Electronic key convey solution for in-hospital medical body area network (MBAN) systems
First Claim
1. A electronic key conveyance system of a medical institution, comprising:
- a control point receiving one or more electronic keys from a coordinator of an MBAN spectrum, each of the electronic keys authorizing the medical institution to use at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum;
a channel regulator separate from the coordinator, the channel regulator generating by a processor one or more channel use rules based on the electronic keys, the channel use rules authorizing MBAN systems of the medical institution to use the at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum; and
,one or more access points and/or ports receiving the channel use rules from the channel regulator and notifying the MBAN systems of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules.
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Abstract
An electronic key conveyance system (10) of a medical institution (14) includes a control point (70). The control point (70) receives one or more electronic keys from a coordinator (12) of an MBAN spectrum. Each of the electronic keys authorizes the medical institution (14) to use at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum. The system (10) further includes a channel regulator (72) generating by a processor (80) one or more channel use rules based on the electronic keys. The channel use rules authorize MBAN systems (18, 20, 22) of the medical institution (14) to use the at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum. Even more, the system (10) includes one or more access points and/or ports (74, 76) notifying the MBAN systems (18, 20, 22) of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules. The electronic key is based on the available spectrum of primary users like AMT, the rules are based on a key and the spectrum already occupied by other MBANs and their nodes. The frequency range of used 802.15.4j is 2360 MHz to 2390 MHz or 2360 MHz to 2400 MHz. Cognitive radio principles are applied.
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20 Claims
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1. A electronic key conveyance system of a medical institution, comprising:
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a control point receiving one or more electronic keys from a coordinator of an MBAN spectrum, each of the electronic keys authorizing the medical institution to use at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum; a channel regulator separate from the coordinator, the channel regulator generating by a processor one or more channel use rules based on the electronic keys, the channel use rules authorizing MBAN systems of the medical institution to use the at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum; and
,one or more access points and/or ports receiving the channel use rules from the channel regulator and notifying the MBAN systems of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A electronic key conveyance system of a medical institution, comprising:
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a control point receiving one or more electronic keys from a coordinator of an MBAN spectrum, each of the electronic keys authorizing the medical institution to use at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum; a channel regulator generating by a processor one or more channel use rules based on the electronic keys, the channel use rules authorizing MBAN systems of the medical institution to use the at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum; and
,one or more access points and/or ports receiving the channel use rules from the channel regulator and notifying the MBAN systems of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules; wherein each of the access points and/or ports maintains channel use rules received from the channel regulator in a queue and notifies MBAN systems connecting and/or associated therewith of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules in the queue. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for conveying an electronic key throughout a medical institution, comprising:
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receiving one or more electronic keys from a coordinator of an MBAN spectrum, each of the electronic keys authorizing the medical institution to use at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum; generating, by a processor that is separate from the coordinator, one or more channel use rules based on the electronic keys, the channel use rules authorizing MBAN systems of the medical institution to use the at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum, wherein each of the channel use rules includes an MBAN type and a listing of authorized channels for the MBAN type, the MBAN type corresponding to MBAN communication standard, and the channel use rules are generated to prevent overlapping usage of the MBAN spectrum by different types of MBAN systems; and
,notifying the MBAN systems of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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