Methods and apparatus to retrofit wired healthcare and fitness systems for wireless operation
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1. A wireless sensor system for monitoring a physiological parameter of a subject, comprising:
- a host device configured to monitor said physiological parameter of said subject;
a relay station that is in communication with said host device, wherein said relay station comprises a circuit comprising i) at least one antenna, ii) at least one radio coupled to said at least one antenna, and iii) a host interface unit that transmits data from said relay station to said host device; and
at least one portable patch that is in communication with said relay station, wherein said portable patch comprises a circuit comprising i) at least one antenna, ii) at least one radio coupled to said at least one antenna, and iii) at least one sensor that collects sensor data to monitor said physiological parameter,wherein said portable patch collects sensor data from said subject using said at least one sensor and transmits said sensor data to said relay station,wherein said relay station receives said sensor data from said portable patch and transmits said sensor data to said host device in a format that is recognizable by said host device when used as a wired sensor system, andwherein said at least one radio of said relay station and said at least one radio of said portable patch are complementary radios such that, upon operation of said at least one radio of said relay station and said at least one radio of said portable patch, power is distributed asymmetrically between said relay station and said portable patch.
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Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus for converting a wired sensor system to a wireless sensor system. The apparatus can comprise a relay station comprising at least one antenna and at least one radio. The relay station can be adaptable to be integrated as at least one application specific integrated circuit and further adaptable to convert a wired sensor system into a wireless sensor system. Further provided are systems for converting wired sensor systems into wireless sensor systems and methods of use.
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1. A wireless sensor system for monitoring a physiological parameter of a subject, comprising:
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a host device configured to monitor said physiological parameter of said subject; a relay station that is in communication with said host device, wherein said relay station comprises a circuit comprising i) at least one antenna, ii) at least one radio coupled to said at least one antenna, and iii) a host interface unit that transmits data from said relay station to said host device; and at least one portable patch that is in communication with said relay station, wherein said portable patch comprises a circuit comprising i) at least one antenna, ii) at least one radio coupled to said at least one antenna, and iii) at least one sensor that collects sensor data to monitor said physiological parameter, wherein said portable patch collects sensor data from said subject using said at least one sensor and transmits said sensor data to said relay station, wherein said relay station receives said sensor data from said portable patch and transmits said sensor data to said host device in a format that is recognizable by said host device when used as a wired sensor system, and wherein said at least one radio of said relay station and said at least one radio of said portable patch are complementary radios such that, upon operation of said at least one radio of said relay station and said at least one radio of said portable patch, power is distributed asymmetrically between said relay station and said portable patch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring a physiological parameter of a subject, comprising:
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(a) collecting sensor data from said subject using at least one portable patch comprising a circuit comprising i) at least one antenna, ii) at least one radio coupled to said at least one antenna, and iii) at least one sensor, which at least one sensor collects sensor data to monitor said physiological parameter; (b) transmitting said sensor data from said portable patch to a relay station that is in communication with said portable patch, said relay station comprising a circuit comprising i) at least one antenna, ii) at least one radio coupled to said at least one antenna, and iii) a host interface unit; and (c) transmitting said sensor data from said relay station to a host device configured to monitor said physiological parameter of said subject, wherein said sensor data is transmitted in a format that is recognizable by said host device when used as a wired sensor system, wherein said at least one radio of said relay station and said at least one radio of said portable patch are complementary radios such that, upon operation of said at least one radio of said relay station and said at least one radio of said portable patch, power is distributed asymmetrically between said relay station and said portable patch. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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