COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL, AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN DEVICES

• US 20090113081A1
• Filed: 10/24/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Electronics & Watch Co. Ltd (National Electronics Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: National Electronics & Watch Co. Ltd (National Electronics Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Wai, Kwong Yuen
• Application Number:
  US11/877,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20090113081A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method of wireless communication between personal devices includes wirelessly transmitting and/or wirelessly receiving a message at a low data rate and with low latency data. The message may include at least one of a sync data field, a channel frequency field, a channel period field, a channel type field, a data format field, a control command field, a security field, a network field, a network level field, a manufacturer number field, a device type field, a device number field, a manufacturing date field, a model number field, a device identification field, a field of information to be communicated, and a checksum field.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication between personal devices, the method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting a message at a low data rate and with low latency data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said message comprises at least one of a sync data field, a channel frequency field, a channel period field, a channel type field, a data format field, a control command field, a security field, a network field, a network level field, a manufacturer number field, a device type field, a device number field, a manufacturing date field, a model number field, a device identification field, a field of information to be communicated, and a checksum field.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said message comprises an 8-bit sync data field, followed by an 8-bit channel frequency field, followed by an 8-bit channel period field, followed by an 8-bit channel type field, followed by an 8-bit data format field, followed by an 8-bit control command field, followed by an 8-bit security field, followed by an 8-bit network field, followed by an 8-bit network level field, followed by an 8-bit manufacturer number field, followed by an 8-bit device type field, followed by an 8-bit device number field, followed by an 8-bit manufacturing date field, followed by a 16-bit model number field, followed by a 24-bit device identification field, followed by a field of information to be communicated, which is followed by an 8-bit checksum field.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the message comprises a 256-bit message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said wirelessly transmitting comprises wirelessly transmitting a message by one of radio frequency links, Bluetooth signals, and Zigbee.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said wirelessly transmitting comprises wirelessly transmitting a 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical band signal.

7. A method of wireless communication between personal devices, the method comprising:

wirelessly receiving a message at a low data rate and with low latency data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said message comprises at least one of a sync data field, a channel frequency field, a channel period field, a channel type field, a data format field, a control command field, a security field, a network field, a network level field, a manufacturer number field, a device type field, a device number field, a manufacturing date field, a model number field, a device identification field, a field of information to be communicated, and a checksum field.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said message comprises an 8-bit sync data field, followed by an 8-bit channel frequency field, followed by an 8-bit channel period field, followed by an 8-bit channel type field, followed by an 8-bit data format field, followed by an 8-bit control command field, followed by an 8-bit security field, followed by an 8-bit network field, followed by an 8-bit network level field, followed by an 8-bit manufacturer number field, followed by an 8-bit device type field, followed by an 8-bit device number field, followed by an 8-bit manufacturing date field, followed by a 16-bit model number field, followed by a 24-bit device identification field, followed by a field of information to be communicated, which is followed by an 8-bit checksum field.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message comprises a 256-bit message.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein said wirelessly receiving comprises wirelessly receiving a message by one of radio frequency links, Bluetooth signals, and Zigbee.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein said wirelessly receiving comprises wirelessly receiving a 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical band signal.

13. A communication device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory including instructions for the processor; and

a bus for providing communication between the processor and the memory, the memory further comprising instructions for at least one of wirelessly transmitting and wirelessly receiving a message at a low data rate and with low latency data.

14. The communication device of claim 13, wherein said message comprises at least one of a sync data field, a channel frequency field, a channel period field, a channel type field, a data format field, a control command field, a security field, a network field, a network level field, a manufacturer number field, a device type field, a device number field, a manufacturing date field, a model number field, a device identification field, a field of information to be communicated, and a checksum field.

15. The communication device of claim 13, wherein said message comprises an 8-bit sync data field, followed by an 8-bit channel frequency field, followed by an 8-bit channel period field, followed by an 8-bit channel type field, followed by an 8-bit data format field, followed by an 8-bit control command field, followed by an 8-bit security field, followed by an 8-bit network field, followed by an 8-bit network level field, followed by an 8-bit manufacturer number field, followed by an 8-bit device type field, followed by an 8-bit device number field, followed by an 8-bit manufacturing date field, followed by a 16-bit model number field, followed by a 24-bit device identification field, followed by a field of information to be communicated, which is followed by an 8-bit checksum field.

16. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the message comprises a 256-bit message.

17. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the communication device comprises one of a transmitter, a receiver, and a transceiver.

18. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the communication device comprises a personal communication device.

19. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the communication device comprises one of a wrist-worn electronic device, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer, a pocket personal computer, a wireless telephone, an MP3 player, a heart rate monitor, a bike computer.