KR20020009302A - System and method for an unmanned telemedicine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A telemedicine method and system are provided to remotely examine a patient without a doctor or expensive remote examination equipment by a PC(Personal Computer) and a communications network. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of a service provider accepting a client(s101) in a remote place as a member and connecting an examination tool embedding examination software and sensor to a computer, performing an examination according to the directions of the software, converting the examination data into a file, transmitting the data to an unmanned web server(s102) in a remote place, storing the basic examination data in an automatic classifying database server(s103) according to the type of the member and the examined part, a data server(s105) automatically classifying and deciding based on the examination data by data-processing via a computer of an expert system(s104), sending e-mail including a prescription, a method and medical information based on the examination data and physical data, and automatically displaying the corresponding result on a web page.

Description

Unattended remote screening system and method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN UNMANNED TELEMEDICINE}

The present invention relates to a remote diagnosis system and method for diagnosing a plurality of patients at a remote location via the Internet web.

In the conventional case, the tele-medicine is a one-to-one real-time treatment with a remote patient and a doctor, and an electronic stethoscope, a blood pressure monitor, and other special functions, which are specially manufactured diagnostic tools, are used to know a patient's condition. Expensive equipment and communication facilities were needed.

And because it is impossible to diagnose two or three patients at the same time one-to-one or one doctor because real-time diagnosis between patient and doctor is necessary to receive accurate medical treatment, it is still difficult to apply due to its economic efficiency

In addition, due to the complexity of the examination and the large equipment for the self-diagnosis of the patient himself, it is difficult to self-examine and the computer terminal is difficult to provide due to the very high price.

Therefore, in view of these problems, the patients who are separated from each other are connected to a PC equipped with a device and a transmission network for diagnosing the condition of a remote patient, and the diagnostic data generated thereon is automatically processed on the PC and transmitted to a remote host computer. The host computer relates to an unmanned remote diagnosis system and method for classifying and retrieving medical data transmitted by a standardized medical judgment DB, transmitting the result value to patients and hospitals, and notifying the Internet.

An object of the present invention is to provide an unattended remote diagnosis system and a method capable of unattended remote diagnosis.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method capable of unattended remote diagnosis through a conventional PC and a communication network even without the existing expensive remote diagnostic equipment.

An object of the present invention is to provide an unattended remote diagnosis system and method that can be diagnosed by a computer unattended without a doctor.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method capable of one-to-many diagnosis instead of one-to-one diagnosis with a patient.

The present invention displays the state of the affected part on the PC for self-diagnosis of the patient and converts the self-examination data to the size necessary for transmission to the host computer and automatically generates all the data. It is an object to provide a system and a method thereof.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an unmanned diagnostic terminal system and method specially designed for easy connection with a PC peripheral device for self-diagnosis of the patient.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for automatically retrieving self-examination data transmitted from a patient and comparing the standardized data therewith to automatically display the matched result data on the web of e-mail and the Internet. It is done.

The present invention consists of a stethoscope module, an ultrasonic module, and other vibration, pulse and image sensors connected to a PC made for the diagnosis of the patient himself, for the purpose of providing a system and method for generating data for various examinations by connecting to the PC. do.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of the unmanned remote examination system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing a screening method of the client system of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a first screening progress method of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a secondary screening progress method of the present invention.

The present invention provides a system and method for providing a diagnosis of an expert system through physical data so as to enable expert-level diagnosis while automating the medical examination of a remote client without an expert.

To this end, the service provider registers a remote member (s101) and joins a checkup device with a checkup SW and a built-in checkup sensor, and conducts a checkup as instructed by the SW of the connected computer. It is automatically converted into a proper size and file format so that it is easy to transmit the generated medical examination data to the unattended (s102) web server of the remote site, and the basic diagnostic data sent automatically to the member type and examination site (s103) DB server (S104) The information server performs automatic classification and determination based on the examination data and then pairs the results according to the examination symptoms. Based on the examination data and personal data of the client and the prescription, method and The information relates to a system and method for automatic e-mail notification feature that automatically displays the results accordingly on the web.

