Author: claimsbot

1. A method, for use by an implantable medical device, for monitoring a level of blood-glucose concentration, the method comprising:
(a) generating a first metric of blood-glucose concentration by monitoring one or more property of one or more cardiac electrical signal;
(b) generating a second metric of blood-glucose concentration by monitoring one or more property of oxygen metabolism;
(c) using one of the first metric of blood-glucose concentration or the second metric of blood-glucose concentration to detect one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and
(d) using the other one of first metric of blood-glucose concentration or the second metric of blood-glucose concentration to confirm or not confirm the detection at step (c) of the one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises generating the first metric of blood-glucose concentration by analyzing at least one of: a T-wave amplitude, a Q-T interval, or an S-T segment deviation.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises generating the second metric of blood-glucose concentration using a metabolic oxygen conformation method which utilizes cardiac output, temperature and blood-oxygen data in combination with stored information regarding a relationship of the cardiac output, temperature and blood-oxygen data to blood-glucose concentration.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises generating the second metric of blood-glucose concentration by monitoring at least one of: a metric of venous oxygen saturation, a metric of hematocrit, or a metric of arterial oxygen saturation.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) comprises using the first metric of blood-glucose concentration to confirm a detection at step (c) that used the second metric of blood-glucose concentration if both the first metric of blood-glucose concentration and the second metric of blood-glucose concentration are indicative of the same one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) comprises using the second metric of blood-glucose concentration to confirm a detection at step (c) that used the first metric of blood-glucose concentration if both the first metric of blood-glucose concentration and the second metric of blood-glucose concentration are indicative of the same one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) is performed a plurality of times; step (b) is performed in response to generating at step (a) a first metric of blood-glucose concentration that is used at step (c) to detect one of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and step (d) is performed in response to generating at step (b) a second metric of blood-glucose concentration.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) is performed a plurality of times; step (a) is performed in response to generating at step (b) a second metric of blood-glucose concentration that is used at step (c) to detect one of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and step (d) is performed in response to generating at step (a) a first metric of blood-glucose concentration.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling a therapy in response to the detection at step (c), and confirmation at step (d), of the one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a warning signal if one of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia is detected at step (c) and confirmed at step (d).
11. A method, for use by an implantable medical device, for monitoring a level of blood-glucose concentration, the method comprising:
(a) generating a first measure of blood-glucose concentration by analyzing one or more property of one or more cardiac electrical signal;
(b) generating a second measure of blood-glucose concentration by analyzing at least one of venous oxygen saturation, hematocrit, or arterial oxygen saturation; and
(c) using one of the first measure of blood-glucose concentration or the second measure of blood-glucose concentration to detect one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and
(d) using the other one of first measure of blood-glucose concentration or the second measure of blood-glucose concentration to confirm or not confirm the detection at step (c) of the one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein step (b) comprises generating the second measure of blood-glucose concentration using a metabolic oxygen conformation method which utilizes cardiac output, temperature and blood-oxygen data in combination with stored information regarding a relationship of the cardiac output, temperature and blood-oxygen data to blood-glucose concentration.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein step (d) comprises using the other one of the first measure of blood-glucose concentration or the second measure of blood-glucose concentration to confirm the detection at step (c) of the one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia if both the first measure of blood-glucose concentration and the second measure of blood-glucose concentration are indicative of the same one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein step (a) comprises generating the first measure of blood-glucose concentration by analyzing at least one of: a T-wave amplitude, a Q-T interval, or an S-T segment deviation.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein:
step (a) is performed repeatedly;
step (b) is initiated in response to generating at step (a) a first measure of blood-glucose concentration that is used at step (c) to detect one of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and
step (d) is initiated upon completion of step (c).
16. The method of claim 11, wherein:
step (b) is performed repeatedly;
step (a) is initiated in response to generating at step (b) a second measure of blood-glucose concentration that is used at step (c) to detect one of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and
step (d) is initiated upon completion of step (c).
17. The method of claim 11, further comprising controlling a therapy in response to the detection at step (c), and confirmation at step (d), of the one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
18. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating a warning signal if one of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia is detected at step (c) and confirmed at step (d).
