Patent ID: 7988628
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A61B,G01G,G06K,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. An automated health information kiosk for securely providing a measurement and presentation of at least one health-related physical parameter of a user, the kiosk comprising: an electronic processor associated with the kiosk; a measurement tool for measuring the at least one health-related physical parameter of the user to derive a measured value; a verifier comprising computer executable instructions running on the processor associated with the kiosk for verifying an identity of the user based on at least one physical trait of the user; a display that receives and presents for presenting the measured value to the user; and a wireless communication module configured to connect to a cellular network and to a portable communication device associated with the user when said measured value indicates a dangerous or abnormal condition so as to create a communication channel from the portable communication device to a remote entity.