Health Care Gateway Controller for Dynamic Signal Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional health care systems using mobile devices consume excessive power and resources due to continuous communication and data processing, and require constant proximity between the device and sensor for real-time monitoring, limiting their functionality and user mobility.
Innovation Solution
A health care system with a controller that determines and controls the transmission and reception of biological signals through multiple gateways, such as portable terminals and consumer electronics, based on user settings and processing capacities, to optimize power usage and maintain continuous monitoring without constant proximity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mobile devices continuously transmit and receive biological signals, then real-time health care monitoring is maintained, but power consumption and resource usage increase excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the gateway function across multiple devices (mobile device, TV, PC) and dynamically assigns the biological signal transmission/reception task to the most appropriate device based on current conditions, reducing power consumption on mobile devices while maintaining continuous monitoring capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically switches between different gateways based on user location, device availability, and processing capacity. The determination unit continuously evaluates which device should handle the biological signal transmission, allowing flexible adaptation to changing conditions and optimizing energy usage
2Reliability
If mobile devices continuously transmit biological signals, then real-time monitoring is maintained, but the device and sensor must remain in constant proximity, limiting user mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces intermediate gateways (TV, PC) that can receive biological signals from the sensor and transmit them to the health care server without requiring the mobile device to be in constant proximity. This intermediary approach maintains monitoring continuity while freeing the user to move more freely
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple devices (mobile device, TV, PC) are designed to serve as gateways with different functional characteristics. The system leverages the multi-functionality of these devices to provide flexible monitoring options that support user mobility while maintaining real-time health care monitoring
3Reliability
If mobile devices perform continuous data processing, then health care monitoring is maintained, but processing capacity and resources are excessively consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments data processing tasks across multiple devices with different processing capacities. Complex processing can be performed on devices with greater capacity (TV, PC) while mobile devices perform only essential functions, optimizing overall system productivity while maintaining monitoring reliability
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AI summary
An apparatus for controlling health care in a health care system is provided. The apparatus for controlling health care in a health care system includes a communication unit configured to transmit and/or receive a sensed biological signal, a determination unit configured to determine whether the health care system comprises, in addition to a first gateway through which the sensed biological signal is transmitted and/or received, at least one second gateway through which the sensed biological signal can be transmitted and/or received, and determine which gateway the sensed biological signal is to be transmitted and/or received through in response to the health care system comprising the second gateway, and a communication control unit configured to control a transmitting and/or receiving function of each gateway according to a result of the determining.