Patent ID: 9474084
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61B,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) comprising: a plurality of wireless communication devices located inside or outside of a human body, the wireless communication devices being located or capable of being located within 3 meters of the human body; and a coordinator device configured to coordinate communication with the plurality of wireless communication devices according to a Media Access Control (MAC) protocol using a MAC of a superframe structure, the MAC protocol being capable of processing emergency data, wherein the MAC protocol includes a Mixed Period (MP) for processing the emergency data that substitutes for a Contention Free Period (CFP) of the MAC protocol, wherein, when a Guaranteed Time Slot (GTS) which is not additionally allocated and guaranteed occurs upon processing of the emergency data in the MP, an inactive period of the WBAN MAC protocol is set as an Extended Period (EP) for reallocating the GTS which is not additionally allocated and guaranteed due to processing of the emergency data.