WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20170098040A1
• Filed: 09/02/2016
• Published: 04/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthem, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Scale Down
• Inventors: Wolin, Kathleen Y., Steinberg, Dori, Bennett, JR., Gary G.
• Application Number:
  US15/255,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20170098040A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to data analysis, and in particular, to the monitoring, management, and/or analysis of heath data and/or body weight data obtained from weighing scales and/or body sensors.

Claims

1. A system for generating a personalized health data message comprising:

a memory storing a plurality of pre-defined messages, wherein each pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages describes an action for a user to motivate the user to participate in a weight loss program, the user engaged at a client device included in a communications network; and

a server in operable communication with the memory, that generates a personalized message for display at the client device by;

generating a graphical user-interface that receives personalized information from the user, the personalized information including body weight information, demographic information, and weight loss program information;

generating a personalized message including at least one pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages, wherein the at least one pre-defined message is adjusted for the user based on the body weight information, demographic information, and weight loss program information corresponding to the user; and

automatically transmitting the personalized message to the client device for display in real-time.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the personalized information including body weight information, demographic information, and the weight loss program information is received at an interactive weight scale, in response to the user interacting with the interactive weight scale.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the interactive weight scale comprises:

a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, wherein the platform is capable of supporting the weight of the user;

a weight sensor operatively coupled to the platform, to generate sensor data corresponding to the weight of the user;

at least one processor operative connected to the weight sensor to calculate a weight of the user based on the sensor data; and

communication circuitry to communicate the weight of the user to the client device.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the system is configured to generate the graphical user-interface, generate the personalized message, and automatically transmitting the personalized message at the time at which the user interacted with the interactive weight scale.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the personalized message comprises:

processing the body weight information, demographic information, and the weight loss program information at a rules engine to identify the at least one pre-defined message included in the personalized message, wherein the rules engine identifies the at least one pre-defined message based in part on a time at which the client device receives the personalized information from the user.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting the personalized message for the subject when the user'"'"'s body weight increases or decreases; and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is a text message and wherein the client device is included in a health management computing architecture deployed in the communications network.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the personalized information including body weight information, demographic information, and the weight loss program information is received at an interactive weight scale, in response to the user interacting with the interactive weight scale.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the personalized message comprises:

processing the body weight information, demographic information, and the weight loss program information at a rules engine to identify the at least one pre-defined message included in the personalized message, wherein the rules engine identifies the at least one pre-defined message based in part on a time at which the client device receives the personalized information from the user.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

adjusting the personalized message for the subject when the user'"'"'s body weight increases or decreases; and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the message is a text message and wherein the client device is included in a health management computing architecture deployed in the communications network.

15. A method for increasing the duration a user participates in a weight loss program, the method comprising:

providing personalized information to a system of claim 1 from a user participating in a weight loss program, wherein the personalized information is selected from body weight information, demographic information, weight loss program information, or any combination thereof; and

automatically transmitting a personalized message from the system to the user that describes an action for the user to motivate the user to participate in the weight loss program,

wherein the duration of the user'"'"'s participation in the weight loss program is increased compared to an individual in the weight loss program that does not receive automatically transmitted personalized messages.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the subject when the user'"'"'s body weight increases or decreases;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the subject when the user'"'"'s weight trajectory, fat composition trajectory and/or body mass index trajectory plateaus or increases;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising providing an interactive weight scale to the user, wherein the personalized information is received at the interactive weight scale in response to the user interacting with the interactive weight scale and then provided to the system.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising transmitting the personalized message at the time at which the user interacts with the interactive weight scale.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the user interacts with the interactive weight scale at a regular interval.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the regular interval is at least once a week, at least three times a week, or daily.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the subject when the user does not interact with the interactive weight scale at a regular interval;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message.

