System and method for providing a secure feature set distribution infrastructure for medical device management
First Claim
1. A system for providing a secure feature set distribution infrastructure for medical device management, comprising:
- a unique association map for data download between a medical device and a communications device transiently coupleable to the medical device;
a configuration catalog comprising operational characteristics of at least one of the medical device and the communications device;
an update checker to periodically check the operational characteristics as maintained in the configuration catalog against a database storing downloadable sets of features and to identify one or more feature sets comprising changed operational characteristics for distribution, wherein the one or more feature sets are digitally signed and the one or more feature sets are provided to the communications device over a plurality of networks; and
an authenticator to authenticate and check the integrity of the one or more feature sets over a chain of trust originating with a trusted source and terminating at the communications device.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a secure feature set distribution infrastructure for medical device management is presented. A unique association is mapped for data download between a medical device and a communications device transiently coupleable to the medical device. A configuration catalog is maintained, including operational characteristics of at least one of the medical device and the communications device. The operational characteristics as maintained in the configuration catalog are periodically checked against a database storing downloadable sets of features and one or more feature sets including changed operational characteristics are identified for distribution. The one or more feature sets are digitally signed and the one or more feature sets are provided to the communications device over a plurality of networks. The one or more feature sets are authenticated and their integrity is checked over a chain of trust originating with a trusted source and terminating at the communications device.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for providing a secure feature set distribution infrastructure for medical device management, comprising:
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a unique association map for data download between a medical device and a communications device transiently coupleable to the medical device;
a configuration catalog comprising operational characteristics of at least one of the medical device and the communications device;
an update checker to periodically check the operational characteristics as maintained in the configuration catalog against a database storing downloadable sets of features and to identify one or more feature sets comprising changed operational characteristics for distribution, wherein the one or more feature sets are digitally signed and the one or more feature sets are provided to the communications device over a plurality of networks; and
an authenticator to authenticate and check the integrity of the one or more feature sets over a chain of trust originating with a trusted source and terminating at the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing a secure feature set distribution infrastructure for medical device management, comprising:
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mapping a unique association for data download between a medical device and a communications device transiently coupleable to the medical device;
maintaining a configuration catalog comprising operational characteristics of at least one of the medical device and the communications device;
periodically checking the operational characteristics as maintained in the configuration catalog against a database storing downloadable sets of features and identifying one or more feature sets comprising changed operational characteristics for distribution;
digitally signing the one or more feature sets and providing the one or more feature sets to the communications device over a plurality of networks; and
authenticating and checking the integrity of the one or more feature sets over a chain of trust originating with a trusted source and terminating at the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for providing a secure feature set distribution infrastructure for medical device management, comprising:
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means for mapping a unique association for data download between a medical device and a communications device transiently coupleable to the medical device;
means for maintaining a configuration catalog comprising operational characteristics of at least one of the medical device and the communications device;
means for periodically checking the operational characteristics as maintained in the configuration catalog against a database storing downloadable sets of features and means for identifying one or more feature sets comprising changed operational characteristics for distribution;
means for digitally signing the one or more feature sets and means for providing the one or more feature sets to the communications device over a plurality of networks; and
means for authenticating and means for checking the integrity of the one or more feature sets over a chain of trust originating with a trusted source and terminating at the communications device.
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