CN117692885A - Wearable mobile monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

A wearable ambulatory monitoring device for removable wearing to a patient and collecting physiological parameter data of the patient, the ambulatory monitoring device communicatively coupled with and transmitting the collected physiological parameter data to a first target monitoring device, the ambulatory monitoring device comprising a processor, at least one proximity-based communication unit, and a wireless communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to: acquiring first connection information from a first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through a proximity-based communication unit; establishing a first communication connection with a first target monitoring device through a wireless communication unit based on the first connection information; based on the first communication connection, data interaction is performed with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit. The medical device pairing method and the medical device pairing device can simplify the pairing process between different medical devices which are used for the same patient.

Description

Wearable mobile monitoring device

Technical Field

The present application relates generally to the field of medical monitoring devices, and more particularly to a wearable mobile monitoring device.

Background

Wearable medical devices typically require data interaction with other non-wearable medical devices (such as bedside monitors or central stations of nurses' stations, etc.) to feed back, record, store monitoring data; in addition, the wearable medical device may further need to form a medical body area network (Medical Body Area Network, abbreviated as MBAN) with other wearable medical devices to acquire various monitoring data about the human body and transmit the same to the aforementioned non-wearable medical device.

Both of the above processes involve wireless networking and pairing techniques. As a removable medical device, a wearable medical device often needs to be used repeatedly between different patients, i.e. one wearable medical device may be bound to different patients at different times, which makes the pairing process between multiple wearable medical devices of the same patient very complex. On the other hand, because the wearable medical room equipment is powered by a battery and has no electricity at any time, one equipment can be replaced by another equipment immediately after the equipment is powered down, namely, one patient can bind different wearable medical equipment at different times. While during a patient's stay in hospital, the non-wearable medical devices that are tied to them (such as bedside monitors) are typically relatively stationary, meaning that the non-wearable medical devices that are tied to the same patient may need to be tied to different wearable medical devices at different times. This makes the pairing process between the wearable medical device and the non-wearable medical device very complex.

Currently, manual operation is required for pairing between a wearable medical device and a non-wearable medical device, or pairing between wearable medical devices. Specifically, it is necessary to manually pair these devices with the same patient, respectively, and then pair these devices with each other based on the same patient. The complex pairing process can make manual operation complicated, and user experience is poor, so that medical accidents are caused by errors easily.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application provides a wearable mobile monitoring device capable of solving at least one of the above problems.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a wearable mobile monitoring device for being removably worn to a patient and for collecting physiological parameter data of the patient, the mobile monitoring device being in communication connection with a first target monitoring device and for transmitting the collected physiological parameter data to the first target monitoring device, the mobile monitoring device comprising a processor, at least one proximity-based communication unit and a wireless communication unit, wherein the processor is adapted to perform the following operations: acquiring first connection information from the first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information; and based on the first communication connection, performing data interaction with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a wearable mobile monitoring device, characterized in that the mobile monitoring device comprises a processor, a wireless communication unit and at least one proximity-based communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to perform the following operations: transmitting second connection information to a second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction to the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit; transmitting first connection information to a first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information; and based on the first communication connection, performing data interaction with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit.

According to yet another aspect of the present application, there is provided a wearable mobile monitoring device comprising a processor, at least one proximity-based communication unit and a wireless communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to: acquiring second connection information from the second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit; transmitting first connection information to a first target monitoring device through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information; and based on the first communication connection, performing data interaction with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit.

The wearable mobile monitoring device can simplify the pairing process between different medical devices serving the same patient, not only can improve user experience, but also can maximally limit medical accidents caused by manual operation errors.

