Medical condition sensing system

Apparatus for collecting medical data comprising:

• a user station connected to at least one computer remote from said user station via a computer network;
• a user interface connected to said user station, said user interface being for interfacing for gathering medical data for remote processing;
• and
• a calibration system at said computer remote from said user station operable to calibrate said user interface which employs communication via said at least one computer network, said calibration being for calibrating said gathering of medical data for said remote processing.

A medical condition sensing system comprising:

• a multiplicity of general purpose computers disposed in user locations and being connectable via an on-line connection with a computer network to at least one controller computer remote from at least one of said user locations;
• personal parameter measuring software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers for measuring at least one personal parameter of at least one user;
• and
• personal parameter analysis software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers for analyzing said at least one personal parameter of at least one user and for producing an output corresponding to said analysis without an on-line connection to said controller.

A medical condition sensing method comprising:

• connecting a multiplicity of general purpose computers disposed in user locations via an on-line connection with a computer network to at least one controller computer remote from at least one of said user locations;
• employing personal parameter measuring software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers for measuring at least one personal parameter of at least one user;
• employing personal parameter reference generating software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers and said at least one controller computer for establishing a reference for said at least one personal parameter;
• and
• employing person parameter comparison software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers for comparing at least one currently measured personal parameter with a corresponding reference and for providing a comparison output without an on-line connection to said controller.

Apparatus for collecting medical data comprising:

• a general purpose computer;
• a user interface connected to said computer;
• a recording and storage facility for recording and storing at least one baseline result received by said user station using said user interface from at least a first test taken at least a first time;
• and
• a comparison facility for receiving at least one subsequent result received by said user station using said user interface from at least a second test, similar to said first test, taken at at least a second time, later than said first time, comparing said at least second test with said at least first test, applying a threshold to a comparison result and providing an indication in response to exceedance of said threshold.

A user interface assembly suitable for use in apparatus for collecting medical data including a general purpose computer, the user interface assembly comprising:

• a user interface coupled to said user station for use in collecting medical data from a subject;
• software usable by said general purpose computer and providing at least the following functionality:
• a recording and storage functionality for recording and storing at least one baseline result received by said general purpose computer via said user interface from at least a first test taken at at least a first time;
• and
• a comparison facility for receiving at least one subsequent result received by said general purpose computer using said user interface from at least a second test, similar to said first test, taken at at least a second time, later than said first time, comparing said at least second test with said at least first test, applying a threshold to a comparison result, said threshold being selected based on said first test, and providing an indication in response to exceedance of said threshold.

A user interface method suitable for use in apparatus for collecting medical data including a general purpose computer, the user interface method comprising:

• coupling a user interface to said user station for collecting medical data from a subject;
• employing software providing at least the following functionality:
• recording and storing at least one baseline result received by said general purpose computer via said user interface from at least a first test taken at at least a first time;
• and
• receiving at last one subsequent result using said user interface from at least a second test, similar to said fist test, taken at at least a second time, later than said fist time, comparing said at least second test with said at least first test, applying a threshold to a comparison result, said threshold being selected based on said first test, and proving an indication in response to exceedance of said threshold.

A user interface method suitable for use in apparatus for collecting medical data for remote processing including a user station connected to at least one computer remote from said user station via a computer network, said user interface method comprising:

• coupling a user interface to said user station for use in collecting medical data from a subject;
• and
• employing software to control the operation of said user interface and to communicate via said computer network with said at least one computer remote from said user station, said software being further operable to:
• communicate data required for calibration of said medical data collecting, from said user station to said remote computer via said network and
• to support calibration of said medical data collecting at said user station from said remote computer via said network.

A method for collecting medical data for remote processing comprising:

• connecting a user station to at least one computer remote from said user station via a computer network;
• connecting a user interface to said user station, said user interface being for collecting medical data at said user station for said remote processing;
• and
• calibrating said user interface at said user station from said remote computer by employing communication via said at least one computer network, thereby to obtain calibrated data for said remote processing.

A method for collecting medical data comprising:

• providing a general purpose computer;
• connecting a user interface to said computer;
• recording and storing at least one baseline result received by said user station using said user interface from at least a first test taken at least a first time;
• and
• receiving at least one subsequent result received by said user station using said user interface from at least a second test, similar to said first test, taken at at least a second time, later than said first time, comparing said at least second test with said at least first test, applying a threshold to a comparison result and providing an indication in response to exceedance of said threshold.

A medical condition sensing method comprising:

• connecting a multiplicity of general purpose computers disposed in user locations via an on-line connection with a computer network to at least one controller computer remote from at least one of said user locations;
• employing personal parameter measuring software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers for measuring at least one personal parameter of at least one user;
• and
• employing personal parameter analysis software resident oil at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers for analyzing said at least one personal parameter of at least one user and for producing an output corresponding to said analysis without an on-line connection to said controller.