Patent ID: 7979387

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for processing personal health data, comprising: obtaining personal health data related to a user, using a first computer-implemented interface, said first computer-implemented interface being implemented on one or more computer processors; obtaining personal health (four information using a second computer-implemented interface, said second computer-implemented interface being implemented on one or more computer processors; receiving updates to the personal health data, from a sender, using a third computer-implemented interface, said third computer-implemented interface being implemented on one or more computer processors; automatically checking the personal health data access control information to verify whether the sender may alter the personal health data related to the user; when the sender has access control to alter the personal health data related to the user, altering the personal health data; receiving a request for personal health data related to the user, from a requestor, using a fourth computer-implemented interface; automatically checking the personal health data access control information to determine whether the requestor may access the personal health data related to the user; and when the requestor may access the personal health data related to the user, retrieving the updated personal health data related to the user and sending the updated personal health data related to the user to the requestor.