System and a method for detecting an endemic or an epidemic disease
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1. A system for detecting endemic or epidemic diseases, including a cell covering a particular geographical area and including:
- a plurality of health booths installed in said area and connected via a telecommunications network to a remote analysis center, each health booth including;
a shell;
at least a chair;
means for measuring data relative to the health of a user;
means for determining, at the time of taking a measurement, one or more conditions under which said measurement is taken;
means for storing the measured data in a data structure together with said condition(s) under which the measurements were taken; and
means for sending said data structure to said remote analysis center via said network;
said remote analysis center including;
means for receiving said data structures sent by said health booths;
a database including;
a range of “
normal”
values for each type of data; and
a range of “
interpretable”
values for each type of measurement condition;
means for calculating;
the number of data structures including interpretable measurement conditions received during a particular time period, and in those structures;
the percentage of abnormal data, i.e. data outside said range of normal values, for each type of data; and
means for triggering an alert via said network if;
said number of data structures is above a particular threshold; and
the percentage of abnormal data for one or more types of data is above a particular threshold;
the type of alert being chosen as a function of the number of types of data for which said percentage of data is abnormal.
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Abstract
This system of detecting endemic or epidemic diseases includes an analysis center connected by a computer network to a number of health booths in which health data can be measured and stored with the conditions under which the measurements are taken. The analysis center generates an alert automatically if an endemic or epidemic disease is detected.
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1. A system for detecting endemic or epidemic diseases, including a cell covering a particular geographical area and including:
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a plurality of health booths installed in said area and connected via a telecommunications network to a remote analysis center, each health booth including; a shell; at least a chair; means for measuring data relative to the health of a user; means for determining, at the time of taking a measurement, one or more conditions under which said measurement is taken; means for storing the measured data in a data structure together with said condition(s) under which the measurements were taken; and means for sending said data structure to said remote analysis center via said network; said remote analysis center including; means for receiving said data structures sent by said health booths; a database including; a range of “
normal”
values for each type of data; anda range of “
interpretable”
values for each type of measurement condition;means for calculating; the number of data structures including interpretable measurement conditions received during a particular time period, and in those structures; the percentage of abnormal data, i.e. data outside said range of normal values, for each type of data; and means for triggering an alert via said network if; said number of data structures is above a particular threshold; and the percentage of abnormal data for one or more types of data is above a particular threshold; the type of alert being chosen as a function of the number of types of data for which said percentage of data is abnormal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of detecting endemic or epidemic diseases, including:
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installing one or more cells covering a particular geographical area and including a number of health booths installed in said area and connected via a telecommunications network to a remote analysis center; taking measurements in said health booths of data relating to the health of a user and determining at the time of taking the measurements one or more conditions under which said measurements are taken, the measured data being stored in a data structure with said conditions under which said measurements are taken; sending said data structures from said health booth to said remote analysis center via said network, said remote analysis center including a database including; a range of “
normal”
values for each type of data; anda range of “
interpretable”
values for each type of measurement condition;calculation by said remote analysis center of; the number of data structures including interpretable measurement conditions received during a particular time period and, in those structures; the percentage of abnormal data, i.e. data outside said range of normal values, for each type of data; and triggering an alert via said network if; said number of data structures is above a particular threshold; and the percentage of abnormal data for one or more types of data is above a particular threshold; the type of alert being chosen as a function of the number of types of data for which said data percentage is abnormal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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