On-demand retransmission of data with an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting, using an external device, a series of synchronization signals during an uninterrupted communication mode, wherein each synchronization signal includes an echo code, wherein the transmitted echo code requests a number of duplicate data units to be sent in response to detecting an error in a data unit received by the external device during said uninterrupted communication mode; and
receiving, using the external device and for each synchronization signal, a new data unit and receiving the number of requested duplicate data units from an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein the number is selected using a value of the echo code, and wherein a duplicate data unit corresponds to a data unit previously transmitted by the IMD during said uninterrupted communication mode.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with an IMD and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to detect an error in a data unit received from the IMD, transmit a series of synchronization signals during an uninterrupted communication sequence, and receive, for each synchronization signal, a new data unit and the number of requested duplicate data units from the IMD. Each synchronization signal includes an echo code, wherein the echo code corresponds to a request for a number of duplicate data units to be sent in response to detecting the error in the data unit received during said uninterrupted communication sequence. The number of duplicate data units corresponds to a value of the echo code, and a duplicate data unit corresponds to a data unit previously transmitted by the IMD during said uninterrupted communication sequence.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
transmitting, using an external device, a series of synchronization signals during an uninterrupted communication mode, wherein each synchronization signal includes an echo code, wherein the transmitted echo code requests a number of duplicate data units to be sent in response to detecting an error in a data unit received by the external device during said uninterrupted communication mode; and receiving, using the external device and for each synchronization signal, a new data unit and receiving the number of requested duplicate data units from an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein the number is selected using a value of the echo code, and wherein a duplicate data unit corresponds to a data unit previously transmitted by the IMD during said uninterrupted communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. An apparatus comprising:
-
a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with an IMD; a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to; detect an error in a data unit received from the IMD; transmit via the transceiver, during an uninterrupted communication mode, a series of synchronization signals wherein each synchronization signal includes an echo code, wherein the transmitted echo code requests a number of duplicate data units to be sent in response to detecting the error in the data unit received via the transceiver during said uninterrupted communication mode; and receive via the transceiver, for each synchronization signal, a new data unit and the number of requested duplicate data units from the IMD, wherein the number of duplicate data units corresponds to a value of the echo code, and wherein a duplicate data unit corresponds to a data unit previously transmitted by the IMD during said uninterrupted communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
Specification