MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641018320 A) filed by Malla Reddy Engineering College For Women; and Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad, Telangana, on Feb. 18, for 'system and method for intelligent medical chatbot-based symptom assessment and healthcare guidance.'
Inventor(s) include Y. Madhaveelatha; Talasila Ramkumar; M V Subbarao; B V S P Pavan Kumar; Srinivasulu Boyineni; G Anand Kumar; Rahul Gunde; and Srinivasa Rao Kamana.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to an intelligent medical chatbot system designed to enhance healthcare accessibility through conversational AI. The system comprises a natural language processing engine, a symptom triage module, a retrieval-augmented generation pipeline, and a secure backend for data management. Users interact with the chatbot via text or voice, enabling the system to interpret symptoms, classify cases, and provide preliminary medical guidance. The chatbot retrieves clinically relevant information from curated medical knowledge bases and generates contextually accurate responses, including possible reasons for symptoms, recommended next steps, and preventive health advice. The secure backend ensures compliance with healthcare regulations through encryption and access control, while optional integration with electronic health records and teleconsultation platforms supports seamless connectivity to healthcare providers. The invention is applicable in hospitals, telemedicine platforms, insurance companies, corporate offices, universities, and public health organizations, offering a scalable solution for symptom assessment, health education, and resource planning."
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