Patents Examined by Michael Fuelling
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Patent number: 8265817Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gene D. Tener, Andrew H. Hawkins, Mark A. Bovankovich, Louis N. Glaros
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Patent number: 8265954Abstract: A computer system that extracts health care data from one or more health care payors to identify meaningful relationships or patterns in treatments to compare the effectiveness of various treatment of specific diseases is provided. This computer system includes a computer and a staging database. The computer is configured to communicate with one or more payor computer systems of a type that includes one or more databases storing records of the health care data from one or more payors over the Internet. The staging database is in communication with the computer and is configured to receive the health care data from each of the payor computer systems. The health care data from each of the payor computer systems is configured to be converted into a normalized format. The normalized data is the made available to determine comparative effectiveness of various treatments of specific diseases.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: HealthTrio LLCInventors: Malik M. Hasan, J. Dominic Wallen, John C. Peterson, Cindy A. Post, Ralph A. Korpman
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Patent number: 8260635Abstract: An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: HealthTrio LLCInventors: Malik M. Hasan, J. Dominic Wallen, John C. Peterson, Cindy A. Post, Ralph A. Korpman
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Patent number: 8249890Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. Further, the method, system and user interface provides various methods of delivery to the customer of the plurality of aligned prescriptions on the refill dates.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Walgreen Co.Inventors: Gyula Jozsef Nadas, Christina M. Palazzolo, Greg Pankow, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
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Patent number: 8244557Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. The plurality of prescriptions are associated with a plurality of customers, for example, living in the same household, being members of the same family, or being patients in the care of a single entity or person.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Walgreen Co.Inventors: Gyula Jozsef Nadas, Greg Pankow, Christina M. Palazzolo, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
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Patent number: 8234127Abstract: Personalized healthcare management system. The personalized integrated healthcare anti-counterfeit management system provides pack authentication, user (5) feedback and compliance, documentation of the dosage uptake by the users (5), maintenance of user (5) related data and displaying compliance and feedback information, and liaising with healthcare agencies, users' nominated persons and/or medical practitioners (6). It further provides real-time and authentic data in raw and analysed form to diverse agencies in the healthcare chain. Moreover, a method for delivering pharmacovigilance related information in clinical trials is disclosed. Authentication of diverse healthcare agencies in the healthcare value chain such as medical practitioners (6), users (5), pharmacists (7), pharmaceutical companies (9), and clinical researchers is taken care of.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Bilcare LimitedInventors: Praful Ramachandra Naik, Mohan Harakchand Bhandari
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Patent number: 8229760Abstract: A computer system configured to extract and integrate health care data from a plurality of health care payors. The computer system includes a computer configured to communicate with payor computer systems from two or more payors. The computer is also configured to receive health care data of a type related to claims information. A staging database is in communication with the computer and configured to receive the claims information from each of the payor computer systems. The claims information is converted into a normalized format by a normalization system. A rules engine of the normalization system establishes the predefined format, predetermines how each of the plurality of health care data is to appear in its respective field, and remodels any of the health care data that is not expressed as predetermined by the normalized format into the normalized format. Normalized data expressing information having the same meaning will be expressed in the same format.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: HealthTrio LLCInventors: Malik M. Hasan, J. Dominic Wallen, John C. Peterson, Cindy A. Post, Ralph A. Korpman
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Patent number: 8160899Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic records management system. More specifically, the present invention is a comprehensive knowledge based clinical records management solution that encompasses the need for accurate records, while reducing the time and effort required to enter complete and accurate information.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Inventor: Paul Rhodes
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Patent number: 8140350Abstract: The invention comprises a system and method for integrating electronic patient information with an electronic medical image file. In one embodiment, at least one information processor is provided that is operable to communicate over a communication network. A database is provided on the at least one information processor, wherein the database is operable to store electronic patient information representing a plurality of patients, and further to store respective image files representing patient medical examinations. A receiving module is preferably included that receives an image file representing a patient medical examination. The image file is preferably formatted with a respective filename.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Medimaging Tools, LLCInventors: Allen Rothpearl, John Killcommons
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Patent number: 8090597Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for providing insurance coverage to a customer. The method includes providing a field for an input of a limitation relating to a desired insurance coverage. The limitation includes at least one of a time period indication of a time period less than a month and a geographical region indication of a geographical region smaller in size than an entire nation. The method further includes receiving the limitation at a central processor. The method additionally includes performing processing in relation to the limitation to determine whether the desired insurance coverage as restricted by the limitation can be provided. The method further includes sending a confirmation concerning whether the desired insurance coverage corresponding to the limitation can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2000Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Innovaport LLCInventor: John Thaddeus Pienkos
