks, with sales force management applications, which are used to manage client and account contact information and coordinate the pursuit of business opportunities across an organization. Users of both applications can have their data electronically synchronized to share specifically designated information automatically within the applications. The information designated for synchronization can be of three types having different rules regarding their sharing among the applications, wherein the types include business contacts, sales force activities, and opportunity tasks. Users can thereby manage a large synchronized base of business contacts via both their personal office management application and a sales force management application, synchronize sales force activities from their personal office management application into the sales force management application, and assign client or account opportunity action items to other users in the organization via the sales force management application, and then have those action items automatically appear to the assigned user in that assigned user's personal office management application as a task.

A digital keyboard has a plurality of keys having a top key surface having means for displaying images and indicia thereon. While the images / indicia can be composed of any picture, illustration, words or combination thereof, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is to display predetermined images and / or words on key caps representing shortcut key sequences for performing functions related to a user's current in process computer software applications as opposed to using a mouse to perform those same function through activation and selection from drop down menus or icons. Alternatively, a digital display screen forming an integral part of a keyboard whereupon information related to software applications can be displayed.

In accordance with a method of managing work flow, tasks associated with a telecommunications service order from a plurality of worklists of computing source systems are merged into a merged worklist. Each computing source system maintains a respective worklist that includes a task associated with the service order. The tasks of the service order in the merged worklist are prioritized into a prioritized sequence to be completed on a work-when-ready basis. An error in completion of a task associated with a worklist of a source system is detected and a new task to correct the detected error is generated. Further, the worklist of the source system associated with the detected error is updated with the new task and the new task is integrated into a proper position of the prioritized sequence in the merged worklist in accordance with the work-when-ready basis.

The invention identifies areas in a workflow graph that operate on one workstation-islands that can execute also remote from a central workflow server. Such a remote workstation can even operate physically disconnected from a central server during the interpretation / execution of the island. The workflow model is analyzed and those parts that are defined for execution on one specific workstation are encapsulated. Those parts, called "islands" can be interpreted or executed on the central workflow server, or can be downloaded from the server to a specific remote client workstation. Additionally, the islands in the workflow graph can optionally be transformed, either at the server or after downloading at the destination workstations, towards much more efficiently executable versions of the islands.

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for improved clinical workflow using gesture recognition. Certain embodiments include establishing a communication link between an interface and a remote system, and utilizing gesture input to transmit data to, retrieve data from, and / or trigger functionality at the remote system via the communication link. Additionally, the method may include using the gesture input to perform data acquisition, data retrieval, order entry, dictation, data analysis, image review, and / or image annotation, for example. In certain embodiments, a response from the remote system is displayed. In certain embodiments, the gesture input corresponds to a sequence of healthcare application commands for execution at the remote system. In certain embodiments, the interface includes a default translation between gestures and functionality. In certain embodiments, a translation between a gesture input and a functionality may be customized for a user and / or a group of users.

A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a web site administrator to configure Internet Notes (iNotes) clients to auto download from server, thus providing iNotes clients with web access using HTTP with various browsers, and with local processing and replication. A local run time model comprises a hierarchy of models including object data store model, security model, indexing model, replication model, agent workflow model and mail model. DOLS provides a layered security model that allows flexibility for controlling access to all or part of an application. The highest level of security is managed through a database access control list (ACL). Further refinements within the security model provide access to specific documents, and their views, forms or folders, and include read access lists, write access lists, form access lists and readers and authors fields.

The present invention relates to enhanced workflow solutions for authors (e.g., researchers, scientists, and scholarly authors) and publishers (e.g., journals and professional and technical societies) in preparing documents in structured format for facilitating efficient and accurate validation of references cited or included in papers and other submissions for publication or for review. An author prepares a document containing a set of cited references using a formatting structure. A system includes a processor to process the document to extract embedded metadata associated with the set of cited references. The processor executes code associated with a reference validation software module and automatically recognizes the formatting structure and the embedded metadata. The processor automatically extracts the embedded metadata and compares the extracted metadata against an authority database to determine the validity of the set of cited references.

The invention relates to a method of acquiring MRI image data comprising the following steps: performing a 3-dimensional B1 mapping of a first volume using a first voxel size, selecting an MRI protocol, performing the B1-shim in accordance with the MRI protocol, performing the MRI protocol to acquire MRI imaging data of a second volume using a second voxel size, wherein the first voxel size is larger than the second voxel size, wherein the first volume is larger than the second volume, and wherein the second volume is contained within the first volume.

There is provided an image apparatus capable of improving a frame rate to prevent resolution in the predetermined area from decreasing and forming image signals outside the predetermined area. In the image apparatus including an area sensor in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix, a drive circuit unit, a read out circuit unit and a processing unit processing signals transferred from the read out circuit unit, if N is an integer of one or more and M is an integer of two or more and always greater than N, the drive circuit unit and the read out circuit unit perform a first operation in which signals are simultaneously read out from N pixels in a first area of the area sensor and a second operation in which signals are simultaneously read out from M pixels in a second area except the first area of the area sensor, the first and the second read out operation are continuously performed in one frame period, and a first signal obtained by the first read out operation and a second signal obtained by the second read out operation are continuously transferred from the read out circuit unit to the processing unit.

