Semantic medical devices

Abstract

A sematic medical technology is disclosed. In various embodiments, the technology organizes an initial data collection to collect data from the one or more sensors; processes the data to obtain an initial diagnosis wherein the initial diagnosis can be a syntax diagnosis or a semantic diagnosis; identifies an organization for a n additional data collection to collect additional data; analyzes the additional data to obtain a refined diagnosis; and repeats the identifying and analyzing until a stopping criterion is satisfied.

1 . A method, performed by a first computing device, to process data collected from one or more sensors, the method comprising:
 receiving data collected from the one or more sensors;   determining a context associated with the received data;   determining if a measurement indicated by the received data exceeds a specified threshold associated with the determined context;   if it is determined that the measurement does not exceed the specified threshold, transmitting the received data to a second computing device for analysis; and   if it is determined that the measurement exceeds the specified threshold, generating an alert.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating of an alert includes:
 analyzing the received data; and   generating the alert based at least on the analyzing.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting the second computing device from a plurality of computing devices based on an urgency of the analysis.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting the second computing device from a plurality of computing devices based on a tolerance for latency.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting the second computing device from a plurality of computing devices based on computational capabilities of the second computing device, access to historical or other data by the second computing device, and/or communications or processing latencies of the second computing device.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting the second computing device from a plurality of computing devices based on a volume of the data to be analyzed.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are one or more built-in sensors of the first computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are one or more sensors attached to or proximate to a user. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the context includes a geolocation, a time, an activity of a user, information about a user, or information about availability of expert personnel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating of an alert includes:
 alerting a user, a medical service provider, or a medical practitioner.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 if it is determined that the measurement exceeds the specified threshold, increasing a resolution of data collection from the one or more sensors.   
     
     
         12 . A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions which, if executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, at a first computing device, data from a sensor;   automatically determining whether analysis of the data is urgent, based on the received data;   if the analysis is determined to be urgent, determining whether latency of response to the received data is tolerable;   if latency is determined to be tolerable, forwarding the data to a second computing device;   if latency is determined to be intolerable, analyzing the data; and   if the analysis is not urgent, forwarding the data to a third computing device.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , storing computer-executable instructions which, if executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform further operations comprising:
 determining whether or not to forward the data in part or in full, based on power consumption required to forward the data in part or in full; and   if data is to be forwarded in part or in full, calculating an optimal organization for the data transmission including a subset of a set of parameters.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the determining of whether or not to forward the data in part or in full is further based on estimated or measured remaining power at each device the data will transit after being forwarded. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , storing instructions which, if executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform further operations comprising:
 determining whether or not to forward the data, based on whether a patient needs to be notified immediately.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , storing instructions which, if executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform further operations comprising:
 determining whether or not to forward the data, based on a patient's heart condition including heart rate, blood pressure, or both.   
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , storing instructions which, if executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform further operations comprising:
 determining how to organize data collection and data analysis in such a way that estimated harmful effects to the subject are minimized.   
     
     
         18 . A system to determine how to collect and process data collected from sensors, comprising:
 one or more sensors to collect data related to a subject;   one or more actuators to actuate data collection by the one or more sensors;   one or more communication devices; and   a first computing device to:
 receive the collected data from the sensors; 
 analyze the received data for urgency and tolerance for latency of response to the received data; and 
 determine the response to the received data based at least on respective thresholds for the analyzed urgency and tolerance for latency; 
 wherein the determining includes determining a degree of resolution processing of the received data; 
 wherein if the response is determined to be urgent and the latency is determined to be tolerable based on the respective thresholds, determining the degree of resolution processing for the received data includes facilitating a first degree of the resolution processing; and 
 wherein if the response is determined not to be urgent, determining the degree of resolution processing for the received data includes facilitating a second degree of the resolution processing that is greater than the first degree of the resolution processing. 
   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 ,
 wherein facilitating the first degree of the resolution processing includes forwarding the received data to a second computing device via one or more of the one or more communication devices; and   wherein facilitating the second degree of the resolution processing includes forwarding the received data to a third computing device via one or more of the one or more communication devices.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein determining the response to the received data further includes:
 if the response is determined to be urgent and the latency is determined to be intolerable based on the respective thresholds, providing an alert to the subject.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein one or more of the one or more actuators, one or more communication devices, and the first computing device are shared for monitoring and treatment of multiple subjects.