Multi-broker messaging and telemedicine database replication

• US 10,523,498 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2017
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sierra Nevada Co. LLC
• Original Assignee: Sierra Nevada Corporation
• Inventors: Jones, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Boutah, Alina A
• Application Number:
  US15/650,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20180183656A1
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/044 comprising hierarchical management structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0668 by dynamic selection of recovery network elements, e.g. replacement by the most appropriate element after failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0695 the faulty arrangement being the maintenance, administration or management system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/30 Decision processes by autonomous network management units using voting and bidding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements

Abstract

A master node is provided. The master node can be configured to include multi-broker messaging. The node can be configured to perform Telemedicine Database Replication. A surrogate master node(s) can be provided in a wireless ad-hoc network. In some variations, the master node and surrogate master node(s) can be arranged in a mesh network.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

transmitting, by a first network node, a first election message, the first election message being transmitted in response to the first network node failing to connect to a second network node serving as a master network node of a subnetwork including the first network node and the second network node, the transmitting using a message broker of the first network node, the second network node being a slave node to a third network node serving as a master network node to a network including the subnetwork;

receiving, at the first network node and from a fourth network node in the subnetwork, a second election message;

comparing, by the first network node, a network hierarchy level of the first network node with a network hierarchy level of the fourth network node;

designating, by the first network node, the first network node as the master network node of the subnetwork based at least on the network hierarchy level of the first network node being higher than the network hierarchy level of the fourth network node, the first network node becoming another slave node of the third network node as a result of the designating; and

transmitting, by the first network node and to the fourth network node, an instruction to use the message broker of the first network node for communicating over the network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network node designated as the master network node of the subnetwork is configured to at least control communication between the fourth network node and the third network node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network node designated as the master network node of the subnetwork becomes a hub node of the subnetwork with the fourth network node being a spoke node of the subnetwork.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is an ultra-wideband network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is a wireless ad-hoc network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network node, the second network node, the third network node, and/or the fourth network node comprise one or more user devices.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network node, the second network node, the third network node, and/or the fourth network node comprises one or more patient care devices configured to at least obtain patient data from a patient.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, at the first network node designated as the master node, patient data obtained at the fourth network node; and

storing, at the first network node and in a patient data database, the patient data.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

transmitting, by the first network node designated as the master network node, at least a portion of the patient data to a fifth network node outside of the subnetwork by at least transmitting the portion of the patient data to the third network node.

10. A system comprising:

a processor; and

,

a memory storing machine-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform one or more operations comprising;

transmitting, by a first network node, a first election message, the first election message being transmitted in response to the first network node failing to connect to a second network node serving as a master network node of a subnetwork including the first network node and the second network node, the transmitting using a message broker of the first network node, the second network node being a slave node to a third network node serving as a master node to a network including the subnetwork;

receiving, at the first network node and from a fourth network node in the subnetwork, a second election message;

comparing, by the first network node, a network hierarchy level of the first network node with a network hierarchy level of the fourth network node;

designating, by the first network node, the first network node as the master node of the subnetwork based at least on the network hierarchy level of the first network node being higher than the network hierarchy level of the fourth network node, the first network node becoming another slave node of the third network node as a result of the designating; and

transmitting, by the first network node and to the fourth network node, an instruction to use the message broker of the first network node for communicating over the network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first network node designated as the master node of the subnetwork is configured to at least control communication between the fourth network node and the third network node.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first network node designated as the master node of the subnetwork becomes a hub node of the subnetwork with the fourth network node being a spoke node of the subnetwork.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the network is an ultra-wideband network.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the network is a wireless ad-hoc network.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the first network node, the second network node, the third network node, and/or the fourth network node comprise one or more user devices.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the first network node, the second network node, the third network node, and/or the fourth network node comprises one or more patient care devices configured to at least obtain patient data from a patient.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more operations further comprise:

receiving, at the first network node designated as the master node, patient data obtained at the fourth network node; and

storing, at the first network node and/or in a patient data database, the patient data.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more operations further comprise:

transmitting, by the first network node designated as the master network node, at least a portion of the patient data to a fifth network node outside of the subnetwork by at least transmitting the portion of the patient data to the third network node.