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Downloadable datasets for a patient monitoring system

  • US 8,419,650 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2009
  • Issued: 04/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • pre-programming a patient monitoring device with a set of firmware instructions;

    storing the set of firmware instructions in a memory of the patient monitoring device;

    repeatedly executing, on the patient monitoring device, instructions in the stored set of firmware instructions that cause the patient monitoring device to;

    download a prompt from a monitoring server via a communications network;

    store the prompt in the memory of the patient monitoring device, wherein the prompt is associated with at least one instruction in the set of firmware instructions, and wherein the prompt causes the patient monitoring device to execute the at least one instruction in the set of firmware instructions to gather information relating to a patient;

    receive information relating to the patient;

    upload the information, the information being uploaded to the monitoring server;

    wherein, after the patient monitoring device finishes executing instructions in the stored set of firmware instructions, the stored set of firmware instructions is the same as before the patient monitoring device executed the instructions in the stored set of firmware instructions, and wherein repeatedly executing instructions in the stored set of firmware instructions comprises;

    executing, on the patient monitoring device, a first subset of the stored set of firmware instructions that cause the patient monitoring device to download a first prompt;

    after executing the first subset of the stored set of firmware instructions, executing, on the patient monitoring device, a second subset of the stored set of firmware instructions that cause the patient monitoring device to store the first prompt in the memory of the patient monitoring device, wherein the first prompt is associated with a third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions, and wherein the first prompt causes the patient monitoring device to execute the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions to gather information relating to a patient;

    after executing the second subset of the stored set of firmware instructions, executing, on the patient monitoring device, the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions that cause the patient monitoring device to gather information relating to the patient;

    after executing the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions, executing, on the patient monitoring device, a fourth subset of the stored set of firmware instructions that cause the patient monitoring device to upload the information;

    after executing the fourth subset of the stored set of firmware instructions, executing, on the patient monitoring device, the first subset of the stored set of firmware instructions a second time, thereby causing the patient monitoring device to download a second prompt;

    after executing the first subset of the stored set of firmware instructions the second time, executing the second subset of the stored set of firmware instructions a second time, thereby causing the patient monitoring device to store the second prompt in the memory of the patient monitoring device, wherein the second prompt is associated with the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions, and wherein the second prompt causes the patient monitoring device to execute the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions a second time to gather further information relating to a patient;

    after executing the second subset of the stored set of firmware instructions the second time, executing the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions a second time, thereby causing the patient monitoring device to gather further information relating to the patient; and

    after executing the third subset of the stored set of firmware instructions the second time, executing the fourth subset of the stored set of firmware instructions a second time, thereby causing the patient monitoring device to upload the information to the monitoring server.

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