MOBILE HEALTH SYSTEM AND DEVICE

• US 20160351070A1
• Filed: 05/27/2016
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lara Aillon-Sohl
• Original Assignee: Lara Aillon-Sohl
• Inventors: Aillon-Sohl, Lara
• Application Number:
  US15/166,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20160351070A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

Systems and methods may be provided for changing an action of a user using electronic input. The systems and methods may send a first text message to request the user to set a specific short-term target for a day based on the long-term target and ascribed value. The systems and methods may later send a second text message to request the user to adjust the specific short-term target for the day, wherein the user may adjust the specific short-term target based on evaluating his/her current progress toward the short-term target. The systems and methods may then send a third text message to inquire whether the adjusted short-term target for the day is met by the user, wherein the user may send a reply text message to confirm or deny the short-term being met. The systems and methods may send a response to the reply message, and may record the reply to display the user'"'"'s progress in visual representation.

Claims

1. A mobile health system for changing an action of a user, the mobile health system comprising:

a service client configured to input a long-term target and an ascribed value associated with the long-term target for changing the action of the user;

a mobile client configured to display and exchange messages based on the long-term target and the ascribed value; and

a mobile health engine coupled to the service client and the mobile client, the mobile health engine configured to;

record the long-term target and the ascribed value input from the service client;

send a plurality of messages over a period of time, wherein content of each of the plurality of messages is generated based on the long-term target and the ascribed value, and for each interval of the period of time, the sending includes at least;

sending a first message to the mobile client for alerting the user to set a specific short-term target for the given interval based on the long-term target and the ascribed value,

sending a second message to the mobile client for alerting the user to adjust the specific short-term target for the given interval, wherein the user adjusts the specific short-term target based on evaluating current progress toward the specific short-term target,

sending a third message to the mobile client for inquiring whether the adjusted short-term target is met by the user for the given interval, wherein the mobile client sends a reply to confirm or deny the adjusted short-term target being met by the user, and

receiving the adjusted short-term target of the user and confirm or deny reply, via the mobile health engine, for visual representation on a graphical user interface.

2. The mobile health system of claim 1, wherein the message is at least one of a text message, a voice message, and an email message.

3. The mobile health system of claim 1, the mobile health engine comprising at least one of a web server, an application server, a database server, and an application database.

4. The mobile health system of claim 1, the mobile health engine comprising an interactive voice response (IVR) device and a telephony server.

5. The mobile health system of claim 1, the service client comprising at least one of a web client and a voice client.

6. The mobile health system of claim 1, wherein the interval is a day.

7. The mobile health system of claim 1, wherein the mobile health engine records the reply for each interval.

8. The mobile health system of claim 7, wherein mobile health engine is further configured to at least one of:

(i) generate the visual representation based on the recorded reply for each interval of the period of time and (ii) display the visual representation on an interface private to the user.

9. The mobile health system of claim 8, further comprising programming at least one of a health related application and a health related device based on the timing and context of text messages setting the short-term target and adjusting the short-term target.

10. The mobile health system of claim 1, wherein the long-term target is based on at least one of weight loss, sedentary lifestyle, stress management, procrastination, smoking cessation, substance dependence, and medication adherence.

11. The mobile health system of claim 1, wherein the content is generated using principles of human psychology, behavioral science, and neuroscience.

12. The mobile health system of claim 1, wherein timing of each of the plurality of messages is determined based on the long-term target and the ascribed value.

13. A computer-implemented method for changing an action of a user, the method comprising:

recording a long-term target and an ascribed value associated with the long-term target for changing the action of the user; and

sending a plurality of messages sent over a period of time, wherein content of each of the plurality of messages is generated based on the long-term target and the ascribed value, and for each interval of the period of time, sending includes at least;

sending a first message to request the user to set a specific short-term target for the given interval based on the long-term target and ascribed value,

sending a second message to request the user to adjust the specific short-term target for the given interval, wherein the user adjusts the specific short-term target based on evaluating current progress toward the specific short-term target,

sending a third message to inquire whether the adjusted short-term target is met by the user for the given interval, wherein replying to confirm or deny the adjusted short-term target being met by the user, and

receiving the adjusted short-term target of the user and confirm or deny reply, via the mobile health engine, for visual representation on a graphical user interface.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the message is at least one of a text message, a voice message, and an email message.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the interval is a day, and the mobile health engine records the reply for each interval of the period of time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the visual representation is at least one of (i) generated based on the recorded reply for each interval and (ii) displayed on an interface private to the user.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising programming related at least one of a health related application and a health related device based on the timing and context of text messages setting the short-term target and adjusting the short-term target.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the long-term target is based on at least one of weight loss, sedentary lifestyle, stress management, procrastination, smoking cessation, substance dependence, and medication adherence.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the content is generated using principles of human psychology, behavioral science, and neuroscience.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein timing of each of the plurality of messages is determined based on the long-term target and the ascribed value