Electronic Device for Secure Medical Information Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for sharing medical information are cumbersome, insecure, and legally restricted, as users must physically visit medical institutions to access and transfer their data, and there is a lack of efficient online solutions for selecting and sharing specific medical information with third parties while ensuring security and consent.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that allows users to collect, store, and securely share medical information online by encrypting data, selecting recipients, and specifying sharing conditions, using a communication circuit and processor to transmit and access encrypted information through an external device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If medical information is provided online without encryption and direct access, then ease of operation is improved, but security and reliability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveonline access to medical informationVSAvoidsecurity of medical information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an external electronic device as an intermediary between the user's electronic device and the medical information providing device. This mediator receives encrypted medical information, manages access control, and distributes information to authorized third parties without exposing the full data set, thereby maintaining security while enabling online access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms medical information from its original unencrypted state into encrypted form before transmission and storage. By changing the parameter of data encryption, the system enables online access while protecting security, as the encrypted form can be safely transmitted and stored without compromising information integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of information

If all medical information is provided to third parties, then completeness of information sharing is improved, but security and compliance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of medical information sharingVSAvoidcompliance with consent requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments medical information into specific categories and types, allowing users to selectively share only certain portions with third parties. The system divides the complete medical record set into manageable segments that can be individually authorized, ensuring that only necessary information is disclosed while maintaining compliance with consent requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by enabling users to share only specific portions of their medical information rather than all information. This selective sharing approach allows users to provide exactly the amount of information needed for a particular purpose without over-disclosing, thereby maintaining both completeness where needed and compliance with privacy requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If users must visit medical institutions offline to access medical information, then security of medical information is improved, but ease of operation and productivity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecurity of medical informationVSAvoidprocess of accessing and transferring medical information
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical offline process of visiting medical institutions, obtaining physical documents, and manually transferring them with an electronic system. Users can now access and share medical information through electronic devices online, eliminating the need for physical visits while maintaining security through encryption and access control mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The external electronic device serves as a mediator that enables secure online access to medical information without requiring users to physically visit medical institutions. This intermediary system handles authentication, encryption, and information distribution, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining the security standards of offline processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Measurement precision

If medical institutions manually specify and manage medical information sharing, then measurement precision of sharing control is improved, but device complexity and productivity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of medical information sharing controlVSAvoidcomplexity of managing medical information sharing
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling users to independently manage their own medical information sharing preferences, authorized recipients, and access permissions through their electronic devices. This eliminates the need for medical institution staff to manually configure each sharing arrangement, reducing complexity while maintaining precise control over what information is shared with whom.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring sharing rules, authorized recipient lists, and access permission templates before actual information sharing occurs. Users can set up their sharing preferences in advance, and the system automatically applies these pre-defined configurations when sharing occurs, thereby maintaining measurement precision while reducing the complexity of real-time management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3915119B1Electronic device and method for sharing medical information by electronic device
Publication Date: 2024.05.15 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device including a coil, a power transmission circuit electrically connected with the coil, a detection circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit of the electronic device configured to wirelessly output a first signal for identifying an access of a foreign object by first period intervals through the coil using the power transmission circuit, identify a change of the first signal using the detection circuit, wirelessly output the first signal by the first period intervals in response to a detection value of the changed first signal being less than or equal to a first threshold value, and wirelessly output the first signal by a second period intervals longer than the first period intervals in response to the detection value of the changed first signal exceeding the first threshold value.