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Convergence Device In Healthcare System

Abstract: The present invention discloses a convergent device in health care facility that can get access of multiple devices such as microscope, endoscope and other diagnostic devices thereof in a single run and might be considered as a Wi Fi router operated using smartphones thus imparting the device a hands free feature that can interpret the user’s body movement or voice commands, that can be preset or interchangeable, to perform a particular task and convenient to healthcare providers and the user can envision all the information coming from those devices by using a specially designed wearable specifically an eyepiece.

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Application #
Filing Date
18 October 2017
Publication Number
17/2019
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING
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Email
hnandigala@gmail.com
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Applicants

Virchow Biotech Private Limited
Gagillapur, Quthbullar Mandal, R.R. District, Hyderabad, India Phone: +91-40-23119481 & Cell: +91- 9849054488. Fax: +91-40-23119486 E-mail id: hnandigala@gmail.com

Inventors

1. Nandigala Hemanth
Virchow Biotech Pvt. Ltd Gagillapur, Quthbullar Mandal, R.R. Dist. Hyderabad, India Phone: +91-40-23119481 & Cell: +91- 9849054488. Fax: +91-40-23119486 E mail id: hnandigala@gmail.com
2. Tummuru Murali Krishna Reddy
Virchow Biotech Pvt. Ltd Gagillapur, Quthbullar Mandal, R.R. Dist. Hyderabad, India Phone: +91-40-23119481 & Cell: +91- 9700017846. Fax: +91-40-23119486 E mail id: mtummuru@yahoo.com
3. Prasad Vure
Flat no: 002, SLS Royale Nest, Nizampet, Hyderabad, Phone: +91-40-40036513 & Cell: +91- 9000104180. Fax: +91-40-23119486 E mail id: vureprasad@gmail.com

Specification

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TITLE: “Convergence device in HealthCare System”

VIRCHOW BIOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
Gagillapur, Quthbullar Mandal, R.R. Dist.
Hyderabad, India
Phone: +91-40-23119481 & Cell: +91- 9700017846. Fax: +91-40-23119486

