SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DATA SUBSCRIBERS AND USERS SHARING A HEALTH CONDITION
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for facilitating information exchange interactions, comprising:
- obtaining survey data from a group of users sharing an interest in a health condition, the survey data being responsive to inquiries that are relevant to a health profile of the users;
maintaining a database of users with associated survey data;
automatically identifying user matches based on user profile similarity; and
facilitating anonymous interactions between users.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed that enables peer-to-peer interactions between individual users sharing an interest in a health condition. The system provides the service in return for the user providing the system with data relating to lifestyle and health of the user, including those relating to diet, exercise, use of diagnostic and drug delivery devices, medication frequency and compliance with the medication regimen. The health profile data is used to generate parameters including a level of expertise of a user and a quality indicator for the data provided by the user. The database containing health profile data is accessible to a subscriber who queries the data anonymously to retrieve information.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for facilitating information exchange interactions, comprising:
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obtaining survey data from a group of users sharing an interest in a health condition, the survey data being responsive to inquiries that are relevant to a health profile of the users; maintaining a database of users with associated survey data; automatically identifying user matches based on user profile similarity; and facilitating anonymous interactions between users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for facilitating interactions within the group of users sharing an interest in a health condition, comprising:
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a database configured to store survey data for the group of users; and a processor coupled to the database and configured to; obtain survey data from the group of users, the survey data being responsive to inquiries that are relevant to a health profile of the users; maintain the database of users with associated survey data; automatically identify user matches based on user profile similarity; and facilitate anonymous interactions between users. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for facilitating interaction between a data subscriber and a group of users sharing an interest in a health condition, comprising:
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a database configured to store survey data for the group of users; and a processor coupled to the database and configured to; obtain survey data from the group of users, the survey data being responsive to inquiries that are relevant to a health profile of the users; use the survey data to compute a quality indicator for the data obtained from each user; maintain the database of users with associated survey data and quality indicators; allow the data subscriber to query the database to retrieve information based on the obtained survey data, wherein the retrieved information is qualified based on the associated quality indicators; and maintain anonymity between the users and the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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