Mobile Phone Based Authentication and Authorization System and Process to Manage Sensitive Individual Records
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1. A remote station apparatus, comprising:
- a transmit/receive circuit that is operable to transmit/receive signals to/from a wireless communications network;
a user interface; and
a control processor that authenticates and authorizes a request to access personal health information from said user interface, wherein said control processor provides said personal health information upon authentication and authorization.
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Abstract
Personal health records for a user of a wireless remote station are generated and stored electronically, and access may be provided to an authenticated and authorized individual. The health records may be stored at the remote station, or at a server. An individual requests access to the health records, the identity of the individual is authenticated, and authorization of the individual is verified before providing the health record. The authentication may comprise a biometric identification.
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1. A remote station apparatus, comprising:
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a transmit/receive circuit that is operable to transmit/receive signals to/from a wireless communications network; a user interface; and a control processor that authenticates and authorizes a request to access personal health information from said user interface, wherein said control processor provides said personal health information upon authentication and authorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface to transmit/receive signals to/from at least a first wireless remote station through a wireless network; a control processor operable to receive a request from said first remote station to access personal health information of a user of said first remote station, authenticate an identity of the individual requesting access, verify the individual is authorized to access the personal health information of the user, and provide the personal health information when the individual is authenticated and authorized. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a base station interconnected to a communications network; a server interconnected to said communications network; and a wireless remote station interconnected to said communications network through said base station; wherein personal health information for a user of said remote station is stored at a memory of said server, and wherein said remote station is operable to receive a request to access said personal health information, authenticate the identity of an individual requesting said personal health information, verify that the individual is authorized to access said personal health information, and provide said personal health information to the individual when the identity of the individual is authenticated and authorization is verified. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing access to a personal health record through a wireless remote station, comprising:
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receiving a request from an individual to access a personal health record of a user of the remote station; authenticating the identity of the individual; verifying the individual is authorized to access the personal health record; and providing access to the personal health record when the individual'"'"'s identity is authenticated and the authorization is verified. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer readable medium embodying a method for providing access to a personal health record through a wireless remote station, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from an individual to access a personal health record of a user of the remote station; authenticating the identity of the individual; verifying the individual is authorized to access the personal health record; and providing access to the personal health record when the individual'"'"'s identity is authenticated and the authorization is verified. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A wireless remote station apparatus, comprising;
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means for wirelessly communicating with a base station; means for receiving a request from an individual to access a personal health record of a user of the remote station; means for authenticating the identity of the individual and verifying the individual is authorized to access the personal health record; and means for providing access to the personal health record when the individual'"'"'s identity is authenticated and the authorization is verified. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A server apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a request from an individual to access a personal health record of a user of a wireless remote station; means for authenticating the identity of the individual and verifying the individual is authorized to access the personal health record; and means for providing access to the personal health record when the individual'"'"'s identity is authenticated and the authorization is verified. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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