Abstract: A method, device and system are provided that enable communication of critical information from a wireless communication device, such as a BLUETOOTH slave device. The method allows the wireless communications device to operate in a power conserving mode whereby the critical information is transmitted in a single message that is bundled with identification data of the wireless communications device. The wireless communications device maybe an RFID device.

Abstract: A modified JAVA(™) execution environment is described. The modified environment supports multiple JAVA(™) applications on a single JAVA(™) virtual machine (JVM). This modified environment provides significant memory and performance improvements when running multiple applications on a single computer system. Notably, no changes are needed to the source code of an application to take advantage of the modified environment. Further, embodiments of the invention may support shared access to base classes through the use of overlays. Additionally, system resource permissions can be enforced based upon the user permissions associated with a running application. Notably, embodiments of the invention allow multiple applications to share the abstract window toolkit (AWT) on a per display basis. Since only a single garbage collection routine is necessary, applications see improved performance relative to running in different JVMs. Further, the shared base classes eliminate significant memory overhead.

Abstract: A method, computer system and computer-readable medium for providing a communications connection between two electronic devices. The communications connection may be wireless. A first module may transmit an out put signal and a second module may receive and translate the output signal into a second format, wherein an electronic device communicatively linked to the second module may accept and read the input signal. The modules may each have hard connection fixtures that are fitted to conform to standardized form, fit and function rules to comply with general I/O channel standards such as USB, GPIB, or RS-232 standards.