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Method and apparatus for the management of data files
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-12-13
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Granted: 2004-08-10
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Expires: 2020-12-13
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a network system for storage of medical records. The records are stored in a database on a server. Each record includes two main parts, namely a collection of data elements containing information of medical nature for the certain individual, and a plurality of pointers providing addresses or remote locations where reside other medical data for that particular individual. Each record also includes a data element indicative of the basic type of medical data found at the location pointed Lo by a particular pointer. This arrangement permits a client workstation to download the record along with the set of pointers which link the client Lo the remotely stored files. The identification of the basic type of information that each pointer points to allows the physician to select the ones of interest and thus avoid downloading massive amounts of data where only part of that data is needed at that time. In addition, this record structure allows statistical queries to be effected without the necessity of accessing the data behind the pointers. For instance, a query can be built based on keys, one of which is the type of data that a pointer points to. The query can thus be performed solely on the basis of the pointers and the remaining information held in the record.
Inventors
- 👤 Luc Bessette
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q90/00; G06Q99/00; G16; G16H; G16H10/00; G16H10/40; G16H10/60; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/67; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A mobile communications system for accessing a network system managing medical information, the network system including a server storing a plurality of summary medical records associated with respective individuals, each summary medical record containing the most recently available medical information for the respective individual, said mobile communications system comprising: an interface for exchanging data with a user; a processor; a memory storing a program element including individual instructions for execution by said processor, said program element being responsive to one or more commands input by the user via said interface to: a) establish a data communications pathway between said mobile communications system and the server of the network system; b) generate a request associated with a particular summary medical record stored in the server of the network system; c) transmit said request to the server over the data communications pathway; d) receive at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record from the server over the data communications pathway; and e) transmit said at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record to the user via said interface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A mobile communications system for accessing a network system managing medical information, the network system including a server storing a plurality of summary medical records associated with respective individuals, each summary medical record containing the most recently available medical information for the respective individual, said mobile communications system comprising: an interface for exchanging data with a user; a processor; a memory storing a program element including individual instructions for execution by said processor, said program element being responsive to one or more commands input by the user via said interface to: a) establish a data communications pathway between said mobile communications system and the server of the network system; b) generate a request associated with a particular summary medical record stored in the server of the network system; c) transmit said request to the server over the data communications pathway; d) receive at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record from the server over the data communications pathway; and e) transmit said at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record to the user via said interface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the network system implements a validation procedure for validating users attempting to access the server, said program element being further operative to execute the validation procedure once said data communications pathway has been established by sending to the server unique identification data associated with said mobile communications system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 2 , wherein said unique identification data includes an identifier and a password.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 3 , wherein at least one of said identifier and said password is selected from the group consisting of a medical insurance number, a social insurance number, a Smart Card, a network attributed identifier and a digital print of the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 3 , wherein said identifier and said password are obtained from the user of said mobile communications system via said interface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 2 , wherein said unique identification data is an authentication key of said mobile communications system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 6 , wherein said authentication key is a unique signature of said mobile communications system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 7 , wherein said unique signature is accompanied by a pin number obtained from the user of said mobile communications system via said interface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 6 , wherein said authentication key is a unique signature of a microchip in said mobile communications system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said memory of said mobile communications system is capable of storing locally medical information specific to a particular individual.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 10 , wherein said medical information stored locally in said memory includes at least a portion of the summary medical record associated with the particular individual in the server of the network system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 10 , wherein said memory stores nominative information specific to the particular individual.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 10 , wherein said mobile communications system is operative to access the server of the network system in order to update the medical information stored locally in said memory.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 13 , wherein said mobile communications system is operative to transmit a request to the server of the network system to update the medical information stored locally in said memory.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 10 , wherein the medical information stored locally in said memory is updated automatically by the network system when new medical information specific to the particular individual is archived on the server of the network system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said mobile communications system is a personal communications system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 16 , wherein said personal communications system includes a display.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 17 , wherein said interface is provided by the server of the network system to the display of said personal communications system.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said interface permits the user to provide a plurality of different commands directly to the server of the network system.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 19 , wherein the different commands are selected from the group consisting of data request, search or query on the network system, and keyword-based Internet search.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 22 , wherein said display is the screen of the cellular phone.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 17 , wherein said personal communications system is a cellular phone.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
35 words
The mobile communications system as defined in claim 16 , wherein said personal communications system is selected from the group consisting of a web phone, a cellular notepad, and an Internet Protocol television or monitor.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
177 words
In combination: a network system including a server storing a plurality of summary medical records associated with respective individuals, each summary medical record containing the most recently available medical information for the respective individual; and a mobile communications system comprising: a) an interface for exchanging data with a user, b) a processor, and c) a memory storing a program element including individual instructions for execution by said processor, said program element being responsive to one or more commands input by the user via said interface to: i) establish a data communications pathway between said mobile communications system and said server, ii) generate a request associated with a particular summary medical record stored in said server, iii) transmit said request to said server over the data communications pathway, iv) receive at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record from said server over the data communications pathway, and v) transmit said at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record to the user via said interface.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
177 words
In combination: a network system including a server storing a plurality of summary medical records associated with respective individuals, each summary medical record containing the most recently available medical information for the respective individual; and a mobile communications system comprising: a) an interface for exchanging data with a user, b) a processor, and c) a memory storing a program element including individual instructions for execution by said processor, said program element being responsive to one or more commands input by the user via said interface to: i) establish a data communications pathway between said mobile communications system and said server, ii) generate a request associated with a particular summary medical record stored in said server, iii) transmit said request to said server over the data communications pathway, iv) receive at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record from said server over the data communications pathway, and v) transmit said at least a portion of the medical information contained in the particular summary medical record to the user via said interface.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for using a mobile communications system to access a network system managing medical information, the network system including a server storing a plurality of summary medical records associated with respective individuals, each summary medical record containing the most recently available medical information for the respective individual, said method comprising: establishing a data communications pathway between the mobile communications system and the server of the network system; generating a request associated with at least one summary medical record stored in the server of the network system; transmitting said request to the server over the data communications pathway; receiving at least a portion of the medical information contained in the at least one summary medical record from the server over the data communications pathway; and transmitting said at least a portion of the medical information contained in the at least one summary medical record received from the server to a user of the mobile communications system.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for using a mobile communications system to access a network system managing medical information, the network system including a server storing a plurality of summary medical records associated with respective individuals, each summary medical record containing the most recently available medical information for the respective individual, said method comprising: establishing a data communications pathway between the mobile communications system and the server of the network system; generating a request associated with at least one summary medical record stored in the server of the network system; transmitting said request to the server over the data communications pathway; receiving at least a portion of the medical information contained in the at least one summary medical record from the server over the data communications pathway; and transmitting said at least a portion of the medical information contained in the at least one summary medical record received from the server to a user of the mobile communications system.
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