The following specification particularly describes the nature of this invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.
Convergence device in HealthCare System
Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a convergence device in a healthcare facility that is capable of connecting multiple devices in a single run. The present invention again relates to a device that can act as sort of a docking station for convergence of multiple devices in a healthcare setting, such as microscope, endoscope, point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices thereof. This convergence device can enable the user to envision or access all the information coming from such disparate devices and in turn act as a transmitter or adaptor or communicator and broadcast or stream such accessed information to any other device e.g a specially designed wearable. The present invention also discloses a device that can, while getting access to the multitude of healthcare devices in a single run, also access the internet and create its own local network and might act as a Wi Fi router to integrate and interact with smart phones. More importantly it is envisaged that such an access; broadcast and interaction can be enabled by a hands-free operation using voice commands, gestures or other similarly enabled transmission protocols like Bluetooth etc. thus imparting a level of convenience to the healthcare provider.
Background of invention
The medical devices sector represents the convergence of healthcare technology and electronics. Convergence occurs when distinct technologies, industries or devices merge into a unified whole. The act of converging is also characterized as coming together or uniting on a common interest. Convergence in the health care system is known to prior art.
Wearable bands; patches; sensors etc recording heart rate, exercise time, and distance are already well disclosed. Such devices have been over the years accessing patient information and broadcasting them for interpretation by the healthcare provider. Such products fit into a class also known as epidermal monitoring in which an electronic monitoring patch is placed on the skin or in the body. Some uses of such technologies include measuring UV or other radiation exposure, monitoring a baby’s temperature, monitoring hydration levels, serving a physical shock sensors for athletes, and acting as catheter sensors. The catheter monitoring system has significant potential in the treatment of a variety of cardiac conditions. But the use of such technologies are not free of challenges as patients may oppose the idea of placing a sensor that is much like a tattoo on the skin.
Many traditional medical technology companies, including pharmaceutical firms, are making big investments in the sector in hopes of capitalizing on the trend towards continuous patient monitoring and enabling remote patient access-all aimed at improving personal wellness and home-based self-care. Similarly, traditional semiconductor and consumer electronics giants are leveraging their technology to penetrate these markets. For example, wireless technologies first developed for WAN (cellular), LAN (wi-fi) and PAN (Bluetooth) purposes are rapidly appearing in personal fitness and medical devices ranging from heart rate and vital sign monitors, to blood glucose meters and wireless stethoscopes.
In US, the passage of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, or ACA) have established new incentives to promote technology adoption, and created new regulations related to outcomes, patient safety, and documentation. In response, hospitals and other healthcare facilities have deployed a dizzying array of technology, from electronic medical record (EMR) systems and networked medical monitoring devices, to bar code scanners for medication administration at the bedside and hospital-provided mobile phones to improve team communication. By consolidating functions on one device and providing quick access to medical records, drug information, and instant communication with physicians and co-workers, these solutions also empower nurses and other care givers to make better, faster decisions. Mobility allows nurses to respond promptly to alerts and patientvariety of healthcare applications and support multiple messaging platforms so that healthcare organizations can glean the full benefits of mobility.
Optimally, users of a converged mobile device in a hospital setting should be able to:
• Receive or dial a phone from/to a patient/doctor/clinician.
• Send/receive a secure text messages or establish other forms and channels of communication with another clinician or healthcare provider
• Scan a bar code or patient specific numberson a patient wristband, blood bag, medication, or medical chart to retrieve the health information of a particular patient.
• Enter patient specific data directly into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or similar input devices.
• Look up drug information using anapplication such as Epocrates or Hippocrates or similar such drug database linked software application.
• Access the internet for playing music; search information and enable internet access to other devices in the healthcare setting.
• Receive and respond to alarms and alerts from medical equipment and patient rooms.
• Talk directly to a patient or a healthcare provider who has activated an emergency call.
While these efforts have already been taken up by various solution providers in the healthcare setting and are well laid out in the prior art, they have also produced a patch work of point of care solutions and a belt-full of hardware (pagers, pendants, VOIP phones, scanners) for nurses and doctors to carry. In the case of EMR systems, these technology initiatives have also produced complaints from caregivers that they are tethered to desktops or bulky workstations on wheels (WOWs) in order to update patient charts and view test results or even in the best scenario can’t seem to “talk” across devices.
One of the largest healthcare providers in the Midwest USA installed a system-wide wireless network enabling voice over Wi-Fi throughout their facilities. The system supports electronic medical records (EMR), patient monitoring, surgery management and clinical applications allowing the use of hand-held devices to record patient notes.
An 867-bed teaching hospital in New England, USA uses wireless to support paperless prescribing, patient intake interviews via a portable device, EMR via a mobile computer, and on-demand interpreters for deaf patient interviews via a camera.
In addition there is emergence of new augmented reality devices that are also aiming at convergence. The use of convergence devices and augmented reality is also very well-known in the prior art. US 8814691 discloses system and method for social networking gaming with an augmented reality wherein a head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content has been disclosed.
US 8,488,246 Patent disclose an eyepiece electro-optics. The eyepiece may include projection optics suitable to project an image onto a see-through or translucent lens, enabling the wearer of the eyepiece to view the surrounding environment as well as the displayed image.
US 8,482,859 Patent discloses a system comprising wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment combined with displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly.
US 8,477,425 Patent directs to a See-through near-eye display glasses including a partially reflective, partially transmitting optical element.
US 8,472,120 Patent illustratesa system, comprising an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user wherein a ratio of the height of the curved polarizing film to the width of the reflective image display is less than 1:1
US 2011/0,221,659 Patent application relates to an interactive head-mounted eyepiece, comprising an optical assembly through which a user views a surrounding environment and displayed content, wherein the optical assembly comprises a corrective element that corrects the user's view of the surrounding environment; a freeform optical waveguide enabling internal reflections; and a coupling lens positioned to direct an image from an LCoS display to the optical waveguide; and an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user; and an integrated projector facility for projecting the content to the optical assembly, wherein the projector facility comprises a light source and the LCoS display, wherein light from the light source is emitted under control of the processor and traverses a polarizing beam splitter where it is polarized before being reflected off the LCoS display and into the optical waveguide.
However, while all of the above mentioned devices or convergence systems have been limited to only communication and patient related information retrieval or some basic diagnosis like body temperature or hydration level and like,
The inventors of the present invention have come up with a unique device that is capable of connecting all such prior art disclosed disparate devices in the healthcare setting. This convergence device can enable the user to envision or access all the information coming from such disparate devices and in turn act as a transmitter and broadcast or stream such accessed information to any other device e.g. a specially designed wearable. The present invention also discloses a device that can, while getting access to the multitude of healthcare devices in a single run, also access the internet and create its own local network and might act as a Wi Fi router to integrate and interact with smart phones.
Another embodiment of present invention describes a convergence device that is envisaged such an access; broadcast and interaction can be enabled by a hands-free operation using voice commands, body movements or other similarly enabled transmission protocols like Bluetooth etc. thus imparting a level of convenience to the healthcare provider.
As soon as the device is turned on it intends to automatically connect to all the devices with its enabled protocols. Moreover, the present device is capable of functioning all the features described in prior art along with these novel and exclusive features and health care providers envision all the operations by means of a wearable such as eyepiece or like from any corner of the facility. The eyepieces described in the prior art only concentrate on the see-through near eye display glasses that generally used for artificial gaming or like purposes whereas this instant novel device is useful in the healthcare facility. More specifically when the device described in the present invention is connected with a microscope it magnifies all the elements kept under the focus of that microscope and the images pop up on the wearable, more specifically an eye piece thus enabling the surgeon or other health care providers a hands free set-up so that they can only conduct their work more effectively or perform a surgery for better clinical outcomes. The present invention particularly aids the healthcare providers to have proper patient care by getting right information at the right time and place for effective care.

