Amx Corporation

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Yahoo! Inc.

Amo Development, LLC

Mark Ray Lee

Ronald W Barber

Charles W Partridge

William B McGrane

Aaron L Myer

Mark S Lewno

Thomas D Hite

Joseph P Kessler

Douglas R Holub

Daniel Lee

Ihor V Berezhnyy

Michael A Cowan

Matthew William Lee

Bhargavaram Bulleyya Gade

Vinay Polavarapu

Henry Price

Omar A Syed

Robert G Ames

Ghousuddin Syed

Robert Michael Whapham

Sastry Anipindi

Alex Khanin

Robert Pittana

Gregg M Boeke

Karl Juhnke

Method and device for capturing images of a target object using image templates at a device are disclosed. The method includes rendering an image template on the display for determining a position of the target object in an image to be captured using the device; capturing a first image of the target object using the image sensor and displaying the captured first image on the display while keeping the image template on the display; extracting one or more features associated with the position of the target object from the captured first image; determining whether the one or more features extracted from the captured first image match the image template; and generating an alert signal in accordance with a determination that at least one of the one or more features extracted from the captured first image matches the image template.

Method and device for capturing images using image templates

Systems are provided for delivering a calibrated ultraviolet radiation pulse at a treatment plane during a laser-ablation treatment of a patient's eye. Exemplary systems include an ultraviolet radiation source, and a fluorescent plate positioned to receive an initial ultraviolet radiation pulse produced by the ultraviolet radiation source. The fluorescent plate generates a visible light pulse in response to the initial ultraviolet radiation pulse. Exemplary systems further include a photon detector positioned to receive the visible light pulse for generating an electrical signal in response to the visible light pulse, and a processing module configured to determine an energy of the initial ultraviolet radiation pulse based on an amplitude and a decay time of the electrical signal, determine an energy calibration signal based on the determined energy of the initial ultraviolet radiation pulse, and provide the energy calibration signal to the ultraviolet radiation source for producing the calibrated ultraviolet radiation pulse.

Ultraviolet radiation sensor systems and methods for laser pulse energy control in eye surgery

A controller, method and computer medium are provided for controlling communications between a control area network and a data network. The method includes receiving user input at a controller coupled to the control area network from a node coupled to the data network, receiving user input at the controller from a node coupled to the control area network, and instructing an internet appliance coupled to the control area network to perform a command based on at least one of the received user inputs.

Internet control system communication protocol, method and computer program

A system and method for securely streaming media. The system includes a gateway server that receives requests for access to a secured data resource from an end users. The request include an authorization ticket and a referring website. The gateway server validates the authorization ticket using a secret key shared with the referring website, and validates the referring website by verifying that referring website is on a white-list for the secured data resource. The gateway server selects a data server to service the request, and formats a data server access request containing the data server location and data server request parameter data and transmits the data server access request to the end users. When end users transmit the data server access requests to a data server, the data server validates the request and transmits it to the end user.

Method and system for securely streaming content

A control system, method and computer program are provided for communicating control information in a control system. The control system includes a master controller and a plurality of devices. Each of the plurality of devices have a number of channels. Each channel has an identifying number and a plurality of channel states. The method includes at least initially directing one or more messages sent to and from each device to the master controller, sending a first type of control message from the master controller to respective devices, and sending a second type of control message and a third type of control message from the master controller to respective devices. A control message of the first type directs the respective device to place one of its channels in a specified channel state. A control message of the second type directs the respective device to set the level of a specified parameter to a certain value, and a control message of the third type comprises a character string of variable length.

A system of multimedia display on a monitor screen includes at least one graphics source, a display file defining a page having a plurality of buttons, where each button has a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source. The system further includes a graphics controller operable to generate a pixel map, and a graphics arbitrator coupled to the graphics controller operable to select pixels between the pixel map and pixels from the at least one graphics source to be displayed for the page according to the display file.

System and method for multimedia display

A method and computer program are provided for implementing an interactive bargraph that includes associating an interactive bargraph with an independent touch map image having a plurality of pixel values, displaying the interactive bargraph, determining a current level of the interactive bargraph based on the content of the touch map image, and updating the display of the interactive bargraph based on the current level of the interactive bargraph.

Method and computer program for implementing interactive bargraphs of any shape or design on a graphical user interface

The present invention discloses a method for building and displaying control and non-interactive, non-control information on a touch panel. The method can include constructing a page for display on the touch panel, configuring one or more graphical display units and one or more sub-pages for display on the page, and displaying the page, graphical display units and sub-pages, selectively, on the touch panel. The method further includes determining whether any of the graphical display units is activated by a touch message applied to a location on the touch panel. Respective graphical display units may be selectively provided with features from a group of features that includes bitmaps, icons, borders and text. Two graphical display units having respective active touch areas may be displayed on the touch panel so that their active touch areas are separated by no more than one pixel.

Method and system for control system software

A control system of the present invention includes at least one device, a network interconnecting the at least one device, a control network portal coupled between the network and the Internet, and a master controller coupled to the network and operable to control the operations of the Internet and the at least one device, the Internet is controllable as a device coupled to the network.

Internet control system and method

A method for sending messages to multiple locations in a control system is provided. The method includes defining a set of a plurality of locations in the control system. This set is capable of being dynamically changed to add and remove locations from the set. The method further includes executing an instruction to send a message to the set in order to send the message to each location in the set.

Method and system for sending messages to multiple locations in a control system

A communication protocol includes a packet protocol, which includes a protocol field for indicating the type of protocol, a length of data field for listing the length in bytes of the data field, a data field containing sub protocol data, and a checksum for determining the integrity of the packet.

Internet control system communication protocol and method

A master controller ( ) in a control area network system in a larger control area network ( ) may have a plurality of devices ( ) coupled thereto. The devices generate data which the master controller directs to a destination device coupled to the same master controller, a different master controller in the same control area network or to a different master controller in a different control area network. The master controller directs the data using a connections table acquired from one or more other master controllers to which the master controller may communicate with.

Method and system for master to master communication in control systems

A master controller in a control area network system in a larger control area network may have a plurality of devices coupled thereto. Software and firmware on the master controller may be updated using an FTP server to contact a content provider in order to retrieve upgrades, updates and patches for the software and firmware on the master controller. In addition, a user may user a web browser in order to perform remote updates over the Internet.

Method for dynamically updating master controllers in a control system

A system and method for balloon-assisted retraction technique for the purposes of retraction of tissues and insertion of instruments in connection with advanced surgeries such as microscopic or endoscopic surgeries. A balloon assembly comprising an introducer, a balloon, and a sheath is inserted either manually or with the aid of stereotactic techniques. An endoscope may be used to ensure the proper docking of the introducer assembly. The balloon is then inflated slowly to retract the tissues, in order to create a corridor with minimal invasion. The corridor is expanded and retained using a series of dilators and retractor. The retractor comprises ports through which endoscope and other surgical instruments may pass. Surgical operation is performed through the corridor. The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of conventional retraction systems by providing better visualization and enhanced manual dexterity, as well as providing minimal invasion to allow a shorter recovery period.

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Richardson, TX, United States of America

Mark Ray Lee