Multi-level architecture for dynamically generating interactive program modules

• US 10,565,892 B1
• Filed: 09/01/2017
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vignet Incorporated (Vignet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Vignet Incorporated (Vignet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Jain, Praduman, Klein, Dave, Cao, Yue, Jain, Neeta
• Primary Examiner(s): Weng, Pei Yong
• Application Number:
  US15/694,372
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

In some implementations, program data for a program is used to provide interactive content to an application that runs on mobile computing devices. The program includes a sequence of multiple segments each corresponding to different time periods, multiple selectable tracks and multiple levels within each track. The program data indicates rules for the program that are used to vary the interactive content provided to different users. The program data is used to identify a rule that correspond to a current segment, a current track, and a current level in the program for a particular user. A trigger and one or more conditions specified by the identified rule is be determined to be satisfied, and in response, content specified by the identified rule is provided for display on the mobile computing device associated with the particular user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

running, by a mobile computing device, an application configured to provide interactive content personalized for a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the interactive content is obtained for a program comprising a sequence of multiple segments each corresponding to a different time period in a sequence of multiple time periods, the multiple segments each having a set of rules for generating personalized interactions with the user during the time period corresponding to the segment,

wherein the program comprises multiple tracks and multiple levels for the segments, and

wherein the program is configured to vary the interactive content for the user according to (i) a track and level assigned for the user and (ii) user activity data during the segment;

generating, by the mobile computing device, activity data for a current segment of the program, the activity data indicating (i) interaction data indicating interactions of the user with the application during the current segment, and (ii) sensor data indicating one or more measurements separate from user input to the application, the sensor data being obtained from one or more sensors during the current segment of the program;

obtaining, by the mobile computing device, a subset of content for the current segment based on a current track and level assigned for the user, wherein the program includes rules that are associated with the current track and level; and

initiating, by the mobile computing device, presentation of a selected portion of the content in the subset on the mobile computing device in response to a determination, based at least in part on the sensor data for the current segment, that one or more triggers or conditions defined by the rules associated with the current track and level are satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device periodically exchanges communications with the mobile computing device such that updated content is automatically transmitted to the mobile computing device without a user interaction from the user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

while a first level of the program is active, obtaining a series of measurements during a predetermined period of time; and

based on the series of measurements, providing content for a level of the program that is different from the first level.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading, to the mobile computing device, a portion of the program data for the program, the downloaded program data indicating features of the application to activate to customize interaction with the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device has a cache configured to store elements of the program data, the program data being divided into different portions corresponding to different tracks and segments;

wherein the method further comprises;

obtaining, from a server system, the portion of program data corresponding to the current track and level for the user;

storing, in the cache of the mobile computing device, the portion of program data corresponding to the current track and level for the user;

removing, from the cache, a previously-stored portion of program data corresponding to a previous track and level for the user; and

providing one or more user interfaces on the mobile computing device based on the portion of program data corresponding to the current track and level for the user that is stored in the cache.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing, at the mobile computing device, a subset of rules of the program that define criteria for initiating outputs to the user; and

processing, by the mobile computing device, the subset of rules to determine times to initiate one or more outputs to the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein storing the subset of rules comprises storing a subset of rules that is selected based on the current track, current level, and current segment of the user in the program.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein storing the subset of rules comprises storing a subset of rules that is filtered based on characteristics of the user.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising periodically changing the subset of rules stored at the mobile computing device through coordination with a server system.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one rule in the subset specifies a trigger when the rule becomes activated, a condition, and a corresponding action for the mobile computing device to perform when the rule is activated and the condition is satisfied;

and

wherein the method comprises periodically evaluating the trigger and the condition to determine whether to perform the corresponding action.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising using the stored subset of the program rules to provide real-time customization of personalized interaction through the application, by applying a user-specific subset of the program rules while network connectivity for the mobile computing device is unavailable.

