System and method for diagnosis of bovine diseases using auscultation analysis

A system and method are provided for diagnosis of animal respiratory diseases using auscultation techniques. Animal lung sounds are recorded and digitized. Lung sounds are obtained by an electronic digital stethoscope or a wireless audio digital recording unit. The sounds are stored as digital data, and one or more algorithms are applied to the data for producing an output to the user indicative of the health of the animal. The acoustic characteristics of the sound are compared with baseline data in the algorithms. One embodiment includes a digital stethoscope with an integral display. Another embodiment provides a system for gathering information about an animal to include not only auscultation data, but also information from other field devices such as temperature probes or weigh scales. The combined information can be analyzed by system software to generate detailed information to a user to include a diagnosis and recommended treatment options.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTIVENESS IN RESPIRATORY DISEASED ANIMALS USING AUSCULATION ANALYSIS

A system and method are provided for diagnosis of animal respiratory diseases using auscultation techniques. Animal lung sounds are recorded and stored as digitized data. Algorithms are applied to the data producing an output indicative of the health of the animal. Another method determines effectiveness of antibiotics administered to animals based upon observed relationships between lung score categories obtained from auscultation. A comparison is made between sample populations of animals that receive different classifications of antibiotics, and this data is compared to lung score categories observed for each of the animals that received the antibiotics. A statistical analysis is conducted to confirm statistical differences in case fatality rates between lung score categories. Insignificant differences in mortality rates across a range of lung score categories indicates the particular antibiotic administered is not effective, whereas a reduced fatality rate associated with lower lung scores indicates a level of antibiotic effectiveness. 1. A method for determining effectiveness of an administered drug using auscultation analysis , said method comprising:conducting auscultations to record auscultated sounds from a group of animals, the auscultations including generating lung categories corresponding to a range of health conditions, and each auscultation conducted generating a lung category indicating a categorized health condition for each animal at the time of auscultation;recording a type of drug administered to the group of animals;recording fatalities for the group of animals over a designated time period;conducting a statistical analysis to determine whether there is a statistical difference in case fatality rates between lung score categories; andanalyzing the statistical analysis to determine a relationship between fatality rates as a function of lung scores to determine effectiveness of the drug.2. A method claim 1 , as claimed in claim 1 , further ...

SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING, PAIRING AND ACTIVATING A NEWLY MANUFACTURED DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC JOINING OF CUSTOMER'S NETWORK

The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. Further, the user account, or accounts, for the use of the device is both active and recorded for billing by the various service providers supporting the device use, i.e., the communication network provider(s). 1. A method for providing a remote device that automatically joins an end user's communication network when powered up , comprising:manufacturing a device with at least one network radio modem;providing provisioning and activation of the device with a communication network provider during the manufacturing and distribution process;providing provisioning and activating of the device with a cloud data services provider during the device manufacturing and distribution process;providing pairing of a user's account relating to the end user with the cloud data services provider during the manufacturing and distribution process;automatically joining the device with the cloud data services provider and the provisioned and activated communication network upon power up by the end user; andautomatically joining the device with associated devices or sensors on additional device networks.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication network comprises one of the group consisting of wide area network claim 1 , local area network claim 1 , personal area network and ethernet network.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the wide area ...

METHODS FOR EMBEDDING DEVICE-SPECIFIC DATA TO ENABLE REMOTE IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISIONING OF SPECIFIC DEVICES

The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. Device-specific data is, at manufacture, encoded onto machine-readable labels and complied in a table within a remote database. The present invention thus allows identification and provisioning of individual devices using a mobile device such as a smartphone or the like. 1. A method for specifically identifying a remotely located device and then provisioning the identified device with a mobile device having internet access and scanning capability , comprising:manufacturing a device with at least one network radio modem;providing provisioning and activation of the device with a communication network provider during the manufacturing and distribution process;providing provisioning and activating of the device with a cloud data services provider during the device manufacturing and distribution process;providing pairing of a user's account relating to an end user with the cloud data services provider during the manufacturing and distribution process;automatically joining the device with the cloud data services provider and the provisioned and activated communication network upon power up by the end user;obtaining device-specific data for the manufactured device;embedding the device-specific data obtained on an optically scannable identification label;attaching the identification label to the manufactured device;entering the device-specific ...