Summary of the Invention
Embodiments of present invention disclose a device acting as a convergence device that can connect all the devices, such as microscope, endoscope, and point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices. In addition it can act as a Wifi router, and or access the internet on its own.
Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a convergence device in a healthcare facility that is capable of connecting multiple devices in a single run or in parallel or combinations thereof.
Another embodiment of the present invention illustrates a convergence device that is basically a docking station, capturing all the information coming from those said devices and projects such information into the surgeon’s wearable, more specifically an eyepiece.
One of the unique embodiment of the present invention directs to a convergence device that surprisingly connects with surgeon’s or other care giver’s smart phone and receive or dial a phone from or to a patient or doctor or clinician.
Another embodiment of present invention discloses a convergence device that can send or receive a secure text message or establish other forms or channels of communication with another clinician or health care provider.
Another preferred embodiment of the present invention describes a convergence device that is able to scan bar code or patient specific numbers on a patient wristband, blood bag, medication or medical chartand retrieve all the patient related information that is already saved on requirement and project all the information on the care giver’s wearable, more specifically an eyepiece.
One of the unique embodiment of present invention illustrates a convergence device that permits the health care providers a hands free manoeuvreusing voice commands; body gestures or other similarly enabled transmission protocols like Bluetooth etc. The said device might recognize gestures system that can interpret a user’s body movements by visual detection.
Another unique embodiment of the present invention discloses a convergence device that can include speech recognition system that accepts user’s spoken words to generate the action such as Dial/ receive phone calls, send/ receive text messages and so on (Refer Table 1).
Another embodiment of present invention describes a convergence device that enter patient specific data directly into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or similar input devices.
Another unique embodiment of present invention depicts a convergence device that can access the internet for playing music, search information and enable internet access to other devices in the healthcare setting.
These and other systems, methods, objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the embodiments and the drawings.
All documents mentioned herein are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference. References to items in the singular should be understood to include items in the plural, and vice versa, unless explicitly stated otherwise or clear from the text. Grammatical conjunctions are intended to express any and all disjunctive and conjunctive combinations of conjoined clauses, sentences, words, and the like, unless otherwise stated or clear from the context.

