Diagnostic Data Transmission via Selective Positive Result Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for transmitting data from multiple in vitro diagnostic medical devices to a server are inefficient, particularly in scenarios where most test results are negative, leading to excessive data transmission and resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that store and transmit identification information and measured values from multiple devices via short-range wireless communication, prioritizing transmission of data from devices with positive test results and using data editing and trend analysis to reduce the amount of data sent to the server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all measurement result data from multiple measuring instruments are transmitted to the server, then complete data recording is achieved, but communication resource burden increases and transmission efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential information (positive test results and their corresponding device identifiers) to the server, while leaving negative results to be handled locally or inferred. This extraction principle reduces the volume of transmitted data from all measurement results to only the critical positive cases, thereby decreasing communication resource consumption while maintaining the reliability needed for disease outbreak detection.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of transmitting all data and filtering at the server端, the patent inverts the approach by having the communication terminal filter and select only necessary data (positive results) before transmission. This inversion of the filtering location from server-side to client-side optimizes communication efficiency by reducing unnecessary data transfer.
2Loss of information
If identification information for all measuring instruments is transmitted, then full device tracking is achieved, but data transmission volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies extraction by transmitting only the identification information of measuring instruments that produced positive test results, rather than transmitting identifiers for all instruments. This selective extraction maintains the ability to track devices associated with positive cases while minimizing the quantity of transmitted data.
3Reliability
If time series data from all measuring instruments are transmitted, then comprehensive measurement process recording is achieved, but communication efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits time series data only for measuring instruments that detected positive test results. By applying extraction to selectively transmit only the time series data relevant to positive cases rather than all instruments, the system maintains measurement process completeness for positive detections while significantly improving communication efficiency by reducing overall data transmission volume.
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AI summary
The present specification provides a method and apparatus capable of efficiently transmitting data related to test results made by a plurality of measuring instruments. The method of transmitting measurement result data according to the present specification may transmit identification information on a measuring instrument in which a positive reaction is detected to a server. As a result, data made by the plurality of measuring instruments may be transmitted with a small capacity, and thus communication resources can be saved.