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The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following more particular description of embodiments of the present application, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the application and not constitute a limitation to the application. In the drawings, like reference numerals generally refer to like parts or steps.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a wearable mobile monitoring device and a schematic diagram of pairing and establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of one example of a wearable mobile monitoring device establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of another example of a wearable mobile monitoring device establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of a schematic structure of a wearable mobile monitoring device and a schematic diagram of one example of pairing and establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device and a second target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of a schematic structure of a wearable mobile monitoring device and a schematic diagram of another example of pairing and establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device and a second target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of one example of a wearable mobile monitoring device establishing a communication connection with a second target monitoring device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 illustrates a schematic diagram of another example of a wearable mobile monitoring device establishing a communication connection with a second target monitoring device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic block diagram of a schematic structure of a wearable mobile monitoring device and a schematic diagram of one example of its data interactions with a first target monitoring device and a second target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of a schematic structure of a wearable mobile monitoring device and a schematic diagram of yet another example of pairing and establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device and a second target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic block diagram of a schematic structure of a wearable mobile monitoring device and a schematic diagram of yet another example of pairing and establishing a communication connection with a first target monitoring device and a second target monitoring device according to an embodiment of the application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, exemplary embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application and not all of the embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that the present application is not limited by the example embodiments described herein. Based on the embodiments of the present application described herein, all other embodiments that may be made by one skilled in the art without the exercise of inventive faculty are intended to fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present application. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, some features well known in the art have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the present application.

It should be understood that the present application may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the application to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of the associated listed items.

For a thorough understanding of the present application, detailed steps and detailed structures will be presented in the following description in order to explain the technical solutions presented in the present application. Preferred embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, however, the present application may have other implementations in addition to these detailed descriptions.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a wearable mobile monitoring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, a wearable ambulatory monitoring device 100 is configured to be removably worn by a patient and to collect physiological parameter data of the patient, the ambulatory monitoring device being communicatively coupled to and transmitting the collected physiological parameter data to a first target monitoring device. The mobile monitoring device 100 includes a processor 110, at least one proximity-based communication unit 120, and a wireless communication unit 130. The processor 110 is configured to perform the following operations: acquiring first connection information from the first target monitoring apparatus in a contactless manner through the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the first connection information; based on the first communication connection, data interaction with the first target monitoring device is performed through the wireless communication unit 130.

In an embodiment of the present application, the wearable mobile monitoring device 100 comprises at least one proximity-based communication unit 120, based on which proximity-based communication unit 120 the processor 110 of the mobile monitoring device 100 is able to obtain in a contactless manner first connection information (named first connection information for distinguishing from connection information between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device) from a first target monitoring device (named as non-wearable device such as a bedside monitor for distinguishing from the second target monitoring device below) which is pairing information between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device. In this way, the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device have the same pairing information or pairing information having a correspondence relationship therebetween, based on which the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device can conveniently establish a communication connection (hereinafter, named a first communication connection for distinguishing from a communication connection of the second target monitoring device) through the wireless communication unit 130, thereby performing data interaction with each other. The pairing process is not needed to be manually bound to each other through patient information, but the two devices, namely the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device, are paired and connected through the agreed connection information (pairing information), specifically, the mobile monitoring device 100 acquires the connection information between the two devices from the first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner based on the communication unit 120 of the proximity, so that a user only needs to approach the mobile monitoring device 100 serving the same patient and the first target monitoring device to each other, and the pairing desired by the user (namely, the user is expected to be paired between the two devices which are currently approached but not between other devices) can be realized, the pairing process between different medical devices serving the same patient is greatly simplified, the user experience can be improved, and medical accidents caused by manual operation errors can be avoided to the greatest limit.

In an embodiment of the present application, the foregoing first connection information may include any one of the following: a device identification code (i.e., device ID), a Serial Number (SN) of the first target monitoring device; one of the communication channel identification code, the IP address, the MAC address, the service set identification code (Service Set Identifier, abbreviated to SSID), WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) protocol, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) protocol, WPA2 protocol, WPA3 protocol, EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) protocol and other protocol related information determined by the first target monitoring device; a random pairing code generated by the first target monitoring device. The random pairing code generated by the first target monitoring device can be one code or a pair of codes. Wherein, the first target monitoring device generates a code that is identical to the pairing code between the first target monitoring device and the mobile monitoring device 100, for example, the code is 1111; the first target monitoring device generates a pair of codes, which means that the pairing codes between the first target monitoring device and the mobile monitoring device 100 are different, but have a corresponding relationship, for example, the first target monitoring device generates random pairing codes 1111 and 2222 (for example, a pairing relationship list is established through an array), wherein 1111 is transmitted to the mobile monitoring device 100, 2222 is the code paired with 1111, and based on the pair of codes, both of them can also establish a communication connection.

