Get prep questions to ask doctor

US7908151B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• David E. Heckerman · Bellevue, US
• Pablo Argon · Redmond, US
• Behrooz Chitsaz · Bellevue, US
• Hong L. Choing · Collegeville, US
• James R. Hamilton · Bellevue, US
• Nuria M. Oliver · Seattle, US
• Vladimir Sadovsky · Bellevue, US
• Chris Demetrios Karkanias · Sammamish, US
• Hurbert Van Hoof · Seattle, US
• Oren Rosenbloom · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2007
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H70/60
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates dynamically providing a question to ask a medical professional during an appointment. An interface can receive a portion of medical data. A counselor component can generate a question based on the portion of medical data, wherein the question is generated to elicit an answer from a medical professional during an appointment. Moreover, the counselor component can dynamically generate a second question directed toward the medical professional based upon at least one of the answer or a value of information (VOI) computation.