19. A method, for use by an implantable medical device, for monitoring a level of blood-glucose concentration, the method comprising:
(a) generating a first measure of blood-glucose concentration dependent on one or more property of one or more cardiac electrical signal;
(b) generating a second measure of blood-glucose concentration dependent on one or more of venous oxygen saturation, hematocrit, or arterial oxygen saturation measured using an implanted oxymeter; and
(c) using one of the first measure of blood-glucose concentration or the second measure of blood-glucose concentration to detect one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia; and
(d) using the other one of first measure of blood-glucose concentration or the second measure of blood-glucose concentration to confirm or not confirm the detection at step (c) of the one of hypoglycemia, normoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein step (a) comprises generating the first measure of blood-glucose concentration dependent on at least one of: a T-wave amplitude, a Q-T interval, or an S-T segment deviation.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
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1. An information processing apparatus connected to a printing device that is equipped with a colored color toner and a colorless clear toner and forms an image on a recording medium based on color plane data to attach the color toner and clear toner plane data to attach the clear toner, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a total amount control unit that applies a total amount controlling process to the color plane data and clear plane data in which a density value to specify a transparent image by the clear toner is specified, to perform correction such that a sum of density values of all pixels composing the color plane data and the clear plane data becomes not larger than a certain value in a predetermined case;
a clear toner plane generating unit that generates the clear toner plane data based on gloss control plane data in which a type of a surface effect, which is a visual or tactile effect to be applied to the recording medium, and the density value to specify a region in the recording medium to which the surface effect is applied are specified, the clear plane data, and the color plane data;
a determining unit that determines whether the total amount controlling process is applied to the clear plane data of the clear toner plane data and the color plane data;
a difference calculating unit that calculates a difference between the density value of a pixel of the clear toner plane data and the density value of the pixel of the clear toner plane data to which the total amount controlling process is applied, for each pixel, when the total amount controlling process is applied to the clear plane data of the clear toner plane data and the color plane data;
an extracting unit that extracts an inconsistent region composed of a pixel in which the difference is not smaller than a predetermined threshold; and
a display unit that displays the inconsistent region.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the difference calculating unit calculates a difference between the density value of the surface effect of a pixel of the clear toner plane data and the density value of the surface effect of the pixel of the clear toner plane data to which the total amount controlling process is applied, for each pixel.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the difference calculating unit calculates a difference between the density value of a pixel of the transparent image of the clear toner plane data and the density value of the pixel of the transparent image of the clear toner plane data to which the total amount controlling process is applied, for each pixel.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the inconsistent region in a display form different from a display form of a consistent region which is a region other than the inconsistent region.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising
a setting unit that accepts specification of the threshold and the display form of the inconsistent region from a user, wherein
the display unit displays the inconsistent region in the specified display form.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the display form is a specified color.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
a preview image generating unit that generates a preview image, which is an image obtained by estimating a print result, based on the clear toner plane data to which the total amount controlling process is applied, wherein
the display unit displays the preview image and displays the inconsistent region on the preview image.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising
an input unit that accepts an operation input from a user on the preview image displayed on the display unit, wherein
the display unit further displays the surface effect in the inconsistent region and the difference value when a position of the operation input is included in the inconsistent region.
9. An information processing system connected to a printing device that is equipped with a colored color toner and a colorless clear toner and forms an image on a recording medium based on color plane data to attach the color toner and clear toner plane data to attach the clear toner, the information processing system comprising:
a total amount control unit that applies a total amount controlling process to the color plane data and clear plane data in which a density value to specify a transparent image by the clear toner is specified, to perform correction such that a sum of density values of all pixels composing the color plane data and the clear plane data becomes not larger than a certain value in a predetermined case;
a clear toner plane generating unit that generates the clear toner plane data based on gloss control plane data in which a type of a surface effect, which is a visual or tactile effect to be applied to the recording medium, and the density value to specify a region in the recording medium to which the surface effect is applied are specified, the clear plane data, and the color plane data;
a determining unit that determines whether the total amount controlling process is applied to the clear plane data of the clear toner plane data and the color plane data;
a difference calculating unit that calculates a difference between the density value of a pixel of the clear toner plane data and the density value of the pixel of the clear toner plane data to which the total amount controlling process is applied, for each pixel, when the total amount controlling process is applied to the clear plane data of the clear toner plane data and the color plane data;
an extracting unit that extracts an inconsistent region composed of a pixel in which the difference is not smaller than a predetermined value; and
a display unit that displays the inconsistent region.
