Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a first control circuit configured to communicate with an energy module using at least a first protocol over a first communication line and a second control circuit configured to communicate with another surgical instrument coupled to the surgical instrument using at least a second protocol over a second communication line.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for server-stateless execution of an application in a customizable runtime environment. Techniques include receiving at a server a request from a client device to initiate execution of the application and sending a state portion of the application to the client device, wherein the state portion of the application includes a set of all variables associated with the application. Techniques further include instantiating one or more instances of a logic portion of the application and requesting a subset of the state portion of the application, wherein the subset of the state portion includes one or more variables of the set accessed by a subset of the logic portion of the application requested for execution. Techniques further include executing the subset of the logic portion of the application using the subset of state portion of the application, and sending an updated subset of the state portion of the application to the client device.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for seamless offline-online execution of applications. Techniques include receiving at a server a request from a client device for execution of an application and then determining one or more subsets of a logic portion of the application. Technique further include distributing the determined one or more subsets of the logic portion of the application to the client device and receiving a set of operations from the client device and an updated state portion of the application. Technique further include authorizing each operation of the set of operations and finalizing the updated state portion of the application.

Abstract: A labeling system combines an indelibly inscribed visually readable serial number with an embedded electronically readable one-time programmable read-only storage device. The integration of the two in one labeling system ensures that the visually readable identification information is consistent with the electronically readable information. The labeling system is tamper evident visually and electronically. Electronic tamper evidence is provided by the construction of the label system which is designed to ensure the breaking of various internal and peripheral electrical connections associated with the embedded read-only storage device during any attempt to remove the label once it is affixed to the computer or subassembly thus identified. The integration of visual and electronic identification information eliminates the need to manually or electronically enter the identification information into the electronic storage device during a separate manufacturing process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing power states of at least one hardware resource, including registering at least one hardware resource power state corresponding to a software process, determining whether a current hardware resource power state fulfills the registered hardware resource power state corresponding to the software process, and modifying the current hardware resource power state that is determined not to fulfill the registered hardware resource power state prior to executing the software process.