Author: claimsbot

1. A method for automatically indexing a set of base documents, said method comprising:
inputting, with a computer device, data defining all elements respectively contained within the base documents which meet predefined criteria and defining a corresponding meaning, the elements comprising an element to be checked and surrounding elements that surround the element to be checked;
evaluating, with a trainable classifying apparatus in communication with the computer device which has been trained to recognize whether inputted data belongs to a corresponding classification category or not, the received data as to whether the element to be checked has the corresponding meaning, wherein the training has been performed based on a training sample generated for base documents in which the element to be checked is surrounded by the surrounding elements and has the corresponding meaning, the received data comprising data coding absolute or relative positions of the surrounding elements by corresponding text strings; and
for those base documents where elements have been found to have the corresponding meaning, building, with the computer device, an index indexing the base documents, the index comprising the elements having the corresponding meaning with a corresponding reference to the document in which each element is contained.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising training said classifying apparatus.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the training comprises using a set of documents for which the elements having the meaning of interest are already known to automatically generate text documents as training samples to train said classifying apparatus.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputting comprises:
evaluating, with the computer device, the base documents by checking for the elements respectively contained within the base documents which meet the predefined criteria and whether the elements have the corresponding meaning; and
generating, with the computer device, the data based on the evaluating.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the inputting comprises generating, with the computer device, the data; and
the data comprises a text document for the element to be checked, the text document being based on the element to be checked and its surrounding elements and including coding for the element’s X-Y position and the X-Y positions of the surrounding elements.
6. A system for automatically indexing a set of base documents, said system comprising:
a trainable classifying apparatus configured for:
inputting, with a computer device, data defining all elements respectively contained within the base documents which meet predefined criteria and defining a corresponding meaning, the elements comprising an element to be checked and surrounding elements that surround the element to be checked;
evaluating, with the trainable classifying apparatus, which has been trained to recognize whether inputted data belongs to a corresponding classification category or not, the received data as to whether the element to be checked has the corresponding meaning, wherein the training has been performed based on a training sample generated for base documents in which the element to be checked is surrounded by the surrounding elements and has the corresponding meaning, the received data comprising data coding absolute or relative positions of the surrounding elements by corresponding text strings; and
for those base documents where elements have been found to have the corresponding meaning, building, with the computer device, an index indexing the base documents, the index comprising the elements having the corresponding meaning with a corresponding reference to the document in which each element is contained.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the classifying apparatus is configured to be trained by using a set of documents for which the elements having the meaning of interest are already known to automatically generate text documents as training samples to train said classifying apparatus.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein the inputting comprises:
evaluating, with the computer device, the base documents by checking for the elements respectively contained within the base documents which meet the predefined criteria and whether the elements have the corresponding meaning; and
generating, with the computer device, the data based on the evaluating.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein:
the inputting comprises generating, with the computer device, the data; and
the data comprises a text document for the element to be checked, the text document being based on the element to be checked and its surrounding elements and including coding for the element’s X-Y position and the X-Y positions of the surrounding elements.

