Abstract: A surgical training device is provided. The training device includes a model for practicing the passage of needle and suture. The model includes a base with a plurality of openings configured to receive a plurality of suture tabs. The suture tabs are made of elastomeric material. Some suture tabs includes pre-formed tab apertures for the passage of a suture. Other suture tabs include a penetrable area through which a suture needle may penetrate for passing a suture. The suture tabs are movable with respect to the base to orientate them at different angles with respect to the base. The base itself may include portions that are angled with respect to each other. The suture tabs are movable with respect to the base to pull, expose or open the tab apertures and surfaces. Some of the tab apertures are slits that open upon being pulled relative to the base requiring the user to practice holding the tab while passing the needle through the tab.

Abstract: An apparatus for remote interaction with a patient includes a local system including a physical element to interact with the patient, and a local electronic device with a camera to capture images of the physical element interacting with the patient, and a local display to display the images with a virtual representation of the physical element relative to the patient. The local electronic device obtains information dependent on position and orientation of the physical element interacting with the patient. A remote system includes a remote electronic device with a display to display the images of the physical element interacting with the patient, and an image based on the information. A remote input device controls position and orientation of the virtual representation displayed on the local display. The remote system communicates with the local system with low latency for alignment of the physical element with the virtual representation.

Abstract: A system for controlling an impedance matching circuitry can include an antenna, a receiving or transmitting circuitry, an impedance matching circuitry, a circuitry, and a controller. The impedance matching circuitry can be coupled between the antenna and the receiving or transmitting circuitry. The circuitry can be configured to set a value of an impedance of the impedance matching circuitry. The controller can be configured to determine, based on a state of an electronic device, that the electronic device is configured to perform one or more functions with one or more of a satellite radio navigation signal at a first or a second frequency, a wireless local area network signal at a third or a fourth frequency, or a personal area network signal at a fifth or a sixth frequency. The controller can be configured to control, in response to a determination of the state of the electronic device, the circuitry.

Abstract: A method for detecting, at a controller of an electronic device, when an antenna switch condition associated with at least one of a first antenna and a second antenna occurs, and for responding to the antenna switch condition. The electronic device is configured with the first antenna assigned to a primary antenna path and the second antenna assigned to a secondary antenna path. In response to detecting that the antenna switch condition has occurred, a first antenna switch operation is triggered. The switch operation assigns the first antenna to the secondary antenna path and the second antenna to the primary antenna path. The method further includes performing a transmission close loop tuning on the second antenna and detecting completion of the transmission close loop tuning on the second antenna. In response to detecting completion of the transmission close loop tuning, a second antenna switch operation is executed.

Abstract: A method for detecting, at a controller of an electronic device, when an antenna switch condition associated with at least one of a first antenna and a second antenna occurs, and for responding to the antenna switch condition. The electronic device is configured with the first antenna assigned to a primary antenna path and the second antenna assigned to a secondary antenna path. In response to detecting that the antenna switch condition has occurred, a first antenna switch operation is triggered. The switch operation assigns the first antenna to the secondary antenna path and the second antenna to the primary antenna path. The method further includes performing a transmission close loop tuning on the second antenna and detecting completion of the transmission close loop tuning on the second antenna. In response to detecting completion of the transmission close loop tuning, a second antenna switch operation is executed.

Abstract: A method, communication device, and computer program product mitigates Specific Absorption Rating (SAR) exposure to a user who is proximate to a communication device. The method includes an on-device measurement receiver of the communication device detecting a first signal corresponding to transmit signals that are reflected by a first antenna. The method includes a controller determining, based on the first signal a first set of values for a power efficiency parameter. The method includes the controller determining whether both the first value and the second value differ from respective baseline values by respective Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold amounts. In response to the controller determining that both the first and second values differ by the respective SAR threshold amounts, the controller adjusts the power delivered to the first antenna.

Abstract: A method, communication device, and computer program product mitigates Specific Absorption Rating (SAR) exposure to a user who is proximate to a communication device. The method includes an on-device measurement receiver of a communication device detecting a first complex reflected signal corresponding to transmit signals that are reflected by a first antenna. The method includes a controller determining a pair of first complex return loss values based on a first complex transmit power signal and the first complex reflected signal. The method includes the controller determining whether both the first complex return loss values differ from respective baseline values by respective Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold amounts. In response to the controller determining that both the first complex return loss values differ by the respective SAR threshold amounts, the controller reduces an output power level of a transceiver that delivers power to the first antenna.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless communication device and method for ringback control, the device capable of receiving an incoming call, the device having a timing circuit configured to determine a delay for a predetermined period of time for ringtone generation at a calling party device. A device with a single transducer may increase the volume of a ringtone or other alerts. The delay may correspond to the increased volume. In one embodiment, the delay of the ringtone generation at the calling party is provided by delaying the transmission of the acknowledgment alerting signal by the wireless communication device until after the predetermined period of the delay. In another embodiment, the alerting signal includes a delay parameter so that the wireless infrastructure delays signaling a ringtone to the calling party device. In another embodiment, the alerting signal includes a delay parameter so that the calling party device delays the activation of a ringtone.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of a mobile communication device, a device and a method of a server for updating the prepaid balance during the active mode of the mobile communication device. The method of the device includes storing in memory a stored prepaid balance prior to initiating a wireless communication via a service provider, initiating an active mode wireless communication and transmitting, during the active mode wireless communication, at least one balance query to the service provider. The method further provides receiving, during the active mode wireless communication, a response to the balance query, determining if the response to the balance query is valid and processing the response to the balance query to obtain a new prepaid balance if the response to the balance query is valid.

