Patent ID: 9501618
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F,G16H,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A method of remote data collection and remote user identification comprising the steps of: providing a mobile device comprising a biometric scanner, memory, a display, and a processor; identifying a plurality of members of a population of interest based upon a characteristic; acquiring a biometric identifier from a member of the population of interest using the biometric scanner at a first location that lacks internet connectivity; converting the biometric identifier to a template; anonymously collecting personal data relating to a sensitive condition from the member of the population of interest at the first location; storing the template and the personal data locally on the mobile device when internet connectivity or cellular telephone signal is unavailable; transmitting the locally stored template and personal data using the mobile device to a server located at a second location with respect to which the first location is remotely located when a cellular telephone signal or internet connectivity is available; automatically deleting the locally stored template and personal data from the mobile device after transmitting the locally stored template and personal data; storing the personal data such that the personal data is indexed only using the biometric identifier; and automatically generating a report relating to the sensitive condition, the characteristic, and the first location based on anonymously collected personal data of a plurality of members of the population of interest at the first location.