Medical Data Transfer Fingerprinting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical devices often store large amounts of data with slow transfer rates, leading to excessive download times that can conflict with user lifestyles, particularly in healthcare settings where timely data management is crucial.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for enhanced data transfer that uses a computing device and data management software to store a last record fingerprint, allowing for sequential downloading in LIFO or FIFO order, and adapting operations based on system fingerprints to prevent unnecessary data processing and deletion, thereby optimizing data transfer efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is downloaded in sequential order from medical devices, then data completeness is improved, but data transfer time increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by storing fingerprint information of the last downloaded record before data transfer begins. This allows the system to quickly identify and skip already-downloaded records during the transfer process, eliminating unnecessary waiting time while ensuring complete data retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts only the essential identifying information (fingerprint) from the complete record set and stores it separately. During data transfer, only this extracted fingerprint information is compared against incoming records, allowing rapid identification of duplicate records without transferring or processing the entire record set again.
2Reliability
If all records are downloaded and processed from portable devices, then data management completeness is improved, but processing time and resource usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and stores only the critical fingerprint information (such as timestamps or unique identifiers) from complete records. During processing, only this extracted fingerprint data is compared against new records, dramatically reducing processing time and computational resources while maintaining complete data management.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of processing all downloaded records in full, the system performs a partial action by first comparing only the fingerprint information. Full processing is applied only to records that are determined to be new or different, eliminating redundant processing of duplicate records while ensuring no important data is missed.
3Ease of operation
If data transfer continues without checking for duplicates, then data transfer simplicity is improved, but data loss occurs through unnecessary overwriting
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary check by comparing the fingerprint of each incoming record against stored fingerprints before committing the data transfer. This preliminary action prevents duplicate records from overwriting existing data, maintaining data integrity while keeping the overall process simple and automatic.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the fingerprint comparison result determines the next action. If a match is found, the transfer is skipped; if no match is found, the transfer proceeds. This feedback loop ensures data integrity is maintained automatically without requiring complex user intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for enhanced data transfer are disclosed, the method being applicable to a system comprising a computing device configured to transfer data from a portable device. In one embodiment, the computing device stores a fingerprint of the newest record downloaded from a portable device and stops downloading records from the device when a downloaded record matches the fingerprint. In another embodiment, the computing device stores a fingerprint of the newest record downloaded from a portable device and fully processes records that are downloaded from the device after a downloaded record matches the fingerprint. The system may include a portable device configured to adapt its operation responsive to a system fingerprint provided by the computing device. The portable device may be a medical device. The system may be a healthcare data management system.