In an embodiment of the present application, the mobile monitoring device 100 may further include a memory, and the first connection information may be stored in the memory after the first connection information is acquired from the first target monitoring device. The processor 110 may establish a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the first connection information. Specifically, the processor 110 may broadcast the first connection information through the wireless communication unit 130, such that the first target monitoring device monitors the first connection information to establish a communication connection with the mobile monitoring device 100, as shown in fig. 2; alternatively, the information is monitored by the wireless communication unit 130, and when the first connection information broadcast by the first target monitoring device is monitored, a communication connection is established with the first target monitoring device, as shown in fig. 3. In this embodiment, after the mobile monitoring device 100 acquires the first connection information from the first target monitoring device, both have the first connection information, at this time, either the mobile monitoring device 100 or the first target monitoring device may broadcast the first connection information, and accordingly, the other monitors the first connection information, so that the establishment of the communication connection between the two devices may be achieved. In general, a device broadcasting connection information may be referred to as a slave device, and a device listening to the connection information may be referred to as a master device.

After the first communication connection is established, a data interaction may be performed between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device, where the data interaction at least includes: the mobile monitoring device 100 transmits physiological parameter data (also referred to as monitoring data) acquired by the mobile monitoring device 100 to the first target monitoring device via the wireless communication unit 130 based on the first communication connection.

In embodiments of the present application, the processor 110 may also be configured to: transmitting second connection information (so named for distinguishing from the first connection information above) in a contactless manner to a second target monitoring device (so named for distinguishing from the first target monitoring device above, wherein the second target monitoring device is for example a wearable mobile monitoring device other than the mobile monitoring device 100 for the same patient) via the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a second communication connection (so named for distinguishing from the first communication connection above) with the second target monitoring device via the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, data interaction with the second target monitoring device is performed through the wireless communication unit 130, as shown in fig. 4.

In this embodiment, the mobile monitoring device 100 transmits the second connection information, i.e. the pairing information between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device, to the second target monitoring device in a contactless manner based on the communication unit 120 of the proximity. In this way, the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device have the same pairing information or pairing information having a correspondence relationship therebetween, and based on the pairing information, the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device can conveniently establish a communication connection through the wireless communication unit 130, thereby performing data interaction with each other. The pairing process is not needed to be manually bound to each other through patient information, but the two devices, namely the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device, are paired and connected through the agreed connection information (pairing information), specifically, the mobile monitoring device 100 transmits the connection information between the two devices to the second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner based on the communication unit 120 of the proximity, so that a user only needs to approach the mobile monitoring device 100 serving the same patient and the second target monitoring device to each other, and the pairing desired by the user (namely, the user is expected to be paired between the two devices which are currently approached but not between other devices) can be realized, the pairing process between different medical devices serving the same patient is greatly simplified, the user experience can be improved, and medical accidents caused by manual operation errors can be avoided to the greatest limit.

In this embodiment, the second connection information may include any one of the following: a device identification code and a serial number of the mobile monitoring device 100; one of communication channel identification code, IP address, MAC address, service set identification code, WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the mobile monitoring device 100; the random pairing code of the mobile monitoring device 100. The random pairing code generated by (the processor 110 of) the mobile monitoring device 100 may be one code or a pair of codes. Wherein, the mobile monitoring device 100 generates a code that the pairing code between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device is identical, for example, the code is 1111; the mobile monitoring device 100 generates a pair of codes, which means that the pairing codes between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device are different, but have a corresponding relationship, for example, the mobile monitoring device 100 generates random pairing codes 1111 and 2222 (for example, by establishing a pairing relationship list through an array), wherein 1111 is transmitted to the second target monitoring device, 2222 is a code paired with 1111, and based on the pair of codes, both of them can also establish a communication connection.

