KR20120113969A - Personal health record backup system and storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A personal health record backup system and a method thereof are provided to perform user authentication using bio-information and enable a user to login in a server in a state that only the user is authenticated, thereby increasing security of personal health record information. CONSTITUTION: A biometrics module(206) performs authentication by using bio-information. A first communication module communicates to bio-information sensors. A second communication module communicates to a host device. A control module(200) perform the authentication by using the bio-information. The control module scans the bio-information sensors which are communicated through the first communication module. The control module stores a bio-signal in a memory. [Reference numerals] (200) Control module; (202) Flash memory; (204) USN module(Bluetooth); (206) Bio matrix module(fingerprint recognition); (208) USB interface module; (210) Power unit; (212) Operating button unit

Description

Personal health record backup system and storage apparatus

The present invention relates to a personal health record backup system, and more particularly, to perform user authentication using biometric information, collect personal health records of the authenticated user, and manage and store the collected personal health records. A backup system and a storage device therefor.

Personal health records are based on medical records generated by hospitals, and health records such as blood sugar and blood pressure that can be checked at home by individuals, and life records such as alcohol consumption and smoking, as well as contact information for patients and guardians in case of emergency. It is included.

Overseas, it is a system that directly manages individual health records, and has been managing paper medical records even before the computerization of medical institutions.In recent years, the medical image transmission system and electronic medical record system have been introduced. This vast and systematic management is not achieved.

In addition, there was a problem that the patient can not provide prompt medical services because of the patient's allergy or basic immune information, taking medication information in the unconscious emergency.

In addition, most personal health record management systems use a method of inputting a personal health record into a server based on the Internet, so that personal health records cannot be used while offline and not online. There is a problem that you need to install the inquiry program, and to use a separate program to operate it.

Here, health-related records should be thoroughly protected along with the privacy of the individual and the medical institution should be able to refer to the individual's health records according to the appropriate procedures, if necessary.

In order to solve this problem, there is a patent application No. 10-2008-0053487 filed with the name of the portable personal health record device and system in the Republic of Korea Patent Office. This patented technology includes a first recording area for storing public health record information; A second recording area for storing private health record information; When connected with a host device, the public health record information stored in the first recording area is read and outputted, or when authentication is normally performed through the host device, a list of private health record information stored in the second recording area is outputted, When any one of the above information is selected, the system provides a health record information management system for decoding and outputting the information with a decryption key included in the authentication information for authentication.

By the way, the portable personal health record device described above discloses a technology for dividing and storing public health record information and private health record information. There was a problem that information could be exposed.

Therefore, in the past, the development of a technology that can further enhance the security of personal health record information is urgently desired.

In addition, since the personal health record information must be input by the user, there was a problem in that the input and management of the personal health record information is not easy. Accordingly, there has also been a demand for the development of a technology that facilitates the input and management of the personal health record information.

The present invention implements user authentication using biometric information, enables the user to log in to the server only in the authenticated state, thereby improving the security of personal health record information, and provides health information through wireless communication with the biometric information sensor. It is to provide a personal health record backup system and storage for the automatic collection and storage to provide ease of input and management of the personal health record information.

The personal health record backup system of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a bio-matrix module for performing authentication using biometric information, a public storage area and a private storage area, each of the public storage area and the private storage area. A memory for storing a personal health record in the memory, a memory for storing a PHR application, a first communication module for communicating with biometric information sensors, a second communication module for communicating with a host device as a user terminal, and the biomatrix module. When the authentication using the biometric information is performed through the biometric information, the biometric information sensors scan through the first communication module and receive biometric information from the communicable biometric information sensors. It is added and stored in the personal health record of the memory, and the host through the second communication module Value, the PHR application is read and provided to the host device, the authentication is performed using the biometric information through the bio-matrix module, and the public storage area and the private data are stored through the PHR application according to the authentication result. A USB storage device including a control module for allowing access to at least one of the storage areas; Connected to the USB storage device to receive and execute a PHR application, and at least one of the public storage area and the private storage area according to the access permission of at least one of the public storage area and the private storage area according to the authentication result. And a user terminal for receiving and displaying a stored personal health record.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform user authentication using biometric information and to log in to the server only in the authenticated state so as to improve the security of personal health record information. Automatically collect and store information to provide ease of input and management of the personal health record information.

