SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AND TRANSFERRING DATA TO A REMOTE SERVER

• US 20080281165A1
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Karian, Raghu Rai
• Original Assignee: Michael Karian, Raghu Rai
• Inventors: RAI, RAGHU, Karian, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/111,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20080281165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for transferring data from a data acquisition device to a remote server in real time facilitated by wireless storage device operative to transmit data across a wireless network and to a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, PDA, laptop, wireless headset or MP3 Player. Such systems and methods may be employed to transform traditional processes that require continuous analysis and monitoring to be integrated into readily available informational systems. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is designed to streamline and facilitate the monitoring of physiological parameters so that healthcare providers may continuously monitor the physiological parameters of patients in real time.

Claims

1. A system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server, comprising:

a data acquisition device for acquiring and transmitting the data, the data acquisition device further including;

an input device for acquiring the data;

a computer processor having memory to store and actively maintain the data and being operative to run a data management software program which is stored in the memory;

an electrical power source for providing power to the data acquisition device;

a wireless transmitter being operative to transmit the data to a wireless network;

a wireless storage device including;

a wireless transmitter for receiving data from said wireless network;

memory for storing the data; and

a connection terminal for transferring said data to a portable electronic device;

said portable electronic device further including;

memory to store said data;

an Internet connectivity means; and

an input connection terminal for receiving the data from said wireless storage device;

a remote server that is configured for receiving the data from the portable electronic device via the Internet and having memory for storing the data.

2. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 1, wherein said wireless storage device is a wireless micro secure digital card, wherein a wireless micro secure card comprises:

a package having the dimensions of a memory card, the package further including;

a wireless transmitter for receiving data from said wireless network;

a memory device incorporated in the package for storing and maintaining the data;

a connection terminal for transferring the data to said portable electronic device; and

an internal power source disposed in the package for providing power to the wireless transmitter.

3. The wireless micro secure digital card of claim 2, wherein the memory device is partitioned such that the memory device can actively store the data in a secure storage area.

4. The wireless micro secure digital card of claim 2, wherein the wireless transmitter of the wireless storage device and the wireless transmitter of the data acquisition device is a Bluetooth transmitter and the wireless network is a Bluetooth network.

5. The wireless micro secure digital card of claim 2, wherein the wireless transmitter of the wireless storage device and the wireless transmitter of the data acquisition device is a radio frequency identification tag and the wireless network is a radio frequency identification network.

6. The wireless micro secure digital card of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmitter of the wireless storage device and the wireless transmitter of the data acquisition device is a passive radio frequency identification tag.

7. The wireless secure micro digital card of claim 2, wherein the connection terminal is a standard connection terminal employed by a conventional micro SD card.

8. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 1, wherein the wireless storage device is a wireless USB flash drive;

wherein the wireless USB flash drive further includes;

a wireless transmitter for transmitting and receiving data;

memory for storing data and computer software; and

a conventional USB connector port for transferring data to the portable electronic device.

9. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 1, wherein the a wireless USB flash drive is configured to incorporate a micro SD card.

10. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is operative to automatically transmit the data from the data acquisition device to the portable electronic device in real time.

11. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 1, wherein the remote server sends messages to the portable electronic device via the Internet.

12. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition device is a medical device being operative for measuring a physiological parameter of an individual, the medical device further including:

a biomedical sensor mounted on the individual for measuring and acquiring a physiological parameter;

a computer processor having memory to store and run software for converting the physiological parameter into physiological data;

an electrical power source for providing power to the medical device;

a display screen to display the physiological data; and

a wireless transmitter for transmitting the physiological data to the wireless network.

13. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 12, wherein the wireless transmitter is adhesively attached to the biomedical sensor.

14. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 12, wherein the medical device further includes an output device operative to produce a cognizable output triggered by the data.

15. The system for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server of claim 12, wherein the wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth transmitter and the wireless network is a Bluetooth network configured to a standard 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical range.

16. A method for acquiring and transferring data to a remote server, comprising the steps:

utilizing a data acquisition device having memory to acquire data from a data source;

storing the data in the memory of the data acquisition device;

transmitting the data from the data acquisition device to a wireless storage device via a wireless network;

connecting a connection terminal of a wireless storage device to an input connection terminal of a portable electronic device and initiating a data transfer such that the data is transferred from the wireless storage device to the portable electronic device;

establishing a connection between the portable electronic device and a remote secure server via the Internet;

authenticating that the connection is in accordance with established security protocols to ensure the connection is legitimate; and

transmitting the data from the portable electronic device to a remote secure server via the Internet.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of transmitting the data from the memory of the data acquisition device, the wireless storage device is a wireless micro secure digital card.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of transmitting the data from the memory of the data acquisition device, the wireless storage device is a wireless USB flash drive.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the data acquisition device is a medical device.