Methods for personal emergency intervention
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a communication from a patient through an interactive voice response (IVR) system;
providing a guided voice prompt from the interactive voice response system to the patient;
receiving a response of the patient to the guided voice prompt through the interactive voice response system;
analyzing the response of the patient to the guided voice prompt;
determining, based on the response of the patient, whether a command should be transmitted; and
transmitting a command to a medical data interchange device after a determination that the command should be transmitted, wherein the medical data interchange device is in communication with a plurality of medical devices, wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to;
automatically detect a wireless signal from one or more of the plurality of medical devices;
in response to the detected wireless signal, transition the medical data interchange device from a quiescent state to an active state in response to the signal to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the plurality of medical devices;
broadcast an authorization code in response to a request for authorization, the authorization code for authenticating the medical data interchange device by one or more of the plurality of medical devices; and
automatically communicate using a frequency used by the one or more of the plurality of medical devices and a communication protocol used by the one or more of the plurality of medical devices;
wherein the command is appropriate to a class of medical devices of the plurality of medical devices, and wherein the command initiates a diagnostic program on the class of medical devices.
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Abstract
A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving a communication from a patient through an interactive voice response (IVR) system; providing a guided voice prompt from the interactive voice response system to the patient; receiving a response of the patient to the guided voice prompt through the interactive voice response system; analyzing the response of the patient to the guided voice prompt; determining, based on the response of the patient, whether a command should be transmitted; and transmitting a command to a device controlled by the patient after a determination that the command should be transmitted. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a communication from a patient through an interactive voice response (IVR) system; providing a guided voice prompt from the interactive voice response system to the patient; receiving a response of the patient to the guided voice prompt through the interactive voice response system; analyzing the response of the patient to the guided voice prompt; determining, based on the response of the patient, whether a command should be transmitted; and transmitting a command to a medical data interchange device after a determination that the command should be transmitted, wherein the medical data interchange device is in communication with a plurality of medical devices, wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to; automatically detect a wireless signal from one or more of the plurality of medical devices; in response to the detected wireless signal, transition the medical data interchange device from a quiescent state to an active state in response to the signal to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the plurality of medical devices; broadcast an authorization code in response to a request for authorization, the authorization code for authenticating the medical data interchange device by one or more of the plurality of medical devices; and automatically communicate using a frequency used by the one or more of the plurality of medical devices and a communication protocol used by the one or more of the plurality of medical devices; wherein the command is appropriate to a class of medical devices of the plurality of medical devices, and wherein the command initiates a diagnostic program on the class of medical devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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