Specially designed sensor to check the patient's own data to obtain the above-mentioned examination data, and a microphone that listens to the physical state of the patient's body externally as a screening tool that is easily connected to the existing peripherals and input / output ports of the computer. This is a built-in microphone terminal of a computer sound card and a tool to make a microphone input terminal on the headset (Head set) for convenient connection, and to connect the input terminal for the examination, and a small ultrasound transmission and reception sensor for the mother's fetus Multi-purpose screening terminals, such as tools that can be used and tools that can photograph and examine the condition of the skin through the CCD module, are applied to the screening tool to generate examination data.

It is composed of SW for analyzing and processing analog and digital data from the screening tool as a computer and automating and simplifying the screening process. First of all, it is an agent that automates the examination through graphic elements in order to automate the examination that the patient wants. It is easy to set the diagnosis site by highlighting the image and the examination part of the human body differently in different colors and to show the consumption of the examination time in the graphic. In order to automate the transmission of the screened data and the screening interface module that shows the input and output data in real time, various images such as MP3, JPEG, etc. In order to convert the changed algorithm into the voice algorithm and automatically divide the file size by each examination site and item, and to automatically index the shape of the divided file, the examination time, the examination environment, and the data of several patients without the user having to record them one by one. Automatically generate data to checkup file The Rock and perform the functions as an agent module to automate a series of steps that automatically sent E-mail the completed examination records files to the web server automatically designated.

The basic medical examination data transmitted by e-mail through the internet communication network is stored through the web server (s102), which displays, transmits and receives the user's data transmission and reception and all the information required by the user. The web server, which publishes the results on the web and automatically performs electronic payments, automatically classifies and stores the received basic medical examination data of various members (s104). (S103) The DB server performs data storage and file transmission and reception.

The expert system integrates and analyzes the examination data stored in the DB server for basic diagnosis, calculates and processes the features of each part with codes, compares and pre-stores standard codes and expert data, and compares the diagnosis results and the accuracy of diagnosis with the unit of percentage. The primary diagnostics are sent to the (s102) web server and the (s105) information server.

The information server is a medical server that analyzes more accurate secondary diagnosis results by linking the cause, symptom and result of the disease with the medical information DB based on the data generated from the diagnosis server, the member data, and the client's Internet survey data. System.

EXAMPLE

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an unmanned remote examination system (s101) connected to a communication network such as the Internet is a client computer system implanted with a diagnostic device that can self-diagnose the physical condition of the patient itself and the agent SW that performs the job automatically And then automatically transmit over the network.

(s102) is an e-mail for receiving basic medical examination data from the system of (s101) as a web server and sending the result of E-mail, and opening necessary information, instructions and results on a web page of the Internet, and providing various survey contents from time to time. It is a large web server that inputs and sends and automatically links with other web servers for membership, commerce or payment. It connects each system and communication network to connect individual patients and unmanned systems.

S103 is a large capacity DB server that collects and stores data from each of the (s101) client systems.

(s104) is an expert system that is a computer system containing various types of medical analysis information (s103) performs a role of performing the first diagnosis by analyzing the examination data from the (s103) DB server.

(s105) is an information server that performs a more accurate diagnosis based on the results of the primary diagnosis of physical symptoms presented through the primary diagnosis and the Internet survey on the patient's physical history and symptom symptoms. It plays a role of initiating the delivery of information, medical information and medical product information to a web server of the Internet immediately.

2 is a flowchart of a method for examining a client system.

Step 200 initiates a checkup by clicking on agent software that automatically adjusts the progress of the checkup provided by the service provider for self-diagnosis.

(Step 201) The agent SW locates the examination mechanism at the examination site display site on the computer monitor and completes preparation.

(Step 202) When the checkup mouse is clicked, the checkup agent starts automatic operation and automatically stops after a predetermined time operation.

