Maintaining person's medical history in self-contained portable memory device
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of recording, updating, and accessing a person'"'"'s medical history over time, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a portable, hand carried nonvolatile memory device comprising machine-readable memory wherein the device further contains software comprising machine-executable instructions constituting a program executable by an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device and using the software contained on the device, the method comprising the steps of,(i) storing medical records in a secure database in the machine-readable memory of the portable, hand carried memory device,(ii) updating the medical records in the secure database in the machine-readable memory of the portable, hand carried memory device, and(iii) providing access to the medical records in the secure database in the machine-readable memory of the portable, hand carried memory device; and
(b) maintaining a person'"'"'s medical history in the device over time by,(i) storing a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program while the device is connected to an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a),(ii) updating a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program while the device is connected to an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a), and(iii) accessing medical information contained in the secure database via the program while the device is connected to an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a);
(c) wherein said steps (b) (i), (b) (ii), and (b) (iii) are performed using one or more electronic devices each having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a).
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Abstract
A method of recording, updating, and accessing a person'"'"'s medical history over time includes the steps of maintaining the person'"'"'s medical history in a portable memory device that includes both the medical history and a program that stores medical records in a secure database in the portable memory device, updates the medical records in the secure database, and provides access to the medical records in the secure database. The program is executable using any electronic device having a processor that is capable of accessing the portable memory device. Using the method, a person is able to record, update, and access that person'"'"'s medical history without the need for special software, and without the need for access to a website or to a database of medical records, that is external to the memory device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of recording, updating, and accessing a person'"'"'s medical history over time, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a portable, hand carried nonvolatile memory device comprising machine-readable memory wherein the device further contains software comprising machine-executable instructions constituting a program executable by an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device and using the software contained on the device, the method comprising the steps of, (i) storing medical records in a secure database in the machine-readable memory of the portable, hand carried memory device, (ii) updating the medical records in the secure database in the machine-readable memory of the portable, hand carried memory device, and (iii) providing access to the medical records in the secure database in the machine-readable memory of the portable, hand carried memory device; and (b) maintaining a person'"'"'s medical history in the device over time by, (i) storing a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program while the device is connected to an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a), (ii) updating a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program while the device is connected to an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a), and (iii) accessing medical information contained in the secure database via the program while the device is connected to an electronic device having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a); (c) wherein said steps (b) (i), (b) (ii), and (b) (iii) are performed using one or more electronic devices each having a processor and capable of accessing the memory device for performing the method of step (a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of maintaining a person'"'"'s permanent medical history over time on one'"'"'s person, comprising the steps of:
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(a) carrying on one'"'"'s person a handheld memory device comprising machine-readable memory wherein the handheld device contains software comprising machine-executable instructions constituting a program executable by a general computer using the software contained on the handheld device comprising the steps of, (i) storing medical records of the person in a secure database in the machine-readable memory of the handheld memory device, (ii) updating the medical records of the person in the secure database in the machine-readable memory of the handheld memory device, and (iii) providing access to the medical records of the person in the secure database in the machine-readable memory of the handheld memory device; (b) storing a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program on the handheld memory device while the handheld memory device is connected to a general computer of the person; (c) updating a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program on handheld memory device while the handheld memory device is connected to a general computer of the person; (d) accessing medical information contained in the secure database via the program on the handheld memory device while the handheld memory device is connected to a general computer of the person; (e) storing a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program on the handheld memory device while the handheld memory device is connected to a general computer of a healthcare provider; (f) updating a medical record in the secure database of the device via the program on the handheld memory device while the handheld memory device is connected to a general computer of a healthcare provider; and (g) accessing medical information contained in the secure database via the program on the handheld memory device while the handheld memory device is connected to a general computer of a healthcare provider; (h) wherein the combination of hardware and software of the device is sufficient to record, update, and access the person'"'"'s medical history using a general computer capable of accessing the memory device without the need for software that is specific to the program and without the need for access to a website or to a database of medical records that is external to the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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