The purpose of this correspondence is to advise the HL7 membership of a patent application for Infobutton 
Manager (patent application number 10/647,659) that was disclosed to HL7 by Jim Cimino late last week.  
Jim has indicated that the current work on the Clinical Decision Support Technical Committee 
(GELLO standard) is not affected by this patent, as the patent covers only the Infobutton Manager, 
not Infobutton, not the method by which it is evoked, the parameters that are passed, etc.  
Additionally, Jim has indicated that Columbia University will grant a non-exclusive license to the 
patent for use by any individual, organization, or entity for non-commercial purposes.   
 
The e-mail from Jim can be viewed at: 
 http://www.hl7.org/library/patentinfo/Infobutton_Managers_Disclosure.zip

Information on patents that have been disclosed or reported to HL7 can be found at:
 http://www.hl7.org/library/patentinfo/
 
Please feel free to contact me should you have additional questions.
 
Thank you,
Karen Van Hentenryck

Associate Executive Director
Health Level Seven, Inc.
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 227
Ann Arbor, MI  48104
(734) 677-7777
karenvan@hl7.org
http://www.hl7.org