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 method comprising:
determining a beginning of a pulse within a first signal received by a network device based, at least in part, on comparing a power level of the first signal against an upper threshold;
determining an end of the pulse within the first signal based, at least in part, on determining that a drop in the power level associated with the first signal exceeds a power drop threshold; and
determining whether the pulse is a radar pulse based, at least in part, on determining the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a time instant when the drop in the power level exceeds the power drop threshold;
initiating a detection time interval at the network device in response to determining that the drop in the power level exceeds the power drop threshold; and
determining whether to designate the time instant as the end of the pulse after the detection time interval elapses.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining the end of the pulse is in response to determining that the drop in the power level exceeds the power drop threshold for at least a detection time interval.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining the beginning of the pulse comprises:
determining a time instant when the power level exceeds the upper threshold;
initiating a detection time interval at the network device in response to determining that the power level exceeds the upper threshold; and
designating the time instant as the beginning of the pulse in response to determining that the power level exceeds the upper threshold for at least the detection time interval.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the pulse is a radar pulse comprises:
determining a characteristic of the pulse based, at least in part, on the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse; and
comparing the characteristic of the pulse against a reference characteristic associated with a reference radar signal to determine whether the pulse is a radar pulse.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the characteristic of the pulse includes at least one of a pulse width, a pulse repetition interval, and a number of pulses detected within a predetermined interval.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the pulse is a radar pulse comprises:
determining a characteristic of the pulse based, at least in part, on the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse;
determining that the characteristic of the pulse matches a reference characteristic associated with a reference radar signal; and
determining that the pulse is a radar pulse that corresponds to the reference radar signal.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
converting a time domain representation of the first signal to a frequency domain representation of the first signal;
determining whether the frequency domain representation of the first signal includes a narrowband signal at a communication frequency on which the network device is configured to operate; and
monitoring the power level of the first signal to determine the beginning of the pulse in response to determining that the frequency domain representation of the first signal includes the narrowband signal.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a first DC offset estimate associated with a receiver of the network device;
adjusting a DC component of the first signal based, at least in part, on the first DC offset estimate, wherein at least a portion of the DC component of the first signal is generated by the receiver; and
monitoring the power level of the first signal to determine the beginning of the pulse after adjusting the DC component of the first signal.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining a second DC offset estimate associated with the receiver in response to determining a change in a gain setting associated with the receiver.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining whether a difference between a second DC offset estimate and the first DC offset estimate exceeds a DC offset threshold for a time interval, wherein the second DC offset estimate is determined subsequent to the first DC offset estimate;
adjusting, using the second DC offset estimate, a DC component of a second signal that is received after the first signal in response to determining that the difference exceeds the DC offset threshold; and
continuing to use the first DC offset estimate to adjust the DC component of the second signal in response to determining that the difference does not exceed the DC offset threshold.
12. A network device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the network device to:
determine a beginning of a pulse within a signal received by the network device based, at least in part, on comparing a power level of the signal against an upper threshold;
determine an end of the pulse within the signal based, at least in part, on determining that a drop in the power level associated with the signal exceeds a power drop threshold; and
determine whether the pulse is a radar pulse based, at least in part, on determining the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse.
13. The network device of claim 12, wherein causing the network device to determine the end of the pulse is in response to determining that the drop in the power level exceeds the power drop threshold for at least a detection time interval.
14. The network device of claim 12, wherein causing the network device to determine whether the pulse is a radar pulse comprises causing the network device to:
determine a characteristic of the pulse based, at least in part, on the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse;
determine that the characteristic of the pulse matches a reference characteristic associated with a reference radar signal; and
determine that the pulse is a radar pulse that corresponds to the reference radar signal.
15. The network device of claim 12, wherein the instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the network device to:
convert a time domain representation of the signal to a frequency domain representation of the signal;
determine whether the frequency domain representation of the signal includes a narrowband signal at a communication frequency on which the network device is configured to operate; and
monitor the power level of the signal to determine the beginning of the pulse in response to determining that the frequency domain representation of the signal includes the narrowband signal.
16. The network device of claim 12, wherein the instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the network device to:
determine a first DC offset estimate associated with a receiver of the network device;
adjust a DC component of the signal based, at least in part, on the first DC offset estimate, wherein at least a portion of the DC component of the signal is generated by the receiver; and
monitor the power level of the signal to determine the beginning of the pulse after adjusting the DC component of the signal.
17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions stored therein, the machine executable instructions comprising instructions to:
determine a beginning of a pulse within a signal received by a network device based, at least in part, on comparing a power level of the signal against an upper threshold;
determine an end of the pulse within the signal based, at least in part, on determining that a drop in the power level associated with the signal exceeds a power drop threshold; and
determine whether the pulse is a radar pulse based, at least in part, on determining the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein said instructions to determine the end of the pulse are in response to determining that the drop in the power level exceeds the power drop threshold for at least a detection time interval.
