MyAir and modem in Resmed

[Walla Walla]

The information goes to Remed via the cell tower. The DME's get the info from Remed via a secured internet site. They track the machines via the serial number's and device number's that are located on the back of the machine. Your DME has that information and use's it to access your data from Resmed.

[zzzlessinMS]

All IMEI does is allow the device to use cell tower.  Your smartphones have IMEI numbers.  If it gets stolen, the IMEI number can be used to block access to cell tower.  You can discover your smartphone's IMEI by entering *#06# You can discover if the phone you are being sold is stolen by checking IMEI number with one of the many websites. You just enter IMEI number and it will tell you if device is stolen and has cell tower access blocked.

So how does just an IMEI number manage to direct information to any specific entity (i.e., ResMed)? If you sold/gave your xPAP machine, IMEI is associated with the hardware, not the a person. So any data transmitted would be associated with wrong person.

There has to be more information to direct data than just IMEI number. Maybe that IP address is hardcoded into modem.

[jaswilliams]

The software in the CPAP machine uses the modem cellular data network to connect to resmed servers a factory reset wont clear the modem settings only the historic data on the machine, it does not clear the machine serial number nor the total blower time, the Serial number is used to identify the machine to Resmed.


Everything else you have said zzzLessinMS is incorrect

[Fats Drywaller]

So how does just an IMEI number manage to direct information to any specific entity (i.e., ResMed)?

Resmed and Philips have given the cellular telcos lists of blocks of IMSIs to route to their equipment.

If you sold/gave your xPAP machine, IMEI is associated with the hardware, not the a person.  So any data transmitted would be associated with wrong person.  

Yes, and that has happened occasionally. The DME, using its computer, makes the association between the machine's serial number (which gets transmitted as part of the cellular data transfer) and the patient. If the DME doesn't update that database when appropriate, the number is matched to the wrong patient.

There has to be more information to direct data than just IMEI number.  Maybe that IP address is hardcoded into machine.

There is no IP address. There is no Internet communication from the modem or the machine. It's all cellular. What Resmed or Philips or a DME does with that chunk of data from the time of receiving it is another story entirely. From there, yes, it does sometimes become Innertubes-accessible, as with Myair, etc. But Myair and other such web sites operated by vendors are not "talking to" your machine via the Innertubes.

[zzzlessinMS]

Maybe incorrect on this thread but not EVERYTHING.

[zzzlessinMS]

The software in the CPAP machine uses the modem cellular data network to connect to resmed servers a factory reset wont clear the modem settings only the historic data on the machine, it does not clear the machine serial number nor the total blower time, the Serial number is used to identify the machine to Resmed.


Everything else you have said zzzLessinMS is incorrect

We weren't talking about serial number or use hours. 

[Walla Walla]

Just to clear up something. Resmed has their modems go to a cell tower connection that directly connects with Remed. The Philip's machines do have phone numbers that are manually put in to connect to the local DME. That may be part of the confusion.

[jaswilliams]

The software in the CPAP machine uses the modem cellular data network to connect to resmed servers a factory reset wont clear the modem settings only the historic data on the machine, it does not clear the machine serial number nor the total blower time, the Serial number is used to identify the machine to Resmed.


Everything else you have said zzzLessinMS is incorrect

We weren't talking about serial number or use hours. 

Sorry I was being grumpy.

[joesetx]

Between cell phone calls, email, internet searches, social media, and CPAP the government would have to hire about a dozen secret agents to monitor all of us!

Paranoia will destroy ya!

[Fats Drywaller]

"The government" isn't collecting CPAP data. Resmed and Philips are.

BTW, you forgot to mention black helicopters.