Abstract: A trolley system for transferring cargo in relation to a cargo compartment of a vehicle includes a frame defining a cargo-retaining platform. The cargo-retaining platform is configured to receive and retain the cargo. At least a portion of a lower surface of the frame is formed of a low friction material. One or more handles are moveably coupled to the frame. The handle(s) are configured to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position. One or more attachments are configured to secure the cargo on the cargo-retaining platform.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to detecting damage to an optical fiber of a medical device. The optical fiber includes core fibers including a plurality of sensors configured to (i) reflect a light signal based on received incident light, and (ii) change a characteristic of the reflected light signal based on experienced strain. The system also includes a console having memory storing logic that, when executed, causes operations of providing receiving reflected light signals of different spectral widths of the broadband incident light by one or more of the plurality of sensors, processing the reflected light signals to detect fluctuations of a portion of the optical fiber, and determining a location of the portion of the optical fiber or a defect affecting a vessel in which the portion is disposed based on the detected fluctuations. The portion may be a distal tip of the optical fiber.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to detecting malposition of a medical device within a vessel of a patient, such as an Azygos vein. The medical device can include a multi-core optical fiber including a plurality of core fibers, where each of the plurality of core fibers includes a plurality of sensors is configured to reflect a light signal based on received incident light, and change a characteristic of the reflected light signal for use in determining a physical state of the multi-core optical fiber. The system can include a console having non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic that, when executed, causes operations of providing a broadband incident light signal to the multi-core optical fiber, receiving reflected light signals, processing the reflected light signals, and determining whether the medical device has entered the Azygos vein of the patient based on the reflected light signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to automate managing of service layer operations comprised of multiple elementary operations and offloading the burden of performing such multi-step operations from a requesting entity to the service layer. A Request Abstraction Service (RAS) is described herein for the autonomous execution of such multi-step operations. Methods and apparatuses are also described herein for a service layer framework for integrating generic and functional user interfaces as services managed by the SL on behalf of requesting entities.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to detecting damage to an optical fiber of a medical device. The optical fiber includes one or more core fibers each including a plurality of sensors configured to (i) reflect a light signal based on received incident light, and (ii) alter the reflected light signal for use in determining a physical state of the multi-core optical fiber. The system also includes a console having non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic that, when executed, causes operations of providing a broadband incident light signal to the multi-core optical fiber, receiving reflected light signals, receiving reflected light signals of different spectral widths of the broadband incident light by one or more of the plurality of sensors, identifying at least one unexpected spectral width or a lack of an expected spectral width, and determining the damage has occurred to the optical fiber based on the identification.

Abstract: A method for making a dense organosilicon film with improved mechanical properties, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate within a reaction chamber; introducing into the reaction chamber a gaseous composition comprising hydrido-dimethyl-alkoxysilane; and applying energy to the gaseous composition comprising hydrido-dimethyl-alkoxysilane in the reaction chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous composition comprising hydrido-dimethyl-alkoxysilane to deposit an organosilicon film on the substrate, wherein the organosilicon film has a dielectric constant from ˜2.70 to ˜3.50, an elastic modulus of from ˜6 to ˜36 GPa, and an at. % carbon from ˜10 to ˜36 as measured by XPS.

Abstract: The present application describes a method and apparatus for managing a service in a service layer. In particular, a method describes a computer readable storage medium including instructions for managing a service in a service layer where the instructions are executed by a processor. The executed instructions cause the processor to receive a request to manage, via a service enabler function of the service layer, a change of state of the service including adding, removing, activating, or deactivating the service. The request may include a service description. The executed instructions also cause the processor to evaluate, via the service enabler function, the service description comprising identifiers of one or more services to manage. The executed instructions further cause the processor to identify one or more service capabilities in the service layer to assist in managing the one or more services identified in the service description.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic signature identification system. The system can include a magnetic signature identification device having one or more magnetometers configured to detect magnetic characteristics defined by magnetic elements including dipoles coupled with a target medical device. Logic, when executed by one or more processors, determines a magnetic signature of the target medical device based upon a magnetic field defined by the magnetic characteristics. The system may include multiple medical devices having distinct magnetic signatures stored in memory and the logic may determine an identity of the target medical device by a comparison of the magnetic signature of the target medical device with the distinct magnetic signatures. The magnetic characteristics may be defined by any combination of all or any subset of the number, length, spacing, or orientation of the dipoles. The magnetic signature identification system may be coupled with a device tracking system and/or other medical system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a medical device system and method for detecting placement of a medical device having an elongate probe for insertion within a patient body. The system can determine a live 3D shape of the elongate probe via shape sensing of an optical fiber extending along the elongate probe during insertion. The system can capture a reference shape of the live 3D shape and define a pathway in front of the live 3D shape. A user can be notified when the live 3D shape exceeds a buffer zone of the pathway. A current reference shape can be compared with a preceding reference frame to assess a validity of the current reference frame.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method directed to detecting placement of a medical device within a patient body, where the system includes a medical device including an optical fiber having core fibers. Each of the one or more core fibers includes a plurality of sensors that can be configured to reflect a light signal having an altered characteristic due to strain experienced by the optical fiber. The system further includes logic that can be configured to determine a 3D shape of the medical device in accordance with the strain of the optical fiber. The logic can further be configured to (i) define a reference frame for the 3D shape, and (ii) render an image of the 3D shape on a display of the system in accordance with the reference frame.