18. The method of claim 1, comprising generating a progress measure that is based on user activity over multiple time periods that correspond to different segments of the program;

and

determining whether to advance the user to the next segment of the program based on the progress measure that is based on the user activity over multiple time periods that correspond to different segments of the program.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor data comprises one or more physiological measurements for the user.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the program is configured to vary the interactive content for the user based on different sets of rules that respectively correspond to different combinations of tracks and levels, the sets of rules respectively specifying different triggers to initiate presentation of content for the corresponding tracks and levels based on the activity data;

and

wherein obtaining the subset of content for the current segment is based on a particular set of rules that the program specifies corresponds to the current track and level assigned for the user.

21. The method of claim 1, comprising:

accumulating activity data for the user at multiple points in time over a duration of the program; and

using the accumulated activity data over multiple periods to provide a recommendation for the user or customized content for the user.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the recommendation or customized content are based on one or more trends identified using the accumulated activity data.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the segments of the program correspond to different stages or phases of a medical treatment plan for the user.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor data indicates a physical capability of the user.

12. A mobile computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more machine-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile computing device to perform operations comprising;

providing, by the mobile computing device, an interface of an application configured to provide interactive content personalized for a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the interactive content is obtained for a program comprising a sequence of multiple segments each corresponding to a different time period in a sequence of of multiple time periods, the multiple segments each having a set of rules for generating personalized interactions with the user during the time period corresponding to the segment,

wherein the program comprises multiple tracks and multiple levels for the segments, and

wherein the program is configured to vary the interactive content for the user according to (i) a track and level assigned for the user and iii) user activity data during the segment;

generating, by the mobile computing device, activity data for a current segment of the program, the activity data indicating (i) interaction data indicating interactions of the user with the application during the current segment, and (ii) sensor data indicating one or more measurements separate from user input to the application, the sensor data being obtained from one or more sensors during the current segment of the program;

obtaining, by the mobile computing device, a subset of content for the current segment based on a current track and level assigned for the user, wherein the program includes rules that are associated with the current track and level; and

initiating, by the mobile computing device, presentation of a selected portion of the content in the subset on the mobile computing device in response to a determination, based at least in part on the sensor data for the current segment, that one or more triggers or conditions defined by the rules associated with the current track and level are satisfied.

13. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein the mobile computing device periodically exchanges communications with the mobile computing device such that updated content is automatically transmitted to the mobile computing device without a user interaction from the user.

14. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

while a first level of the program is active, obtaining a series of measurements during a predetermined period of time; and

based on the series of measurements, providing content for a level of the program that is different from the first level.

15. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise downloading, to the mobile computing device, a portion of the program data for the program, the downloaded program data indicating features of the application to activate to customize interaction with the user.

16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to perform operations comprising:

providing, by the mobile computing device, an interface of an application configured to provide interactive content personalized for a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the interactive content is obtained for a program comprising a sequence of multiple segments each corresponding to a different time period in a sequence of one of multiple time periods, the multiple segments each having a set of rules for generating personalized interactions with the user during the time period corresponding to the segment,

wherein the program comprises multiple tracks and multiple levels for the segments, and

wherein the program is configured to vary the interactive content for the user according to (i) a track and level assigned for the user and cii) user activity data during the segment;

generating, by the mobile computing device, activity data for a current segment of the program, the activity data indicating (i) interaction data indicating interactions of the user with the application during the current segment, and (ii) sensor data indicating one or more measurements separate from user input to the application, the sensor data being obtained from one or more sensors during the current segment of the program;

obtaining, by the mobile computing device, a subset of content for the current segment based on a current track and level assigned for the user, wherein the program includes rules that are associated with the current track and level; and

initiating, by the mobile computing device, presentation of a selected portion of the content in the subset on the mobile computing device in response to a determination, based at least in part on the sensor data for the current segment, that one or more triggers or conditions defined by the rules associated with the current track and level are satisfied.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the mobile computing device periodically exchanges communications with the mobile computing device such that updated content is automatically transmitted to the mobile computing device without a user interaction from the user.