Payments in providing assistance related to health

• US 20070112592A1
• Filed: 01/25/2006
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John, Wood, Lowell
• Application Number:
  US11/339,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112592A1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

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:

transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring a monetary payment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring a permission to use additional information provided and/or to be provided by a payor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring data authenticating an identity of a payor.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring additional information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring an endorsement.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring a credibility unit.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for an update to the health regimen information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for an update to information that is relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for an alert relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for credibility information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a reference to non-subscribed information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of a specification of the health regimen information.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a medical condition of a user of the health regimen information.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a psychological condition of a user of the health regimen information.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a genetic profile of a user of the health regimen information.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a feature of a diet of a user of the health regimen information.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a feature of a substance intake of a user of the health regimen information.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprises:

transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a condition external to a user of the health regimen information.

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

circuitry for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information.

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

means for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information.

23. A program product, comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information.

24. The program product of claim 23, wherein the signal-bearing medium comprises:

a recordable medium.

25. The program product of claim 23, wherein the signal-bearing medium comprises:

a transmission medium.

26. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring a monetary payment.

27. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring a permission to use additional information provided and/or to be provided by a payor.

28. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

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

29. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring additional information.

30. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring an endorsement.

31. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring a credibility unit.

32. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for an update to the health regimen information.

33. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for an update to information that is relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

34. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

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

35. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

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

36. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a reference to non-subscribed information relevant to a use of the health regimen information.

37. The program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation to an author and/or owner and/or licensor and/or licensee and/or distributor for one or more subscriptions for provision of health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information.

38. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of a specification of the health regimen information.

39. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a medical condition of a user of the health regimen information.

40. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a psychological condition of a user of the health regimen information.

41. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a genetic profile of a user of the health regimen information.

42. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a feature of a diet of a user of the health regimen information.

43. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a feature of a substance intake of a user of the health regimen information.

44. The program product of claim 37, wherein the one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information further comprise:

one or more instructions for transferring compensation for a variation of the health regimen information corresponding to a condition external to a user of the health regimen information.