System and method for wireless data communications
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1. A system, comprising:
- a database capable of storing medical-related information;
a plurality of wireless nodes forming a mesh network, at least one of the plurality of wireless nodes capable of communicating at least a portion of the medical-related information for storage in the database, at least one of the plurality of wireless nodes also capable of requesting and receiving at least a portion of the medical-related information from the database; and
a controller capable of facilitating access to the database by the plurality of wireless nodes, the controller also capable of detecting a new wireless node and communicating software to the new wireless node to allow the new wireless node to participate in the mesh network.
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Abstract
A system includes a database, a controller, and multiple nodes. The database is capable of storing information. The controller is capable of facilitating access to the database. The controller is also capable of detecting a new node in the network and, if necessary, communicating a network protocol to the new node to allow the new node to participate in the network. The information in the database could represent medical-related information. The nodes could include fixed nodes and portable nodes. The network could represent a mesh network.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a database capable of storing medical-related information;
a plurality of wireless nodes forming a mesh network, at least one of the plurality of wireless nodes capable of communicating at least a portion of the medical-related information for storage in the database, at least one of the plurality of wireless nodes also capable of requesting and receiving at least a portion of the medical-related information from the database; and
a controller capable of facilitating access to the database by the plurality of wireless nodes, the controller also capable of detecting a new wireless node and communicating software to the new wireless node to allow the new wireless node to participate in the mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A controller, comprising:
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a memory capable of storing a network protocol, the network protocol to be used by nodes in a network to communicate; and
one or more processors collectively operable to;
identify a new node in the network;
determine if the new node is capable of communicating using the network protocol;
provide the network protocol if the new node is not capable of communicating using the network protocol; and
facilitate access to a database by the new node using the network protocol to allow at least one of;
storage of information from the new node in the database and delivery of information from the database to the new node. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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identifying a new node in a network;
determining if the new node is capable of communicating using a network protocol;
providing the network protocol if the new node is not capable of communicating using the network protocol; and
facilitating access to a database by the new node using the network protocol to allow at least one of;
storage of information from the new node in the database and delivery of information from the database to the new node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and capable of being executed by a processor, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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identifying a new node in a network;
determining if the new node is capable of communicating using a network protocol;
providing the network protocol if the new node is not capable of communicating using the network protocol; and
facilitating access to a database by the new node using the network protocol to allow at least one of;
storage of information from the new node in the database and delivery of information from the database to the new node. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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