How Continua Devices Can Work with HealthVault

How Continua Devices
Can Work with HealthVault

Jesse St Marie
Senior Program Manager
Microsoft Corporation

Agenda

Continua Health Alliance Background
Demo: Continua Certified Device connecting
to HealthVault
Connectivity Model
Inside the Continua Driver

Continua Background

Open industry coalition
Dedicated to establishing a system of
interoperable personal health solutions
Select connectivity standards and publish strict
guidelines for interoperability

Guidelines are not yet public
V1 connectivity standards are online

Agents Protocols Managers

Transports

http://continuaalliance.com/static/cms_workspace/Continua_Overview_Presentation_v10.3.pdf

Today's Demo

ISO/IEE 11073-10404
= Pulse Oximeter

Transports

http://continuaalliance.com/static/cms_workspace/Continua_Overview_Presentation_v10.3.pdf

Nonin 2500 PalmSAT®

1st Continua Certified Device
Measures blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate

Lamprey Networks

Developed the Continua enabled HealthVault
Driver for today’s demo
Selected by Continua to develop the Continua
Enabling Software Libraries

Reference implementation of Continua Guidelines
Owned by Continua and available to all members

Uploading Data from a Continua
Device to HealthVault

Jesse St Marie

HealthVault Platform Architecture

Partner Applications

2500 PalmSAT Devices

10 manufacturers, 50 devices, 7 devices types

Connection Center works with WPD

Windows Portable Devices

User Mode Driver Framework

Uniform View of Devices

Data Transfer WPD API
Device Control
Event Reporting Vendor X Vendor Y
Supports a wide variety WPD Driver WPD Driver

of device types

Connection Center works with WPD

Windows Portable Devices is Protocol and Transport agnostic

Sample of devices Adding Continua
that connect today Certified devices is a

logical extension

Vendor X Vendor Y WPD API Vendor N Continua
WPD Driver WPD Driver WPD Driver WPD Driver
Vendor Z
HID/USB Serial / WPD Driver Bluetooth Serial USB PHDC
Smart Cable
IR

Inside the Continua Demo Driver

HealthVault DDK ConStianmuaplWe PD
HealthVault
Documentation WPD Driver
Sample HealthVault WPD Drivers
Available on MSDN to the public Nonin 2500
PalmSAT
CESL – Available to members

Reference implementation of
Continua Guidelines (11073)
Rapid prototype environment
Starting point for organizations
implementing products

USB PHD Class Driver

Key Takeaways

Liberate Data, Empower People, Connect Care

Connecting health devices – key to success!
Connecting over 50 different devices today, more to come
Welcome Continua devices!

Connection Center works with WPD drivers

WPD is protocol and transport agnostic
Demonstrated how to connect a Continua device
WPD support goes beyond the Continua guidelines

Plans to be finalized

Built in Bluetooth support, mobile support, and a continua class driver
are options that are on the table
Proper ownership, distribution, support TBD
We want your input and feedback: [email protected]



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