Method for conducting a home health session using an integrated television-based broadband home health system
First Claim
1. For a home health system having a home health provider station coupled to a patient station by a data network, a method for conducting a home health session between said home health provider station and said patient station, comprising:
- transmitting video data from said home health provider station to said patient station over said data network;
receiving said video data via an interface device at said patient station;
receiving, via the interface device at said patient station, an unrelated television broadcast signal originating from a television signal source;
transmitting, via the interface device, a combination of said video data and said television broadcast signal to a television set which forms a first part of said patient station; and
displaying, on a television screen of said television set at said patient station, video images constructed from said video data, said video images overlaying said television broadcastwherein said video data is transmitted to said patient station and said video images overlaying said television broadcast signal are displayed on said television screen absent any request from said patient station.
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Abstract
An integrated home health system includes a television-based patient station, a first provider station for providing telemedicine or other healthcare services to a patient located at the patient station, a second provider station for providing caregiver services to the patient, a third provider station for providing emergency response services to the patient and a system management station coupled together by a data network. In addition to various management operations performed on behalf of the integrated home health system, the system management station is further configured to provide various home health services to the patient located at the patient station, either alone, or in conjunction with one or more of the first, second and/or third provider stations.
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40 Claims
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1. For a home health system having a home health provider station coupled to a patient station by a data network, a method for conducting a home health session between said home health provider station and said patient station, comprising:
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transmitting video data from said home health provider station to said patient station over said data network; receiving said video data via an interface device at said patient station; receiving, via the interface device at said patient station, an unrelated television broadcast signal originating from a television signal source; transmitting, via the interface device, a combination of said video data and said television broadcast signal to a television set which forms a first part of said patient station; and displaying, on a television screen of said television set at said patient station, video images constructed from said video data, said video images overlaying said television broadcast wherein said video data is transmitted to said patient station and said video images overlaying said television broadcast signal are displayed on said television screen absent any request from said patient station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. For a home health system having a home health provider station, a system management station and a patient station coupled to one another by a data network, a method for conducting a home health session between said home health provider station and said patient station, comprising:
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viewing, at said home health provider station, patient information maintained, at said system management station, as an electronic patient record; transmitting video data from said home health provider station to said patient station over said data network; receiving said video data via an interface device at said patient station; receiving, via the interface device at said patient station, an unrelated television broadcast signal originating from a television signal source; transmitting, via the interface device, a combination of said video data and said television broadcast signal to a television set which forms a first part of said patient station; and displaying, on a television screen of said television set at said patient station, video images constructed from said video data, said video images overlaying said television broadcast signal; wherein said video data is transmitted to said patient station and said video images overlaying said television broadcast signal are displayed on said television screen absent any request from said patient station. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. For a home health system having a home health provider station, a system management station and a patient station coupled to one another by a data network, a method for conducting a home health session between said home health provider station and said patient station, comprising:
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scheduling, in advance, a home health session between said home health provider station and said patient station; maintaining a record regarding said scheduled home health session at said system management station; transmitting reminder data from said system management station to said patient station over said data network; receiving said reminder data via an interface device at said patient station; receiving, via the interface device at said patient station, an unrelated television broadcast signal originating from a television signal source; transmitting, via the interface device, a combination of said reminder data and said television broadcast signal to a television set forming a first part of said patient station; constructing, at said patient station, a reminder message from said reminder data received from said system management station; and displaying said reminder message on a television screen of said television set, said reminder message overlaying said television broadcast signal; wherein said reminder data is transmitted to said patient station and said reminder message overlaying said television broadcast signal is displayed on said television screen absent any request from said patient station. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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