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The present invention relates to a medical alert distribution system which receives medical information (e.g. blood pressure, blood chemistry test results, etc.) from monitoring units worn by ambulatory patients. The system also receives medical selection and limit parameters from remote system subs

The present invention relates to a medical alert distribution system which receives medical information (e.g. blood pressure, blood chemistry test results, etc.) from monitoring units worn by ambulatory patients. The system also receives medical selection and limit parameters from remote system subscriber units (e.g., a unit accessed by a doctor). The system repeatedly compares the medical information received form the ambulatory patients to determine if a selected parameter, as indicated by an asserted in-alert flag, has exceeded the limit parameters received form the remote subscriber units. If exceeded, the system sends a message (e.g., via a wireless paging message) to the system subscriber unit(s) which requested that the particular parameter be continuously compared against the selected limit parameters. Thus, the system selectively filters information and distributes filtered information to a subscriber processing unit by way of communications network.

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A medical alert distribution system for distributing information messages to an authorized user, said system comprising: a source of inbound information records, each information record containing a name and a current value; a host computer coupled to said source, said host computer including (A) a

A medical alert distribution system for distributing information messages to an authorized user, said system comprising: a source of inbound information records, each information record containing a name and a current value; a host computer coupled to said source, said host computer including (A) a first memory for storing selection and limit parameters, provided by the authorized user from a remote location, as a first database, said limit parameters including an initial limit and an incremental limit; (B) means for selectively filtering the inbound information records in response to said selection and limit parameters, said means for selectively filtering including first means, for comparing said selection parameter against said information records to determine if a said information record name matches said selection parameter, and for asserting a flag associated with said information record having said name which matches said selection parameter; second means, coupled to said first means for comparing, for comparing said current value of said information record with said initial limit parameter when said flag associated with said information record is asserted; means, coupled to said comparing means, for creating a selectively filtered message in response to said matched condition, said selectively filtered message including said current value of the information record; and (C) means for distributing said selectively filtered message to the authorized user.