Combination treatment alteration methods and systems

• US 7,801,686 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harvest Bio LLC
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wood, Victoria Y. H., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Hyde, Roderick A., Malamud, Mark A., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Raymond; Edward
• Application Number:
  US12/214,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19, 702182-185, 600/301
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual; and

an alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual comprises:

an analyzer module configured for analyzing at least one of sweat, blood, breath, heart rate, brain activity, respiration, or voice quality to detect the at least one indication of bioactive agent use by the individual.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the analyzer module configured for analyzing at least one of sweat, blood, breath, heart rate, brain activity, respiration, or voice quality to detect the at least one indication of bioactive agent use by the individual comprises:

an analyzer module configured for analyzing brain activity using at least one of near infra-red imaging, EEG, magnetoencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, or computer-aided tomography.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the analyzer module configured for analyzing at least one of sweat, blood, breath, heart rate, brain activity, respiration, or voice quality to detect the at least one indication of bioactive agent use by the individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting at least one of an anti-depressant, an anxiolytic medication, a pain medication, a behavior modifying medication, a weight modifying drug, a neurodegenerative disorder medication, or a vascular disease medication.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting a concentration of the bioactive agent in the individual.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual comprises:

a comparer module configured for comparing a measured value of the bioactive agent in the individual to a stored baseline value of the bioactive agent for the individual to identify a differential indicative of bioactive agent use.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting substance use by the individual.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the detector module configured for detecting substance use by the individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting at least one of alcohol use, psychoactive drug use, tranquilizer use, methamphetamine use, or narcotic use.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting a nutraceutical used by the individual.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the detector module configured for detecting a nutraceutical used by the individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting at least one of a memory supplement, an anti-oxidant, a cancer preventative, or a mood-changing agent.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual comprises:

a detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by at least one of a computer game participant, a social networking website participant, a virtual world participant, an online student, an online medical information user, or an on-line shopper.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the alterer module configured for altering access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

a restrictor module configured for restricting access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the alterer module configured for altering access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

a granter module configured for granting access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering a visual object in an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the alterer module configured for altering a visual object in an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering a color scheme of an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the alterer module configured for altering a visual object in an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering at least a portion of text of an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering a sound in an artificial sensory experience.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the alterer module configured for altering a sound in an artificial sensory experience comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering at least a portion of music in the artificial sensory experience.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the alterer module configured for altering a sound in an artificial sensory experience comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering at least a portion of ambient noise in the artificial sensory experience.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the alterer module configured for altering a sound in an artificial sensory experience comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering at least a portion of voice in the artificial sensory experience.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to enhance efficacy of the bioactive agent.

23. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to reduce a side effect of the bioactive agent.

24. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an adder module configured for adding at least one of visual or audio content to the artificial sensory experience.

25. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

a deleter module configured for deleting at least one of visual or audio content of the artificial sensory experience.

26. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an adder module configured for adding content to the artificial sensory experience and deleting different content of the artificial sensory experience.

27. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering a sensate experience to modify the at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the alterer module configured for altering a sensate experience to modify the at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering at least one of an olfactory stimulus, a haptic stimulus, a visual stimulus, an auditory stimulus, or a taste stimulus to modify the at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

29. The system of claim 1 wherein the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprises:

an alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience implemented on a mobile device.

30. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprise:

a detector module configured for detecting at least one of a pain medication, an antianxiety medication, an anti-addiction medication, an anti-obesity medication, or a mood-altering medication prescribed for the individual and altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

31. The system of claim 1 wherein the detector module configured for detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and the alterer module configured for altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent comprise:

a detector module configured for detecting an anti-depressant medication in the individual and adding at least one cheerful attribute to a virtual world experience to increase an anti-depressive effect of the anti-depressant medication.