1 is a block diagram of a personal health record backup system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a storage device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a memory structure diagram according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are a flow chart of a personal health record backup method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Configuration of Personal Health Record Backup System>

The configuration of a personal health record backup system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The personal health record backup system includes a personal health records server (PHR) server 100, a data storage 102, a plurality of user terminals 1041 to 104N, a storage device 106, and biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M. It is composed.

The PHR server 100 stores the user identification information and the personal health record stored in correspondence with the user identification information in the data storage 102, and the user according to the user's request through the user terminal logged in with the user identification information. The personal health record stored in correspondence with the identification information is guided through a user terminal connected through the web, or the personal health record stored in the storage device 106 and stored in the data storage 102 at the request of the user through the user terminal. Synchronize personal health records. In particular, the PHR server 100 generates a ONE-TIME PASSWORD every time a user requests a login, and performs login by comparing the one-time password with the one-time password provided by the user terminal. As such, the present invention enhances the security of the personal health record by using a one-time padword at the time of login of the PHR server 100.

The data storage 102 stores user identification information and a personal health record corresponding to the user identification information. In particular, the personal health record consists of a public personal health record and a private personal health record. The public personal health record is composed of basic information of the user. In addition, the private personal health record is composed of medical records and medical records generated by medical institutions and data such as blood pressure and blood sugar that are regularly checked and input at home. The blood pressure and blood sugar data are information sensed by the biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M.

The plurality of user terminals 1041 to 104N communicate with the storage device 106 through a USB interface or a Bluetooth communication module via a personal computer, a mobile terminal, a smart phone, and the like, and through the communication, the storage device. A PHR application recorded at 106 is loaded and executed, and a personal health record backup service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided through the PHR application.

When the PHR application is executed by the plurality of user terminals 1041 to 104N, the PHR application performs authentication using the biometric information through the storage device 106 and, if the authentication is successful, the public stored in the storage device 106. And receiving the lead-write on the private personal health record, and performing the management of the addition, deletion, change, etc. as well as the viewing of the public and private personal health records, at the request of the user.

In addition, the PHR application synchronizes the public and private personal health records stored in the storage device 106 with the public and private personal health records stored in the data store 102 of the PHR server 100 according to a user's request. In particular, the PHR application requests a login to the PHR server 100 by generating a one-type password only when authentication using the biometric information is performed.

In addition, when the PHR application fails to authenticate using the biometric information, the PHR application receives the lead-only for the public personal health record stored in the storage device 106 and provides only the viewing of the public personal health record.

The storage device 106 provides a personal health record backup service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. That is, the storage device 106 scans the biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M supporting Bluetooth communication using USN communication such as Bluetooth while authentication using the biometric information is performed, and the scanned biometric information. Biometric information is received from the sensors 1081 to 108M and additionally stored in a personal health record in a public or private storage area.

In addition, when the storage device 106 connects the user terminal as a host device through USB or Bluetooth, the host device provides the PHR application to the host device, executes the PHR application, and performs authentication using biometric information at the request of the PHR application. And provide the result to the host device.

In addition, when the storage device 106 is successfully authenticated using the biometric information, the storage device 106 may allow read-write to the public and private storage areas by the PHR application, and at the request of the PHR application, the storage device 106 may request the public and private data. Manage the addition, deletion, change, etc. of personal health records, and public and private personal health records stored by the PHR application and the public and private data stored in the data repository 102 of the PHR server 100 according to the request of the PHR application. Synchronize personal health records.

In addition, if the storage device 106 does not succeed in authenticating using the biometric information, the storage device 106 permits a read only of the public personal health record by the PHR application.

In addition, the storage device 106, at the request of the PHR application in the state that the authentication using the biometric information is implemented, the biometric information sensors (1081 ~ 108M) that supports Bluetooth communication using a USN communication method such as Bluetooth, etc. Scan and guide information about the scanned biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M to the host device, and receive biometric information from the biometric information sensor selected by the user through the host device. Store it in your personal health record.

<Storage Structure>

The structure of the storage device 106 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The storage device 106 includes a control module 200, a flash memory 202, a USN module 204, a biomatrix module 206, a USB interface module 208, a power supply unit 210, and an operation button unit 212. It consists of.

