[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of remote healthcare system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing remote healthcare that wirelessly connects patients with remotely located healthcare professionals.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] In prevalent times, people living in villages or in hard-to-access locations face challenges in getting healthcare services due to lack of basic medical facilities in that area. In addition a few people are not willing to travel to cities for getting health care treatments for basic ailments.
[0004] There is therefore a need in the art to provide a system that facilitates patients to receive personalized health care facilities from comfort of their residential areas by consulting healthcare providers located at remote locations and in the process, incurring minimal financial burden.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0005] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0006] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that facilitates a patient seeking medical advice to consult a remotely located healthcare practitioner, without having to travel to the remote location to access healthcare services.
[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables in an enclosed region designated for health checkup of the patient and dispensing of medicines.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables in the enclosed region to have one or more sensors configured to measure a plurality of physical statistics of the patient.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables in the enclosed region to have a medicine dispensing machine for dispensing of one or more types of medicines according to a set of instructions provided by the healthcare practitioner.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that facilitates a computing device installed in the enclosed region to be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the medicine dispensing machine.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to receive the plurality of physical statistics and unique identifier of the patient from the one or more sensors.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to actuate a manipulator coupled to an imaging sensor for facilitating visual inspection of the patient by the healthcare practitioner.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to display current health status of the patient on a display device coupled to the computing device.
[0014] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to transmit the current health status, the plurality of physical statistics and unique identifier of the patient to a remote computing device associated with the healthcare practitioner.
[0015] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the remote computing device to transmit the current health status, plurality of physical statistics and the unique identifier of the patient to a server for storage and future access by authorized healthcare professionals.
[0016] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to receive a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the remote computing device.
[0017] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that facilitates the computing device to instruct the medicine dispensing machine to dispense medicines according to the received set of instructions related to treatment of the patient.
[0018] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to print a prescription corresponding to the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient by activating a printer operatively coupled to the computing device.
[0019] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that facilitates the computing device to automatically disinfect the enclosed region by activating ultraviolet light sources coupled to the enclosed region after the patient leaves the enclosed region.
[0020] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables the computing device to monitor the quantity of medicines remaining in the medicine dispensing machine and updating the status of consumption and requirement of medicines in the server.
[0021] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method that enables the computing device to determine the plurality of physical statistics of the patient from the one or more sensors, transmit the plurality of physical statistics of the patient to the remote computing device and receive in response, a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner associated with the remote computing device.
[0022] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method that enables the computing device to display current health status of the patient on the display device, print the prescription using a printer and instruct the medicine dispensing machine to dispense medicines according to the set of instructions received from the remote healthcare practitioner.
[0023] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method that enables the computing device to automatically determine the occupancy status of the enclosed region and disinfect the enclosed region by activating the ultra violet light sources.

SUMMARY
[0024] The present disclosure relates to the field of remote healthcare system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing remote healthcare that wirelessly connects patients with remotely located healthcare professionals.
[0025] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a system that may facilitate a patient seeking medical advice to consult a remotely located healthcare practitioner, without having to travel to the remote location to access healthcare services.
[0026] In an aspect, the remote healthcare system may include an enclosed region, designated for health checkup of the patient and dispensing of medicines.
[0027] In an aspect, the enclosed region may be coupled to one or more sensors that may be configured to measure a plurality of physical statistics and a unique identifier of the patient.
[0028] In an aspect, the physical statistics of the patient may be any or a combination of height, weight, blood pressure, blood volume, pulse rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation in blood, blood sugar level , body temperature and general wellbeing of the patient.
[0029] In an aspect, the enclosed region may include a machine for dispensing of one or more types of medicines.
[0030] In an aspect, the remote healthcare system may include a computing device installed in the enclosed region, the computing device being communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the medicine dispensing machine.
[0031] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to receive the plurality of physical statistics and the unique identifier of the patient from the one or more sensors.
[0032] In an aspect, the computing device may be enabled to actuate a manipulator coupled to an imaging sensor, configured to facilitate visual inspection of the patient by the healthcare practitioner.
[0033] In an aspect, actuation of the manipulator may facilitate movement of the imaging sensor in any or a combination of directions along right/left, up/down, front/back, pan and tilt.
[0034] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to display current health status of the patient on a display device that may be coupled to the computing device.
[0035] In an aspect, the current health status may include an image among a plurality of images, configured to demonstrate changes in health status of the patient.
[0036] In an aspect, the current health status of the patient may be stored in a database operatively coupled to a processor of the computing device.
[0037] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to transmit the current health status, the plurality of physical statistics and the unique identifier of the patient to a remote computing device associated with the healthcare practitioner.
[0038] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to receive a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner associated with the remote computing device, in response to the transmitted plurality of physical statistics and current health status of the patient.
[0039] In an aspect, the remote computing device may be enabled to further transmit the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient, current health status, the plurality of physical statistics and the unique identifier of the patient to a server for storage and future access by authorized healthcare professionals.
[0040] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to instruct the medicine dispensing machine to dispense medicines according to the received set of instructions related to treatment of the patient.
[0041] In an aspect, the computing device may be enabled to activate a printer coupled to the computing device, the printer being configured to print a prescription corresponding to the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient.
