Automatic Time Correction for Remote Medical Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals on long-duration ocean voyages face challenges in adhering to medication schedules due to time zone changes, leading to potential delays or inaccuracies in medical treatment.
Innovation Solution
A remote area automatic time correction method that uses physiological measurement data transmitted from a remote end, such as a ship, to an automatic correction system. The system calculates the local time for medical treatment based on the detected longitude and latitude, and alerts the user through a warning unit when it is time for treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If ships sail on the ocean for long periods of time, then the ship can transport goods and personnel across long distances, but the ship will cross different time zones resulting in time difference changes that cause confusion about medication timing
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the ship's location via GPS, calculates the local time based on longitude, and determines the correct medication timing without requiring manual intervention from ship staff. The system serves itself by autonomously managing time zone transitions and medication schedules.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the ship's position and time zone changes, providing real-time feedback on the correct medication timing. The warning unit notifies staff when medication should be administered based on the current local time, creating a closed-loop feedback system that adapts to changing time zones.
2Reliability
If staff manually track medication timing across time zones, then they can be aware of time differences, but it increases the risk of human error and confusion about when to administer medication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical time tracking with an automated electronic system that uses GPS satellite data to determine location and calculate local time. This substitution of human manual tracking with automated electronic systems eliminates human error while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary computational layer that automatically calculates time zone differences and medication timing based on GPS data. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of time zone conversions, shielding the user from the underlying complexity while providing accurate timing information.
3Measurement precision
If the system automatically calculates local time based on longitude, then medication timing can be accurately determined, but the system requires access to GPS and computational resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the ship's existing GPS navigation equipment for multiple purposes: both navigation and time zone determination. This multi-functionality approach eliminates the need for separate dedicated time tracking hardware, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining measurement precision.
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AI summary
A remote area automatic time correction method, in which the user at the remote end performs physiological measurement through an inspection instrument. The obtained physiological measurement value information is transmitted to a wireless transceiver unit of an automatic correction system through a wireless transmission unit for a control unit of the automatic correction system to detect the longitude and latitude location of the area of the remote user, so as to obtain the time difference between the time in the area of the remote user and the location of the automatic correction system. The control unit converts the time that the user should perform the treatment, and then converts it into the time in the area of the user is located. When the time for the treatment is reached, a warning unit of the remote end reminds the user to proceed with the treatment.