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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The present application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application
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`serial number 09/956,474 filed September 19, 2001, which is a continuation of U.S. patent
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`application number 09/384,165, filed August 27, 1999 and now issued as U.S. Patent No.
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`6,356,192, which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application serial number
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`60/135,862, filed May 25, 1999 and to U.S. provisional patent application serial number
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`60/105,493 filed October 23, 1998. The present application is also a continuation-in-part of a
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`co-pending U.S. patent application filed March 28,2002, entitled "Method and System for
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`Wireless Tracking", which claims priority to a provisional patent application serial number
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`60/279,401, filed March 28, 2001.
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`The present invention relates generally to bi-directional personal and health-wellness
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`provider communication system and in particular to a personal communication system
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`suitable for use with children, vulnerable adults (such as those in assisted living situations),
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`and more specifically, medically distressed persons and those in whom an personal medical
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`device has been deployed, for medical testing, and for other life enhancements.
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`There are several trends which taken together are causing a change in the way medical
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`services are delivered. Among other things, these include longer lifespan, medical technology
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`improvements, automation of diagnostic processes, specialization of caregivers, the rapid
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`pace of technology that causes a shortening of the amortization of development and
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`investment costs, increasing expense of medical care centers, and the shortage of health care
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`workers.
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`The results of these trends are manifold. They include moving more of the delivery of
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`services out of a medical center and away from the direct supervision of highly trained
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`medical personnel. They include providing personal medical devices to allow long-term
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`patients to resume a more mobile lifestyle. They include allowing patients to be treated from
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`home for issues of cost and comfort. They include reducing the level of training associated
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`with caregivers so that in some cases, even a casual passerby is able to provide meaningful
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`assistance with devices once associated only with properly trained medical personnel, for
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`example using Portable Automated Defibrillators. However, the remoteness of patients from
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`professional caregivers increases the need for communications systems to monitor the patient,
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`deliver care, and communicate.
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`What is needed in the art is an improved detection system that is friendly to a mobile
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`user, that is easy to adapt to existing devices, that is easy to install, that is inexpensive, and
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`that provides substantial interoperability between wireless technologies, communication
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`network providers, and other widely used medical and public systems.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`One skilled in the art will readily recognize that the embodiments described solve all
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`of these problems and many more not mentioned expressly herein.
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`Personal Medical Devices (PMD) take many forms. PMDs may be surgically
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`implanted, strapped externally to the body, carried in a pocket, transported in a carrying case,
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`or installed as a home appliance. They may be used only for rare emergencies, on an
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`occasional basis, on a regular schedule, or in a continuous or nearly continuous fashion.
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`PMDs may monitor individual or combinations of body functions such as heart function,
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`respiration, body chemistry, brain function, or muscular/skeleton actions. PMDs may provide
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`body functions such as mechanical hearts, kidney dialysis, digestive or respiratory activities.
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`PMDs may be used to deliver drugs, heart defibrillation, or other treatment. PMDs may be
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`used to enhance wellness, test drug therapies, monitor patient health, deliver long-term care,
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`or treat acute conditions.
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`We describe a device and method to couple with PMDs to provide wireless
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`communication and locating functions. The purpose for communications include but are not
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`limited to the following: to provide health care professionals with access to information for
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`remote diagnostic capabilities; to provide notification of acute conditions possibly requiring
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`immediate assistance, transportation to a medical center, or remote treatment action; to
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`provide a location information of mobile persons for caregivers; to notify responsible parties
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`of the occurrence of a medical condition; and to provide remote intervention assistance by
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`caregivers through verbal or visual interaction.
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`In one embodiment, in order to provide mobility for users of PMDs in a public
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`environment, we employ standard network communication systems
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`to deliver a
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`comprehensive medical communications service. fu one embodiment, the communications
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`network links together the PMD, casual caregivers, a medical center, an emergency dispatch
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`center, medical databases, and related responsible parties. This group of associated parties is
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`able to combine resources to improve the survivability during an acute medical event.
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`fu one embodiment, the medical communications system delivers an end-to-end
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`comprehensive solution to provide care to a remote or mobile user of a PMD.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall structure of the system of the present
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`invention.
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`FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a portable device.
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`FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of a user interface module.
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`FIGS. 4A-4F are block diagrams showing various configurations of the system of the
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`present invention.