[0042] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to automatically detect the occupancy status of the enclosed region through one or more sensors and may be further configured to sterilize the enclosed region for a next patient by activating ultraviolet light sources installed in the enclosed region.
[0043] In an aspect, the computing device may be configured to monitor the quantity of medicines remaining in the medicine dispensing machine.
[0044] In another aspect, the computing device may be enabled to update information pertaining to status of consumption and requirement of medicines, the information being transmitted to the remote computing device and stored in the server.
[0045] An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a remote healthcare method that may enable the computing device to determine the plurality of physical statistics of the patient from the one or more sensors, transmit the plurality of physical statistics of the patient to the remote computing device and receive in response, a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner associated with the remote computing device.
[0046] In an aspect, the remote healthcare method may facilitate the computing device to display current health status of the patient on the display device, print the prescription using a printer coupled to the computing device and instruct the medicine dispensing machine to dispense medicines according to the set of instructions received from the remote healthcare practitioner.
[0047] Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide the remote healthcare method that may enable the computing device to automatically determine the occupancy status of the enclosed region and disinfect the enclosed region by activating the ultra violet light sources operatively coupled to the computing device and resident in the enclosed region.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[0048] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0049] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0050] FIG. 1 indicates network architecture (100) of a remote healthcare system that facilitates to provide health care facilities to patients located remotely in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0051] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components (200) of the processing unit of the computing device (108) in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0052] FIG. 3A illustrates exemplary representation of steps involving various components (300) of the remote healthcare system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3B illustrates exemplary implementation of components (300) of the remote healthcare system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0053] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram (400) illustrating a remote healthcare method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0054] FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary computer system (500) to implement the proposed remote healthcare system in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0055] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0056] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware and/or by human operators.
[0057] Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program product, which may include a machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic devices) to perform a process. The machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, PROMs, random access memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs), erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other type of media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or firmware).
[0058] Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus for practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems containing or having network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods described herein, and the method steps of the invention could be accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
[0059] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “may”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0060] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0061] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this invention will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[0062] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0063] The present disclosure relates to the field of remote healthcare system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing remote healthcare that wirelessly connects patients with remotely located healthcare professionals.
[0064] In an embodiment, the proposed remote healthcare system may facilitate in providing proper utilization of physicians’ time as well as allowing real time, face-to-face consultations with a patient, while the patient may be enabled to remain at a general care facility in his neighborhood. In countries where remote locations are lacking basic medical facilities, and people are not willing to travel long distances for getting basic medical care, the remote healthcare system may be enabled to provide an efficient healthcare service.
[0065] FIG. 1 indicates network architecture (100) of proposed remote healthcare system that facilitates to provide health care facilities to patients located remotely in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0066] In an embodiment, the remote healthcare system for providing healthcare recommendations to patients may include an enclosed region designated for health checkup of patients and dispensing of medicines. The enclosed region may be coupled to one or more sensors (112), configured to measure a plurality of physical statistics of a patient.
[0067] In an embodiment, the one or more sensors (112) may include any or a combination of an infrared sensor, a weight scale, a height measuring sensor, a thermal sensor, a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor, a heart rate measuring sensor, a blood pressure gauge, a blood sugar gauge, an electronic stethoscope, a peak flow meter, an exercise tester, a menu analyzer, a life pattern analyzer, a video camera, a body composition analyzer, a medical imaging device, a urine analyzer and the likes.
[0068] In an embodiment, the physical statistics of the patient may be related but not limited to any or a combination of a gender, age, height, weight, temperature, heart rate, blood volume, blood pressure , blood glucose, oxygen saturation in blood, and an image of the patient.
[0069] In an embodiment, the remote healthcare system may include a dispensing machine (114) configured to dispense one or more types of medicines, based on the diagnosis and advice provided by the healthcare practitioner. The medicine dispensing machine (114) may be installed in the enclosed region. The patient may be enabled to collect the medicines after receiving a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner. The medicines may be in form of oral pills and syrups, injections, ointments, bandages, kneecaps, collars, belts, icepack, heat patch and the likes.
[0070] In an exemplary embodiment, the medicines may be dispensed free of cost or in lieu of a payment. In an embodiment, the medicine dispensing machine (114) may accept a predetermined set of denominations of currency in the form of notes or coins. In an embodiment, the price of the medicines may be displayed on the medicine dispensing machine (114) and upon receipt of the correct amount of money from the patient at a predetermined receiving slot attached to the dispensing machine; the selected medicines may be dispensed. The dispensed medicines may be collected from a collection bin attached to the medicine dispensing machine (114).
[0071] In an embodiment, the medicine dispensing machine (114) may be coupled to the one or more sensors (112) for detection of quantity of medicines remaining in the dispensing machine. By way of example, the count of medicines in the medicine dispensing machine may be monitored by using proximity sensors like infrared sensors, limit switches, laser sensors and the likes.
[0072] In a preferred embodiment, the remote healthcare system may comprise of a computing device (108) associated with a patient (110A). The computing device (108) may be configured to be communicatively coupled to one or more sensors (112) and a medicine dispensing machine (114) through a network (106), the one or more sensors (112) and the medicine dispensing machine (114) being installed in an enclosed region, designated for health checkup of the patient. The computing device (108) may be enabled to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing device (102) through the network (106).
