MBAN channel use regulation scheme and adaptive channelization for IEEE 802.15.4J standardization
US9380586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical system includes one or more medical body area network (MBAN) systems. Each MBAN system includes one or more MBAN devices which acquire and communicate patient data with a hub device via short-range wireless communication. The communication of the patient data via the short-range wireless communication is within a predefined spectrum. The hub device receives patient data communicated from the one or more MBAN devices and communicates with a central monitoring station via a longer range communication. A MBAN channelization scheme defines one or more overlapping channels in the predefined spectrum and a MAC parameter dynamically enables or disables access to each defined channel. A channel regulator manages the MBAN utilization of the predefined spectrum by setting the MAC parameter to dynamically enable/disable the one or more predefined MBAN channels within the predefined spectrum.
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