Mobile Device Medical Information Routing via Secure Gateway
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless mobile devices lack the capability to securely store and transmit medical information to healthcare professionals or facilities, posing challenges in emergency situations where verbal communication is impossible.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device can securely store and transmit medical information, including allergies, health issues, and contact details, using near-field communication and network protocols to authenticate and encrypt data, allowing it to interface with medical professionals and facilities, and route information to the nearest medical facility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If medical information is stored on a wireless mobile device, then accessibility to medical information is improved, but security and confidentiality of the information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments medical information storage and access by implementing separate authentication mechanisms for different types of information. Sensitive information requires cryptographic authentication while less sensitive information can be accessed more readily, allowing the device to provide both broad accessibility and targeted security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces cryptographic authentication protocols as an intermediary layer between the stored medical information and access requests. This mediator verifies the legitimacy of access attempts without preventing legitimate access, thus maintaining both security and accessibility.
2Reliability
If medical information is transmitted to medical facilities, then quality of medical care is improved, but risk of information breach increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by implementing cryptographic authentication and encryption before transmitting medical information. These preventive measures are built into the transmission protocol itself, automatically protecting information from breaches before they can occur during transit to medical facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the security parameters of information transmission by implementing dynamic authentication protocols that adjust encryption levels based on the sensitivity of the information being transmitted and the trustworthiness of the receiving facility, thereby maintaining security while enabling necessary data sharing.
3Reliability
If authentication protocols are implemented, then security of medical information is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device implements self-service authentication mechanisms where the device automatically manages cryptographic keys and authentication protocols without requiring user intervention. This automation maintains high security while minimizing the perceived complexity for the end user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication setup during device initialization and information storage, preparing cryptographic credentials in advance. This preliminary action ensures security is already in place before information access or transmission occurs, reducing the complexity of real-time authentication operations.
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AI summary
A wireless telecommunications system can receive position information associated with a wireless mobile device of a user and a medical access point name from the wireless mobile device, can determine a gateway based on the position information and the access point name, can receive medical information associated with the user from the wireless mobile device via the gateway, and can provide, based on the medical information and the position information, the medical information to a computer system of a medical facility. The medical information can include drug allergies, food allergies, health issues, physician contact information, emergency contact information, and/or a preferred medical facility, among others. The medical information can be useful in providing medical aid to the user of the wireless mobile device if the user is not able to communicate via verbal means, via written means, and/or via sign means.