[0073] In an embodiment, the computing device (108) may be configured to receive the plurality of measured physical statistics of the patient from the one or more sensors (112) and transmit patient information including the plurality of physical statistics to the remote computing device (102). The healthcare practitioner associated with the remote computing device (102) may be enabled to visually inspect the patient and the plurality of measured physical statistics of the patient. In an embodiment, the remote computing device (102) may be configured to transmit a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient to the computing device (108). In response to the received set of instructions, the computing device may be configured to instruct the medicine dispensing machine (114) to dispense medicines relevant to the prescription of the healthcare practitioner.
[0074] In an embodiment, the patient may be facilitated to register for the first time and log-in in subsequent usage with the remote healthcare system using a unique identifier associated with the patient.
[0075] In an embodiment, patient information may comprise personal information, like a unique identifier code or number, diagnostic information comprising of the measured physical statistics, health status history comprising one or more images pertaining to changes in the health status of the patient, result of one or more analyses of the measured physical statistics of the patient, medicines and medical advice prescribed at a previous time and the likes.
[0076] In an embodiment, the healthcare practitioner may be a physician including but not limited to general physician, dentist, heart specialist, psychologist, physical therapist, skin specialist, neurologist, urologist, ear-nose-throat specialist, pediatrician, gynecologist, eye specialist or a non-physician like diagnostic healthcare manager, paramedic, physician assistant, pharmacist and the likes. In an embodiment, the healthcare practitioner may be enabled to instruct the patient to use any or a combination of the one or more sensors (114) to aid the process of collection of the plurality of physical statistics of the patient and visual inspection of the patient.
[0077] In an embodiment, the healthcare practitioner may be enabled to determine change in the health status of the patient by comparing the currently measured physical statistics, the one or more images, scans or reports representing the current health status of the patient with previously measured physical statistics and one or more images, scans, reports representing a previous health status of the patient. Information regarding previous health status of the patient may be stored in a server (104) coupled to the remote computing device. In an embodiment, the server (104) may be configured to store patient information for future access by authorized healthcare personnel.
[0078] In an embodiment, the remote computing device (102) may be associated with a healthcare practitioner (110B) and operatively connected to the server (104). The remote computing device (102) may be enabled to receive a plurality of physical statistics of the patient (110B) from the computing device (108). The remote computing device (102) may be facilitated to transmit a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient (110A) to the computing device (108), the set of instructions being provided by the healthcare practitioner (110B). The server (104) may be configured to store information related to the identity of the patient, the plurality of physical statistics of the patient and medical advice prescribed to the patient for future access by authorized healthcare professionals.
[0079] In an exemplary embodiment, the remote healthcare system may be enabled to connect to one or more patients 110A-1, 110A-2,.., 110A-N (individually referred to as the patient 110A and collectively referred to as the patients 110A, herein). The remote computing device (102) may be connected through the network (106) with one or more computing devices, 108-1, 108-2,..., 108N (individually referred to as the computing device 108 and collectively referred to as the computing devices 108, herein), each computing device (108) being associated with a patient (110A) at a time.
[0080] The patients (110A) may be suffering from a number of diseases of varying intensity and accordingly healthcare practitioners (110B) of relevant experience may be assigned for consultation with the patients (110A). In an embodiment, the remote healthcare system may include one or more remote computing devices, 102-1, 102-2,...,102N (individually referred to as the remote computing device 102 and collectively referred to as the remote computing devices 102, herein). By way of example, each of the one or more remote computing devices (102) may be associated with the one or more healthcare practitioners (110B).
[0081] In an embodiment, the computing device (108) may be implemented using any or a combination of hardware components and software components such as a cloud, a server, a computing system, a computing device, a network device and the like. Further, the computing device (108) may be configured to interact with the patient (110A) through a website or an application that may reside in the computing device (108). In an implementation, the computing device (108) may be accessed by website or application that may be configured with any operating system, including but not limited to, AndroidTM, iOSTM, and the like. Examples of the computing devices (108) may include, but are not limited to, a computing device (108) associated with industrial equipment or an industrial equipment based asset, a smart camera, a smart phone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld device and the likes.
[0082] In an embodiment, the remote computing device (102) may be implemented using any or a combination of hardware components and software components such as a cloud, a server, a computing system, a computing device, a network device and the like. Further, the remote computing device (102) may be configured to interact with the healthcare practitioner (110B) through a website or an application that may reside in the remote computing device (102). In an implementation, the remote computing device (102) may be accessed by website or application that may be configured with any operating system, including but not limited to, AndroidTM, iOSTM, and the like. Examples of the remote computing devices (102) may include, but are not limited to, a remote computing device (102) associated with industrial equipment or an industrial equipment based asset, a smart camera, a smart phone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld device and the likes.
