METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPLIANCE CONFIRMATION AND INCENTIVES

• US 20080091451A1
• Filed: 07/12/2007
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Original Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Inventors: Crystal, Jack
• Application Number:
  US11/776,987
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091451A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/12 Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/1216 for diagnostics of the iris
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/14 Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1176 Recognition of faces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/489 Blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/008 Detecting noise of gastric tract, e.g. caused by voiding
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/02 Stethoscopes acoustic details thereof G10K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 : Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 : Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 : for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 : for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 : for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for promoting use of research devices by a plurality of research device users or by a single research device user in compliance with at least one predetermined use criterion. Methods and systems are disclosed for monitoring use by a user of a research device in accordance with at least one predetermined use criterion.

Claims

1. A method of promoting use of portable research devices by a plurality of portable research device users in compliance with at least one predetermined use criterion comprises producing level data representing relative compliance levels of each of a plurality of portable research device users;

and communicating a message to each of the plurality of users indicating the user'"'"'s compliance relative to others of the plurality of portable research device users.

2. A system for promoting use of portable research devices by a plurality of portable research device users in compliance with at least one predetermined use criterion comprises a processor operative to produce level data representing relative compliance levels of each of a plurality of portable research device users;

and communications coupled with the processor to receive the level data and operative to communicate a message to each of the plurality of users indicating the user'"'"'s compliance relative to others of the plurality of portable research device users based on the level data.

3. A method of monitoring use by a user of a portable research device in accordance with at least one predetermined use criterion comprises communicating a request message to the portable research device, the request message requesting a response from the user of the portable research device;

receiving a response message communicated from the portable research device in response to the request message; and

producing compliance data indicating that the user has partially complied with the predetermined use criterion.

4. A system for monitoring use by a user of a portable research device in accordance with at least one predetermined use criterion comprises communications operative to communicate a request message to the portable research device, the request message requesting a response from the user of the portable research device;

the communications being operative to receive a response message communicated from the portable research device in response to the request message; and

a processor coupled with the communications to receive the response message and to produce compliance data indicating that the user has partially complied with the predetermined use criterion.

5. A method of promoting use of a portable research device by a user in compliance with at least one predetermined use criterion comprises producing compliance data for a plurality of different times indicating whether the portable research device is being used in compliance with the at least one predetermined use criterion;

producing level data representing a level of compliance by the user based on the compliance data; and

communicating a message to the user indicating a level of compliance of the user based on the level data.

6. A system for promoting use of a portable research device by a user in compliance with at least one predetermined use criterion comprises a processor operative to produce compliance data for a plurality of different times indicating whether the portable research device is being used in compliance with the at least one predetermined use criterion and to produce level data representing a level of compliance by the user based on the compliance data;

and communications operative to communicate a message to the user indicating a level of compliance of the user based on the level data.