In step 203, the examination waveform and the result of the temporarily recorded body part are immediately reproduced by the computer, and the reproduced result is immediately displayed on the monitor.

(Step 204) The patient indicates that the examination data is at a predetermined location or to compare with other standard waveforms and requests the patient's decision and decides whether to proceed again or continue with the request.

(Step 205) starts compressing and dividing the data into the length and size necessary for transmission by continuing.

(Step 206) automatically transfers to the designated server through the agent SW and proceeds for the examination of other parts.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for proceeding with a primary examination in an unmanned examination system.

In step 300, the web server s102 checks the basic examination file transmitted from the client s101 and immediately stores it in the data buffer.

(Step 301) confirms and automatically classifies the examination file by the DB server s103.

In step 302, the expert system s104 checks the classified files, loads the examination files one by one, and starts comparing and searching the waveform code with the previously stored medical file.

(Step 303) displays the percentage of disease data and accuracy resulting from the first examination through a web server.

(Step 304) The result is sent to the information server, and the process ends.

4 is a flowchart related to the secondary examination of the unmanned examination system.

Step 400 transmits the primary result to the expert system to the information server, and the information server temporarily stores the result.

Step 401 begins by comparing the patient's physical history of the file with the primary result.

(Step 402) It finds a questionnaire that matches it, sends the questionnaire to the web server, and requests a response to the question.

(Step 403) performs a precise search based on the first diagnosis of all history questionnaires.

(Step 404) The result is derived, and based on the conclusions made, the treatment information matching is searched out, and various necessary information are transmitted to the web server.

(Step 405) displays all the results on the web page, sends the e-mail, and ends.

As described above, the present invention can be used as a result of an unattended examination without a large cost for the patient, and can be checked without a doctor, and the medical information can be continuously provided to check the nursing and health of the patient remotely. It can be said to be a system that can greatly contribute to informatization.

Claims (6)

Appropriate screening mechanisms distributed to clients for unattended screening; A screening agent SW mounted on a computer to easily perform a checkup and automatically convert the checkup data generated into a suitable size and file type to be easily transmitted; It relays basic medical examination data transmitted via e-mail through the internet communication network, displays, transmits and receives all information required by the user, publishes the results on the web, and performs electronic payments automatically. A web server; DB server for automatically classifying the basic medical examination data to store and transmit and receive a file; An expert system that interoperates with and analyzes the examination data stored in the DB server, calculates and processes the characteristics of each part by code, compares and stores the standard codes and expert data previously stored, and displays the diagnosis result and the diagnosis accuracy in percentage units; Based on the primary result data, the member data and the client's Internet survey data, the cause, symptom, and result of the disease are linked with the medical information DB to analyze the more accurate secondary diagnosis result; Unmanned medical examination system, characterized in that consisting of The method of claim 1 As a screening tool that can be easily connected to the existing peripheral devices and input / output ports of the screening computer, a microphone for sounding the physical state of the patient's body in and out of the patient's body is built-in, and a microphone terminal of the computer sound card and a headset for convenient connection. self-check system, characterized in that for connecting a simple check-up stethoscope that can be examined by making a microphone input terminal to the set) The method of claim 1 Client unattended screening system featuring agent software that automatically adjusts the progress of screening provided by service provider for self-diagnosis of client system screening method The method of claim 1 When the mouse is clicked on the client system, the screening agent starts the automatic operation, operates for a predetermined time, automatically plays back, and automatically converts and splits the data into the required length and size to transfer the client. Unmanned Screening System The method of claim 1 For basic diagnosis, it is linked with and analyzed with the examination data stored in the DB server, and the characteristics of each part are coded and processed, and the standard codes and professional data previously stored are compared and judged. System comprising an expert system for performing a first-order diagnosis and transmission to an information server The method of claim 1 Based on the data generated as a result of the diagnosis server, the member data, and the client's Internet survey data, the information server processes the secondary diagnosis result more accurately by analyzing the cause, symptom and result of the disease with the medical information DB. Unmanned medical examination system