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20150277682 | SCALABLE USER INTERFACE DISPLAY - A method for displaying a scalable user interface on a display device includes arranging multiple regions of application functionalities and information for display substantially in-line within a designated area of an application, identifying an amount of space available to the user interface within the designated area of the application, comparing the amount of available application space with an amount of space used by the multiple regions of application functionalities and information, and adjusting the visual display of at least one of the multiple regions of application functionalities and information according to one or more predetermined scaling priorities to accommodate the available space within the designated area of the application. | 10-01-2015 |
20150277708 | COMMAND USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AND SCALING SELECTABLE CONTROLS AND COMMANDS - Methods and systems are provided for an improved user interface for displaying and scaling selectable software commands and controls in at least one of a first ribbon and a second ribbon. Underneath a first ribbon of top-level command tabs, selectable controls associated with a selected command tab are presented in logical subgroups or chunks. The selectable controls within the chunks are granularly scaled to accommodate different screen sizes or changes in window size. The scaling includes moving a subset of the selectable controls within at least one of the chunks between an overflow pane and the second ribbon. | 10-01-2015 |
20150286386 | PROGRESSIVE FUNCTIONALITY ACCESS FOR CONTENT INSERTION AND MODIFICATION - Progressive functionality command and object access for object and other content insertion and modification are provided. In a software application user interface, when a given command is selected, where the command is a parent command having one or more child commands, a subset of all available child commands under the selected parent command may be provided in the user interface in proximity to the selected parent command. If a user needs more or different commands than are presented in the subset, a contextual pane may be selectively presented in the user interface having a number of additional available commands for selection by the user. Once the contextual pane is displayed, it may stay displayed until it is manually or automatically dismissed. | 10-08-2015 |
20150286533 | MODERN DOCUMENT SAVE AND SYNCHRONIZATION STATUS - Save and synchronization status information is provided. The save and synchronization status information may be concise yet informative to a user and may provide an indication of the current save state of the document: “saved,” “dirty,” or “saving.” The indication of the current save state may be displayed in a consistent and reliable spot such that the user may reliably know where to look to find the document's save status. Other save states may be included, such as offline or error. The indication may be selectable, such that when selected, the user may see additional save and synchronization status detail, and may be enabled to rename the document. | 10-08-2015 |
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20080201603 | CORRELATING HARDWARE DEVICES BETWEEN LOCAL OPERATING SYSTEM AND GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ENTITY - A method and apparatus for correlating the identities of hardware devices, such as processors and memory controllers, between a local operating system and a global management entity is described. When the operating system detects a faulting device, the operating system generates a fault message and transmits the fault message to the global management entity. The global management entity determines the identity of the faulting device based on information contained in the fault message, selects an appropriate replacement device, changes a routing table to map to the replacement device to the identity of the faulting device, and transmits to the operating system a global identity of the replacement device. The operating system correlates the local identity of the replacement device with the global identity of the replacement device. | 08-21-2008 |
20090150650 | Kernel Processor Grouping - Techniques for grouping individual processors into assignment entities are discussed. Statically grouping processors may permit threads to be assigned on a group basis. In this manner, the burden of scheduling threads for processing may be minimized, while the processor within the assignment entity may be selected based on the physical locality of the individual processors within the group. The groupings may permit a system to scale to meet the processing demands of various applications. | 06-11-2009 |
20110161729 | PROCESSOR REPLACEMENT - Techniques for transparently replacing a processor, that receives interrupts in a partitioned computing device, with a replacement processor, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, methods are discussed for directing the interrupts to an unchangeable identifier mapped to the processor's identifier and replacing the processor with the replacement processor. An intermediary, such as an I/O APIC, is used for storing the unchangeable identifier. The mapping may use logical mode delivery, physical mode delivery, or interrupt mapping. | 06-30-2011 |
