WIDGET ASSOCIATED WITH NETWORKING PLATFORM

• US 20090307009A1
• Filed: 06/10/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Famililink Corporation
• Original Assignee: Famililink Corporation
• Inventors: Nuhaan, Laura, Rarick, Inger
• Application Number:
  US12/136,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20090307009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and methods for enabling caregivers to communicate with care-receivers and share information and data are described. The care-receiver may use a family-oriented networking platform as it provides an easy and intuitive way to stay in touch with their families and healthcare professionals. The objective of the present invention is to allow caregivers to use their preferred means of digital communication to communicate with the care-receivers

Claims

1. A method for facilitating interactions between one or more caregivers and one or more care-receivers by providing a widget to allow the one or more caregivers to use a web-application to interact with the one or more care-receivers, said care-receivers using a family-oriented networking platform, whereby said web-application and said family-oriented networking platform are the preferred means of digital communication of said caregivers and said care-receivers respectively, the method comprising:

providing a widget on a web-application to communicate with a family-oriented networking platform, wherein one or more caregivers are users of said web-application and one or more care-receivers are users of said family-oriented networking platform; and

providing the one or more caregivers on said web-application access to said widget, wherein said widget is an interface between said one or more caregivers and said one or more care-receivers;

wherein data may be exchanged between the web-application and the family-oriented networking platform through said widget.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said data includes any combination of the following:

images, videos, music, textual data, calendar information.

3. A system comprising:

means for providing a widget on a web-application to communicate with a family-oriented networking platform; and

means for providing one or more caregivers access to said widget, wherein said widget is an interface between one or more caregivers on the web-application and one or more care-receivers on the family-oriented networking platform;

wherein data may be exchanged between the web-application and the family-oriented networking platform through said widget.

4. A method for providing a widget to integrate a web-application with a family oriented networking platform, the method comprising:

providing an installer for a user of the web-application to install the widget on the web-application;

requesting registration of the widget with the family-oriented networking platform; and

providing one or more user bases to connect two or more users of the one or more user bases.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said registration of the widget with the family-oriented networking platform requires a first name and a last name of a user of the web-application.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein one or more user bases include one or more caregivers.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein an email address of said one or more caregivers is collected.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein one or more user bases include one or more care-receivers.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein an email address of said one or more care-receivers is collected.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein acknowledgement by the care-receiver is required prior to said care-receiver being added to the one or more user bases.

11. A method for facilitating interactions between caregivers and care-receivers by providing a widget on a web-application of a widget to translate data from a web-application to a family-oriented networking platform, the method comprising:

receiving requests from a caregiver for sharing data with a care-receiver, wherein said caregiver is a user of the web-application;

locating said data on a server of the web-application; and

sending said data to the family-oriented networking platform in a format that can be presented on a user interface of said family-oriented networking platform.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said data is translated into an email and sent to the inbox of the care-receiver on the family-oriented networking platform.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said data includes one or more from the list of:

photo, video, music, text, instant message, calendar event.

14. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions, the instructions, which when executed, causing a machine to perform a method comprising:

receiving requests from a caregiver for sharing data with a care-receiver, wherein said caregiver is a user of the web-application;

locating said data on a server of the web-application; and

sending said data to the family-oriented networking platform in a format that can be presented on a user interface of said family-oriented networking platform.

15. A method for using a widget on a web-application to communicate with a family-oriented networking platform, the method comprising:

logging into the widget;

selecting a care-receiver;

selecting data for sending to said care-receiver;

sending said data to the care-receiver, wherein said data will appear on said care-receiver'"'"'s user interface on the family-oriented networking platform.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising adding contact information of the care-receiver.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the contact information includes one or more email addresses.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising scheduling of the data delivery to the care-receiver.

19. A method for integrating a care-receiver with a caregiver, comprising:

providing a handheld device, said handheld device containing personal data about a care-receiver, said care-receiver being the user of said handheld device;

synchronizing said personal data with a family-oriented networking platform;

providing a widget for a caregiver to exchange information with a family-oriented networking platform; and

wherein said personal data includes said information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said personal data includes at least one of:

health information, reminders, calendar events, contact information.

21. A method for a care-receiver to stay up to date with information contained on a family-oriented networking platform, the method comprising:

providing a handheld device;

receiving said information on said handheld device by synchronizing said handheld device with the family-oriented networking platform;

displaying said information on a display of said handheld device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said information is presented to the care-receiver as a voice message.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said information includes at least one of:

health information, reminders, calendar events, contact information.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising providing means for confirming that said information has been received.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising sending a confirmation when said care-receiver uses said means for confirming that said information has been received, wherein said confirmation will be synchronized with said family-oriented networking platform.

26. A handheld device to monitor health parameters of a care-receiver and alert a predetermined recipient in case of emergency, the handheld device comprising:

a processor;

one or more sensors monitoring one or more health parameters of the care-receiver;

a communication module, wherein said communication module sends an alert to the predetermined recipient when at least one of said one or more health parameters indicate an emergency;

a location device, wherein said location device can determine a physical location of said handheld device;

a storage device;

a display screen; and

an attachment means to attach said handheld device to said care-receiver.

27. The handheld device of claim 26, wherein the one or more sensors measure any of:

pulse, heat, motion, or any combination thereof.

28. The handheld device of claim 26, wherein said predetermined recipient is an emergency service.

29. The handheld device of claim 26, wherein the location device is a GPS sensor.

30. The handheld device of claim 26, wherein the location device uses triangulation of wireless signals to determine the physical location of said handheld device.

31. The handheld device of claim 30, wherein said wireless signals are mobile phone signals from at least three mobile phone cells.

32. The handheld device of claim 26, wherein said storage device contains calendar information.

33. The handheld device of claim 32, wherein said calendar information is synchronized with a family-oriented networking platform through said communication module.

34. The handheld device of claim 32, wherein said calendar information is presented on the display screen.

35. The handheld device of claim 34, further including a loudspeaker, wherein said processor converts said calendar information into sound, wherein said sound is outputted by said loudspeaker.

36. The handheld device of claim 32, wherein said storage device further contains health information of said care-receiver.

37. The handheld device of claim 36, wherein said storage device is removable.

38. The handheld device of claim 37, wherein said storage device further contains contact information.

39. The handheld device of claim 37, wherein said storage device contains a record of the health parameters measured by the sensors up to a given time.

40. The handheld device of claim 26, wherein said handheld device is a wristwatch.