ENABLING NON-INTEROPERABILITY AMONG TRANSCEIVERS OF DEVICES

• US 20100036508A1
• Filed: 08/06/2009
• Published: 02/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Shah, Divyesh Kumar, RAMAKRISHNAN, Sthanunathan
• Application Number:
  US12/536,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20100036508A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/21
• 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 28/22 Negotiating communication rate

Abstract

Enabling non-interoperability among transceivers of devices. A method includes transmitting a signal at a predefined symbol rate by a first transceiver of a first device of a first plurality of devices. The predefined symbol rate is unique for each transceiver of each device of the first plurality of devices. The method also includes detecting the signal by a second transceiver of a second device of a second plurality of devices. The second transceiver has a symbol rate similar to the predefined symbol rate.

Claims

1. A method for enabling non-interoperability among transceivers of devices, the method comprising:

transmitting a signal at a predefined symbol rate by a first transceiver of a first device of a first plurality of devices, the predefined symbol rate being unique for each transceiver of each device of the first plurality of devices; and

detecting the signal by a second transceiver of a second device of a second plurality of devices, the second transceiver having a symbol rate similar to the predefined symbol rate.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising:

non-detection of the signal by transceivers of other devices of the second plurality of devices, each transceiver from the transceivers of the other devices having a symbol rate different from the predefined symbol rate.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 and further comprising:

entering into an inactive state by the transceivers of the other devices of the second plurality of devices.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first device and the second device corresponds to at least one of:

a similar vendor; and

a similar organ of a living organism.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the first plurality of devices comprise medical controllers corresponding to at least one of

different vendors, and

different organs of the living organism; and

the second plurality of devices comprise medical implants corresponding to at least one of

the different vendors, and

the different organs of the living organism.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the first plurality of devices comprise medical implants corresponding to at least one of

different vendors, and

different organs of the living organism; and

the second plurality of devices comprise medical controllers corresponding to at least one of

the different vendors, and

the different organs of the living organism.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predefined pattern comprises:

a bit pattern that differs by at least five bits from any other bit pattern of any other device of a similar type.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predefined pattern comprises:

a pseudorandom sequence that differs from any other pseudorandom sequence of any other device of a similar type.

7. A method for enabling non-interoperability among transceivers of devices, the method comprising:

encoding a signal with a predefined pattern, at a physical layer, by a first transceiver of a first device of a first plurality of devices, the predefined pattern being unique for each transceiver of each device of the first plurality of devices;

transmitting the signal; and

processing the signal by a second transceiver of a second device of a second plurality of devices, the second transceiver having a pattern similar to the predefined pattern.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 and further comprising:

non-detection of the signal by transceivers of other devices of the second plurality of devices, each transceiver from the transceivers of the other devices having a pattern different from the predefined pattern.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 and further comprising:

entering into an inactive state by the transceivers of the other devices of the second plurality of devices.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first device and the second device corresponds to at least one of:

a similar vendor; and

a similar organ of a living organism.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

the first plurality of devices comprise medical controllers corresponding to at least one of

different vendors, and

different organs of the living organism; and

the second plurality of devices comprise medical implants corresponding to at least one of

the different vendors, and

the different organs of the living organism.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

the first plurality of devices comprise medical implants corresponding to at least one of

different vendors, and

different organs of the living organism; and

the second plurality of devices comprise medical controllers corresponding to at least one of

the different vendors, and

the different organs of the living organism.

15. A system for enabling non-interoperability among transceivers of devices, the system comprising:

a first medical controller comprising

a first transceiver that transmits a first signal, the first signal being associated with a first predefined parameter;

a second medical controller comprising

a second transceiver configured to transmit a second signal, the second signal being associated with a second predefined parameter; and

a medical implant comprising

a third transceiver configured to process a signal associated with the first predefined parameter that processes the first signal and discards the second signal.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first medical controller and the medical implant are of a similar vendor, and the second medical controller is of a different vendor.

17. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first medical controller and the medical implant are used for a similar organ of a living organism, and the second medical controller is used for a different organ of the living organism.

18. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein each predefined parameter is at least one of:

a symbol rate;

a bit pattern; and

a pseudorandom sequence.

19. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein:

each of the first medical controller and the medical implant comprise a similar crystal oscillator to provide a first predefined frequency to the first transceiver and the third transceiver; and

the second medical controller comprises a different crystal oscillator to provide a second predefined frequency to the second transceiver.

20. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein:

each of the first medical controller, the medical implant and the second medical controller comprise a similar crystal oscillator,

each of the first medical controller and the medical implant comprise a similar frequency divider to provide a first predefined frequency to the first transceiver and the third transceiver; and

the second medical controller comprises a different frequency divider to provide a second predefined frequency to the second transceiver.