20120284494 | DYNAMICALLY REDIRECTING BOOT TO ANOTHER OPERATING SYSTEM - Various embodiments provide an ability to automatically boot a computing device with an operating system stored on a portable storage device when the portable storage device is detected to be present. The computing device can be configured to dynamically boot from the portable storage device when the portable storage device is detected, and revert to a programmed boot order in its associated boot module when the portable storage device is not detected. In some embodiments, the operating system is fully encapsulated on the portable storage device, such as the operating system being completely separate from an operating system initially booting the computing device. | 11-08-2012 |
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20140201147 | Migration of Feedback Data to Equivalent Digital Assets - Methods and systems for managing for migrating feedback data from one digital asset to another digital asset are disclosed. Typically, the one digital asset is available for distribution from a network-based media distribution system, but then subsequently is removed from distribution for any of a number of reasons. However, since the one digital asset has been in use at the network-based media distribution system, it has accumulated feedback data. Hence, if the another digital asset serves (e.g., due to equivalency) to replace the one digital asset, then the accumulated feedback data from the one digital asset can be transferred to the another digital asset. As a result, the another digital asset can benefit from the feedback data that was previously associated with the one digital assert. | 07-17-2014 |
20140282796 | MEDIA SYSTEM WITH CANONICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEGRATING MEDIA PRODUCTIONS FROM DIFFERENT CONTENT PROVIDERS - A system and method for integrating media productions imported from a plurality of content provider systems are described. The system and method may communicate with a plurality of content provider systems to import a set of media productions from each content provider system and may normalize each media production into a normalized media document format. The media productions may be matched to each other based on the normalized media documents. The system and method may also create and store a plurality of canonical objects based on the matches determined for the media productions. For example, if a given media production matches one or more other media productions then all of the matching media productions may be linked together by a canonical object, e.g., so that the canonical object functions as an abstract representation of all of the matching media productions. | 09-18-2014 |
20150278326 | Migration of Feedback Data to Equivalent Digital Assets - Methods and systems for managing for migrating feedback data from one digital asset to another digital asset are disclosed. Typically, the one digital asset is available for distribution from a network-based media distribution system, but then subsequently is removed from distribution for any of a number of reasons. However, since the one digital asset has been in use at the network-based media distribution system, it has accumulated feedback data. Hence, if the another digital asset serves (e.g., due to equivalency) to replace the one digital asset, then the accumulated feedback data from the one digital asset can be transferred to the another digital asset. As a result, the another digital asset can benefit from the feedback data that was previously associated with the one digital assert. | 10-01-2015 |
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20090138516 | Aircraft software part library - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. An aircraft software part is received at a library. The received part is stored in the library with other aircraft software parts. A user interface is provided to manipulate the aircraft software parts. Responsive to receiving a user input from the user interface to uplink a selected aircraft software part to a target aircraft data processing system, a command is created to send the selected part to an aircraft in which the target aircraft data processing system is located. The uplink command is stored in a queue in the storage in the library. The uplink command is distributed to a proxy server application in response to a request for commands. Responsive to receiving a request from the proxy server application processing the stored uplink command, the selected part is sent to the proxy server application. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138518 | Proxy Server for Distributing Aircraft Software Parts - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. In one advantageous embodiment, a method includes retrieving a set of aircraft software parts and metadata about the set of aircraft software parts from a library in an aircraft network data processing system to form a set of retrieved aircraft software parts. The set of aircraft software parts is stored in a file system. Metadata is stored in a database. The set of aircraft software parts and the metadata is sent to an onboard electronic distribution system, a communications link between an on ground component interface, and the onboard electronic distribution system. Status information about activity on the communications link is maintained. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138873 | Method and Apparatus for Loadable Aircraft Software Parts Distribution - A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing aircraft software parts. An aircraft software part management apparatus comprises a library, a receiving module, a proxy server, an onboard electronic distribution system on an aircraft, and a portable software maintenance tool. The library on the ground data processing system stores and manages aircraft software parts for aircraft. The receiving module is capable of receiving the aircraft software parts from suppliers and sending the aircraft software parts to the library. The proxy server is in communication with the library and is capable of distributing software to a plurality of aircraft clients. The onboard electronic distribution system is an aircraft client and is capable of receiving aircraft software parts for the aircraft from the library through the proxy server. The portable software maintenance tool provides an alternate route to send the aircraft software part to the onboard electronic distribution system for the aircraft. | 05-28-2009 |
20130212569 | AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART LIBRARY - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. An aircraft software part is received at a library. The received part is stored in the library with other aircraft software parts. A user interface is provided to manipulate the aircraft software parts. Responsive to receiving a user input from the user interface to uplink a selected aircraft software part to a target aircraft data processing system, a command is created to send the selected part to an aircraft in which the target aircraft data processing system is located. The uplink command is stored in a queue in the storage in the library. The uplink command is distributed to a proxy server application in response to a request for commands. Responsive to receiving a request from the proxy server application processing the stored uplink command, the selected part is sent to the proxy server application. | 08-15-2013 |
20150161618 | Aircraft Configuration and Software Part Management Using a Configuration Software Part - A system and method of using a configuration software part for an aircraft. A processor unit on the aircraft identifies software parts for the aircraft from a list of approved software parts for an approved software configuration for the aircraft in the configuration software part. The approved software configuration for the aircraft is identified in the configuration software part and the configuration software part is stored on the aircraft. The processor unit on the aircraft determines whether the software parts identified in the configuration software part are on the aircraft. | 06-11-2015 |
20150293765 | Vehicle Configuration Driven Loading of Software Parts - A system and method of loading software parts on a vehicle. Information identifying a desired software configuration for active software parts on the vehicle is received by a processor unit. The processor unit identifies a current software configuration of the active software parts on the vehicle. The processor unit determines a dataload plan for loading the software parts on the vehicle based on a difference between the desired software configuration and the current software configuration. The dataload plan identifies an order for loading the software parts on the vehicle. The dataload plan is used for loading the software parts on the vehicle to make the software parts active on the vehicle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150334113 | Vehicle Data Delivery - A system and method of delivering vehicle data. Reference data is received by a data processing system. The reference data comprises a reference identifying the vehicle data stored in a repository that is located off of a vehicle and reference authentication data identifying a source of the reference data. The data processing system uses the reference authentication data to determine whether the reference data is from an approved source for the reference data. The reference is used to retrieve the vehicle data from the repository by the data processing system when the reference data is determined to be from the approved source for the reference data. The vehicle data comprises authentication data identifying a source of the vehicle data. The data processing system uses the authentication data to determine whether the vehicle data is from an approved source for the vehicle data. | 11-19-2015 |
20160071331 | Vehicle Auditing and Control of Maintenance and Diagnosis for Vehicle Systems - A method and apparatus of performing a task on a system on a platform. A task script is received by a data processing system on the platform. The task script identifies task steps for performing the task on the system. The task script is run by the data processing system to perform the task on the system. | 03-10-2016 |
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20130226255 | DEFIBRILLATOR THAT MONITORS CPR TREATMENT AND ADJUSTS PROTOCOL - An apparatus and method is provided for a defibrillator that specifies treatment protocols in terms of number of chest compressions instead of time intervals. The defibrillator includes a connection port that is configured to attach with a plurality of electrodes that are capable of delivery of a defibrillation shock and/or sensing one or more physical parameters. An energy storage device capable of storing a charge is attached to the plurality of electrodes. A controller is coupled to the plurality of electrodes and the energy storage device, the controller is configured to provide CPR chest compression instructions in terms of the numbers of CPR chest compressions. | 08-29-2013 |
