Medical data transport over wireless life critical network employing dynamic communication link mapping
First Claim
1. A method of transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
- querying the network by a processor of a portable source medical device movable relative to the plurality of geographical locations;
determining, by the processor, communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations;
generating, by the processor, each of a plurality of profiles, wherein each profile comprises information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations;
prioritizing, by the processor, the communication links;
storing all of the plurality of profiles in the source medical device;
accessing, by the processor, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile from the plurality of profiles stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location;
selecting, by the processor, a communication link associated with the particular profile based on the prioritization of the communication links;
establishing a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using the selected communication link associated with the particular profile;
receiving medical information, by the processor, from one or more medical devices; and
transferring medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the selected communication link associated with the particular profile.
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Abstract
A portable source medical device determines communication links of a network presently available to effect communications with a target component when the source medical device is at each of a multiplicity of geographical locations. A profile is generated comprising information about each available communication link and attributes associated with each available communication link for each geographical location. When the source medical device is at a particular geographical location, a profile associated with the particular geographical location is accessed and a network connection is established between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile. Medical information is transferred between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
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querying the network by a processor of a portable source medical device movable relative to the plurality of geographical locations; determining, by the processor, communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations; generating, by the processor, each of a plurality of profiles, wherein each profile comprises information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations; prioritizing, by the processor, the communication links; storing all of the plurality of profiles in the source medical device; accessing, by the processor, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile from the plurality of profiles stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location; selecting, by the processor, a communication link associated with the particular profile based on the prioritization of the communication links; establishing a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using the selected communication link associated with the particular profile; receiving medical information, by the processor, from one or more medical devices; and transferring medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the selected communication link associated with the particular profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
a source medical device configured for portability relative to the plurality of geographical locations, the source medical device comprising or coupled to a mapping agent and a profile library, the mapping agent comprising; a processor configured to execute program instructions for querying the network and determining communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations; the processor configured to execute program instructions for designating one or more of the geographic locations as a regular destination; the processor configured to execute program instructions for generating a profile comprising information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each regular destination, to store each of the profiles in the profile library, and to prioritize the communication links; the processor configured to execute program instructions for accessing, when the source medical device is at a particular regular destination of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular regular destination, select a communication link associated with the particular profile based on the prioritization of the communication links, establish a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using the selected communication link associated with the particular profile, and transfer medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the selected communication link associated with the particular profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for transporting medical information across a network configured to service a plurality of geographical locations, comprising:
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a portable source medical device configured to receive medical information from one or more medical devices of a patient, wherein the portable source medical device is movable relative to the plurality of geographical locations and configured to query the network; means for determining communication links of the network presently available to effect communications between the source medical device and a target component when the source medical device is at each of the geographical locations; means for generating a profile comprising information about each of the available communication links and attributes associated with each of the available communication links for each of the geographical locations; means for prioritizing the communication links; memory configured to store all of the profiles in the source medical device; means for accessing, when the source medical device is at a particular geographical location of the plurality of geographical locations, a particular profile stored in the source medical device that is associated with the particular geographical location; means for selecting a communication link associated with the particular profile based on the prioritization of the communication links; means for establishing a network connection between the source medical device and the target component using the selected communication link associated with the particular profile; and means for transferring medical information between the source medical device and the target component via the selected communication link associated with the particular profile.
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