Dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections
First Claim
1. An implantable electronic device configured to be implanted in a patient and configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device separate from the implantable electronic device, the implantable electronic device comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to transmit announcement signals used to create a wireless communication connection with the external device;
one or more sensors used to monitor one or more clinical conditions associated with the patient; and
a microcontroller configured tomonitor for one or more specific changes in at least one of the one or more clinical conditions associated with the patient that is/are being monitored using at least one of the one or more sensors, anddynamically control timing of the announcement signals in response to detecting at least one of the one or more specific changes being monitored for by the microcontroller.
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Abstract
Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
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24 Claims
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1. An implantable electronic device configured to be implanted in a patient and configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device separate from the implantable electronic device, the implantable electronic device comprising:
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a wireless communication interface configured to transmit announcement signals used to create a wireless communication connection with the external device; one or more sensors used to monitor one or more clinical conditions associated with the patient; and a microcontroller configured to monitor for one or more specific changes in at least one of the one or more clinical conditions associated with the patient that is/are being monitored using at least one of the one or more sensors, and dynamically control timing of the announcement signals in response to detecting at least one of the one or more specific changes being monitored for by the microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An implantable medical device for monitoring physiology of a person, the implantable medical device capable of wirelessly communicating with an external device located external to the person, the implantable medical device comprising:
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a wireless communication interface configured to transmit announcement signals used to create a wireless communication connection with the external device; one or more sensors used to monitor one or more system conditions associated with the implantable medical device; and a microcontroller configured to monitor for one or more specific changes in at least one of the one or more system conditions associated with the implantable medical device being monitored using at least one of the one or more sensors, and dynamically control timing of the announcement signals in response to detecting at least one of the one or more specific changes being monitored for by the microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for dynamically controlling timing of advertising messages transmitted by an implantable electronic device to create a wireless communication connection with an external device separate from the implantable electronic device, the method comprising:
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monitoring for one or more specific changes in at least one of one or more clinical conditions associated with a patient within which the implantable electronic device is implanted; and dynamically controlling timing of the advertising messages by setting at least one of i) a frequency of the advertising messages, ii) a number of advertising pulses per advertising cycle, or iii) a pulse to pulse interval during the advertising cycle, in response to detecting at least one of the one or more specific changes; and transmitting the advertising messages using results of the setting. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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