Abstract: A conferencing method is described. The method includes connecting a plurality of conference participants to a conferencing server. Each conference participant generates conferencing content sent to the conferencing server. A plurality of conference viewers is connected to a video streaming server. At least a portion of the conferencing content is passed from the conferencing server to the video streaming server and is streamed to the plurality of conference viewers. A conferencing system incorporating the method is also described.

Abstract: In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience.

Abstract: A method for a communication system comprising a plurality of communication modules passing an audio stream comprising frames of audio data comprises receiving the audio stream at one of the communication modules; selecting one of the frames; identifying second data; replacing a portion of the audio data in the one of the frames with the second data; and transmitting the audio stream comprising the one of the frames of audio data comprising the second data from the one of the communication modules in the communication system.

Abstract: A system for automatically switching peripheral connectivity between two host devices based on respective connectivity of the hosts. The method may be used where peripherals are usually attached to one host and are automatically switched to a second host when the second host is attached to the system. A USB switching hub may be operable to automatically switch connectivity of the peripheral device(s) from the first host device to the second host device when the second host device is connected to the USB device. This automates the process for the end user when normally all peripherals are attached to one host, and some or all peripherals are shared with a second host when the second host is attached.

Abstract: A secured network connection requires three authentication routines. A system access authentication routine requires a client network device to submit user authentication information to a network server. Upon successful user authentication, the network server creates a Client Service Access Pass, embeds this pass into a dynamic web page transmitted to the client device. A client application access authentication routine requires that the dynamic web page pass the Client Service Access Pass to an instantiated client application, which in turn submits it back to a service server on the network server for authentication. Upon success authentication, the network server destroys the Client Service Access Pass, creates a Media File Access Pass, and sends this pass to the client application. A media file access authentication routine requires the client application to submit the Media File Access Pass along with any file access requests to the network server.

Abstract: An electronic document having a corresponding method, apparatus, and computer program for generating the electronic document comprises a plurality of markup language elements parseable by a browser application to display a page; a browser plug-in adapted to open a network connection with a server, to receive unsolicited event messages from the server over the network connection, and to modify contents of a state table based on the event messages; and a browser script executable by the browser application to read the state table, and to modify the displayed page according to the contents of the state table.

Abstract: An internet presentation system includes an internet accessible server that permits specific types of access to a target presentation file by selected remote users. Only users having purchase access to the target presentation file may submit a purchase order for a copy of the presentation file. Each user is further restricted to the type of copy, video or data, of the presentation that the user can acquire. Users having purchase permission are further divided into owner status and buyer status. Users having owner status may grant or revoke the purchase permission of non-owner status users. At least one owner status user is additionally designated a super-owner, and can grant and revoke the owner status of other users. The super-owner user may relinquish its super-owner status to any other user.

Abstract: System for transcutaneous energy transfer. An implantable medical device, adapted to be implanted in a patient, has componentry for providing a therapeutic output. The implantable medical device has an internal power source and a secondary coil operatively coupled to the internal power source. An external power source, having a primary coil, provides energy to the implantable medical device when the primary coil of the external power source is placed in proximity of the secondary coil of the implantable medical device and thereby generates a current in the internal power source. An alignment indicator reports the alignment as a function of the current generated in the internal power source with a predetermined value associated with an expected alignment between the primary coil and secondary coil.

Abstract: Bariatric gurney and process including a winch mounted in an ambulance for pulling the gurney up removable rails. The gurney includes extenders for increasing the patient support surface of the gurney and may include a removable patient safety bar.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data over a communication network has congestion feedback. The method includes a sending application such as a video conferencing program opening a plurality of TCP connections. The sending application provides data packets to an encapsulation module, which appends a TCP header to each data packet. For each encapsulated data packet, a packet sender module selects the least congested of the plurality of TCP connections for transmitting the packet. A packet capture library taps into the network stack prior to the TCP driver to calculate the available window size reflecting a degree of congestion for each of the plurality of TCP connections. A monitor module monitors the plurality of TCP connections, and provides the congestion information to the packet sender module.

Abstract: A method and system for providing technical support for networked devices includes a first client component on a networked device having a conferencing application to enable communication exchange with a second client component. A server component is configured to distribute video and audio data streams to the first client component and the second client component in a conference session. A conference channel communication connection is established over which the video and audio data streams are carried between the first client component, the server component, and the second client component, and a back-channel communication connection is established for transmission of diagnostic and status information. A service call is managed by a service center dispatcher, who connects a technician client and a networked device client in a multi-party conference hosted on one of a plurality of load balanced servers.

Abstract: A document exchange device for assistance with an audio/video conferencing session includes an image capture component configured generate a scanned image of a document and an output component configured to provide a printed image of the document. A user interface of the document exchange device is configured to display connection information that includes whether the device is connected to a document exchange session associated with the conferencing session. A list of documents exchanged during the document exchange session and a list of other document exchange devices connected to the document exchange session are also included in the information displayed by the user interface. A data network connection port is included to enable external communication. A system providing a document exchange session for a conferencing session and a method for exchanging documents during a conference session are also provided.

Abstract: Methods and an apparatus for downloading an application over a distributed network are provided. One exemplary method includes a computer implemented method executed by a general purpose computer, where the computer implemented method is capable of downloading an executable program from a networked storage to the general purpose computer. The method initiates with downloading a core module where the core module includes classes necessary to run an engine of the executable program. Then, the core module is installed which in turn module provides instant user functionality. The installed core module includes code for, requesting a class not associated with the core module, searching non-core modules of the executable program for the requested class, and downloading to the general purpose computer a non-core module containing the requested class while the executable program provides the user functionality.

Abstract: Bariatric gurney and process including a winch mounted in an ambulance for pulling the gurney up removable rails. The gurney includes extenders for increasing the patient support surface of the gurney and may include a removable patient safety bar.

Abstract: A recording system for capturing videoconference session data is provided. The recording system includes a packet intercepting unit configured to identify packets related to the videoconference data being transmitted over a network. The packet intercepting unit is further configured to sort the related packets into corresponding files, wherein each data stream of the videoconference session is associated with one of the corresponding files. A decoder configured to decode data in each of the corresponding files to respective data streams is included, as well as a mixer/composer configured to combine the respective data streams into a single data stream. A recording device configured to record the single data stream onto a storage medium is included. A videoconference system and methods for efficiently recording videoconference data are included.

Abstract: Bariatric gurney and process including a winch mounted in an ambulance for pulling the gurney up removable rails. The gurney includes extenders for increasing the patient support surface of the gurney and may include a removable patient safety bar.

Abstract: A communication protocol stack for enabling multimedia communication between communicating devices where multiple port communication data is tunneled through a single TCP port is provided. The communication protocol stack includes, at an application level, the capability to identify whether received communication data is for a communication port. If the received communication data is for the communication port, then the communication protocol stack includes the ability to forward identification data regarding the received communication data to a table in advance of forwarding the received communication data to a driver level of the communication protocol stack. A method, computer readable medium, and a system for tunneling port traffic through a single HTTP port are also provided.

Abstract: In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience.

Abstract: In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience.

Abstract: A method for converting Microsoft® PowerPoint® (PPT) presentation files into compressed image files is provided. The method includes reading and parsing a PPT presentation file to identify each presentation slide and each presentation object in each presentation slide. The attributes of each presentation object are examined to determine whether effects are applied, and to identify animated GIF objects. The method provides for capturing the end-point effect applied to any presentation object and rendering the presentation object in as many compressed image files as necessary to capture the end-point effect. Additionally, each image of an animated GIF object is analyzed to determine the most complex image to render in a compressed image file.