Abstract: A method includes, in response to receiving an email message, detecting one or more artifacts within an email message, wherein each of the artifacts is associated with a payload; for each artifact, generating, a descriptor object representing the artifact that does not include the payload, so that the processor is prevented from accessing the payload via the descriptor object; and at least one payload button based on the payload associated with the artifact for causing the payload to be transmitted to an external system for analysis of the payload; and presenting an artifact dashboard in a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered on a display of the email security system, the artifact dashboard displaying, for each artifact, the descriptor object representing the artifact and the at least one payload button based on the payload associated with the artifact.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic signature imprinting system including an imprinting device and a medical device having ferrous elements. The imprinting device includes an active area configured to receive the medical device. The active area includes one or more electromagnets configured to generate one or more electromagnetic fields to imprint a magnetic signature. The imprinting device further includes one or more sensors or a user input mechanism configured to detect one or more characteristics of the medical device and a console in communication with each of the electromagnets and the sensors.

Abstract: Techniques described herein are used to support cross platform data sharing, access, and management between a communication process flow management platform and a communication platform. Specifically, techniques described herein interaction with a communication process flow from a communication platform. The communication process flow management platform may receive, from a communication platform, a request comprising an indication of an action associated with a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between a tenant of a multitenant system and a set of users corresponding to the tenant. The communication process flow management platform may authenticate the request and perform the action that changes the schedule associated with the electronic communications.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic signature imprinting system including an imprinting device and a medical device including ferrous elements. The imprinting device includes an active area having a magnet moving system, one or more sensors, and a console. The magnet moving system is configured to change the location or orientation of one or more magnets to generate one or more magnetic fields to imprint a magnetic signature. The one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more characteristics of the medical device and the console is in communication with the magnet moving system and the one or more sensors.

Abstract: An M2M Service Layer is expanded to access the services of third parties and exchange data with these third parties. The M2M Service Layer is then able to act as a proxy between M2M Devices and the third party services. The M2M Service Layer is able to present a single/consistent interface, or API, to the M2M Device and hide the details of the third party service provider from the M2M Device.

Abstract: Techniques described herein are used to support cross-platform data sharing, access, and management between a communication process flow management platform and a communication platform. Specifically, techniques described herein support a communication process flow management platform detecting an event associated with a communication process flow that control electronic communications between a tenant and a set of users. The platform may generate a data object corresponding to the event. The data object may include metadata associated with the event. The platform may transmit, to a communication platform, a request that includes the data object. The request may be configured to cause an entry associated with the event to be posted into the communication platform.

Abstract: Techniques described herein are used to support cross platform data sharing, access, and management between a communication process flow management platform and a communication platform. Specifically, techniques described herein support a communication process flow management platform detecting an event associated with a communication process flow that control electronic communications between a tenant and a set of users. The platform may generate a data object corresponding to the event. The data object may include metadata associated with the event. The platform may transmit, to a communication platform, a request that includes the data object. The request may be configured to cause an entry associated with the event to be posted into the communication platform.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving a first request for a data object associated with a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between a tenant and a set of users corresponding to the tenant. The first request may include a set of querying parameters and a set of triggering parameters. The method may further include querying, based on the set of querying parameters, a communication process flow management service for data associated with the communication process flow. The method may further include generating, based on the querying, the data object that includes the data associated with the communication process flow. The method may further include transmitting, to a communication platform in accordance with the set of triggering parameters, a second request that comprises the data object. The second request may cause posting of an entry of the data object into a communication channel of the communication platform.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described. A system may analyze a set of communication metrics associated with a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between a tenant and a set of users corresponding to the tenant. The system may detect an occurrence of an anomaly based on a communication metric of the analyzed set of communication metrics satisfying a communication metric threshold. The system may generate, based on detecting the occurrence if the anomaly, a data object comprising metadata associated with the anomaly. In some cases, the system may transmit, to a communication platform, a request that includes the data object, where the request is configured to cause posting of an entry of the data object into a communication channel of the communication platform that is associated with the tenant.

Abstract: A disposable charging label according to various aspects of the present technology may comprise a thin light-weight flexible wireless charging device. The disposable charging label may comprise a pre-charged battery device and a planar coil that can be used to charge the battery of a second device positioned adjacent to the planar coil. The disposable charging label may be configured to be temporarily attached to the second device during the charging process to allow hands free operation.