Personal medical information storage device and system

• US 9,858,631 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intelligent ID Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Intelligent ID Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Farr, Jason E., Coram, John G, Meyers, Greg T
• Primary Examiner(s): Morgan, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): RAPILLO, KRISTINE K
• Application Number:
  US13/660,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122118A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,895 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A subscription-based personal medical information storage device comprises a data storage unit comprising a computer readable storage medium configured to store medical and non-medical information of a user, and facilitate the retrieval of medical and non-medical information of the user from a remote medical information storage device. The data storage unit is configured to automatically run an authentication routine upon connection with the general purpose computing device to confirm that the personal medical information storage device is neither lost nor stolen before granting access thereto. A communication module is configured to facilitate a communication connection with the remote medical information storage device, and wherein the remote medical information storage device comprises an advertisement module.

Claims

1. A subscription-based personal medical information storage device comprising:

a data storage unit comprising a computer readable storage medium configured to;

store medical and non-medical information of a user; and

facilitate the retrieval of medical and non-medical information of the user from a remote medical information storage device;

wherein the data storage unit is configured to be read by a general purpose computing device, and wherein the data storage unit is configured to automatically run an authentication routine upon connection with the general purpose computing device to determine whether or not the personal medical information storage device is lost or stolen, wherein the authentication routine is configured to;

transmit a unique device-specific identification corresponding to the subscription-based personal medical information storage device to the remote medical information storage device, wherein the remote medical information storage device maintains a database indicating device-specific identifications associated with devices that have been reported lost or stolen;

receive data, directly at the authentication routine from the remote medical information storage device, indicating whether the subscription-based personal medical information storage device associated with the transmitted unique device-specific identification has been reported lost or stolen;

if, and only after, the authentication routine determines the received data confirms that the personal medical information storage device is neither lost nor stolen, prompt the user to enter a password and authenticate the password of the user to grant access to the medical and non-medical information stored in the data storage unit; and

if the authentication routine determines the received data indicates that the personal medical information storage device is reported as lost or stolen, without user input or prompting the user to enter the password, deny access to and automatically erase the medical and non-medical information stored in the data storage unit;

the data storage unit further comprising;

a communication module configured to facilitate a communication connection with the remote medical information storage device, and wherein the remote medical information storage device comprises a processor configured to;

prompt a user for authorization to parse the medical information of the user to provide personalized advertisements and recommendations in exchange for a reduced cost subscription plan,

upon reception of user authorization, parse the medical information of the user to facilitate the identification of relevant advertisements,

present the user with at least one relevant advertisement, and

offer a reduced cost subscription plan or service credit to the user.

2. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit is further configured to detect a triggering event, in response to the triggering event, transmit an update prompt configured to request the user to input updated information, save updated information to the data storage unit, and transmit the updated information to the remote medical information storage device for remote storage.

3. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 2, wherein the triggering event comprises at least one of:

a predetermined passage of time since a previous date of data entry;

a request from a service provider; and

a scheduled appointment with a service provider.

4. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 1, further comprising a wizard configured to present a user with an initial questionnaire regarding a predetermined number of conditions, receive responses from the user identifying whether the user has any of the predetermined number of conditions, and prompt user with additional questions for any of the predetermined number of conditions for which the user answered in the affirmative.

5. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 1, further comprising a physician notes module configured to, when implemented by a processor, store physician notes and files, encrypt physician notes and files, and grant access to physician notes and files only upon successfully entering the password.

6. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 5, wherein the physician notes module is configured to, when implemented by the processor, restrict access to physician notes and files to read-only access and delete-only access.

7. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 1, further comprising a pet/animal module configured to store pet information including pet species and pet vaccination records.

8. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 1, further comprising a forms module configured to, when implemented by a processor, store provider forms, and wherein the provider forms are pre-loaded on the subscription-based personal medical information storage device.

9. The subscription-based personal medical information storage device of claim 1, further comprising a wearable band configured to secure the subscription-based personal medical information storage device to a user.

