RADIO NETWORK COMMUNICATION MODES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS MONITORING

• US 20170055205A1
• Filed: 08/17/2016
• Published: 02/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: FELLNER, ISTVAN ROLAND, WONG, JERRY JUN, MORRIS, BENJAMIN DAVID
• Granted Patent: US 10,652,808 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for managing communication modes on a network used for physiological status monitoring. The methods may include receiving indications that a network had been selected and that a communication or operation mode for the network had been selected. The communication or operation mode may be based at least in part on a number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network. A beacon may be transmitted to indicate one or more transmission parameters associated with the selected communication or operation mode.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication in a physiological status monitoring system, comprising:

receiving a network indication that a radio access network has been selected;

receiving a mode indication that an operation mode of the radio access network has been selected, the operation mode based at least in part on a number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network; and

transmitting a beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving transmissions from one or more of the remote physiological monitoring devices in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the beacon for transmission from among a plurality of preconfigured beacons corresponding to different operating modes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving transmissions from one or more of the remote physiological monitoring devices at varying update rates, the update rates varying based on the operation mode.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

operating in one of a low capacity operation mode, a medium capacity operation mode, or a high capacity operation mode, wherein the one or more transmission parameters indicate that the remote physiological monitoring devices are to provide updated data at a first update rate during operation in the low capacity operation mode, at a second update rate during operation in the medium capacity operation mode, and at a third update rate during operation in the high capacity operation mode.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first update rate has an update frequency that is faster than an update frequency of the second update rate, and wherein the second update rate has an update frequency that is faster than an update frequency of the third update rate.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode comprises:

including in one or more transmission parameters an indication that the remote physiological monitoring devices are to provide updated data during transmission slots whose lengths vary in accordance with the operating mode.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode comprises:

including the network indicator in the beacon.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prohibiting an addition of a remote physiological monitoring device to the radio access network when a total number of remote physiological monitoring devices registered to the radio access network is equal to the number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network for the operation mode.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving transmissions from one or more of the remote physiological monitoring devices, wherein the transmissions include a short address of a transmitting remote physiological monitoring device, a range of available short addresses varying in accordance with the operation mode.

11. A physiological status monitoring device, comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive communications from one or more remote physiological monitoring devices; and

a processor configured to execute instructions to;

receive a network indication that a radio access network has been selected;

receive a mode indication that an operation mode of the radio access network has been selected, the operation mode based at least in part on a number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network; and

transmit a beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode.

12. The device of claim 11, the processor being further configured to execute instructions to:

receive transmissions from one or more of the remote physiological monitoring devices in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.

13. The device of claim 11, the processor being further configured to execute instructions to:

select the beacon for transmission from among a plurality of preconfigured beacons corresponding to different operating modes.

14. The device of claim 11, the processor being further configured to execute instructions to:

receive transmissions from one or more of the remote physiological monitoring devices at varying update rates, the update rates varying based on the operation mode.

15. The device of claim 11, the processor being further configured to execute instructions to:

operate in one of a low capacity operation mode, a medium capacity operation mode, or a high capacity operation mode, wherein the one or more transmission parameters indicate that the remote physiological monitoring devices are to provide updated data at a first update rate during operation in the low capacity operation mode, at a second update rate during operation in the medium capacity operation mode, and at a third update rate during operation in the high capacity operation mode.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions to transmit the beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode comprise instructions executable on the processor to:

include in one or more transmission parameters an indication that the remote physiological monitoring devices are to provide updated data during transmission slots whose lengths vary in accordance with the operating mode.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions to transmit the beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode comprise instructions executable on the processor to:

include the network indicator in the beacon.

18. The device of claim 11, the processor being further configured to execute instructions to:

prohibit an addition of a remote physiological monitoring device to the radio access network when a total number of remote physiological monitoring devices registered to the radio access network is equal to the number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network for the operation mode.

19. The device of claim 11, the processor being further configured to execute instructions to:

receive transmissions from one or more of the remote physiological monitoring devices, wherein the transmissions include a short address of a transmitting remote physiological monitoring device, a range of available short addresses varying in accordance with the operation mode.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to:

receive a network indication that a radio access network has been selected;

receive a mode indication that an operation mode of the radio access network has been selected, the operation mode based at least in part on a number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network; and

transmit a beacon indicating to the remote physiological monitoring devices one or more transmission parameters associated with the operation mode.