1. A method of communicating between a device and an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
operating a telemetry module of the device in a low power state in which the telemetry module interleaves intervals during which one or more components of the telemetry module are powered down with intervals during which the one or more components of the telemetry module are powered up;
receiving a wakeup communication from the implantable medical device;
transitioning the telemetry module from the low power state to a high power state in response to receiving the wakeup communication; and
transmitting one or more communications from the device to the implantable medical device to establish a communication session.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein transitioning the telemetry module from the low power state to the high power state comprising transitioning the telemetry module to a high power state in which the one or more components of the telemetry module remain powered up.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein transitioning the telemetry module from the low power state to the high power state comprising transitioning the telemetry module to a high power state in which the one or more components of the telemetry module are powered up with a different duty cycle than the low power state, wherein the one or more components are powered up more often in the high power state than in the low power state.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the one or more communications comprises:
transmitting at least one wakeup communication in a first communication mode; and
transmitting at least one packet in a second communication mode indicating a desire to open the communication session subsequent to the at least one wakeup communication.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first communication mode includes at least one of an encoding scheme, a data rate, a packet size, a packet structure, and a frequency that is different from the second communication mode.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the one or more communications in response to the wakeup communication comprises transmitting one or more packets indicating a desire to open the communication session in a communication mode that is different than the communication mode with which the wakeup communication was received.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a communication from the implantable medical device confirming receipt of the packet indicating the desire to open the communication session to establish the communication session; and
transmitting data packets to the implantable medical device or receiving data packets from the implantable medical device via the established communication session.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising powering the receiver of the device using a battery, wherein the low power state extends a service life of the battery.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting one of a plurality of channels for transmitting the one or more communications from the device to the implantable medical device in response to the wakeup communication.
10. A device for communicating with an implantable medical device, the device comprising:
an antenna to transmit or receive communications from the medical device; and
a telemetry module coupled to the antenna, the telemetry module configured to operate in a low power state in which the telemetry module interleaves intervals during which one or more components of the telemetry module are powered down with intervals during which the one or more components of the telemetry module are powered up, receive a wakeup communication from the implantable medical device, transition from the low power state to a high power state in response to receiving the wakeup communication, and transmit one or more communications to the implantable medical device to establish a communication session.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the telemetry module transitions from the low power state to a high power state in which the one or more components of the telemetry module remain powered up.
12. The device of claim 10, wherein the telemetry module transitions from the low power state to a high power state in which the one or more components of the telemetry module are powered up with a different duty cycle than the low power state, wherein the one or more components are powered up more often in the high power state than in the low power state.
13. The device of claim 10, wherein the telemetry module transmits at least one wakeup communication in a first communication mode and transmits at least one packet in a second communication mode indicating a desire to open the communication session subsequent to the at least one wakeup communication.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein the first communication mode includes at least one of an encoding scheme, a data rate, a packet size, a packet structure, and a frequency that is different from the second communication mode.
15. The device of claim 10, wherein the telemetry module transmits one or more packets indicating a desire to open the communication session in a communication mode that is different than the communication mode with which the wakeup communication was received.
16. The device of claim 10, wherein the telemetry module receives a communication from the implantable medical device confirming receipt of the packet indicating the desire to open the communication session to establish the communication session and transmits data packets to the implantable medical device or receives data packets from the implantable medical device via the established communication session.
17. The device of claim 10, further comprising a power supply for powering the components of the device, wherein the low power state extends a service life of the power supply.
18. The device of claim 17, wherein the power supply comprises one of a rechargeable battery and a non-rechargeable battery.
19. The device of claim 10, wherein the telemetry module includes a channel selection module to select one of a plurality of channels for transmitting the one or more communications to the implantable medical device in response to the wakeup communication.
20. A method comprising:
detecting an event with an implantable medical device;
transmitting one or more wakeup communications in accordance with a first communication mode to a second device with which the implantable medical device desires to communicate to transition the second device from a low power state to a high power state;
receiving one or more communications from the second device to establish a communication session; and
transmitting one or more communications to the second medical device in accordance with a second communication mode.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein detecting the event comprises detecting a medical event with the implantable medical device.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein detecting the event comprises detecting a desire to initiate a communication session.
23. The method of claim 20, wherein the first communication mode includes at least one of an encoding scheme, a data rate, a packet size, a packet structure, and a frequency that is different from the second communication mode.