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Patent number: 8060380Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for processing phone-in prescription requests. The apparatus is in the form of a prescription processing network that includes a prescription processing system and a communication device remotely located from the prescription processing system. The communication device is used to establish a communication channel with the prescription processing system and submit a prescription request over the communication channel. A pharmacist, associated with the prescription processing system, prepares a completed prescription form based, at least in part, on the submitted prescription request. The prescription processing network also includes a pharmacy for receiving the completed prescription form, and filling the prescription request based on the completed prescription form.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Sullivan, Diana L. Kosinski, Steven M. McNamara, Melissa Russo
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Patent number: 8050944Abstract: A patient health record system uses knowledge bases to dynamically build visit templates and suggest content based on the user's profile and current patient information. The visit template is available to the health care provider using the system, and is presented within an easy-to-use graphical interface comprising a navigation pane for moving from one section of the template to another, and a visit information window that displays current visit information and allows the user to add and edit that information.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2001Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Epic Systems CorporationInventors: Tony Brummel, Christopher Alban, Brad Eichhorst, Aaron T. Cornelius
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Patent number: 8032393Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Walgreen Co.Inventors: Christina M. Palazzolo, Greg Pankow, Gyula Jozsef Nadas, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
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Patent number: 8000984Abstract: An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: HealthTrio LLCInventors: Malik M. Hasan, J. Dominic Wallen, John C. Peterson, Cindy A. Post, Ralph A. Korpman
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Patent number: 7877274Abstract: A networked health-monitoring system configured to collect and process patient health-related data. A plurality of remote patient sites each includes at least one display, a data management unit for collecting patient health-related data, a memory, and stored program instructions for generating health-monitoring related information on the display. A central server connects to the data management unit at each patient site. The system transmits messages for display at the patient sites and at least one of these messages is a message selected by a health care professional.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Health Hero Network, Inc.Inventor: Stephen J Brown
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Patent number: 7877276Abstract: A networked health-monitoring system configured to collect and process patient health-related data. A plurality of remote patient sites each includes at least one display, a data management unit for collecting patient health-related data, a memory, and stored program instructions for generating health-monitoring related information on the display. A central server connects to the data management unit at each patient site. The system transmits messages for display at the patient sites and at least one of these messages is a message selected by a health care professional.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Health Hero Network, Inc.Inventor: Stephen James Brown
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Patent number: 7856363Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. The plurality of prescriptions are associated with a plurality of customers, for example, living in the same household, being members of the same family, or being patients in the care of a single entity or person.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Walgreen Co.Inventors: Christina M. Palazzolo, Greg Pankow, Gyula Jozsef Nadas, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
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Patent number: 7853458Abstract: A system is provided that integrates of records of clinical laboratory services into the assessment and optimization of patient health care and, in particular, regulation of the use of pharmaceuticals. Laboratory test result records are used in conjunction with other health care benefits records to monitor regulation of use of pharmaceuticals by patients. The incorporation of laboratory tests and results into such a utilization system allows improvement in the management of a patient's therapy based on a more precise picture of the patient's level of illness as revealed by the laboratory test results.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Peter F. Hoffman, Monique Parr, Aida Leroy
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Patent number: 7835924Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. Further, the method, system and user interface provides various methods of delivery to the customer of the plurality of aligned prescriptions on the refill dates.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Walgreen Co.Inventors: Christina M. Palazzolo, Greg Pankow, Gyula Jozef Nadas, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
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Patent number: 7797171Abstract: A drug distribution system and method utilizes a central pharmacy and database to track all prescriptions for a sensitive drug. Information is kept in the database regarding all physicians allowed to prescribe the sensitive drug, and all patients receiving the drug. Abuses are identified by monitoring data in the database for prescription patterns by physicians and prescriptions obtained by patients. Further verification is made that the physician is eligible to prescribe the drug by consulting a separate database, and optionally whether any actions are taken against the physician. Multiple controls beyond those for normal drugs are imposed on the distribution depending on the sensitivity of the drug.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: JPI Commercial, LLCInventors: Dayton T. Reardan, Patti A. Engel, Bob Gagne