Methods for embedding device-specific data to enable remote access to real time device data

The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. The device is capable of monitoring operational and/or environmental parameters comprising physical and/or chemical data which may be monitored by a mobile device. The mobile device may also initiate modification of the manufactured device's parameters.

METHOD FOR EMBEDDING DEVICE-SPECIFIC DATA TO ENABLE PROVISIONING A DEVICE WITH A MOBILE DEVICE

The invention provides methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. The end user may provision the device by scanning an optically scannable identification label having device-specific data embedded thereon using a mobile device such as a smartphone or the like. 1. A method for providing a remote device that may be provisioned with a mobile device having internet access and scanning capability , comprising:manufacturing a device with at least one network radio modem;providing provisioning and activation of the device with a communication network provider during the manufacturing and distribution process;providing provisioning and activating of the device with a cloud data services provider during the device manufacturing and distribution process;providing pairing of a user's account relating to an end user with the cloud data services provider during the manufacturing and distribution process;automatically joining the device with the cloud data services provider and the provisioned and activated communication network upon power up by the end user;obtaining device-specific data for the manufactured device;embedding the device-specific data obtained on an optically scannable identification label;attaching the identification label to the manufactured device;entering the device-specific data in a database;scanning the identification label with the mobile device to obtain access to the manufactured device;using the ...

Systems, devices and methods for provisioning, pairing and activating a newly manufactured device for automatic joining of customer's network

The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. Further, the user account, or accounts, for the use of the device is both active and recorded for billing by the various service providers supporting the device use, i.e., the communication network provider(s).

Bioanode and biocathode stack assemblies

A biofuel cell device for generating electrical current. The device includes a fuel manifold having a face, and at least one cavity in the face defining a fuel reservoir, an inlet in fluid communication with the reservoir for flow of fuel fluid into the manifold to fill the reservoir and an outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir for flow of fuel fluid out of the manifold. The device has an anode assembly including at least one bioanode positioned for contact with fuel fluid in the fuel reservoir, and a cathode assembly including at least one cathode positioned for flow of fuel fluid through the bioanode to the cathode. The device includes a controller operatively connected to the anode assembly and the cathode assembly for controlling the output of electrical current from the biofuel cell device.

Gradient reflector location sensing system

A multi-band high-speed videometric head tracking system (10) having a gradient reflector array (12) attached to a helmet (13) on a person's head, ultraviolet light source (14) emitting light which is reflected by the reflector array to a video camera (11) which provides an image to a spot location estimator (29) providing accurate locations of spots in the image representing the reflectors' reflecting light to image location accuracies within a pixel of the image. The location information from the spot location estimator goes to a track point 3-D location and helmet LOS estimator (33) that provides location and orientation information to a Kalmam Filter (15) that accurately estimates and predicts the helmet position at faster rates than would be possible for a process that uses just the image-based measurements of the helmet.

Hand-held computer apparatus with three button interface and methods regarding same

A computer apparatus includes a computer processing unit for operating upon data and providing data for display and a handheld input/output display unit. The display unit includes a housing sized to be grasped by a user's hand. A computer display is located within the housing at a position to allow the user to view the display through an eyepiece. A three button user input interface is integrated with the computer display in the housing and is operatively connected to provide user input to the processing unit. The computer processing unit may also be integrated into the housing with the display. Further a method of navigation using the three button user input interface is provided, e.g., using a tree based structure and/or a circular navigational structure.

Hand-held computer apparatus with three button interface and methods regarding same

A computer apparatus includes a computer processing unit for operating upon data and providing data for display and a handheld input/output display unit. The display unit includes a housing sized to be grasped by a user's hand. A computer display is located within the housing at a position to allow the user to view the display through an eyepiece. A three button user input interface is integrated with the computer display in the housing and is operatively connected to provide user input to the processing unit. The computer processing unit may also be integrated into the housing with the display. Further a method of navigation using the three button user input interface is provided, e.g., using a tree based structure and/or a circular navigational structure.

