Method and apparatus for using medical ID smart card
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising steps of:
- (A) storing, writing and encoding data related to a health insurance customer/subscriber onto a portable computer-readable medium, as well as, retrieving a Uniform Resource Locator from said portable computer-readable medium; and
(B) reviewing stored media data and navigating a web browser to a data base or a web site that provides medical insurance and/or pharmaceutical service information for said health insurance customer/subscriber without requiring user input.
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Abstract
A personalized smart card is encoded with medical patient information, including patient identification, and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of an insurance provider'"'"'s and/or pharmaceutical service provider'"'"'s extranet or a web site to facilitate health care insurance transactions and administration. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method uses such a smart card to provide digital ID, data storage and automatic navigation to a web or extranet site and/or issuer database. An authorized member of medical, health or other organization inserts the smart card into a smart card reader that is connected to a computer or other computing device capable of accessing the web, extranet or a targeted database. An exchange of an encryption formula, card media vs. reader/writer occurs prior to a response from the system host device. After encryption is verified, an access to the particular server is allowed. In response to the insertion of the smart card into the smart card reader, an issuer specific program and/or a browser is launched. As a result, the authorized user may automatically navigate to the targeted site simply by inserting the smart card into the smart card reader, without having to type any information, use the computer'"'"'s mouse, or provide any other user input.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising steps of:
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(A) storing, writing and encoding data related to a health insurance customer/subscriber onto a portable computer-readable medium, as well as, retrieving a Uniform Resource Locator from said portable computer-readable medium; and
(B) reviewing stored media data and navigating a web browser to a data base or a web site that provides medical insurance and/or pharmaceutical service information for said health insurance customer/subscriber without requiring user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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means for retrieving permanently and temporarily stored data relating to a medical insurance customer/subscriber and a Uniform Resource Locator from a portable computer-readable medium; and
means for navigating to a certain database and/or a web browser to a web site specified by the Uniform Resource Locator that provides medical insurance and/or pharmaceutical service information for said health insurance customer/subscriber without requiring user input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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