Network for blood pressure data management and rechargeable smart card
First Claim
1. A system comprising;
- a plurality of cards, each card carrying a unique code and holding information associated with a legitimate custodian of the card, each card having an authorized number of uses for an authorized time period;
a remote database with a first network interface for transmitting and receiving data over a wide area network;
a plurality of card readers for reading the unique code on each card, the number of remaining authorized uses of each and the authorized time period for each card and for controlling use of non-invasive physiological test machines;
one or more non-invasive physiological test machines for performing one or more non-invasive physiological tests on the legitimate custodian of the card;
each non-invasive physiological test machine having a display for showing non-invasive physiological test results acquired by the non-invasive physiological test machines;
each non-invasive physiological test machine having a transmitter for sending data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results via the wide area network to the remote database via a network service interface; and
the remote database coupled to the network through a second network interface for receiving transmissions from the transmitter and for storing records of the non-invasive physiological test results by the unique code of each card;
wherein the cards do not carry data representative of the identity of the legitimate custodian of the card.
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Abstract
Enabling the management of biometric data, including and not limited to blood pressure readings taken on automated kiosks, which is stored on personal Smart Cards and synchronized to a database via a secure network. Also, enabling the providers of automated blood pressure readings, such as pharmacies, corporate work sites, health clubs and other customers, to charge a fee for the long-term use of a memory card to record non-invasive physiological test data and make the data available for health consultations. In an automated blood pressure system with one or more memory-card interface devices, a custom-formatted end-user memory card keeps track of the user'"'"'s non-invasive physiological test data, and a recharge memory card controls the provider'"'"'s recharging of the end-user memory card after the end-user memory card expires. The contents of the recharge memory card are updated in order to track its use by the provider of the readings.
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12 Claims
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1. A system comprising;
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a plurality of cards, each card carrying a unique code and holding information associated with a legitimate custodian of the card, each card having an authorized number of uses for an authorized time period; a remote database with a first network interface for transmitting and receiving data over a wide area network; a plurality of card readers for reading the unique code on each card, the number of remaining authorized uses of each and the authorized time period for each card and for controlling use of non-invasive physiological test machines; one or more non-invasive physiological test machines for performing one or more non-invasive physiological tests on the legitimate custodian of the card; each non-invasive physiological test machine having a display for showing non-invasive physiological test results acquired by the non-invasive physiological test machines; each non-invasive physiological test machine having a transmitter for sending data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results via the wide area network to the remote database via a network service interface; and the remote database coupled to the network through a second network interface for receiving transmissions from the transmitter and for storing records of the non-invasive physiological test results by the unique code of each card; wherein the cards do not carry data representative of the identity of the legitimate custodian of the card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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3. A system comprising;
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a plurality of cards, each card carrying a unique code and holding information associated with a legitimate custodian of the card, each card having an authorized number of uses for an authorized time period; a remote database with a first network interface for transmitting and receiving data over a public wide area network; a plurality of card readers for reading the unique code on each card, the number of remaining authorized uses of each and the authorized time period for each card and for controlling use non-invasive physiological test machines; one or more non-invasive physiological test machines for performing one or more non-invasive physiological tests on the legitimate custodian of the card; each non-invasive physiological test machine having a display for showing non-invasive physiological test results acquired by the non-invasive physiological test machines; each non-invasive physiological test machine having a transmitter for sending data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results via the public wide area network to the remote database via a network service interface; and the remote database and said coupled to the network through a network service interface for receiving transmissions from the transmitter and for storing records of the non-invasive physiological test results by unique code number, wherein the cards do not carry data representative of the identity of the legitimate custodian of the card.
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