Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for automating organization of multiple processes involving maintaining a uniform record of process threads using a server, each process thread comprising a representation of a collaborative process involving a plurality of users, enabling at least one of the plurality of users to carry out a user action while interacting with a different types of application program, and modifying at least one process thread in the uniform record of process threads in response to the user action. Modifying the process thread may comprise generating the process thread as a new process thread. Alternatively or in addition, modifying the process thread may comprise modifying the process thread as an existing process thread. At least one of the process threads may reflect user actions carried out by more than one of the plurality of users.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for automating organization of multiple processes involving maintaining a uniform record of process threads using at least one server, each process thread comprising a representation of a collaborative process capable of involving a plurality of users, enabling at least one of the plurality of users to carry out a user action while interacting with one of a plurality of different types of application programs, and modifying at least one process thread in the uniform record of process threads in response to the user action carried out by the user. Modifying the at least one process thread may comprise generating the at least one process thread as a new process thread. Alternatively or in addition, modifying the at least one process thread may comprise modifying the at least one process thread as an existing process thread. At least one of the process threads may reflect user actions carried out by more than one of the plurality of users.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for automating organization of multiple processes involving maintaining a uniform record of process threads using at least one server, each process thread comprising a representation of a collaborative process capable of involving a plurality of users, enabling at least one of the plurality of users to carry out a user action while interacting with one of a plurality of different types of application programs, and modifying at least one process thread in the uniform record of process threads in response to the user action carried out by the user. Modifying the at least one process thread may comprise generating the at least one process thread as a new process thread. Alternatively or in addition, modifying the at least one process thread may comprise modifying the at least one process thread as an existing process thread. At least one of the process threads may reflect user actions carried out by more than one of the plurality of users.

Abstract: A video communication unit (405) includes a video input (415) for receiving an un-watermarked video or image signal transmission having a number of video or image frames (110, 120, 130, 140), wherein each video or image frame includes a number of bit planes, the video input (415) being operably coupled to a processor (410). The processor (410) splits at least one bit plane (116) from each of at least two video or image frames (205, 210) into a first and second portion. The processor combines (235, 242,232,245) a second portion of the at least one bit plane of a first frame with a first portion of the at least one bit plane of a second frame to apply a watermark bit to the video or image signal transmission. A video communication system and methods of detecting a tampered area and visually labelling the tampered area are described. This enables fraudulent tampering of images and video to be detected, and the location of such tampering to be revealed to users of the material.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprising: a capture device (4,5) operate e to capture a sequence of component images of a target (2) to be imaged; and an image generator (4,5) operable to generate a plurality of output images; wherein the image generator is operable to generate respective output images from corresponding subsets of two or more component images, and the capture device is operable to capture the component images such that the component images of one subset are interleaved with the component images of other subsets in the sequence of component images.

Abstract: A gated optical image intensifier 10 is provided with multiple intensifying channels 20, 22, 24, 26 each supplied with radiation via a respective optical channel of an optical splitter. The separate intensifying channels are subject to gating by a sequence of time spaced gating signals generated by an electronic gating signal generator. The multi-channel gated optical image intensifier has particular utility in the field of fluorescence lifetime imaging.

Abstract: A video communication unit (405, 450) comprising a video input (415) for receiving a video signal transmission having a number of video or image frames, wherein each video or image frame includes a number of bit planes, the video input being operably coupled to a processor, the video communication unit characterised by said processor (410, 460) replicating at least one bit plane in at least two video or image frames to provide a tamper detection means of the video or image signal transmission. This enables fraudulent tampering of images and video to be detected, and the location of such tampering to be revealed to users of the material.

Abstract: A medical device is described that can be used to detect in stent restenosis. This invention consists of a stent of current or modified technology, an electromagnetic wave transmitter to excite the stent and an acoustic sensor to detect stent acoustic oscillations.

Abstract: A medical device is described that can be used to detect in stent restenosis. This invention consists of a stent of current or modified technology, an electromagnetic wave transmitter to excite the stent and an acoustic sensor to detect stent acoustic oscillations.