1. A method comprising:
analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual;
transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual comprises:
analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual during anesthesia of the individual.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual comprises:
analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid that can be performed or rely on information acquired externally or indirectly.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual and the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one fluid can be performed at least partially using an injecting-probe-based device.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual and the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one fluid can be performed at least partially using an injecting-probe-based device that is applied to the individual using a single injecting-probe aperture in the individual.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual and the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid is performed at least partially using a tubular-based device.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via an injecting-probe in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a tube in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a patch in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
filtering the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a patch in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
heating the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a patch in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring at least one organism relative to the individual in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring at least one chemical relative to the individual in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring at least one medication relative to the individual in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring at least one organ-directed agent relative to the individual in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
transferring at least one disease-directed agent relative to the individual in the effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
injecting the at least one element into the individual.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain andor change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:
withdrawing the at least one element from the individual.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fluid includes at least one from a group including a liquid or mixture thereof, a gas or mixture thereof, mixtures that can include solid particles in a fluid carrier, solutions, slurries, suspensions, blood, lymph, serum, urine, semen, digestive fluids, tears, ambiotic fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva, mucous, cerebro-spinal fluid, intestinal contents, bile, epithelial exudate, esophageal contents, synthetic or introduced liquids, blood substitutes or drug, nutrient, or buffered saline solutions, liquids containing dissolved gases or gas bubbles, gases containing fine liquid droplets or solid particles, gases or gaseous mixtures found within the individual that may include inhaled and exhaled air.
20. The method of claim 1, further comprising
establishing a feedback by which the at least one element can at least be partially controlled based at least in part on the at least one condition of the at least one fluid.
21. A method, comprising:
monitoring at least one fluid(s) andor element(s) of an individual; and
adaptively treating the individual at least partially by determining whether to modify the at least one fluid(s) andor element(s) within the individual at least partially in response to the monitoring the at least one fluid(s) andor element(s) of the individual.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the adaptively treating can be performed in an absence of a physician or a medical-treating personnel.
23. An apparatus, comprising:
a monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid; and
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid.
24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid as withdrawn from the individual.
25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid as maintained andor changed within the individual.
26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid within the individual to derive analyzed information that can be at least partially transferred outside of the individual.
27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to inject the at least one modified element into the individual.
28. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to withdraw the at least one modified element from the individual.
29. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine not to transfer any fluid.
30. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer the at least one modified element in combination with the at least one fluid into the individual.
31. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to act as a feedback mechanism at least partially in response to the analyzing the condition.
32. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one fluid includes at least one from a group including a liquid or mixture thereof, a gas or mixture thereof, mixtures that can include solid particles in a fluid carrier, solutions, slurries, suspensions, blood, lymph, serum, urine, semen, digestive fluids, tears, ambiotic fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva, mucous, cerebro-spinal fluid, intestinal contents, bile, epithelial exudate, esophageal contents, synthetic or introduced liquids, blood substitutes or drug, nutrient, or buffered saline solutions, liquids containing dissolved gases or gas bubbles, gases containing fine liquid droplets or solid particles, gases or gaseous mixtures found within the individual that may include inhaled and exhaled air.
33. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes at least one organism.
34. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes heat.
35. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes at least one chemical.
36. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes at least one electromagnetic radiation.
37. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism can be operated in an absence of a physician or a medical-treating personnel.
38. An apparatus, comprising:
a monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to monitor at least one condition of at least one fluid of an individual; and
the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to adaptively treat the individual at least partially by determining whether to modify at least one element within the individual at least partially in response to the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism configurable to monitor the at least one condition of the at least one fluid of the individual.
39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the adaptively treating the individual at least partially includes transferring the at least one element to the individual.
40. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the adaptively treating the individual at least partially includes withdrawing the at least one element from the individual.
41. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the monitoring andor treating syringe mechanism can be operated in an absence of a physician or a medical-treating personnel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A lighting control system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory associated with the processor;
a plurality of lighting programs stored in the memory;
a selection interface adapted to selectively enable and disable an ability to select at least one lighting program of the plurality of lighting programs for execution by the processor; and
a user interface configured to facilitate the selection of the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor when the selection interface is arranged to enable the selection of the at least one lighting programs;
wherein the lighting control system is configured such that the selection interface is not accessible during the selection and execution of the at least one lighting program.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, controls a color of light generated by a lighting system.
3. The system of claim 2, further comprising the lighting system coupled to the processor, wherein the lighting system comprises a networked lighting system.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the networked lighting system comprises an addressable controller.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein the networked lighting system further comprises an LED lighting system.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the LED lighting system is adapted to generate a range of colors of the light in response to execution, by the processor, of the at least one lighting program.
7. The system of claim 5 wherein the LED lighting system is adapted to generate a range of intensities of the light in response to execution, by the processor, of the at least one lighting program.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, controls an intensity of light generated by a lighting system coupled to the processor.
9. The system of claim 8, further comprising the lighting system coupled to the processor, wherein the lighting system comprises a networked lighting system.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the networked lighting system comprises an addressable controller.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the networked lighting system further comprises an LED lighting system.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein the LED lighting system is adapted to generate a range of colors of the light in response to execution, by the processor, of the at least one lighting program.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein the LED lighting system is adapted to generate a range of intensities of the light in response to execution, by the processor, of the at least one lighting program.
14. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, controls a plurality of lighting systems coupled to the processor.
15. The system of claim 14, further comprising the plurality of lighting systems coupled to the processor, wherein the plurality of lighting systems comprises networked lighting systems.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein each of the plurality of lighting systems comprises an addressable controller.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein each of the plurality of lighting systems further comprises an LED lighting system.
18. The system of claim 17 wherein each of the LED lighting systems is adapted to generate a range of light colors in response to execution, by the processor, of the at least one lighting program.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein each of the LED lighting systems is adapted to generate a range of light intensities in response to execution, by the processor, of the at least one lighting program.
20. The system of claim 1 wherein the selection interface comprises at least one of a switch, a dial, and a button.
21. The system of claim 1 wherein the selection interface comprises a remotely-controlled selection interface.
22. The system of claim 21 wherein the remotely-controlled selection interface facilitates communication of selection information to the processor though wireless transmission, and wherein the selection information relates to the ability to select the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor.
23. The system of claim 21 wherein the remotely-controlled selection interface facilitates communication of selection information to the processor though wired transmission, and wherein the selection information relates to the ability to select the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor.
24. The system of claim 1 wherein the selection interface comprises a selection interface port adapted to receive selection information from a second processor.
25. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a housing for receiving at least the processor and the memory therein, the housing configured such that the selection interface is not accessible during the selection and execution of the at least one lighting program.
26. The system of claim 25, wherein the housing is adapted to mount into a standard wall junction box.
27. The system of claim 26 wherein the selection interface is not accessible when the housing is mounted into the standard wall junction box.
28. The system of claim 1 wherein the selection interface is further adapted to selectively enable and disable a second ability to select at least one second lighting program for execution by the processor.
29. The system of claim 28 wherein the user interface is further adapted to facilitate a second selection of the at least one second lighting program for execution by the processor when the selection interface is arranged to enable the second selection of the at least one second lighting program for execution by the processor.
30. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface further is adapted to facilitate adjustment of at least one parameter of the at least one lighting program.
31. The system of claim 30 wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, provides at least one control signal representing a dynamic lighting effect to at least one lighting system coupled to the processor, and wherein the at least one parameter comprises a rate at which the dynamic lighting effect varies.
32. The system of claim 31 wherein the dynamic lighting effect comprises a color-changing lighting effect.
33. The system of claim 31 wherein the dynamic lighting effect comprises a chasing lighting effect.
34. The system of claim 33 wherein the chasing lighting effect comprises a chasing rainbow lighting effect.
35. The system of claim 31 wherein the dynamic lighting effect comprises a lighting effect that apparently moves from the at least one lighting system coupled to the processor to at least one second lighting system coupled to the processor.
