System and Method for Incentivizing a Healthcare Individual Through Music Distribution

• US 20090216629A1
• Filed: 02/21/2008
• Published: 08/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Grant K. James, Terry L. James
• Original Assignee: Grant K. James, Terry L. James
• Inventors: James, Grant K., James, Terry L.
• Application Number:
  US12/035,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20090216629A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.190
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A method for rewarding a healthcare individual at a remote location is presented in one example embodiment. The method includes interacting with a participant at a remote location and delivering a music segment in exchange for a successful completion by the participant of a health related activity. The music segment serves as a reward for the participant to complete the activity. The delivery of the music segment can be done via e-mail, a USB port exchange, or through a website. The interacting can be performed through a website, a health station, or a kiosk, for example. In other embodiments, the music segment is delivered to a device to be worn by the end user. The device could be a music player, an accelerator, a phone, a PDA, or a laptop. The music segment can be earned through a point system that relates to the activity performed by the participant.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

interacting with a participant at a remote location; and

delivering a music segment in exchange for a successful completion by the participant of a health related activity, wherein the music segment serves as a reward for the participant to complete the activity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery of the music segment is done via e-mail, a USB port exchange, or through a website.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting is performed through a website, a health station, or a kiosk.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the music segment is delivered to a device to be worn by the end user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the device is a music player, an accelerator, a phone, a PDA, or a laptop.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the music segment is earned through a point system that relates to the activity performed by the participant.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the music segment is a music file, a song, an MP3, a portion of a music album, a complete music album, a .wav file, or an MP4.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying one or more relevant risk factors from health-related data collected from the participant; and

analyzing the risk factors to determine an intervention plan for the participant.

9. The method of claim 10, wherein the intervention plan is determined by a healthcare individual, wherein the healthcare individual is a selected one of group of healthcare individuals, the group consisting of:

a) a physician;

b) a cardiologist;

c) a nurse;

d) a dietician;

e) a non-licensed individual; and

f) a licensed individual.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a health station as the remote location;

capturing biometric data from the participant at the health station;

storing the biometric data;

transmitting the biometric data; and

analyzing the biometric data to determine an intervention plan for the participant.

11. A method, comprising:

interacting with a participant at a remote location; and

delivering a video segment in exchange for a successful completion by the participant of a health related activity, wherein the video segment serves as a reward for the participant to complete the activity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the delivery of the video segment is done via e-mail, a USB port exchange, or through a website.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the interacting is performed through a website, a health station, or a kiosk.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the video segment is delivered to a desktop computer, a laptop computer, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the video segment comprises access to digital content.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the video segment is earned through a point system that relates to the activity performed by the participant.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the video segment is a movie download, an episode of a TV series, an entire season of the TV series, a software package, or a video game.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying one or more relevant risk factors from health-related data collected from the participant; and

analyzing the risk factors to determine an intervention plan for the participant.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the intervention plan is determined by a healthcare individual, wherein the healthcare individual is a selected one of group of healthcare individuals, the group consisting of:

a) a physician;

b) a cardiologist;

c) a nurse;

d) a dietician;

e) a non-licensed individual; and

f) a licensed individual.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing a health station as the remote location;

capturing biometric data from the participant at the health station;

storing the biometric data;

transmitting the biometric data; and

analyzing the biometric data to determine an intervention plan for the participant.