Systems, methods and analyzers for establishing a secure wireless network in point of care testing
AssigneeAbbott Point of Care Inc.
InventorFelix SHEDRINSKY
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Abstract
A system and method for initiating and maintaining a secure wireless communication between a wireless analyzer and a target network (e.g., a hospital network connected to a LIS and/or HIS). The present disclosure provides novel processes and systems for securely networking a wireless analyzer with a Wi-Fi network without the need for an operator or user to engage in manual initiation steps on, or through, the wireless analyzer.
Claims39
A system for establishing a wireless network in point of care testing, the system comprising:
- a wireless analyzer configured to authorize wireless access to said wireless analyzer, and read a patient health parameter;
- a computing device configured to obtain said wireless access with said wireless analyzer using a wireless network identifier, and communicate access credentials to said wireless analyzer via said wireless access;
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- a primary wireless network configured to communicate with said wireless analyzer, authenticate a secure connection with said wireless analyzer using said access credentials, and receive said patient health parameter via said secure connection.
A method of connecting a wireless analyzer to a primary wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at said wireless analyzer a request for wireless access to said wireless analyzer from at least one computing device, wherein said wireless analyzer is configured to read a patient health parameter, and said at least one computing device is configured to receive a wireless network identifier identifying said wireless analyzer to send said request for said wireless access;
- authorizing said wireless access to said wireless analyzer;
- receiving at said wireless analyzer access credentials for said primary wireless network from said at least one computing device;
- terminating said wireless access with said at least one computing device;
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- authenticating a secure connection between said wireless analyzer and said primary wireless network using said access credentials.
A wireless analyzer enabled for secure communication with a primary wireless network, the wireless analyzer comprising:
- a display;
- an input device;
- a sensing apparatus for detecting a patient health parameter;
- an antenna;
- a wireless access point (WAP) module configured to establish a wireless connection with said wireless analyzer from a computing device using a wireless network identifier, and obtain at least one access credential for said primary wireless network from said computing device;
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- a host processor configured to authenticate a secure wireless connection with said primary wireless network using said at least one access credential.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:
- receive at a wireless analyzer a request for wireless access to said wireless analyzer from at least one computing device, wherein said wireless analyzer is configured to read a patient health parameter, and said at least one computing device is configured to use a wireless network identifier identifying said wireless analyzer to send said request for said wireless access;
- authorize said wireless access to said wireless analyzer;
- receive at said wireless analyzer access credentials for a primary wireless network from said at least one computing device;
- terminate said wireless access with said at least one computing device;
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- authenticate a secure connection between said wireless analyzer and said primary wireless network using said access credentials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.