The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document. The present invention may further provide enhanced workflow solutions for authors and publishers in preparing documents in structured format for facilitating efficient and accurate validation of references cited or included in papers and other submissions for publication or for review. An author prepares a document containing a set of cited references using a formatting structure. A system includes a processor to process the document to extract embedded metadata associated with the set of cited references. The processor executes code associated with a reference validation software module and automatically recognizes the formatting structure and the embedded metadata. The processor automatically extracts the embedded metadata and compares the extracted metadata against an authority database to determine the validity of the set of cited references.

A system and method in accordance with the invention allow a user to select when messages relating to medication events are sent and to select the content parameters of those messages. In one aspect, a user selects certain event types, the occurrence of which will cause a message to be sent to the user. For example, the user may select a message type that pertains to the availability of a medication in an automated dispensing machine for that user's patient. In another aspect, the user may customize the contents of the message to include or exclude certain information. For example, the user may desire the message to indicate only the patient's name and not the patient's gender or age. In yet another aspect, the user may filter messages so that only certain messages are sent. For example, the user may select a filter that permits only messages pertaining to his or her patients to be sent. The system further comprise a user interface disposed on an automated dispensing machine that enables a user to configure the messaging system as he or she desires. A method in accordance with the invention comprises selecting medication event types about which a message will be sent to the user, the content of the message, and filters for messages.

The present invention can be described as systems and methods for validating treatment instructions. The system may comprise a server having a library database and an agency interface configured to receive medical treatment guidelines and store medical treatment guidelines in the library database. The system may also comprise an administrative console, a processor and a medical device. The processor is configured to validate a treatment instruction of the medical device based on the medical treatment guidelines in the library database. As a method, the present invention receives updated medical information and a treatment instruction of the medical device. Using the processor the treatment instruction is validated based on the medical information of the library database and a validation message is transmitted to the medical device.

For use in MR imaging of a patient a plurality of surface electrodes such as ECG or defibrillator are provided for obtaining electrical signals for determining electrical activity within the body of the patient and remain in place during the MR imaging. The surface electrodes include a quick disconnect wire for carrying the signals to a signal processing system to be removed during the MR imaging to prevent heating. Each electrode comprises a conductive layer divided by slits into separate side by side sections to reduce eddy currents which are induced in the surface electrodes when they are exposed to variations in the magnetic field. The sections all are connected through the layer to the conductive location to allow the signal therefrom to be connected to the communication conductor.

The invention discloses a communication system for realizing information encryption / decryption transmission based on a quantum network and a communication method. The communication system comprises quantum network service stations configured at a network side and clients configured at a user side. The system is also equipped with a quantum key card. True random numbers are generated at the network side. The true random numbers are respectively stored in the quantum key cards and the network side to form corresponding user side keys. The user side keys of the quantum key card and the network side are respectively used for encrypting and decrypting information when the clients communicate with the corresponding quantum network service stations. According to the system and the method, a quantum key seed is operated through utilization of the quantum key card, a large number of keys are generated in a short time, and the keys directly participate in the encryption and decryption processes of the information. The utilization efficiency of the keys is improved, the working process of the communication system is optimized, and the system and the method are beneficial for establishment and production of the quantum communication system and the application promotion of the quantum communication system in life.

A wear prognosis method and a maintenance method for an earth working machine are disclosed, along with an apparatus for performing the method. Provision is made that the current wear state of one or more earth working tools is sensed. The residual wear capacity until the wear limit is reached is then ascertained from the current wear state.

A teleradiology image processing system configured to receive, process, and transmit radiology read requests and digital radiology image data is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a radiology processing system includes a series of processing components configured to receive digital radiology data from a medical provider, extract relevant information and radiology scan images from the digital radiology data, and initiate and control a workflow with a qualified remote radiologist who ultimately performs a read of the radiology scan images. Further embodiments also facilitate data processing within the image processing system in response to medical facility rules and preferences; translation or conversion of digital images to other formats; compilation of patient and medical facility data obtained from the digital radiology data into medical records or data stores; assignment of radiology studies within a teleradiology workflow in response to licensing and credentialing rules; and billing functions in response to completed reads by the remote radiologist.

The invention discloses an intelligent engineering operation and maintenance supervision method. The method comprises an infrastructure layer, an information resource layer, an application support layer, an application layer and a user layer. The infrastructure layer is used for providing a network, hardware and server environment, securing platform operation. The information resource layer provides basic information data and service data, and uploads the data to an application support layer. The application support layer aggregates dispersed and heterogeneous applications and information resources. Through unified access entry, basic services are provided for an application layer. The application layer provides a software operation entrance for the user layer, the user layer provides a system visual operation interface for a user, and the application layer comprises a project management system, a construction management system, an inspection management system, an operation and maintenance management system, a knowledge base management system, an asset management system, a statistical report system, a process management system, a system management system and a WeChat applet. The engineering project is integrally supervised, so that the operation and maintenance management cost is reduced, and the working efficiency is improved.