SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTEXT-LINKED IMPORTATION OF USER INFORMATION

• US 20100245358A1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PatientsLikeMe LLC (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc. (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Heywood, James, Wicks, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,643,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• 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

Various aspects of the invention described herein provide systems and methods for context-linked importation of user information. One aspect of the invention provides a method for context-linked importation of user information. The method includes: providing an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users; receiving content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user; selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and displaying the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment.

Claims

1. A method for context-linked importation of user information, the method comprising:

providing an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receiving content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user;

selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and

displaying the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the database with information contained in the content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is a topic-related database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the topic relates to health.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the relevant data includes at least one medical condition metric.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the medical condition metric is a quantitative representation of a medical condition.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the medical condition metric is one selected from the group consisting of:

a direct measure of pathology, a user-reported measure of functional impairment, a user-reported outcome of health-related quality of life, and a user-reported progression of a medical condition.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the medical condition is one selected from the group consisting of:

movement disorders including parkinsonism, Huntington'"'"'s chorea, and Tourette'"'"'s syndrome;

pain disorders including back pain;

rheumatologic disorders including arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Lyme'"'"'s disease, and gout;

seizure disorders including epilepsy;

neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, and Alzheimer'"'"'s disease;

pulmonary diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis;

sexual disorders including erectile dysfunction and vaginismus;

mood disorders including depression and anxiety;

addiction including nicotine addiction and alcoholism;

migraines;

fibromyalgia;

fatigue disorders;

dementia;

eating disorders;

hypercholesterolemia;

hyperlipidemia;

hyperlipoproteinemia;

hypertriglyceridemia;

vasculatitis, diabetes;

obesity;

gastroesophogeal reflux disorder;

dyspepsia;

anemia;

cancer;

hypertension;

renal failure;

lupus;

pregnancy; and

post-operative conditions.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the relevant data includes intervention data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the intervention data includes at least one selected from the group consisting of:

intervention dosage, intervention frequency, and intervention adherence.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the intervention data is data about an intervention selected from the group consisting of:

administration of a medication, administration of a remedy, administration of a nutritional supplement, administration of a vitamin, exercise, physical therapy, massage, stretching, consumption of food, rest, and sleep.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an interface for the user to submit new data about an intervention or medical condition metric.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying the new data along with the post on the interactive environment.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the relevant data is displayed in a graphical element.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the graphical element is a chart.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the chart is a line chart.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein time is depicted on an x-axis of the chart.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is computer-implemented method.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a response from a second pre-identified user;

selecting relevant data about the second pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data about the second pre-identified user selected based on information contained in the response; and

displaying the relevant data about the second pre-identified user along with the response on the interactive environment.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying hyperlinks to additional information about a subject of the message along with the message.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database comprises:

performing natural language processing on the message.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database comprises:

reviewing one or more tags applied to the content.

23. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for context-linked importation of user information, the method comprising:

providing an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receiving content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user;

selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and

displaying the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the computer-readable medium is non-transitory and tangible.

25. A system for the context-linked importation of user information, the system comprising:

a database; and

a server in communication with the database, the server configured to;

provide an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receive content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user;

select relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and

display the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment.

26. A system for the context-linked importation of user information, the system comprising:

a messaging module configured to;

provide an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receive content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user; and

display relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment; and

a data importation module configured to select relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database based on information contained in the content.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

an authentication module configured to authenticate the pre-identified user.

28. A method for context-linked importation of user information, the method comprising:

providing an messaging system that allows transmission of content between a plurality of users, wherein at least one of the users is pre-identified;

receiving content from a first, pre-identified user to a second user;

selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and

presenting the relevant data along with the content to the second user.