Method and apparatus for wireless transmission of data
View Patent ↗There are provided methods for selecting a communication protocol for formatting data and for wirelessly transmitting data, preferably medical data, e.g., electrocardiogram data, methods for reducing data and/or selecting from data, methods for adding data, methods for generating trend data, methods for rendering data, methods for inputting and/or transmitting addressee data and for transmitting data to the addressee(s) and/or notifying the addressee(s), and methods for wirelessly transmitting data to a server and transmitting data from the server, as well as systems for carrying out such methods.
1. A method of communicating, comprising:
receiving raw data in a data-receiving device;
detecting at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of:
respective bandwidth detected to be available for each of a plurality of communication protocols,
size of said raw data,
communication methods available to said communication system,
accuracy of data sent to a receiver and returned from said receiver in any, one of said plurality of communication protocols,
passage of time without data being received by a receiver, and
quantity of dropouts after beginning to attempt to transmit data to a receiving device;
communicating to a user said at least one parameter;
selecting from among said plurality of communication protocols a selected communication protocol based on a selection by said user;
formatting said raw data according to said selected communication protocol to provide formatted data
wirelessly transmitting formatted data, wherein said transmitting said formatted data is carried out in said selected communication protocol;
receiving said formatted data in a data-receiving device;
rendering said formatted data received by said data-receiving device to provide rendered data;
transmitting said rendered data; and
receiving said rendered data.
2. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring raw data and supplying said raw data to a raw data-receiving device;
formatting said raw data to provide said formatted data; and
inputting additional data,
wherein said wirelessly transmitting said formatted data comprises transmitting said additional data along with said formatted data;
wherein said receiving said formatted data in a data-receiving device comprises receiving said additional data along with said formatted data;
wherein said transmitting said rendered data comprises transmitting said additional data along with said rendered data; and
wherein said receiving said rendered data comprises receiving said additional data along with said rendered data.
3. A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein said additional data comprises data selected from the group consisting of patient information and user comments regarding patient condition.
4. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring raw data and supplying said raw data to a raw data-receiving device;
automatically selecting from among a plurality of communication protocols a selected communication protocol; and
formatting said raw data according to said selected communication protocol,
wherein said transmitting said formatted data is carried out in said selected communication protocol.
5. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises at least one step selected from the group consisting of:
detecting respective bandwidth available for each of said communication protocols;
detecting a size of said raw data;
identifying communication methods available to said communication system;
detecting accuracy of data sent to a receiver and returned from said receiver in any one of said communication protocols;
detecting passage of time without data being received by a receiver; and
detecting quantity of dropouts after beginning to attempt to transmit data to a receiving device.