CPC Class H04N

Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving medical procedures and medical procedure management, and, more particularly, for tracking medical instruments throughout a procedure and assisting medical personnel throughout the procedure or at least at the conclusion of the procedure. In one form, an apparatus for tracking medical instruments throughout a procedure is disclosed having a single camera for tracking movement and/or detecting position of a plurality of medical instruments during a medical procedure as at least one of the plurality of medical instruments is moved between multiple zones at least including a first prep zone and a second procedure zone. The apparatus having a controller connected to and collecting images from the camera, and a display in electrical communication with the controller and/or the camera for displaying medical instrument data pertaining to the movement and/or position of the plurality of medical instruments.

Computer-implemented methods for hosting online video games, performing video compression, and streaming video for video games are provided. One method includes receiving a request from a user for playing a low latency video game, processing control signals received from a client, and touting the control signals to a server on which the requested video game is to be executed. The method further includes, executing the low latency video game on the server to generate a compressed video stream that is subsequently decompressed at the client. Some embodiments of the method include dynamically adjusting a determined maximum data rate of the compressed video stream in response to a current detected level of packet loss or latency by modifying the compression quality or image resolution or modifying the image rate.