Adaptive roaming algorithm for a mobile patient monitoring device using movement classification
US10475320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile patient monitoring device (10) includes a radio (14) having a scan threshold and a roam threshold that is lower or equal to than the scan threshold. The radio (14) is configured to scan to identify available access points when current access point power is below the scan threshold but above the roam threshold and roam to an available access point when current access point power is below the roam threshold. An accelerometer (12) is configured to measure acceleration. Device electronics (16) include at least one processor (24, 28) programmed to classify patient movement from the acceleration measured by the accelerometer and to assign values for the scan and the roam thresholds of the radio (14) based on the patient movement classification. Alternatively, the device electronics (16) may assign the values for the scan and the roam thresholds of the radio (14) based on received vital sign data acquired from an associated physiological sensor (32).
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