Systems and methods for incorporating devices into a medical data network
First Claim
1. A method for determining a network transmission path for medical data, comprising:
- receiving, on a server, a request from a requesting node to transmit medical data to a destination node;
determining a list of nodes qualified (“
qualified nodes”
) for use in establishing a network for transmitting the medical data to the destination node;
determining at least one transmission path from the requesting node to the destination node using the list of qualified nodes;
deputizing each node in the at least one transmission path by sending to each node in the at least one transmission path credentials that configure each node in the at least one transmission path to communicate the medical data according to a communications standard;
instructing the requesting node to transmit the medical data through the at least one transmission path;
determining whether a plurality of transmission paths share a common node;
determining whether the common node is capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the plurality of transmission paths share the common node; and
selecting one or more transmission paths in the plurality of transmission paths for the common node to support in response to determining that the common node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include methods implemented on a server for determining a network transmission path for medical data. The methods may include receiving a request from a requesting node to transmit medical data to a destination node, determining a list of qualified nodes for use in establishing a network for transmitting the medical data to the destination node, and determining at least one transmission path from the requesting node to the destination node using the list of qualified nodes. The method may further include deputizing each node in the at least one transmission path by sending each node in the at least one transmission path credentials that configure each node in the at least one transmission path to communicate the medical data according to a communications standard, and instructing the requesting node to transmit the medical data through the transmission path.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for determining a network transmission path for medical data, comprising:
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receiving, on a server, a request from a requesting node to transmit medical data to a destination node; determining a list of nodes qualified (“
qualified nodes”
) for use in establishing a network for transmitting the medical data to the destination node;determining at least one transmission path from the requesting node to the destination node using the list of qualified nodes; deputizing each node in the at least one transmission path by sending to each node in the at least one transmission path credentials that configure each node in the at least one transmission path to communicate the medical data according to a communications standard; instructing the requesting node to transmit the medical data through the at least one transmission path; determining whether a plurality of transmission paths share a common node; determining whether the common node is capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the plurality of transmission paths share the common node; and selecting one or more transmission paths in the plurality of transmission paths for the common node to support in response to determining that the common node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method executed by a node of a network for transmitting medical data in the network, comprising:
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implementing credentials that configure the node to communicate medical data through a transmission path according to a communications standard; transmitting the medical data received from a previous node in the transmission path to a next node in the transmission path according to the communications standard, determining whether the node is shared by a plurality of transmission paths; determining whether the node is capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the node is shared by the plurality of transmission paths; notifying a server that the node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths; and receiving an instruction from the server to support one or more transmission paths in the plurality of transmission paths in response to notifying the server that the node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server, comprising:
a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to; receive a request from a requesting node to transmit medical data to a destination node; determine a list of nodes qualified (“
qualified nodes”
) for use in establishing a network for transmitting the medical data to the destination node;determine at least one transmission path from the requesting node to the destination node using the list of qualified nodes; deputize each node in the at least one transmission path by sending to each node in the at least one transmission path credentials that configure each node in the at least one transmission path to communicate the medical data according to a communications standard; instruct the requesting node to transmit the medical data through the at least one transmission path; determine whether a plurality of transmission paths share a common node; determine whether the common node is capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the plurality of transmission paths share the common node; and select one or more transmission paths in the plurality of transmission paths for the common node to support in response to determining that the common node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A node, comprising:
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a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to; implement credentials that configure the node to communicate medical data through a transmission path according to a communications standard; transmit the medical data received from a previous node in the transmission path to a next node in the transmission path according to the communications standard; determine whether the node is shared by a plurality of transmission paths; determine whether the node is capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the node is shared by the plurality of transmission paths; notify a server that the node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths in response to determining that the node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths; and receive an instruction from the server to support one or more transmission paths in the plurality of transmission paths in response to notifying the server that the node is not capable of supporting the plurality of transmission paths. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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