Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for context-linked importation of user information

Abstract

Various aspects of the invention described herein provide systems and methods for context-linked importation of user information. One aspect of the invention provides a method for context-linked importation of user information. The method includes: providing an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users; receiving content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user; selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and displaying the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment.

The invention claimed is:  
     
       1. A method for context-linked identification and importation of user information from a medical information database containing user medical information into an interactive environment implemented on a computer and accessible to other users via a network, the method comprising:
 providing the interactive environment on the computer that allows posting of medical information content by a plurality of pre-identified users, each pre-identified user posting his own medical information content; 
 receiving first medical information content on the computer for the interactive environment from a first pre-identified user; 
 in response to a request by a user, identifying and selecting on the computer relevant medical information data about the first pre-identified user from the medical information database, the identification and selection being based on the first medical information content posted by the first pre-identified user, the relevant medical information data selected from medical information data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user by determining a relationship between the one or more items of the medical information data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user and the corresponding first medical information content, the identification and selection being made without additional intervention by the first user; and 
 displaying via the computer the selected relevant medical information data to other users along with the first medical information content on the interactive environment. 
 
     
     
       2. A system for the context-linked identification and importation of user medical information from a medical information database into an interactive environment implemented on a computer and accessible to other users, the system comprising:
 a medical information database; and 
 a server in communication with the medical information database, the server configured to:
 provide the interactive environment on the computer that allows posting of medical information content by a plurality of pre-identified users; 
 receive a posting of first medical information content on the computer for the interactive environment from a first pre-identified user; 
 
 in response to a request for selected medical information data, identifying and selecting on the computer relevant medical information data about the first pre-identified user from the medical information database based on the first medical information content posted by the first pre-identified user, the relevant data selected from medical information data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user by determining if one or more items of the medical information data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user correspond to the requested medical information data without intervention by the first user; and
 display via the computer the relevant medical information data to other users along with the first medical information content on the interactive environment. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1  wherein the method further includes the steps of: receiving second medical information content on the computer for the interactive environment from a second pre-identified user in response to a review of the first medical information content from the first user;
 identifying and selecting on the computer relevant medical information data about the second pre-identified user from the medical information database based on the second medical information content posted by the second pre-identified user, the relevant data selected from medical information data previously-submitted by the second pre-identified user by determining if a relationship exists between the one or more items of the medical information data previously-submitted by the second pre-identified user that correspond to the first medical information content without intervention by the second user; and 
 displaying via the computer the relevant medical information data to other users along with the relevant first and second medical information content on the interactive environment.