[0083] In an illustrative embodiment, the communication network (106) may be configured to include any or a combination of Wireless local area network (WLAN), Wide area network (WAN), Wireless fidelity (Wi-fi), Worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), cellular communication module, and the likes. The communication network (106) may be configured as any or a combination of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Li-Fi, Zigbee and the likes. In another embodiment, the communication network (112) may be a wireless network, a wired network or a combination thereof that may be implemented as one of the different types of networks, such as Intranet, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Internet, and the likes. Further, the communication network (106) may either be a dedicated network or a shared network. The shared network may represent an association of the different types of networks that may use variety of protocols, for example, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and the likes.
[0084] In an embodiment, the remote healthcare system may include a printer coupled to the computing device (108), the printer being enabled to print a prescription slip for the patient to maintain for future reference and use. In an alternative embodiment, the prescription comprising specification of ailment, medicines and medical advice may be transmitted to email or chat applications installed on user devices including but not limited to registered smart phones, tablets, android devices, laptops and personal computers.
[0085] In an embodiment, the computing device (108) may be configured to display current health status of the patient on a display device coupled to the computing device (108). The current health status may comprise an image among one or more images corresponding to scans, list of physical statistics or diagnostic report of the patient.
[0086] In an embodiment, the computing device (108) may include one or more processors (interchangeably may be referred to as processor, herein) of a processing unit which may be communicatively coupled to a memory and which may store one or more instructions to be executed by the processor. The processing unit of the computing device (108) may be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors (112) coupled to the enclosed region having a physical boundary.
[0087] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components (200) of the processing unit of the computing device (108) in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0088] In an embodiment, the computing device (108) may include one or more processor(s) (202). The one or more processor(s) (202) may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) (202) are configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (204) of the processing unit of the computing device (108). The memory (204) may store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network service. The memory (204) may comprise any non-transitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as RAM, or non-volatile memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0089] The processing unit of the computing device (108) may also comprise an interface(s) (206). The interface(s) (206) may comprise a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, and the like. The interface(s) (206) may facilitate communication of the processing unit of the computing device (108) with various devices coupled to the computing device (108) such as the one or more sensors (112), the medicine dispensing machine (114), the printer, the display unit and the likes. The interface(s) (206) may also provide a communication pathway for one or more components of the processing unit of the computing device (108). Examples of such components include, but are not limited to, memory (204) and the database (210).
[0090] The processing engine(s) (208) of the processing unit of the computing device (108) may be implemented as a combination of hardware and programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s) (208). In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the programming for the processing engine(s) (208) may be processor-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the processing engine(s) (208) may comprise a processing resource (for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s) (208). In such examples, the processing unit of the computing device (108) may comprise the machine-readable storage medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the machine-readable storage medium may be separate but accessible to the processing unit of the computing device (108) and the processing resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) (208) may be implemented by electronic circuitry.
[0091] The database (210) may comprise information that may be either stored or generated as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) (208). In an exemplary embodiment, the processing engine(s) (208) may comprise a physical statistics determination engine (212), an instructions receiving engine (214), a medicine dispensing engine (216), a prescription printing engine (218), and other engine(s) (220). It would be appreciated that units being described are only exemplary units and any other unit or sub-unit may be included as part of the processing unit of the computing device (108). These units too may be merged or divided into super- units or sub-units as may be configured.
[0092] In an embodiment, the physical statistics determination engine (212) may be facilitated to determine a plurality of physical statistics of the patient, from the measurements received from the one or more sensors (112), the sensors being installed within the enclosed region. The one or more sensors may include non-limiting examples like a blood pressure monitor for checking blood pressure, a scale for checking weight fluctuations, a temperature monitoring sensor, an oximeter for determining blood oxygen levels, and a glucometer for determining blood sugar levels. The measurements of the one or more sensors may be of the form including but not limited to electrical, pressure, temperature, acceleration, chemical signals. The physical statistics determination engine (212) may be configured to transform the measured signals of different types into electrical pulses represented by computer readable binary stream.
[0093] In another embodiment, the determined physical statistics of the patient may be transmitted to the remote computing device (102) and in response to that, the instructions receiving engine (214) may be configured to receive a set of instructions pertaining to the treatment of the patient. In an embodiment, the set of instructions may also include analysis of image scans representing the current health status of the patient and the diagnostic reports of tests conducted on the plurality of physical statistics of the patient. In another embodiment, the instructions receiving engine (214), in response to the transmitted physical statistics of the patient may provide the set of instructions pertaining to prescribed medicines, medical advice, diet, exercise and the likes related to treatment of the patient, the set of instructions being provided by the remotely located healthcare practitioner.
[0094] In an embodiment, the medicine dispensing engine (216), based on the treatment prescribed by the healthcare practitioner, may be configured to instruct the dispensing machine installed in the enclosed region to dispense the exact amount and type of medicines for consumption by the patient. In another embodiment, the medicine dispensing engine (216) may also be configured to monitor the quantity of medicines remaining in the dispensing machine and transmit the corresponding information to the remote computing device (102) to be further used for updating the existing record in the server (104). This functionality may be used to keep track of the usage and procurement of medicines in the proposed remote healthcare system.
[0095] In an embodiment, prescription printing engine (218) of the processing unit of the computing device (108) may be enabled to facilitate in printing of the prescriptions for future use and reference by the patient. The prescription may include detailed report of the ailment, medicines and medical advice provided by the healthcare practitioner, instructions related to follow-up or further referral to experts pertaining to a particular disease.