20130296727 | FILTER MECHANISM FOR REMOVING ECG ARTIFACT FROM MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSIONS - An external medical device can include a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions from a mechanical chest compression device. The processor can also be configured to select at least one filter mechanism, the mechanical chest compression device having a chest compression frequency f. The processor can be further configured to apply the at least one filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal, wherein the chest compression artifacts correspond to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient by the mechanical chest compression device, and wherein the at least one filter mechanism substantially rejects content in the frequency f plus content in at least one more frequency that is a higher harmonic to the frequency f. | 11-07-2013 |
20140046228 | Mechanical Chest Compression Device with Tilt Sensor - A medical device such as an external cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device delivers chest compressions to a patient. The patient may shift and/or slide within the CPR chest compression structure if the CPR chest compression structure is tilted from the horizontal, however. A tilt module is used to sense a tilt event, report it to a user of the CPR chest compression machine, and cause the CPR chest compression machine, user, or tilt module to respond to the tilt event. Response can be pausing the CPR chest compression machine, having the user reposition the CPR chest compression machine, or the like. | 02-13-2014 |
20140085082 | PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE WITH REMOTE ALERT - A remote patient monitoring system provides patient physiological data and alerts/alarms from a main patient monitor to a remote patient monitor worn by a medical professional. The medical professional is alerted as to physiological data of the monitored patient, and provided alerts or alarms when predetermined levels are reached. The medical professional is able to reset the alert or alarms at the remote patient monitor. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088374 | FILTERING PATIENT SIGNAL ALSO FOR VENTILATION ARTIFACTS - In embodiments, an external medical device is intended to care for a patient. If it receives an input that signifies that ventilation artifact is present in a signal of the patient, it transmits a corrective signal responsive to the received input. In further embodiments, a patient signal is received, which is generated from a patient while the patient is or was receiving chest compressions at a frequency Fc, and also receiving ventilations at frequency Fv. At least one filter mechanism may be applied to the patient signal to substantially remove artifacts at a) frequency Fc, b) a higher harmonic of frequency Fc, and c) a third frequency substantially equaling frequency Fc plus or minus frequency Fv, while substantially passing other frequencies between them. As a result, the patient signal can be cleaner, for diagnosing the patient's state more accurately. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094865 | DEFIBRILLATOR WARNING OF SYNC MODE SETTING AFTER DELIVERY OF SHOCK - An external defibrillator can have a synchronous shock operating mode and an asynchronous shock operating mode and include a controller to set the defibrillator in the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode. The defibrillator can also include a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to the patient according to the operating mode of the defibrillator, and a prompt module to transmit a prompt, after delivery of the shock therapy, that includes the operating mode of the defibrillator. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094866 | INTELLIGENT SYNC MODE FOR DEFIBRILLATION - The defibrillator may include a heart rhythm detector to detect the heart rhythm of a patient, a manual mode controller structured to set the defibrillator in a synchronous shock operating mode or an asynchronous shock operating mode depending on an input from a human operator, a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver a shock to the patient according to the operating mode, and an automatic mode controller structured to, after the shock module has delivered the shock to the patient, set the external defibrillator to the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode depending on the detected heart rhythm of the patient and without input from the human operator. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094867 | DEFIBRILLATOR WITH SYNC MODE ASSISTING SELECTION OF FEATURE TO LOCK-ON - An external defibrillator, such as a wearable defibrillator can have a heart rhythm detector to detect the heart rhythm of a patient. The defibrillator can also have a synchronous shock operating mode and an asynchronous shock operating mode. A controller can set the defibrillator in the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode. The defibrillator can also include a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to the patient according to the operating mode of the defibrillator and a sync module configured to identify a first portion of the heart rhythm detected from a first ECG lead with which to time the delivery of the shock therapy to the patient when the operating mode of the defibrillator is in synchronous shock operating mode. A comparator module can compare timing of a QRS complex detected from the first ECG lead with the timing of the QRS complex detected by the second EGG lead. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094869 | PREVENTING USE OF SYNC MODE DURING CARDIOVERSION AND DEFIBRILLATION - An external defibrillator may have a controller to set the defibrillator in a synchronous shock operating mode or an asynchronous shock operating mode, a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to a patient according to the present operating mode of the defibrillator, and a heart rhythm detector to detect a heart rhythm of the patient. The defibrillator may also have a mode assessment module to determine whether the present operating mode or selected defibrillation energy of the defibrillator is appropriate based on the detected heart rhythm of the patient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140107541 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THERAPY DELIVERY - The system and method provide for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of patient-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery. An external medical device includes a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions and to select at least one filter mechanism and to apply the filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal. A real time dynamic analysis of a cardiac rhythm is applied to adjust and integrate CPR prompting of a medical device. Real-time cardiac rhythm quality is facilitated using a rhythm assessment meter. | 04-17-2014 |
20140188500 | CONTEXT-SENSITIVE CHEST COMPRESSION FRACTION MEASUREMENT FOR CPR QUALITY ASSESSMENT - Devices, systems, software and methods for CPR quality assessment. Patient data is received that may be derived from a session of administering sets of CPR chest compressions to a patient. The sets can be separated by pauses. Then a figure of merit (FOM) can be computed from the data in the computation, at least one pause can contribute a penalty to the FOM. The penalty has a value determined from at least one control factor, other than a constant linear dependence on the duration of the pause. This way, pauses can incur penalties to the FOM computation depending on their context, instead of merely their duration. For example, a penalty can escalate non-linearly if its pause becomes unduly long, or if it follows a set of chest compressions that was unduly short. As such, a better CPR quality assessment is achieved. | 07-03-2014 |
20140236053 | CPR QUALITY ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTING FOR PAUSE ASPECT - Devices, systems, software and methods for CPR quality assessment. Patient data is received, derived from a session of administering sets of CPR chest compressions to a patient. The sets can be separated by pauses. In some embodiments, a penalty value can be determined for at least one of the pauses, from at least one control factor unrelated to a constant linear dependence on the pause duration. An Indicative value can be derived from the penalty value. In some embodiments, at least some of the pauses are classified in one or more pause groups, depending on how well they meet one or more classification criteria. The indicative value can be derived for one of the pause groups. The indicative value can be output, and/or an alarm can be emitted if it exceeds a threshold. CPR quality assessment can be improved in real time, and provide feedback for training/ | 08-21-2014 |
20150112401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THERAPY DELIVERY - The system and method provide for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of patient-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery. An external medical device includes a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions and to select at least one filter mechanism and to apply the filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal. A real time dynamic analysis of a cardiac rhythm is applied to adjust and integrate CPR prompting of a medical device. Real-time cardiac rhythm quality is facilitated using a rhythm assessment meter. | 04-23-2015 |
20150297107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THERAPY DELIVERY - The system and method provide for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of patient-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery. An external medical device includes a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions and to select at least one filter mechanism and to apply the filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal. A real time dynamic analysis of a cardiac rhythm is applied to adjust and integrate CPR prompting of a medical device. Real-time cardiac rhythm quality is facilitated using a rhythm assessment meter. | 10-22-2015 |
20150359964 | INTRAVENOUS LINE FLOW SENSOR FOR ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS AND MONITORING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - A portable medical device having an intravenous line flow sensor integrated into a cable. The portable medical device may be a defibrillator having an ECG or electrode cable couple to ECG or electrode leads. The flow sensor may be integrated into the ECG or electrode cable. The portable medical device uses the flow sensor to capture and store information about fluids delivered to a patient being treated with the portable medical device. The information may include total volume provided, flow rate, and the like. The information may then be used to evaluate the treatment provided to the patient. | 12-17-2015 |