Brief Description of the Figures
Other features of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Fig 1 discloses the flow of operations that is performed by using the said device.
Fig 2discusses the two way communication that it bears with the devices as well as the user
Fig 3 illustrates the components of the device circuited as to work together and effectively as a convergence device in a health care facility.
Detailed Description of the Invention
The present invention now is described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, this embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
Like numbers refers to like elements throughout. In the figures, the thickness of certain lines, layers, components, elements or features may be exaggerated for clarity. Broken lines illustrate optional features or operations unless specified otherwise. One or more features shown and discussed with respect to one embodiment may be included in another embodiment even if not explicitly described or shown with another embodiment.
The ‘user’ in the specification can be understood as Doctor, surgeon or healthcare provider or any other health care givers or combinations thereof.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, phrases such as "between X and Y" and "between about X and Y" should be interpreted to include X and Y. As used herein, phrases such as "between about X and Y" mean "between about X and about Y." As used herein, phrases such as "from about X to Y" mean "from about X to about Y."
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the specification and relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein. Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for brevity and/or clarity.
Spatially relative terms, such as "under", "below", "lower", "over", "upper" and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is inverted, elements described as "under" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "under" can encompass both an orientation of over and under. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly. Similarly, the terms "upwardly", "downwardly", "vertical", "horizontal" and the like are used herein for the purpose of explanation only unless specifically indicated otherwise.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on", "attached" to, "connected" to, "coupled" with, "contacting", etc., another element, it can be directly on, attached to, connected to, coupled with or contacting the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being, for example, "directly on", "directly attached" to, "directly connected" to, "directly coupled" with or "directly contacting" another element, there are no intervening elements present. It will also be appreciated by those of skill in the art that references to a structure or feature that is disposed "adjacent" another feature may have portions that overlap or underlie the adjacent feature.
The term “network packet” or only “packet” signifies a formatted unit of data carried by a packet switched network. When data is formatted into packets, and packet switching is employed, the bandwidth of the communication medium can be better shared among users than the circuit switching.
A packet consists of control information and user data, which is also known as the pay load.
The term “network switch” signifies a networking device that connects devices together on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process and forward data to destination device.
Embodiments of present invention disclose a device acting as a convergence device that can connect all the devices, like a Wi Fi router, such as microscope, endoscope, point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices used for diagnosis and surgery. Figure 1 discloses schematically how the end to end work flow is going on. The said convergence device of the present invention connects to all other devices specifically smart phones, microscopes, endoscopes, point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices after getting jolted, provided like a Wi Fi router. It carries out a two way communication with the devices i.e., it collects all the data from the devices and again returns further instructions towards the devices.
Figure 2 discusses the two way communication that it bears with the devices as well as the user. The device on turning on connects with the devices specifically smart phones, microscopes, endoscopes, point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices. It collects all the information from those devices and projects them on the users, specifically surgeon’s, Nurse’s or other health care provider’s, wearable specifically an eye piece on requirement. The user then instructs the specific device, specifically smart phones, microscopes, endoscopes, point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices, to perform certain task by using hand gestures or voice commands from any corner of the room. The convergence device of present invention again collects the instructions and returns them to the target device.
When the convergence device is connected with a device, like a smart phone, it enables the user to make and/ or receive a call, send and/or receive a text message, Listen to an audio track without even using his/ her hands. The device projects an incoming call or message alert on the user’s, specifically surgeon’s, Nurse’s or other health care provider’s, wearable specifically an eyepiece and user can receive or reply to the call or message without even touching his/her phone just by hand gestures or voice commands from any corner of the room.
Now when the convergence device is connected to a microscope it magnifies the elements present under the focus of the microscope and directly execute it to the user’s, specifically surgeon’s, Nurse’s or other health care provider’s, wearable specifically an eyepiece thus eliminating the use of projector and screen and user can get access to the operating site from any corner of the room.
Another embodiment the convergence device will be acting as hands free device and can also be handled by any health care provider. The healthcare provider can be surgeons also who will be freed from being hooked to the eye piece of microscope and can operate using the projection from the glasses.
Another embodiment of the present invention describes a convergence device that is able to scan bar code tagged to patient and retrieve on requirement all the patient related information that is already saved and project all the information on the care giver’s wearable, more specifically an eyepiece.
Another preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrates a convergence device particularly at healthcare facility that might be able to decode or interpret the user’s body movement that can be either predefined or interchangeable, to perform certain task.
Again another unique feature of the said device includes the techniques that recognizes the voice commands and interprets user’s spoken words to generate the action. The commands to perform a particular task might be predefined though interchangeable.

Table 1: Some sample commands that can be defined or mapped into the device to perform particular task though those commands can be interchangeable.

S. NO COMMAND TASK COMMENT
1 Speed Dial To Speed dial a contact We can assign speed dial numbers to a set of contacts we are most prioritized at the scenario. This command dials the number from speed dial contact list only
2 Info To see Info of the patient The necessary Info about the patient is barcoded in any computer and is QR-scanned by the device for view during the surgery.
3 Reject Incoming call: When we receive a call, it is displayed onto the bottom of the screen as a tray. To Reject a call: If the call is not intended to be answered, this command rejects the incoming call and send predefined message.
4 Answer To Answer a call: The incoming call can be accepted/answered with this command.
5 Close To Close incoming/ dialed call after conversation After the conversation, the incoming/dialed call can be ended with this command.
6 Reply To Reply an incoming message with a predefined SMS The message can be replied with this command.
7 Music To play Music This command starts Playing music
8 Stop To Stop the music The music is stopped with this command.
9 Call (call by name) To Call a person mentioned in a phone contacts To call a person other than the speed dial listed.
10 Select Select a no. from the displayed list If we have more than one contact with same name, this will be displayed as a list and the serial no. of the desired contact is commanded after the word: select#
11 Speed message To send a preconfigured SMS to the Speed dial list We can sent a preconfigured SMS from our device with this command.
12 Clear To Return to microscope view/ Clear the other view. If we have the ‘info’ or ‘call name’ display and we want to clear it and have only Microscope view on the screen, this command is used.