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`FIG. 5 is a network diagram showing communications through the system of the
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`present invention.
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`FIG. 6 1s a chart showing the uses of various data by a dispatcher or medical
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`caregiver.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`This detailed description provides a number of different embodiments of the present
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`system. The embodiments provided herein are not intended in an exclusive or limited sense,
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`and variations may exist in organization, dimension, hardware, software, mechanical design
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`and configuration without departing from the claimed invention, the scope of which is
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`provided by the attached claims and equivalents thereof
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`The present system provides many benefits, including but not limited to, low cost,
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`easy installation, limited power requirements and wireless operation and signal transmission.
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`Many other benefits will be appreciated by those skilled in the art upon reading and
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`understanding the present description.
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`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/098,392, filed Aug. 29, 1998; U.S.
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`Provisional Patent Application No. 60/098,270 filed Aug. 28, 1998; U.S. Provisional Patent
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`Application No. 60/105,493 filed October 23, 1998; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application
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`No. 60/135,862 filed May, 25, 1999, are all hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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`Personal Medical Device
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`FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the interoperability of a personal medical device
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`(PMD) 100 with a medical device interface (MDI) 200 and a network 400. As can be seen,
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`the PMD 100 may interact directly with the network 400 or through the mediation of the MDI
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`200. Alternatively, the PMD may interact with a personal wireless device 500 which in turn
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`interacts with the network.
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`FIG. 2 is a block diagram depicting the components of one embodiment of a PMD
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`100. In one embodiment, the PMD includes a power module 110. The power module 110
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`may be a battery or a line connection. If a battery, it may be rechargeable. In one embodiment
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`the PMD includes a memory 120. In one embodiment the PMD includes a processor 130. The
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`processor 130 executes instructions from its programming and also may participate in data
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`transfer between other components of the PMD 100.
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`Optionally, PMD 100 has connections to related external or embedded devices. In one
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`embodiment, PMD 100 includes connections to detectors 140. Detectors 140 may be any
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`sensor of bodily or physiological parameters such as, but not limited to: temperature, motion,
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`respiration, blood oxygen content, electrocardiogram (ECG), electroencephalogram (EEG),
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`and other measurements.
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`Optionally, PMD 100 has connections to outputs 150. The outputs may be signaled
`by changes in voltages, impedance, current, magnetic field, electromagnetic energy such as
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`radio frequency signals, infrared signals or optical signals, and audible or other forms of
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`mechanical energy. The outputs may be direct changes of state, analog, or digital in form.
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`Several embodiments are possible, and the examples given herein are not intended in a
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`limiting or restrictive sense. The outputs may be activated and controlled by the medical
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`device interface 200 or the processor 130, or by the actuation of the detector 140 or a
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`combination of these. The outputs 150 may be used, for example, to actuate solenoids,
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`operate motors, or apply electrical current to the heart.
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`Optionally, PMD 100 has connections to data input/output ports 160. Data I/0 ports
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`160 may include, but are not limited to: serial, parallel, USB, etc.
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`Optionally, PMD 100 includes a User Interface Module (DIM) 200. The DIM 200
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`may allow users to view or enter data, conduct voice communications, use a camera to
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`transmit images, or view a screen for graphical images.
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`Optionally, PMD 100 includes a wireless communications module 300. In one
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`embodiment the wireless communications module includes systems and standards for Local
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`Area Wireless 330. In one embodiment the wireless communications are designed to be
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`Network Based Communications (NBC) 360.
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`User Interface
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`FIG. 3 depicts User Interface Module (DIM) 200. In one embodiment of UIM 200,
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`display 220 is included. Display 220 may be any standard device for displaying information,
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`such as a CRT, plasma display, LED, LCD, etc. or equivalent.
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`Preferably the DIM 200 includes data input means 240. Data input means may be any
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`standard means for inputting information, such as a keypad, touch screen, bar code scanner,
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`telephone keypad, buttons, switches, etc., or equivalent.
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`In one embodiment of UIM 200, a speaker/microphone module 260 is included.
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`Speaker/microphone module may be any device for producing sound, such as a speaker or
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`microphone or the equivalent.
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`In one embodiment ofUIM 200, a camera 280 is included. Camera 280 may be a still
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`camera, video camera, etc.
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`Communications
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`FIGS. 4A-4E depict various possible wireless communication paths that may be used
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`by the PMD 100 to connect to the long-range bi-directional network 400.