20160051202 | FILTERING PATIENT SIGNAL ALSO FOR VENTILATION ARTIFACTS - In embodiments, an external medical device is intended to care for a patient. If it receives an input that signifies that ventilation artifact is present in a signal of the patient, it transmits a corrective signal responsive to the received input. In further embodiments, a patient signal is received, which is generated from a patient while the patient is or was receiving chest compressions at a frequency Fc, and also receiving ventilations at frequency Fv. At least one filter mechanism may be applied to the patient signal to substantially remove artifacts at a) frequency Fc, b) a higher harmonic of frequency Fc, and c) a third frequency substantially equaling frequency Fc plus or minus frequency Fv, while substantially passing other frequencies between them. As a result, the patient signal can be cleaner, for diagnosing the patient's state more accurately. | 02-25-2016 |
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20080269818 | Non-Invasive Cardiac Potentiation Therapy - An external cardiac medical device for delivering Cardiac Potentiation Therapy (CPT). Techniques used with the device include initial diagnosis of the patient, delivery of the CPT, and configuration of the external device, so that CPT can be effectively and efficiently provided. In particular, these techniques include initially determining whether a patient should receive CPT, how to set the coupling interval for delivering CPT, how to configure the external medical device to deliver CPT stimulation pulses while not adversely affecting the device's ability to sense a patient's cardiac parameters and/or signals. | 10-30-2008 |
20090270930 | External Defibrillator With Adaptive Protocols - A method and apparatus for a defibrillating system is disclosed that monitors the patient during treatment and then uses the information it gathers to adjust treatment protocols during treatment based on the patient's response. The protocols may include adaptive rhythm analysis intervals, adaptive CPR intervals, and adaptive shock stacks. A method of operating a defibrillator may include the steps of: obtaining a data set on at least one physiological parameter of a patient in a first data gathering interval; performing an analysis of the data set; and determining a time interval between the analysis of the first data set and a second data set, or the duration of a CPR interval, or the number of shocks in a shock stack, based on the result of the analysis of the data set. | 10-29-2009 |
20100094365 | Method and system for responding to non-perfusing and non-shockable heart rhythms - A system and method are disclosed for prompting emergency medical personnel who are attending to a patient. When the patient presents a heart rhythm that is a non-perfusing and non-shockable rhythm or perfusing but unstable, the attending personnel are prompted to administer therapy, such as reestablishing perfusion by performing CPR. The attending personnel may also be urged to defer taking the pulse of the patient. | 04-15-2010 |
20100152800 | CPR TIME INDICATOR FOR A DEFIBRILLATOR DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system is disclosed wherein patient data, such as an electrocardiogram (“ECG”) signal or a chest impedance measurement signal, collected by a defibrillator device during a resuscitation event is analyzed and processed by a computing device to provide an assessment of CPR administered during the event. The CPR assessment results in one or more CPR figures of merit that relate to temporal characteristics of the CPR relative to the duration of the event. In one embodiment, the CPR figure of merit represents a percentage of the event period during which chest compressions were administered to the patient. | 06-17-2010 |
20120022606 | CPR TIME INDICATOR FOR VENTILATIONS FOR A DEFIBRILLATOR DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system is disclosed wherein patient data, such as an electrocardiogram (“ECG”) signal or a chest impedance measurement signal, collected by a defibrillator device during a resuscitation event is analyzed and processed by a computing device to provide an assessment of CPR administered during the event. The CPR assessment results in one or more CPR figures of merit that relate to temporal characteristics of the CPR relative to the duration of the event. In one embodiment, the CPR figure of merit represents a percentage of the event period during which chest compressions were administered to the patient. | 01-26-2012 |
20120035675 | EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR WITH ADAPTIVE CPR DURATION - A method and apparatus for a defibrillating system is disclosed that monitors the patient during treatment and then uses the information it gathers to adjust treatment protocols during treatment based on the patient's response. The protocols may include adaptive rhythm analysis intervals, adaptive CPR intervals, and adaptive shock stacks. A method of operating a defibrillator may include the steps of: obtaining a data set on at least one physiological parameter of a patient in a first data gathering interval; performing an analysis of the data set; and determining a time interval between the analysis of the first data set and a second data set, or the duration of a CPR interval, or the number of shocks in a shock stack, based on the result of the analysis of the data set. | 02-09-2012 |
