# US 10,484,823 B2 · Automatic frequency band selection using infrastructure-enabled beaconing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,823 B2 - Document ID: US10484823B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/420,590 - Filed: 2019-05-23 - Published: 2019-09-19 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-27 - Assignees: General Electric Company - Applicants: General Electric Company - Inventors: Stanislava Soro; Steven William Wik; S. M. Shajedul Hasan; Danijel Maricic; David M. Davenport - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484823B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - 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 - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 4/20: Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 72/51: based on terminal or device properties - H04W 84/005: {Moving wireless networks} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide improved, automatic, and dynamic frequency selection for and/or by medical body area network apparatus are disclosed. Certain examples provide a medical body area network apparatus. The example apparatus includes a radio to receive a beacon signal and a processor to process the beacon signal to determine a location of the apparatus. The example processor is configured to at least: when the beacon signal indicates a first location, communicate via a first frequency band; and when the beacon signal indicates a second location, communicate via a second frequency band. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus to coordinate medical body area network operations in a healthcare facility, the apparatus comprising: memory including instructions; a communication interface to receive and transmit messages; and a processor to execute the instructions to at least: process information regarding an availability of a medical body area network communication frequency spectrum to generate a first configuration message for a medical body area network; transmit the first configuration message to a medical body area network to set a first frequency band or a second frequency band for communication in the medical body area network based on a first location of the medical body area network and the availability of the medical body area network communication frequency spectrum, wherein the first frequency band includes the second frequency band; and generate, in response to receiving a) a change in location of the medical body area network to a second location and b) updated information regarding the availability of the medical body area network communication frequency spectrum, a second configuration message to the medical body area network to set the first frequency band or the second frequency band for communication in the medical body area network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the healthcare facility is a hospital, and wherein the apparatus is a control point in a central coordinator for a hospital. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is to interact with a wireless access point to access a healthcare facility network to communicate with a medical body area network hub. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is to periodically broadcast medical body area network status information in a control message to a medical body area network hub. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is in communication with a beaconing infrastructure to obtain location information regarding beacons in the healthcare facility. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is in communication with a medical body area network frequency coordinator to receive information regarding the availability of a medical body area network communication frequency spectrum. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is to receive, via the communication interface from the medical body area network, sensor data collected from a patient by the medical body area network to be processed by the processor. ### Claim 8 At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least: process information regarding an availability of a medical body area network communication frequency spectrum to generate a first configuration message for a medical body area network; transmit the first configuration message to a medical body area network to set a first frequency band or a second frequency band for communication in the medical body area network based on a first location of the medical body area network and the availability of the medical body area network communication frequency spectrum, wherein the first frequency band includes the second frequency band; and generate, in response to receiving a) a change in location of the medical body area network to a second location and b) updated information regarding the availability of the medical body area network communication frequency spectrum, a second configuration message to the medical body area network to set the first frequency band or the second frequency band for communication in the medical body area network. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the healthcare facility is a hospital, and wherein the computer readable storage medium is included in a control point in a central coordinator for a hospital. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to interact with a wireless access point to access a healthcare facility network to communicate with a medical body area network hub. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to periodically broadcast medical body area network status information in a control message to a medical body area network hub. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to communicate with a beaconing infrastructure to obtain location information regarding beacons in the healthcare facility. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to communicate with a medical body area network frequency coordinator to receive information regarding the availability of a medical body area network communication frequency spectrum. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The at least one computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive, from the medical body area network, sensor data collected from a patient by the medical body area network. ### Claim 15 A method to coordinate medical body area network operations in a healthcare facility, the method comprising: processing, by executing an instruction using at least one processor, information regarding an availability of a medical body area network communication frequency spectrum to generate a first configuration message for a medical body area network; transmitting, by executing an instruction using the at least one processor, the first configuration message to a medical body area network to set a first frequency band or a second frequency band for communication in the medical body area network based on a first location of the medical body area network and the availability of the medical body area network communication frequency spectrum, wherein the first frequency band includes the second frequency band; and generating, by executing an instruction using the at least one processor in response to receiving a) a change in location of the medical body area network to a second location and b) updated information regarding the availability of the medical body area network communication frequency spectrum, a second configuration message to the medical body area network to set the first frequency band or the second frequency band for communication in the medical body area network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further including interacting with a wireless access point to access a healthcare facility network to communicate with a medical body area network hub. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further including periodically broadcasting medical body area network status information in a control message to a medical body area network hub. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further including communicating with a medical body area network frequency coordinator to receive information regarding the availability of a medical body area network communication frequency spectrum. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further including receiving, from the medical body area network, sensor data collected from a patient by the medical body area network to be processed by the processor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the healthcare facility is a hospital, and wherein the at least one processor is included in a control point in a central coordinator for a hospital.