Patent ID: 8126733
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transitioning, by a mobile computing device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from one or more medical devices to prepare the mobile computing device to receive data from the one or more medical devices; broadcasting, by the mobile computing device, an authorization code stored in the mobile computing device to the one or more medical devices in response to a request for authorization from the one or more medical devices for authenticating the mobile computing devices; automatically detecting, by the mobile computing device, based on a voltage of the signal from the one or more medical devices, a communication protocol used by the one or more medical devices; automatically configuring an adapter of the mobile computing device to communicate with the one or more medical devices using the detected communication protocol; receiving data from a medical device through a wired connection by a mobile computing device, wherein the wired connection includes the adapter, the adapter configured to communicate with the mobile computing device using a first communication format and communicate with the medical device using a second communication format, wherein the adapter is configured to receive data from a plurality of medical devices connected to a single transmission medium; and formatting a message for transmission to a medical data server by the mobile computing device, wherein the message includes the received data.