24. The method of claim 20, wherein receiving one or more communications from the second device to establish the communication session comprises:
receiving a wakeup communication in accordance with the first communication mode to transition the implantable medical device from a low power state to a high power state; and
receiving, subsequent to the wakeup communication, a communication in accordance with the second communication mode indicating a desire to open the communication session.
25. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
operating the implantable medical device in a low power state in which one or more components are occasionally powered up to monitor for a wakeup communication from the second device in the first communication mode; and
transitioning the implantable medical device from the low power state to a high power state in response to sending the one or more wakeup communications,
wherein receiving the one or more communications from the second device to establish the communication session comprises receiving one or more communications in accordance with the second communication mode indicating a desire to open the communication session.
26. An implantable medical device comprising:
an antenna to transmit or receive communications from a second medical device; and
a telemetry module coupled to the antenna, the telemetry module configured to transmit one or more wakeup communications in accordance with a first communication mode to the second device to transition the second device from a low power state to a high power state in response to detecting an event with the implantable medical device, receiving one or more communications from the second device to establish a communication session, and transmitting one or more communications to the second medical device in accordance with a second communication mode.
27. The device of claim 26, further comprising a sensing module to detect a medical event with the implantable medical device.
28. The device of claim 26, further comprising means for detecting a desire to initiate a communication session.
29. The device of claim 26, wherein the first communication mode includes at least one of an encoding scheme, a data rate, a packet size, a packet structure, and a frequency that is different from the second communication mode.
30. The device of claim 26, wherein the telemetry module receives a wakeup communication in accordance with the first communication mode to transition the implantable medical device from a low power state to a high power state and receives, subsequent to the wakeup communication, a communication in accordance with the second communication mode indicating a desire to open the communication session.
31. The device of claim 26, wherein the telemetry module operates in a low power state in which one or more components are occasionally powered up to monitor for a wakeup communication from the second device in the first communication mode, transitions from the low power state to a high power state in response to sending the one or more wakeup communications, and receives one or more communications in accordance with the second communication mode indicating a desire to open the communication session.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A storage compartment integrated into a chair in the section used to support the upper torso and head, commonly known as the backrest or footrest, if so desired. The section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively, having an opening extending therethrough, the storage compartment comprising:
a main body having a concave interior surface and a periphery attached to a rear surface of the section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively, about the section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively, opening to define a storage compartment cavity; and
a flap attached to an upper surface of the section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively, at least a portion of the flap incorporating releasable attachment means for enabling selective covering of the storage compartment cavity to form an interior storage space.
2. A storage compartment as recited in claim 1, wherein the main body is particularly sized and shaped to comfortably accommodate a woman’s breasts when the flap is in an opened position.
3. A storage compartment as recited in claim 2, wherein the main body has an interior surface generally shaped to complement the corresponding general anatomical shape of a woman’s breasts.
4. A storage compartment as recited in claim 1, wherein the main body and flap are constructed from a flexible fabric.
5. A storage compartment as recited in claim 4, wherein said flexible fabric further comprises of one of a natural fiber, a synthetic fiber, and a blended fabric.
6. A storage compartment as recited in claim 4, wherein said flexible fabric further comprises netting.
7. A storage compartment as recited in claim 4, wherein said flexible fabric further comprises a resilient fabric.
8. A storage compartment as recited in claim 1, wherein the periphery of the storage compartment main body is stitched directly to the section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively, of said chair.
9. A storage compartment as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage compartment flap has a portion of its periphery permanently stitched to the upper surface of the section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively, the flap further comprising releasable attachment means disposed along at least a portion of its periphery for cooperating with corresponding releasable attachment means disposed on the upper surface of said section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively.
10. A storage compartment as recited in claim 9, wherein said releasable attachment means further comprises one half of a hook-and-loop fastener system disposed on said flap and the other half of the hook-and-loop fastener system disposed on the upper surface of the chair section that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the legs, alternatively.
11. A storage compartment as recited in claim 9, wherein said releasable attachment means further comprise mechanical snaps.
12. A storage compartment as recited in claim 1, wherein said flap is configured such that said flap lies substantially flush with the front surface of said section of the lounger that supports the upper torso or lower section that supports the lower extremities, alternatively, when the flap is in a closed position.