Method and apparatus for personal pathogen status verification at point of entry into an area of congregation
A system and system for personal pathogen status verifying allows an entity to control access to an area of congregation (AOC) at one or more points of entry (POE) is a configurable manner. In one embodiment, the system may be used for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but may be similarly used for other pathogens.
1 . A method, comprising:
providing an area of congregation having one or more points of entry, each point of entry being an entry into the area of congregation whose entry is controlled by a safe entry monitoring system;
performing, at home using a testing unit placed in a home of the user, an analysis of a medical condition of a user related to a pathogen to generate a test result;
communicating the test result of the medical condition analysis from the home testing unit to the user by providing a code to a computer device of the user, the code indicating the test result of the user;
displaying, on a display of the computer device of the user, the code to transfer the test result of the user to a computer system of the safe entry monitoring system at a particular point of entry; and
determining, using a computer system of the safe entry monitoring system at a particular point of entry, entry of the user into the area of congregation based on the test result of the authorized release medical condition analysis.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining entry of the user further comprises denying access to the area of congregation though the particular point of entry when the test result of the medical condition analysis does not meet an entry requirement and granting access to the area of congregation though the particular point of entry when the test result of the medical condition analysis meets the entry requirement.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a pathogen test and the entry requirement is a negative pathogen test.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the entry requirement is a negative pathogen test within a period of time of entry into the area of congregation.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a vaccination and the entry requirement is a completed vaccination.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a test of an attribute of the user.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the attribute of the user is a genetic marker.
8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a test for one of an absence or presence of a disease.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the area of congregation is one of a building, a vehicle and a venue.
10 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining entry of the user further comprising performing a rule-based interpretation of the medical condition analysis result to determine if the entry requirement is met by the medical condition analysis.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein authorizing the release of the test result of the analysis further comprises receiving, by the user, a request for release of the medical condition analysis from the safe entry monitoring system and sending, using the computing device of the user, a confirming SMS text at the particular point of entry confirming release of the medical condition analysis.
12 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining entry of the user at the particular point of entry further comprises verifying, by the safe entry system that controls the particular point of entry, an identity of the user using identifying information of the user.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the user identifying information is one of a name of the user, a photograph of the user, a fingerprint of the user and a facial scan of the user.
14 . A system, comprising:
a safe entry monitoring system that controls access to an area of congregation having one or more points of entry, each point of entry having a safe entry monitoring computer device to determine if a user can gain access to the area of congregation;
a testing unit in a home of the user that performs an analysis of a medical condition of the user related to a pathogen to generate a test result;
a computing device of the user that receives, via a code, the test result of the medical condition analysis from the home testing unit, authorizes release of the test result of the medical condition analysis to the safe entry monitoring system, and displays on a display of the computer device of the user, the code to transfer the test result of the user to a computer system of the safe entry monitoring system at a particular point of entry; and
the safe entry monitoring computer device at a particular point of entry of the area of congregation being configured to determine entry of the user into the area of congregation based on the test result of the medical condition analysis.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the safe entry monitoring computer device at a particular point of entry of the area of congregation is further configured to deny access to the area of congregation though the particular point of entry when the test result of the medical condition analysis does not meet an entry requirement and grant access to the area of congregation though the particular point of entry when the test result of the medical condition analysis meets the entry requirement.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a pathogen test and the entry requirement is a negative pathogen test.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the entry requirement is a negative pathogen test within a period of time of entry into the area of congregation.
18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a vaccination and the entry requirement is a completed vaccination.
19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a test of an attribute of the user.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the attribute of the user is a genetic marker.
21 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the medical condition analysis is a test for one of an absence or presence of a disease.
22 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the area of congregation is one of a building, a vehicle and a venue.
23 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the safe entry monitoring computer device at a particular point of entry of the area of congregation is further configured to perform a rule based interpretation of the medical condition analysis result to determine the entry requirement.
24 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the safe entry monitoring computer device at a particular point of entry of the area of congregation is further configured to send a confirming SMS text to the user at the particular point of entry.
25 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the safe entry monitoring computer device at a particular point of entry of the area of congregation is further configured to verify an identity of the user using identifying information of the user.
26 . The system of claim 25 , wherein the user identifying information is one of a name of the user, a photograph of the user, a fingerprint of the user and a facial scan of the user.
27 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the analysis of the medical condition of the user related to the pathogen further comprises receiving, at the safe entry monitoring system at a particular point of entry, a photograph of the result of the medical condition analysis of the user related to the pathogen.
28 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the home testing unit is further configured to generate a photograph of the result of the medical condition analysis of the user related to the pathogen.