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A patent was issued for a data transmission device, medical imaging device, and method for transmitting data packets by Siemens Healthineers AG. The invention aims to improve the correct packet sequence in high-data-rate scenarios, such as in CT scans, by utilizing multiple transmission channels and buffering techniques. This innovation allows for efficient data transmission between components in medical imaging devices, ensuring reliable communication even during movement. The patent provides a detailed description of the technology and its applications in the field of medical imaging. [Extracted from the article]

Siemens Healthineers Ag has been issued a patent for methods of monitoring data transmission in medical imaging. The patent describes a method for transmitting data wirelessly between components that are moving relative to each other, such as in computed tomography units. The method involves moving transmit facilities attached to one component with respect to receive facilities attached to another component, and evaluating packet loss conditions to detect errors in the data transmission. This method allows for robust error detection and improved diagnosis of medical imaging apparatus. [Extracted from the article]

A patent application titled "Automated Fluid Dispensing Device" has been published online. The invention aims to provide an automated and contactless method of dispensing fluid, such as water, without the need to touch the dispenser. The device includes sensors to detect the presence of an object, a solenoid valve to control the flow of fluid, and a control circuitry to actuate the valve based on the detected object. The invention addresses the need for effective and convenient fluid dispensing devices, particularly in situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued to Google LLC for a technology that uses millimeter electromagnetic waves to actuate a contact lens's focus system. The contact lens includes circuitry with transceiver, logic, and memory components, and it can receive signals from a user equipment (UE) and change its focal length accordingly. The UE, equipped with a focus assistant manager application, can transmit signals to the contact lens to actuate its focus system and change the lens's focal length. This technology aims to address challenges faced by current techniques for dynamically changing the optical properties of smart contact lenses. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued to QUALCOMM Incorporated for lower analog media access control (MAC-A) layer and physical layer (PHY-A) functions for analog transmission protocol stack. The patent describes methods and apparatus for wireless communication using analog neural network gradients. These techniques aim to improve wireless communications systems by applying neural network processing to achieve greater efficiencies. The patent provides detailed information on the technical aspects and applications of these methods and apparatus. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued for an audiometer system that uses light-based communication to address the limitations of traditional wired and radio-frequency communication in audiometry testing. The system includes an audiometer device, an audiometer baseband processing unit, an audiometer light-based transceiver, a transducer with a light-based transceiver, and a transducer processor unit. The audiometer device generates stimulus signals and converts them into data packets, which are then transmitted via the light-based transceiver. The transducer receives the stimulus data packets, processes them, and generates a patient stimulus signal. The system also allows for patient input and response signals to be transmitted between the transducer and the audiometer device. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued for a punctured null data packet (NDP) within wireless communications. The patent describes a communications circuit that generates an NDP with an identification of a preamble puncturing option and transmits it to a device via a subset of sub-channels in a communication channel. The device processes the NDP and provides feedback, which is then processed by the communications circuit. The patent also includes diagrams illustrating a wireless communication system and examples of devices that can operate in accordance with the described technology. The assignee for the patent is Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited. [Extracted from the article]

A patent application titled "Monitoring Method And Device Based On Radio Frequency Technology" has been published online. The inventors have developed a monitoring method and device that address the issues of large size and power consumption in existing monitoring devices. The method involves collecting monitoring information through a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chip and outputting a pulse sequence carrying the information to an RF circuit. The MEMS chip operates in an operation mode when transmitting the pulse sequence and in an idle mode when not transmitting. The device includes a MEMS chip, an RF circuit, and an antenna, and can be used for tire pressure monitoring. The invention aims to achieve miniaturization and low power consumption in monitoring devices. [Extracted from the article]