[0096] In an embodiment, an exemplary case may be considered, such that a 20-year-old female researcher in India may be suffering from cough and fever. The nearest medical facility may be at least few hundred kilometers away and the research station may be equipped to provide only basic first aid and medication. However, the station may be partnered with the proposed remote healthcare system. The system may require the female to visit to a partnered facility present within an enclosed region with a physical boundary and equipped with a biometric sensor and a portable, electronic imaging device. The female may suspect that she has contracted pneumonia, and she may have an immediate requirement of treatment, but she may wish to confirm the diagnosis. Using the local facility of the remote healthcare system, the female may obtain a live consultation with a remote healthcare practitioner. The practitioner, located at a distant location may ask basic questions about the researcher's symptoms and may examine the researcher visually. Also, vital physical statistics of the female may be captured using the one or more sensors and transmitted to the remotely located healthcare practitioner. To gather additional information, the practitioner may instruct the researcher to use a biometric sensor and the electronic imaging device installed in the enclosed region of the facility. The biometric sensor may facilitate to measure the researcher's vital signs and other biometric data such as her body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. Also, for example using a portable imaging device, the practitioner may be able to receive a chest x-ray of the patient. Based on the captured information of the researcher, the practitioner may suggest a prescription and may also refer the researcher to a specialist. According to the prescription, one or more relevant medicines may be dispensed from the medicine dispensing machine installed within the enclosed region of the facility. After the researcher leaves the premises, the enclosed region of the facility may be sterilized using ultraviolet rays and prepare the enclosed region for a next patient.
[0097] FIG. 3A illustrates exemplary representation of steps involving various components (300) of the remote healthcare system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0098] In an illustrative embodiment of FIG. 3A the remote healthcare system may be facilitated to provide basic healthcare facilities via a machine installed in enclosed region of remote areas, the enclosed region being in the form of a kiosk, booth, room and the like. As an example, when a patient suffering from sore throat does not want to travel to a hospital that is located distantly, he/she may visit the booth in nearby location. In an exemplary embodiment, at block 302 the patient may enter into the booth for inspection and determination of illness if any and obtain healthcare instructions from a doctor located at a remote location. At block 304, upon the patient entering the booth the patient’s height may be measured at door of the booth. The patient may be asked to stand stiff for a few seconds, and an optical sensor may be used to measure the height of the patient.
[0099] In an embodiment, at block 306 the patient may be instructed to sit on a chair. When the patient sits on the chair, at block 308 weight of the patient may be measured. As an example, a digital weighing scale may be attached to bottom of the patient’s chair. By way of example, the error of weighing machine may be around 0.025% of the patient’s weight.
[00100] Further, at an exemplary embodiment at block 310, the patient may authenticate himself with an identification card (ID card) at a sensor panel installed within the booth. The ID card may contain details of the user such as user name, address, contact number, insurance details, age, gender and the like. As shown in FIG. 3A, a camera based ID card scanner may be used to fetch personal details configured to auto-fill a registration form associated with the patient. The image taken by the camera may contain the personal details of the patient and after successful registration or log-in of the patient, the image may be discarded to ensure that no confidential information is stored; hence concerns on information leakage may be prevented.
[00101] In an embodiment, at block 312, the details of the patient may be transmitted to the remote computing device (102) and a healthcare practitioner located at the remote location may be requested to examine the patient remotely. The patient and the doctor may be connected through video conferencing via a highly secured and fast, communication network (106).
[00102] In a preferred embodiment, at block 314, the healthcare practitioner may be connected to the patient and the healthcare practitioner may be enabled to perform a visual inspection of the patient. In an embodiment, this may be done using a highly advanced and robust 5 axis robotic manipulator coupled to the camera. The camera may be enabled to move in up-down motion, front-back motion, left-right motion and tilt and pan motion. The movement of the manipulator may be controlled by the remotely located healthcare practitioner through the computing device (108), the control instructions being transmitted from the remote computing device (102) via the communication network (106). This mechanism of performing diagnosis may be performed in such a manner so as to maintain safety in all conditions. Additional safety measures may be taken to prevent failures.
[00103] In an embodiment, visual inspection of the patient by the healthcare practitioner may be conducted at block 316 using the one or more sensors installed in the booth. The sensors may be health monitoring sensors such as related to a blood pressure monitor for checking blood pressure, a scale for checking weight fluctuations, an accelerometer pendant for tracking activity and alerting caretakers of falls and/or extended periods of lack of movement, an oximeter for determining pulse and blood oxygen levels, and a glucometer for determining blood sugar levels and the likes. In addition, other health monitoring devices may be added as per the medical conditions of patients.
[00104] In an embodiment, the patient may be instructed by the healthcare practitioner to measure his body temperature using a touch sensitive body temperature sensor. The temperature sensor may be configured to generate an alert signal if the patient’s body temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature. Further, heart rate and pulse rate may be measured using a touch sensitive optical PPG sensor that may be configured to provide accurate data on the heart beats per minute and oxygen level in blood.