The control module 200 controls each part of the storage device 106 to provide a personal health record backup service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

That is, the control module 200 receives the authentication result using the biometric information through the biomatrix module 206, and if the authentication is successful, the biometric information sensors 1081 supporting the Bluetooth communication through the USN module 204. 108M), and receives biometric information from the scanned biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M and stores the biometric information in a public or private storage area allocated to the flash memory 202.

In addition, when the control module 200 accesses a user terminal that is a host device through the USB interface module 208 or the USN module 204, the control module 200 reads the PHR application stored in the flash memory 202 with the connected host device. It is taken and provided to the user terminal, the authentication is performed using the biometric information through the bio-matrix module 206 in accordance with the request of the PHR application executed by the user terminal and provide the result to the host device.

In addition, if the control module 200 succeeds in authenticating using the biometric information, the control module 200 grants read-write to the public and private personal health records by the PHR application, and at the request of the PHR application. The management of the addition, deletion, change, etc. of the private personal health record, and the public and private personal health records stored in their own storage at the request of the PHR application and the public and stored in the data storage 102 of the PHR server 100 and Synchronize private personal health records.

In addition, the control module 200 grants lead-only for the public personal health record by the PHR application if the authentication using the biometric information is not successful.

In addition, the control module 200 according to the request of the PHR application in the state of successful authentication using biometric information, the biometric information sensors (1081 ~ 108M) for supporting Bluetooth communication using a USN communication method such as Bluetooth. Scan, transmit information about the scanned biometric information sensors to the host device, receive selection information about the biometric information sensors through the host device, and communicate with the biometric information sensors according to the selection information Receives biometric information and stores it in a public or private storage area.

The flash memory 202 stores various information including a processing program of the control module 200. The flash memory 202 includes a public storage area, a private storage area, and a PHR application storage area as shown in FIG. 3. A public personal health record is stored in the public storage area, and the file system is FAT32. And a private personal health record is stored in the private storage area, the file system is FAT 32. The PHR application storage area stores a PHR application, the file system of which is CDFS, which is executed by OUTORUN.

The USN module 204 is responsible for Bluetooth communication and performs communication with the biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M or the user terminal forming the USN.

The biomatrix module 206 employs Suprema SFM4000-TS4, scans a fingerprint, compares the scanned fingerprint information with previously stored fingerprint information, and performs authentication, and transmits the authentication result to the control module 200. to provide. The bio metric module 206 supports serial communication with a 3.3v UART, is a 500DPI fingerprint sensor, supports 256 AES encryption, records fingerprint information in its own memory, and has a small size of 26 * 26mm.

The USB interface module 208 is responsible for communication through the USB interface.

The power supply unit 210 generates driving power by charging power applied through the USB interface module 208 and the like, and stores the driving power in each of the storage devices 106.

The operation button unit 212 provides various information from the user to the control module 200, and in particular, is turned on without being connected to a host device and authenticated using biometric information through the biomatrix module 206. And receive the biometric information from the biometric information sensors 1081 to 108M supporting Bluetooth communication through the USN module 204 and store the biometric information in a public or private storage area allocated to the flash memory 202. Operating buttons are provided.

<How to back up personal health records>

Now, the operation of the personal health record backup method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

<Operation of PHR Application>

First, the operation of the PHR application for backing up the personal health record according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

When the storage device 106 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is connected to the host device, the PHR application for backing up the personal health record is loaded and executed in the host device according to the connection event (step 300, 302).

The PHR application loaded and executed on the host device displays guide information guiding authentication through a fingerprint on a screen (step 304). When the guide information is displayed, the user inputs biometric information such as a fingerprint into the biomatrix module 206 installed in the storage device 106, and the biomatrix module 206 is configured to input the biometric information and the pre-stored biometric information. Compares and performs authentication, and notifies the result to the control module 200 of the storage device 106, and the control module 200 provides the authentication result information to the host device.

If the authentication result fails (step 306), the PHR application of the host device accesses the public storage area of the flash memory 202 of the storage device 106 as read only to load and view the public health care information. (Steps 308,310). In this case, when the authentication fails, the storage device 106 only reads the public storage area.

If the authentication result is successful (step 306), the PHR application of the host device accesses the public and private storage areas of the flash memory 202 of the storage device 106 by read-write to the public personal health record. The storage device 106 is requested to update the public personal health record and the private personal health record by receiving management commands such as adding, deleting, and changing the private personal health record.

