DYNAMIC VIDEO SCRIPTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140298173A1
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivify Health Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Vivify Health Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Rock, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 10,817,965 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

A system and method dynamically presenting video content based on a visually-defined scripting editor that defines a user presentation context (UPC) based on audio/video content, user query/responses, and one or more asynchronous event triggers (AETs) is disclosed. The system incorporates a graphical user interface (GUI) based scripting editor operating on a host computer system (HCS) that enables visual definition of an interconnected video script network (VSN) that may include synchronously displayed content, decision-based content, and/or content dictated by the AETs. The VSN is converted to a video script dataset (VSD) by the HCS and then transmitted over a computer communication network (CCN) to a mobile user device (MUD) that executes the VSD in a user interface context (UIC) that may include the MUD, other devices such as a video display unit (VDU), and/or external data sourcing devices that may constitute the sources for the AETs.

Claims

1. A dynamic video scripting system comprising:

(a) host computer system (HSC);

(b) mobile user device (MUD); and

(c) computer communication network (CCN);

wherein

said HCS is configured with a graphical user interface (GUI) operable to accept commands by said HCS to define a video script network (VSN) on said GUI;

said VSN comprises an interconnected network of GUI scripting icons (GSIs) selected from a group consisting of;

audio/video content (AVC), decision-based content (DBC), user query/response (UQR), and asynchronous event trigger (AET);

said HCS is configured to translate said VSN into a video script dataset (VSD) describing the interconnection and function of said GSIs;

said HCS is configured to transmit said VSD to said MUD over said CCN;

said MUD is configured to interpret said VSD in the context of a mobile scripting engine (MSE) operating under control of said MUD;

said MSE is configured to execute said VSD to control the display and input functions of said MUD; and

said MSE is configured to implement a user interface context (UIC) on said MUD that dynamically presents a display on said MUD and accepts input from said MUD based on execution of said VSD by said MSE.

2. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present said AVC referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

3. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present said DBC referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

4. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present output from said UQR referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

5. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to accept input from said UQR referenced within said VSD from said MUD.

6. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in an asynchronous manner to accept said AETs referenced within said VSD from remote data content (RDC) available to said MUD.

7. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said UQR is selected from a group consisting of:

single selections;

multiple selections; and

yes/no responses.

8. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said AETs are defined by data selected from a group consisting of:

input data entered as a result of said UQR;

elapsed timer values;

calendar time values;

periodic timer values; and

remote event triggers (RETS) activated by said HSC.

9. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said AETs are defined by data derived from a medical instrumentation device (MID) selected from a group consisting of:

weight scale;

pulse oximeter;

blood pressure meter; and

blood glucose meter.

10. The dynamic video scripting system of claim 1 wherein said UIC is triggered for activation by a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD.

11. A dynamic video scripting method, said method operating in conjunction with a dynamic video scripting system comprising:

(a) host computer system (HSC);

(b) mobile user device (MUD); and

(c) computer communication network (CCN);

wherein

said HCS is configured with a graphical user interface (GUI) operable to accept commands by said HCS to define a video script network (VSN) on said GUI;

said VSN comprises an interconnected network of GUI scripting icons (GSIs) selected from a group consisting of;

audio/video content (AVC), decision-based content (DBC), user query/response (UQR), and asynchronous event trigger (AET);

said HCS is configured to translate said VSN into a video script dataset (VSD) describing the interconnection and function of said GSIs;

said HCS is configured to transmit said VSD to said MUD over said CCN;

said MUD is configured to interpret said VSD in the context of a mobile scripting engine (MSE) operating under control of said MUD;

said MSE is configured to execute said VSD to control the display and input functions of said MUD; and

said MSE is configured to implement a user interface context (UIC) on said MUD that dynamically presents a display on said MUD and accepts input from said MUD based on execution of said VSD by said MSE;

wherein said method comprises the steps of;

(1) with said HCS, accepting input from a user to define said VSN using said GUI;

(2) with said HCS, translating said VSN into said VSD;

(3) with said HCS, transmitting said VSD to said MUD;

(4) with said MUD, executing said VSD to control the display and input functions of said MUD; and

(5) with said MUD, dynamically implementing said UIC to coordinate user interaction with said MUD under control of said VSD.

12. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present said AVC referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

13. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present said DBC referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

14. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present output from said UQR referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

15. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to accept input from said UQR referenced within said VSD from said MUD.

16. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in an asynchronous manner to accept said AETs referenced within said VSD from remote data content (RDC) available to said MUD.

17. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said UQR is selected from a group consisting of:

single selections;

multiple selections; and

yes/no responses.

18. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said AETs are defined by data selected from a group consisting of:

input data entered as a result of said UQR;

elapsed timer values;

calendar time values;

periodic timer values; and

remote event triggers (RETS) activated by said HSC.

19. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said AETs are defined by data derived from a medical instrumentation device (MID) selected from a group consisting of:

weight scale;

pulse oximeter;

blood pressure meter; and

blood glucose meter.

20. The dynamic video scripting method of claim 11 wherein said UIC is triggered for activation by a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD.

21. A tangible non-transitory computer usable medium having computer-readable program code means embodied thereon comprising a dynamic video scripting method, said method operating in conjunction with a dynamic video scripting system comprising:

(a) host computer system (HSC);

(b) mobile user device (MUD); and

(c) computer communication network (CCN);

wherein

said HCS is configured with a graphical user interface (GUI) operable to accept commands by said HCS to define a video script network (VSN) on said GUI;

said VSN comprises an interconnected network of GUI scripting icons (GSIs) selected from a group consisting of;

audio/video content (AVC), decision-based content (DBC), user query/response (UQR), and asynchronous event trigger (AET);

said HCS is configured to translate said VSN into a video script dataset (VSD) describing the interconnection and function of said GSIs;

said HCS is configured to transmit said VSD to said MUD over said CCN;

said MUD is configured to interpret said VSD in the context of a mobile scripting engine (MSE) operating under control of said MUD;

said MSE is configured to execute said VSD to control the display and input functions of said MUD; and

said MSE is configured to implement a user interface context (UIC) on said MUD that dynamically presents a display on said MUD and accepts input from said MUD based on execution of said VSD by said MSE;

wherein said method comprises the steps of;

(1) with said HCS, accepting input from a user to define said VSN using said GUI;

(2) with said HCS, translating said VSN into said VSD;

(3) with said HCS, transmitting said VSD to said MUD;

(4) with said MUD, executing said VSD to control the display and input functions of said MUD; and

(5) with said MUD, dynamically implementing said UIC to coordinate user interaction with said MUD under control of said VSD.

22. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present said AVC referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

23. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present said DBC referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

24. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to present output from said UQR referenced within said VSD on said MUD.

25. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in a synchronous manner to accept input from said UQR referenced within said VSD from said MUD.

26. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said MSE is configured to execute said VSD in an asynchronous manner to accept said AETs referenced within said VSD from remote data content (RDC) available to said MUD.

27. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said UQR is selected from a group consisting of:

single selections;

multiple selections; and

yes/no responses.

28. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said AETs are defined by data selected from a group consisting of:

input data entered as a result of said UQR;

elapsed timer values;

calendar time values;

periodic timer values; and

remote event triggers (RETS) activated by said HSC.

29. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said AETs are defined by data derived from a medical instrumentation device (MID) selected from a group consisting of:

weight scale;

pulse oximeter;

blood pressure meter; and

blood glucose meter.

30. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said UIC is triggered for activation by a patient healthcare plan (PHP) executing within the context of said MUD.