Export file format with manifest for enhanced data transfer
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1. A computer system for obtaining and extracting health care maintenance information from a portable patient device, said system including:
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a database coupled to said computer;
means for obtaining health care maintenance information from a portable patient device; and
a data export program, said data export program having instructions for creating an export file to include the health care maintenance information, said data export program having instructions to create a header portion of said export file, at least one health care maintenance information portion of said export file, and a manifest portion of said export file.
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Abstract
An export file format and a method and system for creating and accessing an export file. In one embodiment, the system includes a facility to import and export databases, in whole or in part. In one exemplary embodiment, the export files are used for transferring information between databases. In another exemplary embodiment, the export files are used to archive portions of databases.
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1. A computer system for obtaining and extracting health care maintenance information from a portable patient device, said system including:
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a computer; a database coupled to said computer; means for obtaining health care maintenance information from a portable patient device; and a data export program, said data export program having instructions for creating an export file to include the health care maintenance information, said data export program having instructions to create a header portion of said export file, at least one health care maintenance information portion of said export file, and a manifest portion of said export file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of creating an export file for patient health care maintenance information comprising the steps of:
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creating a header for the export file; appending at least one health care maintenance record associated with a patient to the header; and creating a manifest, including an index of patients having a health care maintenance record in the export file, at the end of the export file; and updating the header with a pointer to the manifest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system for obtaining exported health care maintenance information from a portable patient device, said system including:
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a computer; a database coupled to said computer; means for obtaining an export file having health care maintenance information from a portable patient device; and a data import program, said data import program having instructions for reading an export file having the health care maintenance information, said data import program having instructions to read at least one health care maintenance information portion of said export file and a manifest portion of said export file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. A method of extracting information from an export file having patient health care maintenance information comprising the steps of:
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reading a header in the export file to obtain a pointer to the manifest; accessing the manifest to obtain an index of patients having a health care maintenance record in the export file; and using the patient index to obtain at least one health care maintenance record relating to a specified patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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