In another embodiment, the processor 110 may also be configured to: acquiring second connection information from the second target monitoring apparatus in a contactless manner through the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, data interaction with the second target monitoring device is performed through the wireless communication unit 130. This embodiment is similar in part to the pairing process of the previous embodiment in that the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device establish a communication connection therebetween based on their agreed second connection information, as shown in fig. 5. The difference is that, in the above embodiment, the second connection information is transmitted from the mobile monitoring device 100 to the second target monitoring device (in such a manner that the capacity expansion of the MBAN is facilitated, that is, the networking pairing between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the plurality of second target monitoring devices on the human body is facilitated), and in the present embodiment, the second connection information is transmitted from the second target monitoring device to the mobile monitoring device 100; further, the second connection information in the previous embodiment is different from the second connection information in the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, the second connection information may include any one of the following: a device identification code and a serial number of the second target monitoring device; one of a communication channel identification code, an IP address, a MAC address, a service set identification code and WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the second target monitoring equipment; a random pairing code generated by the second target monitoring device. The random pairing code generated by the second target monitoring device can be one code or a pair of codes. Wherein the second target monitoring device generates a code that is identical to the pairing code between the second target monitoring device and the mobile monitoring device 100, for example, the code is 1111; the second target monitoring device generates a pair of codes, which means that the pairing codes between the second target monitoring device and the mobile monitoring device 100 are different, but have a corresponding relationship, for example, the second target monitoring device generates random pairing codes 1111 and 2222 (for example, by establishing a pairing relationship list through an array), wherein 1111 is transmitted to the mobile monitoring device 100, 2222 is the code paired with 1111, and based on the pair of codes, both of them can also establish a communication connection.

In an embodiment of the present application, the mobile monitoring device 100 may further include a memory, and the second connection information may be stored in the memory after the second connection information is acquired from the second target monitoring device. The processor 110 may establish a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second connection information. Specifically, the processor 110 may broadcast the second connection information through the wireless communication unit 130, such that the second target monitoring device monitors the second connection information to establish a second communication connection with the mobile monitoring device 100, as shown in fig. 6; alternatively, the information is monitored by the wireless communication unit 130, and when the second connection information broadcast by the second target monitoring apparatus is monitored, a second communication connection is established with the mobile monitoring apparatus 100, as shown in fig. 7. In this embodiment, when the mobile monitoring device 100 transmits the second connection information to the second target monitoring device or the mobile monitoring device 100 obtains the second connection information from the second target monitoring device, both have the second connection information, and at this time, either the mobile monitoring device 100 or the second target monitoring device can broadcast the second connection information, and accordingly, the other monitors the second connection information, so that the establishment of the communication connection between the two can be achieved. In general, a device broadcasting connection information may be referred to as a slave device, and a device listening to the connection information may be referred to as a master device.

After the second communication connection is established, a data interaction may be performed between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device, where the data interaction at least includes: the mobile monitoring device 100 receives physiological parameter data (also referred to as monitoring data) acquired by the second target monitoring device from the second target monitoring device via the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second communication connection.

In embodiments of the present application, the processor 110 may also be configured to: after data interaction with the second target monitoring device, determining whether the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient; when it is determined that the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device do not belong to the same patient, the second communication connection is disconnected, or a prompt message is output to prompt that the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device are in mismatching. In this embodiment, the mobile monitoring device 100 can determine whether the detected data of the mobile monitoring device and the detected data from the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient according to the monitored data of the mobile monitoring device and the monitored data from the second target monitoring device, if the detected data do not belong to the same patient, the data interaction with the second target monitoring device is no longer performed, or the prompt information is sent out and processed manually, so that the mismatching of two monitoring devices not belonging to the same patient can be effectively prevented, the mobile monitoring device can be generally applied to the situation that wearable monitoring devices of a plurality of patients are put together, and a user (nurse) holds two of the wearable monitoring devices close to each other after starting up and then performs mismatching due to the mismatching.

Wherein the processor 110 may determine whether the parameters monitored by each of the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient based on the homology of the parameters. For example, assume that the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device are each worn at a different location on the same patient's body, and that their acquired parameters are homologous or have homologous characteristics because their respective sampled data are from the same patient. For example, the mobile monitoring device 100 is a device that monitors respiratory parameters, and the second target monitoring device is a device that monitors electrocardiographic parameters, and for the same patient, the respiratory and cardiac abstinence are consistent, as they are both triggered by the same patient, the same heart, and thus the respiratory and electrocardiographic parameters of the patient are homologous, or have homologous characteristics. Such parameter homology determination can be generalized to all monitoring parameters, parameters from the same patient, and certain correlations must be provided by which it can be determined whether the two devices (the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device) are worn on the same patient. Wherein certain correlations refer to correlations of at least two physiological parameters of the same patient, which may be derived from the correlation of both parameters with the same organ (e.g., heart), the same system, etc.; alternatively, the correlation may be derived from certain characteristics of the patient, such as age, disease, etc. In contrast, if the two devices (mobile monitoring device 100 and second target monitoring device) are worn on different patient bodies, the parameters they each monitor do not have the same source characteristics described above.

