Services versioning

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.

Services versioning

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.

Extravasation detection apparatus and methods

Described herein is an extravasation tester that pinches an infusion line closed between a wheel and a platen, and then peristaltically withdraws fluid into the infusion line as the wheel is rolled away from a puncture site. Extravasation is determined to have occurred if little or no blood appears in a sight chamber positioned near the puncture site when a test fluid is withdrawn into the infusion line from the puncture site.

SERVICE-PRESERVING UPGRADE

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. 1. A method , comprising:while a first user is using a first communication service that is provided by a first server, installing, via a processor executing an insulation routine, a second communication service on the first server;after the second communication service has been installed on the first server by the processor and while the first user is still using the first communication service, enabling a second user to access the second communication service; andafter the second communication service has been installed and after the first user is done using the first communication service, immediately enabling the first user to access the second communication service.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user is involved in a real-time communication session when using the first communication service and wherein the second communication service corresponds to a new version of the first communication service.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first communication service is provided with the first server acting as a Back-to-Back User Agent (B2BUA) in the real-time communication session and wherein the second communication service is also provided as a B2BUA in communication sessions established after the second communication service has been installed.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first communication service is sequenced into at least one of a media path and signaling path of the real-time ...

SERVICES VERSIONING

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. 1. A method , comprising:providing a communication system to a plurality of users;defining, for a first user in the plurality of users, a first set of enabled services that the first user is allowed to access from the communication system;defining, for a second user in the plurality of users, a second set of enabled services that the second user is allowed to access from the communication system, wherein the first set of enables services differs from the second set of enables services by at least one service; andenforcing the first and second sets of enabled services for the first and second user's use of the communication system.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second set of enabled services are defined with one or more templates.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of enabled services includes a first call-processing service that is also included in the second set of enabled services.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first set of enabled services includes a second call-processing service that is not included in the second set of enabled services.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second call-processing service includes at least one of a ringing feature claim 4 , an extension-to-cellular feature claim 4 , a call recording feature claim 4 , a forking feature claim 4 , a voicemail feature claim 4 , a dynamic device pairing feature claim 4 , a call history feature claim 4 , ...

AUTOTHERMAL AMMONIA CRACKER

Apparatus and methods are provided for separately preheating gaseous ammonia and an oxygen-containing gas mixture, combusting them to form a hydrogen-containing gas mixture, and cooling the hydrogen-containing gas mixture in conjunction with the preheating of the next ammonia and the preheating of the next oxygen-containing gas mixture. Combustion may occur at combinations of pressure and temperature that permit rapid and non-catalyzed decomposition of the ammonia. 1. Apparatus for autothermally cracking ammonia with air or oxygen , comprising:a source of gaseous ammonia;a counterflow heat exchanger having a first inlet for receiving the ammonia from the source, a second inlet, separate from the first, for receiving an oxygen-containing gas mixture, and an outlet for expelling a hydrogen-containing gas mixture;a combustor within the heat exchanger, wherein the ammonia and the oxygen-containing gas mixture are separately flowed into the combustor and combusted within or downstream of the combustor, thereby forming the hydrogen-containing gas mixture from the ammonia and from the oxygen-containing gas mixture;incoming flow channels within the heat exchanger for separately flowing the ammonia and the oxygen-containing gas mixture from the respective inlets to the combustor, wherein the ammonia and the oxygen-containing gas mixture are separately preheated by the heat exchanger before combustion; andone or more outgoing flow channels within the heat exchanger for flowing the hydrogen-containing gas mixture to the outlet, wherein the hydrogen-containing gas mixture is cooled by the heat exchanger in conjunction with the preheating of the next incoming ammonia and also in conjunction with the preheating of the next incoming oxygen-containing gas mixture.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a vacuum jacket insulator for preventing heat loss from the heat exchanger claim 1 , the vacuum jacket comprising:an inner wall that is constructed at least partially of a ...