20120136286 | MULTI-RESOLUTION GRAPHICAL DISPLAY FOR FEEDBACK ON CHEST COMPRESSION DEPTH - Embodiments of the present concept are directed to medical devices. For example, a medical device including a display for providing feedback to a rescuer who is performing Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions to a patient. The display is structured to graphically indicate an instantaneous value of a measured compression depth of the chest of the patient. The display includes an indicator range that corresponds at least in part to a compression depth range of some of the measured compression depths. An indicator is represented as progressing along the indicator range as the depth changes within the compression depth range to represent a value of the measured compression depth in relation to the indicator range. Depending on the measured compression depth, the indicator progresses at a variable rate relative to a difference in the measured compression depth. | 05-31-2012 |
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20120123241 | EXTERNAL MEDICAL DEVICE WARNING OTHER MEDICAL DEVICE OF IMPENDING ADMINISTRATION OF TREATMENT - In one embodiment, an external first medical device includes a treatment module for administering a first treatment. The first medical device also includes a warning module for transmitting, before the first treatment is administered, a warning about the impending administration of the first treatment. The warning is suitable for receipt by a second medical device that could be attached to the patient unbeknownst to the first device, and which could be impacted by the first treatment. As such, the second medical device is given the opportunity to take a defensive action. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123242 | EXTERNAL MEDICAL DEVICE REACTING TO WARNING FROM OTHER MEDICAL DEVICE ABOUT IMPENDING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF TREATMENT - In one embodiment, an external second medical device is capable of being attached to a patient. The second medical device includes an operation module that is capable of operating at different capacities, such as at a first capacity and a second capacity. The second medical device also includes a receiver for receiving a warning about an impending administration of a first treatment to the patient, by a first medical device that does not know about the second medical device being attached to the patient. In response to receiving the warning, the second medical device undertakes a defensive action, whereby the operation of the operation module is capable of being performed at the second capacity. This way, the first treatment, when administered, will impact the second medical device less or not at all. | 05-17-2012 |
20140066823 | Mechanical CPR Device with Variable Resuscitation Protocol - Methods to control the delivery of CPR to a patient through a mechanical CPR device are described. The method generally allows for a gradual increase in the frequency of CPR cycles. The gradual increase can be regulated by protocols programmed within the CPR device such as intermittently starting and stopping the delivery of CPR accelerating the delivery of CPR, stepping up the CPR frequency, increasing the force of CPR, and adjusting the ratio of compression and decompression in a CPR cycle. Combinations of each of these forms may also be used to control the delivery of CPR. This manner of gradually accelerating artificial blood flow during the first minutes of mechanical CPR delivery can serve to lessen the potential for ischemia/reperfusion injury in the patient who receives mechanical CPR treatment. | 03-06-2014 |
20150272819 | Mechanical CPR Device with Variable Resuscitation Protocol - Methods to control the delivery of CPR to a patient through a mechanical CPR device are described. The method generally allows for a gradual increase in the frequency of CPR cycles. The gradual increase can be regulated by protocols programmed within the CPR device such as intermittently starting and stopping the delivery of CPR accelerating the delivery of CPR, stepping up the CPR frequency, increasing the force of CPR, and adjusting the ratio of compression and decompression in a CPR cycle. Combinations of each of these forms may also be used to control the delivery of CPR. This manner of gradually accelerating artificial blood flow during the first minutes of mechanical CPR delivery can serve to lessen the potential for ischemia/reperfusion injury in the patient who receives mechanical CPR treatment. | 10-01-2015 |
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20090230615 | In Tray Media Sensing - A method and apparatus align an adjuster with an edge of media supported by a tray. The adjuster is operably coupled to a gauge that moves in response to movement of the adjuster. A sensor senses the gauge to detect a dimension of the media while the media is supported by the tray. | 09-17-2009 |
