Secure Medical Data Relay via Patient Gateway and Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a secure method to convey medical information to medical service personnel during emergencies, as traditional methods like carrying smart cards are risky and often not utilized, and existing solutions do not ensure secure and reliable access to patient data.
Innovation Solution
A network-based system where patient medical information is stored on a server and securely transmitted to medical service personnel through a secure communication process using short-range wireless and wide-area network connections, with validation of both the patient's and medical service personnel's apparatuses to ensure encrypted data access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a smart card is carried to store medical information, then medical information can be accessed by medical service personnel, but the risk of losing the card and unauthorized access increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the medical information from the physical smart card and stores it remotely on a server. The smart card becomes merely a trigger device that initiates information retrieval rather than storing the actual medical data, thereby eliminating the security risks associated with carrying and protecting physical cards while maintaining convenient access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the smart card and the medical information. The server acts as a secure repository that validates the smart card and provides authorized access to medical information, eliminating the need for the smart card to directly store and expose sensitive data.
2Reliability
If medical information is stored on a server and accessed remotely, then security is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the existing smart card serve multiple functions: it acts as both an identification credential and a trigger for information retrieval. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated devices while maintaining security, thereby limiting the increase in system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automatic authentication and information retrieval processes where the patient's apparatus automatically communicates with the server using codes from both the patient and medical service person apparatuses. This automation reduces manual intervention and simplifies the user experience despite the underlying system complexity.
3Reliability
If validation of both patient and medical service person apparatuses is implemented, then unauthorized access is prevented, but the time required to access information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary validation by requiring pre-registered codes to be stored in both the patient's apparatus and the medical service person's apparatus. This pre-prepared authentication data enables rapid validation during emergencies without requiring time-consuming verification processes at the moment of access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual verification processes with automated electronic code validation between apparatuses and the server. This substitution of mechanical/manual authentication with automated digital verification significantly reduces the time required for validation while maintaining security.
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AI summary
A method and system for securely conveying patient medical information to a medical service person is described. The conveyance may be conditional upon authentication of a unique code associated with a patient apparatus and a unique code associated with a medical service person apparatus. The patient medical information may be stored in a network server accessible by a medical information provider and conveyed in encrypted form to a medical service person apparatus via a patient apparatus. The medical information may be conveyed to the patient apparatus via a cellular communication and then conveyed to the medical service person's apparatus via a short-range direct wireless connection such as BLUETOOTH or Wi-Fi. Once present on the medical service person's apparatus, the medical information may decrypted and displayed.