Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience

• US 20100163026A1
• Filed: 02/13/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Tegreene, Clarence T., Langer, Robert, Lord, Robert W., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Hyde, Roderick A., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,725,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/203.120
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0028 using prepacked dosages, one for each application, e.g. capsules to be perforated or broken-up
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/02 with activated or ionised fluids, e.g. electrohydrodynamic [EHD] or electrostatic devices; Ozone-inhalators with radioactive tagged particles
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/08 Inhaling devices inserted into the nose
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• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 : delivered from dispensers

Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of at least one health-related condition and presenting an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on the accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition.

Claims

1-80. -80. (canceled)

81. A system, comprising:

an accepter module; and

a presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition.

82. The system of claim 81, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a physical condition accepter module.

83. The system of claim 81, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a mental condition accepter module.

84. The system of claim 81, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a medical history accepter module.

85. The system of claim 81, wherein the accepter module comprises:

a user input accepter module.

86. The system of claim 85, wherein the user input accepter module comprises:

a professional accepter module.

87. The system of claim 85, wherein the user input accepter module comprises:

an individual accepter module.

88. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

a prescription presenter module.

89. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

an artificial sensory experience presenter module.

90. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

an effect presenter module.

91. The system of claim 90, wherein the effect presenter module comprises:

a desired effect presenter module.

92. The system of claim 90, wherein the effect presenter module comprises:

an adverse effect presenter module.

93. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

a prescribed inhalation therapy presenter module.

94. The system of claim 93, wherein the prescribed inhalation therapy presenter module comprises:

a prescribed bioactive agent presenter module.

95. The system of claim 94, wherein the prescribed bioactive agent presenter module comprises:

a time period presenter module.

96. The system of claim 94, wherein the prescribed bioactive agent presenter module comprises:

a blood concentration presenter module.

97. The system of claim 94, wherein the prescribed bioactive agent presenter module comprises:

a bioactive agent indication presenter module.

98. The system of claim 93, wherein the prescribed inhalation therapy presenter module comprises:

an inhalation therapy device presenter module.

99. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

an unregulated agent presenter module.

100. The system of claim 99, wherein the unregulated agent presenter module comprises:

a recreational inhalation agent presenter module.

101. The system of claim 100, wherein the recreational inhalation agent presenter module comprises:

an aroma therapy presenter module.

102. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

an algorithm utilizer module.

103. The system of claim 102, wherein the algorithm utilizer module comprises:

a contraindication algorithm utilizer module.

104. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

a medical history presenter module.

105. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

an experimental data presenter module.

106. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

a reference tool presenter module.

107. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

an output device presenter module.

108. The system of claim 107, wherein the output device presenter module comprises:

an user interface presenter module.

109. The system of claim 107, wherein the output device presenter module comprises:

a mobile device presenter module.

110. The system of claim 81, wherein the presenter module configured to present an indication of at least one artificial sensory experience and an indication of at least one inhalation therapy at least partially based on accepting at least one indication of a health-related condition comprises:

a third party presenter module.

111. The system of claim 110, wherein the third party presenter module comprises:

a health care provider presenter module.

112. The system of claim 110, wherein the third party presenter module comprises:

a selective presenter module.