COLLECTING AND TRANSFERRING PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA
First Claim
1. At a mobile physiological data collection device, the mobile physiological data collection device including an attachment port, a storage device, and communication module, the attachment port for accepting any of a plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments, the storage device for storing collected physiological data, the communication module for transferring collected physiological data to other computer systems, a method for collecting and transferring physiological data for an individual, the method comprising:
- an act of collecting first physiological data from a first physiological monitoring attachment, the first physiological monitoring attachment mechanically and electrically coupled to the attachment port, the first physiological monitoring attachment selected from among the plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments;
an act of storing the first physiological data in the storage device;
an act of detecting that the first physiological monitoring attachment has been decoupled from the attachment port;
an act of detecting that a second different physiological monitoring attachment is mechanically and electrically coupled to the attachment port subsequent to detecting that the physiological monitoring attachment has been decoupled from the attachment port, the second different physiological monitoring attachment selected from among the plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments;
an act of collecting second physiological data from the second physiological monitoring attachment;
an act of storing the second physiological data in the storage device; and
in response to a triggering event;
an act of establishing a network connection to a designated computer system; and
an act of transferring any stored physiological data, including the first physiological data and the second physiological data, from the mobile physiological data collection device to the designated computer system over the network connection.
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Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for collecting and transferring physiological data. Different physiological monitoring appliances can be attached to a portable physiological data collection device. Each physiological monitoring appliance can collect a different physiological data (blood glucose data, heart rate data, etc.) from an individual. Different physiological data can be collected and stored at the portable physiological data collection device. In response to a triggering event, a connection can be established to an external computer system. The stored physiological data can be transferred over the established connection to the external computer system. In some embodiments, the external computer system is a healthcare server that shares collected physiological data as well as other healthcare information with designated entities (e.g., family, doctors, etc.). The healthcare server can share healthcare information in accordance with patient configured rules so that patients have control over dissemination their healthcare information.
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20 Claims
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1. At a mobile physiological data collection device, the mobile physiological data collection device including an attachment port, a storage device, and communication module, the attachment port for accepting any of a plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments, the storage device for storing collected physiological data, the communication module for transferring collected physiological data to other computer systems, a method for collecting and transferring physiological data for an individual, the method comprising:
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an act of collecting first physiological data from a first physiological monitoring attachment, the first physiological monitoring attachment mechanically and electrically coupled to the attachment port, the first physiological monitoring attachment selected from among the plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments; an act of storing the first physiological data in the storage device; an act of detecting that the first physiological monitoring attachment has been decoupled from the attachment port; an act of detecting that a second different physiological monitoring attachment is mechanically and electrically coupled to the attachment port subsequent to detecting that the physiological monitoring attachment has been decoupled from the attachment port, the second different physiological monitoring attachment selected from among the plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments; an act of collecting second physiological data from the second physiological monitoring attachment; an act of storing the second physiological data in the storage device; and in response to a triggering event; an act of establishing a network connection to a designated computer system; and an act of transferring any stored physiological data, including the first physiological data and the second physiological data, from the mobile physiological data collection device to the designated computer system over the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for use at a mobile physiological data collection device, the mobile physiological data collection device including an attachment port, a storage device, and communication module, the attachment port for accepting any of a plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments, the storage device for storing collected physiological data, the communication module for transferring collected physiological data to other computer systems, the computer program product for implementing a method for collecting and transferring physiological data for an individual, the computer program product comprising one or more storage devices having sored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed at a processor, cause the mobile physiological data collection device to perform the method, including the following:
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collect first physiological data from a first physiological monitoring attachment, the first physiological monitoring attachment mechanically and electrically coupled to the attachment port, the first physiological monitoring attachment selected from among the plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments; an store the first physiological data in the storage device; detect that the first physiological monitoring attachment has been decoupled from the attachment port; detect that a second different physiological monitoring attachment is mechanically and electrically coupled to the attachment port subsequent to detecting that the physiological monitoring attachment has been decoupled from the attachment port, the second different physiological monitoring attachment selected from among the plurality of different interchangeable physiological monitoring attachments; collect second physiological data from the second physiological monitoring attachment; storing the second physiological data in the storage device; and
in response to a triggering event;establish a network connection to a designated computer system; and transfer any stored physiological data, including the first physiological data and the second physiological data, from the mobile physiological data collection device to the designated computer system over the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile physiological data collection device, the mobile physiological data collection device comprising:
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one or more processors; system memory; an attachment port, the attachment port configured to mechanically and electrically couple to any of a plurality of different physiological monitoring attachments, each different physiological monitoring attachment configured to collect a different type of physiological data; a communication module, the communication module configured to, in response to a triggering event; establish a network connection to a designated computer system; and transfer different types of stored physiological data from the mobile physiological data collection device to the designated computer system over the network connection; one or more storage devices, the one or more storage devices; configured to store different types of collected physiological data obtained from physiological monitoring attachments coupled to the attachment port; and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions representing a collection management module, the collection management module configured to; detect when one of the plurality of different physiological monitoring attachments is coupled to the attachment port; collect physiological obtained by the physiological monitoring attachment; and store the physiological data at the one or more storage devices. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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