Abstract: A data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events and/or dose exception events are disclosed. Examples of dose exception events include, but are not limited to, missed doses, extra doses, early doses, and late doses. The data-enabled pharmaceutical container includes control electronics for processing and communicating information about valid dose events and/or dose exception events. For example, using a dose detection algorithm, a dose event is deemed valid based on (1) sensing the open state of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container (e.g., sensing that the closure is not present), (2) sensing a certain orientation or tilt of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container, and (3) sensing that the data-enabled pharmaceutical container is both opened and tilted simultaneously for a certain amount of time (e.g., a few seconds).

Abstract: A data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events and/or dose exception events are disclosed. Examples of dose exception events include, but are not limited to, missed doses, extra doses, early doses, and late doses. The data-enabled pharmaceutical container includes control electronics for processing and communicating information about valid dose events and/or dose exception events. For example, using a dose detection algorithm, a dose event is deemed valid based on (1) sensing the open state of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container (e.g., sensing that the closure is not present), (2) sensing a certain orientation or tilt of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container, and (3) sensing that the data-enabled pharmaceutical container is both opened and tilted simultaneously for a certain amount of time (e.g., a few seconds).

Abstract: A data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events and/or dose exception events are disclosed. Examples of dose exception events include, but are not limited to, missed doses, extra doses, early doses, and late doses. The data-enabled pharmaceutical container includes control electronics for processing and communicating information about valid dose events and/or dose exception events. For example, using a dose detection algorithm, a dose event is deemed valid based on (1) sensing the open state of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container (e.g., sensing that the closure is not present), (2) sensing a certain orientation or tilt of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container, and (3) sensing that the data-enabled pharmaceutical container is both opened and tilted simultaneously for a certain amount of time (e.g., a few seconds).

Abstract: A medication adherence system for and method of monitoring a patient's medication adherence and facilitating dose reminder notifications is disclosed. The medication adherence system includes data-enabled pharmaceutical containers, wherein the data-enabled pharmaceutical containers provide mechanisms for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events, as well as missed, extra, early, and/or late dose events. The medication adherence system includes a centralized server for collecting and processing the patient-specific information from the data-enabled pharmaceutical containers. Information may be exchanged between the centralized server and the data-enabled pharmaceutical containers via a cellular network and/or the Internet.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events and/or dose exception events are disclosed. Examples of dose exception events include, but are not limited to, missed doses, extra doses, early doses, and late doses. The data-enabled pharmaceutical container includes control electronics for processing and communicating information about valid dose events and/or dose exception events. For example, using a dose detection algorithm, a dose event is deemed valid based on (1) sensing the open state of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container (e.g., sensing that the closure is not present), (2) sensing a certain orientation or tilt of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container, and (3) sensing that the data-enabled pharmaceutical container is both opened and tilted simultaneously for a certain amount of time (e.g., a few seconds).

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A medication adherence system for and method of monitoring a patient's medication adherence and facilitating dose reminder notifications is disclosed. The medication adherence system includes data-enabled pharmaceutical containers, wherein the data-enabled pharmaceutical containers provide mechanisms for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events, as well as missed, extra, early, and/or late dose events. The medication adherence system includes a centralized server for collecting and processing the patient-specific information from the data-enabled pharmaceutical containers. Information may be exchanged between the centralized server and the data-enabled pharmaceutical containers via a cellular network and/or the Internet.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

Abstract: Providing data transfer and charging operations for a mobile imaging device via a docking device. An electronic image capture and display device with telecommunications capabilities is enabled to print and charge while connected to a docking device by automatically determining a type of device coupled to a docking device, providing a device-controlled or a dock-controlled charging sequence based on the type of device, and charging a battery disposed in the type of device coupled to the docking device according to the charging sequence.

Abstract: The present invention is a digital printer comprising a marking apparatus adapted to print images, a first electrical interface for connecting to a digital camera, a second electrical interface for connecting to a computer, and a processor for detecting when the digital camera is connected to the first electrical interface, for controlling the marking apparatus to print images provided from the digital camera when the digital camera is connected to the first electrical interface, and for controlling the marking apparatus to print images provided from the computer over the second interface when the digital camera is not connected to the first electrical interface.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a photography system that includes a digital camera and a digital printer. The digital photography system comprises a digital camera for capturing images and a digital printer for producing hardcopy prints. The camera includes an image sensor for capturing images; a memory for storing a plurality of the captured images; an image display for displaying the stored images. The printer includes a marking apparatus adapted to provide the images on a print; an electrical interface for transferring images from the camera to the printer; and user controls for controlling the digital photography system to provide a slide show operating mode to display each of the plurality of captured images for a set time interval as a current image on an image display, and responsive to a user engaging a print order user control during the set time interval, providing a print order indicating that the currently displayed image is to be printed.

Abstract: A method of resizing a digital image represented as a luminance and two chrominance channels, including the steps of resizing the luminance channel using bilinear interpolation; and resizing the chrominanace channels using nearest neighbor interpolation.

Abstract: A digital photography system includes a digital camera and a docking digital printer. The digital camera includes an image display and the digital printer includes user interface controls to control the images displayed on the camera and to select images to be printed using a plurality of printer modes, including a first mode which prints only a current image displayed on the image display of the digital camera, and a second printing mode which prints at least two images from the plurality of captured images.

Abstract: A system for writing data to a storage media comprises a data acquisition device for acquiring digitized data; a media writing device for inputting the digitized data to the storage media; and a computer comprising a first microprocessor for controlling operations of the computer; a first storage device for receiving and storing the digitized data from said data acquisition device; and a second storage device for receiving and storing the digitized data from the first storage device, and for transferring the digitized data to the writing device after the first storage device transfers the digitized data to the second storage device for substantially eliminating writing errors.