Medical information system, medical apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

A medical apparatus for uploading medical apparatus side data to a server based on a client side definition file that defines a mode of the uploading, the medical apparatus comprising:

• a medical apparatus side data storage configured to store the medical apparatus side data;
• a definition file storage configured to store the client side definition file;
• a medical device;
• and
• an external communication apparatus that includes a processor configured to:
• request a first communication connection to the server,
• when the first communication connection is established with the server, acquire a server side definition file stored in the server,
• disconnect the first communication connection with the server after the server side definition file is acquired,
• update the client side definition file stored in the definition file storage of the medical apparatus with the acquired server side definition file,
• after the client side definition file is updated and before reception of medical apparatus side data,
• receive a request from the medical device for the updated client side definition file,
• in response to reception of the request from the medical device, transmit the updated client side definition file to the medical device, and
• receive the medical apparatus side data from the medical device in accordance with the updated client side definition file,
• after reception of the medical apparatus side data from the medical device, request a second communication connection to the server,
• when the second communication connection to the server is established, upload the medical apparatus side data to the server based on the updated client side definition file stored in the definition file storage,
• disconnect the second communication connection with the server after the medical apparatus side data is uploaded to the server, and
• after the client side definition file is updated and the first communication connection or the second communication connection with the server is disconnected, reject a connection request from a second server for a communication connection between the second server and the medical apparatus, wherein the second server is an unauthorized server.

A data communication method of a medical apparatus in which the medical apparatus uploads medical apparatus side data to a server based on a client side definition file that defines a mode of the uploading, the medical apparatus including a medical device and an external communication apparatus that includes a processor, the data communication method comprising:

• requesting, by the processor, a first communication connection to the server;
• when the first communication connection is established with the server, acquiring, by the processor, a server side definition file stored in the server;
• disconnecting, by the processor, the first communication connection with the server after the server side definition file is acquired;
• updating, by the processor, the client side definition file stored in the medical apparatus with the acquired server side definition file;
• after the client side definition file is updated and before reception of medical apparatus side data,
• receiving, by the processor, a request from the medical device for the updated client side definition file,
• in response to reception of the request from the medical device, transmitting, by the processor, the updated client side definition file to the medical device, and
• receiving, by the processor, the medical apparatus side data from the medical device in accordance with the updated client side definition file;
• after reception of the medical apparatus side data from the medical device, requesting, by the processor, a second communication connection to the server;
• when the second communication connection to the server is established, uploading, by the processor, the medical apparatus side data to the server based on the updated client side definition file stored in the medical apparatus;
• disconnecting, by the processor, the second communication connection with the server after the medical apparatus side data is uploaded to the server;
• and
• rejecting, by the processor after the client side definition file is updated and the first communication connection or the second communication connection with the server is disconnected, a connection request from a second server for a communication connection between the second server and the medical apparatus, wherein the second server is an unauthorized server.