Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surgical drape to be used in conjunction with a surgical procedure, and more specifically to a surgical drape that includes one or more of the following: (1) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device (requiring circumferential access to the patient); (2) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device with image guidance navigation technology; (3) the means to provide temporary sterile coverage of an underlying sterile field; (4) the means to provide sterile separation of at least a portion, if not the entire temporary sterile coverage; (5) the means to provide covering of the undersurface of the operating surface and enclosing any suspended medical devices, wires, cables, tubes, etc; and (6) a single-use disposable outer surgical drape that ensures sterility of a covered surgical apparatus, device, or machine, or an inner drape associated therewith.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surgical drape to be used in conjunction with a surgical procedure, and more specifically to a surgical drape that includes one or more of the following: (1) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device (requiring circumferential access to the patient); (2) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device with image guidance navigation technology; (3) the means to provide temporary sterile coverage of an underlying sterile field; (4) the means to provide sterile separation of at least a portion, if not the entire temporary sterile coverage; (5) the means to provide covering of the undersurface of the operating surface and enclosing any suspended medical devices, wires, cables, tubes, etc; and (6) a single-use disposable outer surgical drape that ensures sterility of a covered surgical apparatus, device, or machine, or an inner drape associated therewith.

Abstract: A device for clearing liquid from an audio transducer is provided. The device comprises an audio transducer and a port from an external surface of the device to the audio transducer. The device further comprises a liquid clearing mechanism for pushing liquid, trapped in the port, out of the port to clear a path for sound between the audio transducer and the external surface, and an actuator for operating the liquid clearing mechanism.

Abstract: A device for clearing liquid from an audio transducer is provided. The device comprises an audio transducer and a port from an external surface of the device to the audio transducer. The device further comprises a liquid clearing mechanism for pushing liquid, trapped in the port, out of the port to clear a path for sound between the audio transducer and the external surface, and an actuator for operating the liquid clearing mechanism.

Abstract: A method for verifying the age or location of a player of an Internet-based lottery game entails providing lottery tickets for purchase by players at an authorized retail location, the lottery tickets having a game authorization code that is entered by the initiate play of the Internet-based lottery game on an internet enabled device. The age of the player is verified at the retail location and a separate verification password is entered via a terminal that is in communication with to the lottery system central computer, with the password linked to the game authorization code. Upon initiating play of the game via a web site, the player enters the verification password separately from the game authorization code. An Internet game server communicates with the lottery system central computer to ensure that the entered verification password corresponds to the linked verification password prior to permitting play of the Internet-based lottery game.

Abstract: A method for verifying the age or location of a player of an Internet-based lottery game entails providing lottery tickets for purchase by players at an authorized retail location, the lottery tickets having a game authorization code that is entered by the initiate play of the Internet-based lottery game on an internet enabled device. The age of the player is verified at the retail location and a separate verification password is entered via a terminal that is in communication with to the lottery system central computer, with the password linked to the game authorization code. Upon initiating play of the game via a web site, the player enters the verification password separately from the game authorization code. An Internet game server communicates with the lottery system central computer to ensure that the entered verification password corresponds to the linked verification password prior to permitting play of the Internet-based lottery game.

Abstract: A method for verifying the age or location of a player of an Internet-based lottery game entails providing lottery tickets for purchase by players at an authorized retail location, the lottery tickets having a game authorization code that is entered by the initiate play of the Internet-based lottery game on an internet enabled device. The age of the player is verified at the retail location and a separate verification password is entered via a terminal that is in communication with to the lottery system central computer, with the password linked to the game authorization code. Upon initiating play of the game via a web site, the player enters the verification password separately from the game authorization code. An Internet game server communicates with the lottery system central computer to ensure that the entered verification password corresponds to the linked verification password prior to permitting play of the Internet-based lottery game.

Abstract: A method and associated system for Internet play of an instant lottery game includes supplying instant lottery tickets for purchase by players, with each of the instant lottery tickets having a game authorization code. The winning or loosing status of the instant lottery tickets is unknown to the players at the time of purchase. Each of the instant lottery tickets is provided with a unique prize claim code separate from the game authorization code. A web site is provided wherein a player enters the game authorization code via an Internet device to initiate play of the instant lottery game. The outcome of the game is then randomly determined and presented to the player via the web site. The value of a winning outcome is credited to a running tally associated with the lottery ticket and, upon the player cashing out to end the lottery game, a monetary value is assigned for the running tally associated with the unique prize claim code.

Abstract: A method and associated system for Internet play of an instant lottery game includes supplying instant lottery tickets for purchase by players, with each of the instant lottery tickets having a game authorization code. The winning or loosing status of the instant lottery tickets is unknown to the players at the time of purchase. Each of the instant lottery tickets is provided with a unique prize claim code separate from the game authorization code. A web site is provided wherein a player enters the game authorization code via an Internet device to initiate play of the instant lottery game. The outcome of the game is then randomly determined and presented to the player via the web site. The value of a winning outcome is credited to a running tally associated with the lottery ticket and, upon the player cashing out to end the lottery game, a monetary value is assigned for the running tally associated with the unique prize claim code.

