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Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system including network access
Assignee: Clinical Decision Support LLC
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Filing: 1997-07-11
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Granted: 2000-02-08
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Expires: 2017-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over networks, such as a telephone network or a computer network. The invention also includes a stand-alone embodiment that may utilize occasional connectivity to a central computer by use of a network, such as the Internet. Two new authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are used to enable expert and general practitioner knowledge to be encoded for access by the public. "Meta" functions for time-density analysis of a number of factors regarding the number of medical complaints per unit of time are an integral part of the system. A re-enter feature monitors the user's changing condition over time. A symptom severity analysis helps to respond to the changing conditions. System sensitivity factors may be changed at a global level or other levels to adjust the system advice as necessary.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin C. Iliff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; G; G16; G16H; G16H15/00; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/67; A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; A61B5/74; A61B5/7465; G16H10/00; G16H10/60; G16H40/63; G16H50/00; G16H50/30; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/35; H04M2203/355; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A90/00; Y02A90/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/92
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A medical diagnostic and treatment advice system for providing information to a patient, comprising: (a) a computing environment; (b) an input device, connected to the computing environment, to receive information from the patient; (c) an output device, connected to the computing environment, to provide information to the patient; and (d) a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via the output device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A medical diagnostic and treatment advice system for providing information to a patient, comprising: (a) a computing environment; (b) an input device, connected to the computing environment, to receive information from the patient; (c) an output device, connected to the computing environment, to provide information to the patient; and (d) a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via the output device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the medical condition comprises a disease.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the selectively executed medical complaint algorithm is selected from among a group of algorithms, the algorithms specific to medical conditions including headache, convulsion and seizure, chest pain, heatstroke, altered level of consciousness, tremor, dizziness, irregular heartbeat, fainting, shortness of breath, chest injury, depression, head injury, cough, croup, high blood pressure, hyperventilation, numbness, wheezing, inhalation injury and strokes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the medical complaint algorithm for headache includes the following medical conditions: migraine, meningitis, brain tumor and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the selectively executed medical complaint algorithm is based on received information classified as and selected from among a group consisting of anatomic system, cause, alphabetic grouping, catalog number and international classification of disease (ICD).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 5, wherein the anatomic system is selected from among a group consisting of cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, digestive, ear/nose/throat, ophthalmology, gynecology/obstetrics, urology, blood/hematology, skin, musculoskeletal and endocrine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 5, wherein the cause is selected from among a group consisting of trauma, infection, allergy/immune, poisoning, environmental, vascular, mental, genetic, endocrine/metabolic/nutritional and tumor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a pointing/writing device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a printer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a facsimile device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a keyboard.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a dual tone multiple frequency (DTMF) signal processing system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises an automatic speech recognition system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a visual display.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a speech playback system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the computing environment comprises a computer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the computing environment comprises a plurality of computers in a client/server relationship.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 17, wherein telephonic signals are sent by the server and received by the client.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The medical advice system defined in claim 17, wherein the client comprises a user access processor.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, wherein the computing environment includes a computer network.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 1, additionally comprising a medical history for the patient stored in the computer environment, wherein the medical complaint algorithms use the medical history to diagnose the medical condition.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 21, wherein the computing environment includes a client computer and a server computer, and the medical history is stored on the server computer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
The medical advice system defined in claim 21, wherein the computing environment includes a client computer and a server computer, and the medical history is stored on the client computer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
102 words
An automated medical diagnostic system, comprising: a communications network; a server connected to the communications network; a client computer connected to the communications network; and a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed, on the server or client computer, based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via an output device connected to the client computer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
102 words
An automated medical diagnostic system, comprising: a communications network; a server connected to the communications network; a client computer connected to the communications network; and a plurality of medical complaint algorithms selectively executed, on the server or client computer, based on at least a portion of the received information, wherein any one of the medical complaint algorithms scores at least a portion of the received information and diagnoses a medical condition associated with the executed medical complaint algorithm if the score reaches or passes a threshold, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated via an output device connected to the client computer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 24, wherein the communications network comprises the Internet.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 24, wherein the communications network comprises a telephone network, wherein telephonic signals are sent by the server and received by the client computer.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 24, wherein the client computer comprises a user access processor.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 27, wherein the user access processor utilizes a browser.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 27, wherein the user access processor utilizes a script engine.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 24, additionally comprising a patient medical history accessed by the medical complaint algorithms.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The medical diagnostic system defined in claim 24, additionally comprising a treatment table accessed according to the diagnosed medical condition.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The method defined in claim 24, wherein each of the plurality of medical complaint algorithms is associated with one or more medical conditions.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The method defined in claim 24, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated to a patient.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The method defined in claim 24, wherein the diagnosed medical condition is communicated to a physician.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method defined in claim 34, wherein the score associated with the diagnosed medical condition is communicated to the physician.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method defined in claim 1, wherein each complaint algorithm comprises a diagnostic script executed by a script engine.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of diagnosed medical conditions are accumulated into a differential diagnosis list.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method defined in claim 37, wherein the differential diagnosis list is ordered based on degree of certainty.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method defined in claim 1, wherein the threshold is modifiable by one or more sensitivity factors.
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