Dynamic wireless information transmission

1. A method for transferring information from at least one device to an application, comprising:

establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure is established for a transfer of information between the at least one device to the application and identifies information transmitted in each data packet of the central protocol structure and a location of each data packet within the central protocol structure;

transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure;

receiving, at the application, and over the short-range wireless communication channel, information from the at least one device; and

performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure;

wherein the device is selected from a water quality measurement device, a personal activity tracker, a smartwatch, a medical diagnostic device, a material sensing device, a laboratory testing device, a patient monitoring device, an environmental sensing device, and a location sensing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless communication channel uses UHF radio waves.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication channel comprises a Bluetooth® communication channel and the broadcast packet comprises an advertising packet.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is dynamically updated as the at least one device changes data.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the performing an action comprises displaying the information and wherein the information displayed within the application is dynamically updated as the information is dynamically updated.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application receives the information without connecting to the at least one device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application receives the information from a plurality of the devices and combines the information from the plurality of the devices into a combined data file.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising transferring the combined data file via a network to a server remote from the plurality of the devices.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising comparing the information from the plurality of the devices and taking an action based on the comparison.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application is located on a laboratory testing device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises an alert and the application sends a notification for a user to take an urgent action.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the central protocol structure comprises an encrypted protocol buffer that encrypts information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; and wherein the performing comprises decrypting the information.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application receives information from a number of devices, wherein the number of devices the application can receive information from at a single time is greater than 20 devices.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises at least one of: a device identifier; measurement data obtained by the device; information about the data accuracy or error of measurement data obtained by the device; timestamp information; location information of the device; calibration data of the device; a warning signal; and a parameter of the device.

15. A system for transferring information from at least one device to a display, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

establish a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure is established for a transfer of information between the at least one device to the application and identifies information transmitted in each data packet of the central protocol structure and a location of each data packet within the central protocol structure;

receive, at the application and over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure and wherein the wireless communication channel comprises a short-range communication channel;

perform, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure; and

displaying information on the display;

wherein the device is selected from a water quality measurement device, a personal activity tracker, a smartwatch, a medical diagnostic device, a material sensing device, a laboratory testing device, a patient monitoring device, an environmental sensing device, and a location sensing device.

16. The information handling device of claim 15 wherein the device is configured for at least one of the following actions: testing a quality of a sample of water, indicating a location of the device, measuring a property of a person or animal adjacent the device, measuring a property of a biological sample, measuring the property of a material, or measuring a property of air, water, or solar radiation.

17. The information handling device of claim 15 , wherein the application is configured to receive the information without connecting to the at least one device.

18. The information handling device of claim 15 , wherein the wireless communication channel comprises a Bluetooth® communication channel and the broadcast packet comprises an advertising packet.

19. The information handling device of claim 15 , wherein the application is located on a mobile phone, a tablet, or a laboratory device.