Network for health management and mobile device controlled access

• US 9,390,458 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2013
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pharma-Smart International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Pharma-Smart International, Inc.
• Inventors: Sarkis, Frederick W. Jr., Sarkis, Joseph O., Goodwin, Lisa
• Primary Examiner(s): GUDORF, LAURA A
• Application Number:
  US14/029,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20140014720A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,029 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/382, 235/435, 235/487, 705 2- 3, 600/300
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system comprises a database configured to be coupled to a public wide area network. One or more non-invasive physiological test machines are also configured to be coupled to the public wide area network and are registered at the database for performing one or more non-invasive physiological tests for authorized users. A plurality of electronic readers and/or scanners are each associated with at least one of the physiological test machines for controlling use thereof and for reading machine readable codes presented to the electronic reader/scanner. The machine readable code has associated therewith a number of remaining authorized uses, an authorized time period, and an identification code associated with an authorized user. Records of the non-invasive physiological test results are stored in the database according to the identification code, wherein the machine readable code, the identification code, and the data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results do not carry information representative of the identity of the authorized user.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a database configured to be coupled to a public wide area network resident on an electronic reader via a network service interface where said database has an identifier for each user that does not disclose said user'"'"'s identity;

one or more non-invasive physiological test machines configured to be coupled to the public wide area network, the physiological test machines registered at the database for performing one or more non-invasive physiological tests for authorized users;

a plurality of electronic readers each associated with at least one of the physiological test machines for controlling use thereof and for reading machine readable code storable on a communications device presented to the electronic reader, the machine readable code having associated therewith a number of remaining authorized uses, an authorized time period, and an identification code associated with an authorized user where said identifier coordinates with the user and an identifier in the central database; and

history code comprising the history of the user non-invasive measurements;

each non-invasive physiological test machine having a test results display for showing non-invasive physiological test results acquired by the non-invasive physiological test machines from the authorized user;

each non-invasive physiological test machine having a transmitter coupled to the public wide area network;

each transmitter configured to send data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results associated with the identification code to the database via the network service interface; and

the database for receiving the data from the transmitter and for storing records of the non-invasive physiological test results according to the identification code, wherein the machine readable code, the identification code, and the data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results do not carry information representative of the identity of the authorized user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine readable code is stored in a hand held communication device, and the device comprises a display for presenting the machine readable code to the electronic reader.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine readable code is stored in a hand held communication device, and the device comprises a transmitter for transmitting the machine readable code to the electronic reader.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic readers communicate the identification code to the database for verifying the authorized user, the number of remaining authorized uses, and the authorized time period.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the database comprises a transmitter for sending the machine readable code to the communication device via the network service interface.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the database sends the machine readable code to the communication device over the public wide area network prior to each time the authorized user requests said non-invasive physiological test.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the machine readable code is transmitted to the electronic reader by the device upon the device receiving a communication from the electronic reader requesting verification.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the device comprises a near field communication (NFC) circuit for wirelessly transmitting the machine readable code to the electronic reader.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the database comprises a transmitter for sending the physiological test results to the device.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the database comprises a transmitter for transmitting the identification code to the device of an authorized user in a human readable form and in a machine readable form.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more computers connected to the public wide area network with authority to access data in the database associated with the identification code.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the device comprises a memory for storing the physiological test results.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory includes flash memory, optical memory, magneto-optical memory, a miniature hard disks drive, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 2, wherein the device comprises a memory for storing the authorized number of uses for the authorized time period.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for authorizing further uses and for extending the authorized time period.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the test machines are each configured to conduct a blood pressure test.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the display is a monitor or a printer.

18. A system comprising:

electronic code readers, transmitters connected to a network, one or more controlled resources, a network service interface, and a database;

wherein the code readers are configured to read a machine readable code storable on a communications device comprising a unique code, and a history of non-invasive physiological tests, the unique code associated with data corresponding to an authorized number of uses for an authorized period of use for an authorized user;

the code readers disposed at locations for controlling access to one or more controlled resources by a user who has presented the machine readable code to the code reader;

the code readers responsive to said machine readable code for determining the authorized number of uses and the authorized period of use corresponding to the unique code and for permitting the user to the controlled resources so long as the unique code has at least one authorized use remaining within the authorized period of use and for denying permission to use the controlled resources if there are no authorized uses remaining or the authorized period of use is expired;

a display communicatively coupled to the code reader for showing the number of remaining authorized uses and the expiration date of the authorized period of use corresponding to the unique code;

each transmitter coupled to at least one of the controlled resources for sending data over the network representative of the location of the code reader, the use of the controlled resource and the time of use of the controlled resource;

the database connected to the network via a network service interface for receiving and storing the data from the transmitters in accordance with the unique code, wherein the machine readable code, the unique code, the data corresponding to an authorized number of uses for an authorized period of use for an authorized user, and the data from the transmitters do not carry data representative of the identity of the authorized user.

19. A system comprising:

a database configured to be coupled to a publicly accessible network via a network service interface;

a plurality of account files stored in the database, each account file having associated therewith a unique code and an authorized number of uses for an authorized time period for an authorized user;

a plurality of electronic readers for reading machine readable code storable on a communications device, the machine readable code including the unique code associated with the account file of the authorized user, 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 authorized user where such non-invasive test machines are in a publicly available kiosk;

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 coupled to the publicly accessible network;

each transmitter configured to send data representative of the non-invasive physiological test results over the publicly accessible network to the database via the network service interface; and

the database for receiving transmissions from the non-invasive physiological test machine transmitter for storing records of the non-invasive physiological test results according to the unique code.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the electronic readers include one of a laser scanner for reading one dimensional machine readable code, a laser scanner for reading two dimensional machine readable code, a laser scanner for reading a QR code, a retinal scanner, a finger print scanner, facial recognition software, or a combination thereof.