Respiratory Therapy Audio Encoding for Compliance Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with sleep-related and respiratory disorders face challenges in transmitting compliance data from their respiratory therapy devices to third parties, such as healthcare providers, due to the cumbersome process of connecting their devices to personal devices.
Innovation Solution
A respiratory therapy system that encodes compliance data into audio signals, allowing transmission through an audio connection to a personal device or remote device for decoding and data retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If compliance data is transmitted through direct device connection to personal devices, then data transmission reliability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to cumbersome connection procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an audio transducer as an intermediary device that converts compliance data into audible signals. This mediator enables data transmission from the respiratory therapy device to a remote device through audio communication channels, eliminating the need for direct device-to-device connections and simplifying the transmission process while maintaining data integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical connection system (physical device-to-device connectivity) with an acoustic signal transmission system. By encoding compliance data into audible signals that can be transmitted through audio channels, the system eliminates cumbersome physical connections while enabling reliable data transfer to remote devices
2Reliability
If direct device connection is required for data transmission, then data security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to connection requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The audio transducer serves as a secure intermediary that encodes compliance data into audible signals. This intermediary layer maintains data security by controlling the encoding and transmission process, while simultaneously reducing connection complexity by using standard audio communication channels that do not require special device-to-device pairing or connectivity protocols
3Loss of information
If compliance data is stored locally in the respiratory therapy device, then data availability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional storage and transmission components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data transmission function from the respiratory therapy device by converting compliance data into audible signals that can be transmitted through existing audio communication channels. This extraction eliminates the need for complex integrated transmission components within the therapy device, maintaining data availability while reducing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent leverages the universal audio communication capability that already exists in both the respiratory therapy device and remote devices. By using this multi-functional audio channel for data transmission, the system avoids adding specialized transmission hardware, thereby maintaining data availability without increasing device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates seamless data transmission from respiratory therapy devices to third parties without the need for direct device connection, enhancing compliance monitoring and reporting efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
an audio transducer, a memory storing machine-reading instructions, and a control system including one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to generate data associated with use of the respiratory therapy device by the individual during the one or more sleep sessions
Data Source
AI summary
A respiratory therapy device configured to supply pressurized air to an individual during one or more sleep sessions includes an audio transducer; a memory storing machine-readable instructions; and a control system including one or more processors configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to implement a method that includes generating data associated with use of the respiratory therapy device by the individual during the one or more sleep sessions; storing the generated data in the memory; encoding at least a portion of the generated data into audio data that is reproducible as an audible signal; and operating the audio transducer to generate the audible signal.