Patent ID: 7376836
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: G06Q,G16H,G16Z,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system comprising; healthcare data processing resources; non-healthcare data processing resources; a switching entity disposed between the healthcare data processing resources and the non-healthcare data processing resources; a communication link connected to the switching entity and connectable to an end user device; a healthcare authentication entity for authenticating users claiming to be healthcare users and a non-healthcare authentication entity for authenticating users claiming to be non-healthcare users; the switching entity being operative to alternatively support, over the communication link, either a healthcare session between the end user device and the healthcare data processing resources, or a non-healthcare session between the end user device and the non-healthcare data processing resources; the switching entity being configured to prevent the healthcare data processing resources and the non-healthcare data processing resources from communicating with each other via the switching entity.