System and method for collecting and transmitting medical data
First Claim
1. A system for collecting and transmitting medical and health-related data of at least one user over the Internet, the system comprising:
- a pre-existing measuring device adapted to measure at least one physiological attribute of a user, comprising;
a digital display adapted to display the physiological attribute measurement of the user; and
a processor adapted to output a first signal to the digital display, wherein the first signal is related to the physiological attribute measurement of the user;
an integration system adapted to acquire the first signal from the pre-existing measuring device such that the first signal is not degraded causing the digital display to read an incorrect value, and adapted to convert the first signal into a second signal for wireless transmission over a network;
a communications system adapted to wirelessly transmit the second signal over the network; and
a remote system communicatively coupled to the network and adapted to receive the second signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting and transmitting medical and health-related data over a network are disclosed. A measuring device measures a user'"'"'s physiological attribute and produces a first signal related thereto, which an integration system coupled to the measuring device receives and converts into a second signal for transmitting over the Internet. In accordance with one aspect of a preferred embodiment, the integration system is adapted to read the first signal as it is sent from the measuring device to its display. A communications system transmits the second signal over the Internet to a remote system using any of a variety of techniques known in the art. The remote system extracts the measured physiological attribute and other associated data from the second signal and populates a database. Preferably, a web-based portal provides access to the data for one or more users.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for collecting and transmitting medical and health-related data of at least one user over the Internet, the system comprising:
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a pre-existing measuring device adapted to measure at least one physiological attribute of a user, comprising;
a digital display adapted to display the physiological attribute measurement of the user; and
a processor adapted to output a first signal to the digital display, wherein the first signal is related to the physiological attribute measurement of the user;
an integration system adapted to acquire the first signal from the pre-existing measuring device such that the first signal is not degraded causing the digital display to read an incorrect value, and adapted to convert the first signal into a second signal for wireless transmission over a network;
a communications system adapted to wirelessly transmit the second signal over the network; and
a remote system communicatively coupled to the network and adapted to receive the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for collecting medical and health-related data representing at least one physiological attribute of at least one user and transmitting the data over a network, comprising:
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measuring a physiological attribute of a user with a pre-existing device comprising a processor and a digital display;
sending a first output signal relating to the physiological attribute from the processor to the digital display;
acquiring the first signal from the pre-existing device with an integration system such that the first signal is not degraded causing the digital display to read an incorrect value;
converting the first signal for wireless transmission over a network to a remote system; and
wirelessly transmitting the data over the network to the remote system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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