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. has filed a patent application for a system that allows for efficient transmission of data between an analyte sensor and receiving devices. The system prioritizes and encrypts sensor data, and utilizes reserved communication channels for expedited delivery. It involves wireless communication between an analyte monitoring device and a user device, with data packets containing connection data establishing communication sessions. The user device can decrypt the data packet and extract the sensor data, which is only accessible to approved users. The patent application also includes claims for a data receiving device and a sensor control device in the monitoring system. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. for a transport block size determining method and apparatus. The patent aims to improve the transmission reliability and latency of wireless communication for services such as augmented reality/virtual reality, telemedicine, and industrial control. The method involves determining a transport block size (TBS) based on the quantity of valid resource elements (REs) included in different transmission occasions. By introducing a target quantity of valid REs, the method helps avoid excessively large or small TBS values. The patent provides detailed claims and can be accessed for further information. [Extracted from the article]

A patent application has been submitted for a communication cart and communication case that aims to address challenges related to connectivity in aging infrastructure and environments without fixed electricity sources, such as healthcare and military organizations. The communication case includes a sealed compartment with a modem and WIFI transceiver to connect external user devices to endpoints over wireless communication channels. The communication cart includes a communication compartment with a modem, WIFI transceiver, and a sanitization station, as well as wheels for maneuvering. The patent application provides detailed descriptions and claims for the communication case and cart. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued to Widex A/S for a monitoring system that allows for the synchronization of physiological signals from multiple sensors. The system consists of a master device that communicates wirelessly with two slave devices, each equipped with a sensor. The master device provides synchronization signals to the slave devices, instructing them to acquire physiological signals based on timing instructions. The acquired signals are then transmitted wirelessly to the master device, where they are processed to extract measures for physiological parameters. This technology has potential applications in remote patient monitoring, allowing for surveillance outside of clinical settings. [Extracted from the article]

A patent has been issued to Medtronic MiniMed Inc. for systems and methods for self-validation of hardware and software for safety-critical medical devices. The patent describes a medicine administering system that includes a medical device and a software application installed on a mobile communication device. The software application allows for the establishment of a wireless connection between the medical device and the mobile communication device, and conducts a connectivity test to determine the integrity and transfer rate of data between the two devices. This technology is particularly relevant for medicine injection pens, which provide a simple and automated way to track and communicate doses dispensed to patients. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses a patent application for a wireless power transmission device and wireless power reception device. The invention aims to improve data security in data transmission between these devices by using both in-band communication and out-band communication, specifically Bluetooth communication. The wireless power receiver and transmitter can apply security modes defined in a general access profile (GAP) of Bluetooth communication to data packets transmitted using out-band communication. This technology has potential applications in various fields, such as electric vehicles, medical equipment, and household appliances. [Extracted from the article]

The method of claim 8, wherein the executing the nexus comprises: generating a fully formed data packet from packet data queued in the user space application packet pool; and transferring the fully formed data packet as the data packet to the driver packet pool. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the nexus, when executed by the processor, is further configured to generate a fully formed data packet from packet data queued in the user space application packet pool and to transfer the fully formed data packet as the data packet to the driver packet pool. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the executing the nexus comprises: generating a fully formed data packet from packet data queued in the user space application packet pool; and transferring the fully formed data packet as the data packet to the driver packet pool.". [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Advertising; Becton Dickinson and Company; Business; Cybersecurity; Data Packets; Electronics; Health and Medicine; Healthcare Companies; Healthcare Technology Companies; Information Technology; Medical Devices; Medical Technology Companies; Wireless Communication; Wireless Technology EN Advertising Becton Dickinson and Company Business Cybersecurity Data Packets Electronics Health and Medicine Healthcare Companies Healthcare Technology Companies Information Technology Medical Devices Medical Technology Companies Wireless Communication Wireless Technology 8817 8817 1 09/25/23 20230925 NES 230925 2023 SEP 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week -- Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, United States) has been issued patent number 11751061, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx editors. The method of claim 9, further comprising at least one of the first device and the second device performing designated functions using data chosen from the predefined data, and data provided in the data packets. Further, avoidance of pairing the medical device with another unintended device is also important, particularly when there are multiple potential devices with which a medical device can be paired within the same area. [Extracted from the article]

