Abstract: Example inventions reduce pain of a user associated with primary dysmenorrhea (PD). Example inventions affix one or more patches externally on a dermis of the user, the patch including a flexible substrate, an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate. Example inventions activate the patches, the activating including generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate one or more nerves of the user.

Abstract: A treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”) of a user includes affixing a patch externally on a dermis of the user, the patch including a flexible substrate, an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate. The treatment includes detecting an occurrence of OSA and activating the patch in response to the detecting, the activating including generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate the genioglossus muscle of the user.

Abstract: Embodiments detect obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”). Embodiments measure a pattern of breathing by a user; and analyze the pattern using stored breath limits to determine one or more missed breaths by the user.

Abstract: An obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suppression system includes a respiration monitoring device for detecting one or more OSA incidents, the respiration monitoring device including one or more of an accelerometer, a CO2 sensor, an oximeter or an audio sensing device. The OSA system further includes a patch adapted to be externally coupled on a dermis of a user, the patch including a flexible substrate and an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, an electronic package directly coupled to the substrate, the electronic package including a processor, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate and the electronic package.

Abstract: Example inventions provide treatment for obstructive sleep apnea by affixing a patch externally on a dermis of the user. The patch includes a flexible substrate and an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, an electronic package directly coupled to the substrate, the electronic package including a processor, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate and the electronic package. Example inventions detect an occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea and activate the patch in response to the detecting, the activating including generating an electrical stimuli to one or more nerves of the user via the electrodes.

Abstract: Embodiments monitor a patient by generating current behavior data for the patient and comparing the current behavior data to historical behavior data for the patient. Based on the comparing, embodiments determine one or more first anomalies of the current behavior data and in response to the determined first anomalies, modify the behavior of the patient.

Abstract: A cable with circuitry that enables the cable to communicate data in one of at least two different signal modes of operation is presented. In a first signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the circuitry and either a source device or a sink device. The first signal mode can be used either to communicate properties of the cable itself or of a signal passing through the cable to either the source device or the sink device. In a second signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the source device and the sink device. The second signal mode can be used to communicate data in accordance with a predetermined protocol.

Abstract: A cable with circuitry that enables the cable to communicate data in one of at least two different signal modes of operation is presented. In a first signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the circuitry and either a source device or a sink device. The first signal mode can be used either to communicate properties of the cable itself or of a signal passing through the cable to either the source device or the sink device. In a second signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the source device and the sink device. The second signal mode can be used to communicate data in accordance with a predetermined protocol.

Abstract: A cable with circuitry that enables the cable to communicate data in one of at least two different signal modes of operation is presented. In a first signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the circuitry and either a source device or a sink device. The first signal mode can be used either to communicate properties of the cable itself or of a signal passing through the cable to either the source device or the sink device. In a second signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the source device and the sink device. The second signal mode can be used to communicate data in accordance with a predetermined protocol.

Abstract: A cable with circuitry that enables the cable to communicate data in one of at least two different signal modes of operation is presented. In a first signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the circuitry and either a source device or a sink device. The first signal mode can be used either to communicate properties of the cable itself or of a signal passing through the cable to either the source device or the sink device. In a second signal mode, the cable enables data communication between the source device and the sink device. The second signal mode can be used to communicate data in accordance with a predetermined protocol.

Abstract: A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a TMDS-like link, in which video data and auxiliary data (typically including timing data associated with other auxiliary data) are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, or in which video data are transmitted over the link from the transmitter to the receiver, and auxiliary data (typically including timing data associated with other auxiliary data) are transmitted from the receiver to the transmitter. In typical embodiments the auxiliary data include one or more streams of audio data.

Abstract: Techniques to transmit auxiliary data are disclosed. One technique includes generating a control signal from a video data enable signal and an auxiliary data enable signal, and combining an auxiliary data signal and a video data signal into a composite data signal using the control signal. Techniques to receive the auxiliary data are also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques to transmit auxiliary data are disclosed. One technique includes generating a control signal from a video data enable signal and an auxiliary data enable signal, and combining an auxiliary data signal and a video data signal into a composite data signal using the control signal. Techniques to receive the auxiliary data are also disclosed.

Abstract: A scheme to reduce clock jitter is disclosed in applications where video content is transmitted through multiple stages, each having a switch allowing that stage's video stream to be selected. The video data is re-clocked using a new clock at each stage. Before re-clocked, the video data from the preceding stage is scaled into a constant resolution using a digital scaler. Since the downstream stages could re-clock the video as if it were sent at the same frequency, there is no need to anticipate the changeable video frequency and to create the necessary low-jitter clock in programmable logic.