19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein said instructions to determine whether the pulse is a radar pulse comprise instructions to:
determine a characteristic of the pulse based, at least in part, on the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse;
determine that the characteristic of the pulse matches a reference characteristic associated with a reference radar signal; and
determine that the pulse is a radar pulse that corresponds to the reference radar signal.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein said instructions further comprise instructions to:
convert a time domain representation of the signal to a frequency domain representation of the signal;
determine whether the frequency domain representation of the signal includes a narrowband signal at a communication frequency on which the network device is configured to operate; and
monitor the power level of the signal to determine the beginning of the pulse after adjusting a DC component of the signal in response to determining that the frequency domain representation of the signal includes the narrowband signal, wherein at least a portion of the DC component of the signal is generated by a receiver of the network device.

1. A medication package for premedicating patients with potential allergies to X-ray contrast agents, the package comprising an H1 blocking agent, an H2 blocking agent, and an immunosuppressant medication, each contained separately in the package, and a written protocol identifying each medication, a quantity required and a time schedule for taking the medication.
2. The package of claim 1, wherein the H1 blocking agent is the antihistamine diphenhydramine.
3. The package of claim 1, wherein the H2 blocking agent is cimetidine.
4. The package of claim 2, wherein the H2 blocking agent is cimetidine.
5. The package of claim 1, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.
6. The package of claim 2, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.
7. The package of claim 3, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.
8. The package of claim 4, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.
9. A medication package enabling a single prescription to be written by the physician for administering multiple medications, the package containing a first medication, a second different medication, a third medication different from the first and second medications, and a written protocol specifying the dosage of each of the three medications and the time schedule for taking each of the three medications.
10. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the first, second and third medications are contained within separate compartments in the package.
11. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the package contains a first compartment containing each of the three medications prescribed in a first administering of the medications and a second compartment containing each of the three medications prescribed in a second administering of the medications.
12. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the first, second and third medications are color coded.
13. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the package contains medications to pre-medicate a patient with potential allergies to iodine based X-ray contrast agents.
14. The medication package of claim 13, wherein the first medication is a steroid, the second medication is an antihistamine and the third medication is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist.
15. A prepackaged combination of medications enabling a physician to write a single prescription for multiple medications, the package comprising multiple medications grouped in a predetermined arrangement and instructions identifying a quantity of a first set of medications for the patient to take, a quantity of a second set of medications for the patient to subsequently take, and the time interval between taking the first set of medications and the second set of medications.
16. The prepackaged combination of medications of claim 15, wherein the first set of medications is contained in a separate package from the second subsequent set of medications.
17. The prepackaged combination of claim 15, wherein each medication is contained in a separate compartment with instructions of the time to take the medications prior to a surgical procedure.
18. The prepackaged combination of claim 15, wherein the prepackage combination is designed to premedicate patients with potential allergies to an iodine based X-ray contrast agent.

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 non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing an information processing program of an information processing apparatus that includes a display device, an input device, a processing system that includes at least one processor, and a storage system configured to store a plurality of pieces of landmark information, each one of the plurality of pieces of landmark information having associated landmark position information, said information processing program comprising instructions configured to:
receive first image data in accordance with an operation performed via the input device, the first image data among a plurality of image data;
set position information in accordance with the received first image data, where each one of the plurality of image data is associated with set position information;
select relevant landmark information out of the plurality of pieces of landmark information based on the set position information of said received first image data and the associated landmark position of the selected relevant landmark information;
determine a display order for the plurality of image data based on comparisons of landmark position information of the plurality of pieces of landmark information to the set position information associated with each one of the plurality of image data; and
sequentially display, to the display device, the plurality of image data and at least the selected landmark information in accordance with the determined display order.
2. The medium of claim 1, wherein the set position information of said received first image data is associated with a first position, and
wherein the selected relevant landmark information is selected when the first position is within a distance range of the associated landmark position of the selected relevant landmark information.
3. The medium of claim 2, wherein a distance difference between the first position and associated landmark position of the selected relevant landmark information is shorter than other distance differences.
4. The medium of claim 1, wherein an image corresponding to said image data is displayed after said selected landmark information.