20100259753 | Drop Detection - In one embodiment, a drop detection method includes: moving a light source along a first side of the drop zone to illuminate drops passing through a drop zone; and, without blocking any part of the drop zone, detecting light scattered off the drops as the drops pass through the drop zone. In another embodiment, a drop detector includes: a light source on a first side of the drop zone for illuminating drops passing through a drop zone; a light detector on the first side of the drop zone near the light source and a movable carriage carrying the light source and the light detector. The light detector is exposed to the drop zone for detecting light scattered off drops as the drops pass through the drop zone. The carriage is movable along the first side of the drop zone in a direction transverse to the drop direction. | 10-14-2010 |
20100271443 | INK CARTRIDGE HAVING A PRISM - In one embodiment an ink cartridge includes: a housing defining an ink holding chamber; and a molded plastic prism having a light reflecting surface exposed to an interior of the ink holding chamber, a cavity therein for relieving strain in the prism as the prism cools from molding, and a textured surface defining one wall of the cavity. In another embodiment, an ink cartridge includes: an ink holding chamber; and a prism having: a base through which light may enter the prism; a reflecting surface exposed to an interior of the ink holding chamber, the reflecting surface oriented relative to the base such that light entering the prism through the base is reflected off the reflecting surface at varying levels depending on a refractive index of an environmental medium surrounding the reflecting surface; and a cavity having a light-scattering surface therein. | 10-28-2010 |
20120293846 | IN TRAY MEDIA SENSING - A method and apparatus align an adjuster with an edge of media supported by a tray. The adjuster is operably coupled to a gauge that moves in response to movement of the adjuster. A sensor senses the gauge to detect a dimension of the media while the media is supported by the tray. | 11-22-2012 |
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20130213145 | Footwear Having Sensor System - A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and/or pressure sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port. | 08-22-2013 |
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20130213147 | Footwear Having Sensor System - A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and/or pressure sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port. | 08-22-2013 |
20140078213 | DROP DETECTOR - In one example, a drop detector includes a light source for illuminating drops passing through a drop zone, multiple light detectors near the light source for detecting light scattered off drops passing through the drop zone, and multiple lenses each configured to focus light from the drop zone on one of the light detectors. In one example, each light detector is arranged in the same plane with all of the other light detectors. In one example, the lenses are configured to focus light from two different spaces in the drop zone on different detectors or groups of detectors. In one example, the lenses are configured to focus light from a single space in the drop zone on multiple detectors. | 03-20-2014 |
20140121471 | Athletic Performance Monitoring System Utilizing Heart Rate Information - An illumination source may be configured to illuminate the skin of the user. An illumination detector may detect electromagnetic radiation reflected of the skin of the user. A compensation module may be configured to determine the position of the skin of the user relative to the illumination detector. A processor may be configured to determine a heart rate of the user by analyzing information corresponding to an amount of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the illumination detector. The processor may also determine the heart rate of the user by compensating for the position of the skin of the user as determined by the compensation module. | 05-01-2014 |
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20150105881 | FITNESS TRAINING SYSTEM FOR MERGING ENERGY EXPENDITURE CALCULATIONS FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES - Systems and methods for prompting a user to perform an exercise and monitoring the exercise are provided. Multiple independent sensors or sensor systems may be used to calculate energy expenditure. Various criteria may be used to manually or automatically select the independent sensor or sensor system or combination that will be used with the energy expenditure calculations. | 04-16-2015 |
20150157272 | Action Detection and Activity Classification - Activities, actions and events during user performance of physical activity may be detected using various algorithms and templates. Templates may include an arrangement of one or more states that may identify particular event types and timing between events. Templates may be specific to a particular type of activity (e.g., types of sports, drills, events, etc.), user, terrain, time of day and the like. | 06-11-2015 |
20150174468 | Action Detection and Activity Classification - Activities, actions and events during user performance of physical activity may be detected using various algorithms and templates. Templates may include an arrangement of one or more states that may identify particular event types and timing between events. Templates may be specific to a particular type of activity (e.g., types of sports, drills, events, etc.), user, terrain, time of day and the like. | 06-25-2015 |
20150226619 | Footwear Having Sensor System/US - A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and/or compression sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port. | 08-13-2015 |
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