The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Method and system for enabling lay users to obtain relevant, personalized health related information
Brad Bowman, Mableton, GA (US);
Tushar Tanna, New York, NY (US);
David Link, New York, NY (US);
David Gang, Oakton, VA (US);
Brad Bowman, Mableton, GA (US);
Tushar Tanna, New York, NY (US);
David Link, New York, NY (US);
David Gang, Oakton, VA (US);
WebMD, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention features methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a customized set of possible medical conditions, thereby providing access to medical information relevant to the user's state of health. The methods and systems involve at least some of the following steps: receiving a list of symptoms specified in terms selected from a first language set; translating the list of symptoms into a translated list of symptoms specified in terms selected from a second language set; using the translated list of symptoms to generate possible medical conditions, the possible medical conditions described in terms of the second language set; and translating the possible medical conditions into descriptions that are specified in terms selected from the first language set.