10. A medical information storage system comprising:

a medical information storage server comprising a processor, the medical information storage server configured to store medical and non-medical information from users of the medical information storage system, wherein the medical information storage server maintains a database indicating device-specific identifications associated with devices that have been reported lost or stolen;

a personal medical information storage device configured to exchange information with the medical information storage server and to store medical and nonmedical information in a computer readable storage medium, wherein the personal medical information storage device is configured to automatically run an authentication routine upon connection with the general purpose computing device to determine whether or not the personal medical information storage device is lost or stolen, wherein the authentication routine is configured to;

transmit a unique device-specific identification corresponding to the personal medical information storage device to the medical information storage server;

receive data, directly at the authentication routine from the medical information storage server, indicating whether the personal medical information storage device associated with the transmitted unique device-specific identification has been reported lost or stolen;

if, and only after, the authentication routine determines the received data confirms that the personal medical information storage device is neither lost nor stolen, prompt the user to enter a password and authenticate the password of the user to grant access to the medical and non-medical information stored in the data storage unit; and

if the authentication routine determines the received data indicates that the personal medical information storage device is reported as lost or stolen, without user input or prompting the user to enter the password, deny access to and automatically erase the medical and non-medical information stored in the data storage unit;

an advertisement module, implemented at least in part by the processor of the medical information storage server, configured to parse medical and non-medical information stored on the medical information storage server and the personal medical information storage device, and to facilitate the identification of at least one relevant advertisement or recommendation for the user based upon the medical and non-medical information of the user; and

a communication module configured to communicate the at least one relevant advertisement or recommendation to the user.

11. The medical information storage system of claim 10, wherein the communication module is configured to prompt the user for authorization to parse medical and non-medical information of the user, and wherein if the user does not provide authorization therefor, the user is prompted to sign up for a subscription service.

12. The medical information storage system of claim 10, wherein the advertisement module is configured to detect whether the user has a condition including at least one of diabetes, high blood pressure, or depression, and present the user with a relevant product, treatment, or recommendation.

13. The medical information storage system of claim 10, further comprising a forms module configured to, when implemented by a processor, store, receive, and transmit provider forms to or from the personal medical information storage device.

14. The medical information storage system of claim 13, wherein the provider forms are pre-loaded on the personal medical information storage device.

15. The medical information storage system of claim 10, further comprising a physician notes module configured to, when implemented by the processor, store physician notes and files, secure physician notes and files with the password, and restrict access to physician notes and files to read-only access and delete-only access.

16. The medical information storage system of claim 10, further comprising a sport module configured to, when implemented by a processor, store sports information to the personal medical information storage device, and where the sports information comprises exercise routine data, performance histories, distance travelled, and goals.

17. A personal medical information storage device comprising:

a computer readable storage medium configured to store both medical and nonmedical information;

an authentication module stored on the computer readable storage medium, the authentication module configured to, when executed by a processor, automatically run an authentication routine upon connection with the general purpose computing device to determine whether or not the personal medical information storage device is lost or stolen, wherein the authentication routine is configured to;

transmit a unique device-specific identification corresponding to the personal medical information storage device to a remote medical information storage server, wherein the remote medical information storage server maintains a database indicating device-specific identifications associated with devices that have been reported lost or stolen;

receive data, directly at the authentication routine from the remote medical information storage server, indicating whether the personal medical information storage device associated with the transmitted unique device-specific identification has been reported lost or stolen;

if, and only after, the authentication routine determines the received data confirms that the personal medical information storage device is neither lost nor stolen, prompt the user to enter a password and authenticate the password of the user to grant access to the medical and non-medical information stored in the data storage unit; and

if the authentication routine determines the received data indicates that the personal medical information storage device is reported as lost or stolen, without user input or prompting the user to enter the password, deny access to and automatically erase the medical and non-medical information stored in the data storage unit; and

a physician note module stored on the computer readable storage medium and comprising;

an encrypted physician notes field;

an encrypted physician files field for images and PDFs;

a save functionality configured to, when implemented by the processor, restrict access to the encrypted physician notes field and the encrypted physician files field to read-only access and delete-only access; and

a form module configured to, when implemented by the processor, store a plurality of doctor-specific forms for downloading on a general purpose computing device.