Wireless relay module for monitoring network status
First Claim
1. A wireless relay module for communicating with at least one medical device, the wireless relay module comprising:
- a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a wireless relay network from at least one medical device;
a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data over the wireless relay network; and
a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data over an internet-accessible wireless communications network;
a processor coupled to the first and second transmitters, said processor capable of controlling said wireless relay module to select one of said first or second transmitter for transmitting medical device data received by said first receiver, wherein said first transmitter is further capable of transmitting, to the at least one medical device, information indicative of a status of network communications of at least one of the wireless relay network and the internet-accessible wireless communications network.
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Abstract
A wireless relay module for networked communications between a series of medical devices and a remote monitoring device. An interface circuit coupled to each medical device communicates with the wireless relay module via a wireless relay network. The relay module communicates with the remote monitoring device over an internet-accessible wireless communication network. The controller determines a status of the networks. When the status indicates that the internet-accessible wireless communications network is available, a transmitter transmits medical device data over this network. When the internet-accessible wireless communications network is not accessible, another transmitter transmits the data to another wireless relay module. In addition, the controller obtains status information the two networks, and either transmits this information to one of the medical devices or prepares the information for display on a display of the wireless relay module.
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28 Claims
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1. A wireless relay module for communicating with at least one medical device, the wireless relay module comprising:
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a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a wireless relay network from at least one medical device; a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data over the wireless relay network; and a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data over an internet-accessible wireless communications network; a processor coupled to the first and second transmitters, said processor capable of controlling said wireless relay module to select one of said first or second transmitter for transmitting medical device data received by said first receiver, wherein said first transmitter is further capable of transmitting, to the at least one medical device, information indicative of a status of network communications of at least one of the wireless relay network and the internet-accessible wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless relay module comprising:
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a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a wireless relay network from at least one medical device; a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the wireless relay network; a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data over an internet-accessible wireless communications network; a processor coupled to the first and second transmitters, said processor capable of controlling said wireless relay module to select one of said first or second transmitter for transmitting the medical device data received by said first receiver wherein said first transmitter is further capable of transmitting, to the at least one medical device, information indicative of a status of network communications of at least one of the wireless relay network and the internet-accessible wireless communications network and a display coupled to the processor, said display capable of displaying information indicative of status of network communications of at least one of the wireless relay network and the internet-accessible wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A process for operating a relay module in a wireless relay network comprising a plurality of wireless relay modules, the process comprising:
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receiving medical device data from at least one medical device over the wireless relay network; determining the status of an internet-accessible wireless communications network in communication with a first transmitter of the relay module; transmitting the medical device data from the at least one medical devices over the communications network by the first transmitter if the determined status satisfies a particular criteria; and transmitting the medical device data from the at least one medical devices by a second transmitter in communication with the wireless relay network to a second relay module over the wireless relay network if the determined status fails to satisfy the particular criteria; and determining information indicative of status of network communications of at least one of the wireless relay network and the internet-accessible wireless communications network; and transmitting to the at least one medical device the information indicative of a status of network communications of at least one of the wireless relay network and the internet-accessible wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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