Medical alert distribution system with selective filtering of medical information

Claim 1

A medical alert distribution system for distributing information messages to an authorized user, said system comprising: a source of inbound information records, each information record containing a name and a current value; a host computer coupled to said source, said host computer including (A) a first memory for storing selection and limit parameters, provided by the authorized user from a remote location, as a first database, said limit parameters including an initial limit and an incremental limit; (B) means for selectively filtering the inbound information records in response to said selection and limit parameters, said means for selectively filtering including first means, for comparing said selection parameter against said information records to determine if a said information record name matches said selection parameter, and for asserting a flag associated with said information record having said name which matches said selection parameter; second means, coupled to said first means for comparing, for comparing said current value of said information record with said initial limit parameter when said flag associated with said information record is asserted; means, coupled to said comparing means, for creating a selectively filtered message in response to said matched condition, said selectively filtered message including said current value of the information record; and (C) means for distributing said selectively filtered message to the authorized user.

Claim 13

A method for distributing medical information messages to authorized users in response to selection and limit parameters provided by the authorized users, said method comprising the steps of: storing medical information records received from an incoming source of records as database entries, each database entry having as contents a name, a current value and a flag; receiving said selection and limit parameters as alert records, said selection parameter comprising the name of a selected database entry and said limit parameters comprising an initial limit value and a high limit value; asserting said flag of said selected database entry in response to said selection parameter matching the name of said selected database entry; updating the contents of said selected database entry in accordance with the received medical information records; comparing the updated contents of said selected database entry with said limit parameters; and creating a medical information message in response to the updated contents of said selected database entry exceeding one of said limit parameters, and transmitting said medical information message to the authorized users.

Claim 14

A method for distributing medical information messages to authorized users in response to selection and limit parameters provided by the authorized users, said method comprising the steps of: storing medical information records received from an incoming source of records as database entries, each database entry having as contents a name, a current value and a flag; receiving said selection and limit parameters as alert records, said selection parameter comprising the name of a selected database entry and said limit parameters comprising an initial limit value and a high limit value; asserting said flag of said selected database entry in response to said selection parameter matching the name of said selected database entry; updating the contents of said selected database entry in accordance with the received medical information records; comparing the updated contents of said selected database entry with said limit parameters; and creating a medical information message in response to the updated contents of said selected database entry exceeding one of said limit parameters, and transmitting said medical information message to the authorized users.