Computer system and method for storing medical histories using a smartcard to store data
US5832488A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer system and method for programming it for storage of individual medical histories on a storage device, preferably about the size of a credit card, for adding new medical data about the individual to the device and for communicating with other computers to retrieve large data records about the individual; and for enabling a second computer to collate and sort data relating to selected medical fields from the data of such individual and from the data about other individuals transferred to the second computer.
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