Method and apparatus for an automated and interactive behavioral guidance system
First Claim
1. An automated and interactive positive motivation system comprising:
- a) means for recording and accessing a client'"'"'s database that includes a client program which incorporates for each client, a calling schedule and personal identification number;
b) means for reinforcing predetermined client behavior based upon said means for recording and accessing said clients database which includes for each client one of either specific motivational messages, stimuli or questions which are to be responded to by the client;
(c) a computer having means for accessing said client database and said client program, said computer producing in sequence, a digital telephone signal that corresponds to a client'"'"'s telephone number, a digital client validation request signal and one of either said motivational messages, stimuli or questions of said means for reinforcing predetermined client behavior that are only sent if said client'"'"'s validation request signal is responded to by the client with a valid personal identification number,(d) means for converting digital signals produced by said computer to telephone tone signals that are sent to a client'"'"'s dual tone multifrequency telephone set via a telephone network where said telephone set is queued to respond to the client'"'"'s validation request, hear said motivational messages and to respond to said questions;
(e) means for converting telephone tone signals originating at said client'"'"'s telephone set to digital signals for application to and processing by said computer; and
(f) means for permanently recording all outgoing and incoming client communications.
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Abstract
An automated and interactive positive motivation system (10) that allows a doctor or trainer to produce and send a series of motivational messages and/or questions to a client (50) to motivate or reinforce a specific behavioral problem. The system (2) consists of a client database (12) that includes for each client the name, calling schedule and personal identification number (PIN) and a client program (14) that includes for each client unique motivational messages and/or questions which can be used alone or with such devices as an electronic weight scale (38), olfactory unit (40), and voice stress analyzer (42) that require a client response. The database and program are operated by a computer (16) that at preselected time periods sends the messages and/or questions to a client'"'"'s dual tone multifrequency telephone set (26) via a digital/telephone tone signal converter (18) and a telephone network (24). Before the messages and/or questions are sent, the client must transmit to the computer (16) via the telephone set (26), a valid PIN.
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39 Claims
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1. An automated and interactive positive motivation system comprising:
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a) means for recording and accessing a client'"'"'s database that includes a client program which incorporates for each client, a calling schedule and personal identification number; b) means for reinforcing predetermined client behavior based upon said means for recording and accessing said clients database which includes for each client one of either specific motivational messages, stimuli or questions which are to be responded to by the client; (c) a computer having means for accessing said client database and said client program, said computer producing in sequence, a digital telephone signal that corresponds to a client'"'"'s telephone number, a digital client validation request signal and one of either said motivational messages, stimuli or questions of said means for reinforcing predetermined client behavior that are only sent if said client'"'"'s validation request signal is responded to by the client with a valid personal identification number, (d) means for converting digital signals produced by said computer to telephone tone signals that are sent to a client'"'"'s dual tone multifrequency telephone set via a telephone network where said telephone set is queued to respond to the client'"'"'s validation request, hear said motivational messages and to respond to said questions; (e) means for converting telephone tone signals originating at said client'"'"'s telephone set to digital signals for application to and processing by said computer; and (f) means for permanently recording all outgoing and incoming client communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A positive reinforcement and feedback system comprising:
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a) a client database that includes for each client the name, calling schedule and personal identification number, b) a reinforcing means for reinforcing client behavior by selecting information from said client database including a client program that for each client has specific motivational messages, stimuli or questions that are to be responded to by the client, c) a digital/telephone tone signal converter having circuit means for converting digital signals from said reinforcing means to corresponding telephone tone signals and telephone tone signals to corresponding digital signals, (d) a telephone network having circuit means for receiving said telephone tone signals from said converter and to transmit said tone signals to a client'"'"'s dual tone multifrequency telephone set from where the client can receive and respond to one of either said specific motivational messages, stimuli or questions of said reinforcing means; and (e) a computer comprising in part a software program, a real-time clock and a logic network and integrated into said reinforcing means and said digital/telephone tone signal converter, wherein at preselected dates and times said computer program in combination with said logic network accesses said client database and said client program, whereupon if a match is found between said client'"'"'s database and program, said computer in combination with said digital/telephone tone signal converter produce in sequence, a digital telephone signal that corresponds to the client'"'"'s telephone number and a digital client validation request signal where said digital telephone signal and said digital client validation signal are applied to said converter from where said digital telephone signal and said digital client validation signal are converted to telephone tone signals corresponding to the client'"'"'s telephone number and personal identification number, wherein the signals are then transmitted via said telephone network to said client'"'"'s telephone set where the client can respond to the personal identification request, whereupon if the client responds back to said computer via said telephone network and said converter with a valid personal identification number by pressing on specific keys on a keypad of said dual tone multifrequency telephone set, said computer in combination with said software program and said logic network enables said client program to deliver one of either said messages, stimuli or questions of said reinforcing means to be transmitted via said telephone network to said client'"'"'s telephone set where the client can receive one of either said messages, stimuli or questions of said reinforcing means and respond to said messages, stimuli or questions of said reinforcing means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for an automated and interactive positive motivation system comprising the steps of:
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(a) recording a client calling schedule and personal identification number for a client; (b) storing said recording of said client calling schedule and said personal identification number in a client database; (c) reinforcing client behavior by selecting information from said client database including a client program that for each client has specific motivational messages, stimuli or questions that are to be responded to by the client; (d) producing a digital telephone signal that corresponds to said recording and said storing of said personal identification number in accordance with said client calling schedule in said client database; (e) converting said produced digital telephone signal to telephone tone signals in correspondence to said recording and said storing of said personal identification number in accordance with said client calling schedule in said client database; (f) sending said telephone tone signals from said converting of said digital telephone signal in accordance to said recording and said storing of said client calling schedule in said client database to a client'"'"'s dual tone multifrequency telephone set; (g) comparing said telephone tone signals from said converting of said digital telephone signal corresponding to said personal identification number in said client database to a client'"'"'s telephone tone signal input wherein if a match is found, a program means delivers one of either said motivational messages, stimuli or questions to said client; and (h) processing said client'"'"'s response to said motivational messages, stimuli or questions by said program means and permanently recording said client'"'"'s response in said client database, whereby said client calling schedule in said client database is updated by said program means for producing and converting said digital telephone signal in accordance with said client calling schedule to deliver another set of said motivational messages, stimuli or questions to said client.
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