Abstract: The invention concerns an engagement sense pin system (200) and a method (400) for same. The system can include a circuit (210) having an end (214) in which the end can include a plurality of pins (216), at least one of which may be a sense pin (218), and a connector (212) that can receive the end of the circuit. The connector can include a set of contacts (220) that may correspond to the pins of the circuit. Also, the sense pin can have a length that is shorter than a number of the remaining pins of the circuit. When the contact receives the sense pin, the engagement between the circuit and the connector may be deemed sufficient. The system can also include a detection mechanism (224) that can detect the receipt of the sense pin of the circuit by the contact of the connector.

Abstract: A user interface for a communication device includes a light emitting diode (LED) (200) providing both a transmit-carrier indicator and transmit-audio feedback to the user. By varying the intensity (202, 204, 206) and/or color spectrum (302, 304, 306) of the LED (200). relative to changes in transmitted audio, the user is provided with transmit-audio feedback. If LED (200) is a bi-color LED, then receive-audio feedback can also be indicated to the user by varying the second color's intensity and/or spectrum.

Abstract: A bed enclosure comprises a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover. The frame employs a pair of opposed end bars, each having a first and a second end segment and a side bar connected to the first end segment of each end bar, with preferably no side bar connected to the second end segments. This defines a generally rectangular shape with an open side allowing unobstructed access underneath the bed. The frame employs an attachment bar connected between the legs of an upright end member. The attachment bar is movable up and down along a portion of the legs. The frame can include releasable fastener means for fastening the attachment bar to the bed. The enclosure includes means for connecting the tent to the mattress cover.

Abstract: An electronic lottery game card having a body with a front face and a back face, and the electronic game card is powered by a battery with a plurality of viewing windows in the front face. The viewing windows can display items such as a simulated wheel spinning. There is a power switch in the front face for activating games. A player can activate the game card to play a lottery game with the viewing windows, and the electronic game card will automatically shut itself off when there is inactivity after a fixed period.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes rendering a web page in a browser control in a user interface; detecting user input that selects a portion of the web page; presenting a dialog in the user interface that detects user input of a markup to the portion of the web page; and specifying a collection of users to notify of the markup. The method can also include generating a task entry that specifies the selected portion of the web page, the markup, and the collection of users to notify. The task entry can also specify one or more of the following: 1) a copy of the web page, 2) the user that provided the user input, and 3) the approximate time that the user input was detected.

Abstract: A repository server system supports one-click retrieval of user data over a communications network in fulfillment of the data requirements of a Web page form served to a user computer system by a Web page server. The repository server system includes a data store that stores user data. The repository server system provides the Web page form with a clickable user interface control to the user computer system. The control encompasses a user data request, issuable by the user computer system and that corresponds to the Web page form. The repository server system is responsive to the user data request to provide a user data response, corresponding to the user data request, to the user computer system.

Abstract: A repository server system supports a user in submission of confidential user information through client Web page forms served to user computer systems. A data store contains user data referenceable by a first set of names. The repository server processor is coupled to the data store and coupleable to a communications network to receive a user data request from a user computer system, where the user data request includes a client specification of the user data requested to complete the client Web page form. The client specification identifies user data by a second set of names. The processor provides for the conversion of user data stored in correspondence with the first set of names to a form corresponding with the second set of names.

Abstract: A repository server system stores confidential user-information for selective distribution, on behalf of a user to third-party server systems to enable autonomous form data fill-in of form fields having third-party server defined data formats. A database stores the confidential user-information data in named data fields. A repository server processor is coupleable to the database to access the confidential user-information. The processor is coupleable to a communications network to receive a form data request from a form served by the third-party server. The form data request includes a predefined selective mapping of named form fields relative to the named data fields. The processor operates over the selective mapping to access the confidential user-information data and produce instances of the confidential user-information data corresponding to the defined data formats of the named form fields.

Abstract: A Web site is integrated with an information repository server storing user-information to provide for the selective submission of user-information to the Web site. A form Web page deployable by the Web site is first prepared by establishing a specification of user-information needed to complete the form Web page for a given user. The Web page is then coded to issue a request including the specification to the information repository server in response to a predetermined user action. The specification is evaluable by the information repository server to determine a mapping between user-information requested by the Web page and the user-information stored by the information repository server for the user. The Web page is then deployed for retrieval by the user. When the specification is subsequently evaluated, mapping and conversion functions are applied, specific to the user-information stored for a particular user, to return data for completion of the form Web page.