Interactive medical card and method of processing medical information stored thereon

• US 8,805,702 B1
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Isaac Daniel Inventorship Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Isaac S. Daniel
• Inventors: Daniel, Isaac S.
• Primary Examiner(s): BURGESS, JOSEPH D
• Application Number:
  US13/959,627
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3, 726/2, 235/380, 235/382
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to an apparatus, system and method, and more specifically to a portable electronic interactive medical card, which includes a cardholder'"'"'s medical information for which access is authenticated by biometric verification means, and more particularly to an IMC, which includes an electronic data card configured for storing thereon a biometric identifier used for releasing a detachable prescription element.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising of:

(a) an interactive medical card that is an electronic data card configured for storing medical information thereon;

(b) biometric verification means positioned on the interactive medical card wherein the biometric verification means is in electrical communication with at least one processor configured for validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier stored thereon; and

(c) at least one sensor in electronic communication with the at least one processor equipped with computer executable instructions, wherein the at least one sensor is programmed for determining the interactive medical card is within a predetermined proximity to a client server computer enabled with an application program, and for releasing a detachable prescription element when the biometric sample is valid and the interactive medical card is within the predetermined proximity.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detachable prescription element includes at least one flash memory card.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the biometric verification means includes but is not limited to:

fingerprint recognition means, hand geometry recognition means, palm geometry recognition means, iris recognition means, retina recognition means, speech recognition means.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the fingerprint recognition means includes a fingerprint scanner.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein medical information includes but is not limited to a patients:

name, birthday, social security number, address, prescription date, prescribing physician registration number, prescription history, prescribing physician'"'"'s electronic signature, date prescription filled, pharmacy'"'"'s registration number, pharmacist'"'"'s license number, age, blood type, sex, race, marital status, allergies, known medical conditions, family history, a treating physician'"'"'s contact information, color of eyes, height, primary care physician'"'"'s name, primary care physician'"'"'s address, primary care physician'"'"'s contact information, insurance provider'"'"'s name, insurer'"'"'s address, insurer'"'"'s telephone number, medical history.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor positioned is configured for performing any one or more of the following:

validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier stored thereon;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with a computer via an application program.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interactive medical card comprises of at least one memory means for storing a biometric identifier or patient medical information.

8. A system comprising:

(a) a client server computer enabled with an application program comprising of computer executable instructions;

(b) an interactive medical card that is an electronic data card configured for storing thereon a patient'"'"'s medical information thereon;

(c) biometric verification means positioned on the interactive medical card wherein the biometric verification means is in electrical communication with at least one processor configured for validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier stored thereon; and

(d) at least one sensor in electronic communication with the at least one processor equipped with computer executable instructions, wherein the at least one sensor is programmed for determining the interactive medical card is within a predetermined proximity to a client server computer enabled with an application program, and for releasing a detachable prescription element when the biometric sample is valid and the interactive medical card is within the predetermined proximity.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the detachable prescription element includes at least one flash memory card.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the biometric verification means is configured for receiving at least one biometric sample.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the biometric verification means includes but is not limited to:

fingerprint recognition means, hand geometry recognition means, palm geometry recognition means, iris recognition means, retina recognition means, speech recognition means.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the fingerprint recognition means includes a fingerprint scanner.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein medical information includes but is not limited to name, birthday, social security number, address, prescription date, prescribing physician registration number, prescription history, prescribing physician'"'"'s electronic signature, date prescription filled, pharmacy'"'"'s registration number, pharmacist'"'"'s license number, age, blood type, sex, race, marital status, allergies, known medical conditions, family history, a treating physician'"'"'s contact information, color of eyes, height, primary care physician'"'"'s name, primary care physician'"'"'s address, primary care physician'"'"'s contact information, insurance provider'"'"'s name, insurer'"'"'s address, insurer'"'"'s telephone number, medical history.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the interactive medical card includes at least one processor configured for performing any one or more of the following:

validating a biometric sample with a biometric identifier stored thereon;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with the computer via an application program.

15. The system of claim 8, further comprising the application program configured for performing any one or more of the following:

(i) establishing access to the patient'"'"'s medical information stored on an interactive medical card;

(ii) retrieving patient'"'"'s medical information from the interactive medical card;

(iii) storing patient'"'"'s medical information received from a medical care provider on the interactive medical card;

or the computer, or a combination of the computer and the interactive medical card;

(iv) validating authorized access to the patient'"'"'s medical information by the medical care provider;

(v) detecting a presence of at least one medical information field, or fields, adapted for receiving patient medical information; and

(vi) automatically propagating the field or fields with patients medical information.

16. A method comprising of:

(a) receiving a biometric sample on an interactive medical card;

(b) comparing, using a processor, the biometric sample with the biometric identifier stored thereon with biometric verification means positioned on the interactive medical card;

(c) determining, using the processor, the biometric sample is a valid;

(d) verifying, using the processor, that the interactive medical card is within a predetermined proximity to a client'"'"'s server computer enabled with an application program; and

(e) releasing a detachable prescription element housed within the interactive medical card when the biometric sample is valid and the interactive medical card is within the predetermined proximity.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the detachable prescription element includes at least one flash memory card.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the biometric verification means includes but is not limited to:

fingerprint recognition means, hand geometry recognition means, palm geometry recognition means, iris recognition means, retina recognition means, speech recognition means.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the fingerprint recognition means includes a fingerprint scanner.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein medical information includes but is not limited to name, birthday, social security number, address, prescription date, prescribing physician registration number, prescription history, prescribing physician'"'"'s electronic signature, date prescription filled, pharmacy'"'"'s registration number, pharmacist'"'"'s license number, age, blood type, sex, race, marital status, allergies, known medical conditions, family history, a treating physician'"'"'s contact information, color of eyes, height, primary care physician'"'"'s name, primary care physician'"'"'s address, primary care physician'"'"'s contact information, insurance provider'"'"'s name, insurer'"'"'s address, insurer'"'"'s telephone number, medical history.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

(a) releasing the detachable prescription element; and

(b) communicating with a computer via an application program.

22. The method of claim 16, comprising reading any one or more of the following:

a biometric sample, biometric identifier stored on the interactive medical card or medical information;

releasing the detachable prescription element; and

communicating with a computer via an application program.