A cordless wireless and mobile display system having an integrated system for delivering uninterrupted power to a display is described. The cordless wireless and mobile display includes wireless capabilities that allows it to receive and transmit information from associated medical devices and to send data to other designated devices. A battery assembly includes a primary and secondary battery that supplies uninterrupted power to a display. Sensors periodically sample the power output from the battery in current use to ensure that enough power is available to the display. When sensors detect power output levels have fallen below a preset value, indicators alert users that the system is switching to a backup power supply and that the primary battery supply needs recharging.
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
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10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
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laser welding, cutting and drilling machines; machine tools for the production of semiconductors; computer-controlled, power-operated machine tools for abrasive jet cutting and machining; machine tools, namely, powered machines for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials; electro-chemical discharge machine tools for metalworking; machines and machine tools for the cutting and forming of materials; machine tools, namely, ion beam sputter (IBS) etching and deposition machines; linear actuators; linear motors; air bearing spindles being parts of machines; high frequency motor spindles with high frequency electric converters and power supply units; laser machines for cutting, drilling, engraving, welding, marking, manufacturing, repairing, coding, trimming, inspecting, machining processing materials or electronic components in the medical, automotive, semiconductor, electronic manufacturing and industrial manufacturing industries; linear and rotary motors and actuators lasers not for medical use; part of lasers, namely, laser-beam-emitting device for use in the automotive, semiconductor, electronic manufacturing, analytical instrument, scientific equipment, and industrial manufacturing industries; laser scanners [ and radiation beam scanners ] for use in the automotive, semiconductor, electronic manufacturing, analytical instrument, scientific equipment, and industrial manufacturing industries; lasers and parts therefor for cutting, drilling, marking, manufacturing, repairing, coding, trimming, inspecting, machining processing materials or electronic components in the automotive, semiconductor, electronic manufacturing, analytical instrument, scientific equipment, and industrial manufacturing industries; laser-scanners for inspecting for computer-chip repair and processing; galvanometers; polygon scanners, motion controls, namely, electronic interferometric encoders and positioners for measuring, motion control and positioning used in industrial manufacturing, machinery design, and metrology research; linear and rotary optical encoders; absolute encoders; integrated motion control systems comprised of electronic interferometric encoders and positioners for measuring, motion control and positioning used in industrial manufacturing, machinery design, and metrology research; bar code readers; RFID writers, RFID antennas, RFID readers; software for vision technology, namely, for inspecting, detecting, measuring, identifying, tracking, reporting [ , storing data ] and providing quality assurance using vision technology for use in the automotive, semiconductor, electronic manufacturing, analytical instrument, scientific equipment, and industrial manufacturing industries; replaceable laser module for industrial laser markers; [ computer based optical reader; ] optical scan heads for beam-positioning in industrial lasers; optical sensors; thermal printers; [ computer controlled printer/decorator comprised of a thermal printer head, micro-controllers, motors, electric heater and DC power supply to apply digital images to various substrates; laser and thermal printers, electronic thermal chart recorders for use with industrial lasers; ] machine vision cameras; flat panel display screens for use in medical procedures; medical informatics and imaging management systems comprised of computer software and software applications for computers, mobile phones, and handheld computers for use in [ creating searchable databases of medical information and data, for controlling and managing patient medical information, for ] storing medical data and medical informatics, and for medical clinicians and patients to electronically manage and process patient health data and informatics; camera based data collection systems comprised of computer software for acquiring, analyzing and disseminating image data from a camera; photometers; medical visualization systems consisting primarily of video cameras equipped with lenses in order to provide digital images; machine vision lenses; spectroradiometers; colorimeters; photonics-based components and subsystems, namely, modules, lasers, [ optical waveguides, optical filters, modulators, and optical network routers and switches, for use in optical, agile, dynamic, reconfigurable, and intelligent networks; ] photonic components, modules and subsystems for wavelength signal routing, monitoring and conditioning, namely, lasers, [ light waveguides, light filters and modulators, electro-optical waveguides, fiberoptic light switches and fiberoptic light amplifiers; photonic components and subsystems for wavelength management and control in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) optical networks, namely, modules, electronic circuits and computer software for the purpose of wavelength management and control; programmable optical network routers, switches and branching switches for remotely tuning or setting wavelengths in optical, agile, dynamic, reconfigurable, and intelligent networks; ] laser equipment for non-medical purposes, namely, equipment for delivering laser beams, scanners utilizing lasers, and laser scanning technologies being galvanometers with mirrors mounted to steer laser beams, 2D and 3D scanners built up of galvo-mirror combinations to effect multi axis steering of laser beams and the electronic drive systems to power such beam steering systems; laser delivery components, namely, conductive fibers in the nature of high power fibers for conducting laser beams in the mid infrared wavelength range; [ machine vision systems, namely, visual inspection component used to identify laser mark content and wafer alignment, comprising general and special purpose processors, storage media, input/output devices, image sensors, computer programs and instruction manuals; ] electronic interferometric encoders and positioners for measuring, motion control and positioning used in industrial manufacturing, machinery design, and metrology