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`FIG. 4A depicts one embodiment of the present system. PMD 100 communicates to
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`Personal Wireless Device (PWD) 500 with local area wireless (LAW) 330. PWD 500
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`includes a LAW 330 compatible with LAW 330 in PMD 100. In one embodiment, PWD 500
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`includes a UIM 200. PWD 500 includes network based communications (NBC) 360. NBC
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`360 communicates information received from LAW 330 to long-range bi-directional network
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`400.
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`FIG. 4B depicts another embodiment of the present system. PMD 100 communicates
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`to the network 400 through NBC 360. LAW 330 is not employed.
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`FIG. 4C depicts another embodiment of the present system. PMD 100 communicates
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`through data port 160 to Medical Device Interface (MDI) 600. In one embodiment, MDI 600
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`includes a UIM 200. In this embodiment, MDI 600 includes a LAW 330 and communicates
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`to PWD 500 through LAW 330. PWD 500 includes a LAW 330 compatible with MDI 600.
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`Preferably, PWD 500 includes UIM 200. Preferably, PWD 500 includes NBC 360 and
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`communicates to long-range bi-directional 400 through NBC 360.
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`FIG. 4D depicts another embodiment of the present system. PMD 100 communicates
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`through data port 160 to MDI 600. MDI 600 may include UIM 200. Preferably, MDI 600
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`includes NBC 360 and communicates to long-range bi-directional network 400 through NBC
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`360.
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`Fig. 4E depicts another embodiment of the present system. PMD 100 communicates
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`through LAW 330 to another PMD 100, which in tum communicates through data port 160 to
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`a third PMD 100.
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`Fig. 4F shows that a single medical device interface 600 can communicate
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`simultaneously with multiple PMDs I 00.
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`About Local Area Wireless Communications
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`LAW 330 may include, but is not limited to, infrared or radio frequency (RF). Any
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`suitable RF system that conforms to FCC requirements and power requirements may be used.
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`Preferably, the BLUETOOTH standard is used. BLUETOOTH is a 2.4 GHz wireless
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`technology employed to transport data between cellular phones, notebook PCs, and other
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`handheld or portable electronic gear at speeds of up to 1 megabit per second. The
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`BLUETOOTH standard was developed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group C'BSIG"), a
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`consortioum formed by Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia, and Toshiba. The BLUETOOTH
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`standard is designed to be broadband compatible and capable of simultaneously supporting
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`multiple information sets and architecture, transmitting data at relatively high speeds, and
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`providing data, sound, and video services on demand. Of course, other suitable wireless
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`communication standards and methods now existing or developed in the future are
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`contemplated in the present invention.
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`In addition, embodiments are contemplated that
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`operate in conjunction with a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH-like wireless communication
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`standard, protocol, or system where a frequency other than 2.4 GHz is employed, or where
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`infrared, optical, or other communication means are employed in conjunction with
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`BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH-like wireless RF communication techniques.
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`In one embodiment, the present system includes a transceiver in compliance with
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`BLUETOOTH® technical specification version 1.0, herein incorporated by reference. In one
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`embodiment, the present system includes a transceiver in compliance with standards
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`established, or anticipated to be established, by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
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`In one embodiment, the present system includes a transceiver in compliance with
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`standards established, or anticipated to be established, by the Institute of Electrical and
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`Electronics Engineers, Inc., (IEEE). The IEEE 802.15 WPAN standard is anticipated to
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`include the technology developed by the BLUETOOTH® Special Interest Group. WP AN
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`refers to Wireless Personal Area Networks. The IEEE 802.15 WPAN standard is expected to
`define a standard for wireless communications within a personal operating space (POS)
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`which encircles a person.
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`In one embodiment, the transceiver is a wireless, bi-directional, transceiver suitable
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`for short-range, omni-directional communication that allows ad hoc networking of multiple
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`transceivers for purposes of extending the effective range of communication. Ad hoc
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`networking refers to the ability of one transceiver to automatically detect and establish a
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`digital communication link with another transceiver. The resulting network, known as a
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`piconet, enables each transceiver to exchange digital data with the other transceiver.
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`According to one embodiment, BLUETOOTH® involves a wireless transceiver transmitting
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`a digital signal and periodically monitoring a radio frequency for an incoming digital
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`message encoded in a network protocol. The transceiver communicates digital data in the
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`network protocol upon receiving an incoming digital message.