[00105] In an embodiment, blood pressure of the patient may be measured using a blood pressure machine. When the healthcare practitioner may require the patient’s pressure to be checked, the healthcare practitioner may ask the patient to wear the band of the blood pressure gauge and the blood pressure may be monitored. Captured pressure signal may be converted to digital signal by the processing unit of the computing device (108) and transmitted to the remote computing device (102). The machine may also be equipped with a digital stethoscope. The patient may be instructed to use the stethoscope for monitoring respiratory and heart sounds, and the sounds may be audible to the healthcare practitioner in real time.
[00106] In an embodiment, the computing device (108) may be coupled to a display unit configured to display the information exchanged between the patient and the healthcare practitioner. Along with the display, a microphone and a speaker may also be coupled to the computing device (108) to improve audibility of conversation between the healthcare practitioner and the patient.
[00107] In an embodiment, upon the patient being inspected, at block 318 medicines relevant to the prescription provided by the healthcare practitioner may be dispensed by the medicine dispensing machine. In an embodiment, a pill dispenser may be enabled to store and dispense 25 different types of medicines. In addition to this, the pill dispenser may be equipped to collect a set of feedback signals pertaining to quantity of medicines remaining in the medicine dispensing machine (114). The set of feedback signals may be processed by the computing device (108) and transmitted to the server (104). The updated information at the server (104) may be used to procure more medicines and inform concerned authorities regarding usage of medicines.
[00108] In an embodiment, at block 320, a prescription may be printed and provided to the patient seeking treatment. A thermal printer may be provided to print prescriptions and reports for the patient. The printed prescriptions may have a barcode and a quick response code, so that if the patient comes for follow up, the patient’s details may be fetched by scanning the unique barcode/QR code, instead of the patient’s ID card. The prescription provided earlier may be scanned and history of treatment of the patient may be retrieved from the server (104) for perusal by the healthcare practitioner.
[00109] In an embodiment, upon receiving the prescription the patient may leave the booth. At block 322, the room may be sterilized using ultra violet rays after the patient has left the premises of the enclosed region. This process may ensure that the booth is germ free and prepared for the next patient.
[00110] FIG. 3B illustrates exemplary implementation of components (300) of the remote healthcare system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00111] In an exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3B, the processing unit of the computing device (108) installed in the enclosed region for health checkup of the patient may have one or more snapdragon processors (202) including but not limited to version 820 of series 600. The one or more processors (202) may be facilitated to perform image and video processing actions using an exemplary Vision Intelligence 400 platform with the help of a robotic manipulator based camera. In an embodiment, the one or more processors (202) may be enabled to perform diagnostic tests, scans and medical checkup of the patient by an artificial intelligence based processing engine (208). The one or more processors (202) of the computing device (108) may be configured to receive the physical statistics of the patient from the one or more sensors (112), configured to measure physical statistics like but not limited to height, weight, blood pressure and pathological features of blood like oxygen concentration, blood glucose and the likes. Depending on the requirement of the patient, the one or more processors (202) may be enabled to connect to on demand diagnostic tools including but not limited to dermoscope, electrocardiogram and stethoscope.
[00112] In an embodiment, the one or more processors (202) may be configured to be coupled to a display unit, the display unit by way of non-limiting example being a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, a light emitting diode (LED) screen, scrolling LEDs and the likes. To aid conversation between the patient and the healthcare practitioner, the computing device (108) may be operatively coupled to microphone and speaker. In another embodiment, the computing device (108) may be operatively coupled to a printer for printing prescription depending of the set of instructions received from the remote healthcare practitioner.
[00113] In an exemplary embodiment, the computing device (108) may be enabled to execute telecommunication and diagnostic actions. The patient information determined at the one or more processors (202) may be transmitted to the remote computing device (102) via a network (106). By way of example, the network (106) can be in the form of an internet cloud. The remote computing device (108) may be associated with an assembly of healthcare providers including but not limited to hospital chain, authorized pathological laboratories and physicians.
[00114] In an illustrative embodiment of FIG. 3B, the patient information may be transmitted to and stored on a server (104). By way of example, the server may be enabled to perform functionalities including but not limited to storing, updating and retrieval of medical records of patients, scheduling of diagnostic tools, service providers, appointments, and controlling of the sequence of processes involving the components of the remote healthcare system.
[00115] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram (400) illustrating a remote healthcare method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[00116] In an embodiment, at block 402, a computing device (108) present within an enclosed region may be configured to monitor and determine multiple physical statistics of the patient using one or more sensors. The one or more sensors (112) may be installed within the enclosed region. At block 404, the determined physical statistics of the patient may be transmitted to a remote computing device (102). The remote computing device (102) may be associated with a healthcare practitioner and operatively configured with the computing device (108). In response to the transmitted physical statistics of the patient, further at block 406, the processor of the computing device (108) may be configured to receive a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient received from the healthcare practitioner. At block 408, a dispensing machine (114) coupled with the computing device (108) may be instructed to dispense medicines based on the received set of instructions related to treatment received from the healthcare practitioner. Finally, at block 410, the printer coupled with the computing device (108) may be activated to print a prescription corresponding to the set of instructions related to the treatment of the patient, the set of instructions being received from the healthcare practitioner.
