1. A method of monitoring, recording and analyzing information associated with use of an ambulance cot comprising providing an ambulance cot, wherein said ambulance cot comprises a tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system, wherein said system comprises a controller and a memory component, wherein said controller records information acquired from said tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system into said memory component.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said information comprises information regarding when said cot is removed from an ambulance andor when said cot is loaded into an ambulance.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said information comprises information regarding whether a cot was taken up andor down a surface.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said information comprises information regarding whether said cot traversed a surface in a foot-first or a head-first orientation.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said information comprises identification of a specific time at which a subject is placed upon andor removed from said cot.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said information is utilized in an effort to assist a user of said cot to operate said cot according to one or more identified operating procedures.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said information associated with use of an ambulance cot is analyzed for a plurality of users.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system comprises an ultrasonic sensor.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said information associated with use of an ambulance cot comprises cot height measured by said ultrasonic sensor.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein said tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system comprises an accelerometer.
11. method of claim 10, wherein said information associated with use of an ambulance cot comprises angle of movement of said cot measured by said accelerometer.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein said controller of said tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system records cot operational use information into said memory component of said tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said cot operational use information comprises information selected from the group consisting of cot angle, cot height, cot load weight, calendar date, and time.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein said ambulance cot comprises a hydraulic system, wherein said hydraulic system comprises a cylinder powered by a hydraulic unit.
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 system for providing a voice dialogue in a telephone network, said system comprising:
a switching point connected to a communication device;
a service control point connected to said switching point;
a voice extensible markup language browser connected to said switching point; and
a converter connected to said service control point and said voice extensible markup language browser,
wherein said converter communicates with said service control point using a call control protocol, and
wherein said converter is adapted to convert said call control protocol to a voice extensible markup language.
2. The system in claim 1, wherein said converter comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server.
3. The system in claim 1, wherein said converter comprises an Advanced Intelligent Network Session Coordinator.
4. The system in claim 1, wherein said converter comprises a Call Control Protocol to Voice Extensible Markup Language (XML) Converter.
5. The system in claim 1, wherein said service control point is connected to said switching point over an advanced intelligent network.
6. The system in claim 1, wherein said voice markup language browser comprises an intelligent peripheral.
7. The system in claim 1, wherein said call control protocol is not publicly available and said voice extensible markup language is publicly available.
8. A system for providing a voice dialogue in a telephone network, said system comprising:
a switching point connected to a communication device;
a service control point connected to said switching point; and
a voice processor connected to said service control point and to said switching point,
wherein said voice processor communicates with said service control point using a call control protocol,
wherein said voice processor comprises:
a voice extensible markup language browser connected to said switching point; and
a converter connected to said service control point and said voice markup language browser,
wherein said converter is adapted to convert said call control protocol to a voice extensible markup language.
9. The system in claim 8, wherein said converter comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server.
10. The system in claim 8, wherein said converter comprises an Advanced Intelligent Network Session Coordinator.
11. The system in claim 8, wherein said converter comprises a Call Control Protocol to Voice Extensible Markup Language (XML) Converter.
12. The system in claim 8, wherein said service control point is connected to said switching point over an advanced intelligent network.
13. The system in claim 8, wherein said voice markup language browser comprises an intelligent peripheral.
14. The system in claim 8, wherein said call control protocol is not publicly available and said voice extensible markup language is publicly available.
15. A method of providing a voice dialogue in a telephone network, said method comprising:
initiating a telephone call;
routing said telephone call to a voice processor based upon a call control protocol; and
converting said call control protocol to a voice extensible markup language.
16. The method in claim 15, wherein said converting process comprises using a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server.
17. The method in claim 15, wherein said converting process comprises using an Advanced Intelligent Network Session Coordinator.
18. The method in claim 15, wherein said converting process comprises using a Call Control Protocol to Voice Extensible Markup Language (XML) Converter.
19. The method in claim 15, wherein said voice processor provides voice communications between a telephone user and a machine.
20. The method in claim 15, wherein said routing process routes said telephone call to a voice extensible markup language browser and said converting process is performed by a converter connected to said browser.
21. The method in claim 15, wherein said call control protocol is not publicly available and said voice extensible markup language is publicly available.
22. A method of providing a voice dialogue in a telephone network, said method comprising:
directing a telephone call to a switch;
requesting, by said switch, routing instructions from a control point;
routing said telephone call to a voice Extensible Markup Language (XML) browser according to said routing instructions;
forwarding a request for voice instructions from said XML browser to a call control protocol to voice XML converter;
converting said request for voice instructions to said call control protocol using said converter;
forwarding said request for voice instructions from said converter to said control point;
returning voice instructions from said control point to said converter;
converting said voice instructions from said call control protocol to said voice XML;
returning voice instructions from said converter to said voice XML browser; and
executing said voice instructions using said XML browser.
23. The method in claim 22, wherein said converting process comprises using a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server.
24. The method in claim 22, wherein said converting process comprises using an Advanced Intelligent Network Session Coordinator.
25. The method in claim 22, wherein said converting process comprises using a Call Control Protocol to Voice XML Converter.
26. The method in claim 22, wherein said voice processor provides voice communications between a telephone user and a machine.
27. The method in claim 22, wherein said routing process routes said telephone call to a voice extensible markup language browser and said converting process is performed by a converter connected to said browser.
28. The method in claim 22, wherein said call control protocol is not publicly available and said voice extensible markup language is publicly available.