Method and apparatus for controlling medical monitoring devices over the internet

• US 6,304,788 B1
• Filed: 08/12/1999
• Issued: 10/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Brian Shuster
• Original Assignee: United Internet Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Eady, Robert, Shuster, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, RAMESH B
• Application Number:
  US09/373,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20010027349A1
• Time in Patent Office: 796 Days
• Field of Search: 700/86, 700/83, 700/87, 700/17, 700/45-50, 700/52, 700/53, 700/65, 709/205, 709/230, 709/240-244, 709/246-250, 600/300-301, 600/509, 600/595, 600/483, 600/523, 340/870.07, 340/870.08, 340/870.09, 340/870.11
• US Class Current: 700/86
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0421 Multiprocessor system
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31156 Network structure, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31186 TCP-IP internet protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31422 Upload, download programs, parameters from, to station to, from server
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32126 Hyperlink, access to program modules and to hardware modules in www, web server, browser
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34038 Web, http, ftp, internet, intranet server

Abstract

An article including a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed, causes receipt of a control request for a medical-monitoring device located on a client and determining if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitoring device. In addition, the instructions also include sending the control request unaltered to the client if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitoring device, and modifying the control request to a serviceable control request if the control request is not serviceable by the medical-monitoring device.

Claims

1. An article comprising a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed, causes:

receiving of a control request from a first client over a network for a medical-monitor device located on a second client;

determining if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitor device;

sending the control request unaltered to the second client over the network if the control request is serviceable by the medical-monitor device, and modifying the control request to a serviceable control request if the control request is not serviceable by the medical-monitor device before sending it to the second client.

2. A method for remotely controlling a medical-monitoring device comprising the steps of:

a) taking control of a port remote from said medical-monitoring device;

b) determining whether data received by the port is intended for a medical-monitoring device;

c) if said received data is intended for a medical-monitoring device, sending signals for controlling said medical-monitoring device based upon said received data, wherein said signals are modified, if necessary to control said medical monitoring device before sending to said medical-monitoring device.

3. A method for remotely controlling a medical-monitoring device comprising the steps of:

a) communicating with a server;

b) sending medical-monitoring device control signals to said server wherein if said medical-monitoring device control signals correspond to an activity which said medical-monitoring device control is incapable of performing, modifying said control signals to correspond to an activity which said medical-monitoring device control is capable of performing before sending to said medical medical-monitoring device;

c) receiving medical-monitoring device control signals from said server;

d) converting said medical-monitoring device control signals to commands for sending to a medical-monitoring device.