System and method for disseminating drug information

• US 20030055683A1
• Filed: 09/19/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wippi LLC
• Original Assignee: Wippi LLC
• Inventors: Gibson, Devin Roy, Gibson, Rhett Dorsey, Gibson, Jerry Tyrone
• Application Number:
  US10/247,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20030055683A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for disseminating drug information. In architecture, the system includes a server device containing original drug information. The server device further comprises an update mechanism that creates update drug data for addition to the original drug information, and a transmit mechanism that transmits the update drug data to the remote device upon receiving a request from a remote device for the update drug data. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for disseminating drug information. The method operates by (1) creating update drug data for addition to original drug information; (2) waiting for the remote device to request update drug data; and (3) transmitting the update drug data to the remote device.

Claims

1. A method for disseminating drug information on a server to a remote device, comprising the steps of:

creating update drug data for addition to original drug information;

waiting for the remote device to request update drug data; and

transmitting the update drug data to the remote device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of creating the update drug data further comprises the step of:

accessing remote data sources to check for updated drug information;

accumulating the updated drug information into the update drug data; and

compressing the update drug data if required.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said drug information includes prescription drug package insert information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

verifying the remote device is authorized to receive the update drug data.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of:

logging all remote devices verified as authorized to receive the update drug data; and

generating an exception list of remote devices authorized to receive the update drug data and not successfully receiving the update drug data in a predetermined time period.

6. A system for disseminating drug information, comprising:

a server device containing original drug information, wherein the server device further comprises;

a update mechanism that creates update drug data for addition to the original drug information;

a transmit mechanism that transmits the update drug data to the remote device upon receiving a request from a remote device for the update drug data.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the update mechanism further comprises:

a data check mechanism to check for updated drug information;

a data build mechanism that accumulates the updated drug information into the update drug data; and

a data compression mechanism that compresses the update drug data if required.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said drug information includes prescription drug package insert information.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a verification mechanism that verifies if the remote device is authorized to receive the update drug data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the verification mechanism further comprises:

a log mechanism that logs all remote devices verified as authorized to receive the update drug data; and

a list generation mechanism that generates an exception list of remote devices authorized to receive the update drug data and not successfully receiving the update drug data in a predetermined time period.

11. A computer readable medium for a logic that disseminates drug information, comprising:

logic for creating update drug data for addition to original drug information;

logic for waiting for a remote device to request update drug data; and

logic for transmitting the update drug data to the remote device.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the logic for creating further comprises:

logic for accessing remote data sources to check for updated drug information;

logic for accumulating the updated drug information into the update drug data; and

logic for compressing the update drug data if required.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein said drug information includes prescription drug package insert information.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising

logic for verifying the remote device is authorized to receive the update drug data.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the logic for verifying further comprises:

logic for logging all remote devices verified as authorized to receive the update drug data; and

logic for generating an exception list of remote devices authorized to receive the update drug data and not successfully receiving the update drug data in a predetermined time period.

16. A system for disseminating drug information on a server to a remote device, comprising:

means for creating update drug data for addition to original drug information;

means for waiting for a remote device to request update drug data; and

means for transmitting the update drug data to the remote device.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

means for accessing remote data sources to check for updated drug information;

means for accumulating the updated drug information into the update drug data; and

means for compressing the update drug data if required.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said drug information includes prescription drug package insert information.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

means for verifying the remote device is authorized to receive the update drug data.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

means for logging all remote devices verified as authorized to receive the update drug data; and

means for generating an exception list of remote devices authorized to receive the update drug data and not successfully receiving the update drug data in a predetermined time period.