The device shown in Figure 3 typically contains a network processor that is nothing but an integrated circuit which has a feature set specifically targeted at the networking application domain. Microprocessors are contained on a single integrated circuit chip. An IC that contains a CPU may also contain memory, peripheral interfaces, and other components of a computer; such integrated devices are variously called micro controllers or systems on a chip.
Using the generic function of the network processor, a software programme implements an application that the network processor executes, resulting in the piece of physical equipment performing a task or providing a service. Some of the applications types typically implemented as software running on network processors are:
• Packet or frame discrimination and forwarding
• Identifying different types or classes of packets and providing preferential treatment for some types or classes of packets at the expense of other types or classes of packet.
• Determining whether a specific packet or stream of packets should be allowed to traverse the piece of network equipment.
The device as shown in figure 3 contains a network switch such as fast Ethernet switch, Gigabit switch, etc., to connect devices together on a network by using packet switching to receive, process and forward data to destination device.
Another component of the device (refer figure 3) of the present invention is USB On-The-GO, generally abbreviated as USB OTG, is a specification that allows the USB devices to act as a host allowing other USB devices to be attached to them.
More specifically USB OTG introduces the concept of a device performing both master and slave roles- whenever two USB devices are connected and one of them is a USB OTG device, they establish a communication link. The device controlling the link is called the master or host, while other is called the slave or peripheral.
USB OTG defines two roles for devices: OTG A device and OTG B device, specifying which side supplies power to the link, and which initially the host is. The OTG A device is a power supplier, and an OTG B device is a power consumer. In the default link configuration, the A-device acts as a USB host with the B-device acting as a USB peripheral. The host and peripheral modes may be exchanged later by using Host Navigation Protocol (HNP).
The initial role of each device is defined by which Mini plug a user inserts into its receptacle.
All the above mentioned three components (Figure 3) i.e., Processor, Network switch and USB OTG are connected to a common link that is a BUS. A bus is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a system or between systems. This expression covers all related hardware components (wire, optical fibre etc.,) and software, including communication protocols.
Early Buses were parallel electrical wires with multiple connections, but the term is now used for any physical arrangement that provides the same logical function as a parallel electrical bus. Modern buses can use both parallel and bit serial connections, and can be wired in either a multi-drop (electrical parallel) or daisy chain topology, or connected by switched hubs, as in case of USB.
As the number of potential peripherals grew, using an expansion card for every peripheral became increasingly untenable. This has led to the introduction ofbus systems designed specifically to support multiple peripherals. Common examples are the SATA ports which allow a number of hard drives to be connected without the need for a card. This has led to the parallel development of a number of low-performance bus systems for these solutions, the most common example being the standardized Universal Serial Bus (USB).
Wireless MAC depicted in Figure 3 is nothing but a wireless distribution system. A wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to link them. The notable advantage of WDS over other solutions is that it preserves the MAC addresses of client frames across links between access points.
An access point can be either a main, relay or remote base station.
• A main station typically connected to the (wired) Ethernet.
• A relay base station relays data between remote base stations, wireless clients, or other relay stations; to either a main, or another relay base station.
• A remote base station accepts connections from wireless clients and passes them on to relay stations. Connections between “clients” are made using MAC addresses.
The memory controller or RAM controller shown in Figure 3, is a digital circuit that manages the flow of data going to and from the device’s main memory. A memory controller can be a separate chip or integrated into another chip, such as being placed on the same die or as an integral part of a microprocessor; in the latter case, it is usually called an integrated memory controller (IMC). A memory controller is sometimes also called a memory chip controller (MCC) or a memory controller unit (MCU). Memory controllers contain the logic necessary to read and write to DRAM, and to "refresh" the DRAM. Without constant refreshes, DRAM will lose the data written to it as the capacitors leak their charge within a fraction of a second.
A universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) depicted in figure 3, is a computer hardware device for asynchronous serial communication in which the data format and transmission speeds are configurable. The electric signaling levels and methods are handled by a driver circuit external to the UART. A UART is usually an individual (or part of an) integrated circuit (IC) used for serial communications over a system or peripheral device serial port. UARTs are now commonly included in microcontrollers. A related device, the universal synchronous and asynchronous receiver-transmitter (USART) also supports synchronous operation.
General-purpose input/output (GPIO) shown in figure 3 is a generic pin on an integrated circuit or computer board whose behaviour—including whether it is an input or output pin—is controllable by the user at run time. GPIO pins have no predefined purpose, and go unused by default. The idea is that sometimes a system integrator who is building a full system might need a handful of additional digital control lines—and having these available from a chip avoids having to arrange additional circuitry to provide them.
An antenna (figure 3) is the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver. In transmission, a radio transmitter supplies an electric current to the antenna's terminals, and the antenna radiates the energy from the current as electromagnetic waves (radio waves).
In reception, an antenna intercepts some of the power of an electromagnetic wave in order to produce an electric current at its terminals, which is applied to a receiver to be amplified.
The present disclosure also relates to eyepiece electro optics. The eyepiece may include projection optics suitable to project an image onto a see-through or translucent lens, enabling the wearer of the eye piece to view the surrounding environment as well as the displayed image.
The device has been used by almost 50 clinicians in terms of usage on assessing following parameters. User compliance, Clarity, Connectivity with other devices, Compatibility with devices, Voice commands recognition, Interpretation of hand gestures or combinations thereof.
Parameters Positive response Negative response
User compliance 45 5
Clarity 47 3
Connectivity with other devices 45 5
Compatibility with devices 45 5
Voice commands recognition 47 3
Interpretation of hand gestures 41 9