[00117] FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary computer system (500) to implement the proposed system in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[00118] As shown in FIG. 5, a computer system may include an external storage device (510), a bus (520), a main memory (530), a read only memory (540), a mass storage device (550), communication port (560), and a processor (570). A person skilled in the art may appreciate that computer system may include more than one processor and communication ports. Examples of processor (570) may include, but not limited to, an Intel® Itanium® or Itanium 2 processor(s), or AMD® Opteron® or Athlon MP® processor(s), Motorola® lines of processors, FortiSOC™ system on a chip processors or other future processors. Processor (570) may include various modules associated with embodiments of the present invention. Communication port (560) may be any of an RS-232 port for use with a modem based dialup connection, a 10/100 Ethernet port, a Gigabit or 10 Gigabit port using copper or fiber, a serial port, a parallel port, or other existing or future ports. Communication port 560 may be chosen depending on a network, such a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or any network to which computer system connects.
[00119] Memory (530) may be Random Access Memory (RAM), or any other dynamic storage device commonly known in the art. Read only memory (540) may be any static storage device(s) e.g., but not limited to, a Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM) chips for storing static information e.g., start-up or BIOS instructions for processor 570. Mass storage (550) may be any current or future mass storage solution, which may be used to store information and/or instructions. Exemplary mass storage solutions may include, but not limited to, Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives or solid-state drives (internal or external, e.g., having Universal Serial Bus (USB) and/or Firewire interfaces), e.g. those available from Seagate (e.g., the Seagate Barracuda 7102 family) or Hitachi (e.g., the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000), one or more optical discs, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage, e.g. an array of disks (e.g., SATA arrays), available from various vendors including Dot Hill Systems Corp., LaCie, Nexsan Technologies, Inc. and Enhance Technology, Inc.
[00120] Bus (520) may enable the processor(s) (570) to communicatively couple with the memory, storage and other blocks. Bus (520) may be, e.g. a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) / PCI Extended (PCI-X) bus, Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), USB or the like, for connecting expansion cards, drives and other subsystems as well as other buses, such a front side bus (FSB), which may connect processor (570) to software system.
[00121] Optionally, operator and administrative interfaces, e.g. a display, keyboard, and a cursor control device, may also be coupled to bus (520) to support direct operator interaction with computer system. Other operator and administrative interfaces may be provided through network connections connected through communication port (560). External storage device (510) may be any kind of external hard-drives, floppy drives, IOMEGA® Zip Drives, Compact Disc - Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Compact Disc - Re-Writable (CD-RW), Digital Video Disk - Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM). Components described above are meant only to exemplify various possibilities. In no way should the aforementioned exemplary computer system limit the scope of the present disclosure.
[00122] Embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented entirely hardware, entirely software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or combining software and hardware implementation that may all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit,” “module,” “component,” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects of the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having computer readable program code embodied thereon.
[00123] Thus, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to any particular named.
[00124] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean “communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.
[00125] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refers to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C …. And N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.
[00126] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[00127] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that facilitates a patient seeking medical advice to consult a remotely located healthcare practitioner, without having to travel to the remote location to access healthcare services.
[00128] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables in an enclosed region designated for health checkup of the patient and dispensing of medicines.
[00129] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables in the enclosed region to have one or more sensors configured to measure a plurality of physical statistics of the patient.
[00130] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables in the enclosed region to have a medicine dispensing machine for dispensing of one or more types of medicines according to the instructions of the healthcare practitioner.
[00131] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that facilitates a computing device installed in the enclosed region to be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the medicine dispensing machine.
[00132] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to receive the plurality of physical statistics and unique identifier of the patient from the one or more sensors.
[00133] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to actuate a manipulator coupled to an imaging sensor for facilitating visual inspection of the patient by the healthcare practitioner.
[00134] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to display current health status of the patient on a display device coupled to the computing device.
[00135] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to transmit the current health status, the plurality of physical statistics and unique identifier of the patient to a remote computing device associated with the healthcare practitioner.
[00136] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the remote computing device to transmit the current health status, plurality of physical statistics and the unique identifier of the patient to a server for storage and future access by authorized healthcare professionals.
[00137] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to receive a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner associated with the remote computing device.
[00138] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that facilitates the computing device to instruct the medicine dispensing machine to dispense medicines according to the received set of instructions related to treatment of the patient.
[00139] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to print a prescription corresponding to the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient by activating a printer operatively coupled to the computing device.
[00140] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that facilitates the computing device to automatically disinfect the enclosed region by activating ultraviolet light sources operatively coupled to the computing device and installed in the enclosed region after the patient leaves the enclosed region.
[00141] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare system that enables the computing device to monitor the quantity of medicines remaining in the medicine dispensing machine and updating the status of consumption and requirement of medicines in the server.
[00142] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare method that enables the computing device to determine the plurality of physical statistics of the patient from the one or more sensors, transmit the plurality of physical statistics of the patient to the remote computing device and receive in response, a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner associated with the remote computing device.
[00143] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare method that enables the computing device to display current health status of the patient on the display device, print the prescription using a printer and instruct the medicine dispensing machine to dispense medicines according to the set of instructions from the remote healthcare practitioner.