In an embodiment of the present application, the at least one proximity-based communication unit 120 may include a Near-field communication (Near-field communication, abbreviated as NFC) module, a bar code module, a two-dimensional code module, a passive/radio frequency identification (Radio Frequency Identification, abbreviated as RFID) module, an optical module, an Infrared (IR) module, an Ultra-wideband (UWB) module, or a magnetic pairing module. The proximity-based communication unit 120 may include a reader module and/or a card simulator module.

Based on this, in the foregoing embodiment, when the mobile monitoring device 100 obtains the first connection information from the first target monitoring device, the proximity-based communication unit 120 of the mobile monitoring device 100 includes at least a reader module, where the first target monitoring device includes at least a card simulator module; similarly, when the mobile monitoring device 100 obtains the second connection information from the second target monitoring device, the proximity-based communication unit 120 of the mobile monitoring device 100 includes at least a reader module, and the second target monitoring device includes at least a card simulator module; when the mobile monitoring device 100 sends the second connection information to the second target monitoring device, the proximity-based communication unit 120 of the mobile monitoring device 100 includes at least a card simulator module, and at this time, the second target monitoring device includes at least a reader module. Thus, in various embodiments, the mobile monitoring device 100 may include both a reader module and a card simulator module, which may be integrated into one proximity-based communication unit 120 (where the mobile monitoring device 100 may include one proximity-based communication unit 120) or may be separately located (where the mobile monitoring device 100 may include two proximity-based communication units 120). It should be noted that, when the mobile monitoring device 100 includes both a reader module and a card simulator module, in order to avoid mismatching, the first target monitoring device is set to include only the card simulator module (when the mobile monitoring device 100 uses the reader module to acquire the first connection information from the card module of the first target monitoring device), and the second target monitoring device is set to include only the reader module (when the mobile monitoring device 100 uses the card simulator module, such that the reader module of the second target monitoring device acquires the second connection information therefrom).

In an embodiment of the present application, the wireless communication unit 130 may include at least one of a bluetooth module, a wireless medical telemetry service (Wireless Medical Telemetry Services, abbreviated WMTS) communication module, and a WIFI communication module. For example, when the wireless communication unit 130 includes a bluetooth module, the aforementioned first connection information may include a device identification code of the first target monitoring device, etc. Illustratively, when the wireless communication unit 130 includes a WMTS module, the aforementioned first connection information may include a communication channel identification code or the like determined by the first target monitoring device. For example, when the wireless communication unit 130 includes a WIFI module, the first connection information may include a service set identification code determined by the first target monitoring device, and so on.

In an embodiment of the present application, the mobile monitoring device 100 may be a central node device in a monitoring device worn on a human body (e.g., a device worn on a wrist of a human body for monitoring blood oxygen), the first target monitoring device may be a bedside monitor, and the second target monitoring device may be a device other than the central node device in a monitoring device worn on a human body (e.g., a device worn on a neck and chest of a human body for monitoring electrocardiographic signals, a device worn on an upper arm of a human body for monitoring blood pressure, etc.). The above mainly describes the process of establishing a communication connection between these devices, such as pairing and after pairing, after establishing a communication connection, the central node device may generally acquire monitoring data from other monitoring devices on the human body, and then transmit the monitoring data obtained by monitoring the central node device itself and the monitoring data acquired from other monitoring devices on the human body to the bedside monitor, as shown in fig. 8, so as to implement recording, storing, viewing, review, and so on of the monitoring data.

