Patent ID: 9697329
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,G16H

Claim:
1. A method of exchanging STD test results that improves privacy-protection by allowing users to input requirements to allow the exchange of STD test results, the method comprising: importing STD test results and identification information of an individual user; importing business and business identification information of an establishment user; the user selecting presets for STD-related criteria and minimum requirements for the exchange of STD test results to occur; the user manually inputting user-definable criteria and minimum requirements; the establishment user inputting user-definable criteria and minimum requirements; utilizing STD test results and user identification stored in a database to generate a default and alternate STD criteria presets for matching the user to other users with: the same STD, lack of STD, less STD, or more STD; estimating and displaying to the user the percentage of sexually-active people in an arbitrarily-defined or user-defined location and radius that meet the default and alternate STD criteria presets generated at default or user-definable permutations of levels of prevalence and undesirability of risking transmission on scales of 1-5; specifying, by the user, individual STD that he tests positive or negative for and which he would not require other users to also test positive or negative for in order for the minimum requirement for the exchange of STD test results to occur to be met; inputting user verification information required for attempting the exchange of STD test results and other functions such logging in or viewing the user's sexual contact history; specifying, by the user, user verification methods required of other users for the attempt to exchange STD test results to occur; specifying, by the user, what user verification methods specifiable by other users are required to be specified for the exchange of STD test results to occur with them; specifying, by the user, whether manual viewing is required for the exchange of STD test results to occur if all involved parties meet each other's minimum requirements; displaying to the user and specifying, by the user, his preferred presets for prevalence and undesirability of risking transmission by means of selecting maximum thresholds of allowable STD based upon the STD arbitrarily-defined prevalence or undesirability of risking transmission on scales of 1-5; specifying, by the user, to attempt to exchange STD test results with other users; displaying percentages of criteria met after adjusting for criterion weight functions during the attempt to exchange of STD test results if all involved parties meet the other users' minimum requirements; displaying STD test results only if all users allow the exchange of STD test results after being shown the percentages of criteria met; specifying, by the user, the requirements for updating other users she has exchanged STD test results with her most current STD test results as they become available; storing the first and any additional combinations of selections under different “user profiles” in a database to allow the user to easily switch between different settings; specifying, by the user, whether or not one-way exchanges of STD test results will be allowed for establishments, such as brothels, sex clubs, or HIV clubs; specifying, by the user, the user to be automatically matched to other users who also wish to be automatically matched to other users utilizing inputted criteria, either at specific times or continuously, by performing a search for other users on a social media website or attempting to find other users within the vicinity of a small radius such as a sex club; specifying, by the user, to provide payment information, for such uses as purchasing sexual health-related products and services or paying one-time fees or recurring fees for entrance to, membership to, or services of the establishment user; and specifying, by the establishment user, to provide bank routing number to offer and collect one-time payment or subscription payment options after the exchange of STD test results; thereby improving the privacy-protection of the exchange of STD test results.