Patent ID: 6248065
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
A monitoring system for remotely querying at least one individual, the monitoring system comprising a central computer system and at least one remote apparatus in communication with the central computer system through a communication network, the central computer system comprising:a) an input means for entering a set of queries to be answered by the individual and for entering corresponding response choices for each of the queries;b) a script generating means connected to the input means for generating a script program to be executed by the apparatus, wherein the script program includes display commands to display the queries and the response choices, input commands to receive responses to the queries, and a transmit command to transmit the responses from the apparatus to the central computer system; andc) a database means connected to the script generating means and the input means for storing the script program and the responses;the remote apparatus comprising:a) a communication means for receiving the script program from the central computer system through the communication network and for transmitting the responses to the central computer system through the communication network;b) a display for displaying the queries and the response choices;c) a response means for entering the responses in the apparatus, said response means comprises a plurality of input buttons located adjacent to the display and wherein each of the response choices for a corresponding query are displayed proximate a respective one of the input buttons; andd) a processor connected to the communication means, the display, and the response means for executing the script program to display the queries and the response choices, to receive the responses, and to transmit the responses to the central computer system.