Federated sensing, analysis, summarization, and sharing of data for healthcare
First Claim
1. A method for providing data from a network of sensors sensing medical data, the method comprising:
- receiving medical data from the sensors;
generating a priority value for the received medical data including;
determining a type of the received medical data;
assigning a priority value to the received medical data based on the type;
comparing the received medical data with an expected corresponding normal value; and
assigning the priority value based on the comparing step including;
assigning a first priority value to the received medical data if the received medical data is within an expected range of normal values, otherwise assigning a second priority value, the second priority value being higher than the first priority value;
assigning the second priority value to the received medical data if the received medical data is outside the expected range of normal values but within a predetermined range of values, otherwise assigning a third party priority value, the third priority value being higher that the second priority value;
transporting the medical data to a healthcare provider according to the priority values; and
comparing the priority value of the received medical data to the priority values of other received medical data and transporting the received medical data to the healthcare provider if the priority value of the received medical data is greater than or equal to the priority values of the other received medical data,wherein the priority value of at least one other received medical data is greater than the priority value of the received medical data, the method further comprising transporting the at least one other received medical data substantially simultaneously with the received medical data and wherein the at least one other received medical data is transported with an indicator, the indicator indicating that the at least one other received medical data has priority.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for management of medical data from a network of devices. The network of devices may include federated sensors that collect and forward medical data pertaining to an individual or biological specimen. The federated sensors or a central or remote device may further process the medical data and assign a priority value to the medical data. Processing can also include the analysis of the data for sensor error, local fusion of multiple sensors into higher-level interpretations, and the summarization or abstraction of the data into information that people are more comfortable with sharing than they might be with transmittal of the base data. The medical data may be transported to a healthcare provider or other endpoints based on the priority value and the authorization of recipient.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing data from a network of sensors sensing medical data, the method comprising:
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receiving medical data from the sensors; generating a priority value for the received medical data including; determining a type of the received medical data; assigning a priority value to the received medical data based on the type; comparing the received medical data with an expected corresponding normal value; and assigning the priority value based on the comparing step including; assigning a first priority value to the received medical data if the received medical data is within an expected range of normal values, otherwise assigning a second priority value, the second priority value being higher than the first priority value; assigning the second priority value to the received medical data if the received medical data is outside the expected range of normal values but within a predetermined range of values, otherwise assigning a third party priority value, the third priority value being higher that the second priority value; transporting the medical data to a healthcare provider according to the priority values; and comparing the priority value of the received medical data to the priority values of other received medical data and transporting the received medical data to the healthcare provider if the priority value of the received medical data is greater than or equal to the priority values of the other received medical data, wherein the priority value of at least one other received medical data is greater than the priority value of the received medical data, the method further comprising transporting the at least one other received medical data substantially simultaneously with the received medical data and wherein the at least one other received medical data is transported with an indicator, the indicator indicating that the at least one other received medical data has priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing data from a network of sensors sensing medical data, the method comprising:
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receiving medical data from the sensors; generating a priority value for the received medical data; and
transporting the medical data to a healthcare provider according to the priority values;receiving input from a subject, the input comprising a preference for data privacy; identifying at least a portion of the received medical data as private based on the preference; and filtering the identified at least a portion of the received data, wherein the transporting includes transporting a portion of the received medical data not filtered. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for identifying healthcare data sensors in a sensor device network, the method comprising:
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receiving medical data from a plurality of sensor devices; identifying a type of medical data from each of the sensor devices in the plurality of sensor devices; comparing matching types of medical data from each corresponding sensor device in the plurality of sensor devices; assigning a reliability factor to sensor devices based on the comparing;
transporting the medical data including the assigned reliability factor,wherein the comparing includes identifying a first sensor device in the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the first sensor device provides medical data that is substantially different from the medical data from each corresponding sensor device in the plurality of sensor devices and wherein the assigning comprises assigning a first reliability factor to the first sensor device and a second reliability factor to each corresponding sensor device in the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the first reliability factor is different from the second reliability factor. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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