System and method for evaluating and providing nutrigenomic data, information and advice

• US 20030158756A1
• Filed: 01/08/2003
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fredric David Abramson
• Original Assignee: Fredric David Abramson
• Inventors: Abramson, Fredric David
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,273 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 3/007 Marking tablets or the like apparatus for printing on tablets or the like B41F17/36
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease including providing personal information of an individual, querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information, querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the disease information and/or personal information for obtaining second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease and communicating a result of the query of the lifestyle database to the individual.

Claims

1. A method for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating a result of the query of the second database to the individual.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the result in a third database.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the result is communicated to the individual via a wireless device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the form of the result is in at least one of a text message, a sound message, and a video message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein querying the first database comprises applying predetermined rules to the personal information to determine the individual'"'"'s predisposition to develop a disease.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined rules include rules based on risks for developing a disease associated with the personal information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the rules include rules based on age, sex, lifestyle, habits, family history, previous medical conditions, exposures, height, weight, hereditary information, and ancestry.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information comprises lifestyle information which is stored in a third database.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information comprises at least one of a nutritional, a dietary, and a behavioral item.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second database comprises information related to at least one of a medical, genetic nutrient, dietary, physiological and behavioral data.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first database includes disease causation information.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the disease causation information includes disease causation data related to at least one of a genetic and proteomic condition.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the diet includes a supplement for reducing the individual'"'"'s risk of developing the disease.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes lifestyle information of the individual.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes at least one of lifestyle of the individual, age of the individual, height of the individual, weight of the individual, the profession of the individual, a genetic profile of the individual, a habit of the individual, a sleeping pattern of the individual, family history of the individual, and medical history of the individual.

76. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the result in a second database.

77. The method according to claim 1, wherein the result is communicated to the individual via a wireless device.

78. The method according to claim 1, wherein the form of the result is in at least one of a text message, a sound message, and a video message.

79. The method according to claim 1, wherein querying the first database comprises applying predetermined rules to the personal information to determine the individual'"'"'s predisposition to develop a disease.

80. The method according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined rules include rules based on risks for developing a disease associated with the personal information.

81. The method according to claim 6, wherein the rules include rules based on age, sex, lifestyle, habits, family history, previous medical conditions, exposures, height, weight, hereditary information, and ancestry.

82. The method according to claim 1, wherein query of the lifestyle database produces a lifestyle item for reducing the risk of the individual developing the disease, and wherein the method further comprises storing the lifestyle item in a second database.

83. The method according to claim 1, wherein the lifestyle item comprises at least one of a nutritional, a dietary, and a behavioral item.

84. The method according to claim 1, wherein the lifestyle database comprises information related to at least one of a medical, genetic nutrient, dietary, physiological and behavioral data.

85. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first database includes disease causation information.

86. The method according to claim 11, wherein the disease causation information includes disease causation data related to at least one of a genetic and proteomic condition.

87. The method according to claim 10, wherein the diet includes a supplement for reducing the individual'"'"'s risk of developing the disease.

88. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes lifestyle information of the individual.

89. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes at least one of lifestyle of the individual, age of the individual, height of the individual, weight of the individual, the profession of the individual, a genetic profile of the individual, a habit of the individual, a sleeping pattern of the individual, family history of the individual, and medical history of the individual.

16. A method for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing, the method comprising:

providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating the result to the individual.

17. A system for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease comprising:

first querying means for querying a first database of disease information with personal information of an individual to determine a disease for which the individual may have a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

second querying means for querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining a second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease.

communicating means for communicating the second information to the individual.

18. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon to enable a computer to perform a method for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease.

communicating the second information to the individual.

19. A computer application program operation on a computer for performing a method for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating a result of the query of the lifestyle database to the individual.

20. A system for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing comprising:

providing means for providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying means for querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating means for communicating the second information to the individual.

21. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon to perform a method for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing, the method comprising:

providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating the second information to the individual.

22. A application program operational on a computer for performing a method for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing, the method comprising:

providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying one or more second databases with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces second information for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating the result to the individual.

23. A method for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving the code by the remote system;

determining the product associated with the code;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the product or a closely related product is contained therein; and

communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein inputting comprising scanning the product with a scanner in communication with the wireless communication device.

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein the wireless communication is selected from the group consisting of:

cell phone, a pager, an email device, a radio, and a camera.

26. The method according to claim 23, wherein the wireless communications device includes a keypad for inputting alphanumerics.

27. The method according to claim 23, wherein inputting comprises speaking the code into the wireless communications device.

28. The method according to claim 23, wherein the lifestyle database includes personalized data associated with the individual for at least one of dietary, nutritional, genetic, medical conditions, hereditary, behavior and habits of the individual.

