Medical and personal data retrieval system
A system for confidentially retrieving data from a person, such as by authorized personnel. One embodiment provides a data carrier item such as jewelry, having encrypted data imparted upon the item in manner that is only intelligible after being unencrypted. Such data can be encrypted and/or invisibly disposed such that the data is not identifiable by the public, but can be quickly and accurately retrieved by authorized personnel.
1. A system for providing health-related information about a person comprising:
a two-dimensional barcode linked to the health-related information, wherein the two-dimensional barcode is configured to be scanned; and
an algorithm configured to program a microprocessor to process the two-dimensional barcode upon receiving the two-dimensional barcode obtained by a scanner.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scanner comprises the microprocessor.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scanner comprises a wireless device configured for optical detection.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the wireless device comprises the microprocessor.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is located at a remote location relative to the scanner.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is located at a remote server.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein access to the health-related information associated with the two-dimensional barcode is password protected.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the health-related information comprises health insurance information.
9. A system for providing health-related information about a person comprising:
a two-dimensional barcode linked to the health related information; and
an algorithm configured to program a scanner to image the two-dimensional barcode.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the scanner comprises a microprocessor programmed to process the two-dimensional barcode when imaged by the scanner.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the scanner is configured to communicate with a microprocessor programmed to process the two-dimensional barcode after being imaged by the scanner.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the scanner is in wired or wireless communication with the microprocessor.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein access to the health-related information associated with the two-dimensional barcode is password protected.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the health-related information comprises health insurance information.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein access to the health-related information associated with the two-dimensional barcode is password protected.
16. A method of providing health-related information about a person, comprising:
receiving scanned information associated with a two-dimensional barcode, wherein the two-dimensional barcode is associated with the health-related information;
processing the scanned information, wherein processing the scanned information comprises using an algorithm configured to program a microprocessor to relay information obtained from the two-dimensional barcode; and
displaying the health-related information corresponding to the scanned information.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein displaying the health-related information comprises displaying the health related information after entering a passcode.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein processing the scanned information comprises wirelessly transmitting the scanned information.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the processing location is at a location remote from the scanning location.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the health-related information comprises health insurance information.
21. A method of providing health-related information about a person, comprising:
providing a two-dimensional barcode associated with the health-related information;
storing the health-related information associated with the two-dimensional barcode in memory; and
communicating the stored health-related information to a display after the two-dimensional barcode is scanned.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising communicating the stored health-related information to a display after the two-dimensional barcode is processed using a microprocessor programmed to relay information scanned from the two-dimensional barcode.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein a scanner comprises the display and the microprocessor.
24. The method of claim 21 , further comprising password protecting access to the health-related information associated with the two-dimensional barcode.
25. The method of claim 21 , wherein the health-related information comprises health insurance information.