Patent ID: 6792396
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
An interface device for a monitoring system, comprising:a communication interface, the communication interface being adapted to connect the interface device to a communication network to transmit data acquired by the interface device using a plurality of sensors over the communication network; and a microprocessor and a programmed memory coupled to the microprocessor, the memory being programmed to provide the interface device with a peripheral mode of operation and a stand-alone mode of operation; wherein, in the peripheral mode of operation, the interface device operates as a peripheral device for a first one of a plurality of monitors, the first monitor configured to receive and process data from sensors that are coupled to the first monitor and a system under test, and configured to execute a monitor program related to data acquired by the interface device from the plurality sensors; wherein, in the stand-alone mode of operation, the interface device operates as a stand-alone device available to transmit the data from the sensors to multiple ones of the plurality of monitors by way of the communication network.