Wireless Relay Module for Remote Monitoring Systems
First Claim
1. A wireless relay module comprising:
- a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a first wireless relay network from at least one medical device;
a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a first internet-accessible wireless communications network;
a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a second internet-accessible wireless communications network;
a third transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the first wireless relay network; and
a controller coupled to said transmitters, said controller capable of controlling said wireless relay module to select one of said first, second or third transmitter for transmitting medical device data received by said first receiver.
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Abstract
A wireless relay module for networked communications between a series of medical devices and a remote monitoring device. An interface circuit coupled to each medical device communicates with the wireless relay module via a wireless relay network. The relay module communicates with the remote monitoring device over one or more internet-accessible wireless communication networks, and includes a receiver coupled to the wireless relay network, transmitter(s) for the wireless relay network or other wireless relay networks, other transmitters for the one or more Internet-accessible wireless communications networks; and a controller. The controller determines a status of the one or more internet-accessible wireless communications networks. When the status indicates that at least one of the internet-accessible wireless communications network is available, the appropriate transmitter is selected for the transmitting medical device data over the available internet-accessible wireless communications networks. When the internet-accessible wireless communications networks are not accessible, the appropriate wireless relay network transmitter is selected for transmitting the data to another wireless relay module.
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34 Claims
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1. A wireless relay module comprising:
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a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a first wireless relay network from at least one medical device; a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a first internet-accessible wireless communications network; a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a second internet-accessible wireless communications network; a third transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the first wireless relay network; and a controller coupled to said transmitters, said controller capable of controlling said wireless relay module to select one of said first, second or third transmitter for transmitting medical device data received by said first receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A process for operating a relay module in a medical device wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving data from at least one medical devices over a wireless relay network; b. determining the status of first and second internet-accessible wireless communications networks in respective communication with first and second transmitters of said relay module; c. transmitting said data from said at least one medical devices over said first or second communications network by said first or second transmitter if said determined status satisfies a particular criteria; and d. transmitting said data from said at least one medical devices by a third transmitter in communication with the wireless relay network to a second relay module over the wireless relay network if said determined status fails to satisfy the particular criteria. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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