PAGING INTERFACE ADAPTER

• US 20110156886A1
• Filed: 06/03/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Comppage, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Comppage, Inc.
• Inventors: Clinkscales, William L., Ward, Reeder
• Application Number:
  US12/792,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20110156886A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/286.07
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/005 Alarm destination chosen according to a hierarchy of available destinations, e.g. if hospital does not answer send to police station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/227 with call or message storage means
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A system for interfacing between medical devices using different output protocols and medical personnel is provided. A user may configure the system to accept different external device outputs on different input ports of the system. The system may be programmed to correctly associate the input signals with alert conditions based upon the particular input device connected to the particular input port. The system may also be configured to send status information from the input devices to medical personnel by transmitting a message utilizing the output protocol appropriate to the communication system used by the medical personnel requiring the information.

Claims

1. A system for interfacing patient status information with different messaging protocols comprising:

an input bank further comprising at least one input port capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least two different input protocols;

an interpretation module wherein said input data is received by said interpretation module and translated into medical status;

and an I/O configuration module;

a user interface wherein said user interface selects a plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module; and

an output signal wherein said medical status is transmitted as said output signal in an output protocol determined by said plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises a memory module wherein said memory module is capable of storing a log of said medical status, wherein said log may be read or deleted but may not be modified.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said system further comprises a report module wherein said user interface is capable of requesting a report from said report module wherein said report is capable of containing said medical status and wherein said report is generated only if a user provides a password.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said system further comprises an escalation module capable of receiving an acknowledgment signal, wherein said escalation module monitors said input data and generates an escalation signal when said acknowledgment signal is not received within a response time.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said input bank further comprises at least sixteen input ports capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least two different input protocols.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said input port is capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least four different input protocols.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said input port is capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least seven different input protocols.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said output protocol may be selected from four preconfigured output protocols by setting said plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said user interface may be accessed remotely by utilizing an IP address.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said user interface may be accessed remotely by utilizing a public IP address.

11. A system for interfacing patient status information with different messaging protocols comprising:

an input bank further comprising at least one input port capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least two different input protocols;

an interpretation module wherein said input data is received by said interpretation module and translated into medical status;

an I/O configuration module;

a user interface wherein said user interface selects a plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module, and wherein said user interface may be accessed remotely by utilizing an IP address;

an output signal wherein said medical status is transmitted as said output signal in an output protocol selected from four preconfigured output protocols by setting said plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module; and

a memory module wherein said memory module is capable of storing a log of said medical status, wherein said log may be read or deleted but may not be modified.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said system further comprises a report module wherein said user interface is capable of requesting a report from said report module wherein said report is capable of containing said medical status and wherein said report is generated only if a user provides a password.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said system further comprises an escalation module capable of receiving an acknowledgment signal, wherein said escalation module monitors said input data and generates an escalation signal when said acknowledgment signal is not received within a response time.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said input bank further comprises at least sixteen input ports capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least two different input protocols.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein said input port is capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least four different input protocols.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said input port is capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least seven different input protocols.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said user interface may be accessed remotely by utilizing a public IP address.

18. A system for interfacing patient status information with different messaging protocols comprising:

an input bank further comprising at least sixteen input ports capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least four different input protocols;

an interpretation module, an escalation module capable of receiving an acknowledgment signal, and a report module, wherein said input data is received by said interpretation module and translated into medical status, and wherein said escalation module monitors said input data and generates an escalation signal when said acknowledgment signal is not received within a response time;

an I/O configuration module;

a user interface wherein said user interface selects a plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module, wherein said user interface may be accessed remotely by utilizing an IP address, and wherein said user interface is capable of requesting a report from said report module wherein said report is capable of containing said medical status and wherein said report is generated only if a user provides a password;

an output signal wherein said medical status is transmitted as said output signal in an output protocol selected from four preconfigured output protocols by setting said plurality of parameters of said I/O configuration module; and

a memory module wherein said memory module is capable of storing a log of said medical status, wherein said log may be read or deleted but may not be modified.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said input port is capable of receiving input data formatted in one of at least seven different input protocols.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said user interface may be accessed remotely by utilizing a public IP address.