Author: claimsbot

1. A method in a first network element of a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
receiving a first message from a mobility management entity (MME), the first message associated with causing a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) procedure to move a User Equipment (UE) from the first network element to a second network element;
determining that Packet Switched Handover (PS HO) is not available for the CSFB procedure because the UE has only one or more Local IP Access (LIPA) packet data network (PDN) connections at the first network element; and
sending a second message to the UE in response to said determining, wherein the second message is a signaling message to trigger a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection release with redirection to the second network element, where the signaling message to trigger the RRC connection release comprises one or more physical cell identities and associated system information if the second network element is a Global System for Mobile Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Evolution Radio Access Network (GERAN) base station or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) base station, and the UE and the wireless communications network support \u201cRRC connection release with redirection and Multi Cell System Information to GERANUTRAN.\u201d
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second network element is one of a GERAN base station and a UTRAN base station.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second message is an RRC message including an Inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) cell change order to a GERAN neighbor base station if the UE and the wireless communications network support inter-RAT cell change order to GERAN and the second network element is a GERAN base station.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the signaling message to trigger the RRC connection release with redirection causes a redirection to the second network element, if the second network element is a GERAN or UTRAN base station.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network element is a home evolved node base station (HeNB).
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message is a UE context modification request including a CSFB indicator.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining that PS HO is not available for the CSFB procedure comprises detecting an indication in the first message from the MME that PS HO is not available.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining that PS HO is not available for the CSFB procedure is based upon an existence of a bearer for the UE that has an associated correlation identifier.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the CSFB procedure is related to a mobile originated call.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the CSFB procedure is related to a mobile terminated call.
11. A first network element for a wireless communications network, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
receive a first message from a mobility management entity (MME), the first message associated with causing a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) procedure to move a User Equipment (UE) from the first network element to a second network element;
determine that Packet Switched Handover (PS HO) is not available for the CSFB procedure because the UE has only one or more Local IP Access (LIPA) packet data network (PDN) connections at the first network element; and
send a second message to the UE in response to said determining, wherein the second message is a signaling message to trigger a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection release with redirection to the second network element, where the signaling message to trigger the RRC connection release comprises one or more physical cell identities and associated system information if the second network element is a Global System for Mobile Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Evolution Radio Access Network (GERAN) base station or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) base station, and the UE and the wireless communications network support \u201cRRC connection release with redirection and Multi Cell System Information to GERANUTRAN.\u201d
12. The first network element of claim 11, wherein the first network element comprises a home evolved node base station (HeNB).
13. The first network element of claim 11, wherein the second network element is one of a GERAN base station and a UTRAN base station.
14. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code when executed causes a first network element of a wireless communications network to:
receive a first message from a mobility management entity (MME), the first message associated with causing a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) procedure to move a User Equipment (UE) from the first network element to a second network element;
determine that Packet Switched Handover (PS HO) is not available for the CSFB procedure because the UE has only one or more Local IP Access (LIPA) packet data network (PDN) connections at the first network element; and
send a second message to the UE in response to said determining, wherein the second message is a signaling message to trigger a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection release with redirection to the second network element, where the signaling message to trigger the RRC connection release comprises one or more physical cell identities and associated system information if the second network element is a Global System for Mobile Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Evolution Radio Access Network (GERAN) base station or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) base station, and the UE and the wireless communications network support \u201cRRC connection release with redirection and Multi Cell System Information to GERANUTRAN.\u201d
15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the second network element is one of a GERAN base station and a UTRAN base station.
16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein first network element is a home evolved node base station (HeNB).
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network element is a first base station, and the second network element is a second base station.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network supporting \u201cRRC connection release with redirection and Multi Cell System Information to GERANUTRAN\u201d comprises the wireless communications network supporting RRC connection release with redirection, and Multi Cell System Information to GERANUTRAN.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more LIPA PDN connections are not supported at the second network element.
20. The first network element of claim 11, wherein the first network element is a first base station, and the second network element is a second base station.
21. The first network element of claim 11, wherein the signaling message to trigger the RRC connection release with redirection causes a redirection to the second network element, if the second network element is a GERAN or UTRAN base station.

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. Apparatus for performing carotid stenting, including:
a guide catheter having a first occlusion balloon adjacent a distal end thereof, and a working lumen sized to permit a stent delivery system to be advance therethrough, the first occlusion balloon being sized to occlude blood flow in a patient’s common carotid artery;
a member having a portion extending distally of the distal end of the guide catheter, the member including a second occlusion balloon disposed adjacent to a distal end thereof, the second occlusion balloon being sized to occlude blood flow in a second artery; and
means for selectively inflating the first and second balloons.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an angioplasty balloon catheter sized to be advanced or withdrawn through the working lumen.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a stent delivery system adapted to be advanced or withdrawn through the working lumen.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the member comprises a separate element advancable through the working lumen.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the second artery is the internal carotid artery.
6. A method of performing an interventional procedure in the internal carotid arteries comprising:
blocking blood flow in the common carotid artery;
blocking blood flow in a carotid artery distal to carotid bifurcation;
performing angioplasty on a stenosis;
unblocking blood flow in the branch carotid artery; and
unblocking blood flow in the common carotid artery.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising deploying a stent after angioplasty.
8. The method of claim 6 further comprising aspirating material from a site of the stenosis.
9. The method of claim 6 further comprising introducing visualization reagents during the procedure.
10. A method of performing an operation including angioplasty in one branch of a bifurcated artery comprising:
blocking blood flow in the artery proximal to the bifurcation;
blocking blood flow in a branch of the artery distal to the angioplasty site;
performing angioplasty on a stenosis;
unblocking blood flow in the branch of the artery distal to the angioplasty site; and
unblocking blood flow in the artery proximal to the bifurcation.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising deploying a stent after angioplasty.
12. The method of claim 10 further comprising aspirating material from a site of the stenosis.
13. The method of claim 10 further comprising introducing visualization reagents during the procedure.