Abstract: A Personal Area Network (PAN) (100) including multiple communication devices (104, 106, 108) is provided. The communication devices are capable of communicating with each other and a connection point. The communication devices derive energy from multiple fuel cells (110, 112, 114). The PAN is capable of distributing fuel to the multiple fuel cells from a common fuel container (116), if the communication devices are attached to the connection point.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) and a method (1300) for a wireless portable communication device for tuning ground return impedance based upon its configuration are provided. The wireless portable communication device (100) detects its configuration and provides appropriate impedance for a desired antenna performance for the detected configuration by adjusting a ground return impedance block (114) between a printed circuit board ground (108) and a chassis (112).

Abstract: Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) gain tracking is used for programming modulation gain settings to minimize modulation distortion in a phase locked loop of a mobile station (10). A synthesizer (20) generates a tuning voltage (Vt) for controlling a frequency of a (VCO) modulated radio frequency signal. A controller (22) outputs a modulation data signal and includes an ADC (72) for receiving the tuning voltage from the synthesizer (20) on a VCO feedback loop (70), a gain control lookup table (LUT) (76) for storing gain setting calibration data for respective mobile station sub-bands, and a gain setting (DAC) (78) for outputting a modulation gain control signal to the synthesizer (20). The modulation gain setting calibration data is calibrated using a one-time or continuous calibration methodlogy during, respectively, a background or normal mode of operation.

Abstract: Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) gain tracking is used for programming modulation gain settings to minimize modulation distortion in a low bandwidth phase locked loop of a mobile station (10). A synthesizer (20) generates a tuning voltage (Vt) for controlling a frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) modulated radio frequency signal. A controller (22) outputs a modulation data signal and includes an analog to digital converter (72) for receiving the tuning voltage from the synthesizer (20) on a VCO feedback loop (70), a gain control lookup table (LUT) (76) for storing modulation gain setting calibration data for respective mobile station sub-bands, and a gain setting digital to analog converter (DAC) (78) for outputting a modulation gain control signal to the synthesizer (20). The modulation gain setting calibration data is calibrated using a one-time or continuous calibration methodology during, respectively, a background or normal mode of mobile station operation.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a diskette into a drive, determining the logical format type of the data written on the diskette, and targeting any recorded track on either surface of the diskette that has both inner and outer adjacent tracks. The head actuator in the drive is moved to the expected position for the targeted track that has been determined by a factory precalibration. The head actuator is then stepped inside by one sixteenth of the width of a standard track pitch and an attempt is made to read a sector header from the recorded track. If the reading of the sector header succeeded, the head actuator is stepped in again by one sixteenth and the sector header is read again. Such inward stepping is continued until the reading of the sector header fails. The radial position at which this occurs is defined as the inner boundary of the track. The outer boundary is found in similar fashion. The track center is computed as the midpoint between such inner and outer boundaries.

Abstract: A card game adapted to recreate some of the atmosphere of combat in the Middle Ages comprising, in combination, a rule book; a score pad; and a deck of cards, the deck of cards including a plurality of cards comprised of five different card type identifications vertically marked along one side including land, personalities, naval, fortifications and assault, each card also including horizontally across the top a subdivision identification and for land type cards a unit identification including foot, horse and range, each card also having on its face a picture indicative of the subdivision and a number representing the point value assigned to the card.

Abstract: A frequency synthesizer having a frequency divider and a frequency multiplier in the feedback loop is disclosed. The minimum frequency separation between two adjacent synthesized channels is equal to the reference frequency divided by the multiplication ratio of the multiplier. The division ratio of the frequency divider, which can be analyzed as the sum of an integer and a fractional portion, is varied with time by a digital sequence, resulting in a minimum frequency increment equal to a fraction of the reference frequency. The multiplier acts to reduce the nonlinearities of the frequency synthesizer when the fractional portion of the division ratio causes a large variation in the instantaneous division ratio by reducing the effective division ratio of the loop.