Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the efficiency of order fulfillment are disclosed. When fulfilling an order in which substitutions are required, due to unavailability of particular products, the process of contacting the customer and receiving a selection from the customer can be separated from the picking process. The picker can continue to fulfill the order, while an automated system offers alternatives and receives selections from the customer. If appropriate, the substitution can be appended to the picker's list. If the picker has completed the remainder of the order, on the other hand, a new order with the substitution can be created, which can later be aggregated with the original order. A variety of methods can be used to efficiently present substitutions to the customer and receive choices from the customer, including use of imagery of substitute items.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the efficiency of order fulfillment are disclosed. When fulfilling an order in which substitutions are required, due to unavailability of particular products, the process of contacting the customer and receiving a selection from the customer can be separated from the picking process. The picker can continue to fulfill the order, while an automated system offers alternatives and receives selections from the customer. If appropriate, the substitution can be appended to the picker's list. If the picker has completed the remainder of the order, on the other hand, a new order with the substitution can be created, which can later be aggregated with the original order. A variety of methods can be used to efficiently present substitutions to the customer and receive choices from the customer, including use of imagery of substitute items.

Abstract: A system and method of analyzing signal performance of a hardware system includes dividing a simulation of the hardware system into a chain of blocks, identifying resonant loops between pairs of blocks in the chain of blocks, determining a loop response for each of the identified resonant loops, and determining an impact of each loop response on a performance of the system.

Abstract: A system and method of analyzing signal performance of a hardware system includes dividing a simulation of the hardware system into a chain of blocks, identifying resonant loops between pairs of blocks in the chain of blocks, determining a loop response for each of the identified resonant loops, and determining an impact of each loop response on a performance of the system.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to a dynamic power management system. The system includes a power input providing power to an imaging system, measurement unit(s) for measuring current and/or voltage in the imaging system, and a power management controller allocating available power among components in the imaging system. The power management controller may allow a battery to charge at a maximum rate based on current used by the imaging system components. The measurement unit(s) may measure a voltage and a current for the power provided to the imaging system. The power management controller may control current drawn by the imaging system components. The system may also include a limit sensor for detecting when current consumption exceeds a certain limit. Additionally, the system may include at least one switching unit controlled by the power management controller. The switching unit(s) control an amount of power routed to imaging system components.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling exposure for medical imaging devices is provided. The method includes varying the exposure level of X-rays within an X-ray imaging system to generate a plurality of images having different exposure levels and combining the plurality of images in an additive process to form a single X-ray image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing noise and motion artifacts in pixels of a processed or displayed video image by filtering pixel values of the video image based on a first frame having currently stored (filtered) pixel values and a second frame having recently captured but not yet filtered pixel values. The apparatus includes a spatial filter for computing a motion value of a pixel of interest by averaging difference values of selected pixels surrounding the pixel of interest. Also included is a filter function means for producing an output difference value of the pixel of interest based on the motion value and an adder for adding the output difference value to the first frame filtered pixel value of the pixel of interest. Thus, each pixel of the video image is filtered according to the amount of motion in the video image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing noise and motion artifacts in pixels of a processed or displayed video image by filtering pixel values of the video image based on a first frame having currently stored (filtered) pixel values and a second frame having recently captured but not yet filtered pixel values. The apparatus includes a spatial filter for computing a motion value of a pixel of interest by averaging difference values of selected pixels surrounding the pixel of interest. Also included is a filter function means for producing an output difference value of the pixel of interest based on the motion value and an adder for adding the output difference value to the first frame filtered pixel value of the pixel of interest. Thus, each pixel of the video image is filtered according to the amount of motion in the video image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing noise and motion artifacts in pixels of a processed or displayed video image by filtering pixel values of the video image based on a first frame having currently stored (filtered) pixel values and a second frame having recently captured but not yet filtered pixel values. The apparatus includes a spatial filter for computing a motion value of a pixel of interest by averaging difference values of selected pixels surrounding the pixel of interest. Also included is a filter function means for producing an output difference value of the pixel of interest based on the motion value and an adder for adding the output difference value to the first frame filtered pixel value of the pixel of interest. Thus, each pixel of the video image is filtered according to the amount of motion in the video image.