System, Method and Software for Healthcare Selection Based on Pangenetic Data

• US 20110153356A1
• Filed: 03/01/2011
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 23andme Incorporated (23andMe Holding Co.)
• Original Assignee: Expanse Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Eldering, Charles Anthony, Kenedy, Andrew Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,458,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A system, method and software for healthcare selection are presented in which a user can authorize the comparison of their pangenetic (genetic and epigenetic) data with data profiles corresponding to health care products, services, and service providers to determine which are the most appropriate for a particular consumer. Data masks can be applied to limit the amount of pangenetic data transmitted for analysis.

Claims

1. A networked computing system for enabling a user to determine the likelihood of success of a treatment comprising:

a) a first computer or processor which authorizes access to said user'"'"'s pangenetic data;

b) a second computer or processor which is programmed to access the user'"'"'s pangenetic information and, based on authorization received from the first computer or processor, is capable of transmitting at least a portion of the pangenetic data; and

c) a third computer or processor programmed to receive the at least a portion of the pangenetic data and conduct a comparative assessment of said at least a portion of the pangenetic data with previously stored treatment provider related data to determine likely outcomes or success rates of said user for a treatment and providing said success rates to said user based on prior success rates of treatment of prior users of said treatment with correlated degrees of pangenetic data match of said user.

2. The networked computing system of claim 1 wherein the first computer or processor is a handheld mobile device.

3. The networked computing system of claim 1 wherein the at least a portion of the pangenetic data is generated using a data mask as applied to the pangenetic data.

4. The networked computing system of claim 3 wherein the data mask is predetermined.

5. The networked computing system of claim 1, wherein the pangenetic data are selected from the group consisting of single nucleotide polymorphisms, nucleotides, base pairs, nucleotide sequences, gene sequences, genomic sequences, gene mutations, epigenetic modifications, epigenetic sequence patterns, and pangenetic based disorders, traits and conditions.

6. A computer based method for providing access to pangenetic data of a user to provide said user with data as to the likelihood of a useful therapeutic relationship being possible with respect to said user and a treatment provider comprising:

a) transmitting a request from a first computer or processor having therapy data stored therein to a second computer or processor, wherein the request includes requiring access to at least a portion of the pangenetic data of said user;

b) receiving an authorization associated with said user from said second computer or processor, wherein the authorization associated with said user authorizes access to said least a portion of the user'"'"'s pangenetic data;

c) receiving said at least a portion of the user'"'"'s pangenetic data at the first computer or processor; and

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d) conducting a comparative assessment of said at least a portion of the user'"'"'s pangenetic data with previously stored treatment provider related data to determine likely outcomes or success rates of said user with said treatment provider and providing said success rates to said user based on prior success rates of treatment of prior users having correlated degrees of pangenetic data match with said user.

7. The computer based method of claim 6 wherein the second computer or processor is a handheld mobile device.

8. The computer based method of claim 6 wherein the at least a portion of the pangenetic data of the user is generated based on the use of a data mask.

9. The computer based method of claim 8 wherein the data mask is predetermined.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein the user'"'"'s pangenetic data is stored at the second computer or processor;

11. The method of claim 6 wherein the user'"'"'s pangenetic data is stored at a third computer or processor.

12. A program storage device readable by a machine and containing a set of instructions which, when read by the machine, causes execution of a computer based method for providing access to pangenetic data of a user to provide said user with data as to the likelihood of a useful therapeutic relationship being possible with respect to said user and a therapy provider, comprising:

a) transmitting a request from a first computer or processor having therapy data stored therein to a second computer or processor, wherein the request includes requiring access to at least a portion of the pangenetic data of said user;

b) processing an authorization associated with said user from said second computer or processor, wherein the authorization associated with said user authorizes access to said least a portion of the user'"'"'s pangenetic data;

c) receiving and storing said at least a portion of the user'"'"'s pangenetic data at the first computer or processor; and

d) conducting a comparative assessment of said at least a portion of the user'"'"'s pangenetic data with previously stored treatment provider related data to determine likely outcomes or success rates of said user with said treatment provider and providing said success rates to said user based on prior success rates of treatment of prior users having correlated degrees of pangenetic data match with said user.

13. The program storage device of claim 12 wherein the processing of said authorization includes the application of a data mask.

14. The program storage device of claim 13 wherein the processing of said authorization includes the application of a predetermined data mask.