Data acquisition for modular biometric monitoring system
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1. A modular biometric monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of data acquisition modules configured to sample biometric data for a predetermined type of biometric condition from at least one respective input channel at a data acquisition rate, a representation of the sampled biometric data being stored in memory of each of the plurality of data acquisition modules, each of the plurality of data acquisition modules being configured to store housekeeping data in the memory, the housekeeping data comprising a value indicative of an amount of biometric data stored in the memory of each respective data acquisition module; and
a central control system in communication with each of the plurality of data acquisition modules through a bus, the central control system being configured to collect data asynchronously, via the bus, from the memory of the plurality of data acquisition modules according to a relative fullness of the memory of the plurality of data acquisition modules determined from the housekeeping data thereof,wherein the central control system further comprises a prioritization engine that determines a priority that establishes at least part of an order from which of the plurality of data acquisition modules the biometric data is collected.
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A modular system for acquiring biometric data includes a plurality of data acquisition modules configured to sample biometric data from at least one respective input channel at a data acquisition rate. A representation of the sampled biometric data is stored in memory of each of the plurality of data acquisition modules. A central control system is in communication with each of the plurality of data acquisition modules through a bus. The central control system is configured to collect data asynchronously, via the bus, from the memory of the plurality of data acquisition modules according to a relative fullness of the memory of the plurality of data acquisition modules.
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1. A modular biometric monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of data acquisition modules configured to sample biometric data for a predetermined type of biometric condition from at least one respective input channel at a data acquisition rate, a representation of the sampled biometric data being stored in memory of each of the plurality of data acquisition modules, each of the plurality of data acquisition modules being configured to store housekeeping data in the memory, the housekeeping data comprising a value indicative of an amount of biometric data stored in the memory of each respective data acquisition module; and a central control system in communication with each of the plurality of data acquisition modules through a bus, the central control system being configured to collect data asynchronously, via the bus, from the memory of the plurality of data acquisition modules according to a relative fullness of the memory of the plurality of data acquisition modules determined from the housekeeping data thereof, wherein the central control system further comprises a prioritization engine that determines a priority that establishes at least part of an order from which of the plurality of data acquisition modules the biometric data is collected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A biometric monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of modular components configured to sample a predetermined type of biometric data received from at least one respective input channel according to a data acquisition rate, each of the plurality of modular components comprising; a first memory structure configured to store housekeeping information associated with operation of the respective modular component, and a second memory structure configured to store a representation of the sampled biometric data, the housekeeping information in the first memory structure comprising data indicative of an amount of biometric data stored in the second memory structure and being updated in response to storing the representation of the sampled biometric data in the second memory structure; and a master module configured to retrieve data asynchronously, via a bus to which each of the plurality modular components is connected, from the second memory structure of the plurality modular components according to a relative fullness of the second memory structure in each of the plurality modular components as determined by the master module based on the updated housekeeping information in the plurality of modular components, wherein the master module further comprises a prioritization engine that determines a priority for establishing an order from which of the plurality of modular components that data is collected by the master module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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