Method and apparatus for wireless transmission of data
AssigneeWelch Allyn, Inc.
InventorsMark R. PIERCE, Jason G. Plackey, William J. Smirles
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Abstract
There are provided methods for selecting a communication protocol for formatting data and for wirelessly transmitting data, preferably medical data, e.g., electrocardiogram data, methods for reducing data and/or selecting from data, methods for adding data, methods for generating trend data, methods for rendering data, methods for inputting and/or transmitting addressee data and for transmitting data to the addressee(s) and/or notifying the addressee(s), and methods for wirelessly transmitting data to a server and transmitting data from the server, as well as systems for carrying out such methods.
Claims20
A communication system, comprising:
- means for receiving raw data;
- and
- means for automatically selecting from among a plurality of communication protocols a selected communication protocol according to which said raw data can be formatted to produce formatted data and in which said formatted data can be wirelessly transmitted, wherein said plurality of communication protocols comprise MOBITEX®, cellular and data radio and each of said plurality of communication protocols uses different wireless communication devices to wirelessly transmit said formatted data.
A communication system, comprising:
- means for wirelessly transmitting formatted data;
- means for receiving said formatted data;
- means for rendering data received by said means for receiving said formatted data to provide rendered data;
- means for transmitting said rendered data;
- and
- at least one means for receiving said rendered data.
A communication system, comprising:
- a server for receiving said data;
- means for wirelessly transmitting data to said server;
- means for transmitting said data from said server;
- and
- at least one means for receiving said data from said server.
A method of communicating, comprising:
- receiving raw data in a data-receiving device;
- automatically selecting from among a plurality of communication protocols a selected communication protocol;
- formatting said raw data according to said selected communication protocol;
- and
- transmitting said formatted data in said selected communication protocol, wherein said plurality of communication protocols comprise MOBITEX®, cellular and data radio and each of said plurality of communication protocols uses different wireless communication devices to wirelessly transmit said formatted data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.