Intelligent data network with power management capabilities
First Claim
1. A first, ambulatory device capable of engaging in wireless two-way communication with at least a second device, comprising:
- a first sensor configured to monitor a physical or physiological condition of a person while being transported by the person or by an article worn by the person;
a first transmitter;
a first receiver; and
at least one first controller coupled to the first sensor, the first transmitter, and the first receiver, the at least one first controller being configured to power on the first receiver to listen for second messages from the second device during finite time periods following use of the first transmitter to transmit respective first messages to the second device, the at least one first controller being further configured to cause at least some of the first messages to include data concerning the physical or physiological condition of the person monitored by the first sensor, and to power down the first receiver after each of the finite time periods following use of the transmitter to transmit respective first messages to the second device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for implementing two-way communication between at least first and second devices comprises steps of: (a1) during finite time periods following transmission of respective first messages from the first device to the second device, using the first device to listen for second messages transmitted from the second device to first device; and (a2) after each of the finite time periods following the transmission of the respective first messages from the first device to the second device, ceasing to use the first device to listen for second messages transmitted from the second device to the first device until after the first device transmits another first message to the second device.
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1. A first, ambulatory device capable of engaging in wireless two-way communication with at least a second device, comprising:
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a first sensor configured to monitor a physical or physiological condition of a person while being transported by the person or by an article worn by the person; a first transmitter; a first receiver; and at least one first controller coupled to the first sensor, the first transmitter, and the first receiver, the at least one first controller being configured to power on the first receiver to listen for second messages from the second device during finite time periods following use of the first transmitter to transmit respective first messages to the second device, the at least one first controller being further configured to cause at least some of the first messages to include data concerning the physical or physiological condition of the person monitored by the first sensor, and to power down the first receiver after each of the finite time periods following use of the transmitter to transmit respective first messages to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A first, ambulatory device capable of engaging in wireless two-way communication with at least a second device, comprising:
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a first sensor configured to monitor a physical or physiological condition of a person; a first transmitter; a first receiver; and at least one first controller coupled to the first sensor, the first transmitter, and the first receiver, the at least one first controller being configured to power on the first receiver to listen for second messages from the second device during finite time periods following use of the first transmitter to transmit respective first messages to the second device, the at least one first controller being further configured to cause at least some of the first messages to include data concerning the physical or physiological condition of the person monitored by the first sensor, and to power down the first receiver after each of the finite time periods following use of the transmitter to transmit respective first messages to the second device; wherein the sensor is configured to monitor a physiological condition of the person, and wherein the physiological condition relates to one or more of a heart rate of the person, a blood pressure of the person, a body temperature of the person, a blood glucose level of the person, an electrocardiograph reading for the person, a pulse oximetry reading for the person, and an electromyography reading for the person. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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