Remote diagnostic & treatment system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a cellular telephone (16A);
said cellular telephone (16A) including a camera (34), a display (40), a speaker(36A), a microphone (36B), and a diagnostic software program (18);
a call center (28) operated by a call center operator (20A);
said call center (28) for receiving a telephone call from said user (12) of said cellular telephone (16A);
said call center operator (20A) for providing advice concerning said user (12) and for partially controlling said cellular telephone (16A).
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing remote diagnosis and treatment are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention comprises a cellular telephone (16A) that includes a camera (34), a display (40), a speaker (36A), a microphone (36B) and embedded diagnostic and treatment software (18). An alternative embodiment may also include one or more data devices (88) that may be connected to the cellular phone (16A) using a wireless (30A) or wired (30B) connection.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a cellular telephone (16A);
said cellular telephone (16A) including a camera (34), a display (40), a speaker(36A), a microphone (36B), and a diagnostic software program (18);
a call center (28) operated by a call center operator (20A);
said call center (28) for receiving a telephone call from said user (12) of said cellular telephone (16A);
said call center operator (20A) for providing advice concerning said user (12) and for partially controlling said cellular telephone (16A). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 30)
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25. A method comprising the steps of:
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using a diagnostic means (16A) for collecting a set of data;
said diagnostic means (16A) for collecting said set of data including an embedded software application (18); and
conveying said set of data from said diagnostic means (16A) to a diagnostic display and control means (24);
said diagnostic display and control means (24) including a software application (26). - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a website;
said website including a database of medical information;
offering a service which furnishes a user (12) with an access code;
said access code enabling said user to utilize said database of medical information on said website;
calling a call center (28);
said call center (28) being staffed by a health service practitioner (20C); and
supplying interactive advice to said user from said call center (28). - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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