SERVICES VERSIONING

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. 119-. (canceled)20. In a communication system comprising a plurality of users , a method comprising:defining, by a processor for a first user in the plurality of users, a first set of enabled services that the first user is allowed to access from the communication system;defining, by the processor for a second user in the plurality of users, a second set of enabled services that the second user is allowed to access from the communication system, wherein the first set of enabled services is a first version of a first service and wherein the second set of enabled services is a later second version of the first service; andenabling, by the processor, the first and second users to use concurrently the first and second sets of enabled services on the communication system.21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising:defining, with the processor, the first and second sets of enabled services with one or more templates, wherein the one or more templates comprise a user identifier field identifying a subset of the plurality of users and a plurality of service identifier fields, each of the plurality of service identifier fields corresponding to a different service or service version that is available to the identified subset of the plurality of users.22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the one or more templates define access permissions for the identified subset of the plurality of users has with respect to each ...

EXTRAVASATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS

Described herein is an extravasation tester that pinches an infusion line closed between a wheel and a platen, and then peristaltically withdraws fluid into the infusion line as the wheel is rolled away from a puncture site. Extravasation is determined to have occurred if little or no blood appears in a sight chamber positioned near the puncture site when a test fluid is withdrawn into the infusion line from the puncture site. 1. An extravasation tester , comprising:a frame having a hollow bore for receiving an intravenous infusion delivery tube;a platen on an inner surface of the hollow bore;a manually rotatable wheel having a circumferential outer surface and opposing axial posts; andopposing slots in the frame for receiving the opposing axial posts of the wheel so that the wheel is rotatable about its axis and translatable along the slots in the frame; (a) when the wheel is in a free-flow region of the frame, the outer surface of the wheel does not pinch the delivery tube closed against the platen,', '(b) when the wheel is in a tube-pinching region of the frame, the outer surface of the wheel pinches the delivery tube closed against the platen, and', '(c) when the wheel is rolled on the delivery tube in the tube-pinching region of the frame, the point of tube closure moves along the delivery tube with the wheel., 'wherein the slots and the surfaces of the hollow bore are configured so that2. A method of performing an extravasation test , comprising the steps of:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'providing the extravasation tester of ;'}rolling or sliding the wheel out of the free-flow region and into the tube-pinching region, thereby closing the delivery tube between the wheel and the platen;rolling the wheel on the delivery tube away from a puncture site, thereby withdrawing a test fluid from the puncture site and into a sight chamber; and (a) if a substantial concentration of blood is present in the sight chamber within or upon completion of the ...

SERVICES VERSIONING

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. 119-. (canceled)20. In a communication system comprising a plurality of user communication devices and a server , the server controlling a telecommunication function of the plurality of user communication devices , a method comprising:deploying, by a processor of the server, a newer service to replace an older service, wherein the telecommunication function is provided by each of the newer and older services;automatically assigning, by the processor, the newer service to a first communication device of a first user while the first communication device is using the older service to perform a first instance of the telecommunication function; andwhen the first communication device has completed the first instance of the telecommunication function, automatically enabling, by the processor, the first communication device to perform a second instance of the telecommunication function using the newer service.21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the telecommunication function is a communication session and wherein the processor performs deployment of the newer service without downtime of any part of the communication system.22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the telecommunication function is a communication session and wherein the processor deploys the newer service without replacing completely the older service.23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the newer service is a newer version of the older service claim 20 ...

HIGH EFFICIENCY, TERNARY MIX ENGINE

Pressurized and superheated, dry steam is admitted into the working chamber of a spark ignition engine for the purpose of increasing the thermal efficiency of the engine. The steam is admitted into the working chamber near the end of compression, and before ignition of the fuel. An igniter ignites the fuel. Additional work is pneumatically recovered from the steam, thus augmenting the total work obtained by the engine. 1. A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a working chamber and an igniter , the working chamber defining a variable volume having a bottom center and a top center , comprising the steps of:flowing air into the working chamber;compressing the air by the working chamber within a compression time interval beginning at bottom center and ending at top center;flowing hydrogen into the working chamber;igniting the hydrogen by the igniter within or after the final one third of the compression time interval;flowing pressurized, superheated, and fully gaseous steam into the working chamber within or after the final one third of the compression time interval and before the ignition of the hydrogen, thereby forming a substantially homogeneous ternary mixture under compression, the ternary mixture comprising the hydrogen, the air, and the steam, wherein:(a) the mole ratio, of gaseous water to hydrogen present in the working chamber immediately before the ignition of the hydrogen, is greater than 0.5,(b) the mole ratio, of gaseous water to oxygen present in the working chamber immediately before the ignition of the hydrogen, is greater than 1, and(c) the mole ratio, of hydrogen to oxygen present in the working chamber immediately before the ignition of the hydrogen, is greater than 1;combusting the ternary mixture upon the ignition of the hydrogen;expanding the combusted mixture by the working chamber after top center, thereby obtaining work augmented by the steam; andflowing the expanded mixture out of the working chamber.2. The method of ...

