Abstract: A patient may be treated by implanting a combined arterial venous fistula graft implant in a limb of the patient. The combined implant includes a body with a vessel segment in contact with an artery and a first tubular segment for attachment to an end of a vein to form an arterial venous fistula, and a second tubular segment with an attached segment of artificial tubing for attachment to the vein at a second location to form an arterial venous graft. The arterial venous graft may be exclusively used to form hemodialysis for a period of time after the implanting step, while the arterial venous fistula matures.

Abstract: A gastric bypass device may include a first portion with an opening sized for receiving GI contents within an esophagus of the gastrointestinal tract, where a proximal end of the first portion includes first diameter, and where the first portion includes a first stent for anchoring the proximal end of the first portion. The gastric bypass device may also include a second portion located distally of the first portion, where the second portion is in fluid communication with the first portion, and where the second portion has an enlarged section with a second diameter that is at least about 150% as large as the first diameter.

Abstract: A patient may be treated by implanting a combined arterial venous fistula graft implant in a limb of the patient. The combined implant includes a body with a vessel segment in contact with an artery and a first tubular segment for attachment to an end of a vein to form an arterial venous fistula, and a second tubular segment with an attached segment of artificial tubing for attachment to the vein at a second location to form an arterial venous graft. The arterial venous graft may be exclusively used to form hemodialysis for a period of time after the implanting step, while the arterial venous fistula matures.

Abstract: Methods and systems for supporting the remote monitoring and control of automatic call distribution systems are provided. In particular, an application for execution on a mobile device is provided. The application presents ACD system status information to a supervisor of the ACD system. The application additionally accepts control input from the supervisor, and can pass that control input to the ACD system server for action.

Abstract: Contact centers often employ a number of in-memory processes as one means of providing fast and efficient data processing. In-memory processes produce messages for reports or as inputs to other processes. While every available message producing option may be turned on, the processing overhead may be burdensome on even the most powerful computing platforms. As a result, contact centers selectively activate the production of messages. Furthermore, errors and/or inefficiencies may exist when a message produced is either not used or not producing the message content expected. Similarly, messages may be expected but the production of such a message has not been enabled and/or has been disabled, possibly inadvertently. By being able to apply a semantic level change, which in turn is mapped to individual reporting elements of reporting objects, the reporting objects may be modified and/or optimized to produce the desired data without requiring a programming to manually implement such changes.

Abstract: Contact centers often employ a number of in-memory processes as one means of providing fast and efficient data processing. In-memory processes produce messages for reports or as inputs to other processes. While every available message producing option may be turned on, the processing overhead may be burdensome on even the most powerful computing platforms. As a result, contact centers selectively activate the production of messages. Furthermore, errors and/or inefficiencies may exist when a message produced is either not used or not producing the message content expected. Similarly, messages may be expected but the production of such a message has not been enabled and/or has been disabled, possibly inadvertently. By being able to apply a semantic level change, which in turn is mapped to individual reporting elements of reporting objects, the reporting objects may be modified and/or optimized to produce the desired data without requiring a programming to manually implement such changes.

Abstract: A method of controlling access to a real estate property includes installing a dynamic electronically-controlled lockset on an exterior door of a real estate property, maintaining, at a remote location, a reference device adapted to present a value of a second dynamic access code to one or more users located in the real estate office, receiving, at the real estate agent location, a request from a user for a current value of the second dynamic access code, examining the reference device to determine the current value of the second dynamic access code, and providing the current value of the second dynamic access code to the user for input into the electronically-controlled lockset. The lockset is adapted to unlock upon receiving a value corresponding to a first dynamic access code programmed therein. The second dynamic access code is time-synchronized with the first dynamic access code programmed in the electronically-controlled lockset.

Abstract: A method of controlling access to a real estate property includes installing a dynamic electronically-controlled lockset on an exterior door of a real estate property, maintaining, at a remote location, a reference device adapted to present a value of a second dynamic access code to one or more users located in the real estate office, receiving, at the real estate agent location, a request from a user for a current value of the second dynamic access code, examining the reference device to determine the current value of the second dynamic access code, and providing the current value of the second dynamic access code to the user for input into the electronically-controlled lockset. The lockset is adapted to unlock upon receiving a value corresponding to a first dynamic access code programmed therein. The second dynamic access code is time-synchronized with the first dynamic access code programmed in the electronically-controlled lockset.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a graphical depiction of a communication system incorporating multiple call centers distributed around the globe are provided. The user interface can present the graphical depiction in two or three dimensions. In addition, the user interface can provide a view of details concerning the performance of communication system components or events affecting the performance of such components, and can enable a supervisor to manipulate contact center parameters.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a graphical depiction of a communication system incorporating multiple call centers distributed around the globe are provided. The user interface can present the graphical depiction in two or three dimensions. In addition, the user interface can provide a view of details concerning the performance of communication system components or events affecting the performance of such components, and can enable a supervisor to manipulate contact center parameters.

Abstract: A method of controlling access to a real estate property includes installing a dynamic electronically-controlled lockset on an exterior door of a real estate property, maintaining, at a remote location, a reference device adapted to present a value of a second dynamic access code to one or more users located in the real estate office, receiving, at the real estate agent location, a request from a user for a current value of the second dynamic access code, examining the reference device to determine the current value of the second dynamic access code, and providing the current value of the second dynamic access code to the user for input into the electronically-controlled lockset. The lockset is adapted to unlock upon receiving a value corresponding to a first dynamic access code programmed therein. The second dynamic access code is time-synchronized with the first dynamic access code programmed in the electronically-controlled lockset.

Abstract: Methods and systems for supporting the remote monitoring and control of automatic call distribution systems are provided. In particular, an application for execution on a mobile device is provided. The application presents ACD system status information to a supervisor of the ACD system. The application additionally accepts control input from the supervisor, and can pass that control input to the ACD system server for action.