Patent ID: 6664893
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for controlling access to medical monitoring device service, comprising the steps of:providing a medical monitoring device system having communications access to a central unit; inputting a set of identification data elements into the medical monitoring device system; the medical monitoring device system establishing a communication link with the central unit and communicating the set of identification data elements to the central unit; the medical monitoring device system and the central unit cooperatively determining whether the medical monitoring device system may be activated for rendering medical monitoring device service, the step of determining including the steps of evaluating the set of identification data elements as to whether they meet a set of basic structural requirements, and obtaining authorization from a third-party source; and, in the event that the identification data elements meet the set of basic structural requirements and authorization is obtained, issuing an activation signal to the medical monitoring device system over the communication link.