CPC G16H 80/00 (2018.01) [A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/117 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7465 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); H04L 63/0884 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method of providing remote real time patient ailment diagnoses, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a clinician station communicable over a network, the clinician station comprising:
(i) an electronic display terminal;
(ii) a camera connected to the electronic display terminal, the camera comprising a camera head and an elongated adjustable arm, the elongated adjustable arm having a first end connected to the electronic display terminal and a second end connected to the camera head; and
(iii) an interactive clinician device;
(b) accessing the clinician station by an operator, wherein the operator when accessing the clinician station goes through an identification process to gain access to the clinician station, the identification process includes the operator verifying the operator's professional status;
(c) providing a light source communicable with the clinician station, the light source emitting a light that corresponds with the operator's professional status;
(d) adjusting a position of the camera by the operator so that the camera head is located in front of the clinician electronic display terminal, between the operator and the clinician electronic display terminal, at a height which is at eye level with the operator accessing the clinician station;
(e) providing a patient station communicable over the network, the patient station including at least one display screen;
(f) accessing the patient station by a patient;
(g) linking the clinician station with the patient station to display a live-image of the operator on the display screen of the patient station with the camera head positioned at the eye level of the operator; and
(h) visibly displaying on the display screen of the patient's station the light emitted from the light source communicable with the linked clinician station that corresponds with the operator's professional status.
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