| US 7,515,043 B2 | ||
| Personal status physiologic monitor system and architecture and related monitoring methods | ||
| James P. Welch, Tigard, Oreg. (US); Steven D. Baker, Beaverton, Oreg. (US); Farzin G. Guilak, Beaverton, Oreg. (US); Anand Sampath, Streamwood, Ill. (US); and Daniel L. Williams, Norwell, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/455,329. | ||
| Application 11/455329 is a division of application No. 11/031736, filed on Jan. 07, 2005, granted, now 7,382,247. | ||
| Application 11/031736 is a continuation of application No. 10/806770, filed on Mar. 22, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/554706, filed on Mar. 20, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/456609, filed on Mar. 21, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0069887 A1, Mar. 29, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 1/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—539.12 [340/539.1; 340/539.11; 340/573.1; 340/825.49; 340/825.69; 600/300; 600/301] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A method for communicating data over a network linking at least one respondent device with at least one battery-powered
patient monitoring device, said method comprising the steps of:
continuously measuring at least one physiologic parameter for purposes of detecting a predetermined event using said at least
one monitoring device;
storing continuously measured physiological parameter data into memory of said monitoring device;
operating said network in a quiet state in which said patient monitoring device transmits a periodic wireless beacon in order
to continually maintain connectivity state with said at least one respondent device in which said predetermined event has
not occurred; and
transmitting said measured and stored data over said network in an active state only after said predetermined event has occurred,
thereby saving battery power of said patient monitoring device.
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