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`According to one definition, and subject to the vagaries of radio design and
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`environmental factors, short-range may refer to systems designed primarily for use in and
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`around a premises and
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`thus,
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`the range generally is below a mile.
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`Short-range
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`communications may also be construed as point-to-point communications, examples of which
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`include those compatible with protocols such as BLUETOOTH®, HomeRFTM, and the
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`IEEE 802.11 WAN standard ( described subsequently). Long-range, thus, may be construed
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`as networked communications with a range in excess of short-range communications.
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`Examples of long-range communication may
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`include, Aeris MicroBurst cellular
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`communication system, and various networked pager, cellular telephone or, in some cases,
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`radio frequency communication systems.
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`In the event that transceiver includes a transceiver compatible with BLUETOOTH®
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`protocol, for example, then the personal device may have sufficient range to conduct
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`bidirectional communications over relatively short-range distances, such as approximately 10
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`to 1,000 meters or more.
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`In some applications, this distance allows communications
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`throughout a premise.
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`LAW 330 may include a separate, integrated or software based short-range bi(cid:173)
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`directional wireless module. The short-range network may be based upon HomeRF, 802.11,
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`Bluetooth or other conventional or unconventional protocols. However, these are short-range
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`networks and the meaning imposed herein is to include premises and facility based wireless
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`networks and not to describe long-range networks such as cellular telephone networks used to
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`communicate over
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`long-distances. Such a system may
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`include programmable or
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`automatically selecting electronics to decide whether to conduct communications between the
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`network module and an optional base station using the short-range module or the network
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`module.
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`In one embodiment the system may employ different portions of the network to
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`provide short-range or long-range network connections, depending on the distance between
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`the devices and the base stations. In one such embodiment, the network automatically adjusts
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`for different required transmission distances.
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`In one embodiment,
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`the
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`transceiver 1s compatible with both a
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`long-range
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`communication protocol and a short-range communication protocol. For example, a person
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`located a long distance away, such as several miles, may communicate with the transceiver
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`using a cellular telephone compatible with the long-range protocol of transceiver.
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`Other short-range communication protocols are also contemplated and the foregoing
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`examples are not to be construed as limitations but merely as examples.
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`About Long-Range Bi-directional Network Based Communications
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`Long-range network based communications 360 refers to a type of communications
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`system that has a greater range than LAW 330, primarily because more power is available
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`and/or because of an FCC license.
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`NBC 360 may include a long-range wireless communications network 362, such as a
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`cellular network, satellite network, paging network, narrowband PCS, narrowband trunk
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`radio, or other wireless communication network. Combinations of such networks and other
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`embodiments may be substituted without departing from the present system.
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`In one embodiment, the long-range wireless network 362 is a cellular communications
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`network. In another embodiment, the long-range wireless network is a paging network. In
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`another embodiment the long-range wireless network is a satellite network.
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`In another
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`embodiment the long-range wireless network is a wideband or narrowband PCS network. In
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`another embodiment the long-range wireless network is a wideband or narrowband trunk
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`radio module. Other networks are possible without departing from the present system. In
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`one embodiment, the NBC 360 supports multiple network systems, such as a cellular module
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`and a two-way paging module, for example. In such embodiments, the system may prefer
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`one form of network communications over another and may switch depending on a variety of
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`factors such as available service, signal strength, or types of communications being
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`supported. For example, the cellular network may be used as a default and the paging
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`network may take over once cellular service is either weak or otherwise unavailable. Other
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`permutations are possible without departing from the present system.
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`The long-range wireless network 362 employed may be any consumer or proprietary
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`network designed to serve users in range of the detection system, including, but not limited
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`to, a cellular network such as analog or digital cellular systems employing such protocols and
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`designs as CDPD, CDMA, GSM, PDC, PHS, TDMA, FLEX™, ReFLEX™, iDENTM,
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`TETRA™, DECT, DataTAC™, and MobitexTM, RAMNET™ or Ardis™ or other protocols
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`such as trunk radio, Microburst™, CellemetryTM, satellite, or other analogue or digital
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`wireless networks or the control channels or portions of various networks. The networks may
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`be proprietary or public, special purpose or broadly capable. However, these are long-range
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`networks and the meani