SERVICES VERSIONING

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. 119-. (canceled)20. In a communication system comprising a plurality of communication devices , a method comprising:defining, by a processor, a common set of enabled services for first and second communication devices, associated with first and second users, that the first and second communication devices are allowed to access from the communication system, wherein the common set of enabled services is packaged into a file format comprising multiple components and multiple possible subcomponents of each of the components; andconcurrently enabling, by the processor, the first and second communication devices to select specific configurations of the subcomponents to provide first and second user configured sets of enabled services that the first and second communication devices, respectively, are allowed to access, on behalf of the first and second users, from the communication system, wherein each of the first and second user configured sets of enabled services comprise a subcomponent that is not contained in the other of the first and second user configured sets of enabled services but that is contained in the common set of enabled services.21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the communication system controls the plurality of communication devices claim 20 , wherein the common set of enabled services is pluggable into the communication system claim 20 , and wherein the file format is one of Java Archive (“ ...

SERVICES VERSIONING

Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service. 119-. (canceled)20. A method , comprising:receiving, by a processor, a request from a communication system comprising a plurality of users to obtain a downloadable pluggable service;in response to receiving the request, preparing, by the processor, the downloadable pluggable service, wherein preparing the downloadable pluggable service comprises obtaining a first and second sub-component that are packaged into a single object, wherein the first sub-component comprises instructions for operating a first server of the communication system, and wherein the second sub-component comprises instructions for operating a second server of the communication system; andtransmitting, by the processor, the single object to the communication system.21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising:enabling a system administrator of the communication system to specify customization of the pluggable service when the pluggable service is requested.22. The method of claim 20 , wherein a processor of the communication system enables a user to configure a data attribute of the pluggable service.23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the user configured data attribute is controlling over a data attribute not configured by the user.24. The method of claim 20 , further comprising:enabling a system administrator of the communication system to specify customization of the pluggable service when the pluggable service is requested, wherein ...

Method and apparatus for non-invasive monitoring of blood substances using self-sampled tears

A method and apparatus for non-invasively determining the concentration of a substance in blood, such as glucose, include a sample portion arranged for contacting an eye region of a user to obtain a tear fluid sample, a sensor in communication with the sample portion for generating a signal related to the tear substance concentration, and a processor in communication with the sensor for determining a blood substance concentration corresponding to the tear substance concentration.

Apparatus, system and method for operating an oxygen-enriched ammonia-fueled spark ignition engine

Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, system and method for operating an oxygen-enriched ammonia-fueled spark ignition engine. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for operating an oxygen-enriched ammonia-fueled spark ignition engine includes fueling the engine with a mixture of ammonia and auxiliary oxygen within a first engine load range between zero and an engine load associated with a target combustion condition selected from the group consisting of rough limit, MBT knock limit, and any of various conditions between the rough limit and MBT knock limit. Within the first engine load range, the amounts of ammonia and auxiliary oxygen consumed per cycle increase as the load increases. The method further includes fueling the engine on a mixture of ammonia, auxiliary oxygen, and air within a second engine load range between the engine loads associated with the selected target combustion condition and the maximum engine load.

In-band call association signaling for a single number destination

In one configuration, the present invention is directed to an enterprise network that includes geographically dislocated first and second network regions 202 and 206 communicating with one another through first and second networks 252 and 248 and respectively comprising first and second gateways 220 and 224 and first and second groupings of trunks. A common electronic address is associated with the second grouping of trunks. A media server 200 is positioned in the first network region 202 that includes an inter-gateway routing agent 260. The first network region transmits, as part of the establishment of a real-time or near real-time communication between first and second subscribers respectively in the first and second network regions, the common address to the second gateway 224. After the outgoing communication is answered by the second gateway 224, the first network region transmits in band to the second gateway 224 a user identifier associated with the second subscriber and/or a phantom user. The user identifier is used to establish the communication with the second subscriber.

