GB2488973A - Remote client for securely accessing medical data and services - Google Patents

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GB2488973A
GB2488973A GB1103386.7A GB201103386A GB2488973A GB 2488973 A GB2488973 A GB 2488973A GB 201103386 A GB201103386 A GB 201103386A GB 2488973 A GB2488973 A GB 2488973A
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Abstract

A portable touchscreen device (â I Careâ client) provides a secure, authenticated GSM channel via which a patient may contact medical staff by video link and remotely access and amend their medical records on a hospital server via a content management system. A firmware-embedded Device Activation Manager (DAM) remotely deactivates the device if it is lost or stolen. Authentication requires a device signature, passcode and a hospital code, and images are loaded solely into the RAM of the client device, not permanently in the ROM.

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i-Care Client Apparatus with two layer application, connects with remote content management server to activate.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[001] New medical technologies can bring many benefits to patients, and clinicians.
They have proven to improve the quality of life of patients through more efficient and effective treatments. Health service through telecom was discussed for many years.
Specially because health care can provide vita' services to remote patients that also has a lower health care delivery cost. Telecom based health service enable patients to remain in their homes rather than being admitted to hospitals or care homes; make remote diagnosis and treatment possible; reduce treatment times; and enab'e clinicians to treat more patients more effectively.
[002] There are limitations to the use of new technologies. They can be expensive, especially if not implemented correctly. Installing new technologies outside the clinica' environment, for example in patients' homes, can create probems: patients can find it difficult to use the technology and the reduced human contact with practitioners might also be reflected in reduced contact with carers and kin; alternatively, it might increase the burden of responsibility on carers.
[003] however providing a number of healthcare services through a portable device can address most of the above issues, if handled properly these limitations should not be a bar to the wider use of the technologies.
[004] The health care industry has recognized that the potential benefits of new medical technologies are currently not being reaUzed and that improvements are required.
[005] People are living longer and surviving previously life-threatening illnesses, due in part to advances in medical science. The population is an ageing one, which requires a different range of services to help manage long-term conditions and to support independent living.
[006] A portable, easy use health care device can assist elderly people and those with disabilities to be cared for in their homes, as well as in hospital, residential and care settings. Accordingly, a comprehensive communication device would benefit a better monitoring, performance management (clinical & non clinical) and clinical governance, dissemination.
[007] In many hospitals or Private clinics, there are patients who does not require any emergency services, Therefore, a remote monitoring system would suffice. It is very challenging specially in developing countries, where hospitals are in shortage of number of bed available for patients. On the other pole, there are patients in Private clinics willingly stay overnight for non-critical health care services.
[008] From small portable device, such as smart device's perspective, the technology became more user friendly and easy to operate. User interaction and recent advancement in platform signal enabled a diverse and open ecosystem that is interoperable with different types of platform. Therefore, an easy operate-able device with secure data communication from hospital/clinic will facilitate a wider outreach of patients who will be managed remotely by the clinic/hospital management.
FIELD OF THE INVENTON
[009] This invention is related to specialized touch screen portable device, particularly designed to provide medical services provided by a clinic or hospital, where device specifically programmed at "embedded level" to manipulate device functionality and create a secure environment to enable access for patient to retrieve and communicate confidential medical data and access hospital services.
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[010] FIGURE 1: The main device with bodily features and touch screen icons.
[011] FIGURE 2: The connectivity of the device with aH the components and server connections.
[012] FIGURE 3: The sequence diagram for the device to activate and connect with I-Care server.
[013] FIGURE 4: Sequence diagram to de-activate i-Care client device.
[014] FiGURE 5: Device Touch screen, i-Care client application.
[015] FiGURE 6: The internal arrangement of the device, where the DAM ( device activation manager) pre-installed in the i-Care client to activate/authorize device, in the application side, UI has six buttons that represents six services provided by m clinic server.
[016] FiGURE 7: Shows how DAM application communicate with hardware and 1 Care application. Therefore, I care server has connectivity with DAM through I-Care client application.
[01] FIGURE 8: Shows authentication process for the device to activate I-Care client application.
[018] FIGURE 9: i-Care client respond to touch screen command, and connects with I-Care server,
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[019] FIGURE 10: How the device retrieve data from 1-Care content management server and display patient details from I-Care server.
[020] FiGURE 11: Video Call with Physician through I-Care client.
[021] FIGURE 12: Report viewing through I-Care client where the image of the report from i-care Enterprise server rendered to l-Cpare Client device.
[022] FiGURE 13: i-Care Enterprise connecting with i-Care server, i-Care client and hospital server.
SUMMERY
(023] The embodiment of the invention is a device that is preconfigured with DAM ( Device Activation Manager) [25] , an embedded level application that enables i-Care client device to communicate with i-Care server. On display engine, i-Care client application has six buttons on user interface, these six buttons represents six services provided by clinics or hospitals. 1-Care client device has built in speaker, microphone [01], front camera [02]. return button [06], end button [07], scroll button [08], home screen button (09], Call button [10], and zoom button [11]. On user interface, this device got six icons, Medical data update icon [5], video call icon, call icon, message icon, document icon and emergency icon.