Based on the above description, the wearable mobile monitoring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application can acquire connection information between them from the first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner by the proximity-based communication unit 120, and enable pairing with the first target monitoring device and establishment of a communication connection based on the connection information; furthermore, the wearable mobile monitoring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application is capable of transmitting or acquiring connection information between them to or from the second target monitoring device in a contactless manner by the proximity-based communication unit 120, and enabling pairing with the first target monitoring device and establishment of a communication connection based on the connection information; the pairing process between different medical devices serving the same patient is greatly simplified, the user experience can be improved, and medical accidents caused by manual operation errors can be avoided to the greatest extent.

The following describes the mobile monitoring device 100 according to other embodiments of the present application with reference to fig. 9 and 10, and in the embodiments shown in fig. 9 and 10, the pairing process and the connection establishment process of the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device are similar to those described above, and details will not be repeated here; the pairing process between the mobile monitoring device 100 and the first target monitoring device is different from the foregoing, specifically, the transmission direction of the connection information is different, and other similar points are not repeated for details.

As shown in fig. 9, the mobile monitoring device 100 comprises a processor 110, a wireless communication unit 130 and at least one proximity-based communication unit 120, wherein the processor 110 is configured to perform the following operations: transmitting second connection information to the second target monitoring apparatus in a contactless manner through the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction to the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130; transmitting first connection information to the first target monitoring apparatus in a contactless manner through the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the first connection information; based on the first communication connection, data interaction with the first target monitoring device is performed through the wireless communication unit 130.

As shown in fig. 10, the mobile monitoring device 100 includes a processor 110, at least one proximity-based communication unit 120, and a wireless communication unit 130, wherein the processor 110 is configured to perform the following operations: acquiring second connection information from a second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130; transmitting first connection information to a first target monitoring device through the proximity-based communication unit 120; establishing a first communication connection with the monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the first connection information; based on the first communication connection, data interaction with the monitoring device is performed through the wireless communication unit 130.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processor 110 establishes a first communication connection with the monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the first connection information, including: broadcasting the first connection information through the wireless communication unit 130 such that the monitoring device monitors the first connection information to establish a communication connection with the mobile monitoring device 100; or, the wireless communication unit 130 monitors information, and when the first connection information broadcasted by the monitoring device is monitored, a communication connection is established with the monitoring device.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processor 110 establishes a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit 130 based on the second connection information, including: broadcasting the second connection information through the wireless communication unit 130 such that the second target monitoring apparatus listens to the second connection information to establish a second communication connection with the mobile monitoring apparatus 100; or, the wireless communication unit 130 monitors information, and when the second connection information broadcasted by the second target monitoring device is monitored, a second communication connection is established with the mobile monitoring device 100.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first connection information includes any one of the following: a device identification code, SN (serial number) code, of the mobile monitoring device 100; one of communication channel identification code, IP address, MAC address, service set identification code, WEP/WPA 2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the mobile monitoring device 100; the mobile monitoring device 100 generates a random pairing code.

In an embodiment of the present application, the second connection information includes any one of the following: a device identification code and a serial number of the mobile monitoring device 100; one of communication channel identification code, IP address, MAC address, service set identification code, WEP/WPA 2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the mobile monitoring device 100; the mobile monitoring device 100 generates a random pairing code.

In an embodiment of the present application, the second connection information includes any one of the following: the device identification code and the sequence number of the second target monitoring device; the second target monitoring device determines one of a communication channel identification code, an IP address, an MAC address, a service set identification code and WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information; the second target monitoring device generates a random pairing code.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processor 110 is further configured to: after data interaction with the second target monitoring device, determining whether the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient; and when the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device do not belong to the same patient, disconnecting the second communication connection, or outputting prompt information to prompt the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device to be in mismatching.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processor 110 determines whether the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device 100 and the second target monitoring device respectively belong to the same patient based on the homology of the parameters.

In the embodiment of the present application, the proximity-based communication unit 120 includes a near field communication module, a barcode module, a two-dimensional code module, a passive/active radio frequency identification module, an optical module, an infrared module, an ultra-wideband module, or a magnetic pairing module, and the wireless communication unit 130 includes at least one of a bluetooth module, a WMTS communication module, and a WIFI communication module.

