Multi-user remote health monitoring system with biometrics support

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store authorization information in a nonvolatile condition, said authorization information being suitable for identifying at least one of (i) one or more authorized patients among a plurality of medical patients of a health monitoring service and (ii) one or more authorized types among a plurality of patient types of said health monitoring service;
• a sensor interface configured to receive biometric data sensed from a user of said apparatus;
• and
• a processor configured to identify said user as a particular patient from at least one of (i) said authorized patients and (ii) said authorized types in response to matching said biometric data to said authorization information.

A storage medium for use in an apparatus to monitor a physiological condition of a user, the storage medium recording a computer program that is readable and executable by the apparatus, the computer program comprising the steps of:

• (A) reading authorization information from a nonvolatile memory within said apparatus, said authorization information being suitable for identifying at least one authorized patient among a plurality of medical patients of a health monitoring service;
• (B) reading biometric data sensed from said user of said apparatus;
• (C) identifying said user as a particular patient among said authorized patients in response to matching said biometric data to said authorization information;
• and
• (D) execute a script program (i) assigned to said particular patient and (ii) buffered in said nonvolatile memory.