SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THIRD PARTY REMOTE ACCESS TO PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS
First Claim
1. A portable healthcare data security key for an individual, the key being configured for use in combination with a portable electronic data access device having a computer processor, a communications network interface, a first close proximity interface, a user interface, and a user display, the processor configured to operate the network interface, the first close proximity interface, the user interface and the user display, the user interface configured to enable operative communication between a user and the processor, the combination enabling the access device to retrieve the individual'"'"'s electronically stored personal medical records from a remote electronic database that is communicatively connected to the network, the key comprising:
- a. a body;
b. a memory unit configured to store an electronic security protocol adapted to allow electronic access to the database; and
c. a second close proximity interface configured to communicate with the access device'"'"'s first close proximity interface to enable the key to operatively communicate with the access device when the key is in close proximity to the access device;
wherein the key is configured to communicate the security protocol to the access device through the first and second close proximity interfaces when the key is in operable communication with the access device to allow the access device to utilize the communications network to remotely access and retrieve at least a portion of the individual'"'"'s electronically stored medical records from the database and display those retrieved medical records on the access device'"'"'s user display.
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Abstract
A portable healthcare electronic data security key for an individual that is configured for use in combination with a portable computerized data access device that can wirelessly communicate with the key through complementary close proximity or NFC circuitry such that when the access device is positioned in close proximity to the key, the key communicates a security protocol to the access device that instructs the access device to utilize the Internet (or another communications network) to remotely access and retrieve with the proper authorization provided by the key at least a portion of the individual'"'"'s electronically stored medical records from a remote database and display those retrieved medical records on the access device'"'"'s user display. The security protocol can also instruct the access device to send an alert to emergency contacts identified by the individual in the key or in the database.
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38 Claims
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1. A portable healthcare data security key for an individual, the key being configured for use in combination with a portable electronic data access device having a computer processor, a communications network interface, a first close proximity interface, a user interface, and a user display, the processor configured to operate the network interface, the first close proximity interface, the user interface and the user display, the user interface configured to enable operative communication between a user and the processor, the combination enabling the access device to retrieve the individual'"'"'s electronically stored personal medical records from a remote electronic database that is communicatively connected to the network, the key comprising:
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a. a body; b. a memory unit configured to store an electronic security protocol adapted to allow electronic access to the database; and c. a second close proximity interface configured to communicate with the access device'"'"'s first close proximity interface to enable the key to operatively communicate with the access device when the key is in close proximity to the access device; wherein the key is configured to communicate the security protocol to the access device through the first and second close proximity interfaces when the key is in operable communication with the access device to allow the access device to utilize the communications network to remotely access and retrieve at least a portion of the individual'"'"'s electronically stored medical records from the database and display those retrieved medical records on the access device'"'"'s user display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for remotely retrieving an individual'"'"'s personal medical records comprising:
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a. a portable electronic data access device having a computer processor, a communications network interface, a first close proximity interface, a user interface, and a user display, the processor configured to operate the network interface, the first close proximity interface, the user interface and the user display, the user interface configured to enable operative communication between a user and the processor; b. a communications network that is accessible by the access device through the network interface; c. an electronic database that is communicatively associated with and accessible through the network, the database including electronic data containing personal medical records of the individual; and d. a portable security key comprising a second close proximity interface and a memory unit, the first and second close proximity interfaces configured to communicate with each other to enable the key to operatively communicate with the access device when the key is in close proximity to the access device, the memory unit storing an electronic security protocol adapted to allow electronic access to the database, the key configured to communicate the security protocol to the access device through the first and second close proximity interfaces when the key is in operable communication with the access device to allow the access device to utilize the network to remotely access and retrieve at least a portion of the electronic data containing personal medical records of the individual from the database and display those retrieved medical records on the user display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for a first person in proximity to a second person to obtain electronic medical records of the second person from a remote location, the first person possessing a portable electronic data access device having a computer processor, a communications network interface, a first close proximity interface, a user interface, and a user display, the processor configured to operate the network interface, the first close proximity interface, the user interface and the user display, the user interface configured to enable operative communication between the first person and the processor, the method comprising:
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a. communicatively associating an electronic database with the communications network; b. storing at least a portion of the second person'"'"'s medical records in the database; c. associating an electronic security measure with the medical records stored in the database to prevent electronic access to said medical records without electronic authorization from the second person; d. forming/constructing a portable security key comprising a second close proximity interface and a memory unit; e. storing an electronic security protocol in the memory unit, the protocol adapted to provide the electronic authorization to allow electronic access to at least a portion of the second person'"'"'s medical records stored in the database; f. configuring the first and second close proximity interfaces to communicate with each other when the access device is in close proximity to the key; g. positioning the access device in close proximity to the key; h. communicating the electronic authorization from the key to the access device through the first and second close proximity interfaces; i. remotely accessing the database by the access device through the network using the electronic authorization; and j. retrieving from the database by the access device at least a portion of the second person'"'"'s personal medical records electronically stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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