Patent ID: 8310336

Claim:
A method of storing streaming physiological information obtained from a medical patient, the method comprising: by a computer system comprising computer hardware: receiving a first data stream from a patient monitor coupled with a patient, the first data stream comprising first physiological data corresponding to a first physiological parameter, a first parameter descriptor configured to describe the first physiological parameter, and first rate data regarding a first rate at which the first physiological data was measured; in response to receiving the first data stream, creating a first round-robin database (RRDB) file comprising a first header and the first physiological data, the first header comprising the first parameter descriptor and at least a portion of the first rate data; receiving a second data stream from the patient monitor, the second data stream comprising second physiological data corresponding to a second physiological parameter different from the first physiological parameter, a second parameter descriptor configured to describe the second physiological parameter, and second rate data regarding a second rate at which the second physiological data was measured, the second rate being different from the first rate; creating a second round-robin database (RRDB) file comprising a second header and the second physiological data, the second header comprising the second parameter descriptor and at least a portion of the second rate data; determining whether the first physiological data drops below a threshold level, and in response to the first physiological data dropping below a threshold level, causing the patient monitor to transmit the second physiological data at an increased rate over the second rate; receiving confidence data regarding the first and second physiological data, the confidence data comprising calculated confidence values regarding the first and second physiological data; and storing only those portions of the first and second physiological data in the first and second RRDB files where the calculated confidence corresponding to the first and second physiological data meets a predetermined confidence level.