1. A mobile device for integrating remote content with local content, comprising:
at least one processor to access and execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium;
said computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to
operate an application on said mobile device using local content stored in a local file on said mobile device;
retrieve remote content with an overlay component of said application; and
display said local content and said remote content simultaneously in a display of said mobile device.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said overlay component is a web view component.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein said application comprises machine readable instructions that define at least one parameter of an overlay object for displaying said remote content on said display.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein said at one parameter is selected from a group consisting of a width of said overlay object, a length of said overlay object, a size of said overlay object, a location of said overlay object, or combinations thereof.
5. The device of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to communicate between said application and said overlay component.
6. The device of claim 5, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to instruct said overlay component to open an overlay object.
7. The device of claim 5, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to instruct said overlay component to close an overlay object.
8. The device of claim 5, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to switch from a first portion of said remote content to a second portion of said remote content.
9. The device of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to navigate between said remote content and said local content with said application.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a cell phone.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is an electronic tablet.
12. The device of claim 1, wherein the remote content is dynamically changing content.
13. (canceled)
14. The device of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to operate the local content with a webview.
15. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium, said computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code to operate an application on a mobile device using local content stored in a local file on said mobile device;
computer readable program code to retrieve remote content with an overlay component embedded in said application; and
computer readable program code to display said remote content in a display of said mobile device with local controls of said application.
16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising computer readable program code to display said local content and said remote content simultaneously in said display.
17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising computer readable program code to communicate between said application and said overlay component.
18. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising computer readable program code to control said remote content as though said remote content is local content.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising computer readable program code to navigate between said remote content and said local content with said application.
20. A mobile device for integrating remote content with local content, comprising:
at least one processor to access and execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium;
said computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to
operate an application using local content stored in a local file on said mobile device;
retrieve remote content with a web view overlay component controlled with said application; and
display said remote content in a display of said mobile device with an overlay object controlled with said application while simultaneously displaying local content on said display.
21. The device of claim 20, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to navigate between said remote content and said local content with said application.
22. The device of claim 20, wherein said application comprises machine readable instructions that define at least one parameter of an overlay object for displaying said remote content on said display.
23. The device of claim 20, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to communicate with said web view overlay component through said application.
24. A system for integrating remote content with local content, comprising:
at least one processor to access and execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium;
said computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to
operate an application on a mobile device using local content stored in a local file on said mobile device and remote content stored at a remote source with an overlay component embedded in said application;
display said remote content in a display of said mobile device with an overlay object controlled with said application while simultaneously displaying local content on said display; and
control said remote content with said application.
25. The system of claim 24, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to open said an overlay object in a display of said mobile device, close said an overlay object in said display of said mobile device, and navigate between said overlay object in said display and local content.
26. The device of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to cause said remote content to appear as though said remote content and local content are from the same source.

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. In an overall system in which a transmitter is moved through the ground within a given region along a path while transmitting a locating field such that the locating field exhibits a pair of locate points at the surface of the ground, one forward of the transmitter and the other to the rear of the transmitter, a method for guiding an operator to each of the locate points using a portable locator, said portable locator including a display and said method comprising:
a) measuring the intensity of the locating field with the portable locator at an initial above ground point and with the portable locator in a particular orientation;
b) using the measured intensity of the locating field to determine a predicted location of a nearest one of the locate points in proximity to the portable locator at the initial above ground point; and
c) with the portable locator in said particular orientation, displaying on the portable locator a positional relationship including the predicted location of the nearest locate point relative to the portable locator having a directional indication to serve in guiding an operator to the nearest locate point.
2. The method of claim 1 including pointing the directional indication in an actual direction of the predicted location of the nearest locate point.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying the predicted location of the nearest locate point includes estimating a horizontal distance between the predicted location of the nearest locate point and the portable locator and displaying the estimated distance on the portable locator.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the estimated horizontal distance is determined using a vertical plane flux line slope.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the vertical plane flux line slope is determined by the expression
–

sign
\ue8a0

(
b
x
b
z
)
\ue89e
(
b
x
b
z
)

2

+
(
b
y
b
z
)

