WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN MEDICAL DEVICES USING COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGY

• US 20120172075A1
• Filed: 06/10/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Hyon, Tae In, Kim, Sung Jin
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,219 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/501
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0006 Assessment of spectral gaps suitable for allocating digitally modulated signals, e.g. for carrier allocation in cognitive radio for spectrum sharing between different networks H04W16/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks

Abstract

Provided is a wireless communication system between medical devices. A wireless communication apparatus between medical devices using a cognitive technology may receive, from an external frequency coordination database server, state information of frequencies that are available in a predetermined area, and store interference information associated with the frequencies. The communication apparatus may sense an external interference signal that affects the frequencies outside the predetermined area, and an internal interference signal that affects the frequencies within the predetermined area. The communication apparatus may determine a priority of each of the frequencies that are available in the predetermined area based on the interference information, the external interference signal, and the internal interference signal, and may determine a frequency to be assigned based on the priority.

Claims

1. A wireless communication apparatus between medical devices using a cognitive technology, the apparatus comprising:

a frequency database management unit to receive, from an external frequency coordination database server, state information of frequencies that are available in a predetermined area, and to store interference information that is associated with the frequencies;

an interference signal sensing unit to sense an external interference signal that affects the frequencies outside the predetermined area, and an internal interference signal that affects the frequencies within the predetermined area; and

a control unit to determine a priority of each of the frequencies that are available in the predetermined area based on the interference information, the external interference signal, and the internal interference signal, and to determine a frequency to be assigned based on the priority.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the external frequency coordination database server is configured to store information about whether the frequencies are used by a predetermined device that is outside and within the predetermined area.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interference signal sensing unit comprises:

an external interference signal sensing unit to sense the external interference signal; and

an internal interference signal receiver to receive, from a mobile hub, the internal interference signal and positioning information of a wireless node that is positioned within the predetermined area.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the priority of each of the frequencies that are available in the predetermined area based on an amount of interference that is measured during a predetermined amount of time.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the priority of each of the frequencies that are available in the predetermined area based on a duration of interference that affects each of the frequencies at a predetermined point in time with respect to each of the frequencies, an amount of power of the interference, and a last point in time at which the interference occurs before the predetermined point in time.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the frequency to be assigned based on a quality of service (QoS) of a wireless node.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the interference signal sensing unit is configured to sense interference of a heterogeneous protocol that affects a frequency assigned to a mobile hub, and

the control unit is configured to assign an alternative frequency to the mobile hub in response to the interference of the heterogeneous protocol being sensed.

8. A wireless communication apparatus between medical devices using a cognitive technology, the apparatus comprising:

an interference signal sensing unit to sense an internal interference signal that affects frequencies that are available in a predetermined area;

a receiver to receive assigned frequencies from a local channel coordinator, and to receive sensing information from at least one sensor node;

a transmitter to transmit the sensed internal interference signal to the local channel coordinator; and

a control unit to determine a frequency to be reassigned to the at least one sensor node among the assigned frequencies based on the internal interference signal.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the interference signal sensing unit is configured to sense an internal interference signal that affects the assigned frequencies, and to sense position information of a mobile hub and position information of at least one sensor node.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the internal interference signal that affects the assigned frequencies, the position information of the mobile hub, and the position information of the at least one sensor node.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the control unit is configured to determine frequencies to be reassigned to wireless nodes from among the assigned frequencies based on a QoS of each of the wireless nodes, and the wireless nodes comprise the at least one sensor node and a medical measurement device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to reassign, to the wireless nodes, frequencies that have relatively high priorities from among the assigned frequencies to wireless nodes that have a higher QoS ranking.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein:

the interference signal sensing unit is configured to sense interference of a heterogeneous protocol that affects the assigned frequencies, and

the control unit is configured to generate a signal for requesting the local channel coordinator for an alternative frequency in response to the interference of the heterogeneous protocol being sensed.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit, to the local channel coordinator, a signal for requesting assignment of a frequency and the signal for requesting the alternative frequency.

15. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a buffer to store sensing information from the at least one sensor node.

16. A wireless communication network system between medical devices using a cognitive technology, the system comprising:

a local channel coordinator to determine a priority of each of the frequencies that are available in a predetermined area based on state information of frequencies that is received from an external frequency coordination database server, an external interference signal, and an internal interference signal, and to assign frequencies based on the priority;

a mobile hub to sense the internal interference signal, to transmit the internal interference signal, to receive the assigned frequencies, and to reassign the assigned frequencies to a plurality of wireless nodes; and

the plurality of wireless nodes to perform communication based on the reassigned frequencies.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the plurality of wireless nodes comprise at least one sensor node or at least one medical measurement device, and

each sensor node comprises;

a first receiver to receive a first frequency that is reassigned from the mobile hub;

a biosignal sensing unit to sense a biosignal; and

a transmitter to transmit the biosignal to the mobile hub, and

each medical measurement device comprises;

a second receiver to receive a second frequency that is reassigned from the mobile hub and the biosignal.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the mobile hub is configured to assign a frequency that has a relatively high priority from among the assigned frequencies to the at least one sensor node over the at least one medical measurement device.

19. A wireless communication method between medical devices using a cognitive technology, the method comprising:

receiving, from an external frequency coordination database server, state information of frequencies that are available in a predetermined area, and storing interference information associated with the frequencies;

sensing an external interference signal that affects the frequencies outside the predetermined area, and an internal interference signal that affects the frequencies within the predetermined area;

determining a priority of each of the frequencies that are available in the predetermined area based on the interference information, the external interference signal, and the internal interference signal; and

assigning a frequency based on the priority.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the sensing comprises receiving, from a mobile hub, the internal interference signal and positioning information of a wireless node that is positioned within the predetermined area.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the determining of the priority comprises determining the priority of each of the frequencies that are available in the predetermined area based on an amount of interference that is measured during a predetermined amount of time.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein:

the sensing comprises sensing interference of a heterogeneous protocol that affects a frequency assigned to a mobile hub, and

the assigning comprises assigning an alternative frequency to the mobile hub in response to the interference of the heterogeneous protocol being sensed.

23. A wireless communication method between medical devices using a cognitive technology, the method comprising:

sensing an internal interference signal that affects frequencies that are available in a predetermined area;

receiving assigned frequencies from a local channel coordinator, and receiving sensing information from at least one sensor node;

transmitting the sensed internal interference signal to the local channel coordinator; and

reassigning one of the assigned frequencies to the at least one sensor node based on the internal interference signal.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the sensing comprises sensing an internal interference signal that affects the assigned frequencies, and sensing position information of a mobile hub and position information of at least one sensor node.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the internal interference signal that affects the assigned frequencies, the position information of the mobile hub, and the position information of the at least one sensor node.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the reassigning comprises reassigning, to the wireless nodes, frequencies that have relatively high priorities from among the assigned frequencies to wireless nodes that have a higher QoS ranking.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the sensing comprises sensing interference of a heterogeneous protocol that affects the assigned frequencies, and requesting the local channel coordinator for an alternative frequency in response to the interference of the heterogeneous protocol being sensed.