Handheld computer apparatus and methods regarding same

A computer apparatus includes a computer processing unit including a processor device for operating upon data and providing data for display. The apparatus further includes a handheld input/output display unit. The display unit includes a housing sized to be grasped by a user's hand. A computer display is located within the housing at a position to allow the user to view the computer display through an eyepiece. A display driver is used for presenting data from the processing unit on the computer display. Navigational input tools are integrated with the computer display in the housing and operatively connected to provide user input to the processing unit. The navigational input tools are positioned for operation by one or more fingers of the user's grasping hand. The computer processing unit may be integrated within the housing of the handheld input/output display unit. The navigational input tools may include a mouse having a force actuated pointer and at least one button, e.g., a single button mouse or a two button mouse, or may include a three button interface.

Bioanode and biocathode stack assemblies

A biofuel cell device for generating electrical current. The device includes a fuel manifold having a face, and at least one cavity in the face defining a fuel reservoir, an inlet in fluid communication with the reservoir for flow of fuel fluid into the manifold to fill the reservoir and an outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir for flow of fuel fluid out of the manifold. The device has an anode assembly including at least one bioanode positioned for contact with fuel fluid in the fuel reservoir, and a cathode assembly including at least one cathode positioned for flow of fuel fluid through the bioanode to the cathode. The device includes a controller operatively connected to the anode assembly and the cathode assembly for controlling the output of electrical current from the biofuel cell device.

Hybrid diffractive optical filter

A hybrid filter having an inherently planar interference stack adhered to a nonplanar diffractive grating. The filter can have a planarization layer between the stack and grating. The hybrid filter has a spectral light transmittance value that is at least equal to or greater than the transmittance value of the least transmissive filter component. The filter also has a spectral bandwidth that is narrower than the spectral bandwidth of either filter component.

Look-ahead windshear detector by filtered Rayleigh and/or aerosol scattered light

Windshear detector using Rayleigh-backscattered light and a molecular filter for optical discrimination, and frequency locking of a laser, to detect windshear. The windshear detector has a pulsed ring laser that transmits a signal out of the detector and receives reflected backscatter of the transmitted signal. The ring laser is driven with an injection laser. Both lasers are ultimately keyed to the molecular transmission or absorption filter with locking electronics. The received reflected backscatter is detected and processed into a signal that indicates whether there is windshear or turbulence.

Sistema y método para el diagnóstico de enfermedades en animales bovinos, empleando análisis de auscultación.

Se proporcionan un sistema y método para el diagnóstico de enfermedades respiratorias en animales, empleando técnicas de auscultación. Los sonidos de los pulmones de animales se graban y digitalizan. Los sonidos pulmonares, se obtienen mediante un estetoscopio digital electrónico en una unidad de grabación de audio digital inalámbrica. Los sonidos se almacenan con datos digitalizados y se emplean uno o más algoritmos en los datos para producir o generar información al usuario que sea indicativa de la salud del animal. Las características acústicas del sonido se comparan con una base de datos en los algoritmos. Una realización incluye un estetoscopio digital con una pantalla integrada. Otra realización proporciona un sistema para recolectar información relacionada con un animal, para que incluya no sólo la información de la auscultación sino también otra información de otros dispositivos de campo como sonda de temperatura o básculas. La información combinada se puede analizar mediante el software del sistema para generar información detallada al usuario para incluir un diagnóstico y opciones de tratamientos recomendados.

System and method for diagnosis of bovine diseases using auscultation analysis

sistema usando análise de auscultação, método por análise de auscultação, sistema para coleta de informação referente a um animal, estetoscópio digital eletrônico e unidade de gravação áudio digital sem fio

sistema usando análise de auscultação, método por análise de auscultação, sistema para coleta de informação referente a um animal, estetoscópio digital eletrônico e unidade de gravação áudio digital sem fio

sistema usando análise de auscultação, método por análise de auscultação, sistema para coleta de informação referente a um animal, estetoscópio digital eletrônico e unidade de gravação áudio digital sem fio. são fornecidos um método e sistema para o diagnóstico de doenças respiratórias de animais, usando técnicas de ausculta. os sons do pulmão do animal são gravados e digitalizados. os sons do pulmão são obtidos por um estetoscópio digital eletrônico ou de uma unidade de gravação áudio digital sem fio. os sons são armazenados como dados digitalizados, e um ou mais algoritmos são aplicados aos dados para produzir uma saída para o usuário indicativos da saúde do animal. as características acústicas dos sons são comparadas com os dados de referência nos algoritmos. uma forma de realização inclui um estetoscópio digital com um visor integrado. uma outra concretização fornece um sistema para coleta de informação acerca de um animal, para inclusão de não apenas dados de ausculta, porém informação adicional advinda de outros dispositivos de campo, tais como testes de temperatura ou escalas de peso. a informação combinada pode ser analisada pelo software do sistema a fim de gerar informação detalhada a um usuário para incluir um diagnóstico e opções recomendadas de tratamento.

