Abstract: An improved treatment of obstructive sleep apnea is disclosed. A method and various device combinations are presented. The device combinations describe optimal adjustments to properly position a nasal pillow in each of a patient's nares. A novel swivel joint is described to which a nasal pillow is slip-fit over. The swivel joint prevents loss of a proper seal between the nasal pillow and nare which may otherwise occur as a result of head movement. Also presented is an improved obturator mouthpiece design which substantially eliminates air flow through the oral cavity resulting from leakage in the oropharynx.

Abstract: The invention describes a method for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) utilizing positive airway pressure (PAP) by creating a single-piece, dual arch airway orthotic, using said orthotic to obturate the oral cavity via an acrylic seal between the upper and lower dental arches, retaining the upper and lower dental arches in elastomeric material via a snap-fit and applying PAP via the nasal passages from tubing which is supported from said airway orthotic.

Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a system and method for recognizing speech and transcribing speech in real time. The system includes a computer, which could be in a LAN or WAN linked to other computer systems through the Internet. The computer has a controller, or similar device, to filter background noise and convert incoming signals to digital format. The digital signals are transcribed to a word list, which is processed by an automatic speech recognition system. This system synchronizes and compares the lists and forwards the list to a speech recognition learning system, which stores the data on-site. The stored data is forwarded to an off-site storage system, and an off-site large scale learning system that processes the data from all sites on the wide area network system.

Abstract: A court reporting system for providing a simultaneous written and video record under the control of a single court reporter. A court reporter's keyboard stenographic accepts inputs from the reporter and provides a signal reflecting keystroke combinations input by the reporter. A system clock provides the current time and date. There is a memory for receiving and storing signal sequences reflecting keystroke combinations and a table for defining keystroke combinations as control strokes. A video camera provides a video signal reflecting a viewed scene and a microphone provides an audio signal reflecting verbal testimony. A recorder is connected to the video camera and the microphone for producing a recording of testimony in progress.

Abstract: A court reporting system for providing a simultaneous written and video record under the control of a single court reporter. A court reporter's keyboard stenographic accepts inputs from the reporter and provides a signal reflecting keystroke combinations input by the reporter. A system clock provides the current time and date. There is a memory for receiving and storing signal sequences reflecting keystroke combinations and a table for defining keystroke combinations as control strokes. A video camera provides a video signal reflecting a viewed scene and a microphone provides an audio signal reflecting verbal testimony. A recorder is connected to the video camera and the microphone for producing a recording of testimony in progress.