36. The system of claim 30 wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, provides at least one control signal representing a generated lighting effect to at least one lighting system coupled to the processor, and wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one color of the generated lighting effect.
37. The system of claim 30 wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, provides at least one control signal representing a generated lighting effect to at least one lighting system coupled to the processor, and wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one intensity of the generated lighting effect.
38. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a communication port adapted to receive the at least one lighting program from an external source, wherein the lighting control system is adapted to store the received at least one lighting program in the memory.
39. A control system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory associated with the processor;
at least one lighting program stored in the memory, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, controls at least one color of light generated by at least one lighting system coupled to the processor;
a user interface adapted to facilitate at least one of a selection of the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor and an adjustment of a parameter of the at least one lighting program;
a housing for at least the processor and the memory, wherein the housing is adapted to mount into a standard wall junction box; and
a selection interface adapted to selectively enable and disable the selection of the at least one lighting program, such that the user interface is capable of facilitating the selection of the at least one lighting program only when the selection interface is arranged to enable the selection of the at least one lighting program;
wherein the housing is configured such that the selection interface is not accessible when the housing is mounted into the standard wall junction box.
40. The system of claim 39 wherein the standard wall junction box comprises a single gang box.
41. The system of claim 39 wherein the standard wall junction box comprises a double gang box.
42. The system of claim 39 wherein the housing is approximately 69 millimeters in length.
43. The system of claim 39 wherein the housing further comprises two mounting holes spaced approximately 81 millimeters apart.
44. The system of claim 39 further comprising the at least one lighting system coupled to the processor, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, provides the at least one lighting system with at least one control signal configured to adjust the at least one color of the light generated by the at least one lighting system.
45. The system of claim 39 further comprising the at least one lighting system coupled to the processor, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, provides the at least one lighting system with at least one control signal configured to adjust an intensity of the light generated by the at least one lighting system.
46. The system of claim 39 wherein the at least one lighting system comprises an LED lighting system adapted to generate a range of colors of the light.
47. A method of controlling at least one lighting system configured to generate variable color light, comprising steps of:
A) storing a plurality of lighting programs in a memory, wherein at least one lighting program of the plurality of lighting programs, when executed by a processor, controls the variable color light;
B) selectively enabling and disabling selection of the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor; and
C) selecting, via a user interface, the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor; while precluding the step B.
48. The method of claim 47, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by the processor, controls a color of the variable color light generated by the at least one lighting system.
49. The method of claim 47, wherein the at least one lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting systems.
50. The method of claim 47, wherein the at least one lighting system comprises at least one addressable lighting system.
51. The method of claim 47, wherein the memory is coupled to a housing.
52. The method of claim 51 further comprising a step of:
mounting the housing into a standard wall junction box.
53. The method of claim 52 wherein the step of mounting the housing into the standard wall junction box comprises mounting the housing into the standard wall junction box such that a user cannot selectively enable and disable the ability to select the at least one lighting program for execution, and wherein the step of selectively enabling and disabling the ability to select the at least one lighting program for execution comprises selectively enabling and disabling the ability to select that at least one lighting program for execution prior to mounting the housing into the standard wall junction box.
54. The method of claim 47 further comprising a step of:
adjusting, via the user interface, at least one parameter of the at least one lighting program.
55. A method of controlling at least one lighting system configured to generate variable color light, comprising steps of:
A) storing at least one lighting program in a memory, wherein the at least one lighting program, when executed by a processor, controls the variable color light;
B) mounting a housing for at least the processor and the memory into a standard wall junction box;
C) performing, via a user interface, at least one of a selection of the at least one lighting program and an adjustment of a parameter of the at least one lighting program; and
D) prior to the step B), selectively enabling and disabling, via a selection interface, an ability to select the at least one lighting program for execution by the processor,
wherein the selection interface is inaccessible after the step B).
56. The method of claim 55 wherein the housing is adapted to mount into a standard single-space junction box.
57. The method of claim 55 wherein the housing is adapted to mount into a standard multi-space junction box.