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20140078626 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT - Conditions such as overvoltage/overcurrent (e.g., electrostatic discharge (ESD)) are addressed via a current-shunting approach. As may be consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a transistor that couples an output signal, and a thyristor-based shunt circuit having a p-type anode connected to an n-type base including a highly-doped region that forms a drain of the transistor, a p-type base connected to the n-type base and including a channel of the transistor, and an n-type cathode connected to the p-type base. A resistor is coupled to pass current presented at the p-type anode directly to the drain, and to forward-bias a p-n junction between the p-type anode and the n-type base in response to an overvoltage type condition, therein shunting current via the shunt circuit. | 03-20-2014 |
20150049403 | BIAS-INSENSITIVE TRIGGER CIRCUIT FOR BIGFET ESD SUPPLY PROTECTION - Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method of operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device for an integrated circuit (IC) device includes a bigFET configured to conduct an ESD current during an ESD event and a trigger device configured to trigger the bigFET during the ESD event. The trigger device includes a slew rate detector configured to detect the ESD event, a driver stage configured to drive the bigFET, and a keep-on latch configured to keep the driver stage turned on to drive a gate terminal of the bigFET with a driving voltage that is insensitive to a pre-bias on a drain terminal or a source terminal of the bigFET. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-19-2015 |
20150070804 | BIGFET ESD PROTECTION THAT IS ROBUST AGAINST THE FIRST PEAK OF A SYSTEM-LEVEL PULSE - Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method of operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes a bigFET configured to conduct an ESD pulse during an ESD event. The bigFET includes a backgate terminal, a source terminal, and a current distributor connected to the backgate terminal and the source terminal and configured to homogeneously activate a parasitic bipolar junction transistor of the bigFET in response to a current that is generated in the bigFET during the ESD pulse. Other embodiments are also described. | 03-12-2015 |
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20130262360 | ANALYZING AN ACTION - A system for analyzing an action is disclosed. An action input unit ( | 10-03-2013 |
20140122104 | COACHING SYSTEM THAT BUILDS COACHING MESSAGES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION - The invention concerns a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for promoting a healthier life style of a subject. The method includes the steps of detecting a triggering event relating to a subject, reviewing a user profile associated with the subject which includes information relating to the subject, searching a text fragment database including a collection of text fragments and selecting appropriate text fragments based in part on the specific user profile of the particular subject, and sending the text fragments selected to a coach for forwarding to the subject, review, or amendment. | 05-01-2014 |
20140172459 | CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a clinical support system and a corresponding clinical support method. The system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining a health score curve over time of a patient, for whom a recommendation for a moment of discharge from a medical facility shall be provided, obtaining a reference curve to the health score curve, wherein said reference curve indicates a patient stabilization over time, computing a difference between the health score curve and said reference curve, and computing a recommended moment of discharge from the medical facility based on the difference between said health score curve and said reference curve. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. | 06-19-2014 |
20140350957 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING EARLY READMISSION - The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for reducing early readmission according to an exemplary embodiment described herein. One embodiment relates to a method comprising receiving patient data for a patient; creating a personalized risk model for the patient based on the patient data, the personalized risk model including an overall risk level based on a plurality of risk factors; selecting one of the risk factors; administering treatment relating to the selected risk factor; updating the personalized risk model after administering treatment, the updating including determining an updated risk level; determining whether the updated risk level is above a threshold level; and repeating the selecting, administering, updating and determining steps if the risk level is above the threshold level. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING RISK MODELS AND SUGGESTING SERVICES BASED ON A PATIENT PROFILE - The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for prioritizing risk models and suggesting services tailored to a patient profile according to an exemplary embodiment described herein. One embodiment relates to a method comprising retrieving risk model and parameter data from a risk database, retrieving hospital profile data from a records database, determining a recommendation value for the model and parameter data based on the hospital profile data, determining at least one recommended service for a patient based on the recommendation value, and outputting the at least one recommended service to a user. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358570 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A healthcare support system for determining care for a patient and a corresponding healthcare support method are presented. The healthcare support system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining patient data, assessing a clinical need of the patient, proposing a clinical outcome, and determining a service to be provided to the patient for said clinical need and said proposed clinical outcome based on a service-outcome-need model. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358571 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING A CLINICAL VISIT - A healthcare support system and healthcare support method for scheduling a clinical visit of a patient are presented. The healthcare support system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining clinical patient data descriptive of a clinical condition of the patient, obtaining psycho-social-assessment data of the patient, and scheduling a clinical visit for the patient based on said clinical patient data and said psycho-social-assessment data. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. The proposed system assists in determining the need of a clinical visit, the urgency of a clinical visit and the nature of this visit in terms of required procedures and tests, topics to be discussed and professionals to be seen. Instead of purely relying on data descriptive of a clinical condition of the patient, a psycho-social-assessment is also considered. | 12-04-2014 |
20150178452 | ORDERING A LIST OF CASES - A system for ordering a list of cases to be discussed in a meeting comprises an urgency unit ( | 06-25-2015 |
20150186607 | CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a clinical support system and a corresponding clinical support method. The system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining current patient data descriptive of a patient, for whom a recommendation for a transition from a current care levels to one or more other care levels shall be provided, in the current care level, obtaining historic patient data of the patient obtained earlier in the current and/or other care levels. | 07-02-2015 |
20150261924 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a healthcare system and a corresponding healthcare method. The system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining patient activity data descriptive of a physical activity of a patient, for whom a recommendation for a care plan shall be provided, obtaining social support activity data descriptive of a level of interaction of the patient's social network with the patient, and computing recommendations for a care plan for the patient based on the patient activity data and the social support activity data. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. | 09-17-2015 |
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