Wireless Communication Terminal Urgency Data Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the medical field, especially for implantable medical devices, there is a need for wireless communication terminals that can immediately confirm urgency information detected by sensors, as existing solutions do not allow for real-time confirmation of urgency data at remote delivery destinations.
Innovation Solution
A wireless communication terminal that receives urgency data using a first wireless protocol and detailed data using a second wireless protocol, allowing immediate display and transmission of summary information based on urgency, enabling confirmation of urgent events even when the external device is in a remote location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If detailed data is transmitted only to a remote external device, then data transmission completeness is improved, but immediate confirmation of urgency at the terminal is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data into two types: urgency data (transmitted via first wireless communication unit) and detailed data (transmitted via second communication unit). This segmentation allows the terminal to immediately receive and display urgency information while separately handling detailed data transmission to external devices, thus resolving the contradiction between complete data transmission and immediate local confirmation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a notification device as an intermediary between the implantable medical device and the external device. The notification device receives urgency data and displays it locally, serving as a mediator that enables immediate confirmation of urgency at the terminal while detailed data is simultaneously transmitted to the remote external device through a different communication channel.
2Ease of operation
If wireless communication is used to enable free movement, then ease of operation is improved, but immediate local confirmation of urgency becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments communication functions into two independent wireless communication units: one dedicated to receiving urgency data for immediate local display, and another for transmitting detailed data to external devices. This segmentation maintains wireless freedom of movement while ensuring local urgency confirmation capability is preserved.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification device performs multiple functions: it receives urgency data via the first wireless communication unit for immediate local display, and simultaneously handles detailed data transmission via the second wireless communication unit to external devices. This multi-functionality allows a single portable device to maintain both wireless mobility and local urgency confirmation capabilities.
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AI summary
A wireless communication terminal may include a first interface that receives urgency data indicating urgency of an event detected by an implantable medical device and being transmitted from the implantable medical device using a first wireless communication protocol, and detailed data indicating details of the event and having a greater data size than the urgency data and being transmitted from the implantable medical device using a second wireless communication protocol, a second interface that transmits the detailed data to an external device using the second wireless communication protocol, a display unit that displays information, and a control unit that performs control to cause the display unit to display summary information based on the urgency of the event, and the second interface to transmit the detailed data received by the first interface to the external device based on the urgency data received by the first interface.