The control module is further configured to send location information of the switching device to the medical device at regular intervals in order to switch the data packets according to a permanently predefined switching protocol. The control module may be configured in this case to communicate the location information of the switching device on the first and/or second protocol layers. An unmanaged switching device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to communicate the hospital location information of the unmanaged switching device as control information of a protocol on the first protocol layer and/or on the second protocol layer, the hospital location information comprising one or more of a ward number, a room number and a bed number. [Extracted from the article]

The processor(s) is configured to generate, by an upper analog media access control (MAC-A) layer of a protocol stack, a data packet with a header and a data field. The apparatus also includes means for transferring the data packet to lower layers of the protocol stack for transmission to a network device across a wireless network. Keywords: Acute-Phase Proteins; Artificial Neural Networks; Beta-Globulins; Blood Proteins; Carrier Proteins; Communications; Communications Systems; Convolutional Network; Data Packets; Electronics; Emerging Technologies; Information Technology; Iron-Binding Proteins; Machine Learning; Networks; Neural Networks; Patent Application; Proteins; Telecommunications; Transferrin; Wireless Communication; Wireless Network; Wireless Technology EN Acute-Phase Proteins Artificial Neural Networks Beta-Globulins Blood Proteins Carrier Proteins Communications Communications Systems Convolutional Network Data Packets Electronics Emerging Technologies Information Technology Iron-Binding Proteins Machine Learning Networks Neural Networks Patent Application Proteins Telecommunications Transferrin Wireless Communication Wireless Network Wireless Technology 670 670 1 08/14/23 20230817 NES 230817 2023 AUG 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Blood Weekly -- A patent application by the inventors BALEVI, Eren (San Diego, CA, US); Gholmieh, Aziz (Del Mar, CA, US); LI, Junyi (Fairless Hills, PA, US); LUO, Tao (San Diego, CA, US); PEZESHKI, Hamed (San Diego, CA, US); PRAKASH, Rajat (San Diego, CA, US); YERRAMALLI, Srinivas (San Diego, CA, US); YOO, Taesang (San Diego, CA, US); ZHANG, Xiaoxia (San Diego, CA, US), filed on January 25, 2022, was made available online on July 27, 2023, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. [Extracted from the article]

The processor(s) is also configured to determine, by a lower analog media access control (MAC-A) layer of an analog data communications stack, a quantity of analog neural network gradients to transmit in a data packet using resources allocated by the uplink grant. "A wireless communications network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that can support communications for a number of user equipment (UEs). Keywords: Artificial Neural Networks; Communications; Communications Systems; Convolutional Network; Data Packets; Electronics; Emerging Technologies; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Networks; Neural Networks; Patent Application; Telecommunications; Wireless Communication; Wireless Network; Wireless Technology EN Artificial Neural Networks Communications Communications Systems Convolutional Network Data Packets Electronics Emerging Technologies Information Technology Machine Learning Networks Neural Networks Patent Application Telecommunications Wireless Communication Wireless Network Wireless Technology 645 645 1 08/14/23 20230817 NES 230817 2023 AUG 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Blood Weekly -- A patent application by the inventors BALEVI, Eren (San Diego, CA, US); Gholmieh, Aziz (Del Mar, CA, US); LI, Junyi (Fairless Hills, PA, US); LUO, Tao (San Diego, CA, US); PEZESHKI, Hamed (San Diego, CA, US); PRAKASH, Rajat (San Diego, CA, US); YERRAMALLI, Srinivas (San Diego, CA, US); YOO, Taesang (San Diego, CA, US); ZHANG, Xiaoxia (San Diego, CA, US), filed on January 25, 2022, was made available online on July 27, 2023, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. The method also includes determining, by a lower analog media access control (MAC-A) layer of an analog data communications stack, a quantity of analog neural network gradients to transmit in a data packet using resources allocated by the uplink grant. [Extracted from the article]

