Medical Device Data Transmission Compliance via Server Classification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The configuration of medical apparatuses for data transmission is complex and burdensome, particularly when adapting to changing legal and contractual requirements, leading to unnecessary data link load and potential errors in data transmission.
Innovation Solution
A method where a data set is received and classified by a data source, with country information and classification sent to a server to determine data transmission information, allowing the data set to be transmitted only if permitted, thereby reducing configuration effort and data link load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If medical apparatuses are configured to transmit data only when permitted according to legal regulations and contractual arrangements, then data transmission compliance is improved, but device complexity and configuration effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex compliance checking logic from the medical apparatuses and relocates it to a central server. The medical apparatuses only need to send minimal data descriptors and receive permission decisions, rather than implementing complex local compliance evaluation. This extraction reduces device complexity while maintaining transmission compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a central server as an intermediary between the medical apparatuses and the data transmission destination. This intermediary handles the complex compliance checking based on legal regulations and contractual arrangements, while the medical apparatuses simply interact with the intermediary for permission. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by centralizing complexity.
2Loss of energy
If data is transmitted unconditionally from medical apparatuses to control centers, then data link load is reduced, but unnecessary data transmissions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the central server evaluate data transmission permission before actual data transmission occurs. The server receives data descriptors, determines compliance based on legal and contractual rules, and only then permits transmission. This preliminary evaluation prevents unnecessary transmissions and optimizes data link utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the central server responds to data transmission requests from medical apparatuses with permission or rejection decisions. This feedback loop allows the system to adapt transmission behavior based on compliance requirements, preventing unnecessary data link usage while maintaining efficient authorized transmissions.
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment relates to the transmission of a data set to a central data store. A data set is received via a data source. Furthermore, country information is optionally received via the data source. Furthermore, a data classification is determined based on the data set via the data source. Furthermore, the data classification and optionally the country information are sent to a server via the data source. Furthermore, data transmission information from the server is received via the data source. In this context, the data transmission information is based on the data classification and optionally on the country information and the data transmission information relates to the permissibility of the transmission of the data set. Furthermore, the data set is transmitted to the central data store in dependence on the data transmission information.