System and method for healthcare advisory system

• US 8,010,380 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2007
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Kanaan, Muzaffer
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilligan; Luke
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRAN N
• Application Number:
  US11/695,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20080243863A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,611 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes a Healthcare Advisory System (HAS) module and a server. The HAS module may send user location information to the server. Based on user information and environment information stored on the server, an alert may be generated and sent to a user via the HAS module.

Claims

1. An automated method performed by a server device in communication with a mobile device, comprising:

populating a first database with health-related information associated with a user of the mobile device;

populating a second database with information relating to building structures in different geographic locations;

receiving, by a processor of the server device and from the mobile device, information identifying a geographic location of the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the first database to identify the health-related information associated with the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the second database to identify information relating to one or more building structures in a vicinity of the geographic location of the user, where the information relating to the one or more building structures includes nutritional information associated with menu items of a restaurant;

determining, by the processor of the server device, that a health-related condition exists based on the health-related information and the identified information relating to one or more building structures;

generating, by the processor of the server device, an alert relating to the health-related condition, where the alert includes one more menu items of the menu items of the restaurant; and

transmitting, by the processor of the server device, the alert to the mobile device associated with the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the alert to a second user.

3. The method of claim 2, where the second user includes a physician of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, where the health-related information includes a medical condition of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, where the information relating to the building structures includes a map.

6. The method of claim 1, where transmitting the alert includes transmitting the alert to a mobile terminal associated with a user that is different than the user.

7. The method of claim 1, where the alert includes a text message.

8. A system comprising:

a first database, stored on a server device, populated with health-related information associated with a user of a mobile device;

a second database, stored on the server device, populated with information relating to building structures in different geographic locations;

the server device to;

receive information identifying a geographic location of the user;

access, in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the first database to identify the health-related information associated with the user;

access, in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the second database to identify information relating to one or more building structures in a vicinity of the geographic location of the user, where the information relating to the one or more building structures includes nutritional information associated with menu items of a restaurant;

determine that a health-related condition exists based on the health-related information and the identified information relating to one or more building structures;

generate an alert relating to the health-related condition, where the alert includes one more menu items of the menu items of the restaurant; and

transmit the alert to the mobile device associated with the user.

9. The system of claim 8, where the server device is further to:

send an alert to a second user responsible for care of the user.

10. The system of claim 8, where the information relating to the building structures includes a map.