10. A display method executed by an information processing system connected to a printing device that is equipped with a colored color toner and a colorless clear toner and forms an image on a recording medium based on color plane data to attach the color toner and clear toner plane data to attach the clear toner, the display method comprising:
a total amount controlling step of applying a total amount controlling process to the color plane data and clear plane data in which a density value to specify a transparent image by the clear toner is specified, to perform correction such that a sum of density values of all pixels composing the color plane data and the clear plane data becomes not larger than a certain value in a predetermined case;
a clear toner plane generating step of generating the clear toner plane data based on gloss control plane data in which a type of a surface effect, which is a visual or tactile effect to be applied to the recording medium, and the density value to specify a region in the recording medium to which the surface effect is applied are specified, the clear plane data, and the color plane data;
a determining step of determining whether the total amount controlling process is applied to the clear plane data of the clear toner plane data and the color plane data;
a difference calculating step of calculating a difference between the density value of a pixel of the clear toner plane data and the density value of the pixel of the clear toner plane data to which the total amount controlling process is applied, for each pixel, when the total amount controlling process is applied to the clear plane data of the clear toner plane data and the color plane data;
an extracting step of extracting an inconsistent region composed of a pixel in which the difference is not smaller than a predetermined value; and
a displaying step of displaying the inconsistent region.

1. A digital imaging system comprising:
a. an image sensor;
b. an orientation sensor; and
c. an image manipulator adapted to:
i) receive image sensor orientation;
ii) receive image orientation; and
iii) adjust the image orientation.
2. A digital imaging system comprising:
a. an image sensor configured to sense an image subject and to capture a presentation of the image;
b. an orientation sensor configured to sense changes in the orientation of an image with respect to the base line orientation coordinates; and
c. an image manipulator adapted to:
i) receive image sensor orientation from the image sensor;
ii) receive image orientation from the orientation sensor; and
iii) adjust the image orientation in relation to the baseline orientation coordinates.
3. The digital imaging system of claim 1 wherein the digital imaging system is chosen from the group consisting of still cameras and video cameras.
4. The digital imaging system of claim 1 wherein the image sensor is a charge coupled device array.
5. The digital imaging system of claim 1 wherein the orientation sensor is chosen from the group consisting of electronic gyroscopic sensors, mechanical gyroscopic sensors, and optical gyroscopic sensors.
6. The digital imaging sensor of claim 1 wherein the image manipulator comprises an image rotation system.
7. A digital camera comprising:
a. a charge coupled device image sensor;
b. a gyroscopic camera orientation sensor; and
c. an image manipulator adapted to:
i) receive image sensor orientation;
ii) receive image orientation; and
iii) rotate the image.
8. The digital camera of claim 6 wherein the digital camera is chosen from the group consisting of still cameras and video cameras.
9. The digital camera of claim 6 wherein the gyroscopic orientation sensor is chosen from the group consisting of electronic gyroscopic sensors, mechanical gyroscopic sensors, and optical gyroscopic sensors.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. Nonvolatile memory wherein an erase operation is implemented prior to a write operation, comprising:
an ordinary memory cell region for storing ordinary data; and
an erase information storage memory region for storing information that shows whether or not a series of erase operations has been completed or information that shows the status of the said erase operations.
2. The nonvolatile memory according to claim 1, wherein said ordinary memory cell region comprises a plurality of memory blocks and said erase information storage memory region is established for each said memory block.
3. The nonvolatile memory according to claim 1, wherein the statuses of said erase operations shall include at least the erase operation start status, preprogram end status, and erase operation complete status during a series of erase operations.
4. The nonvolatile memory according to claim 3, further comprising an erase information detection circuit which reads erase information in the said erase information storage memory region in response to a prescribed command or to power being turned on.
5. The nonvolatile memory according to claim 1, further comprising an erase information detection circuit which reads erase information in said erase information storage memory region in response to a prescribed command or to power being turned on and, when the erase information indicates that an erase operation has been interrupted, sends that interruption information to an external device.
6. The nonvolatile memory according to claim 1, further comprising an erase information detection circuit which reads erase information in the said erase information storage memory region in response a prescribed command or to power being turned on and, when the erase information indicates that an erase operation has been interrupted, causes the ordinary memory cell region to be executed that erase operation.