METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURELY COMMUNICATING PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
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1. A method of securely communicating between a user terminal and a health care server, the method comprising:
- receiving an encryption key from a security key issuing device through a local communication between a user terminal and the security key issuing device;
obtaining health information of a user;
encrypting the health information by using the encryption key; and
transmitting the encrypted health information to a health care server through a network communication between the user terminal and the health care server.
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Abstract
A method of securely communicating personal health information between a user terminal and a health care server. The method includes receiving an encryption key from a security key issuing device through a local communication between a user terminal and the security key issuing device; obtaining health information of a user; encrypting the health information by using the encryption key; and transmitting the encrypted health information to a health care server through a network communication between the user terminal and the health care server.
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1. A method of securely communicating between a user terminal and a health care server, the method comprising:
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receiving an encryption key from a security key issuing device through a local communication between a user terminal and the security key issuing device; obtaining health information of a user; encrypting the health information by using the encryption key; and transmitting the encrypted health information to a health care server through a network communication between the user terminal and the health care server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14)
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7. A method of securely communicating between a health care server and a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a decryption key from a security key issuing device through a local communication between a health care server and the security key issuing device; receiving encrypted information through a network communication between the health care server and a user terminal; and decrypting the encrypted information by using the decryption key. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of securely communicating between a user terminal and a health care server, the method comprising:
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transmitting an encryption key and a decryption key, which are issued by a security key issuing device to a user terminal and a health care server; encrypting health information of a user by using the encryption key, wherein the encrypting is performed in the user terminal; adding a unique identifier of the user to the encrypted health information; transmitting the unique identifier to the health care server through a network communication; decrypting the unique identifier by using the decryption key, wherein the decrypting is performed in the health care server; and recognizing personal information of the user by using the unique identifier.
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15. A user terminal, comprising:
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a health information obtaining unit, which obtains health information of a user; a local communicating unit, which receives an encryption key through a local communication between a user terminal and a security key issuing device; a security key obtaining unit, which obtains the encryption key; an encrypting unit, which encrypts the health information by using the encryption key; and a network communicating unit, which transmits the encrypted health information to a health care server through a network communication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A health care server system comprising:
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a local communicating unit, which receives a decryption key through a local communication between a health care server and a security key issuing device; a security key obtaining unit, which obtains the decryption key; a network communicating unit, which receives encrypted information from a user terminal through a network communication; and a decrypting unit, which decrypts the encrypted information by using the decryption key. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A security key issuing device for secure communication between a user terminal and a health care server, the security key issuing device comprising:
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a security key issuing unit, which issues at least one of an encryption key and a decryption key in response to a request from a healthcare service provider or a user; a security key storage unit, which stores the encryption key and the decryption key together with user information of a user terminal; and a security key transmitting unit, which transmits the encryption key and the decryption key to the user terminal and a health care server through a local communication. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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