User verification for conducting health-related transactions
First Claim
1. A method of verifying a user in a health-related transaction, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a portable healthcare device to perform a health-related transaction in real-time across a network pathway from the portable healthcare device to a remote information site;
receiving biometric data from the portable healthcare device;
determining whether corresponding biometric data is stored;
if corresponding biometric data is stored, determining validity of credential information associated with a user; and
if the credential information is valid, sending to the portable healthcare device, enabling information for performing the health-related transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for biometric authentication of a user'"'"'s identity and credential verification in performing a health-related transaction from a portable healthcare device. An access server is employed to receive a request for a transaction and biometric data from a user. The access server determines if the submitted biometric data is that of the claimed user. Where the user identity is confirmed, the access server determines validity of credential information associated with a user, such as by request that a credential service perform a credential check. If the credential information is appropriate for the user to conduct the transaction, the access server transfers enabling information to the portable healthcare device to permit the transaction to occur. The transaction is performed via an end-to-end communication system that includes a real-time communication channel between the portable healthcare device and a remote information site. In addition, other aspects of the present invention relating to the verification of a user in a health-related transaction are also described.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of verifying a user in a health-related transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a portable healthcare device to perform a health-related transaction in real-time across a network pathway from the portable healthcare device to a remote information site;
receiving biometric data from the portable healthcare device;
determining whether corresponding biometric data is stored;
if corresponding biometric data is stored, determining validity of credential information associated with a user; and
if the credential information is valid, sending to the portable healthcare device, enabling information for performing the health-related transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for verifying a user in a health-related transaction, comprising:
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a) a biometric database to store biometric data;
b) a biometric engine to determine whether corresponding biometric data is stored in the biometric database for a user of a portable healthcare device requesting a health-related transaction in real-time across a network pathway from the portable healthcare device to a remote information site;
c) a credential request unit to determine validity of credential information associated with the user if corresponding biometric data is stored; and
d) an internal network port to receive the request for the health-related transaction from the portable healthcare device and to send enabling information for performing the health-related transaction to the portable healthcare device if the credential information is valid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer accessible medium having stored therein a plurality of sequences of executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to:
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receive a request from a portable healthcare device to perform a health-related transaction in real-time across a network pathway from the portable healthcare device to a remote information site;
receive biometric data from the portable healthcare device;
determine whether corresponding biometric data is stored;
if corresponding biometric data is stored, determine validity of credential information associated with a user; and
if the credential information is valid, send to the portable healthcare device, enabling information for performing the health-related transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of verifying a user in a health-related transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a portable healthcare device to perform a health-related transaction in real-time across a network pathway from the portable healthcare device to a remote information site, the request including login information to initiate a session;
receiving biometric data from the portable healthcare device;
determining whether corresponding biometric data is stored;
if corresponding biometric data is stored, determining validity of credential information associated with a user comprising sending a request for a credential check to a credential service and receiving a credential check result from the credential service; and
if the credential information is valid, sending to the portable healthcare device, enabling information for performing the health-related transaction including session information for performing the health-related transaction. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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