Telemedicine application for remote monitoring, viewing and updating of patient records
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1. A method for delivering telemedicine services, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a medical device, diagnostic information;
discovering, by the medical device, a gateway device, wherein the discovering includes an exchange of messages at a link layer, IP layer, or application layer, and the exchanged messages includethe medical device transmitting a message to the gateway device announcing capabilities required to initiate communication, the announced capabilities including types of medical applications supported by the medical device, andthe medical device receiving from the gateway device a message announcing capabilities of the gateway device;
establishing, by the medical device, a connection with the gateway device;
establishing, by the medical device, a session with the gateway device; and
transferring, by the medical device, the diagnostic information to the gateway device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of providing telemedicine services are provided. A system can include a medical device that obtains diagnostic information, a gateway device coupled to the medical device, an application server coupled to the gateway device via wired and wireless networks, a database coupled to the application server, the database storing the diagnostic information, and an analyzing device coupled to the database, the analyzing device analyzes records in the database to identify diagnostic information that exceeds predefined thresholds.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for delivering telemedicine services, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a medical device, diagnostic information; discovering, by the medical device, a gateway device, wherein the discovering includes an exchange of messages at a link layer, IP layer, or application layer, and the exchanged messages include the medical device transmitting a message to the gateway device announcing capabilities required to initiate communication, the announced capabilities including types of medical applications supported by the medical device, and the medical device receiving from the gateway device a message announcing capabilities of the gateway device; establishing, by the medical device, a connection with the gateway device; establishing, by the medical device, a session with the gateway device; and transferring, by the medical device, the diagnostic information to the gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for delivering telemedicine services, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a medical device, diagnostic information; discovering, by the medical device, a gateway device; establishing, by the medical device, a connection with the gateway device; establishing, by the medical device, a session with the gateway device; transferring, by the medical device, the diagnostic information to the gateway device; exchanging data between the medical and gateway devices; and performing flow control over the data exchange, wherein the flow control includes the medical device receiving a message from the gateway device instructing the medical device to slow down or temporarily stop information transfer to the gateway device.
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14. A method for delivering telemedicine services, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a medical device, diagnostic information; discovering, by the medical device, a gateway device; establishing, by the medical device, a connection with the gateway device; establishing, by the medical device, a session with the gateway device; transferring, by the medical device, the diagnostic information to the gateway device; establishing, by gateway device, a connection with an application server; establishing, by the gateway device, a session with the application server; and transferring, by the gateway device, the diagnostic information to the application server, wherein the gateway device establishes sessions in addition to the session with the application server, and diagnostic information is multicast by the gateway device over the session with the application server and the additional sessions.
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