Method and system for conveying medical information to a medical service person
First Claim
1. A method of conveying medical information regarding a patient from a network server, via a first apparatus possessed by the patient to a second apparatus possessed by a medical service person, the method comprising:
- receiving at the network server, via a cellular wireless connection from the first apparatus, a combination of (i) a first code that is associated with the first apparatus and that is stored on the first apparatus and (ii) a second code that is associated with the second apparatus and that the first apparatus received via a direct wireless connection from the second apparatus;
at the network server, using the combination as a basis to authorize transmission of the medical information to the first apparatus; and
at the network server, upon successful authorization of transmission of the medical information to the first apparatus, transmitting the medical information in an encrypted form to the first apparatus via the cellular wireless connection, for transmission of the medical information in turn from the first apparatus to the second apparatus via the direct wireless connection, for decryption and presentation to the medical service person of the medical information in turn by the second apparatus,wherein the second apparatus has a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information, andwherein the first apparatus does not have a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information.
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Abstract
A method and system for securely conveying patient medical information to a medical service person is described. The conveyance may be conditional upon authentication of a unique code associated with a patient apparatus and a unique code associated with a medical service person apparatus. The patient medical information may be stored in a network server accessible by a medical information provider and conveyed in encrypted form to a medical service person apparatus via a patient apparatus. The medical information may be conveyed to the patient apparatus via a cellular communication and then conveyed to the medical service person'"'"'s apparatus via a short-range direct wireless connection such as BLUETOOTH or Wi-Fi. Once present on the medical service person'"'"'s apparatus, the medical information may decrypted and displayed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of conveying medical information regarding a patient from a network server, via a first apparatus possessed by the patient to a second apparatus possessed by a medical service person, the method comprising:
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receiving at the network server, via a cellular wireless connection from the first apparatus, a combination of (i) a first code that is associated with the first apparatus and that is stored on the first apparatus and (ii) a second code that is associated with the second apparatus and that the first apparatus received via a direct wireless connection from the second apparatus; at the network server, using the combination as a basis to authorize transmission of the medical information to the first apparatus; and at the network server, upon successful authorization of transmission of the medical information to the first apparatus, transmitting the medical information in an encrypted form to the first apparatus via the cellular wireless connection, for transmission of the medical information in turn from the first apparatus to the second apparatus via the direct wireless connection, for decryption and presentation to the medical service person of the medical information in turn by the second apparatus, wherein the second apparatus has a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information, and wherein the first apparatus does not have a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable communication device possessed by a patient and usable for conveying medical information regarding the patient from a network server to an apparatus possessed by a medical service person, the portable communication device comprising:
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a first wireless communication interface operable to engage in direct wireless communication; a second wireless communication interface operable to engage in cellular wireless communication; a processor; data storage; device data stored in the data storage and associated with the portable communication device; and program logic stored in the data storage and executable by the processor (a) to receive apparatus data via the first wireless communication interface from the apparatus, the apparatus data being associated with the apparatus, (b) to send a combination of the device data and the apparatus data via the second wireless communication interface to the network server, (c) to then receive the medical information in an encrypted form via the second wireless communication interface from the network server, the network server having first used the combination to authorize transmission of the medical information to the portable communication device, and (d) to send the received medical information via the first wireless communication interface to the apparatus for decryption and presentation of the medical information in turn by the apparatus to the medical service person, wherein the apparatus has a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information, and wherein the portable communication device does not have a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of conveying medical information regarding a patient, via a first apparatus possessed by the patient to a second apparatus possessed by a medical service person, wherein the first apparatus stores a first code associated with the first apparatus and the second apparatus stores a second code associated with the second apparatus, the method comprising:
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establishing a direct wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus; conveying the second code from the second apparatus to the first apparatus, via the direct wireless connection; conveying a combination of the second code and first code from the first apparatus to a network server, via a cellular wireless connection; at the network server, using the combination as a basis to authorize transmission of the medical information, and, upon successful authorization, transmitting the medical information in an encrypted form to the first apparatus via the cellular wireless connection; and upon receipt by the first apparatus of the medical information transmitted from the network server, conveying the medical information from the first apparatus to the second apparatus via the direct wireless connection, for decryption and presentation of the medical information in turn by the second apparatus to the medical service person, wherein the second apparatus has a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information, and wherein the first apparatus does not have a decryption key that enables decryption and presentation of the medical information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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