INTERACTIVE MEDICAL CARD AND METHOD OF PROCESSING MEDICAL INFORMATION STORED THEREON

• US 20110184757A1
• Filed: 01/25/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The F3m3 Companies Inc.
• Original Assignee: The F3m3 Companies Inc.
• Inventors: Daniel, Isaac S.
• Application Number:
  US12/693,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20110184757A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to an apparatus, system and method, and more specifically to a portable electronic interactive medical card, which includes a cardholder'"'"'s medical information for which access is authenticated by biometric verification means.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising of an interactive medical card, which includes an electronic data card configured for storing thereon a biometric identifier used for releasing a detachable prescription element.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detachable prescription element includes at least one flash memory card.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interactive medical card comprises of biometric verification means which includes but is not limited to:

fingerprint recognition means, hand geometry recognition means, palm geometry recognition means, iris recognition means, retina recognition means, speech recognition means.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the fingerprint recognition means includes a fingerprint scanner.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interactive medical card is configured for is storing medical information thereon.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein medical information includes but is not limited to a patient'"'"'s:

name, birthday, social security number, address, prescription date, prescribing physician registration number, prescription history, prescribing physician'"'"'s electronic signature, date prescription filled, pharmacy'"'"'s registration number, pharmacist'"'"'s license number, age, blood type, sex, race, marital status, allergies, known medical conditions, family history, a treating physician'"'"'s contact information, color of eyes, height, primary care physician'"'"'s name, primary care physician'"'"'s address, primary care physician'"'"'s contact information, insurance provider'"'"'s name, insurer'"'"'s address, insurer'"'"'s telephone number, medical history.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interactive medical card includes at least one processor positioned within and configured for performing any one or more of the following:

validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier stored thereon;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with a computer via an application program.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interactive medical card comprises of at least one memory means for storing a biometric identifier or patient medical information.

9. A system comprising:

(a) a computer;

(b) an application program executable on the computer; and

(c) an interactive medical card which includes an electronic data card configured for storing thereon a patient'"'"'s medical information accessible by the application program, as well as a biometric identifier used for used for releasing a detachable prescription element.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the detachable prescription element includes at least one flash memory card.

11. The system of claim 9, comprising of biometric verification means positioned on the interactive medical card.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the biometric verification means is configured for receiving at least one biometric sample.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the biometric verification means includes but is not limited to:

fingerprint recognition means, hand geometry recognition means, palm geometry recognition means, iris recognition means, retina recognition means, speech recognition means.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the fingerprint recognition means includes a fingerprint scanner.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein medical information includes but is not limited to name, birthday, social security number, address, prescription date, prescribing physician registration number, prescription history, prescribing physician'"'"'s electronic signature, date prescription filled, pharmacy'"'"'s registration number, pharmacist'"'"'s license number, age, blood type, sex, race, marital status, allergies, known medical conditions, family history, a treating physician'"'"'s contact information, color of eyes, height, primary care physician'"'"'s name, primary care physician'"'"'s address, primary care physician'"'"'s contact information, insurance provider'"'"'s name, insurer'"'"'s address, insurer'"'"'s telephone number, medical history.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the interactive medical card includes at least one processor configured for performing any one or more of the following:

validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier stored thereon;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with the computer via an application program.

17. The system of claim 9, comprising of:

(a) the computer; and

(b) the application program executable on the computer for carrying out the operations of;

(i) establishing access to the patient'"'"'s medical information stored on an interactive medical card;

(ii) retrieving patient'"'"'s medical information from the interactive medical card;

(iii) storing patient'"'"'s medical information received from a medical care provider on the interactive medical card;

or the computer, or a combination of the computer and the interactive medical card;

(iv) validating authorized access to the patient'"'"'s medical information by the medical care provider;

(v) detecting a presence of at least one medical information field, or fields, adapted for receiving patient medical info nation; and

(vi) automatically propagating the field or fields with patient'"'"'s medical information.

18. A method comprising of providing an interactive medical card, which includes an electronic data card configured for storing thereon a biometric identifier used for releasing a detachable prescription element.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the detachable prescription element includes at least one flash memory card.

20. The method of claim 18, comprising of providing biometric verification means positioned on the interactive medical card.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the biometric verification means includes but is not limited to:

fingerprint recognition means, hand geometry recognition means, palm geometry recognition means, iris recognition means, retina recognition means, speech recognition means.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the fingerprint recognition means includes a fingerprint scanner.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein the interactive medical card is configured for storing a patient'"'"'s medical information thereon.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein medical information includes but is not limited to name, birthday, social security number, address, prescription date, prescribing physician registration number, prescription history, prescribing physician'"'"'s electronic signature, date prescription filled, pharmacy'"'"'s registration number, pharmacist'"'"'s license number, age, blood type, sex, race, marital status, allergies, known medical conditions, family history, a treating physician'"'"'s contact information, color of eyes, height, primary care physician'"'"'s name, primary care physician'"'"'s address, primary care physician'"'"'s contact information, insurance provider'"'"'s name, insurer'"'"'s address, insurer'"'"'s telephone number, medical history.

25. The method of claim 18, comprising providing at least one processor positioned within the interactive medical card configured for performing any one or more of the following:

validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with a computer via an application program.

26. The method of claim 18, comprising reading any one or more of the following:

a biometric sample, biometric identifier stored on the interactive medical card or medical information;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with a computer via an application program.

27. A method comprising:

(a) providing a computer; and

(b) providing an application program executable on the computer for carrying out the operations of;

(i) establishing access to the patient'"'"'s medical information stored on an interactive medical card;

(ii) retrieving patient'"'"'s medical information from the interactive medical card;

(iii) storing patient'"'"'s medical information received from a medical care provider on the interactive medical card;

or the computer, or a combination of the computer and the interactive medical card;

(iv) validating authorized access to the patient'"'"'s medical information by the medical care provider;

(v) detecting a presence of at least one medical information field, or fields, adapted for receiving patient medical information; and

(vi) automatically propagating the field or fields with patient'"'"'s medical information.