Creating user metric patterns

• US 20050071462A1
• Filed: 09/30/2003
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Watson, Thomas J., Schumacher, Daniel Mark, Burkhart, Michael John, Bodin, William Kress, Eisenhauer, Daniel G.
• Application Number:
  US10/675,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20050071462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0531 Measuring skin impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating a user metric pattern. Such embodiments typically include receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics, saving the plurality of disparate user metrics, identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern, and storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a user metric pattern. In many examples of the present invention, receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics includes receiving a plurality of disparate user metrics from a metric sensor worn by the user.

Claims

1. A method for creating a user metric pattern, the method comprising:

receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics;

saving the plurality of disparate user metrics;

identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern; and

storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a user metric pattern.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics comprises receiving a plurality of disparate user metrics from a metric sensor worn by the user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern comprises mining the saved disparate user metrics.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a metric pattern comprises:

creating a metric list; and

associating the metric list with a user metric pattern data structure.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising associating an action with the metric pattern.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein associating an action with the metric pattern comprises retrieving an action ID from an action database.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising editing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein editing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics comprises receiving an editing instruction from a user.

9. A system for creating a user metric pattern, the system comprising:

means for receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics;

means for saving the plurality of disparate user metrics;

means for identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern; and

means for storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a user metric pattern.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein means for receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics comprises means for receiving a plurality of disparate user metrics from a metric sensor worn by the user.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein means for identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern comprises means for mining the saved disparate user metrics.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein means for storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a metric pattern comprises:

means for creating a metric list; and

means for associating the metric list with a user metric pattern data structure.

13. The system of claim 9 comprising means for associating an action with the metric pattern.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein means for associating an action with the metric pattern comprises means for retrieving an action ID from an action database.

15. The system of claim 9 comprising means for editing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein means for editing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics comprises means for receiving an editing instruction from a user.

17. A computer program product for creating a user metric pattern, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for saving the plurality of disparate user metrics;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a user metric pattern.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a plurality of disparate user metrics from a metric sensor worn by the user.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for mining the saved disparate user metrics.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a metric pattern comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a metric list; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for associating the metric list with a user metric pattern data structure.

21. The computer program product of claim 17 comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for associating an action with the metric pattern.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for associating an action with the metric pattern comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for retrieving an action ID from an action database.

23. The computer program product of claim 17 comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving an editing instruction from a user.