Nathaniel L Jones

US Patent:

20090248314, Oct 1, 2009

Filed:

Mar 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/079252

Inventors:

Dennis M. Frisman - San Diego CA, US
L. Charles Clark - Salt Lake City UT, US
Elizabeth Hammond - Salt Lake City UT, US
H. Ric Harnsberger - Salt Lake City UT, US
Kent Dixon Haynes - Sandy UT, US
Jonathan T. House - Sandy UT, US
Nathaniel M. Jones - West Jordan UT, US
Daniel Z. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT, US
Paul F. Scholtes - Laguna Hills CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
H04L 9/32
G06N 5/02
G06F 7/06
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

702 19, 726 5, 706 52, 707 4, 707E17014, 707E17044

Abstract:

An optimized network-based system and method for providing reagents or reagent-like matter for the differential diagnosis of medical conditions using a hosted software program coupled with a comprehensive medical reference database. Suspected diagnoses of medical conditions are entered into the system by a user. Using meta-analysis, the system generates a list of potential reagents and numerical measures of each reagent's behavior for each differential for use in further testing. The results of the testing are compared by the user against numerical measures of each reagent's behavior and corresponding stored digital images in the network-based system. The user then selects among those diagnoses in the system whose images and corresponding numerical measures of each reagent's behavior are most comparable with the results of the testing. The system then generates a diagnosis, diagnoses, or inconclusive results in order to reach an ultimate diagnosis.