Method for providing medical service in hospital based on RFID

• US 20070136103A1
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kim, Nae-Soo, Kim, Sun-Jin
• Application Number:
  US11/634,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Provided is a method to provide a medical service in a hospital based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The method includes the steps of: a) storing diverse data to provide the service; b) extracting personal identification (ID) using an RFID reader from a RFID tag in a predetermined range; c) receiving requests through an input/output interface; d) searching the requested data among data corresponding to the extracted personal ID; and e) providing the searched data.

Claims

1. A method for providing a medical service in a hospital based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), comprising the steps of:

a) storing diverse data to provide a medical service;

b) extracting personal identification (ID) using an RFID reader from a RFID tag in a predetermined range;

c) receiving requests through an input/output interface;

d) searching the requested data among data corresponding to the extracted personal ID; and

e) providing the searched data.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

f) receiving personal security information through the input/output interface; and

g) checking whether the security information corresponding to the extracted personal ID is identical to the inputted security information.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the security information includes at least one between a password or finger print.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein in step e), the searched data is outputted through the input/output interface.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein in step e), when a predetermined service is requested among services connected to internal institutes and external institutes, the searched data are automatically transmitted to a corresponding institute.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein in step e), prescription is searched and automatically transmitted to the designated pharmacy.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein in step d), the requested data among personal medical information and hospital guidance information are searched from the database.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein in step d), the database is searched for the requested data among personal information, medical record, reservations, and a guide map.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein input/output interface includes at least one among a touch screen, keyboard, monitor, or a finger print reader.