Abstract: A method and system is provided for establishing credit on an automatic vending machine or vending device. A currency amount or a number of credits is established on a vending device in order to obtain a product, service or access time from a vending device using a cellular telephone, or other personal wireless communication device. The personal wireless communication device activates an applet, which may be downloaded at the site, to establish a link with a vending machine universal wireless interface coupled to the vending machine device controller and also establishes a link with a remote server for authorizing credit for a vending transaction, which allows the vending transaction to take place.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for establishing credit on a cash register or printer. A currency amount is established on a cash register or printer in order to pay for a product or service using a cellular telephone, or other personal wireless communication device. The personal wireless communication device activates an applet, which may be downloaded at the site, to establish a link with a vending universal wireless interface (VUWI) coupled to the cash register or printer's microprocessor controller to establish a link with a remote server for authorizing credit for the payment of the transaction to complete a purchase by a consumer.

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring an electrical signal from a patient's body includes a disposable electrode patch having a thin flexible housing with an adhesive exterior, a power source, a printed circuit board, a plurality of electrodes, a converter for converting a detected electrical signal from the patient's body to a digital signal, a processor for processing the digital signal, and a transmitter connected for transmitting the processed digital signal as a wireless signal. A monitoring unit communicating with the electrode patch includes a power source, a transceiver, a global positioning receiver, a processor, at least one communication port for external communications, and a display. A system of the invention includes a plurality of patients having medical monitors wirelessly communicating biometric information to a central processor for archiving and accessing.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for establishing credit on a cash register or printer. A currency amount is established on a cash register or printer in order to pay for a product or service using a cellular telephone, or other personal wireless communication device. The personal wireless communication device activates an applet, which may be downloaded at the site, to establish a link with a vending universal wireless interface (VUWI) coupled to the cash register or printer's microprocessor controller to establish a link with a remote server for authorizing credit for the payment of the transaction to complete a purchase by a consumer.

Abstract: A method is provided for paying for a product or service in a cash register with a credit card using a personal wireless communication device. The method includes loading vending universal wireless interface software into a cash register to interface with the case register microprocessor and an RF transceiver to control communication between the cash register and the personal wireless communication device so that the personal communication device can obtain transaction data from the cash register and communicate the data to a remote server for credit card approval for payment of the transaction so that the transaction can be executed by the cash register.