Subscriptions for assistance related to health

• US 20070112590A1
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Persephone Biome, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John, Wood, Lowell
• Granted Patent: US 8,468,029 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

In one aspect, a method related to health-related data management. In addition to the foregoing, other method and system and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application.

Claims

1. A method related to health-related data management, the method comprising:

accepting subscription data for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information from an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

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16. A method related to health-related data management, the method comprising:

providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

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24. A system related to health-related data management, the system comprising:

circuitry for accepting subscription data for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information from an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

25. A system related to health-related data management, the system comprising:

circuitry for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

26. A system related to health-related data management, the system comprising:

means for accepting subscription data for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information from an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

27. A system related to health-related data management, the system comprising:

means for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

28. A program product, comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for accepting subscription data for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information from an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

31. The program product of claim 28, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting subscription data for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information from an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a payment for the one or more subscriptions.

32. The program product of claim 31, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a payment for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a monetary payment.

33. The program product of claim 31, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a payment for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a permission to use additional information provided and/or to be provided by the end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

34. The program product of claim 31, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a payment for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting data authenticating an identity of a payor.

35. The program product of claim 31, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a payment for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting additional information.

36. The program product of claim 31, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a payment for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting an endorsement.

37. The program product of claim 28, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting subscription data for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information from an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions.

38. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a subscription period of time.

39. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a request for an update to the health regimen information.

40. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a request for updates to information that is relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

41. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a request for an alert relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

42. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a request for credibility information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

43. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a request for an endorsement relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

44. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for accepting a specification for the one or more subscriptions further comprise:

one or more instructions for accepting a request for one or more references to non-subscribed information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

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45. A program product, comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher.

48. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a subscription period of time.

49. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a request for an update to the health regimen information.

50. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a request for an update to information that is relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

51. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a request for an alert relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

52. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a request for credibility information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

53. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a request for an endorsement relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

54. The program product of claim 45, wherein the one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to subscription data pertaining to an end-user and/or vendor and/or publisher further comprise:

one or more instructions for providing health regimen information according to a request for one or more references to non-subscribed information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

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