Method and system for concept-based terminology management

US9594872B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Fred Masarie · Portland, US
• Gregory Richard Aldin · Oak Park, US
• David Alvin · Glen Ellyn, US
• Aziz M. Bodal · Arlington Heights, US
• Matthew Cardwell · Oak Park, US
• Regis Charlot · Lake Bluff, US
• Eric Nathan Frank · Portland, US
• Andrew Kanter · Northbrook, US
• Masayo Kobashi · Long Grove, US
• Jose A. Maldonado · Edina, US
• Frank Naeymi-Rad · Libertyville, US
• Alina Oganesova · Highland Park, US
• Andre Young · Accokeek, US
• Amy Yunhsin Wang · Chicago, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H70/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for implementing an interface terminology is described, the interface terminology comprising concepts and descriptions, a description being an alternative way to express a concept. The interface terminology also may include a plurality of domains, wherein each concept is unique within a domain. The method may include the steps of: storing a plurality of concepts in a database; storing a plurality of descriptions in a database; linking each description to a respective concept; storing an external code set in a database, the external code set comprising a plurality of external codes; and mapping an external code to a concept. The steps may occur via database table mapping. The method also may include deploying a front-end file, the front-end file comprises a link between the descriptions and the external code set.