Abstract: An interface apparatus connects an electronic stethoscope to a computing device and an audio listening device. The apparatus has a housing that includes an audio input port to connect the stethoscope, an audio output port to connect the listening device, and a data transfer port to communicate with the computing device. An electronic circuit within the housing receives an audio signal from the stethoscope through the audio input port, outputs the audio signal to the listening device through the audio output port, and outputs the audio signal to the computing device through the data transfer port. An operating mode switch can toggle the interface apparatus between a first operating mode, where the listening device outputs sound from the stethoscope on one channel and sound from a remote location on a second channel, and a second operating mode, where the listening device outputs sound from the stethoscope on both channels.

Abstract: A telemedicine device is implemented in an integrated housing, which includes a display, input/output ports, a videoconferencing codec, and a codec-independent hardware user interface. A processor receives inputs through the user interface, translates them into instructions understandable by the codec, and sends the translated instruction to the codec for execution. The user interface can be standardized, such that it is identical regardless of the codec in use, and can group functions logically (e.g., call control, video functions, audio functions).

Abstract: A telemedicine device is implemented in an integrated housing, which includes a display, input/output ports, a videoconferencing codec, and a codec-independent hardware user interface. A processor receives inputs through the user interface, translates them into instructions understandable by the codec, and sends the translated instruction to the codec for execution. The user interface can be standardized, such that it is identical regardless of the codec in use, and can group functions logically (e.g., call control, video functions, audio functions).

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method and system for launching a mobile device application is disclosed including launching an application on a mobile device and transmitting a request to a remote computing device for receiving data to create a user interface for the application. The method and system further includes receiving the requested data at the mobile device and creating the user interface on the mobile device using the requested data. Also disclosed is a method of data synchronization in which data is synchronized from an application on a mobile device to an identical application on a remote computing device. The method includes establishing a communicative link between the mobile device and the remote computing device, synchronizing an application through the communicative link allowing the application to be used on the mobile device when the communicative link is discontinued and synchronizing the application upon reestablishing the communicative link.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method and system for launching a mobile device application is disclosed including launching an application on a mobile device and transmitting a request to a remote computing device for receiving data to create a user interface for the application. The method and system further includes receiving the requested data at the mobile device and creating the user interface on the mobile device using the requested data. Also disclosed is a method of data synchronization in which data is synchronized from an application on a mobile device to an identical application on a remote computing device. The method includes establishing a communicative link between the mobile device and the remote computing device, synchronizing an application through the communicative link allowing the application to be used on the mobile device when the communicative link is discontinued and synchronizing the application upon reestablishing the communicative link.

Abstract: A device, system, and computer-readable medium for an interactive whiteboard including an interface which receives a first control signal from a touch-sensitive display surface and a second control signal from a codec, the first control signal identifying a position on the touch-sensitive display surface, and the second control signal identifying a codec setting of the codec; and a processor which calculates, based on the first control signal and the second control signal, a corresponding position on a display screen of a computing device to the position on the touch-sensitive display surface, and which sends the corresponding position to the computing device.