Platform for patient monitoring

Abstract

A gateway device includes a transceiver in electrical communication with a processor, the transceiver being configured to communicate over a wireless network to both receive data from at least one body-worn sensor and transmit the data, and a plurality of indicator lights in electrical communication with the processor. A first of the indicator lights indicates successful power-on of the gateway device. A second of the indicator lights indicates establishment of a Bluetooth connection with a body-worn sensor. A third of the indicator lights indicates successful creation of a WiFi connection. A fourth of the indicator lights indicate successful creation of a cellular connection.

1 . A gateway device configured to forward information from one or more body-worn sensors to a server, the gateway device comprising:
 a processor;   a power source;   a transceiver in electrical communication with the processor, the transceiver being configured to communicate over a wireless network to both receive data from at least one body-worn sensor and transmit the data; and   a plurality of indicator lights in electrical communication with the processor;   wherein a first of the indicator lights indicates successful power-on of the gateway device;   wherein a second of the indicator lights indicates establishment of a Bluetooth connection with a body-worn sensor;   wherein a third of the indicator lights indicates successful creation of a WiFi connection; and   wherein a fourth of the indicator lights indicate successful creation of a cellular connection.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device does not include a display screen. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a recessed power button used to power on the gateway device. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the gateway device is programmed to continuously forward the data from the body-worn sensor to the server. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , further comprising a system memory configured to store the data when a connection to the server is unavailable. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is sized to be received in a pocket of a user wearing the body-worn sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the device is approximately a size of a credit card. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising contrasting writing on a housing of the device. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the housing is black, and the writing is white. 
     
     
         10 . A system for storing data collected by a body-worn sensor, the system comprising:
 a central processing unit (CPU) that is configured to control operation of a gateway device; and   one or more computer readable data storage media storing software instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the gateway device to:
 receive a MAC address of a new sensor and a protocol version associated with the new sensor from a server; 
 attempt to contact the new sensor using the protocol version and the MAC address; 
 when a response is received, sending the response to the server for validation; 
 when the response is validated by the server, establishing communications with the new sensor; and 
 forwarding data from the new sensor to a second server. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the second server includes a super application associated with a user of the new sensor, the super application identifying a database in which the data from the new sensor is stored. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the super application identifies a plurality of databases in which data from a plurality of sensors associated with the user is stored. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a notification module programmed to generate a notification to a user when the data meets a certain criteria. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the notification module is programmed to notify a plurality of individuals when the data meets a second criteria. 
     
     
         15 . A method for storing data from one or more body-worn sensors, the method comprising:
 receiving data from a gateway device, the gateway device being worn by a user associated with one or more body-worn sensors generating the data;   identifying the user associated with the data;   allowing a super application associated with the user to identify a database for storage of the data based on the user and a type of body-worn sensor that generated the data; and   forwarding the data to the database for storage.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving a request for access to the data;   allowing the super application to authenticate the request;   forming a query to access the data;   sending the query to the database; and   returning the data.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 analyzing the data; and   generating one or more notifications based on the analysis.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising allowing the user to configure a type of the notifications and a number of individuals to receive the notifications. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising allowing the user to select one or more applications to analyze the data and display information about the data. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising allowing the applications to access the data through the super application.