[024] in network! connectivity side, i-Care client device connects Via built-in SIM (provided by operator for data service) [15]. Client device enables user interface after going through authentication process [26] to connect with i-Care server [19].This server communicate with Hospital server [18] for patient data retrieval. Health care service provider access content management service provided by 1-Care server. Content Management allows user to monitor/manage I-Care client devices and allocate I-Care application for specialist (21, 22] that can connect to 1-care server to communicate with I care client directly.
[025] 1-care client device has DAM [25] pre installed in the device.DAM activates and authenticates I-Care application to run on the device. [-Care client requires internet connection to connect with I-Care server.
[026] On server side, i-Care client connects with 1-Care server [62]. Server provides Enterprise Content management service to health care service providers [65] to manage I-Care client device and allocated I-Care software for Physician's devices. Health care provider use thin client (web interface) to access i-Care content management.
[027] For data view from i-Care client device, I-Care server call contents from Hospital server as request comes from i-Care client.l-Care content management service [68] enables clinic to manage care services and content exchange between specialist's devices [22, 21] and I-Care client [16]
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[028] Referring to the FiG 1, the device, i-Care cUent has six integrated health care service provided by clinic or hospital for remote monitoring! facilitating access of health care services.
[029] The device has six icon on User interface that stay connected' with i-care server as the initial device connectivity is established. These icons call correspond services from I Care server.
[030] A return button [06] on the (i-Care) device enables user to return to home screen' where the six icon is visible.
[031] i-Care client device comprises speaker and Mic [1], which allows user to send/receive.audio data signal.
[032] There is an option for video call that use integrated camera feature on the device.
[033] The Device has a full touch screen technology where the i-Care client UI display six icon, represents six services provided by health care provider.
[034] There is a zoom button feature on the device, allows user to increase viewing size of any content.
[035] There is a trackball [08] feature on the device, that enables user to scroll on the content, Or, select any icon visible on the user interface level by pressing the trackball.
[036] There is connection refresh button [13] feature on the device that refresh connection status with I-Care server.
[037] in [ FIG 2] , demonstrate connections between i-care client device 1i-Care continent management solution, I -Care client device connects with I-Care server for six services provided by heafth care service provider.
1-Care server provides content management access to the health care provider.Health care service providers use thin client (web based client) to access I-Care server.
[038] This connection is established through GSM mobile connectivity on the device.
Where, GSM connection provides data-service between i-Care client and I-Care server.
[039] I-care content management server [19] communicate with [18] hospital server to retrieve data, as set by content management user (Clinic/Hospitals) [17] [040] 1-care content management provides licensed software for physician's devices [21],[22].These devices register with the designated I-care client device to establish stream (live) Video call / Voice CaU.
[041] Whilst i-Care cUent device switched on, DAM check device profile. Where, DAM connects with I-Care server [FIG 3]. I-Care server request for unique device signature and Pass Code [41] from user.
[042] DAM pushes the unique pass code and device signature to i-Care server for authentication. Once receive confirmation, DAM activate UI screen of the Device and activate application to connect I-Care server.
[043] In (FiG 4] The process diagram shows when i-Care content management authorize De-activation, it communicate with DAM, subsequently, DAM cease device memory and disconnect I-Care application to run on display Engine (04] of the device.
[044] I-Care client application running on the device configured for Touch screen technology. Therefore, SIX icons on application UI call I-Care client server to provide these services, as provided by the health care providers.
(046] Device Activation manager (DAM) operates on the middleware, parallel to I-Care Application (23] on the Device. DAM authenticate user (FIG 3] by matching device signature and authentication code [41] (046] Upon authentication, DAM activate display engine on the device to access I-Care application.
(047] I-Care application on client device run over DAM application layer, which connects with I-care server. DAM also has connectivity with Device's RAM and Display engine connection.
(048] I-Client Device, when switched on, automatically discovers internet connectivity [55]. This connection allows DAM to connect with I-Care server and process the authentication process.
(049] Once I-Client establish connection with I-Care server, I-client application load patient data on the RAM.
(050] I-Care Client application use Patient data from RAM [60]. Client database application display a data field on the screen (61] for data input which synchronize with 1-Care server. This data is stored in Hospital server [47]. The authorization to synchronize is set by the health service provider through I-Care content management solution [90] [051] Referring to [FIG 11] I-Care client application facilitate video call with built-in camera on the device [021, which allows incoming and outgoing video streaming from client device.
[052] I-Care server provides SIP video caH service between selected devices, pre-set by health care service provider through content management user account [053] Referring to [FIG 12] 1-Care client application allows patient to access their medical report from repository in hospital server, subject to authorization set by content management user [94].On the I-Care client device, there is a viewing-window' on the application [81] which generates a small image of the report from hospital server. When clicked on the image, the fufl report image file will be downloaded on the RAM of the device for the user. This option does not allow to save this data anywhere on the i-Care client device.
[054] i-Care server hosts the 1-Care content management web service that provides user access to health care providers. These health care providers are allocated with number of devices [14] and I-care application with unique licenses for selected devices to load on the physician's devices. [7875] [055] The content management service provides a complete authority to select enable I-Care cUent and physicians devices through content management web applications. 1].
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