Abstract: A method and surgical system including a laser source for generating a pulsed laser beam, an imaging system including a detector, shared optics configured for directing the pulsed laser beam to an object to be sampled and confocally deflecting back-reflected light from the object to the detector, a patient interface, through which the pulsed laser beam is directed, the patient interface having, a cup with a large and small opening, and a notched ring inside the cup; and a controller operatively coupled to the laser source, the imaging system and the shared optics, the controller configured to align the eye for procedure.

Abstract: A method for handling data frames (71,81) by a bridge (51) between a first network (61) which does not require route information within data frames (71,81) and a second network (21,22,23,24,25) requiring route information (74) within data frames (71,81) is presented. A system memory (12) includes an address table (14,140,141). In the address table (14,140,141) are a plurality of entries. Each entry is for a single station (31-60) on the first network (61) or the second network (21,22,23,24,25). Each entry contains a first field (17,170,171) which is the address of the station (31-60) and when the station (31-60) is in the second network (21,22,23,24,25) the entry additionally includes a second field (19,191) which contains a route to the station (31-60). When a first data frame (81) having a first destination address (72) is received from the first network (61), the address table (14,140,141) is checked for an entry which has the first destination address (81) in the first field (17,170,171).

Abstract: A method for handling data frames by a bridge between a first network which implements group addressing and a second network which implements functional addressing but does not permit multiple group addressing. A first memory within the bridge receives data frames from the first network and from the second network. The data frames each have a destination address. A system memory within the bridge includes an address table and a translation table. Each entry in the address table has a first field which is a destination address and a second field which indicates if the destination address addresses more than a single station. When the first memory receives from the first network a first data frame having a first destination address, a system processor within the bridge searches the address table for the first destination address to determine whether the first destination address addresses more than a single station.