research; [ optical transceivers; scientific and technical apparatus, namely, super polished optical mirrors; super-polished optical windows for use in optical sub-assemblies in industrial lasers; optical apparatuses, namely, polarizing beam splitters for use in industrial lasers; machine glass components, namely, optical mirrors for guiding or directing light using glass and/or ceramic substrates; ] lasers for use in measuring in life research; electronic position encoders, scanners [ and radiation beam scanners ] for use lasers in life science research [ ; electronic image scanner for use in life science research ] imaging management equipment, namely, computer software and hardware, used with diagnostic imaging equipment, that retains, displays, organizes, transmits, and prints medical images and related examination information; medical visualization systems comprised of computer hardware, monitors, video processing and image management equipment peripherals and operating software; wireless video transmission systems for use in connection with a medical visualization system for the viewing of surgical, endoscopic and radiological images of the human body; lasers for medical use; position encoders, scanners and radiation beam scanners for use in the medical industry; medical image recorders, namely, magnetic resonance machines, diagnostic laser scanners; laser image scanner for medical use; radiological apparatus, namely, position encoders, scanners and radiation beam scanners used with medical lasers
Systems and methods for transforming and displaying a video signal on a display are provided with any number of features. In some embodiments, system is configured to receive a first set of input signals in a controller. The system can determine in the controller a first set of luminances and colors that would be produced on a first display with the first set of input signals. The system can then determine in the controller a second set of luminances that would produce the first set of colors on a second display. The system can then generate in the controller a second set of input signals that would produce the second set of luminances on the second display, and can output the second set of input signals to the second display.
G09G 5/02 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the way in which colour is displayed
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Receiving wireless signals with multiple diversity settings
Methods and systems of receiving wireless signals are disclosed. One method includes a receiver characterizing signal quality parameters of receive signals for a plurality of receive diversity settings. The receiver selects a first receive diversity setting for synchronizing the receiver with the receive signal based on the characterized signal quality parameters. The receiver selects a second receive diversity setting for receiving data with the receive signal based on the characterized signal quality parameters.
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Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials; medical apparatus and instruments, namely, display monitors for medical imaging used in connection with other medical apparatus or instruments. Installation, repair, maintenance, cleaning and servicing of medical and surgical apparatus and instruments and display monitors for medical imaging. Technical support, information and help-line services relating to medical and surgical apparatus and instruments and display monitors for medical imaging.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
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Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials; medical apparatus and instruments, namely, devices for transmission of surgical imaging, used in connection with other medical apparatus or instruments. Installation, repair, maintenance, cleaning and servicing of medical and surgical apparatus and instruments and devices for transmission of surgical imaging. Technical support, information and help-line services relating to medical and surgical apparatus and instruments and devices for transmission of surgical imaging.
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medical imaging apparatus, namely, devices in the nature of wireless communication devices, computers and central processing units for transmission of high-resolution video to display devices and other video equipment in surgical environments
Methods and systems of a receiver selecting a subset of plurality of frequency hopping bands for synchronization of the receiver are disclosed. One method includes the receiver determining a receive signal quality metric for each band of the plurality of frequency hopping bands, and selecting at least one synchronization band as a subset of the plurality of frequency hopping bands for synchronization based on the receive signal quality metric of each of the plurality of frequency hopping bands.
A device and method for of synchronizing a MAC superframe of a wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device can be located within a chain of a plurality of other wireless devices. The method includes receiving beacons from at least one other device during a superframe of the wireless device, determining a superframe offset for each of the other wireless devices based on timing of the received beacons, determining a corrective delay based on the superframe offsets, inserting the corrective delay within a current superframe of the wireless device, and inserting a predictive delay within the current superframe, the predictive delay being determined by an estimate of a difference between a frequency a clock of the wireless device and a frequency of a slowest clock of the other wireless devices within the chain.
A method and apparatus of predicting link quality of a link are disclosed. One exemplary method includes a receiver receiving multi-carrier modulated signals over a period of time. A signal to noise ratio (SNR) for each received sub-carrier is estimated. An ordered sequence of the signal to noise ratios (SNR)s are constructed based on interleaving of the multi-carrier modulated signals, wherein an order of the interleaving is used to set the ordered sequence of the signal to noise ratios (SNR)s. The receiver estimates link packet error rate (PER) based upon knowledge of encoding of the multi-carrier modulated signals used during transmission and the ordered sequence.
A method an apparatus for controlling a transmission signal power level of a transmitter is disclosed. The method includes receiving a root-mean-squared target power level. A duty cycle of a transmission signal is determined that indicates power on and power off periods over a predetermined sensing interval. A transmission signal power level is sensed. The transmission signal power level is adjusted to be approximately equal to the target power level divided by the duty cycle.
