Internet-based informal care delivery system
First Claim
1. A non-medical system comprising:
- a caregiver system;
a care receiver system configurable by the caregiver system to facilitate remote informal care for at least one care receiver; and
,a communication network linking the caregiver system and the care receiver system;
wherein the care receiver system is operable in an unattended mode to enable operation of the care receiver system without any input on the part of the care receiver whereby the care receiver provides no input to and interacts with the care receiver system.
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Abstract
The current invention provides a remote caregiver support system which allows caregivers to provide informal care to care receivers. The systems of the current invention comprise a caregiver system and a care receiver system operating on personal computers. Each system is linked by a communications network. Preferably, the communications network is a high speed internet connection. Additionally, the current invention provides methods for delivering informal care to a care receiver remotely located from the caregiver. In the methods of the current invention, the caregiver accesses a remote caregiver support system and interacts with the care receiver providing text reminders and other informal care necessary to ensure the continued health and wellbeing of the care receiver.
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74 Claims
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1. A non-medical system comprising:
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a caregiver system; a care receiver system configurable by the caregiver system to facilitate remote informal care for at least one care receiver; and
,a communication network linking the caregiver system and the care receiver system; wherein the care receiver system is operable in an unattended mode to enable operation of the care receiver system without any input on the part of the care receiver whereby the care receiver provides no input to and interacts with the care receiver system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-medical care system comprising:
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a caregiver system comprising a first personal computer system and a caregiver client; and
,a care receiver system comprising a second personal computer system and a care receiver client, the care receiver client and the caregiver client enable interaction between the caregiver system and the care receiver system via a communication network to facilitate remote informal care for at least one care receiver; wherein the caregiver client enables a caregiver to remotely establish a videoconference between the care receiver system and the caregiver system and at least one of the following;
a reminder on the care receiver system, a slideshow on the care receiver system, and a journal entry on the care receiver system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of providing remote informal care to a care receiver comprising:
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establishing communication via a network between;
a caregiver system having a caregiver client; and
a care receiver system having a care receiver client;configuring the care receiver client with the caregiver client to facilitate remote informal care of the care receiver; and
,providing at least one of the group of;
establishing a reminder setting on the care receiver system;
establishing a videoconference between the care receiver system and the caregiver system;
displaying a slideshow on the care receiver system; and
establishing a journal entry on the care receiver system. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of providing informal care to at least one care receiver at a separate location from a caregiver comprising:
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communicating via a network between a caregiver system and a care receiver system to provide informal care to the at least one care receiver, the care receiver system comprising a care receiver client; establishing a videoconference between the caregiver system and the care receiver system in an interactive mode or in an observational mode; and resetting the videoconference on the care receiver system with a caregiver client associated with the caregiver system. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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