Patents Examined by John Pauls
  • Patent number: 9786023
    Abstract: Methods and systems for pharmacy location are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of pharmacy network associations of a member is determined. The pharmacy network associations are associated with a drug benefit plan of the member. A pharmacy within a pharmacy network association of the plurality of pharmacy network associations is capable of fulfilling a prescription for a prescription drug. A location associated with the member is accessed. A display is generated based on the determination of the pharmacy network associations and the location of the member. The display includes a first indicator and a second indicator. A first network pharmacy of a first pharmacy network association is associated with the first indicator on the display. A second network pharmacy of a second pharmacy network association is associated with the second indicator on the display. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Cohan, Alan T. Shutko, Gary S. Wilcox, Elizabeth T. Cole
  • Patent number: 9750408
    Abstract: A computer-implemented patient monitoring system includes a patient data monitoring system on a first computing system, including a patient medical data query engine configured to generate one or more rule execution requests. The monitoring system further includes a network circuit communicating with the medical database system and one or more remote patient care computing devices. The remote care computing devices in turn include a patient medical data repository and a query response engine configured to respond to received rule execution requests. Responding to rule execution requests includes verifying the validity of a rule execution request, identifying data in the patient medical data repository responsive to the rule execution request, and transmitting response patient medical data responsive to the rule execution request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Epic Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Stirling Martin, Aaron Webb
  • Patent number: 9727938
    Abstract: A system and method for transmitting medical data. In one embodiment, a computer system receives filter criteria from a user of a first computer. Furthermore, the computer system may receive schedule information defining a schedule for checking for medical data. Depending on the embodiment, either the computer system or a remote server periodically selects, based upon the received schedule, medical data satisfying the received user-specific rules. The selected medical data is then transmitted to the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: D.R. Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Evan K. Fram, Steven M. Greim, Howard T. Lam
  • Patent number: 9704207
    Abstract: Administering medical digital images including receiving a request for an image processing transaction to process the medical digital image; storing the medical image in one or more medical image caches; creating a medical image business object representing the business transaction; storing the medical image business object in the medical image metadata database; selecting, in dependence upon workflow selection rules and the attributes of the medical image business object, one or more clinical workflows to process the medical image; processing the medical image of the request with the clinical workflows, thereby creating a resultant business object and resultant medical image; routing the resultant medical image to a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: David A. Wall
  • Patent number: 9703385
    Abstract: With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, when a user gestures at or points at a particular item, or gestures at a particular location or place, this creates an opportunity, e.g., an advertising opportunity, for anyone having an interest in that particular item or place to communicate with the user regarding that item or related items at a point in time when the user's focus is on the particular item. User context for the interaction can also be taken into account to supplement the provision of one or more interactive direction based services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Moe Khosravy, Lev Novik, Katrika Marie Morris
  • Patent number: 9527484
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling regenerative braking in a vehicle having a regenerative braking system are provided. Values of one or more dynamic variables are obtained during operation of the vehicle. A maximum regenerative braking torque is calculated using the dynamic variable values. Regenerative braking torque is provided up to the maximum regenerative braking torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Monika A. Minarcin, Jon K. Logan, Eric M. Rask
  • Patent number: 9417082
    Abstract: A navigation configured to be installed in a motor vehicle, and a corresponding method. According to an embodiment, there is a method that includes: a) reproducing video information corresponding to a straight section included in the route information at a speed faster than a typical reproduction speed; and b) reproducing video information corresponding to a curved section included in the route information at a speed slower than the typical reproduction speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suk-Jin Chang, Eun-Hee Jeong, Chae-Guk Cho, Su-Jin Kim, Kyoung-Ilwa Kim
  • Patent number: 9215979
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a physiological condition of a user with an apparatus in a computer network is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) storing authorization information in a nonvolatile condition within the apparatus, the authorization information being suitable for identifying at least one of (i) one or more authorized patients among a plurality of medical patients of a health monitoring service and (ii) one or more authorized types among a plurality of patient types of the health monitoring service, (B) sensing biometric data from the user of the apparatus and (C) identifying the user as a particular patient from at least one of (i) the authorized patients and (ii) the authorized types in response to matching the biometric data to the authorization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen J. Brown
  • Patent number: 9141765
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide for a number of portable infusion pumps to be distributed to a pump user via a pharmacy system or like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark C. Estes
  • Patent number: 9135393
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a library of program data for medical pumps, the apparatus comprising: memory loaded with a database, the database including a plurality of program data records and a plurality of data key records, each program data record containing a set of program data items, at least some of the program data items included in the database for controlling operation of a medical pump, each data key record containing a data key and each data key identifying one of the data program records; a database management system programmed to link a data key to a set of program data; and a scanner in data communication with the database management system, the database management system being further programmed to receive a code scanned by the scanner, save the code in a data key record, and link the code to a set of program data, the code being a data key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Blomquist
  • Patent number: 9104789
