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Multi-channel communication scheme for medical body area network (MBAN) to meet duty cycle regulation

  • US 10,264,488 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2018
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for maintaining a medical body area network (MBAN), the system comprising:

  • one or more processors configured to perform operations that include;

    communicating with devices connected to the MBAN over a primary channel and a secondary channel of the MBAN, each device of the devices assigned to one or more channels;

    determining a duty cycle of each channel of the one or more channels, and a total duty cycle of a first respective duty cycle of the primary channel and a second respective duty cycle of the secondary channel;

    when the duty cycle of the primary channel does not meet or exceed a duty cycle limit, and the total duty cycle does not meet or exceed the duty cycle limit;

    assigning a device, that was assigned to the secondary channel, to the primary channel, andceasing communication of the device on the secondary channel; and

    communicating with the devices over one or more of channels of the primary channel and secondary channel using a beacon-based superframe structure,wherein beacons of the primary channel include data regarding the beacon-based superframe structure of the secondary channel.

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