[00144] The present disclosure provides for a remote healthcare method that enables the computing device to automatically determine the occupancy status of the enclosed region and disinfect the enclosed region by activating the ultra violet light sources.

WE CLAIM

A remote healthcare system configured to wirelessly connect a patient with a healthcare practitioner, the remote healthcare system comprising:
one or more sensors (112) installed in an enclosed region, wherein, the enclosed region is designated for health checkup of the patient and dispensing of medicines and wherein, the one or more sensors (112) are configured to measure a plurality of physical statistics of the patient; wherein the patient is facilitated to receive medical advice from the remotely located healthcare practitioner;
a medicine dispensing machine (114) , installed in the enclosed region, wherein the medicine dispensing machine is enabled to dispense one or more types of medicines based on a set of instructions related to treatment, the set of instructions being provided by the healthcare practitioner;
a computing device (108), communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors (112) and the medicine dispensing machine (114), wherein the computing device (108) is installed in said enclosed region and comprises a processing unit further comprising a processor operatively coupled with a memory, said memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
determine, the plurality of physical statistics of the patient using the one or more sensors (112);
transmit, the determined physical statistics of the patient to the remotely located healthcare practitioner;
receive, a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the healthcare practitioner;
instruct, the medicine dispensing machine (114) to dispense medicines based on the received set of instructions related to treatment of the patient;
a remote computing device (102), configured to be associated with the healthcare practitioner, wherein, the remote computing device (102) is operatively configured with the computing device (108) installed in said enclosed region; wherein the remote computing device (102) is configured to receive the plurality of physical statistics of the patient from the computing device (108) and wherein the remote computing device (102) is configured to transmit the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient to the computing device (108).

2. The remote healthcare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors (112) are configured to detect any or a combination of height, weight, blood pressure, blood volume, pulse rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation in blood, blood sugar level , body temperature and general wellbeing of the patient.

3. The remote healthcare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the enclosed region is automatically disinfected by ultra violet light after the patient leaves the enclosed region; wherein the enclosed region is coupled to one or more ultraviolet light sources, operatively coupled to the computing device (108), and the one or more sensors (112) configured to determine occupancy status of the enclosed region.

4. The remote healthcare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing device (108) is operatively coupled to a printer, wherein the printer is configured to print the prescription based on the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient; wherein the set of instructions are received by the computing device (108) from the remotely located healthcare practitioner via a network (106).
5. The remote healthcare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein patient information pertaining to any or a combination of a unique identifier of the patient, history of the plurality of physical statistics of the patient, the set of instructions related to treatment and the medicines prescribed to the patient are stored in a server (104) for future access by an authorized healthcare practitioner, wherein the server (104) is operatively coupled to the remote healthcare system.

6. The remote healthcare system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing device (108) is configured to monitor the quantity of medicines present in the medicine dispensing machine (114) and update inventory information regarding consumption and requirement of medicines, wherein the inventory information is transmitted by the computing device (108) and stored on the server (104).

7. A remote healthcare method, configured to provide telemedicine facilities to a patient by a remotely located healthcare practitioner, the method comprising the steps of:
determining, using a processor (202) of a computing device (108), a unique identifier and a plurality of physical statistics of the patient using one or more sensors (112), wherein the one or more sensors (112) and the computing device (108) are installed in an enclosed region designated for health checkup of patients and dispensing of medicines;
transmitting, by the processor (202) of the computing device (108) the unique identifier and the plurality of physical statistics of the patient to the remote computing device (102), wherein the remote computing device (102) is associated with the healthcare practitioner;
receiving, at the processor (202) of the computing device (108), in response to the transmitted physical statistics of the patient, a set of instructions related to treatment of the patient from the remote computing device (102) operatively coupled to the computing device (108), wherein the set of instructions pertain to medicines and advice prescribed to the patient by the healthcare practitioner;
instructing, by the processor (202) of the computing device (108), a medicine dispensing machine (114), configured to dispense one or more medicines based on the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient, wherein the medicine dispensing machine (114) is communicatively coupled to the computing device (108);
8. The remote healthcare method, as claimed in claim 7, wherein the processor (202) of the computing device (108) is configured to receive the occupancy status of the enclosed region from one or more sensors (112) and activate the ultraviolet light emitters installed in the enclosed region for disinfecting the enclosed region after the patient leaves the enclosed region.

9. The remote healthcare method, as claimed in claim 7, wherein the processor (202) of the computing device (108) is configured to actuate a manipulator coupled to an imaging device, facilitating visual inspection of the patient by the healthcare practitioner, wherein the imaging device is enabled to have any or a combination of motion along right/left, up/down, front/back, pan and tilt.

10. The remote healthcare method, as claimed in claim 7, wherein the processor (202) of the computing device (108) is facilitated to activate a printer configured to print the prescription pertaining to the set of instructions related to treatment of the patient and also display current health status of the patient on a display device, wherein the printer and the display device are coupled to the computing device (108) and wherein the current health status includes an image among a plurality of images; wherein the plurality of images are configured to demonstrate the changes in health status of the patient and wherein, the plurality of images are stored in a database (210) operatively coupled to the processor (202) of the computing device (108).