System and method for remote and mobile patient monitoring service using heterogeneous wireless access networks

A method for buffering and transmitting bio-signal data from a patient-attached monitoring device to an eHealth service provider over a heterogeneous wireless access network, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a heterogeneous wireless access network providing communication between at least one eHealth service provider and at least one patient;
• b) providing at least one monitoring device and attaching the at least one monitoring device to the at least one patient, the at least one monitoring device having at least one sensor configured for collecting bio-signal data from the at least one patient, the bio-signal data comprising one or more of the group consisting of critical data and normal data, the at least one monitoring device further comprising a heterogeneous wireless transceiver configured to communicate the bio-signal data to the eHealth service provider over the heterogeneous wireless access network;
• c) receiving bio-signal data from the at least one monitoring device, the bio-signal data collected by the at least one monitoring device from the at least one patient;
• d) packeting and buffering the bio-signal data into at least one queue;
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• e) connecting the at least one queue to the heterogeneous wireless transceiver and transmitting the bio-signal data to the eHealth service provider over the heterogeneous wireless access network.

A system for buffering and transmitting bio-signal data from a patient-attached monitoring device to an eHealth service provider over a heterogeneous wireless access network, comprising:

• a) collection means for collecting bio-signal data from the at least one patient, the bio-signal data comprising one or more of the group consisting of critical data and normal data;
• b) communications means for communicating the bio-signal data to the eHealth service provider over the heterogeneous wireless access network;
• c) means for receiving bio-signal data from the collection means;
• d) means for packeting and buffering the bio-signal data into at least one queue;
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• e) means for connecting the at least one queue to the communications means and transmitting the bio-signal data to the eHealth service provider over the heterogeneous wireless access network.