Medical data transport over wireless life critical network employing dynamic communication link mapping
First Claim
1. A method of transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
- querying the network by a portable source medical device movable relative to the plurality of geographical locations;
determining communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations;
generating a profile comprising information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations;
storing each of the profiles in the source medical device;
accessing, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location;
establishing a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile; and
transferring medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile.
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Abstract
A portable source medical device determines communication links of a network presently available to effect communications with a target component when the source medical device is at each of a multiplicity of geographical locations. A profile is generated comprising information about each available communication link and attributes associated with each available communication link for each geographical location. When the source medical device is at a particular geographical location, a profile associated with the particular geographical location is accessed and a network connection is established between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile. Medical information is transferred between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
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querying the network by a portable source medical device movable relative to the plurality of geographical locations; determining communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations; generating a profile comprising information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations; storing each of the profiles in the source medical device; accessing, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location; establishing a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile; and transferring medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
a source medical device configured for portability relative to the plurality of geographical locations, the source medical device comprising or coupled to a mapping agent and a profile library, the mapping agent comprising; a processor configured to execute program instructions for querying the network and determining communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations; the processor configured to execute program instructions for generating a profile comprising information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations, and to store each of the profiles in the profile library; the processor configured to execute program instructions for accessing, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location, establish a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile, and transfer medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
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a portable source medical device movable relative to the plurality of geographical locations and configured to query the network; means for determining communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations; means for generating a profile comprising information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations; memory configured to store each of the profiles in the source medical device; means for accessing, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location; means for establishing a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile; and means for transferring medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile.
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