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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL INFORMATION ENCRYPTION

  • US 20120185951A1
  • Filed: 03/11/2010
  • Published: 07/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of protecting medical output to be stored on a portable computer-readable medium, the method comprising:

  • using a computer operatively connected to a communication network, receiving the medical output to be stored on the portable computer-readable medium over the communication network;

    restricting access to the medical output and establishing a key that is to be entered by an intended recipient of the portable computer-readable medium into a user computer to gain access to the medical output stored on the portable computer-readable medium;

    assigning an identifier to the portable computer-readable medium and storing the identifier on both the portable computer-readable medium and a computer memory operatively connected to the computer;

    storing the medical output on the portable computer-readable memory, wherein access to the medical output on the portable computer-readable medium is restricted, requiring the key to access and view the medical output;

    storing the key in the computer memory and establishing a relationship associating the identifier with the key to enable identification of the key with knowledge of the identifier; and

    storing a security utility and a medical presentation utility that is compatible with the medical output on the portable computer-readable medium, wherein the security utility is executable by the user computer to grant access to the medical output on the portable computer-readable medium in response to entry of the key and the medical presentation utility is executable by the user computer to present the medical output to the intended recipient of the portable computer-readable medium subsequent to entry of the key into the security utility.

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