Abstract: A medical article, such as an anchor pad for stabilizing a medical line and/or a medical line securement device to a patient's skin, is provided with a timer. The timer can measure and provide an indication of elapsed time. The timer can be flexible or rigid, and can be disposed directly on the anchor pad, on a flexible or rigid substrate disposed on the anchor pad, or on a retainer supported by the anchor pad. The anchor pad with integral timer provides an easy-to-use visual indicator of elapsed time since placement of the medical line, offering a reliable way to signal when the medical line should be re-sited.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring funds online from a customer's account at a first financial institution to a beneficiary's financial institution comprises receiving transaction information comprising a beneficiary's identity, an amount to transfer to the beneficiary's account, and the beneficiary's financial institution's identity. Sending a request to the beneficiary's financial institution, said request comprising the beneficiary's identity and the amount to transfer to the beneficiary's account, and debiting the customer's account at least the amount to transfer to the beneficiary's account if the beneficiary is a customer of the beneficiary's financial institution.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for paying bills online comprising a plurality of financial institutions exchanging bill payee lists to form a master bill payee list. A first financial institution receiving a bill for its customer, the bill including a bill payee and an amount owed the bill payee by the customer. The first financial institution searching the master bill payee list to determine if the bill payee is on the master bill payee list. Debiting the customer's account if the bill payee is on the master bill payee list, and sending the amount owed to the bill payee's financial institution for depositing in the bill payee's account.

Abstract: Information storage associated within a memory device is improved using a combination of compressed and non-compressed data storage formats. Font data may be stored without compression, thereby reducing the overhead associated with decompression and the need to supply sufficient memory to accommodate the font after decompression. Executable code is compressed for storage.