Cloud Based System For Remote Medical Checkup And Physician Managed Biometric Data

• US 20140257833A1
• Filed: 02/18/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adventive IP Bank of Luxembourg
• Original Assignee: Adventive Ipbank
• Inventors: Williams, Richard K
• Application Number:
  US14/183,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20140257833A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

In a remote medical checkup system, a patient'"'"'s symptoms are transmitted for review to a medical service provider, the medical service provider prescribes diagnostic tests using an identified biometric sensor, the tests are performed by the patient, and the results of the tests are transmitted back to the medical service provider, all using a cloud-based server or other storage device. With this system, the tests are performed and the results reported promptly, without the patient having to schedule a visit to the office of the medical service provider.

Claims

1. A method of performing a remote medical checkup of a patient comprising:

transmitting data specifying a test to be performed on the patient from a medical service provider to a cloud database via the internet;

transmitting data relating to the test to be performed on the patient via the internet from the cloud database to a biometric sensor positioned so as to be capable of performing the test on the patient;

transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test via the internet from the biometric sensor to the cloud database; and

transmitting the resulting measurement data via the internet from the cloud database to the medical service provider.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting data concerning a medical condition or symptom via the internet from the patient to the cloud database.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein transmitting data concerning a medical condition or symptom via the internet from the patient to the cloud database comprises entering the data in a computer.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising transmitting the data concerning a medical condition or symptom via the internet from the cloud database to the medical service provider.

5. The method of claim 4 comprising storing the data specifying a test to be performed on the patient in a test file in the cloud database.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising storing in the test file at least one member of the group consisting of patient identity information, patient medical history information, a description of the biometric senor to be used in the test, calibration information relating to the biometric sensor, test measurement setup information, and the resulting measurement data obtained from the test,

7. The method of claim 1 comprising transmitting an email or SMS text reminder to the patient.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a cell base station

9. The method of claim 8 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a mobile phone or a smartphone.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the biometric sensor is plugged into the mobile phone or smartphone.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a tablet computer.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data between the tablet computer and a wireless biometric sensor via a Bluetooth wireless communications link.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a wireless modem and a tablet or laptop computer.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a wireless modem and a tablet computer and transmitting data between the tablet computer and a wireless biometric sensor via a Bluetooth wireless communications link.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a wireless modem and a laptop computer and transmitting data between the laptop computer and a biometric sensor via a universal serial bus (USB) cable.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data via a wired modem.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed from the cloud database to a biometric sensor and transmitting resulting measurement data obtained from the test from the biometric sensor to the cloud database comprise transmitting data between the wired modem and an analog biosensor via an wire electrical connector.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting data relating to the test to be performed on the patient via the internet from the cloud database to a biometric sensor comprises transmitting data used to calibrate the biometric sensor.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises an electrical sensor.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises a chemical sensor.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises a biochemical sensor.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises a bio-organism sensor.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises a physical sensor.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises an optical sensor.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric sensor comprises an acoustic sensor.