Based on the above description, the wearable mobile monitoring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application can transmit the connection information between them to the first target monitoring device in a noncontact manner by the proximity-based communication unit 120, and enable pairing with the first target monitoring device and establishment of a communication connection based on the connection information; furthermore, the wearable mobile monitoring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application is capable of transmitting or acquiring connection information between them to or from the second target monitoring device in a contactless manner by the proximity-based communication unit 120, and enabling pairing with the first target monitoring device and establishment of a communication connection based on the connection information; the pairing process between different medical devices serving the same patient is greatly simplified, the user experience can be improved, and medical accidents caused by manual operation errors can be avoided to the greatest extent.

Although the illustrative embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the above illustrative embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made therein by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. All such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present application as set forth in the appended claims.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, e.g., the division of the elements is merely a logical functional division, and there may be additional divisions when actually implemented, e.g., multiple elements or components may be combined or integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted or not performed.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the present application may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in order to streamline the application and aid in understanding one or more of the various inventive aspects, various features of the application are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof in the description of exemplary embodiments of the application. However, the method of this application should not be construed to reflect the following intent: i.e. the claimed application claims that require more features than are explicitly recited in the claims. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. The claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with the claims themselves being separate examples of this application.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or units of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where the features are mutually exclusive. The features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), unless expressly stated otherwise, may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features but not others included in other embodiments, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the present application and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

Various component embodiments of the present application may be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that some or all of the functions of some of the modules according to embodiments of the present application may be implemented in practice using a microprocessor or Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The present application may also be embodied as device programs (e.g., computer programs and computer program products) for performing part or all of the methods described herein. Such a program embodying the present application may be stored on a computer readable storage medium, or may have the form of one or more signals. Such signals may be downloaded from an internet website, provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the application, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The application may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, third, etc. do not denote any order. These words may be interpreted as names.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of specific embodiments of the present application and the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the changes or substitutions are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. The protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

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1. A wearable mobile monitoring device for removable wearing to a patient and collecting physiological parameter data of the patient, the mobile monitoring device being in communication with a first target monitoring device and transmitting the collected physiological parameter data to the first target monitoring device, the mobile monitoring device comprising a processor, at least one proximity-based communication unit, and a wireless communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to:

Acquiring first connection information from the first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit;

establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information;

and based on the first communication connection, performing data interaction with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit.

2. The mobile monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processor establishes a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information, comprising:

broadcasting the first connection information through the wireless communication unit, so that the first target monitoring device monitors the first connection information to establish communication connection with the mobile monitoring device;

or monitoring information through the wireless communication unit, and establishing communication connection with the first target monitoring equipment when monitoring the first connection information broadcasted by the first target monitoring equipment.

3. The mobile monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

Transmitting second connection information to a second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit;

establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information;

and based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction with the second target monitoring equipment through the wireless communication unit.

4. The mobile monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquiring second connection information from the second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit;

establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information;

and based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction with the second target monitoring equipment through the wireless communication unit.

5. The mobile monitoring device of claim 3 or 4, wherein the processor establishes a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information, comprising:

Broadcasting the second connection information through the wireless communication unit, so that the second target monitoring device monitors the second connection information to establish a second communication connection with the mobile monitoring device;

or monitoring information through the wireless communication unit, and establishing second communication connection with the mobile monitoring equipment when monitoring the second connection information broadcasted by the second target monitoring equipment.

6. The mobile monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the first connection information comprises any one of:

the device identification code and the sequence number of the first target monitoring device;

the communication channel identification code, the IP address, the MAC address, the service set identification code, the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3 security protocol information and the EAP certificate which are determined by the first target monitoring equipment;

the first target monitoring device generates a random pairing code.

7. A mobile monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein the second connection information comprises any one of:

the device identification code and the sequence number of the mobile monitoring device;

one of communication channel identification code, IP address, MAC address, service set identification code, WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the mobile monitoring equipment;

And the mobile monitoring equipment generates a random pairing code.

8. The mobile monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the second connection information comprises any one of:

the device identification code and the sequence number of the second target monitoring device;

the second target monitoring device determines one of a communication channel identification code, an IP address, an MAC address, a service set identification code and WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information;

the second target monitoring device generates a random pairing code.

