1. A method for generating an identification representing medication adherence linked incentives, associating with medication adherence incentive protocol, and initiating transmission to an identification display device comprising:
receiving request from a user for medication adherence linked incentive;
generating identification;
associating user with identification;
associating said identification representing medication adherence linked incentive with medication adherence incentive protocol; and
initiating a transmission of said identification representing medication adherence linked incentive to identification display device.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:
receiving and displaying said identification representing medication adherence linked incentive on said display device;
transcribing said identification representing medication adherence linked incentive from identification display device;
inputting said transcribed identification representing medication adherence linked incentive in processing device; and
applying said requested adherence incentive associated with identification to purchase.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said medication adherence protocol system further comprises an automated authorization request to user for medication refill request to pharmacy with user authorization code andor automated authorization request to user for medication refill authorization request to physician with user authorization code.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said medication adherence protocol system further compromises an automated reminder to take medication message with user acknowledgement code.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said medication adherence protocol system further comprises an automated user specific adherence messaging.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of associating said identification representing an adherence linked incentive and medication adherence incentive protocol further comprises combining said identification with an advertisement.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said transmission is an SMS message.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said transmission is an MMS message.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said transmission is an electronic mail.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein said identification is a barcode and further comprising the steps of:
receiving and displaying said barcode on said identification display device;
scanning said barcode and retrieving the data on said barcode using a barcode reading device; and
applying said requested adherence linked incentive associated with said barcode to a purchase.
11. A method initiating transmission of said user authorization request for medication refill request to pharmacy andor refill authorization request to physician and said identification representing a medication adherence linked incentive to said identification display device comprising:
retrieving previously associated identification with user identification representing adherence linked incentive and previously associated said medication adherence incentive protocol;
initiating transmission of authorization request to user;
receiving user authorization code;
initiating a transmission to pharmacy andor physician;
receiving pharmacy processing data; and
initiating a transmission of said identification to said identification display device.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of:
receiving and displaying said identification representing medication adherence linked incentive on said display device;
transcribing said identification representing adherence linked incentive from identification display device;
inputting said transcribed identification representing adherence linked incentive in processing device; and
applying said requested adherence linked incentive associated with identification to purchase.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein said medication adherence incentive protocol further compromises an automated reminder message to take medication with user acknowledgement code.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein said medication adherence incentive protocol further comprises an automated user specific adherence messaging.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein said step of associating said identification representing a adherence linked incentive and medication adherence incentive protocol system further comprises combining said identification with an advertisement.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein said transmission is an SMS message.
17. The method of claim 11 wherein said transmission is an MMS message.
18. The method of claim 11 wherein said transmission is an electronic mail.
19. The method of claim 11 wherein said identification is a barcode and further comprising the steps of:
receiving and displaying said barcode on said identification display device;
scanning said barcode and retrieving the data on said barcode using a barcode reading device; and
applying said requested adherence linked incentive associated with said barcode to a purchase.
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. Method of indicating a position of a hydraulically actuated armature. comprising:
an adjust cylinder for actuating the armature connected by at least one pressure medium line to an adjustment valve through which the pressure medium line can be switched between pressure-causing forward flow of a first pressure and pressure backward flow of a second pressure, which is less than the first pressure,
converting the flow, which is at least one of the forward flow and the backward flow, through the pressure medium line into a number of electric pulses, and
processing the number of pulses so that the number of pulses occurring in a predetermined adjustment travel when the flow in the pressure medium line is at the second pressure is calculated as being the same adjustment travel as when the pressure medium line is switched to be the pressure line and having the first pressure.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the flow is processed in a program and wherein the program automatically performs adaptation of the position indicator to the displacement of the respective armature.
3. The method according to claim 2. wherein the program performs a check or adaptation of the position indicator on every start-up of the armature.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the armature is moved into a first end position, which is assessed as being the initial position,
the armature is moved from this first end position into the second end position and the number of pulses thereby occurring is measured and stored,
the armature is moved from the second end position back into the first end position and the number of pulses thereby occurring is measured and stored,
the two measured numbers of pulses are compared and the number of pulses corresponding to the smaller number of pulses is set for the further operation of the armature as corresponding to the full adjustment travel.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the armature is moved from a first position into a second position and the pulses thereby occurring in the pressure medium line switched to be the pressure line are counted and stored, whereupon the pressure medium line is switched to un-pressurized and the pulses occurring on decompression of the pressure medium are counted and stored, and then subtracted from the previously detected number of pulses to obtain the number of pulses required for adjustment travel of the armature from the first position into the second position.
6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the armature is moved into a first end position, which is assessed as being the initial position,
the armature is moved from this first end position into the second end position and the number of pulses thereby occurring is measured and stored,
the armature is moved from the second end position back into the first end position and the number of pulses thereby occurring is measured and stored,
the two measured numbers of pulses are compared and the number of pulses corresponding to the smaller number of pulses is set for the further operation of the armature as corresponding to the full adjustment travel.
7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the armature is moved from a first position into a second position and the pulses thereby occurring in the pressure medium line switched to be the pressure line are counted and stored, whereupon the pressure medium line is switched to un-pressurized and the pulses occurring on decompression of the pressure medium are counted and stored, and then subtracted from the previously detected number of pulses to obtain the number of pulses required for adjustment travel of the armature from the first position into the second position.
8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the armature is moved into a first end position, which is assessed as being the initial position,
the armature is moved from this first end position into the second end position and the number of pulses thereby occurring is measured and stored,
the armature is moved from the second end position back into the first end position and the number of pulses thereby occurring is measured and stored.
the two measured numbers of pulses are compared and the number of pulses corresponding to the smaller number of pulses is set for the further operation of the armature as corresponding to the full adjustment travel.
9. The method according to claim 3, wherein the armature is moved from a first position into a second position and the pulses thereby occurring in the pressure medium line switched to be the pressure line are counted and stored, whereupon the pressure medium line is switched to un-pressurized and the pulses occurring on decompression of the pressure medium are counted and stored, and then subtracted from the previously detected number of pulses to obtain the number of pulses required for adjustment travel of the armature from the first position into the second position.
10. A device for indicating a position of a hydraulically actuated armature, comprising:
an adjust cylinder for actuating the armature connected by at least one pressure medium line to an adjustment valve through which the pressure medium line can be switched between forward flow and backward flow,
wherein a through flow sensor is arranged in the pressure medium line to convert the flow of the pressure medium in the pressure medium line into electric pulses, and
wherein the through flow sensor is connected to an electronic indicator unit for processing the pulses.
11. The device according to claim 10, wherein a program in the electronic indicator counts the occurring pulses and compares the numbers of pulses occurring in a flow in the pressure medium line in one direction and in an opposite direction.
12. The device according to claim 10, wherein the through flow sensor is arranged only in one pressure medium line when the armature is acted on by pressure medium through two pressure medium lines.
13. Method of indicating a position of a hydraulically actuated armature. comprising:
an adjust cylinder for actuating the armature connected by at least one pressure medium line to an adjustment valve through which the pressure medium line can be switched between pressure-causing forward flow of a first pressure and pressure backward flow of a second pressure, which is less than the first pressure,
converting the flow, which is at least one of the forward flow and the backward flow. through the pressure medium line into a number of electric pulses,
processing the number of pulses in an indicator unit located remotely from the armature; and
activating the adjustment valve.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the flow is processed in a program located in the indicator unit and wherein the program automatically performs adaptation of the position indicator to the displacement of the respective armature.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the program performs a check or adaptation of the position indicator on every start-up of the armature.