5. The medium of claim 4, wherein the image is displayed after the selected landmark information is displayed when a first position indicated by the position information of another image data and a second position indicated by the associated landmark position of the landmark information are within a predetermined range.
6. The medium of claim 4, wherein the image corresponding to said image data is displayed after displaying an image corresponding to the relevant another image data when a first position indicated by the position information of another image data and a second position indicated by the associated landmark position of the landmark information are within a range.
7. The medium of claim 1, wherein:
the determined display order includes the display of the selected relevant landmark information before the first image data when a first position indicated by the position information of said first image data and a second position indicated by the associated landmark position information of said landmark information are within a range, and
the determined display order includes the display of the selected relevant landmark information after the first image data when the first position and the second position are out of the range.
8. The medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to:
set whether or not each landmark was visited in accordance with an operation performed via the input device; and
the selected landmark information is further based on whether or not the landmark was visited.
9. The medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to:
set time and date information for the first image data, wherein the determined display order is further based on following said time and date information; and
display an image corresponding to said first image data and said selected relevant landmark information in the determined display order.
10. The medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to:
display a map; and
set a position on said map based on an input operation from the input device, where the position on the map is the set position information of said first image data.
11. Claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus further includes an imager and the received first image data is received in accordance with an image taken by the imager.
12. The medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to:
create a letter, graphic, andor symbol in accordance with an operation of the input device; and
receive other image data in accordance with the operation.
13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
an input device configured to receive input from a user;
an imager configured to obtain first image data in accordance with an operation of an input device; and
a processing system including at least one processor, the processing system configured to:
associate positional information with the obtained first image data;
select at least one relevant landmark based on the positional information associated with the first image data and positional information of a plurality of potential landmarks;
determine a display order for a plurality of image data, which includes the first image data, based on a comparison of positional information of the plurality of potential landmarks to associated positional information of each one of the plurality of image data; and
output, for display on a display device, the plurality of image data and the selected at least one relevant landmark based on the determined display order.
14. A computer-implemented information processing method for organizing images and landmark information performed using at least one processor, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of images that includes a first image, where each one of the plurality of images is associated with respective position information;
selecting, using the at least one processor, relevant landmark information for the first image based on landmark positional information of the relevant landmark information and the set position information for at least the first image, the relevant landmark information among a plurality of landmark information;
comparing, using the at least one processor, the respective position information of the plurality of images to the landmark positional information of the plurality of landmark information;
determining, using the at least one processor, a display order based on the compared respective position information of the plurality of images to the landmark positional information; and
outputting at least said first image data and the selected relevant landmark information based on the determined display order.
15. A computing system for presenting images to a user, the system comprising:
an input device configured to receive user input from a user;
a non-transitory storage system configured to store:
a plurality of informational landmark content, where each one of the plurality is associated with a respective landmark;
landmark positional information associated with each one of the plurality of informational landmark content; and
a plurality of images; and

a processing system that includes at least one processor, the processing system configured to:
receive a first image in accordance with first user input received via the input device, the first image included among the plurality of images;
associate first positional information with the first image;
select relevant informational landmark content from the plurality of informational landmark content based on the landmark positional information of the relevant information landmark content and the associated first positional information of the first image;
perform a comparison between associated positional information of each one of the plurality of images to the landmark positional information associated with each one of the plurality informational landmark content;
determine a display order based on the comparison; and
output a display presentation of the plurality of images and at least the selected relevant informational landmark content based on the determined display order.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the relevant informational landmark content is selected based on a distance between a first portion that is in accordance with the landmark positional information of the relevant information landmark content and a second position that is in accordance with the associated first positional information.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the distance is less than distances between the associated first positional information and the landmark positional information of the other information landmark content.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processing system is further configured to set a visited value for each one of the plurality of informational landmark content,
wherein the selected relevant informational landmark content is further based on the visited value of the selected relevant informational landmark content.
19. The system of claim 15, further comprising:
at least one camera that is configured to acquire at least the first image in accordance with the first user input.