29. A system for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the system comprising:

inputting means for inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

first communicating means for communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving means for receiving the code by the remote system;

determining means for determining the product associated with the code;

querying means for querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the product or a closely related product is contained therein; and

second communicating means for communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

30. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon for enabling a computer to perform a method for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving the code by the remote system;

determining the product associated with the code;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the product or a closely related product is contained therein; and

communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

31. An application program operational on a computer system for performing a method for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving the code by the remote system;

determining the product associated with the code;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the product or a closely related product is contained therein; and

communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

32. A method for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving the code by the remote system;

determining the product associated with the code;

determining the associated nutritional profile of the product;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the nutritional provide of the product fall within a lifestyle of the individual; and

communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein inputting comprising scanning the product with a scanner in communication with the wireless communication device.

34. The method according to claim 32, wherein the wireless communication is selected from the group consisting of:

cell phone, a pager, an email device, a radio, and a camera.

35. The method according to claim 32, wherein the wireless communications device includes a keypad for inputting alphanumerics.

36. The method according to claim 32, wherein the lifestyle database includes personalized data associated with the individual for at least one of dietary, nutritional, genetic, medical conditions, hereditary, behavior and habits of the individual.

37. The method according to claim 32, wherein inputting comprises speaking the code into the wireless communications device.

38. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon to enable a computer to perform a method for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving the code by the remote system;

determining the product associated with the code;

determining the associated nutritional profile of the product;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the nutritional provide of the product fall within a lifestyle of the individual; and

communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

39. An application program operational on a computer system for performing a method for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving the code by the remote system;

determining the product associated with the code;

determining the associated nutritional profile of the product;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the nutritional provide of the product fall within a lifestyle of the individual; and

communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

40. A system for determining whether consumption of an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the system comprising:

inputting means for inputting a code of a product for consumption by an individual into a wireless communication device;

first communicating means for communicating the code via the wireless communications device to a remote system;

receiving means for receiving the code by the remote system;

first determining means for determining the product associated with the code;

second determining the associated nutritional profile of the product;

querying means for querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the nutritional provide of the product fall within a lifestyle of the individual; and

second communicating means for communicating the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device.

41. A method for determining whether an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing an electronic identification on the lifestyle item;

communicating the electronic identification via a wireless communication device to a remote system;

determining the lifestyle item associated with the electronic information;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the lifestyle item is associated with data contained therein;

forwarding the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device; and

presenting the determination with the wireless communication device.

42. A system for determining whether an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the system comprising:

an electronic identifier provided on the lifestyle item;

communicating means for communicating the information contained in the electronic identifier via a wireless communication device to a remote system;

determining means for determining the lifestyle item associated with the electronic information;

querying means for querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the lifestyle item is associated with data contained therein; and

forwarding means for forwarding the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device;

presenting means for presenting the determination with the wireless communication device.

43. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon for enabling a computer to perform a method for determining whether an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing an electronic identification on the lifestyle item;

communicating the electronic identification via a wireless communication device to a remote system;

determining the lifestyle item associated with the electronic information;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the lifestyle item is associated with data contained therein;

forwarding the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device; and

presenting the determination with the wireless communication device.

44. An application program operational on a computer for performing a method for determining whether an item falls within a lifestyle for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing an electronic identification on the lifestyle item;

communicating the electronic identification via a wireless communication device to a remote system;

determining the lifestyle item associated with the electronic information;

querying a first database of lifestyle information to determine whether the lifestyle item is associated with data contained therein;

forwarding the determination from the remote system to the wireless communication device; and

presenting the determination with the wireless communication device.

45. A method for producing a customized supplement for an individual for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease and/or maintaining health, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information regarding the individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying a supplement database with at least a portion of the disease information and/or a portion of the personal information to determine one or more dietary supplements to be ingested by the individual to minimize the individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing the disease and/or maintaining health.

46. The method according to claim 45, further comprising packaging the supplements found in the query of the supplement database to produce a supplement package and delivering the supplement package to the individual.

48. The medium according to claim 45, wherein the method further comprising packaging the supplements found in the query of the supplement database to produce a supplement package and delivering the supplement package to the individual.

50. The computer application program according to claim 45, wherein the method further comprising packaging the supplements found in the query of the supplement database to produce a supplement package and delivering the supplement package to the individual.

47. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon for enabling a computer system to perform a method for producing a customized supplement for an individual for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease and/or maintaining health, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information regarding the individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying a supplement database with at least a portion of the disease information and/or a portion of the personal information to determine one or more dietary supplements to be ingested by the individual to minimize the individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing the disease and/or maintaining health.

49. A computer application program operable on a computer system for enabling the computer system to perform a method for producing a customized supplement for an individual for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease and/or maintaining health, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information regarding the individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying a supplement database with at least a portion of the disease information and/or a portion of the personal information to determine one or more dietary supplements to be ingested by the individual to minimize the individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing the disease and/or maintaining health.

51. A system for determining whether a medication has been ingested by an individual comprising:

a radio transmitter in the shape of a capsule for oral administration to an individual along with a medication; and

a radio receiver, wherein upon the capsule being orally administered to the individual, a bodily fluid in contact with the capsule causes the radio transmitter to transmit a radio signal to the radio receiver.

