John A Stone

US Patent:

56301740, May 13, 1997

Filed:

Feb 3, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/383582

Inventors:

John E. Stone - Austin TX
Stephen A. Smith - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Cirrus Logic, Inc. - Fremont CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 1314

US Classification:

395883

Abstract:

A computer system including one or more PCMCIA expansion slots allows video and/or audio capabilities to be added to the system through a standard PCMCIA interface, utilizing multimedia type PCMCIA peripheral cards. A PCMCIA host adapter integrated circuit interrogates a PCMCIA peripheral card to determine whether or not the PCMCIA peripheral card is a multimedia type PCMCIA peripheral including video or audio capability. If the PCMCIA peripheral card is a multimedia type peripheral, the PCMCIA host adapter integrated circuit couples the PCMCIA peripheral card directly to the graphics and sound controller integrated circuits, using the standard PCMCIA interface and bypassing the host system bus. Otherwise, if the PCMCIA peripheral card is a standard PCMCIA peripheral, then the PCMCIA host adapter integrated circuit interfaces communications between the PCMCIA peripheral card and the host system bus in a conventional manner. The computer system includes a multi-windowing or display function whereby a typical computer applications program may be operating and displayed in a first window or display while the system simultaneously displays a playback or live video signal from a multimedia type peripheral card in a second window or display.

US Patent:

20180325605, Nov 15, 2018

Filed:

May 9, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/975565

Inventors:

- Scarsdale NY, US
Roger P. Goldberg - Evanston IL, US
Michael Scherr - New York NY, US
John V. Stone - Belmont MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/00
A61B 90/90
A61B 90/00
G16H 40/20

Abstract:

A method and system for confirming the siting of a surgical procedures prior to starting the procedure. The method is guided by a computer implemented surgery siting system operating in conjunction with at least one tangible component, such as a wearable device. The method and system are designed to confirm sidedness of a surgical procedure prior to initiating the surgical procedure through a series of checks and confirmations both by the computer implemented surgery siting system, and physical location of a wearable device containing machine readable data that correlates with the information accessible by the surgery siting system. The confirmation of the surgical siting is provided by following a series redundant and effective mechanisms that reduce the occurrence of wrong site surgeries.