Smartcard Accessed Secure Electronic Data Storage System

• US 20090282192A1
• Filed: 05/08/2008
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orangehook, Inc.
• Original Assignee: LifeNexus, Inc. (Orangehook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Coad, Noah M., Moody, James L., Connolly, Jackson B., Coad, Craig A., Maus, Christopher T., Clegg, Kenneth D., Nesbitt, Kenn A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,239,627 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/115
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/02 Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/0038 and A61B10/0045 take precedence; needle locating or guiding means A61B17/3403; samplers for enzymology or microbiology C12M1/26; sampling or preparing biological specimens G01N33/48
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1495 Calibrating or testing of in-vivo probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150763 with identification means identification means for surgical instruments A61B90/90
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/04 for anthropometrical measurements, such as weight, height, strength
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/08 by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means without personal verification means G07F7/02

Abstract

A health monitoring and diagnostic device (LIFESTREAM cholesterol meter) configured as a self-contained testing and diagnostic unit in a clam-shell type case. One side of the case includes a spring-loaded finger stick and a compartment for carrying one or more packages of disposable items including a test strip, a needle for the finger stick, and an alcohol swipe. The other half of the case includes a test strip reader, a key pad, and a liquid crystal display. The meter reads a test strip carrying a droplet of blood and receives additional diagnostic information from the patient, such as age, gender, weight, and family history of heart disease. Within minutes, the meter displays test results, including total cholesterol levels. The meter also displays additional diagnostic results, such as the patient'"'"'s “cardiac age,” recommended weight loss, and a cardiac risk assessment. The meter also works in connection with a network-based comprehensive health analysis and reporting system. The meter writes patient data to a smartcard. This patient data typically includes patient identification information, the test results, the diagnostic information, and the diagnostic results. A computer station reads the smartcard and establishes a network connection with a health report server over the Internet. The computer then downloads the patient data to the health report server, which prepares a comprehensive health report. Within minutes, this report is transmitted back to the computer station, where it is printed out and delivered to the patient.

Claims

1-49. -49. (canceled)

50. A secure electronic data maintenance system comprising:

a first remote server operable for storing card holder identification information associated with multiple card holders;

a second remote server operable for storing electronic data associated with the multiple card holders;

wherein the electronic data maintained on the second remote server cannot be correlated to the associated card holder identification information maintained on the first remote server based on the information contained on the first and second remote servers;

a plurality of removable memory storage devices issued to card holders who have card holder identification information stored on the first remote server and electronic data stored on the second remote server; and

wherein each removable memory storage device comprises a computer readable memory storing correlation information sufficient to uniquely associate a card holder'"'"'s card holder identification information stored on the first remote computer server with that card holder'"'"'s electronic data stored on the second remote server.

51. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, further comprising a correlation table stored on a computer readable memory separate from the first and second remote servers storing the correlation information for a plurality of the card holders.

52. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, wherein the correlation information stored on the removable memory storage device is encrypted to inhibit unauthorized access to the correlation information.

53. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, wherein the correlation information stored on the removable memory storage device issued to a card holder is secured by a personal identification number under the control of the card holder.

54. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, further comprising:

a multi-party removable memory storage device storing correlation information for multiple card holders sufficient to uniquely associate each card holders'"'"' card holder identification information stored on the first remote computer server with those card holders'"'"' electronic data stored on the second remote server; and

the correlation information stored on the multi-party removable memory storage device for each card holder is secured by a separate card holder identification number under the control of an associated card holder.

55. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, wherein each removable memory storage device is configured as a wallet-sized smartcard.

56. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, wherein each removable memory storage device further comprises a processor configured to receive and store readings from another device and transmit the readings from the removable memory storage device to the secured electronic data storage system.

57. The secure electronic data maintenance system of claim 50, further comprising stored computer readable information sufficient to engage in monetary transactions using the removable memory storage device as a payment instrument.