Portable Terminal AED Activation Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for automated external defibrillator (AED) notification require user-initiated communication connections, which can increase the load on the AED and may not ensure reliable notification to administrators.
Innovation Solution
A program executed on a portable information terminal that detects the presence of an activated AED via wireless signals and transmits notification information to a management computer without establishing a communication connection with the AED, allowing for automated and reliable notification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the activated AED makes communication connection with a mobile terminal to notify administrators, then notification can be sent, but the load on the AED increases and notification reliability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile terminal as an intermediary device between the AED and the notification system. The AED only needs to establish a brief wireless connection with the mobile terminal to transfer notification data, while the mobile terminal handles the subsequent communication with administrators. This mediator approach reduces the AED's communication load and energy consumption while maintaining reliable notification delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by having the mobile terminal ready and positioned near the AED before activation. When the AED activates, the notification process has already been pre-positioned and can immediately receive data without requiring the AED to initiate complex communication sequences, thereby reducing real-time load on the AED.
2Extent of automation
If the user manually contacts administrators after AED activation, then notification can be sent, but the process is not automated and may not be reliable
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the AED automatically initiates the notification process upon activation. The device autonomously transfers activation data to the mobile terminal and triggers the notification sequence without requiring user intervention. This automated self-service approach ensures consistent and reliable notification delivery while maximizing the extent of automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile terminal receives activation data from the AED and automatically sends notifications to administrators. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that activation events are reliably communicated without manual intervention, combining high automation with maintained reliability through systematic data transfer and confirmation protocols.
3Loss of information
If the AED establishes communication connection with mobile terminal, then notification data can be transmitted, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex communication and notification handling functions from the AED and places them in the mobile terminal. The AED's role is simplified to only transmitting essential activation data via a basic wireless connection, while the mobile terminal assumes responsibility for managing the complex notification protocols, administrator contact information, and communication sequences. This extraction reduces overall system complexity by centralizing complex functions in a device designed to handle them.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution ensures more reliable notification of AED activation to administrators while reducing the load on the AED, enabling efficient life rescue support and data transmission.
Implementation Method 1
an automated external defibrillator having a wireless communication module; and detecting, based on a wireless signal from the automated external defibrillator
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable medium has recorded thereon a program that makes circuitry of a portable information terminal execute: a detection step of detecting presence/absence of an automated external defibrillator in an activated state based on presence/absence of a wireless signal sent from the automated external defibrillator, the wireless signal becoming detectable in response to activation of the automated external defibrillator having a wireless communication module; and a first transmission step of transmitting notification information for notification about the activation of the automated external defibrillator to a management computer in response to the automated external defibrillator in the activated state being detected in the detection step.