Wireless healthcare smart grid

• US 20110201898A1
• Filed: 02/17/2010
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Benco, David S., Ristich, Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US12/658,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20110201898A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

One implementation encompasses an apparatus, which comprises: at least one sensor; at least one controllable element; and at least one server operatively coupled to the at least one sensor and to the at least one controllable element, the at least one server configured to receive input data from the at least one sensor, and the at least one server configured to control the at least one controllable element based on the input data received from the at least one sensor.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one sensor;

at least one controllable element; and

at least one server operatively coupled to the at least one sensor and to the at least one controllable element, the at least one server configured to receive input data from the at least one sensor, and the at least one server configured to control the at least one controllable element based on the input data received from the at least one sensor.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is wirelessly operatively coupled to the at least one server.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one controllable element is wirelessly operatively coupled to the at least one server.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is part of the at least one controllable element.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one server is operatively coupled to the at least one sensor and the at least one controllable element via at least one large area network, and wherein the at least one sensor and the at least one controllable element are operatively coupled to the at least one large area network via a local area network.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the local area network is one of a home area network, and a body area network.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one database operatively coupled to the at least one server, the at least one database configured to store information relative to the at least one sensor, the at least one controllable element, and the at least one server.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor and/or the at least one controllable element is operatively coupled to the at least one server via a communication device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication device is one of a programmable device, a smart phone, and a computer.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus is configure for real time interaction between the at least one sensor, the at least one controllable element, and the at least one server.

11. A system, comprising:

at least a first operational level having one or more sensors and controllable elements, a second operational level having one or more communication and control devices, and a third operational level having one or more servers and databases, the first operational level operatively coupled to the second operational level, and the second operational level operatively coupled to the third operational level;

the sensors and controllable elements being activatable and configurable to receive and send data, at least one of a first portion of the sensors and controllable elements associated with a predetermined entity, and a second portion of the sensors and controllable elements associated with an environment in which the predetermined entity is currently located;

the communication and control devices being programmable and configurable to send and receive data and control the sensors and controllable elements; and

the servers configured to activate and communicate with the sensors and controllable elements via the communication and control devices, and the databases configured to store information relative to at least the plurality of sensors and controllable elements.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the first operational level is operatively coupled to the second operational level via a local area network, and wherein the second operational level is operatively coupled to the third operational level via a large area network.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the servers are configured to download one of a plurality of different applications to the communication and control devices, and to the sensors and controllable elements as a function of received data from the sensors and controllable elements.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein the system is structured such that activating and configuring of the sensors and controllable elements to receive and send data, and programming and configuring the communication and control devices to send and receive data for the sensors and controllable elements occurs in real time.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein at least one of data from the sensors and controllable elements, information from the communication and control devices, and information from the servers are stored in the databases.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein the system is configured for dynamic changing of data requested from the sensors and controllable elements based on data received from the sensors and controllable elements.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein the sensors and controllable elements measure at least one of biological data relative to a biological entity, and environmental data relative to the biological entity, and wherein the biological data and the environmental data are stored in at least one medical record for the biological entity in a respective database.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving first data indicative of the at least one parameter;

analyzing the first data; and

in response to the analysis, wirelessly effecting, in real time, at least one of changing a mode of a first sensor, and activating a further sensor for sensing further parameters and forming second data indicative of the further parameters.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the method further comprises storing at least one of first and second data in at least one database.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the method further comprises

measuring at least one of biological data relative to a biological entity, and environmental data relative to the biological entity;

and

storing the biological data and the environmental data in at least one medical record for the biological entity in a respective database.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

a server configured to wirelessly receive at least first data indicative of at least one parameter relative to an entity;

the server configured to analyze the received data and to formulate a response based on the analyzed data; and

the server configured to wirelessly effect, in real time and according to the response, at least one of changing a mode of sensing the entity, and activating further sensing relative to the entity to produce further data indicative of at least one further parameter relative to the entity.

22. The application according to claim 21, wherein the method further comprises storing at least one of first and further data in at least one database.

23. The application according to claim 21, wherein the entity is a biological entity, wherein the server is configured to wirelessly receive at least one of biological data relative to the entity, and environmental data relative to the entity, and wherein the biological data and the environmental data are stored in at least one medical record for the biological entity.