Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide phototherapy to companion animals. The apparatus includes at least one light source configured to flood illuminate inside a housing, a housing sized to surround at least one companion animal, and a control system to adjust the light flux and light duration of the at least one light source. The method includes providing said apparatus and flood illuminating at least one companion animal with a clinically significant light flux and light duration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide phototherapy to domesticated animals. The apparatus includes at least one light source configured to flood illuminate a housing, a housing sized to at least partially surround at least one domesticated animal, and a control system to adjust the light flux and light duration of the at least one light source. The method includes providing said apparatus and flood illuminating at least one domesticated animal with a clinically significant light flux and light duration.

Abstract: Techniques facilitating automatic transformation of a multitude of disparate types of input data into a holistic, self-contained, reference database format that can be rendered at varying levels of granularity are provided. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a data manager component that receives first data and second data from a source entity and an analysis component that adds a first metadata to the first data based on a first set of content, and adds a second metadata to the second data based on a second set of content. Further, the computer executable components can comprise an output component that renders aggregated content at varying viewing granularity levels based on a request for a holistic life view of the target entity.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to facilitate giving a discount to a consumer subsequent to a point of sale purchase. A merchant, manufacturer, and/or a consumer agree in advance with a financial account issuer to give a discount on qualifying purchases. The merchant and/or manufacturer may access an intranet provided by the financial account issuer and input instructions related to one or more discount programs. During a point of sale purchase, a consumer and merchant agree to a purchase price for a particular good and/or service being purchased by the consumer. The merchant requests payment authorization from the financial account issuer for the full (gross), agreed upon purchase price. If the purchase qualifies for a discount under one or more discount programs, the consumer's financial account is charged the full, agreed upon purchase price, and subsequently credited one or more discounts the transaction qualifies for without the consumer needing to perform a secondary task(s).