| 摘要 |
A system and method are disclosed which enable sensed data to be communicated to a central server for processing thereon. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes at least one sensor capable of sensing a physical characteristic and outputting data representing such physical characteristic to a transmitter (or transceiver). The transmitter communicates the data in a first wireless protocol to a wireless gateway, which is capable of communicating in a plurality of different wireless protocols. For example, the wireless gateway may be capable of communicating in a plurality of the following wireless protocols: short-range radio protocol (e.g., Bluetooth), WLAN protocol (e.g., 802.11 or wireless medical transmission standard (WMTS)), and cellular protocols (e.g., CDPD, EDGE, HDR, CDMA, or WCDMA). The wireless gateway translates the data from the first wireless protocol to at least a second wireless protocol, and communicates the data either directly or indirectly to a central server using the at least a second wireless protocol. For example, the transmitter may communicate the sensed data in Bluetooth protocol, and the wireless gateway may translate the sensed data into another protocol, such as cellular, for further communication thereof. One or more intermediaries may be included for receiving data from the wireless gateway and communicating such data to the central server. Such an intermediary may receive the data from the wireless gateway in a particular wireless protocol, and may communicate the data to the central server in a different protocol, such as Internet Protocol. The central server receives and processes the data. |
