Patent ID: 8868199

Claim:
An electronic device for data-reducing and transmitting a sensation map of a patient, the electronic device comprising: a memory storage component configured to store programming code; and a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks: providing a sensation map associated with the patient wherein the sensation map comprises a pain map that includes a graphical depiction of pain experienced by the patient or a stimulation map that includes a graphical depiction of paresthesia experienced by the patient in response to electrical stimulation, and wherein the providing the sensation map comprises generating the sensation map over a three-dimensional (3D) human body model; generating a data file having a data size less than a data size of the sensation map, wherein the data file contains digital information allowing a reconstruction of the sensation map; establishing electronic communication with an implanted medical device located inside the patient's body; and thereafter sending the data file to the implanted medical device for storage.