Mobile Medical Data Transfer via Downloadable Phone Software
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical monitoring systems require costly and time-consuming adaptations of mobile devices like digital mobile phones and portable medical devices, limiting flexibility and increasing healthcare costs due to the need for frequent hardware and software updates, and they are not easily adaptable to new devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows for the establishment of a wireless data transfer link between a mobile communications device and a portable medical device using standardized interfaces, enabling the download of communication software packages from a server, which can be easily installed and updated, facilitating bidirectional data exchange and integration with a medical care server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mobile devices and portable medical devices are adapted with specialized hardware and software modifications, then data transfer capability between devices is improved, but device complexity and healthcare costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling standard mobile devices to function as medical data transfer devices through downloadable communication software packages. Instead of modifying hardware, the solution allows any mobile device with a standardized interface to communicate with portable medical devices, making the mobile device universal for both conventional and medical monitoring purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by providing communication software packages that can be downloaded and installed on mobile devices. Rather than creating specialized hardware, the solution copies the necessary communication functionality through software that mimics the behavior of specialized medical communication modules, thereby achieving data transfer capability without physical modification.
2Reliability
If specialized communication software is pre-installed on mobile devices, then data exchange between medical devices and mobile phones is improved, but adaptability to new devices and cost-effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the communication software configurable and adaptable rather than fixed. The system allows communication software packages to be downloaded, installed, and updated on mobile devices based on the specific portable medical device being used. This dynamic approach enables the mobile device to adapt its communication protocol and interface to match different medical devices without requiring pre-installation of all possible software variants.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses preliminary action by providing a download server that stores communication software packages in advance. When a mobile device needs to communicate with a portable medical device, the appropriate software package can be quickly downloaded and installed, rather than requiring pre-installation on all devices or manual configuration at the time of use.
3Reliability
If hardware modifications are made to mobile devices for medical monitoring, then integration with medical care servers is improved, but healthcare costs and frequency of updates increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical/hardware modifications with software-based solutions. Instead of physically modifying mobile devices to integrate with medical care servers, the system uses downloadable communication software packages that provide the necessary integration functionality through software protocols and interfaces, eliminating the need for hardware changes and reducing manufacturing costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a download server as an intermediary that provides communication software packages to mobile devices. This intermediary system enables integration between mobile devices and medical care servers without requiring direct hardware modification of the mobile devices, thereby reducing costs while maintaining integration capability.
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AI summary
A method is provided for monitoring medical information using a portable medical device and a mobile device, comprising: establishing a communication link between the mobile device and a download server; selecting, depending on the type of mobile device, a communication software package from a plurality of communication software packages accessible by the download server; downloading the selected communication software package to the mobile device over the link; installing the communication software package on the mobile device; wirelessly transferring medical data from the portable medical device to the mobile device using the installed communication software package; and uploading at least a portion of the medical data from the mobile device to a medical care server.