Providing Interventions by Leveraging Popular Computer Resources
First Claim
1. A computer system for providing intervention suggestion information, comprising:
- an intervention selection module configured to;
generate intervention suggestion information, the intervention suggestion information identifying at least one recommended intervention that the user is invited to perform, with an objective of modifying a current psychological state of the user; and
deliver the intervention suggestion information to the user via one or more user devices,said at least one recommended intervention being selected from a pool of available candidate interventions, each candidate intervention being chosen for inclusion in the pool such that the candidate intervention;
corresponds to a type of activity that has been performed using one or more computing devices;
corresponds to a type of activity that satisfies a prescribed popularity condition; and
maps to at least one therapy classification in a set of identified therapy classifications.
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Abstract
A computer system is described for providing intervention suggestion information to a user, for the purpose of changing a psychological state of the user. The information suggestion information identifies at least one recommended intervention, selected from a pool of candidate interventions. Each candidate intervention, in turn, involves a type of computer-related activity with which the user is likely already familiar. The computer system formulates the intervention suggestion information in the form of one or more messages, delivered to one or more user devices, such as a mobile user device, or a mobile user device in conjunction with an ambient presentation device. According to one optional aspect, the computer system chooses the recommended interventions based on context information. According to another aspect, the computer system selects interventions by adopting a particular balance between an exploitation mode and an exploration mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system for providing intervention suggestion information, comprising:
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an intervention selection module configured to; generate intervention suggestion information, the intervention suggestion information identifying at least one recommended intervention that the user is invited to perform, with an objective of modifying a current psychological state of the user; and deliver the intervention suggestion information to the user via one or more user devices, said at least one recommended intervention being selected from a pool of available candidate interventions, each candidate intervention being chosen for inclusion in the pool such that the candidate intervention; corresponds to a type of activity that has been performed using one or more computing devices; corresponds to a type of activity that satisfies a prescribed popularity condition; and maps to at least one therapy classification in a set of identified therapy classifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium for storing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions providing an intervention selection module when executed by one or more processing devices, the computer readable instructions comprising:
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logic configured to receive context information, the context information describing a current context that applies to a user, and having a bearing on a current psychological state of the user; and logic configured to map the context information to intervention suggestion information, the intervention suggestion information identifying at least one recommended intervention that the user is invited to perform, with an objective of changing the current psychological state of the user, wherein the logic configured to map is further configured to choose the intervention suggestion information based on a selected balance between an exploitation mode and an exploration mode, wherein, in the exploitation mode, the logic configured to map selects candidate interventions based primarily on respective proven levels of relevance of the candidate interventions, and, in the exploration mode, the logic configured to map selects candidate interventions by favorably weighting candidate interventions as a positive function of their respective levels of uncertainty. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, performed by at least one computing device, for providing intervention suggestion information, comprising:
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generating one or more recommended interventions that the user is invited to perform to change a current psychological state of the user; formulating intervention suggestion information which expresses said one or more recommended interventions, the intervention suggestion information including; a first message that provides an ambient presentation relating to said one or more recommended interventions; and a second message which provides the ambient presentation in conjunction with a message which identifies said one or more recommended interventions; delivering the first message to a first user device; and delivering the second message to a second user device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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