Dual-mode mobile Wi-Fi otoscope system and methods

1 . A method for merging a video stream into a telemedicine session, the method comprising:

initiating, on a mobile computing device, a telemedicine session;

determining, from within the telemedicine session, whether a local network for providing the video stream between an otoscope and the mobile computing device is available, wherein the otoscope is configured to generate a direct connection for providing the video stream;

establishing, based on availability of the local network, a connection between the mobile computing device and the otoscope via the local network or the direct connection generated by the otoscope; and

sharing, from the mobile computing device, the video stream generated by the otoscope.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the connection between the mobile computing device and the otoscope comprises determining whether the otoscope is connected to the local network.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, in response to determining that the otoscope is connected to the local network, establishing the connection between the otoscope and the mobile computing device via the local network during the telemedicine session.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, in response to determining that the otoscope is not connected to the local network, establishing the connection between the otoscope and the mobile computing device via the direct connection generated by the otoscope during the telemedicine session.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein accessing the video stream, within the telemedicine session, includes comprises accessing the video stream via the direct connection to the otoscope.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein accessing the video stream via the direct connection comprises accessing the video stream via a Wi-Fi network generated by the otoscope.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a remote device, the video stream, wherein the video stream comprises a live video stream.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the direct connection comprises a wired connection between the otoscope and the mobile computing device.

9 . A system for generating an otoscope video stream within a telemedicine session, the system comprising:

processing circuitry; and

memory including instructions, which when executed, cause the processing circuitry to:

initiate a telemedicine session;

determine, from within the telemedicine session, whether a local network for providing the otoscope video stream between an otoscope and a device is available, wherein the otoscope is configured to generate a direct connection for providing the otoscope video stream;

establish, based on availability of the local network, a connection between the device and the otoscope via the local network or the direct connection generated by the otoscope; and

share, from the device, the otoscope video stream generated by the otoscope.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry establishes the connection between the otoscope and the device comprises determining whether the otoscope is connected to the local network.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein, in response to determining that the otoscope is connected to the local network, the processing circuitry establishes the connection between the otoscope and the device via the local network during the telemedicine session.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein, in response to determining that the otoscope is not connected to the local network, the processing circuitry establishes the connection between the otoscope and the device via the direct connection generated by the otoscope during the telemedicine session.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry accesses the otoscope video stream, within the telemedicine session, via the direct connection.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry accesses the otoscope video stream via a Wi-Fi network generated by the otoscope.

15 . At least one machine-readable medium including instructions for generating providing otoscope video stream within a telemedicine session, which when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations to:

initiate a telemedicine session;

determine, from within the telemedicine session, whether a local network for providing the otoscope video stream between an otoscope and a device is available, wherein the otoscope is configured to generate a direct connection for providing the otoscope video stream;

establish, based on availability of the local network, a connection between the device and the otoscope via the local network or the direct connection generated by the otoscope; and

share, from the device, the otoscope video stream generated by the otoscope.

16 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry establishes the connection between the device and the otoscope comprises determining whether the otoscope is connected to the local network.

17 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein, in response to determining that the otoscope is connected to the local network, the processing circuitry establishes the connection between the otoscope and the device via the local network during the telemedicine session.

18 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein, in response to determining that the otoscope is not connected to the local network, the processing circuitry establishes the connection between the otoscope and the device via the direct connection generated by the otoscope during the telemedicine session.

19 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the processing circuitry accesses the otoscope video stream, within the telemedicine session, via the direct connection to the otoscope.