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System and method for monitoring outbreak of contagious diseases

  • US 8,645,538 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2011
  • Issued: 02/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of tracking a history of person-to-person interaction through the use of personal handheld computing and communication devices for monitoring outbreak of a contagious disease, the method comprising:

  • (a) establishing an ad hoc communication network by a plurality of handheld computing and communication devices when said handheld devices are within a predetermined distance in a location, each of said personal handheld devices is stored with an identity associated with each of users;

    (b) broadcasting each of the identities by each of said handheld devices through said ad hoc communication network;

    (c) receiving and recording in a log file by each of said handheld devices all other identities of other handheld devices;

    (d) receiving an authorized signal by at least one of said handheld devices from a central station through a communication network; and

    (e) transmitting the log file in said one of said plurality of handheld devices to the central station through the communication network,wherein said predetermined distance is adjustable by a program stored in said handheld devices, wherein said predetermined distance is determined by nature of the contagious disease.

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