IP Library Granted Patent US 8,595,025
Granted Patent B2
US 8,595,025 · App. 11/902,794 · Granted Nov 26, 2013

Method for routing user service requests from a telemedicine station

Inventors: Kenny B. Bailey (Folsom, CA); David Poisner (Carmichael, CA)
Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,595,025
App. No.
11/902,794
Granted
Nov 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A station such as a telemedicine booth may send a request for medical service to a routing agent, which may route the request for medical service to a medical service provider. The routing may be based on one or more routing criteria, such as for example medical parameters of a user collected at the station and sent to the routing agent, location of a user, or quality of service indicators.

Claims (16)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a routing agent for routing medical service requests to medical agents, a request for medical service from a user originating at a telemedicine station;

determining, using a processor at the routing agent, to which medical agent among a plurality of medical agents to route data based on one more routing criteria;

routing the request for medical service to a first medical agent, wherein the first medical agent comprises a doctor, nurse, nurse-practitioner, or dentist;

initiating a communication link between the user and the first medical agent for a first consultation;

receiving, at the routing agent, one or more medical parameters of the user captured by the telemedicine station;

transferring the one or more medical parameters to the first medical agent;

requesting, at the routing agent, a medical record of the user from a database;

transferring the medical record to, the first medical agent;

terminating the communication link between the user and the first medical agent;

routing the request for medical service to a second medical agent based on a referral received from the first medical agent during the first consultation and based on a proximity of the second medical agent to the telemedicine station; and

initiating a communicating link between the user and the second medical agent,

wherein the second medical agent comprises a pharmaceutical service provider.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more routing criteria comprise:

a location based indicator, a quality of service indicator, an availability and medical specialty of the medial service provider, or any combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising transmitting a control signal from the routing agent to a system of the telemedicine station, the system configured to capture the one or more medical parameters of the user.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (RELEASES RF 052117/0164) Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CARE INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056760/0857 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: CARE INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052117/0164 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2016
From: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLC
To: CARE INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 038780/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2011
From: INTEL AMERICAS, INC.
To: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 026021/0490 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2011
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: INTEL AMERICAS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025910/0167 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2010
From: BAILEY, KENNY B.; POISNER, DAVID
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023895/0237 →
Continuity (1)
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