52. The system according to claim 51, wherein the radio transmitter is a radio-frequency (RF) transponder.

53. The system according to claim 51, further comprising a computer in communication with the radio receiver.

54. The system according to claim 53, wherein the computer logs a time at which the radio signal is received by the radio receiver indicative of a time that the individual ingested the medication.

55. The system according to claim 53, further comprising a central monitoring system in communication with the computer.

56. The system according to claim 55, wherein the computer forwards a second signal to the central monitoring system indicative of a time at which the radio signal is received by the radio receiver.

57. A method for tracking the oral administration of a medication by an individual comprising:

providing a radio transmitter in the form of a capsule for administering orally to the individual along with a medication;

providing a radio receiver for receiving radio signals generated by the radio transmitter;

providing a computer system in communication with the radio receiving for logging a time at which a radio signal is received

orally administering the radio transmitter capsule to the individual;

transmitting a radio signal by the radio transmitter upon the capsule being exposed to a bodily fluid;

receiving the radio signal by the radio receiver;

communicating a second signal to the computer; and

logging a time at which the second signal is received by the computer.

58. The method according to claim 57, further comprising providing communication between the computer and a central monitoring system, and forwarding a third signal to the central monitoring system related to at least one time at which a second signal is received by the computer.

59. The method according to claim 58, wherein the third signal is forwarded to the central monitoring system substantially concurrently with the receiving of the second signal by the computer.

60. The method according to claim 58, wherein the third signal comprises data related to the time the second signal is received by the computer.

61. The method according to claim 57, wherein the radio transmitter comprises a radio frequency (RF) transponder.

62. A system for determining whether a medication has been ingested by an individual comprising:

a radio transmitter provided in a package of medication for administering to an individual; and

a radio receiver, wherein upon the package being opened, the radio transmitter transmits a radio signal to the radio receiver.

63. The system according to claim 62, wherein the radio transmitter comprises a radio frequency (RF) transponder.

64. The system according to claim 62, further comprising a computer in communication with the radio receiver.

65. The system according to claim 64, wherein the computer logs a time at which the radio signal is received by the radio receiver indicative of a time that the individual ingested the medication.

66. The system according to claim 64, further comprising a central monitoring station in communication with the computer.

67. The system according to claim 64, wherein the computer forwards a second signal to the central monitoring station indicative of the time at which the radio signal is received by the radio receiver.

68. A method for tracking the oral administration of a medication by an individual comprising:

providing a radio transmitter in a package of medication;

providing a radio receiver for receiving radio signals generated by the radio transmitter;

providing a computer system in communication with the radio receiving for logging a time at which a radio signal is received

opening the package to obtain the medication for the individual;

transmitting a radio signal by the radio transmitter upon the package being opened;

receiving the radio signal by the radio receiver;

communicating a second signal to the computer; and

logging a time at which the second signal is received by the computer.

69. The method according to claim 68, wherein the radio transmitter comprises a radio frequency (RF) transponder.

70. The method according to claim 68, further comprising providing communication between the computer and a central monitoring system, and forwarding a third signal to the central monitoring system related to at least one time at which a second signal is received by the computer.

71. The method according to claim 70, wherein the third signal is forwarded to the central monitoring system substantially concurrently with the receiving of the second signal by the computer.

72. The method according to claim 70, wherein the third signal comprises data related to the time the second signal is received by the computer.

73. A keyboard for use with a computer system comprising a plurality of keys for inputting information and at least one biometric sensor positioned on at least one of the keys.

74. The keyboard according to claim 73, wherein a biometric sensor is positioned on the home row of a QWERTY keys.

75. The keyboard according to claim 74, wherein the home row comprises a, s, d, f, k, l, and;

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90. A method for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing, the method comprising:

providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating the result to the individual.

91. A system for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease comprising:

first querying means for querying a first database of disease information with personal information of an individual to determine a disease for which the individual may have a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

second querying means for querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease.

communicating means for communicating a result of the query of the lifestyle database to the individual.

92. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon to enable a computer to perform a method for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease.

communicating a result of the query of the lifestyle database to the individual.

93. A computer application program operation on a computer for performing a method for minimizing an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease, the method comprising:

providing personal information of an individual;

querying a first database of disease information with the personal information to determine a disease for which the individual has a predisposition for developing, wherein the query produces disease information;

querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the disease information for obtaining a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease.

communicating a result of the query of the lifestyle database to the individual.

94. A system for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing comprising:

providing means for providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying means for querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating means for communicating the result to the individual.

95. A computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon to perform a method for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing, the method comprising:

providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating the result to the individual.

96. A application program operational on a computer for performing a method for minimizing the risk of an individual in developing a disease for which the individual has a predisposition of developing, the method comprising:

providing first information of an individual'"'"'s predisposition for developing a disease;

querying a lifestyle database with at least a portion of the first information, wherein a result of the query produces a lifestyle item for reducing the risk for the individual developing the disease; and

communicating the result to the individual.