METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL MONITORING DEVICES OVER THE INTERNET

• US 20010027349A1
• Filed: 08/12/1999
• Published: 10/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian Shuster
• Original Assignee: United Internet Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: SHUSTER, BRIAN, EADY, ROBERT
• Granted Patent: US 6,304,788 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/17
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0421 Multiprocessor system
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31156 Network structure, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31186 TCP-IP internet protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31422 Upload, download programs, parameters from, to station to, from server
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32126 Hyperlink, access to program modules and to hardware modules in www, web server, browser
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34038 Web, http, ftp, internet, intranet server

Abstract

An article including a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed, causes receipt of a control request for a medical-monitoring device located on a client and determining if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitoring device. In addition, the instructions also include sending the control request unaltered to the client if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitoring device, and modifying the control request to a serviceable control request if the control request is not serviceable by the medical-monitoring device.

Claims

1. An article comprising a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed, causes:

receipt of a control request for a medical-monitor device located on a client;

determining if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitor device; and

,

sending the control request unaltered to the client if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitor device, and modifying the control request to a serviceable control request if the control request is not serviceable by the medical-monitor device.