System and method for diagnosis of bovine diseases using auscultation analysis

A system and method are provided for diagnosis of animal respiratory diseases using auscultation techniques. Animal lung sounds are recorded and digitized. Lung sounds are obtained by an electronic digital stethoscope or a wireless audio digital recording unit. The sounds are stored as digital data, and one or more algorithms are applied to the data for producing an output to the user indicative of the health of the animal. The acoustic characteristics of the sound are compared with baseline data in the algorithms. One embodiment includes a digital stethoscope with an integral display. Another embodiment provides a system for gathering information about an animal to include not only auscultation data, but also information from other field devices such as temperature probes or weigh scales. The combined information can be analyzed by system software to generate detailed information to a user to include a diagnosis and recommended treatment options.

Sistema para diagnosticar doenças animais usando análise de auscultação

SISTEMA USANDO ANÁLISE DE AUSCULTAÇÃO, MÉTODO POR ANÁLISE DE AUSCULTAÇÃO, SISTEMA PARA COLETA DE INFORMAÇÃO REFERENTE A UM ANIMAL, ESTETOSCÓPIO DIGITAL ELETRÔNICO e UNIDADE DE GRAVAÇÃO ÁUDIO DIGITAL SEM FIO. São fornecidos um método e sistema para o diagnóstico de doenças respiratórias de animais, usando técnicas de ausculta. Os sons do pulmão do animal são gravados e digitalizados. Os sons do pulmão são obtidos por um estetoscópio digital eletrônico ou de uma unidade de gravação áudio digital sem fio. Os sons são armazenados como dados digitalizados, e um ou mais algoritmos são aplicados aos dados para produzir uma saída para o usuário indicativos da saúde do animal. As características acústicas dos sons são comparadas com os dados de referência nos algoritmos. Uma forma de realização inclui um estetoscópio digital com um visor integrado. Uma outra concretização fornece um sistema para coleta de informação acerca de um animal, para inclusão de não apenas dados de ausculta, porém informação adicional advinda de outros dispositivos de campo, tais como testes de temperatura ou escalas de peso. A informação combinada pode ser analisada pelo software do sistema a fim de gerar informação detalhada a um usuário para incluir um diagnóstico e opções recomendadas de (...).

System and method for diagnosis of bovine diseases using auscultation analysis

A system and method are provided for diagnosis of animal respiratory diseases using auscultation techniques. Animal lung sounds are recorded and digitized. Lung sounds are obtained by an electronic digital stethoscope or a wireless audio digital recording unit. The sounds are stored as digital data, and one or more algorithms are applied to the data for producing an output to the user indicative of the health of the animal. The acoustic characteristics of the sound are compared with baseline data in the algorithms. One embodiment includes a digital stethoscope with an integral display. Another embodiment provides a system for gathering information about an animal to include not only auscultation data, but also information from other field devices such as temperature probes or weigh scales. The combined information can be analyzed by system software to generate detailed information to a user to include a diagnosis and recommended treatment options.

Look-ahead windshear detector by filtered rayleigh and/or aerosol scattered light

Windshear detector using Rayleigh-backscattered light and a molecular filter for optical discrimination, and frequency locking of a laser, to detect windshear. The windshear detector has a pulsed ring laser that transmits a signal out of the detector and receives reflected backscatter of the transmitted signal. The ring laser is driven with an injection laser. Both lasers are ultimately keyed to the molecular transmission or absorption filter with locking electronics. The received reflected backscatter is detected and processed into a singal that indicates whether there is windshear or turbulence.

Systems, devices and methods for provisioning, pairing and activating a newly manufactured device for automatic joining of customer's network

The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. Further, the user account, or accounts, for the use of the device is both active and recorded for billing by the various service providers supporting the device use, i.e., the communication network provider(s).