23. A method for increasing a user'"'"'s compliance with a requirement of a weight loss program, the method comprising:

providing personalized information to a system of claim 1 from a user participating in a weight loss program, wherein the personalized information is selected from body weight information, demographic information, weight loss program information, or any combination thereof; and

automatically transmitting a personalized message from the system to the user that describes an action for the user to motivate the user to participate in the weight loss program,

wherein the user'"'"'s compliance with a requirement of the weight loss program is increased as compared to an individual in the weight loss program that does not receive automatically transmitted personalized messages, and wherein the requirement of the weight loss program is self-administration of a medication by the user at regular intervals.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising providing an interactive weight scale to the user, wherein the personalized information is received at the interactive weight scale in response to the user interacting with the interactive weight scale and then provided to the system.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising transmitting the personalized message at the time at which the user interacted with the interactive weight scale.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the user when the user'"'"'s body weight increases;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message, and the adjusted personalized message motivates the user to administer the medication as required by the weight loss program.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the user when the user'"'"'s body weight trajectory, fat composition trajectory and/or body mass index trajectory either increases or plateaus;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message, and the adjusted personalized message motivates the user to administer the medication as required by the weight loss program.

28. A method for improving glycemic control in a user, the method comprising

providing personalized information to a system of claim 1 from a user self-administering a medication prescribed to improve glycemic control and participating in a weight loss program, wherein the personalized information is selected from body weight information, demographic information, weight loss program information, or any combination thereof;

and

automatically transmitting a personalized message from the system to the user that describes an action for the user to motivate the user to participate in the weight loss program,

wherein the user'"'"'s glycemic control is increased as compared to an individual self-administering the medication and participating in the weight loss program that does not receive automatically transmitted personalized messages.

29. The method of claim 28 further comprising providing an interactive weight scale to the user, wherein the personalized information is received at the interactive weight scale in response to the user interacting with the interactive weight scale and then provided to the system.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising transmitting the personalized message at the time at which the user interacted with the interactive weight scale.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the user when the user'"'"'s body weight increases;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message, and the adjusted personalized message motivates the user to administer the medication as required by the weight loss program.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the system adjusts the personalized message for the user when the user'"'"'s body weight trajectory, fat composition trajectory and/or body mass index trajectory either increases or plateaus;

and

wherein the adjusted personalized message includes a different pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages than the at least one pre-defined message of the personalized message, and the adjusted personalized message motivates the user to administer the medication as required by the weight loss program.

8. A method for generating a personalized health data message comprising:

generating a graphical user-interface that receives personalized information from a user, the personalized information including body weight information, demographic information, and weight loss program information;

generating a personalized message including at least one pre-defined message of a plurality of pre-defined messages, wherein each pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages describes an action for a user to motivate the user to participate in a weight loss program, the user engaged at a client device included in a in a communications network;

wherein the at least one pre-defined message is adjusted for the user based on the body weight information, demographic information, and weight loss program information corresponding to the user; and

transmitting the personalized message to the client device for display in real-time.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the interactive weight scale comprises:

a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, wherein the platform is capable of supporting the weight of the user;

a weight sensor operatively coupled to the platform, to generate sensor data corresponding to the weight of the user;

at least one processor operative connected to the weight sensor to calculate a weight of the user based on the sensor data; and

communication circuitry to communicate the weight of the user to the client device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the system is configured to generate the graphical user-interface, generate the personalized message, and automatically transmitting the personalized message at the time at which the user interacted with the interactive weight scale.

33. A system for generating a personalized health data message comprising:

a memory storing a plurality of pre-defined messages, wherein each pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages describes an action for a user to motivate the user to participate in a blood glucose control program, the user engaged at a client device included in a in a communications network; and

a server in operable communication with the memory, that generates a personalized message for display at the client device by;

generating a graphical user-interface that receives personalized information from the user, the personalized information including blood glucose information;

generating a personalized message including at least one pre-defined message of the plurality of pre-defined messages, wherein the at least one pre-defined message is adjusted for the user based on demographic information or blood glucose information corresponding to the user; and

automatically transmitting the personalized message to the client device for display in real-time.