Patent Document ID: 20110285545
Application ID: 13111854
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for searching and selecting a communication channel among a plurality of channels, prior to the establishment an RF telemetry link between a remote device and an active medical device, comprising: establishing a communication in progress with the remote device; during an absence of a communication request from the remote device, periodically conducting a first scanning and analysis ( 22 ) of said plurality of channels and, for each channel, determining and storing a first indicator representative of a long-term availability; receiving the communication request from the remote device; in response to the communication request, conducting a second scanning and analysis ( 30 ) of said plurality of channels and, for each channel, determining and storing a second indicator representative of a short-term availability; and selecting ( 36 ) the communication channel from the plurality of channels based on said first and second indicators, wherein said first indicator is a long-term indicator (iCLT) representative of the long-term availability, the second indicator is a short-term indicator (iCCT) representative of the short-term availability, a weighted short-term indicator is generated by weighting ( 34 ) of the short-term indicator by the long-term indicator, and said communication channel is selected based on the weighted short-term indicator.