In addition, the PHR application of the host device checks whether a connection to the biometric information sensors is requested in step 316. When a connection with the biometric information sensors is requested, the PHR application requests the storage device 106 for information on biometric information sensors that can communicate through a USN. Here, the storage device 106 inquires the biometric information sensors that can communicate through the USN according to the request, and provides information on the inquired biometric information sensors to the host device. In operation 318, the host device displays and displays information on the inquired biometric information sensors. The PHR application of the host device receives selection information about one or more of the guided biometric information sensors from a user, and provides selection information about the selected biometric information sensors to the storage device 106. Here, the storage device 106 performs communication with the selected biometric information sensors, receives biometric information from the biometric information sensors according to the communication, and records the biometric information in the public and private storage areas of its flash memory 202. In addition, it provides a PHR application of the host device.

The PHR application of the host device receives and displays biometric information from the biometric information sensors to guide the user and stores the biometric information in a personal health record corresponding to the logged-in user identification information. 100) (step 322).

In addition, when the PHR application of the host device requests a login to the PHR service server 100 by the user, the PHR application generates a one-time password and transmits the one-time password to the PHR service server 100 to request a login. do. The PHR service server 100 generates a one-time password according to the login request, and performs login by comparing the generated one-time password with the one-time password provided from the PHR application of the host device (324,326). step).

If the login is successful, the PHR application synchronizes public and private healthcare information for the authenticated user. Here, for the synchronization, the PHR application encodes and transmits the personal health record from the storage device 106 to the PHR service server 100, and decodes the personal health record received from the PHR service server 100. In operation 328, the storage device 1060 is provided.

<Operation of Storage Device>

Now, the operation of the storage device for backing up the personal health record according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When the storage device 106 is not connected to the host device (step 400), if authentication through biometric information is requested through the operation button unit 212 (step 402), the control module of the storage device 106 200 receives biometric information through the biomatrix module 206, compares the biometric information with previously stored biometric information, performs authentication, and receives the authentication result (step 406).

If the authentication result is authentication, the control module 200 searches for biometric information sensors that can communicate through USN, forms a communication path with the searched biometric information sensors, and forms the biometric information through the formed communication path. The biometric information is received from the sensors, and the received biometric information is additionally stored in the public personal health record in the public storage area or the private personal health record in the private storage area (steps 408 and 410).

When the storage device 106 is connected to the host device, the storage device 106 transmits the PHR application to the host device according to the connection event to execute the PHR application (step 412).

When the control module 200 of the storage device 106 is requested to use biometric information through the PHR application and simultaneously inputs biometric information through the biomatrix module 206, the input biometric information is inputted. The authentication is performed by comparing the previously stored biometric information, providing the authentication result, and notifying the PHR application of the authentication result (steps 414 and 416).

If the authentication result is the authentication failure (step 418), the control module 200 grants a read-only for the public storage area, and reads the public personal health record information stored in the public storage area according to a request of the host device. Provided to the host device (step 420).

If the authentication result is authentication (step 418), the control module 200 grants read-write to the public storage area and the private storage area, and public personal health record information stored in the public storage area and the private storage area. The private personal health record information is read at the request of the host device and provided to the host device, or the deletion, addition, change, etc. are performed at the request of the host device (steps 422 and 424).

In addition, the control module 200 searches for biometric information sensors that can communicate through the USN at the request of the host device, and transmits information on the searched biometric information sensors to the host device (steps 426, 428, 430).

Thereafter, when the biometric information sensor selection information is received from the host device, the control module 200 communicates with the biometric information sensor corresponding to the biometric information sensor selection information, receives biometric information, and stores the biometric information in the flash memory 202. In step 432,434.

Also, the control module 200 stores the personal health stored in the data store 102 of the PHR service server 100 in response to a request for synchronization with the personal health record stored in the data store 102 of the PHR service server 100 from a host device. Synchronize your records with your personal health records.

