Network media access control system for encouraging patient compliance with a treatment plan
First Claim
1. A system for interactively communicating with an individual, comprising:
- a data card containing a first information, said first information including a prescribed health program and at least one of;
a set of questions and a set of instructions;
a microprocessor based unit including a data card reader/writer, said microprocessor based unit being suitable for receipt of said first information by reading said data card by said data card reader/writer;
an input device in communication with said microprocessor based unit;
said input device being suitable for receiving a response from a user of said input device to said first information and communicating said response to said microprocessor based unit; and
a display unit coupled to said microprocessor based unit, wherein said display unit displays said first information to said user,wherein said microprocessor based unit evaluates said response from said user against the prescribed health program to determine if said response is in compliance with the prescribed health program, when it is determined that the response is in compliance with the prescribed health program, access to an entertainment program via the display unit is granted by the microprocessor based unit, when it is determined that the response is not in compliance with the prescribed health program, access to the entertainment program via the display unit is restricted by the microprocessor based unit and said microprocessor based unit provides a second information to said user for display on said display unit, wherein said second information includes at least one of;
a compliance status and compliance instructions.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling patient access to an entertainment program to encourage a patient to comply with a treatment plan. The method includes the step of collecting compliance data from the patient. In one embodiment, the compliance data includes measurements of a physiological condition of the patient as well as patient answers to compliance questions. The method further includes the step of comparing the compliance data to evaluation criteria selected by a healthcare provider to determine if the patient is in compliance with the treatment plan. If the patient is in compliance, access is granted to the entertainment program. If the patient is not in compliance, access to the entertainment program is restricted. In the preferred embodiment, the method includes the additional steps of transmitting and displaying the patient'"'"'s compliance data and compliance status to the healthcare provider.
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1. A system for interactively communicating with an individual, comprising:
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a data card containing a first information, said first information including a prescribed health program and at least one of;
a set of questions and a set of instructions;a microprocessor based unit including a data card reader/writer, said microprocessor based unit being suitable for receipt of said first information by reading said data card by said data card reader/writer; an input device in communication with said microprocessor based unit;
said input device being suitable for receiving a response from a user of said input device to said first information and communicating said response to said microprocessor based unit; anda display unit coupled to said microprocessor based unit, wherein said display unit displays said first information to said user, wherein said microprocessor based unit evaluates said response from said user against the prescribed health program to determine if said response is in compliance with the prescribed health program, when it is determined that the response is in compliance with the prescribed health program, access to an entertainment program via the display unit is granted by the microprocessor based unit, when it is determined that the response is not in compliance with the prescribed health program, access to the entertainment program via the display unit is restricted by the microprocessor based unit and said microprocessor based unit provides a second information to said user for display on said display unit, wherein said second information includes at least one of;
a compliance status and compliance instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, executable by a microprocessor based unit, for interactively communicating with an individual, comprising:
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reading a first information stored on a data card, said first information including a prescribed health treatment plan and at least one of;
a set of questions and a set of instructions;transferring said first information to a display unit for display of said first information to a user; receiving a response from said user said response being responsive to said first information and being received via an input device; evaluating said response against the prescribed health treatment plan to determine if said response is in compliance with the prescribed health treatment plan, when it is determined that the response is in compliance with the prescribed health plan, generating a health treatment plan compliance status via a display unit and access to an entertainment program, when it is determined that the response is in non-compliance with the prescribed health plan, generating a health treatment plan non-compliance status via the display unit and access to the entertainment program is restricted and providing the compliance instructions to the display for display of said compliance instructions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for interactively communicating with an individual, comprising:
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a data card containing a first information, said first information including a prescribed health program and at least one of;
a set of questions and a set of instructions;a set-top box microprocessor based unit including a data card reader/writer, said set-top box microprocessor based unit being suitable for receipt of said first information by reading said data card by said data card reader/writer; a remote control device in communication with said set-top box microprocessor based unit;
said remote control device being suitable for receiving a response from a user of said remote control device to said first information and communicating said response to said set-top box microprocessor based unit;a monitoring device in communication with said set-top box microprocessor based unit, said monitoring device configured for measuring at least one of;
a health condition of a user of said monitoring device and vital signs of a user of said monitoring device, the monitoring device further configured for providing at least one of said measured health condition and said measured vital signs to the set-top box microprocessor;a television coupled to said set-top box microprocessor based unit, wherein said television displays said first information to said user, wherein said set-top box microprocessor based unit evaluates said response from said user against the prescribed health program to determine if said response is in compliance with the prescribed health program, when it is determined that the response is in compliance with said prescribed health program, access to an entertainment program via the television is granted by said microprocessor based unit, when it is determined that the response is not in compliance with said prescribed health program, access to the entertainment program via the television is restricted by said microprocessor based unit and said microprocessor based unit provides a second information to said user for display on said television, said second information including compliance instructions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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