The transducer light-based transceiver may be further configured to transmit the plurality of transducer frames to the audiometer light-based transceiver, and the audiometer light-based transceiver is further configured to receive the plurality of transducer frames from the transducer light-based transceiver Furthermore, the audiometer baseband processing unit is further configured to receive the plurality of transducer frames from the audiometer light-based transceiver and extract the plurality of transducer data packets from the transducer frames, defining a plurality of extracted transducer data packets. Additionally, the transducer baseband processing unit may be further configured to receive the plurality of transducer data packets and generate a plurality of transducer frames, each transducer frame including a transducer data packet. The transducer baseband processing unit may further be configured to generate a plurality of transducer frames, each transducer frame may include a transducer data packet. [Extracted from the article]

The automated medical display data communications network system of claim 4, wherein the AMDC program instructions when executed by the AMDC data processing device further cause the AMDC data processing device to: further analyze the patient data and the patient bed data stored in the AMDC patient database; determine that the reading or the setting of the patient bed assigned to the patient in combination with the patient data corresponding to the patient assigned to the patient bed indicates the condition affecting safety of the patient assigned to the patient bed is removed; and provide an indication of the removal of the condition affecting the safety of the patient assigned to the patient bed as content in the content payload. The automated medical display data communications network system of claim 1, wherein generating the communication data package including the content payload is independent or agnostic of any data protocols of the medical data communications network system including: the patient admission system, the patient health care records database, the patient monitoring nurse station, and the plurality of patient beds. "4. The automated medical display data communications network system of claim 4, wherein the patient data corresponding to the patient assigned to the patient bed includes identification that the patient assigned to the patient bed is at risk of fall, the reading is a weight measurement, and the condition affecting the patient's safety is that the patient assigned to the patient bed is out of the assigned patient bed. [Extracted from the article]

The speaker of claim 13, wherein the flexible circuit board includes a first board and a second board. The speaker of claim 7, wherein the BLE module, the controller, and the transducer are connected to the power source assembly through the flexible circuit board. Accordingly, the mechanical vibrations generated by the bone conduction speaker may push human tissues through the bone board 121, and at the same time a portion of the vibrating board 121 and the housing 110 that are not in contact with human issues may nevertheless push air. [Extracted from the article]

Further, even for medical devices that are compliant with a standardized protocol such as HL7 or DICOM, it is difficult to detect the medical devices when inaccurate information is inserted into packets. Among such medical devices, many medical devices are connected to a network, and a considerable number of medical devices provide medical services while the locations thereof change. "When medical devices can be automatically identified and the locations thereof on the network can be detected, various types of services for medical device security management, such as management of medical devices, control of access by the medical devices to the network, management of a network access control list for each piece of network equipment, and establishment of security policies, can be provided. [Extracted from the article]

A wireless power transmitter comprising: a power converter configured to transmit, to a wireless power receiver, wireless power; and a communicator/controller configured to receive, from the wireless power receiver, a control error packet; and transmit, to the wireless power receiver, a data packet within a control error interval after receiving the control error packet, wherein the control error interval is variable within a range, and wherein a size of the data packet is varied based on the control error interval. A wireless power receiver comprising: a power pickup to receive, from a wireless power transmitter, wireless power; and a communicator/controller configured to: transmit, to the wireless power transmitter, a control error packet; and transmit, to the wireless power transmitter, a data packet within a control error interval after transmitting the control error packet, wherein the control error interval is variable within a range, and wherein a size of the data packet is varied based on the control error interval. A wireless power transmission system may include a wireless power transmitter that supplies electric energy through wireless power transmission and a wireless power receiver that receives the electric energy wirelessly supplied from the wireless power transmitter and supplies power to a power-receiving device such as a battery cell. [Extracted from the article]