Automated collection of operational data from distributed medical devices
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1. A method for automatically collecting at a data repository operational data from remotely distributed medical apparatus via a network that includes one or more intermediate nodes, comprising:
- automatically capturing said operational data at said medical apparatus;
automatically selecting a route through the network for transferring said captured operational data to said data repository by;
comparing an ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transmit said operational data to said data repository to an ability of a first of the intermediate nodes to transmit said operational data to said data repository; and
selecting the network route through the network that utilizes said first intermediate node if the ability of said first intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository is superior to the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transfer said operational data to said data repository without said first intermediate node; and
automatically transmitting said captured operational data to said data repository via said selected network route.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically collecting at a data repository operational data from remotely distributed medical apparatus via a network, is disclosed, the method comprising: automatically capturing operational data at said medical apparatus; automatically selecting a route through the network for transferring said captured operational data to said data repository; and automatically transmitting said captured operational data to said central medical location via said selected network route.
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1. A method for automatically collecting at a data repository operational data from remotely distributed medical apparatus via a network that includes one or more intermediate nodes, comprising:
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automatically capturing said operational data at said medical apparatus; automatically selecting a route through the network for transferring said captured operational data to said data repository by; comparing an ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transmit said operational data to said data repository to an ability of a first of the intermediate nodes to transmit said operational data to said data repository; and selecting the network route through the network that utilizes said first intermediate node if the ability of said first intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository is superior to the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transfer said operational data to said data repository without said first intermediate node; and automatically transmitting said captured operational data to said data repository via said selected network route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for automatically collecting at a data repository operational data from a remotely distributed medical apparatus via a network having one or more intermediate nodes, comprising:
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automatically capturing said operational data at said medical apparatus; automatically selecting an optimal network route through the network to transfer said captured operational data from said remotely distributed medical apparatus to said data repository based on one or more selection criteria, the optimal network route utilizing one or more of said intermediate nodes to route said captured operational data; and automatically transmitting said captured operational data to said data repository via said selected network route; wherein automatically selecting an optimal network route utilizing one of said intermediate nodes comprises; contacting one of said intermediate nodes; retrieving properties of said contacted intermediate node; storing said retrieved properties in said remotely distributed medical apparatus, wherein said properties include the ability of said contacted intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository; calculating the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transmit said operational data to said data repository; comparing the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transmit said operational data to said data repository to the ability of said contacted intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository; and selecting a network route utilizing said contacted intermediate node if the ability of said intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said central node location is greater than the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transfer said operational data to said data repository. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 45)
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28. A system for automatically collecting operational data from remotely distributed medical apparatus via a network, comprising:
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a data repository; a remotely distributed medical apparatus configured to automatically capture said operational data; and at least one intermediate node connected to the network; wherein the system is configured to automatically select a route through the network for transferring said captured operational data from said medical apparatus to said data repository by; comparing an ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transmit said operational data to said data repository to an ability of a first intermediate node of said at least one intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository; and selecting the network route through the network that utilizes said first intermediate node if the ability of said first intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository is superior to the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transfer said operational data to said data repository without said first intermediate node; and wherein said remotely distributed medical apparatus is configured to automatically transmit said captured operational data to said data repository via said selected network route. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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46. A system for the automatic collection at a data repository of operational data from remotely distributed medical apparatus via a network, comprising:
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means for automatically capturing said operational data at said medical apparatus; at least one intermediate node connected to the network; means for automatically selecting a route through the network for transferring said captured operational data from said medical apparatus to said data repository, said means for automatically selecting a route through the network for transferring said captured operational data from said medical apparatus to said data repository including means for; comparing an ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transmit said operational data to said data repository to an ability of a first intermediate node of said at least one intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository; and selecting the network route through the network that utilizes said first intermediate node if the ability of said first intermediate node to transmit said operational data to said data repository is superior to the ability of said remotely distributed medical apparatus to transfer said operational data to said data repository without said first intermediate node; and means for automatically transmitting said captured operational data to said data repository location via said selected network route. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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