SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REWARDING USERS FOR CHANGES IN HEALTH BEHAVIORS
First Claim
1. A method for rewarding a health plan user comprising:
- (a) receiving dietary goals and preferences from said user;
(b) storing said dietary goals and preferences for said user;
(c) developing a health plan for said user based on said dietary goals and preferences, said health plan comprising a diet and exercise plan for said user;
(d) establishing at least one milestone for said user, based on said health plan and said dietary goals and preferences;
(e) generating at least one progress message comprising a request for progress data from said user;
(f) transmitting said progress message to said user;
(g) receiving progress data from said user;
(h) storing said progress data;
(i) comparing said progress data with said milestone to determine if said milestone has been met; and
(j) sending a reward message to said user if said milestone has been met, said reward message comprising content based on said user'"'"'s dietary goals and preferences.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating and sending reward messages to users accomplishing goals related to a personalized health behavior plan. Rewards may be issued for reasons such as achieving an ultimate goal, reaching an intermediate goal, or completing a suggested activity such as eating a suggested meal or performing a suggested physical activity. A reward may be a coupon for use at an establishment such as a restaurant, a clothing store, or a fitness center. Rewards may also be checks sent through postal mail or coupons for printing on a personal printer. Reward messages are generated by an expert system based on a user'"'"'s personalized diet, exercise, or other health plan, goals associated with the plan, and specified preferences. Reward messages are sent to user'"'"'s portable devices. Current location information may be used to send a user a reward for use at a nearby establishment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for rewarding a health plan user comprising:
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(a) receiving dietary goals and preferences from said user; (b) storing said dietary goals and preferences for said user; (c) developing a health plan for said user based on said dietary goals and preferences, said health plan comprising a diet and exercise plan for said user; (d) establishing at least one milestone for said user, based on said health plan and said dietary goals and preferences; (e) generating at least one progress message comprising a request for progress data from said user; (f) transmitting said progress message to said user; (g) receiving progress data from said user; (h) storing said progress data; (i) comparing said progress data with said milestone to determine if said milestone has been met; and (j) sending a reward message to said user if said milestone has been met, said reward message comprising content based on said user'"'"'s dietary goals and preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for rewarding a user of a health plan comprising:
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a nutrition provider database for storing nutrition data for a plurality of meals offered by a plurality of providers; a user data database for storing data related to diet and exercise preferences for a plurality of users and goals related to said diet and exercise preferences; a server for receiving and storing at said user data database user data comprising; diet preferences of said user, said diet preferences related to a preferred meal plan, preferred foods, and meal preparation options; a goal of said user, comprising one of the following; reaching a specific weight; reaching a specific body fat percentage; maintaining a certain exercise schedule;
orreaching a specific waist size; and an expert system at said server for; establishing at least one milestone for said user based on said goal of said user; generating meal messages for said user comprising meal suggestions according to said user'"'"'s preferred meal plan, preferred foods, and meal preparation options; generating progress messages for said user comprising requests for progress data from said user; and a communications network connected to said server for transmitting said meal messages to said user, for transmitting said progress messages to said user, and for receiving progress data from said user comprising any one of the following; said user'"'"'s weight; said user'"'"'s waist size; said user'"'"'s body fat percentage;
orsaid user'"'"'s exercise habits; wherein said progress data is received from said communications network at said server, said expert system compares said progress data with said milestone, and said expert system generates and sends a reward message to said user if said milestone has been met. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for personalizing strategy a reward message from an expert system to modify health behavior comprising:
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(a) prompting a user to provide personal data comprising contact information for a portable device; (b) prompting said user to provide preference data comprising preferences for completing at least one activity related to at least one health behavior; (c) prompting said user to enter challenge data identifying a difficulty in changing said at least one health behavior and a challenge strategy for overcoming said difficulty; (d) saving said user personal data, preference data, and challenge data in a first database; (e) entering in a second database message data related to said at least one health behavior and related to changing said at least one health behavior; (f) generating a tailored reward message for said user using said preference data and said challenge data and said message data from said second database, said tailored reward message comprising content directed to reward for overcoming said challenge to changing said at least one behavior; (g) sending said tailored reward message to said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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