Body Area Network Pairing Improvements for Clinical Workflows
First Claim
1. A method implemented on a first electronic computing device for establishing a connection to a second electronic computing device, the method comprising:
- moving the first electronic computing device so that the first electronic computing device is proximal to the second electronic computing device;
detecting the proximity of the first electronic computing device relative to the second electronic computing device;
upon detection, setting a radio on the first electronic computing device to a connectable and discoverable state;
establishing a wireless connection from the first electronic computing device to the second electronic computing; and
transmitting data from the first electronic computing device to the second electronic computing device.
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Abstract
A method for establishing a connection between a first electronic computing device and a second electronic computing device includes moving the second electronic computing device so that it is proximal to the first electronic computing device. When the first electronic computing device detects the proximity of the first electronic computing device relative to the second electronic computing device, a radio on the first electronic device is set to a connectable and discoverable state. A wireless connection is automatically established between the first electronic computing device and the second electronic computing device. Data is transmitted between the first electronic computing device and the second electronic computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implemented on a first electronic computing device for establishing a connection to a second electronic computing device, the method comprising:
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moving the first electronic computing device so that the first electronic computing device is proximal to the second electronic computing device; detecting the proximity of the first electronic computing device relative to the second electronic computing device; upon detection, setting a radio on the first electronic computing device to a connectable and discoverable state; establishing a wireless connection from the first electronic computing device to the second electronic computing; and transmitting data from the first electronic computing device to the second electronic computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical sensor device, the medical sensor device including:
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a system memory; a processing unit; a physiological sensor, the physiological sensor configured to be attached to a patient, the physiological sensor monitoring one or more types of physiological data from the patient; a radio device, the radio device establishing a wireless connection to a patient monitoring device, the physiological data from the patient being transmitted from the medical sensor device to the patient monitoring device via the wireless connection; a housing; a printed circuit board; a proximity detector; and a power source, the power source configured to switchably provide power to the medical sensor device, wherein actuation of the proximity detector causes the radio device to be placed in a connectable state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A patient monitoring device, the patient monitoring device including:
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a system memory; a processing unit; a display unit, the display unit displaying medical data from one or more patients in a medical facility; a radio device, the radio device capable of establishing a wireless connection to at least one physiological sensor device for a patient in the medical facility, the radio device receiving physiological data from the patient via the wireless connection; a network interface to a server computer, the physiological data from the patient being transmitted to the server computer via the network interface; a housing; a printed circuit board; and a proximity detector; wherein the radio device establishes the wireless connection to the physiological sensor device after the proximity detector actuates at a predetermined threshold.
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18. The patient monitoring device of claim 18 wherein the proximity detector is comprised of:
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a magnet; and a magnetic detector. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. The patient monitoring device and patient sensor device wherein the proximity detector is comprised of:
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a radio capable of providing ranging information; and a trigger that actuates when the range between two radios reaches a predetermined threshold.
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