Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20100299155
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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | The reference discloses a virtual world used by doctors and patients including patient avatars used by doctors to help diagnose patient medical conditions. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | US20100217619A1 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Patent Appl. Publ. within the ... - A1 |
| Patentee Name | IBM |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | Abstract and Summary of Invent |
| URL | http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi... |
| Filing Date | February 26, 2009 |
| Additional Information | |
Notes / To Do
| Notes | The reference is a published patent app filed a few months prior to the subject patent app. |
Excerpt
Excerpt [0004]In one embodiment, a method includes providing a virtual world accessible by a patient and a medical professional. The virtual world comprises an avatar representing the patient desiring diagnosis. The method also includes receiving indication from the patient of at least one of a medical symptom and a medical condition and outputting a visual indication of the at least one of a medical symptom and a medical condition on the avatar representing the patient. |
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The reference focus is on symptom analysis, but column 3, paragraph 38 refers to a patient avatar including indications of past medical conditions - a form of medical records.
The reference focus is on symptom analysis, but column 3, paragraph 38 refers to a patient avatar including indications of past medical conditions - a form of medical records.
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