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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Anthony C. Ng, Calabasas, CA (US);
Yazid E. Ould Sidi, Northridge, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for controlling which communication interface of a plurality of communication interfaces is used for communication between a plurality of devices that can be part of a wireless body area network for a medical device system. The communication interfaces can include a body area network communication interface and a far field communication interface. A controller can determine whether a first device is able to establish a communication link with a second device that is located in a coverage region of the wireless body area network using a first body area network communication interface. If so, the controller can determine whether a quality of service over the communication link is greater than or equal to a first threshold, and if so, the first body area network communication interface can be used to communicate data from the first device to the second device via magnetic signals.