Patent ID: 8712790

Claim:
A system for monitoring a physiological condition of an individual using a communication network, comprising: a central processing unit (A) having access to one or more databases and (B) configured to (i) read a template program from the database, (ii) generate a first program by modifying the template program in response to input data received via the communication network, wherein the first program collects measurement data relating to the physiological condition of the individual, (iii) assign the first program to the individual in response to input information received from the communication network and (iv) transmit the first program via the communication network; a remote processing apparatus remotely located from and in signal communication with the central processing unit via the communication network, wherein the remote processing apparatus is configured to (i) receive the first program from the communication network, (ii) connect to a measuring device, (iii) execute the first program to collect the measurement data according to a collect command contained in the first program and (iv) transmit the measurement data to the central processing unit via the communication network according to a transmit command contained in the first program; and a computer remotely located from and in signal communication with the central processing unit via the communication network, wherein the computer is configured to (i) transmit the input data to the central processing unit via the communication network, (ii) transmit the input information to the central processing unit via the communication network, (iii) receive the measurement data from the central processing unit via the communication network and (iv) present a report generated based on the measurement data to a health care provider.