2
where bx is one horizontal component of flux intensity at the above ground point, by is another horizontal component of flux intensity which is orthogonal to bx, and bz is an established vertical flux intensity component.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the orientation of the portable locator at the first above ground point is varied from said particular orientation and wherein said method further comprises:
d) displaying on the portable locator an updated positional relationship such that the directional indication continuously points to the predicted location irrespective of a predetermined degree of variation of orientation of the portable locator.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
d) moving the portable locator in the direction of the predicted location of the nearest one of the locate points;
e) at an additional above ground point, measuring the intensity of the locating field with the portable locator in a desired orientation;
f) using the measured intensity of the locating field at the above ground point to determine an additional predicted location of the nearest one of the locate points in proximity to the portable locator at the additional above ground point; and
g) with the portable locator in said desired orientation, displaying on the portable locator the additional predicted location of the nearest locate point relative to the portable locator including an additional directional indication such that the displayed additional directional indication points in the actual direction of the additional predicted location from the additional above ground point.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
h) repeating steps (d) through (g), repeatedly moving the portable locator in the direction of the additional predicted location of the nearest one of the locate points until the additional predicted location of the nearest locate point converges with the actual location of the nearest locate point.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
i) measuring the pitch of the transmitter with the portable locator positioned at the nearest locate point and measuring a locate point value of the flux intensity; and
j) using the measured value of the locating field and the pitch, estimating a horizontal distance, S, of the transmitter from the nearest locate point and a depth, D, of the transmitter beneath the surface of the ground.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein D and S are determined by the expressions
D=r sin(\u03b1\u2032+\u03c6)
s=r cos(\u03b1\u2032+\u03c6)
where \u03c6 is pitch, b is a total flux intensity determined using the measured locating field at the locate point and where r and \u03b1\u2032 are determined by
r
3

=

4
–

b
\ue89e
sin
\ue89e
\ue89e
\u03c6

+

b
\ue89e
8
+
sin
2

\ue89e
\u03c6
,
and
tan
\ue89e
\ue89e

\u03b1
\u2032
=
4
3
\ue89e
tan
\ue89e
\ue89e
\u03c6

+
8
+

9
\ue89e

tan
2

\ue89e
\u03c6
.
11. In an overall system in which a transmitter is moved through the ground within a given region along a path while transmitting a locating field such that the locating field exhibits a pair of locate points at the surface of the ground, one forward of the transmitter and the other to the rear of the transmitter, a portable locator for guiding an operator to each of the locate points, said portable locator comprising:
a) a receiver for measuring the intensity of the locating field;
b) a processor for using the measured intensity of the locating field to determine a predicted location of a nearest one of the locate points in proximity to the portable locator at an above ground point; and
c) a display for displaying on the portable locator a positional relationship including the predicted location of the nearest locate point relative to the portable locator having a directional indication to serve in guiding an operator to the nearest locate point.
12. The portable locator of claim 11 wherein said processor and said display are configured to cooperate to point the directional indication in an actual direction of the predicted location of the locate point from the portable locator.
13. The portable locator of claim 11 wherein the processor is configured for estimating a horizontal distance between the predicted location of the nearest locate point and the portable locator for display by the display arrangement.
14. The portable locator of claim 13 wherein the processor is configured for estimating the horizontal distance based on a vertical plane flux line slope.
15. The portable locator of claim 14 wherein the vertical plane flux line slope is determined by the expression
–

sign
\ue8a0

(
b
x
b
z
)
\ue89e
(
b
x
b
z
)

2

+
(
b
y
b
z
)

2
where bx is one horizontal component of flux intensity at the above ground point, by is another horizontal component of flux intensity which is orthogonal to bx, and bz is an established vertical flux intensity component.
16. The portable locator of claim 11 wherein the orientation of the portable locator at the first above ground point is varied from a particular orientation in which the intensity of the locating field is initially measured and wherein said processor is configured for updating the positional relationship such that the displayed directional indication of the display arrangement continuously points to the predicted location irrespective of a predetermined degree of variation of orientation of the portable locator.
17. The portable locator of claim 11 wherein the processor is configured for using an established pitch of the transmitter along with a measured locate point value of the flux intensity, taken at the nearest locate point, to estimate a horizontal distance, S, of the transmitter from the nearest locate point and a depth, D, of the transmitter beneath the surface of the ground.
18. The portable locator of claim 17 wherein D and S are determined by the expressions
D=r sin(\u03b1\u2032+\u03c6)
s=r cos(\u03b1\u2032+\u03c6)
where \u03c6 is pitch, b is a total flux intensity determined using the measured locate point value at the nearest locate point and where r and \u03b1\u2032 are determined by
r
3

=

4
–

b
\ue89e
sin
\ue89e
\ue89e
\u03c6

+

b
\ue89e
8
+
sin
2

\ue89e
\u03c6
,
and
tan
\ue89e
\ue89e

\u03b1
\u2032
=
4
3
\ue89e
tan
\ue89e
\ue89e
\u03c6

+
8
+

9
\ue89e

tan
2

\ue89e
\u03c6
.