System and Method for Context Dependent Service Discovery for Mobile Medical Devices

摘要

A medical communication system ( 10 ) comprises peer devices ( 44, 46 ) which provide medical services which are used for patient monitoring, patient management or other medical procedures involving patients and/or clinicians. A mobile device ( 12 ) includes a short-range interface device ( 22 ) for discovering peer devices ( 44, 46 ) and associated peer devices services ( 66 ). A positioning component ( 14 ) determines a location of the mobile device ( 12 ). An identification component ( 60 ) reads a patient identification device ( 48 ) and a clinician identification device ( 50 ) and identifies a patient ( 32 ) and a clinician ( 30 ) at the location of the mobile device ( 12 ). A visibility manager ( 120 ) limits information and services available to the mobile device ( 12 ) to current context relevant information and services which are based at least on one of the identity of the patient ( 32 ), the identity of the clinician ( 30 ), and the identified mobile device location.