The invention having been disclosed in connection with the foregoing embodiments, additional variations will now be apparent to persons skilled in the art. Various modifications and variations to the above described device can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
From the foregoing, it will be understood that the embodiments of the present invention described above are well suited to provide the advantages set forth, and since many possible embodiments may be made of the various features of this invention and as the device herein described may be varied in various parts, all without departing from the scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and that in certain instances some of the features may be used without a corresponding use of other features, all without departing from the scope of the invention.
Further the present invention has been illustrated in the different figures. The following specific and non-limiting steps for functioning need to be construed as merely illustrative, and do not limit the present disclosure in any way whatsoever.
,CLAIMS:We claim,
1. A convergence device in Health care system comprising (i) a docking station, (ii) Smart phones, and (iii) wearables , wherein the device is capable of connecting multiple devices in a single run or in parallel or combinations thereof.
2. A convergence device in Health care system comprising (i) a docking station, (ii) Smart phones, and (iii) wearables , wherein the multiple devices is selected from microscope, endoscope, and point of care devices like cardiac monitors pulse meters, health record stations, diagnostic devices or radiology devices.
3. A convergence device in Health care system comprising (i) a docking station, (ii) Smart phones, and (iii) wearables, wherein the device permits a hands free manoeuvre using voice commands, body gestures or enabled transmission protocols like Bluetooth.
4. A convergence device in Health care system according to claims 1 to 3 further the device connects with surgeon’s or other care giver’s smart phone and receive or dial a phone from or to a patient or doctor or clinician.
5. A convergence device in Health care system according to claims 1 to 3 wherein the device that is able to scan bar code or patient specific numbers on a patient wristband, blood bag, medication or medical chart and retrieve all the patient related information that is already saved on requirement and project all the information on the care giver’s wearable, more specifically an eyepiece.
6. A convergence device in Health care system will be functioning as transmitter as described in figure 1.
7. A convergence device in Health care system according to claims 1 to 6, wherein the device is capable of two way communication.

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1 201741037048-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [18-10-2017(online)].pdf 2017-10-18
2 201741037048-PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION [18-10-2017(online)].pdf 2017-10-18
3 201741037048-POWER OF AUTHORITY [18-10-2017(online)].pdf 2017-10-18
4 201741037048-FORM 1 [18-10-2017(online)].pdf 2017-10-18
5 201741037048-DRAWINGS [18-10-2017(online)].pdf 2017-10-18
6 201741037048-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [18-10-2017(online)].pdf 2017-10-18
7 Provisional Specification_After Filing_30-10-2017.pdf 2017-10-30
8 Form 5_After Filing_30-10-2017.pdf 2017-10-30
9 Form 3_After Filing_30-10-2017.pdf 2017-10-30
10 Form 26_Power Of Attorney_30-10-2017.pdf 2017-10-30
11 Form 1_After Filing_30-10-2017.pdf 2017-10-30
12 201741037048-DRAWING [15-10-2018(online)].pdf 2018-10-15
13 201741037048-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [15-10-2018(online)].pdf 2018-10-15
14 201741037048-FORM 18 [14-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-14
15 201741037048-FER.pdf 2022-05-11

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