Monitoring blood substances using self-sampled tears

A method and apparatus for non-invasively determining the concentration of a substance in blood, such as glucose, include a sample portion (12) arranged for contacting an eye region of a user to obtain a tear fluid sample, a sensor (21) in communication with the sample portion (12) for generating a signal related to the tear substance concentration, and a processor (44) in communication with the sensor (21) for determining a blood substance concentration corresponding to the tear substance concentration.

Apparatus and method for self-measurement of intraocular pressure

An apparatus and method for the self-measurement of intraocular pressure utilize a tonometer disposed within a housing and having a tonometer tip. The apparatus further includes an adjustment mechanism in communication with the tonometer for positioning the tonometer tip in contact with a test eye of the user, and an illuminator mounted within the housing adjacent the tonometer tip. A receiver is aligned with the tonometer tip for receiving an applanation pattern created by contact of the tonometer tip with the test eye, and a display is provided in communication with the receiver for displaying the applanation pattern to an observing eye of the user. The intraocular pressure of the test eye is determined from a force applied by the tonometer tip upon observation of a selected applanation pattern by the observing eye.

Apparatus, system and method for operating a dual fueled spark ignition engine

Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, system and method for operating a dual fueled spark ignition engine. For example, according to one illustrative embodiment, a method for operating a dual fueled spark ignition engine includes fueling the engine solely with a combustion promoter within a first engine load range between zero and an engine load associated with a target combustion condition selected from the group consisting of rough limit, knock limit, and any of various conditions between the rough limit and knock limit. Within the first engine load range, the amount of combustion promoter fueling the engine increases as the load increases. The method further includes fueling the engine on a mixture of ammonia and the combustion promoter within a second engine load range between the engine load associated with the selected target combustion condition and the engine load associated with a maximum operating pressure of the engine. Within the first engine load range, the amount of ammonia fueling the engine increases and the amount of combustion promoter fueling the engine remains substantially constant as the load increases.

Method and system for conditionally routing calls

A method for conditionally forwarding a call for use in a communication network including a switching center in communication with at least one alternative system, an Intelligent Peripheral, and a plurality of subscribers, each subscriber having at least one directory number. The method includes providing a service location register in communication with the switching center, the service location register operative to retrieve stored call termination parameters for each of the subscriber directory numbers and call information for each incoming call to a directory number, the call termination parameters including call forwarding features. A busy or no answer condition is detected for a call to a directory number and a request is forwarded to the service location register for routing instructions. Service logic is applied to forward the call to a Direct Inward Dialing (DID) number of a resource on the IP and service logic is applied to terminate the call at the directory number or route the call to the at least one alternative system.

Method and system for providing transmission of selected media programs to a wireless subscriber

A method and system for providing transmission of a selected media program to a wireless handset includes a source provider, such as a wireless network or a wireless handset, for receiving a transmission from at least one media program provider. At least one wireless handset transmits a request selecting one of the media programs. In response thereto, the source provider simultaneously transmits the selected media program to each of the wireless handsets.

In-band call allocation signaling for a single destination number

System and method for an integrated wireline/wireless service using private branch exchange lines

A method and system for routing a call incoming to a PBX network (16) telephone number (20) from outside the PBX based on subscriber location includes routing the call to a wireline switch (30) which detects PBX triggers, generating a query at the switch (30) to the SCP (34) upon detecting PBX triggers requesting mobile registration status data for the PBX number (106). Also, routing the call from the switch (30) to a PBX switch (18) for delivery to a PBX handset (20) when the subscriber mobile registration data indicates the subscriber is not wireless registered (108). Further, generating a mobile query at the SCP to a HLR (44) of the wireless network (14) when the mobile registration status data indicates the subscriber is wireless registered, and requesting current subscriber mobile location and wireless routing destination number (WRDN) (110). Also, communicating the WRDN from the HLR to the SCP, and generating messages to route the call to the wireless network (14, 114). The call is routed to the WRDN (116).

