Multi function docking module for a pressure support therapy system
First Claim
1. A charging and data transfer method for use in a pressure support system adapted to provide a regimen of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
- establishing a near-field wireless coupling interface between a pressure generating device base unit of the pressure support system and a wireless peripheral device of the pressure support system, wherein the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device are structured to wirelessly communicate with one another over a wireless communication channel separate and distinct from the near-field wireless coupling interface according to a predetermined common protocol, wherein the predetermined common protocol requires the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device to be paired with one another by exchanging pairing information according to the predetermined common protocol before the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device wirelessly communicate with one another on an ongoing basis over the wireless communication channel;
transferring energy from the pressure generating device base unit to the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface and using the transferred energy in the wireless peripheral device to charge an energy storage device of the wireless peripheral device; and
transferring the pairing information between the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface.
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Abstract
A charging and data transfer method for use in a pressure support system adapted to provide a regimen of respiratory therapy to a patient includes establishing a near-field wireless coupling interface between a pressure generating device base unit of the pressure support system and a wireless peripheral device (32) of the pressure support system, transferring energy from the pressure generating device base unit to the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface and using the transferred energy in the wireless peripheral device to charge an energy storage device (72) of the wireless peripheral device, and transferring pairing information between the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface.
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15 Claims
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1. A charging and data transfer method for use in a pressure support system adapted to provide a regimen of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
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establishing a near-field wireless coupling interface between a pressure generating device base unit of the pressure support system and a wireless peripheral device of the pressure support system, wherein the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device are structured to wirelessly communicate with one another over a wireless communication channel separate and distinct from the near-field wireless coupling interface according to a predetermined common protocol, wherein the predetermined common protocol requires the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device to be paired with one another by exchanging pairing information according to the predetermined common protocol before the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device wirelessly communicate with one another on an ongoing basis over the wireless communication channel; transferring energy from the pressure generating device base unit to the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface and using the transferred energy in the wireless peripheral device to charge an energy storage device of the wireless peripheral device; and transferring the pairing information between the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A pressure support system adapted to provide a regimen of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
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a pressure generating device base unit having a docking module; and a wireless peripheral device; wherein the docking module is structured to receive the wireless peripheral device in a manner that establishes a near-field wireless coupling interface between the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device, wherein the pressure generating base unit is structured to transfer energy to the wireless peripheral device over the near-field wireless coupling interface for charging an energy storage device of the wireless peripheral device, wherein the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device are structured to wirelessly communicate with one another over a wireless communication channel separate and distinct from the near-field wireless coupling interface according to a predetermined common protocol, wherein the predetermined common protocol requires the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device to be paired with one another by exchanging pairing information according to the predetermined common protocol before the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device may wirelessly communicate with one another on an ongoing basis over the wireless communication channel, wherein the pressure generating device base unit and the wireless peripheral device are structured to transfer the pairing information over the near-field wireless coupling interface, wherein the pressure generating device base unit includes a controller storing software routines in a non-transitory computer readable medium that are executable by the controller, and wherein the software routines are for controlling operation of the pressure support system to cause the pressure generating device base unit to be automatically paired with the wireless peripheral device over the wireless communication channel by transferring the pairing information over the near-field wireless coupling interface when the wireless peripheral device is docked in the docking module and the near-field wireless coupling interface is established. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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