Internet ready medical device
First Claim
1. A method for acquiring data related to a person'"'"'s healthcare habits comprising the steps of:
- (a) setting data trigger types and values;
(b) collecting data from a device;
(c) monitoring data trigger values;
(d) setting data owner identifiers;
(e) transmitting the data and data owner identifiers electronically to a remote central location for processing; and
(f) providing access to the data from various other remote locations over the Internet or other network.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring data, particularly, data related to a person'"'"'s healthcare habits, forwarding the data to a remote location where the data can be processed and allowing one to access the data from various other remote locations over the Internet or other network. The invention includes collecting data from various devices including dumb devices which have no electronics or computing power associated therewith, as well as collecting data from devices that have computing power and electronics. For example, a pillbox can be retrofitted with an electronic circuitry that records the opening and closing of the pillbox.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for acquiring data related to a person'"'"'s healthcare habits comprising the steps of:
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(a) setting data trigger types and values;
(b) collecting data from a device;
(c) monitoring data trigger values;
(d) setting data owner identifiers;
(e) transmitting the data and data owner identifiers electronically to a remote central location for processing; and
(f) providing access to the data from various other remote locations over the Internet or other network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for acquiring data related to a person'"'"'s healthcare habits comprising:
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(a) a module adapted to be opened and closed;
(b) at least two sensors connected to the module;
(c) indicating means connected to the module;
(d) a memory for storing data connected to the first module; and
(e) means for transmitting the data from the module to a remote central location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for acquiring data related to a person'"'"'s healthcare habits comprising:
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a first module adapted to receive a second module;
a memory for storing data connected to the first module;
a second module adapted to receive the first module;
an identification device capable of being used with the first module;
means for transmitting the data from the second module to the first module; and
means for transmitting the data from the first module to a remote central location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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