In-band call association signaling for a single number destination

In one configuration, the present invention is directed to an enterprise network that includes geographically dislocated first and second network regions 202 and communicating with one another through first and second networks 252 and 248 and respectively comprising first and second gateways 220 and 224 and first and second groupings of trunks. A common electronic address is associated with the second grouping of trunks. A media server 200 is positioned in the first network region 202 that includes an inter-gateway routing agent 260. The first network region transmits, as part of the establishment of a real-time or near real-time communication between first and second subscribers respectively in the first and second network regions, the common address to the second gateway 224. After the outgoing communication is answered by the second gateway 224, the first network region transmits in band to the second gateway 224 a user identifier associated with the second subscriber and/or a phantom user. The user identifier is used to establish the communication with the second subscriber.

Automated system and method for call handling

A system and method for automatically routing telephone calls to a subscriber selected from a group of subscribers having a common calling number. The system and method are directed for use in a local exchange portion of an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). A database in electrical communication with the system is operative to store a plurality of user calling numbers and corresponding location data as well as a unique destination number for each of the subscribers and corresponding unique location data. A service control point or adjunct processor in electrical communication with the database processes the call handling request signal to select one of the destination numbers to route the call to. The processing requires determining the user calling number from the call handling request signal, determining the user location data and comparing the user location data to the appropriate subscriber location data to select a corresponding destination number.

Monitoring blood substances using self-sampled tears

A method and apparatus for non-invasively determining the concentration of a substance in blood, such as glucose, include a sample portion (12) arranged for contacting an eye region of a user to obtain a tear fluid sample, a sensor (21) in communication with the sample portion (12) for generating a signal related to the tear substance concentration, and a processor (44) in communication with the sensor (21) for determining a blood substance concentration corresponding to the tear substance concentration.

Method and system for providing preselected information services upon detection of an off-hook condition

A method and system for providing preselected information services to a subscriber includes detection of an off-hook condition at a subscriber telephone line and determining the preselected information services for the subscriber. A message is generated corresponding to the determined information services by correlating the subscriber's directory number to the selected information services in the subscriber's profile.

Method and apparatus for merging call components during call reconstruction

The present invention is directed to a secondary communication server 216 for assuming control of a communication formerly controlled by a primary communication server 212 in the event of a failure, comprising: (a) an input operable to (i) receive, from a first communication node 204a, first communication information, wherein the first communication information is associated with the communication and comprises a first node identifier 236a and/or a communication identifier 240a, the first node identifier 236a is associated with a second communication node 204b, the communication identifier is associated with the communication, and the second communication node 204b comprises second communication information associated with the communication and (ii) thereafter receive, from the second communication node 204b, the second communication information; and (b) a reconstruction agent 228 operable to identify the second communication information based on the first node identifier 236a and/or communication identifier 240a.

Ammonia flame cracker system, method and apparatus

Apparatus, methods and systems reside in the decomposition of ammonia into a hydrogen-containing product mixture. An ammonia-rich gaseous mixture containing ammonia and oxygen enters a conduit, within which combustion and decomposition of the mixture is initiated, thereby liberating hydrogen. A mixture of products, resulting from the reactions, is expelled from the outlet of the conduit, the mixture including non-combusted hydrogen gas, which may then be used for other purposes. The incoming reactants, including ammonia and oxygen, are heat exchanged with the outgoing product mixture containing non-combusted hydrogen gas.

Ammonia flame cracker system, method and apparatus

Apparatus, methods and systems reside in the decomposition of ammonia into a hydrogen gas mixture. A premixed, ammonia-rich gaseous mixture of anhydrous ammonia and air enters into a conduit within which combustion and decomposition of a portion of the mixture is initiated, thereby liberating heat and hydrogen. The hydrogen mixes with the bulk of the gas mixture and the liberated heat drives the combustion reaction to completion, including portions of the gas not associated with the initial combustion and decomposition process. A mixture of gaseous products resulting from the reaction is expelled from the outlet of the conduit, the mixture including non-combusted hydrogen gas, which may then be used for other purposes. In the preferred embodiment, combustion and decomposition of a portion of the mixture is initiated with a heating element disposed within the conduit.

High availability session reconstruction