Apparatus for collecting information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for collecting information associated with migraines, comprising:
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at least one memory; and
at least one program module, the program module stored in the memory and configurable to be executed by the processor, the program module including;
instructions for a set of pre-determined questions;
instructions for asking, multiple times during a time interval, a subset of pre-determined questions in the set of pre-determined questions, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches;
instructions for receiving, multiple times during the time interval, answers to the subset of pre-determined questions; and
instructions for receiving configuration instructions,wherein the configuration instructions select the subset of pre-determined questions that are to be asked during the time interval,wherein the configuration instructions are based on information available prior to the time interval, andwherein the instructions for asking include providing pre-selected answers for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and related method, for collecting information, such as that associated with one or more variables, is described. The apparatus may include at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one program module. The program module may be stored in the memory and may be configurable to be executed by the processor. The program module may include instructions for a set of pre-determined questions, instructions for asking, one or more times during a time interval, a subset of pre-determined questions in the set of pre-determined questions, instructions for receiving, one or more times during the time interval, answers to the subset of pre-determined questions, and instructions for receiving configuration instructions. The configuration instructions may select the subset of pre-determined questions that are asked.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for collecting information associated with migraines, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory; and at least one program module, the program module stored in the memory and configurable to be executed by the processor, the program module including; instructions for a set of pre-determined questions; instructions for asking, multiple times during a time interval, a subset of pre-determined questions in the set of pre-determined questions, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches; instructions for receiving, multiple times during the time interval, answers to the subset of pre-determined questions; and instructions for receiving configuration instructions, wherein the configuration instructions select the subset of pre-determined questions that are to be asked during the time interval, wherein the configuration instructions are based on information available prior to the time interval, and wherein the instructions for asking include providing pre-selected answers for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of collecting information associated with migraines, comprising:
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transmitting configuration instructions to a device, wherein the device is configured with a set of pre-determined questions, wherein the configuration instructions select a subset of pre-determined questions in the set of pre-determined questions, wherein the configuration instructions are based on information available prior to a time interval, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches; asking, multiple times during the time interval, the subset of pre-determined questions; and receiving, multiple times during the time interval, answers to the subset of pre-determined questions, wherein the asking includes providing pre-selected answers for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein for collecting information associated with migraines, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for a set of pre-determined questions; instructions for asking, multiple times during a time interval, a subset of pre-determined questions in the set of pre-determined questions, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches; instructions for receiving, multiple times during the time interval, answers to the subset of pre-determined questions; and instructions for receiving configuration instructions, wherein the configuration instructions select the subset of pre-determined questions that are to be asked during the time interval. wherein the configuration instructions are based on information available prior to the time interval, and wherein the instructions for asking include providing pre-selected answers for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer.
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23. An apparatus for collecting information associated with migraines, comprising:
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at least one computational means for executing at least one program module mechanism; at least one storage means; and at least the one program module mechanism, the program module mechanism stored in at least the storage means and configurable to be executed by at least the computational means, at least the program module mechanism including; instructions for a set of pre-determined questions; instructions for asking, multiple times during a time interval, a subset of pre-determined questions in the set of pre-determined questions, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches; instructions for receiving, multiple times during the time interval, answers to the subset of pre-determined questions; and instructions for receiving configuration instructions, wherein the configuration instructions select the subset of pre-determined questions that are to be asked during the time interval, wherein the configuration instructions are based on information available prior to the time interval, and wherein the instructions for asking include providing pre-selected answers for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer.
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24. A method of collecting information associated with migraines, comprising:
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providing a subset of pre-determined questions in a set of pre-determined questions to a client computer multiple times during a time interval, wherein the subset of pre-determined questions is based on information available prior to the time interval, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches; providing pre-selected answers to the client computer for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer; and receiving answers to the subset of pre-determined questions from the client computer multiple times during the time interval.
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25. A method of collecting information associated with migraines, comprising:
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receiving a subset of pre-determined questions in a set of pre-determined questions from a server multiple times during a time interval, wherein the subset of pre-determined questions is based on information available prior to the time interval, wherein the time interval is to include onset times for multiple migraines for at least one individual, and wherein adjacent onset times for at least two migraines in the multiple migraines are to be separated by a time period that is longer than a time period associated with recurrence headaches; receiving pre-selected answers from the server for multiple pre-determined questions in the subset of the pre-determined questions such that answering a respective pre-determined question that has an associated pre-selected answer only involves selection if a respective answer to the respective pre-determined question is different than the associated pre-selected answer; and transmitting answers to the subset of pre-determined questions to the server multiple times during the time interval.
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