9. The mobile monitoring device of claim 3 or 4, wherein the processor is further configured to:

after data interaction with the second target monitoring device, determining whether the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device and the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient;

and when the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring equipment and the second target monitoring equipment do not belong to the same patient, disconnecting the second communication connection, or outputting prompt information to prompt the mobile monitoring equipment and the second target monitoring equipment to be in mismatching.

10. The ambulatory monitoring device of claim 9, wherein the processor determines whether the parameters monitored by the ambulatory monitoring device and the second target monitoring device each belong to the same patient based on parameter homology.

11. The mobile monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one proximity-based communication unit comprises at least one of a near field communication module, a bar code module, a two-dimensional code module, a passive/active radio frequency identification module, an optical module, an infrared module, an ultra-wideband module, or a magnetic pairing module, and the wireless communication unit comprises at least one of a bluetooth module, a WMTS communication module, and a WIFI communication module.

12. A wearable mobile monitoring device comprising a processor, a wireless communication unit, and at least one proximity-based communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to:

transmitting second connection information to a second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction to the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit;

transmitting first connection information to a first target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information; and based on the first communication connection, performing data interaction with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit.

13. A wearable mobile monitoring device comprising a processor, at least one proximity-based communication unit, and a wireless communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to:

acquiring second connection information from the second target monitoring device in a non-contact manner through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information; based on the second communication connection, performing data interaction with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit;

transmitting first connection information to a first target monitoring device through the proximity-based communication unit; establishing a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information; and based on the first communication connection, performing data interaction with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit.

14. The mobile monitoring device of claim 12 or 13, wherein the processor establishes a first communication connection with the first target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the first connection information, comprising:

Broadcasting the first connection information through the wireless communication unit, so that the first target monitoring device monitors the first connection information to establish communication connection with the mobile monitoring device;

or monitoring information through the wireless communication unit, and establishing communication connection with the first target monitoring equipment when monitoring the first connection information broadcasted by the first target monitoring equipment.

15. The mobile monitoring device of claim 12 or 13, wherein the processor establishes a second communication connection with the second target monitoring device through the wireless communication unit based on the second connection information, comprising:

broadcasting the second connection information through the wireless communication unit, so that the second target monitoring device monitors the second connection information to establish a second communication connection with the mobile monitoring device;

or monitoring information through the wireless communication unit, and establishing second communication connection with the mobile monitoring equipment when monitoring the second connection information broadcasted by the second target monitoring equipment.

16. The mobile monitoring device of claim 12 or 13, wherein the first connection information comprises any one of:

The equipment identification code and SN (serial number) code of the mobile monitoring equipment;

one of communication channel identification code, IP address, MAC address, service set identification code, WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the mobile monitoring equipment;

and the mobile monitoring equipment generates a random pairing code.

17. The mobile monitoring device of claim 12, wherein the second connection information includes any one of:

the device identification code and the sequence number of the mobile monitoring device;

one of communication channel identification code, IP address, MAC address, service set identification code, WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information determined by the mobile monitoring equipment;

and the mobile monitoring equipment generates a random pairing code.

18. The mobile monitoring device of claim 13, wherein the second connection information comprises any one of:

the device identification code and the sequence number of the second target monitoring device;

the second target monitoring device determines one of a communication channel identification code, an IP address, an MAC address, a service set identification code and WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3/EAP protocol related information;

The second target monitoring device generates a random pairing code.

19. The mobile monitoring device of claim 12 or 13, wherein the processor is further configured to:

after data interaction with the second target monitoring device, determining whether the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring device and the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient;

and when the parameters monitored by the mobile monitoring equipment and the second target monitoring equipment do not belong to the same patient, disconnecting the second communication connection, or outputting prompt information to prompt the mobile monitoring equipment and the second target monitoring equipment to be in mismatching.

20. The mobile monitoring device of claim 19, wherein the processor determines whether the parameters monitored by each of the mobile monitoring device and the second target monitoring device belong to the same patient based on parameter homology.

21. The mobile monitoring device of claim 12 or 13, wherein the proximity-based communication unit comprises at least one of a near field communication module, a bar code module, a two-dimensional code module, a passive/active radio frequency identification module, an optical module, an infrared module, an ultra-wideband module, or a magnetic pairing module, and the wireless communication unit comprises at least one of a bluetooth module, a WMTS communication module, and a WIFI communication module.