Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for providing visual indication of a blade configuration are disclosed. Embodiments may include a visual blade configuration system with a chassis and a plurality of hot pluggable blades, where each blade is adapted to be physically connected to one or more other blades, where the physically connected blades each form a visual indication device (VID) assembly. Embodiments may also include where each blade has one or more visual indication devices (VIDs) each having a plurality of states, where each of the visual indication devices changes its state to provide a visual indication of the VID assembly associated with its attached blade. The plurality of states may include different colors, alphanumeric characters, images, symbols, patterns, number of active elements, actions, animations, etc. In a further embodiment, each visual indication device may potentially change its state in response to detection of addition or removal of a blade.

Abstract: A system and method for calibrating low vision devices is presented. Image processing presents views that include information based upon a user's vision impairment. The user provides feedback corresponding to the views and image processing generates calibration settings based upon the user's feedback. The user selects which calibration setting to load into a vision enhancement device and also whether to load the calibration settings onto a removable storage device for use in other vision enhancement devices. The user is able to reconfigure the vision enhancement device using previously generated calibration settings or the user may generate new calibration settings based upon the condition of his vision impairment.

Abstract: A system and method for on-demand instant message expiration is presented. A source sends an instant message to a target over a computer network. The target receives the message, initiates an instant messaging session by displaying a session window on the target's display, and generates a session entry corresponding to the source and the instant messaging session. When the target does not respond to the source, the source sends an expiration request to the target. The target receives the expiration request, removes the instant message from the session window, and sends an acknowledgement to the source indicating that the message was removed. The source may send a global expiration request wherein the target removes a source's messages for each active instant messaging session.

Abstract: A system and method for remote audio caption visualizations is presented. A user uses a personal device during an event to display an enhanced captioning stream corresponding to the event. A media-playing device provides a media stream corresponding to the enhanced captioning stream. The media-playing device provides a synchronization signal to the personal device which instructs the personal device to start playing the enhanced captioning stream on the personal device's display. The user views text on the personal display while the media stream plays. The user is able to adjust the timing of the enhanced captioning stream in order to fine-tune the synchronization between the enhanced captioning stream and the media stream.

Abstract: A system and method for calibrating low vision devices is presented. Image processing presents views that include information based upon a user's vision impairment. The user provides feedback corresponding to the views and image processing generates calibration settings based upon the user's feedback. The user selects which calibration setting to load into a vision enhancement device and also whether to load the calibration settings onto a removable storage device for use in other vision enhancement devices. The user is able to reconfigure the vision enhancement device using previously generated calibration settings or the user may generate new calibration settings based upon the condition of his vision impairment.