100: PHR Service Server
102: data store
1041 to 104N: first to Nth user terminals
106: storage device
1081 ~ 108M: Biological Information Sensor

Claims (10)

In the personal health record backup system,
Bio-matrix module for performing authentication using biometric information,
A memory having a public storage area and a private storage area, storing a personal health record in each of the public storage area and the private storage area, and storing a PHR application;
A first communication module for communicating with the biometric information sensors;
A second communication module for performing communication with a host device which is a user terminal;
The biometric module performs authentication using the biometric information, and if authentication using the biometric information is successful, scans biometric information sensors that can communicate through the first communication module, and scans biometric information from the biometric information sensors. Receives the information and stores it in the personal health record of the memory;
When connected to a host device through the second communication module, the PHR application is read and provided to the host device, the authentication using the biometric information is performed through the biomatrix module, and the PHR application is based on the authentication result. A USB storage device including a control module for allowing access to at least one of the public storage area and the private storage area through the control unit;
Connected to the USB storage device to receive and execute a PHR application, and at least one of the public storage area and the private storage area according to the access permission of at least one of the public storage area and the private storage area according to the authentication result. And a user terminal receiving and displaying the stored personal health record. The method of claim 1,
The bio matrix module,
Personal fingerprint record backup system, characterized in that for receiving the fingerprint information and performing the authentication in preparation for the previously stored fingerprint information, and providing the authentication result to the control module. The method of claim 1,
The PHR application,
In a state where authentication using the biometric information through the bio-matrix module is successful,
In order to request authentication from the PHR server according to a user's request, a one-time password is generated and provided to the PHR server to perform login.
If the login is successful, the personal health record stored in the memory of the storage device is encoded and transmitted to the PHR server, and the personal health record from the PHR server is decoded and transmitted to the storage device. Personal health record backup system, characterized in that to synchronize the personal health records of the server. The method of claim 1,
The PHR application,
Request the control module to scan the biometric information sensor that is communicable according to a user's request,
The control module scans communicable biometric sensors according to the request, transmits information on the scanned biometric sensors to the PHR application,
The PHR application receives and guides information about the scanned biometric information sensors, selects some of the guided biometric information sensors from a user, and transmits the selection information to the control module,
And the control module receives the biometric information by communicating with the biometric information sensors corresponding to the selection information, and records the received biometric information in the personal health record of the memory. The method of claim 1,
The control module
If the authentication using the biometric information fails, grant a lead-only for the personal health record stored in the public storage area,
If the authentication using the biometric information is successful, the personal health record backup system, characterized in that the lead-write for the personal health record stored in the public storage area and private storage area. A storage device for a personal health record,
Bio-matrix module for performing authentication using biometric information,
A memory having a public storage area and a private storage area, storing a personal health record in each of the public storage area and the private storage area, and storing a PHR application;
A first communication module for communicating with the biometric information sensors;
A second communication module for performing communication with a host device which is a user terminal;
The biometric module performs authentication using the biometric information, and if authentication using the biometric information is successful, scans biometric information sensors that can communicate through the first communication module, and scans biometric information from the biometric information sensors. Receives the information and stores it in the personal health record of the memory;
When connected to a host device through the second communication module, the PHR application is provided to the host device, the authentication is performed using the biometric information through the bio-matrix module, and the PHR application is based on the authentication result. And a control module for allowing access to the personal health record stored in at least one of the public storage area and the private storage area. The method of claim 6,
The bio matrix module,
Storage device, characterized in that for receiving the fingerprint information and performing the authentication in preparation for the previously stored fingerprint information, and providing the authentication result to the control module. The method of claim 6,
The PHR application,
In a state where authentication using the biometric information through the bio-matrix module is successful,
In order to request authentication from the PHR server according to a user's request, a one-time password is generated and provided to the PHR server to perform login.
If the login is successful, the personal health record stored in the memory of the storage device is encoded and transmitted to the PHR server, and the personal health record from the PHR server is decoded and transmitted to the storage device. Storage device, characterized in that to synchronize the personal health records of the server. The method of claim 6,
When requesting the control module to scan the biometric information sensor communicable at the request of the user through the PHR application,
The control module scans communicable biometric sensors according to the request, transmits information on the scanned biometric sensors to the PHR application,
The PHR application receives and guides information about the scanned biometric information sensors, selects some of the guided biometric information sensors from a user, and transmits the selection information to the control module,
And the control module receives the biometric information by communicating with the biometric information sensors corresponding to the selection information, and additionally records the received biometric information in a personal health record of the memory unit. The method of claim 6,
The control module includes:
If the authentication using the biometric information fails, grant a lead-only for the personal health record stored in the public storage area,
If the authentication using the biometric information is successful, the storage device characterized in that the lead-write for the personal health records stored in the public storage area and private storage area.

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