Methods of reducing spectral leakage due to I-Q imbalance within a transmitter are disclosed. The method includes the transmitter receiving a data stream of coefficients of a multi-carrier modulation signal. The data stream is pre-processed by processing a set of the coefficients that correspond with selected notch frequencies to reduce the effects of I-Q imbalance of the transmitter, wherein at least a portion of the set of coefficients corresponds to non-symmetrical notch frequencies. The pre-processed data stream is multi-carrier modulated. The multi-carrier modulated pre-processed data stream is I-Q modulated before transmission.
H04L 25/49 - Transmitting circuitsReceiving circuits using code conversion at the transmitterTransmitting circuitsReceiving circuits using predistortionTransmitting circuitsReceiving circuits using insertion of idle bits for obtaining a desired frequency spectrumTransmitting circuitsReceiving circuits using three or more amplitude levels
A method and apparatus of predicting link quality of a link is disclosed. The method includes receiving multi-carrier modulated signals over a period of time, estimating an SNR for each received sub-carrier, constructing a sequence of the SNRs, and estimating link PER based upon knowledge of encoding and/or interleaving used during transmission, and the sequence of SNRs.
A method and apparatus of calibrating a transmitter are disclosed. The method includes attenuating transmitter output signals as controlled by an output control signal, ensuring that an average power of the transmitter output signals is below a threshold level, and performing calibration of the transmitter at periods of time in which the output control signal is attenuating the transmitter output signals a lesser amount. The lesser amount can be less than an average of a minimum amount of attenuation and a maximum amount of attenuation. The apparatus includes a transmitter that includes a frequency up-converting LO mixer for frequency up-converting base band signals, generating transmitter output signals, a transmitter antenna for transmitting the transmitter output signals, and control circuitry for controlling attenuating the transmitter output signals during a calibration of the transmitter.
A method and apparatus of calibrating filtering of receive and transmit signals is disclosed. The method of calibrating filtering of a received signal includes injecting an LO signal. The injected LO signal is filtered by a tunable filter. The filtered signal is frequency down-converted with an equivalent LO signal. The frequency down-converted signal is sampled while tuning the filtering. A desired filter tuning is determined based upon the samples and a frequency of the LO signal. The method of calibrating filtering of a transmit signal includes injecting an LO signal to a transmitter. The LO signal is filtered by a tunable filter. The filtered signal is frequency down-converted with an equivalent LO signal. The frequency down-converted signal is sampled while tuning the filter. A desired filter tuning is determined based upon the samples and a frequency of the LO signal.
A device and method for of synchronizing a MAC superframe of a wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device can be located within a chain of a plurality of other wireless devices. The method includes receiving beacons from at least one other device during a superframe of the wireless device, determining a superframe offset for each of the other wireless devices based on timing of the received beacons, determining a corrective delay based on the superframe offsets, inserting the corrective delay within a current superframe of the wireless device, and inserting a predictive delay within the current superframe, the predictive delay being determined by an estimate of a difference between a frequency a clock of the wireless device and a frequency of a slowest clock of the other wireless devices within the chain.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
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Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus; flat panel display monitors. Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services.
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Average EIRP control of multiple antenna transmission signals
A method of controlling multiple antenna signal transmission is disclosed. The method includes adjusting signal parameters so that transmission signals from a plurality of antennas combine to form a directional beam. A time duration in which the transmission signals are directed is controlled so that an average EIRP does not exceed a predetermined threshold.
G01S 3/16 - Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived sequentially from receiving antennas or antenna systems having differently-oriented directivity characteristics or from an antenna system having periodically-varied orientation of directivity characteristic
Embodiments of methods of receiving transmitted signals are disclosed. The methods include a first antenna receiving a second signal, a second antenna receiving a second signal, adjusting a phase relationship between the first signal and the second signal, combining the phase adjusted first signal and second signal, and processing the phase adjusted first signal and second signal to determine the phase adjustment for optimizing at least one of signal to noise ratio and signal to interference ratio of the combined signals.
A method of transmitting packets over a network includes steps of partitioning a transmission interval into discrete time slots and reaching agreement between a transmitting node and receiving node as to when the transmitting node will transmit packets. The intended receiving node sends a reception map to the transmitter indicating time slots that have not yet been allocated. The transmitter proposes a delivery schedule including time slots that it will use for transmission. After agreement by the receiving node, the transmitter transmits packets according to the agreed-upon schedule. Other transmitters can similar arrange to transmit during time slots not already allocated for the receiving node.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
A method of transmitting packets over a network includes steps of partitioning a packet delivery schedule into discrete time slots; transmitting a plurality of test packets from a first endpoint on the network to an intended recipient in the network using different time slots; evaluating the reliability of the network to transmit the plurality of test packets in each time slot; and selecting one or more time slots in the delivery schedule according to the evaluation step.
