Interactive system for providing healthcare information
First Claim
1. An interactive system for providing information to patients in a medical setting comprising:
- at least one video display unit located within a medical setting;
a list of available programs for viewing by a patient;
a manual device for entering a program number selected from said list by said patient;
an electronic device containing a plurality of video files connected to said at least one video display so that a program selected by said patient using said manual device is provided by said electronic device to said at least one video display unit; and
means for changing and updating said video files on said electronic device.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an interactive system for providing information to individuals in a medical setting is provided. The system broadly comprises at least one video display unit located within the medical setting, a list of programs available for viewing by the individual, a manual device for entering a program number selected from the list, an electronic device containing a plurality of video files connected to the at least one video display unit so that a program selected by the individual using the manual device is provided by the electronic device to the at least one display unit, and an electronic device external or internal to the medical setting for changing and updating the video files on the electronic device. In still another aspect of the present invention, a method for gathering information about health care programs being viewed by individuals in a medical setting is provided.
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35 Claims
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1. An interactive system for providing information to patients in a medical setting comprising:
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at least one video display unit located within a medical setting;
a list of available programs for viewing by a patient;
a manual device for entering a program number selected from said list by said patient;
an electronic device containing a plurality of video files connected to said at least one video display so that a program selected by said patient using said manual device is provided by said electronic device to said at least one video display unit; and
means for changing and updating said video files on said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An interactive method for providing healthcare information to an individual, said method comprising the steps of:
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locating a video display unit within an examination/consultation room in a medical setting;
connecting an electronic device located externally of said examination room and containing a plurality of video files to said video display unit;
providing a list of said video files available for viewing by said individual and a device for accessing said video files; and
displaying a video file selected by said individual. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for gathering information about health care programs viewed by patients in a medical setting comprising:
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locating at least one video display unit within at least one examination/consultation room in said medical setting;
connecting an electronic device containing a plurality of video files to each said video display unit;
providing a list of said video files to a patient and a device for accessing said video files;
displaying a video file selected by said patient; and
maintaining a log of each selected video file on said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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