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Method and apparatus for online health monitoring

  • US 8,255,240 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2007
  • Issued: 08/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for directing a processor to perform a method for compiling health information, the method comprising:

  • establishing a database for storing a plurality of health statuses of a plurality of users, wherein the database is centrally-accessible;

    receiving, from the plurality of users, data corresponding to a respective health statistic of each of the plurality of users, the data being generated by a health monitoring device and computer, and wherein the data is generated during startup of the computer;

    determining a respective health status of each of the plurality of users from the health statistic, wherein each respective health status is a statistical comparison of a user health statistic with a totality of the respective health statistics received from each of the plurality of users;

    storing the health status in the database;

    storing a population statistic that describes the health condition of the population at large; and

    updating said population statistic based on the health status and the plurality of health statuses of the users.

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