Power efficiency in a medical implant based system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- by a medical implant transceiver implantable within a body of a living organism, receiving a portion of a signal from a medical controller transceiver external to the body of the living organism;
based on directions within the portion of the signal, determining a time duration after which a subsequent portion of the signal is to be transmitted from the medical controller transceiver, wherein the directions include a value indicative of the time duration, wherein the time duration differs based on the value, and wherein the subsequent portion is to be transmitted from the medical controller transceiver after an end of the portion;
causing the medical implant transceiver to enter into an inactive state for the time duration; and
awakening the medical implant transceiver after the time duration has elapsed.
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Abstract
By a medical implant transceiver implantable within a body of a living organism, a portion of a signal is received from a medical controller transceiver external to the body of the living organism. Based on directions within the portion of the signal, a time duration is determined, after which a subsequent portion of the signal is to be transmitted from the medical controller transceiver. The directions include a value indicative of the time duration. The time duration differs based on the value. The subsequent portion is to be transmitted from the medical controller transceiver after an end of the portion. The medical implant transceiver enters into an inactive state for the time duration and awakens after the time duration has elapsed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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by a medical implant transceiver implantable within a body of a living organism, receiving a portion of a signal from a medical controller transceiver external to the body of the living organism; based on directions within the portion of the signal, determining a time duration after which a subsequent portion of the signal is to be transmitted from the medical controller transceiver, wherein the directions include a value indicative of the time duration, wherein the time duration differs based on the value, and wherein the subsequent portion is to be transmitted from the medical controller transceiver after an end of the portion; causing the medical implant transceiver to enter into an inactive state for the time duration; and awakening the medical implant transceiver after the time duration has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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