Creation of database and structured information

Abstract

A system through which verbal information can be utilized to create structured data with tags or inserted codes such as an XML code or the like provides hand held capability for easy adoption via CE, cell telephone, or other data entry devices. A visual display at the time of dictation can provide checklists, prompts or otherwise shape the entry to comport to a selected data context. The visual display can also be part of a transcriptionist system. By providing data in a coded fashion, analysis can be easily conducted such that alerts, bioterror alerts (e.g. evolving symptom or trend information for anthrax or the like) can be rapidly and perhaps automatically identified, and acted upon such as in providing health care alerts or locationally oriented statistical analysis information. A central database reporting function to a central authority (e.g., to the CDC or law enforcement) can be included for terrorist and other event management.

1 . A method of creating structured medical data comprising the steps of: 
 a. establishing a data context within which information is utilized;    b. visually displaying data entry influence material correlated to said data context on a first computing device;    c. user generating verbal medical information which is shaped to coordinate at least some degree to said data context by said data entry influence material;    d. converting at least a portion of said verbal medical information into digital verbal data representative of at least a portion of said verbal medical information on said first computing device;    e. at least temporarily storing said digital verbal data on said first computing device;    f. transferring said digital verbal data to a second computing device; and    g. transforming said digital verbal data into structured data by use of said second computing device.    
     
     
         2 . (Canceled)  
     
     
         3 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 2  wherein said step of transforming said digital verbal data into structured data by use of said second computing device comprises the step of establishing structured data in a tagged format.  
     
     
         4 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 3  wherein said step of establishing a data context comprises the step of creating a document type definition structure.  
     
     
         5 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 1  and further comprising the step of analyzing a database of said structured data by use of a process selected from a group consisting of: statistical analysis, trend analysis, artificial intelligence analysis, and neural network analysis.  
     
     
         6 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 5 , and further comprising the steps of: 
 a. analyzing said structured data;    b. identifying relevant information as a result of said analysis; and    c. providing said relevant information to a user.    
     
     
         7 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 5  and further comprising the step of providing information to a central authority selected from a group consisting of: the Center for Disease Control, the Office of Homeland Security, a law enforcement agency, and multiple law enforcement agencies.  
     
     
         8 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 7  wherein said step of user generating verbal medical information comprises the step of dictating potential bioweapon symptom information.  
     
     
         9 . A method of creating structured medical data as described in  claim 6  wherein aid step of providing said relevant information to a user comprises the step of displaying information selected from a group consisting of: healthcare provider alert information, symptom identification information, location specific information, and entry prompt information.  
     
     
         10 . A method of creating structured data comprising the steps of: 
 a. establishing a data context within which information is utilized;    b. visually displaying data entry influence material correlated to said data context;    c. user generating verbal information which is shaped to coordinate at least some degree to said data context by said data entry influence material;    c. converting at least a portion of said verbal information into digital verbal data representative of at least a portion of said verbal information;    d. at least temporarily storing said digital verbal data; and    e. transforming said digital verbal data into structured data within said data context.    
     
     
         11 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 10  wherein said step of visually displaying data entry influence material correlated to said data context comprises the step of visually displaying data entry influence material on a computing device, and wherein said step of converting at least a portion of said verbal information into digital verbal data representative of at least a portion of said verbal information comprises the step of converting at least a portion of said verbal information into digital verbal data on the same computing device.  
     
     
         12 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 11  wherein said steps of visually displaying data entry influence material on a computing device, and said step of converting at least a portion of said verbal information into digital verbal data on the same computing device each comprise the step of utilizing a portable computing device.  
     
     
         13 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 12  and further comprising the step of transferring said digital verbal data from said portable computing device to a second computing device.  
     
     
         14 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 13  wherein said step of transforming said digital verbal data into structured data within said data context comprises the step of utilizing said second computing device.  
     
     
         15 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 13  wherein said step of transferring said digital verbal data from said portable computing device to a second computing device comprises the step of transferring said digital verbal data in manner selected from a group consisting of a wireless manner of transfer, an internet manner of transfer, and a cellular telephone system based manner of transfer.  
     
     
         16 - 24 . (Canceled)  
     
     
         25 . A method of creating structured information comprising the steps of: 
 a. visually displaying data entry influence material on a hand held data entry device;    b. user generating verbal information which is shaped to at least some degree by said data entry influence material;    c. capturing at least a portion of said verbal information on said hand held data entry device;    d. inserting at least some data structure information with at least a portion of said captured verbal information on said hand held data entry device to create composite structured data;    e. at least temporarily storing said composite structured data on said hand held data entry device.    
     
     
         26 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 25  wherein said step of inserting at least some data structure information with at least a portion of said captured verbal information on said hand held data entry device to create composite structured data comprises the step of inserting partial data structure information to create composite structured data.  
     
     
         27 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 26  and further comprising the step of transferring said composite structured data from said hand held data entry device to a full featured computing device.  
     
     
         28 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 25  wherein said step of capturing at least a portion of said verbal information on said hand held data entry device comprises the step of generating a wave file on said hand held data entry device.  
     
     
         29 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 27  and further comprising the step of transforming digital verbal data into structured data within a data context at said full featured computing device.  
     
     
         30 . A method of creating structured data as described in  claim 27  wherein said step of transferring said composite structured data from said hand held data entry device comprises the step of transferring said composite structured data in manner selected from a group consisting of a wireless manner of transfer, an internet manner of transfer, and a cellular telephone system based manner of transfer.  
     
     
         31 - 150 . (Canceled)