Patient identification system
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1. A method of identifying a person in a healthcare related transaction, including the steps of:
- (a) measuring fingerprint data from a person;
(b) measuring non-fingerprint biometric data from the person at a first location in a finger region of the person at the same time the fingerprint data is being measured;
(c) measuring the same non-fingerprint biometric data being measured at the first location at a second location at the same time the fingerprint data and the biometric data at the first location are being measured;
(d) displaying a randomly generated identifier at the second location at the same time the fingerprint data and the non-fingerprint biometric data are being measured;
(e) capturing the fingerprint data and the non-fingerprint biometric data measured at the first and second locations;
(f) capturing a visual representation while the fingerprint and non-fingerprint biometric measurements are being made that includes the person'"'"'s facial characteristics, the randomly generated identifier, and both of the biometric measurement locations; and
(g) associating the visual representation with information based upon data captured from the fingerprint and non-fingerprint biometric measurements at the same time the visual representation was created to create a dataset unique to the person only at the time the visual representation was captured.
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Abstract
A patient identification device is disclosed. The device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a processor. The first sensor may be configured to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s finger. The device may include a camera. The device may include an identifier. The identifier displays a randomly generated alphanumeric code for further identification of the patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a person in a healthcare related transaction, including the steps of:
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(a) measuring fingerprint data from a person; (b) measuring non-fingerprint biometric data from the person at a first location in a finger region of the person at the same time the fingerprint data is being measured; (c) measuring the same non-fingerprint biometric data being measured at the first location at a second location at the same time the fingerprint data and the biometric data at the first location are being measured; (d) displaying a randomly generated identifier at the second location at the same time the fingerprint data and the non-fingerprint biometric data are being measured; (e) capturing the fingerprint data and the non-fingerprint biometric data measured at the first and second locations; (f) capturing a visual representation while the fingerprint and non-fingerprint biometric measurements are being made that includes the person'"'"'s facial characteristics, the randomly generated identifier, and both of the biometric measurement locations; and (g) associating the visual representation with information based upon data captured from the fingerprint and non-fingerprint biometric measurements at the same time the visual representation was created to create a dataset unique to the person only at the time the visual representation was captured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of identifying a person in a healthcare related transaction, including the steps of:
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(a) measuring a biometric parameter at a first location in a finger region of a person; (b) measuring the same biometric parameter at a second location at the same time biometric data is being measured at the first location; (c) capturing the biometric data measured at the first and second locations; (d) displaying a randomly generated identifier at the second location at the same time the biometric data at the first and second locations is being measured; (e) capturing a visual representation while measurements are being made at the first and second locations that includes the person'"'"'s facial characteristics, the randomly generated identifier, and both of the biometric measurement locations; and (f) associating the visual representation with information based upon data captured from the first and second locations at the same time the visual representation was created to create a dataset unique to the person only at the time the visual representation was captured. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of substantiating a biometric measurement by associating it with a photographic image, including the steps of:
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(a) measuring a predetermined biometric parameter of a person with a sensing device at both a first and a second location; (b) displaying a randomly generated identifier at the second location at the same time the predetermined biometric data at the first and second locations is being measured; (c) capturing a visual representation at the same time as the biometric data is being measured, including the randomly generated identifier, data about the facial characteristics of the person and the sensing device; and (d) associating the captured visual representation with the randomly generated identifier and the biometric data to insure the visual representation has been taken from the same person from whom the biometric data was captured. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of substantiating a biometric measurement by associating it with a photographic image, including the steps of:
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(a) measuring a biometric parameter of a person with a sensing device at both a first and a second location during a first time period; (b) displaying a randomly generated identifier at the second location at the same time the biometric data at the first and second locations is being measured; (c) capturing a visual representation of the person at the same time as the biometric parameter is being measured during the first time period, including the randomly generated identifier and data about the facial characteristics of the person; (d) associating the captured visual representation with the randomly generated identifier and the biometric parameter captured during the first time period to create a dataset unique to the person only at the time the visual representation was captured; and (e) measuring the biometric parameter at a time subsequent to the first time period and using the unique dataset to confirm that the biometric parameter measured at the subsequent time is from the same person from whom the biometric parameter measured during the first time period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of identifying a person in a healthcare related transaction, including the steps of:
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(a) measuring non-fingerprint biometric data from a person at a first location proximal to a finger of the person during a first period of time; (b) measuring the same non-fingerprint biometric parameter at a second location of the person at the same time the non-fingerprint biometric parameter is being measured at the first location, the second location being spaced from the first location; (c) displaying a randomly generated identifier at the second location at the same time the biometric data at the first and second locations is being measured; (d) recording fingerprint information from the finger at the same time the non-fingerprint biometric measurement is being taken at the first and second locations; (e) capturing a visual representation while measurements are being made at the first and second locations that includes the facial characteristics of the person, the randomly generated identifier, and both of the biometric measurement locations; (f) associating the visual representation with the randomly generated identifier and the information based upon data captured from the first and second locations to create a dataset unique to the person only at the time the visual representation was captured; and (g) measuring the fingerprint information subsequent to the first period of time and utilizing the unique dataset to confirm that the fingerprint information taken at the subsequent time is from the same person from whom the fingerprint information was recorded during the first period of time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of associating a person'"'"'s fingerprint and facial identification data, including the steps of:
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(a) capturing fingerprint data from a person; (b) creating a randomly generated identifier; (c) simultaneously with the capture of the fingerprint, capturing data representative of the person'"'"'s visual facial characteristics and the randomly generated identifier; and (d) intermingling the data representative of the person'"'"'s facial characteristics with, (i) the fingerprint data captured at the time data representative of the person'"'"'s facial characteristics was captured, and (ii) the randomly generated identifier;
to form a data set unique to the person.
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