End-user identification and authentication utilizing in vivo smart medical devices

An apparatus which identifies and localizes a device associated with a host based on a device implanted in the host or a superficial or wearable device associated with the host, comprising:

• an identification module disposed remote from the host, which receives data on the device from at least one of an imaging technology, a visualization technology, a remote sensing technology, or a device identifier;
• a data storage accessible to the identification module, which stores said data;
• wherein said identification module analyzes said data using said identification module, and cross-references said analyzed data with a device database;
• and
• wherein at least one of the device or the host is at least one of identified or localized using results of said cross-referenced search of said device database.

A method of identifying a patient based on a device implanted in the patient or a superficial or wearable device associated with the patient, comprising:

• receiving data from a device by at least one of an imaging technology, a visualization technology, a remote sensing technology, or a device identifier;
• obtaining personal identifying information of the patient and storing said identifying information in a data storage;
• receiving medical data on the patient from a patient examination;
• providing said data from the device and medical data from the patient to an identification module disposed remote to the patient, which accesses said data storage and locates identification data on the patient;
• providing said identification data on the patient to a user;
• accessing an electronical medical record (EMR) on the patient to validate said identification of the patient and to retrieve patient medical records;
• corroborating said identification of the patient with said patient medical records at said identification module;
• and
• confirming said identification of the patient.

A method of identifying at least one individual at a remote location based on a device implanted in the at least one individual, or a superficial or wearable device associated with the at least one individual, comprising:

• searching a region of interest for signals emitted by the device associated with the at least one individual, using at least one of an imaging technology, a visualization technology, a remote sensing technology, or a device identifier;
• matching said signals emitted from the device with said identifying data on the device at an identification module disposed remote from the individual;
• determining a location of the at least one individual based on said signals emitted from the device using said identification module;
• implementing a secondary form of identification of the at least one individual including at least remote sensing technologies or visualization technologies;
• and
• confirming said identification and said location of the at least one individual.