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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Allan G. Inda, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Daniel J. Nowicki, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Michael J. Horvath, Port Washington, WI (US);
Patrick A. Van Ryzin, Pewaukee, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
An interface device receives data from a plurality of sensors and transmits the data over a communication network to one or more of a plurality of monitors. The interface device is capable of operating in both a peripheral mode of operation and a stand-alone mode of operation for the plurality of monitors. In another embodiment, a monitor is connected to a plurality of interface devices by way of a communication network. A separate visible physical communication link or other identification link is used to visually identify which of the interface devices is serving as a peripheral device for the monitor.