Providing comprehensive online health-related information and services
First Claim
1. A method for providing health-related information and services to multiple people online, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing, to consumers who request it, online, real-time, personalized, fee-based coaching on health or fitness-related issues specifically of concern to each of said consumers; and
b) performing one or more additional steps selected from the group consisting of;
i) periodically providing, to a plurality of consumers, online, health or fitness-related information specifically pertinent to a health or fitness issue of each said consumer or a relative of said consumer;
ii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, online, access to non-personalized information relating to health or fitness-related issues;
iii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, access to information specifically pertinent to a specialty of each of said healthcare or fitness professionals;
iv) providing, to consumers who request it, referrals to experts for consultation on a health or fitness-related issue of specific concern to each of said consumers;
v) providing, to consumers who request them, online, personalized plans for addressing health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers;
vi) providing, to consumers who request it, access to experts for consultation on health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers;
vii) providing, to a plurality of consumers, online access to non-personalized information pertaining to health and fitness-related issues; and
viii) providing, to multiple consumers and/or health or fitness professionals, the option to accept opt-in advertising.
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Abstract
The method for providing health-related information and services to multiple people online, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing, to consumers who request it, online, real-time, personalized, fee-based coaching on health or fitness-related issues specifically of concern to each of said consumers; and b) performing one or more additional steps selected from the group consisting of: i) periodically providing, to a plurality of consumers, online, health or fitness-related information specifically pertinent to a health or fitness issue of each said consumer or a relative of said consumer; ii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, online, access to non-personalized information relating to health or fitness-related issues; iii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, access to information specifically pertinent to a specialty of each of said healthcare or fitness professionals; iv) providing, to consumers who request it, referrals to experts for consultation on a health or fitness-related issue of specific concern to each of said consumers; v) providing, to consumers who request them, online, personalized plans for addressing health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers; vi) providing, to consumers who request it, access to experts for consultation on health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers; vii) providing, to a plurality of consumers, online access to non-personalized information pertaining to health and fitness-related issues; and viii) providing, to multiple consumers and/or health or fitness professionals, the option to accept opt-in advertising.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for providing health-related information and services to multiple people online, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing, to consumers who request it, online, real-time, personalized, fee-based coaching on health or fitness-related issues specifically of concern to each of said consumers; and
b) performing one or more additional steps selected from the group consisting of;
i) periodically providing, to a plurality of consumers, online, health or fitness-related information specifically pertinent to a health or fitness issue of each said consumer or a relative of said consumer;
ii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, online, access to non-personalized information relating to health or fitness-related issues;
iii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, access to information specifically pertinent to a specialty of each of said healthcare or fitness professionals;
iv) providing, to consumers who request it, referrals to experts for consultation on a health or fitness-related issue of specific concern to each of said consumers;
v) providing, to consumers who request them, online, personalized plans for addressing health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers;
vi) providing, to consumers who request it, access to experts for consultation on health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers;
vii) providing, to a plurality of consumers, online access to non-personalized information pertaining to health and fitness-related issues; and
viii) providing, to multiple consumers and/or health or fitness professionals, the option to accept opt-in advertising. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing a personalized, health or fitness-related service to multiple subscribing consumers online, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) establishing, for each consumer, a personal web site, and b) providing, for each consumer, the means to employ said personal web site for one or more of the functions selected from the group consisting of;
1) recording and storing retrievable information pertaining to the consumer'"'"'s personal, online coaching sessions, including personal health or fitness-related goals and attainment of said goals, 2) storing, in retrievable form, non-personalized information on health or fitness-related issues to which all said subscribing consumers have access, 3) storing, in retrievable form, personalized information on health or fitness-related issues, 4) storing, in retrievable form, information provided by expert consultations, and 5) storing, in retrievable form, information in personalized plans provided to subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing health-related information and services to multiple people online, said method comprising performing two or more steps of a) and two or more steps of b), below:
a) a. providing, to consumers who request it online, real-time personalized, fee-based coaching on health or fitness-related issues specifically of concern to each of said consumers;
b. periodically providing, to a plurality of consumers, online, health or fitness-related information specifically pertinent to a health or fitness issue of each said consumer or a relative of said consumer;
c. providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, access to information specifically pertinent to a specialty of each of said healthcare or fitness professionals;
d. providing, to consumers who request it, referrals to experts for consultation on a health or fitness-related issue of specific concern to each of said consumers;
e. providing, to consumers who request them, online, personalized plans for addressing health or fitness-related issues of specific concern to each of said consumers;
f. providing, to consumers who request it, access to experts for consultation on health or fitness-related issue of specific concern to each of said consumers;
b) i) providing, to a plurality of consumers, online access to non-personalized information pertaining to health and fitness-related issues;
ii) providing, to multiple consumers and/or health or fitness professionals, the option to accept opt-in advertising;
ii) providing, to a plurality of healthcare or fitness professionals, online, access to non-personalized information relating to health or fitness-related issues. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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