In-Vivo Sensing Device Data Block Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
In-vivo imaging systems face challenges in efficiently transmitting and processing data, including sensory and non-sensory information, from sensing devices within the body to a workstation for analysis and display, particularly in ensuring real-time monitoring and simultaneous display of image data and device status.
Innovation Solution
The system includes an in-vivo sensing device with memory areas that store both sensory and non-sensory data, which are transmitted together in data blocks, allowing for real-time monitoring and simultaneous display of image data and device status at the workstation, using a transmitter and receiver/recorder unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sensory data and device status data are transmitted separately, then data transmission organization is simple, but real-time monitoring and simultaneous display of image data and device status cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines sensory data and device status data into a single unified data block structure. Each data block contains both types of data along with synchronization information, allowing the receiver to simultaneously process and display image data and device status without requiring separate transmission channels or complex coordination mechanisms.
2Speed
If all data is transmitted continuously, then real-time monitoring is achieved, but data transmission volume and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data transmission into discrete data blocks, where each block contains a specific set of sensory data and corresponding device status data. This segmentation allows for efficient batch processing at the receiver end, reducing overall processing complexity while maintaining real-time monitoring capabilities through continuous block transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs periodic transmission of data blocks at defined intervals. Each data block represents a time-synchronized snapshot of sensory data and device status, allowing the receiver to process data in regular cycles rather than continuously, thereby reducing processing overhead while maintaining real-time monitoring.
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AI summary
A method and system for in-vivo sensing includes transmitting data that relates to data stored in a memory area located in the sensing device. The data that relates to data stored in a memory area may be transmitted in a data block, and the data block may include sensory data. The data that relates to data stored in a memory area may be received, recorded, displayed, processed or used in any suitable way, for example, to generate commands to the sensing device.