1. A method for optimizing stimulation therapy for an external stimulating device, comprising the steps of:
generating a stimulating signal for stimulation of a target nerve using the external stimulating device;
producing a feedback signal based on whether the target nerve fires an action potential; and
adjusting a stimulating signal parameter of the stimulating signal based on the feedback signal;
wherein the producing step comprises the step of generating a magnetic field induced in an implanted transmitting coil disposed proximate the target nerve when the action potential fires along an axon along the target nerve in response to the generated stimulating signal produced by the external stimulating device: grid the feedback signal is produced in a receiving coil associated with the external stimulating device based on the generated magnetic field induced in the implanted transmitting coil.
2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the implanted transmitting coil serves a dual function of monitoring the firing of the action potential along the axon of the target nerve and inducing the feedback signal in the receiving coil of the external stimulating device.
3. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the producing step further comprises the step of processing and amplifying the feedback signal in the receiving coil using signal conditioning and amplification circuitry.
4. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the stimulating signal parameter is performed by a processor.
5. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the stimulating signal parameter is one of amplitude, frequency or a waveform itself.
6. The method in accordance with, claim 1, wherein the adjusting step comprises, when the feedback signal is zero, indicating that the target nerve was not stimulated nor was the action potential fired, adjusting the stimulating signal parameter; whereas when the feedback signal is greater than zero indicating that the target nerve was stimulated and the action potential was fired, no adjustment is made to the stimulating signal parameter.
7. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein adjustment of the stimulating signal parameter is in predetermined increments.
8. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein adjustment of the stimulating signal parameter is in increments of approximately 0.5 V.
9. The method in accordance with claim 6, wherein the adjusting step further comprises, at least one of activating an alarm and shutting off the external stimulating device, if the adjusted stimulating signal parameter exceeds a predetermined maximum threshold allowed without detecting the firing of the action potential in the target nerve.
10. A system for optimizing stimulation therapy, comprising:
a transmitting coil implantable proximate a target nerve, the transmitting coil generating a magnetic field induced therein when an action potential fires along an axon along a target nerve;
an external stimulating device for generating a stimulating signal for stimulation of the target nerve; the external stimulating device comprising:
a receiving coil for producing a feedback signal based on the generated magnetic field induced in the transmitting coil; and
a processor for adjusting a stimulating signal parameter of the stimulating signal based on the feedback signal.
11. The system in accordance with claim 10, further comprising signal conditioning and amplification circuitry for reducing noise and amplifying the feedback signal.
12. The system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the stimulating signal parameter is one of amplitude, frequency or a waveform itself.
13. The system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the processor is programmed so that when the feedback signal is zero indicating that the target nerve was not stimulated nor was the action potential fired, the stimulating signal parameter is adjusted; whereas when the feedback signal is greater than zero indicating that the target nerve was stimulated and the action potential was fired, no adjustment is made to the stimulating signal parameter.
14. The system in accordance with claim 10, wherein adjustment of the stimulating signal parameter is in predetermined increments.
15. The system in accordance with claim 14, wherein adjustment of the stimulating signal parameter is in increments of approximately 0.5 V.
16. The system in accordance with claim 13, further comprising an alarm adapted to be activated if the adjusted stimulating signal parameter exceeds a predetermined maximum threshold allowed without detecting the firing of the action potential in the target nerve.
17. The system in accordance with claim 13, wherein the external stimulating device is shut off, if the adjusted stimulating signal parameter exceeds a predetermined maximum threshold allowed without detecting the firing of the action potential in the target nerve.
18. The system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the implantable transmitting coil serves a dual function of monitoring the firing of the action potential along the axon of the target nerve and inducing the feedback signal in the receiving coil of the external stimulating device.
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 facilitating receipt by a display device of a mapped visual path, comprising:
at least one processing device; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium bearing one or more instructions which, when executed on the at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to be configured to include at least:
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device;
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images; and
circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path and the circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path are effected in at least one server.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, and the circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path are effected in the display device.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path at least partially associated with an image history taken from at least one of one or more public cameras or one or more private cameras.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path at least partially associated with connecting to a server operably couplable to a mobile device to wirelessly receive the one or more images.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path comprises:
circuitry for enabling a user of at least one of a fixed device or a mobile device to display the mapped visual path.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device comprises:
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of a GPS location as the identification of the user of the display mobile device.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including least a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device comprises:
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of at least one starting or ending location as the location parameter.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area including one or more base map tiles related to at least one layout of one or more streets, the one or more images of a predefined area indicated at least partially based on at least some of the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters including at least stitching at least some images at least partially related to the predefined area.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters including at least stitching at least some images at least partially related to at least one location received as an input path parameter.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path comprises:
circuitry for displaying, by the display device, the mapped visual path.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path comprises:
circuitry for sequentially displaying the mapped visual path according to at least one time parameter.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one integration of an image history taken from at least one of one or more public cameras or one or more private cameras and the one or more input path parameters.
14. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for connecting to a server operably couplable to a mobile device to wirelessly receive the one or more images.
15. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, including at least receiving at least one identifier associated with at least one object on at least one of the one or more images, the at least one identifier indicative of at least one action to be taken with respect to the at least one object.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, including at least receiving at least one identifier associated with at least one object on at least one of the one or more images, the at least one identifier indicative of at least one action to be taken with respect to the object comprises:
circuitry for receiving the identifier, the identifier indicative of one or more of at least one of highlighting the object, removing the object, or altering the object.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, including at least receiving at least one identifier associated with at least one object on at least one of the one or more images, the at least one identifier indicative of at least one action to be taken with respect to the object comprises:
circuitry for receiving the identifier to enable matching the object to at least one of a person or a class of persons, the object acted upon according to an association with one or more of the person or the class of persons.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path comprises:
circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path being scrollable with respect to the predefined area.
19. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path comprises:
circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one of written directions or a map.
20. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device comprises:
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of a type of stitching operation.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of a type of stitching operation comprises:
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of a type of stitching operation including at least one of stitching together images taken from public cameras, images taken from private cameras, or images available via the Internet.
22. The system of claim 20, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of a type of stitching operation comprises:
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one input path parameter indicative of a type of stitching operation including at least stitching together at least one of real-time images or non-real-time images.
23. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the integration including at least one image selected responsive to at least one transmitted input path parameter.
24. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images, the one or more images arranged by the one or more stitching operations for sequential display.
25. The system of claim 24, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images, the one or more images arranged by the one or more stitching operations for sequential display comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path including the one or more images arranged by the one or more stitching operations for sequential display via at least one scrolling operation, the mapped visual path being scrollable with respect to the predefined area.
26. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device comprises:
circuitry for determining whether the user of the display device is signed into at least one search engine service; and
circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one of an origin or a destination as at least one location parameter, at least one of a departure time or an arrival time as at least one time parameter, and at least one indication related to an account identifier associated with sign-in into the at least one search engine service as the identification of a user of the display device.
27. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving, at the display device, one or more tiles as the one or more images, the one or more tiles related to the request for the mapped visual path;
circuitry for stitching, by the display device using the one or more stitching operations, at least some of the one or more tiles to obtain at least one stitched image related to the predefined area; and
wherein circuitry for displaying the mapped visual path comprises:
circuitry for displaying at least a portion of the at least one stitched image related to the predefined area as the mapped visual path.
28. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device includes at least one of a device capable of only receiving and displaying data and images, a personal electronic assistant, a tablet personal computer, a laptop, a notebook computer, a mobile device, a cellular telephone, or a pager.
29. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device comprises:
circuitry for transmitting, via a communications network, a request for the mapped visual path through at least one of an amusement park or a city, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path.
30. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images, including at least superimposing at least one tile layer on top of at least one base map tile as the one or more stitching operations.
31. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device comprises:
circuitry for sensing, by a mobile device, at least one location of the mobile device at least partially based on at least one GPS sensor of the mobile device; and
circuitry for transmitting, by the mobile device, the request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least the at least one location as the location parameter, a time associated with at least one of leaving now, departing at, or arriving by as the time parameter, and a network address of the mobile device as the identification of the user of the mobile device.
32. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images comprises:
circuitry for receiving, by a mobile device, at least one indication of at least one route from at least one starting point to at least one destination and at least one indication of one or more base map tiles as the one or more images to stitch, the one or more base map tiles at least one of stored by the mobile device or received by the mobile device in association with receiving the at least one indication of at least one route.
33. A method for a display device to receive a mapped visual path, comprising:
transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device;
receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images; and
displaying the mapped visual path,
wherein at least one of the transmitting, receiving, or displaying is at least partially implemented using at least one processor.
34. A computer program product for facilitating receipt by a display device of a mapped visual path, comprising:
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including at least:
one or more instructions for transmitting a request for the mapped visual path, the request including at least one or more input path parameters associated with the mapped visual path, the one or more input path parameters including a location parameter, a time parameter, and an identification of a user of the display device;
one or more instructions for receiving the mapped visual path, the mapped visual path including at least one or more images of a predefined area related to the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path being an integration of the one or more images and the one or more input path parameters, the mapped visual path including at least one or more stitched images associated with one or more stitching operations performed on at least some of the one or more images; and
one or more instructions for displaying the mapped visual path.