Event detection and transmission system
First Claim
1. A data receiver station for use with a data acquisition and transfer device, the data acquisition and transfer device having first and second sensors each responsive to a change of a predetermined nature and a transmitter for transmitting over a mobile phone network data concerning an occurrence of each change to the data receiver station, wherein the data receiver station comprises:
- a transmitter configured to send a first polling signal over the mobile phone network to the data acquisition and transfer device requesting data associated with a change detected by the first sensor, and a second polling signal over the mobile phone network to the data acquisition and transfer device requesting data associated with a change detected by the second sensor;
a receiver configured to receive the data associated with the first and second sensors over the mobile phone network; and
a controller configured to determine a time for sending the second polling signal depending upon a content of the first data and to control the transmitter to send the second polling signal at the determined time.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a data acquisition and transfer device comprising a sensor responsive to change of predetermined nature, and a transmitter for transmitting over the mobile phone network data concerning the occurrence of such a change to a receiver station. Such devices can be used in monitoring patients compliance when undergoing drug trials and can form part of a system which polls the device for changes and keeps a record of all transmissions.
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1. A data receiver station for use with a data acquisition and transfer device, the data acquisition and transfer device having first and second sensors each responsive to a change of a predetermined nature and a transmitter for transmitting over a mobile phone network data concerning an occurrence of each change to the data receiver station, wherein the data receiver station comprises:
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a transmitter configured to send a first polling signal over the mobile phone network to the data acquisition and transfer device requesting data associated with a change detected by the first sensor, and a second polling signal over the mobile phone network to the data acquisition and transfer device requesting data associated with a change detected by the second sensor; a receiver configured to receive the data associated with the first and second sensors over the mobile phone network; and a controller configured to determine a time for sending the second polling signal depending upon a content of the first data and to control the transmitter to send the second polling signal at the determined time. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A data receiver station, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a first polling signal at a first time and a second polling signal at a second time; a receiver configured to receive data sent in response to and after the first polling signal; and a controller coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and configured to determine the second time depending upon a content of the data received by the receiver and to control the transmitter to send the second polling signal at the second time. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A data acquisition system, comprising:
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a data receiver station, comprising; a first transmitter configured to transmit over a network a first polling signal at a first time and a second polling signal at a second time, a first receiver configured to receive first data and second data, and a controller coupled to the first transmitter and the first receiver and configured to determine the second time depending upon a content of the first data received by the first receiver and to control the first transmitter to send the second polling signal at the second time; and a data acquisition device, comprising; a second receiver configured to receive over the network the first and second polling signals, a first sensor configured to sense a first physical characteristic, a second sensor configured to sense a second physical characteristic, and a second transmitter configured to transmit the first and second data, wherein the data acquisition device is configured to generate the first data based on the first physical characteristic as sensed by the first sensor and to generate the second data based on the second physical characteristic as sensed by the second sensor, and is further configured to transmit by the second transmitter the first data in response to the second receiver receiving the first polling signal and the second data in response to the second receiver receiving the second polling signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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