    Abstract: A patient monitoring station includes a display that displays a plurality of sectors. A controller displays the patient data received from one or more remote medical devices in a corresponding sector of the display. The controller is programmed to collapse one or more sector in response to one of (1) not receiving patient data from the corresponding remote patient monitor or (2) receiving patient data not indicative of a pending patient event or alarm condition; and expand at least sectors that receive patient data indicative of a pending patient event or alarm condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Brian D. Gross, Soren S. Johnson, W. Scott Reid, Elizabeth Zengo
  • Patent number: 9053469
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing usage based insurance for one or more vehicles for an insured individual or party. In an example, fuel transaction data is received for a party, the fuel transaction data includes a fuel cost; insurance policy data is received for an insurance policy; a premium is determined for the insurance policy using a computing device and the premium is added to the fuel cost. In an example, a geographic location for a vehicle is determined and a premium is determined using at the least the geographic location. In an example, a number of miles driven in a time period is determined and a premium is determined using at the least the number of miles driven. In an example, a premium is determined for an insurance policy using at least a portion of the fuel transaction data. In an example, at least one vehicle related parameter is predicted from the fuel transaction data and a premium is determined using the vehicle related parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventors: Robert Michael Bohanek, Charles Lee Oakes, III, Bharat Prasad
  • Patent number: 9043217
    Abstract: A medical kiosk designed to provide tele-med services, check-in services, and/or prescription services for a user. The medical kiosk can include a user video conferencing system that is designed to enable the user to have a real-time or near real-time tele-conference with a medical provider located remotely from the medical kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HealthSpot Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Cashman, John W. Spirk, Jason G. Tilk, John R. Nottingham, Jeffrey Kalman
  • Patent number: 9015057
    Abstract: Described are methods, devices, and systems for controlling and/or billing a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices for controlling and/or billing treatment of disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein for controlling and/or billing neuro-EEG synchronization therapies use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Neosync, Inc.
    Inventors: James William Phillips, Yi Jin
  • Patent number: 8996392
    Abstract: A medical kiosk having a modular configuration and designed to provide tele-med services to a user. The medical kiosk includes first and second front panels, first and second rear panels, an interior chamber, a chamber access opening, and a user video conferencing system in the interior chamber. The user video conferencing system is designed to enable the user in the interior chamber to have a real-time or near real-time tele-conference with a medical provider located remotely from the medical kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Healthspot, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Cashman, John W. Spirk, Jason G. Tilk, John R. Nottingham, Jeffrey Kalman
  • Patent number: 8990098
    Abstract: A validated healthcare facility cleaning and sanitizing system provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to cleaning and sanitizing practices at a hospital or other healthcare facility. The validated hospital cleaning system identifies hospital vectors of contamination; that is, sources through which hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be spread. The validated system defines a plurality of modules within a healthcare facility, each having an associated cleaning process map designed to meet the particular cleaning and/or sanitizing needs and challenges faced by that module. Various stages of the cleaning process map include validation points, at which certain parameters designed to ensure proper cleaning and/or sanitizing of the module are verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Sally K. Swart, Ryan D. Meek, Kirsten M. Thompson, Kimberly Severin Johnston, Henry L. Carbone, II, Scott P. Lyon, John R. Bucholz
  • Patent number: 8972272
    Abstract: A room-based terminal near the patient's bedside is used to supplement the operation of a patient care computing device to improve contemporaneous data capture and information accessibility during a healthcare provider's rounds. The particular benefits of the stationary terminal and patient care computing device augment each other in providing superior workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Epic Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Carl D. Dvorak, Stirling B. Martin, Aaron M. Webb
  • Patent number: 8930215
    Abstract: A peer system of subjects with health-related issues is formed based on an association of subjects and a particular type of electronic device or devices which provides information related to a specific health-related issue or issues obtained from particular subjects. By means of such associations, subjects can transmit to and receive messages from other subjects associated with the same type of electronic device. One way to associate subjects with health-related issues is through an association of a subject with a type or types of sensors. For example, each monitoring device may be associated with a subject, and the type or types of sensor or sensors may be associated with the subject and/or monitoring device. Devices, systems, methods and computer program products may be provided leveraging this association for various applications, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ideal Life, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Goldberg
  • Patent number: 8930222
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing patient healthcare, which include creating a patient profile for a patient, screening and assessing the patient with respect to a disease and updating the patient profile, determining a health management status of the patient with respect to the disease based on a comparison of the updated patient profile to at least one predefined criterion regarding progression of the disease, and providing a recommended action based upon the health management status and updated patient profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Amy L. Rhine-Pallas, Robert J. Padley, Brett M. Hickman, Clifford Bleustein, Refaat A. Hegazi, Sudarshan Hebbar, David K. Spindell, Paul Audhya
  • Patent number: 8930230
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing an insurance plan to coordinate an adjudication of a submitted claim corresponding to the plan. The plan includes a people model and a benefit model, such as hierarchical trees combined by a plurality of policies. The system and method comprise assigning a first predefined inheritance of global attributes to coupled elements of the people tree and assigning a second predefined inheritance of global attributes to coupled elements of the benefits tree. The system and method also assigning a local administration rule for at least one local attribute of the trees, the assignment between a selected people element of the people tree and a selected benefit element of the benefits tree. The local administration rule overrides the corresponding global attributes of the selected elements, such that resolution of the global attributes with the local attributes for the selected elements provides a rule set for adjudication of the submitted claim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Emergis Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Schmidt, Darren Wilson-Rymer, Scott Sievert, Jane Goguen, Ron Reynolds