Mobile Medical Data Integration via Intermediary Server

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for capturing and analyzing medical data using smartphones and digital cameras in clinical settings lack security and analytical capabilities, failing to adhere to patient privacy standards and not integrating advanced analytics or real-time data processing.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that integrate smartphone and digital camera data into a clinical database management system, using a per dictum to define clinical workflows, incorporating clinical session data, metadata, and procedural sequences for secure data capture and analysis, enabling real-time analytics and predictive measures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If mobile devices (smartphones, digital cameras) are used to capture medical data, then data capture speed and ease of use are improved, but security and privacy compliance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata capture easeVSAvoidsecurity compliance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a mobile device management server as an intermediary between mobile devices and the medical data network. This server acts as a trusted mediator that enforces security policies, manages device credentials, and ensures compliance with privacy standards while allowing mobile devices to capture medical data conveniently. The intermediary handles security operations remotely, maintaining both ease of use and security compliance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If simple data capture methods are used without advanced analytics, then ease of operation is improved, but analytical capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata capture simplicityVSAvoidanalytical capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary actions by automatically tagging captured medical data with metadata, organizing it into structured formats, and preparing it for analysis before clinical use. The system pre-processes images and data, adds relevant contextual information, and makes analytical capabilities ready in advance, so that simple capture methods don't sacrifice analytical potential. This preliminary structuring enables both simplicity and advanced analytics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If mobile devices are integrated without standardized protocols, then adaptability is improved, but system complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice integration flexibilityVSAvoidintegration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal mobile device management framework that works across multiple device types (smartphones, tablets, digital cameras) through standardized interfaces and protocols. The mobile device management server provides multi-functional capabilities including security management, data validation, and integration coordination, allowing diverse devices to be integrated without proportionally increasing system complexity. This universal approach enables adaptability while controlling complexity through consolidation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9529968B2System and method of integrating mobile medical data into a database centric analytical process, and clinical workflow
Publication Date: 2016.12.27 CERNOVAL
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AI summary

The present invention provides a system and method of integrating mobile medical data into a database centric analytical process, and clinical workflow. This includes a method comprising: integrating smartphone and digital camera data into a clinical database management system comprising a database association and a clinical workflow based on a per dictum, including clinical session and procedural data and metadata, and generally involving shared communication of text data, and photographic and video/audio data sets associated with a patient file through a secured workflow series.