Portable device for storing private information such as medical, financial or emergency information
US8219771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable housing capable of being carried by a certain person includes a circuit. The circuit includes a memory for storing private data concerning that certain person, a circuit operable to effectuate storage of the private data in the memory in a secure manner, and a processing unit operable to control access to the memory for purposes of reading private data concerning the certain person from the memory and storing private data concerning the certain person to the memory. The conditions under which access to the memory for read and write operations with respect to the private data is permitted are governed by parameters that are specified by the certain person to whom the stored private data concerns. A biometric sensor may also be included to capture identification information useful in implementing the operations for controlling access to the memory.
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