This page covers some off the currently envisioned Common Device Interfaces and Methods supplied by the System in support of Devices. Currently Devices include Medical, Security, Control, Network, Environmental, and Fitness devices, but this could expand.  Common Device Interfaces and Methods can assist in the design, development, test, and long term support of the devices in many different ways:

• Reduces design, development, and testing by developers which allows  developers to focus on the unique features to their device and not the elements that are common across devices

• Provides a large number of pretested features that can be easily added to their device

• Provides interoperability with other parts of System (scheduling, alerts, transfer, analysis, reporting, etc.)

• Supports automated test,  training, and demos

• Provides “common look and feel” across all of the devices compliant with the System for ease of use, support, and reduced training requirements

• Supports automated collection of issues for one device, or multiple devices deployed across the network to identify issues with a specific device, or across devices (model, manufacturing data range, SW/FW level, etc.)

• Commonality across devices supports the use of 3rd Party Integrators and Service Companies to support any product and the entire System deployment of many types of devices

• Common Object Interfaces and Methods that allow independent integration into Custom Customer Systems

• Provides common test procedures, service manuals, training material, presentations, installation guides to assist in the creation of individual device documentation

• Provides an interoperability lab that can be used on-site or remotely to verify interoperability

• Provides a “System-in-a-Box” for low cost testing, training, and demos

• Hopefully, using common interfaces and methods will aid in any required FDA or other required certifications for the device as well as the trial data

 

Smartphones and Tablets are and can be a device. They can perform a wide variety of security, control, medical, fitness, and health functions as a device. These can be linked (interfaced) into the System to download information or gain additional features. For example, a program that tracks your distance and another that tracks your heart rate (bike, walking, swimming, rowing, etc.) could send the data to the individual’s account, which could be combined, trended, and provide information to their health professional at a checkup.

 

Common Device Interfaces and Methods

• Device Interfaces and Methods

• System Controller Interfaces and Methods

• Maintenance Interfaces and Methods

• Remote Data and Processing Services Interfaces and Methods

• Development, Test, Training, and Demo Interfaces and Methods