Software distribution amongst medical devices taking into account dependencies between devices
US8893109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/17
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided for distributing product updates from a configuration device to one or more handheld medical device. The method includes: receiving a request to download a product update to a requesting medical device; determining dependencies that must be met before the product update can be downloaded to the requesting medical device, where at least one of the dependencies specifies a version of software that resides on a device which is interoperable with the requesting medical device; receiving a listing of peer devices from the requesting medical device; determining software residing on a given peer device for each peer device in the listing of peer devices; comparing the at least one dependency with the software residing on each peer device in the listing of peer devices; and distributing the product update to the requesting medical device when the at least one dependency is met.
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