HEALTH SCORING AND COMPETITION

• US 20120295676A1
• Filed: 05/20/2011
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: ACKERSON, ROBERT SCOTT, CARTER, BRIAN ROBERT, PATTERSON, CLAY
• Application Number:
  US13/112,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20120295676A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/00 Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof

Abstract

Systems and methods for collaborating health goals between members of a user group are provided. Collaborating health goals may include appointing a commissioner to determine the parameters of a health goal competition. The commissioner may invite one or more group members to participate in a health goal competition. To add motivation and interest to the competition, the health goal competition may be organized as teams of users with a team winning the competition. Health goal competitions may include weight loss competitions, fitness challenges, activity level challenges, smoking cessation challenges, healthy eating challenges, etc.

Claims

1. Computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, when executed, perform a method of collaborating health goals between two or more users, the method comprising:

assigning at least one health goal for a health goal competition by a commissioner;

inviting one or more users to participate in the health goal competition;

enrolling the one or more users to participate in the health goal competition;

tracking a progression of the one or more participating users towards the at least one health goal; and

determining at least one winner of the one or participating users of the health goal competition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein inviting the one or more users comprises:

sending a hyperlink to the one or more users, wherein the hyperlink directs the one or more users to a website and the website provides instructions to the one or more users for enrolling to participate in the health goal competition.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying the one or more users and the at least one commissioner of the progression of the one or more users towards the at least one health goal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the health goal competition comprises a weight-loss challenge.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the health goal competition comprises a series of challenges and points are assigned for the completion of each challenge such that accrual of points is at least one factor in determining the at least one winner of the health goal competition.

6. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising providing an internet-based forum for the interaction of participating members of the user group.

7. A method of collaborating health goals between members of a user group, the method comprising:

appointing a first member of a user group to be a commissioner of a health goal competition;

assigning at least one criterion for winning the health goal competition;

inviting one or more additional members of the user group to participate in the health goal competition;

enrolling one or more additional members of the user group as participating members in the health goal competition;

tracking the progression based on the at least one criterion of the participating members; and

determining at least one winner of the health goal competition.

8. The method of claim 7, the method further comprising:

creating a plurality of teams, wherein the plurality of teams compete in the health goal competition;

appointing at least one team captain to each of the plurality of teams, wherein the team captains are appointed by the commissioner;

inviting one or more additional members of the user group further comprises inviting one or more additional members of the user group to join one of the plurality of teams;

enrolling the one or more additional members of the user group as participating members further comprises assigning the participating members to one team of the plurality of teams; and

determining at least one winner of the health goal competition comprises determining which of the plurality of teams wins the health goal competition.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining at least lease one winner further comprises determining at least one individual winner from all of the participating members who wins the health goal competition.

10. The method of claim 7, the method further comprising notifying participating members of the progression of each of the participating members.

11. The method of claim 8, the method further comprising notifying the members of each team of the progression of each team of the plurality of teams.

12. The method of claim 7, the method further comprising providing a web-based forum for the interaction of participating members.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein inviting one or more additional members of the user group further comprises inviting one or more additional members of the user group by providing at least one hyperlink to the one or more additional members of the user group and the at least one hyperlink directs the one or more additional members to a website and the website provides instructions for enrolling to participate in the health goal competition

14. The method of claim 8, wherein inviting one or more additional members of the user group is initiated by one or more participating members.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein each team captain of each of the plurality of teams invites one or more additional members of the user group to join the team associated with each team captain and assigning the one or more additional members to the team associated with the inviting team captain.

16. A method of collaborating health goals between members of a user group, the method comprising:

assigning at least one criterion for winning a health goal competition by at least one member of a user group, wherein the at least one member of a user group is the commissioner of the health goal competition and the health goal competition is between a plurality of teams composed of members of the user group;

appointing at least one team captain to each of the plurality of teams;

inviting one or more additional members of the user group to participate as a member of at least one of the plurality of teams;

enrolling the one or more additional members of the user group as a participating member of the at least one of the plurality of teams in the health goal competition;

tracking a progression based on the at least one criterion of the participating members of the user group; and

determining at least one winning team of the health goal competition.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the health goal competition comprises a series of challenges for the participating members and the at least one winning team is determined by the total challenges completed by the participating members.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein inviting one or more additional members of the user group is initiated by at least one of the team captains of the plurality of teams.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein inviting one or more additional members of the user group is initiated by one or more participating members of the plurality of teams.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein inviting one or more additional members of the user group further comprises inviting one or more additional members of the user group by providing at least one hyperlink to the one or more additional members of the user group and the at least one hyperlink directs the one or more additional members to a website and the website provides instructions for enrolling to participate in the health goal competition.