Method for tailoring strategy messages from an expert system to enhance success with modifications to health behaviors
First Claim
1. A computerized system for personalizing and sending to portable device users tailored strategy messages to promote modifications to dietary health behaviors, comprising:
- a first computerized database configured to store personal and diet preference data for a plurality of users, said personal data for said plurality of users comprising contact data for sending messages to portable devices of said portable device users and said diet preference data comprising;
(i) diet plan selections,(ii) food preferences,(iii) a preferred meal time of day, and(iv) meal preparation preferences for each of said plurality of users;
a second computerized database configured to store dietary and nutritional data for a plurality of foods and recipes;
a server executing programming instructions for;
(a) analyzing diet preference data from said first computerized database for said plurality of users;
(b) analyzing dietary and nutritional data from said second computerized database;
(c) generating a tailored message for each of said plurality of users wherein said tailored message comprises;
(i) a meal suggestion based on said analysis of;
said diet plan selections,food preferences, andmeal preparation preferences for each of said plurality of users, andsaid dietary and nutritional data; and
(ii) an acceptance option for said meal suggestion;
(d) defining a time interval consisting of a plurality of minutes;
(e) scheduling pre-determined times for delivering said tailored messages to said portable devices wherein said pre-determined times are within said time interval in advance of said preferred meal time of day specified by each of said plurality of users;
(f) sending said tailored messages to at least one computer network in communication with said portable devices of said plurality of users, wherein said server sends each tailored message comprising a meal suggestion to said computer network for delivery to said portable devices at said pre-determined times; and
(g) receiving at said server from said portable devices responses to said acceptance option.
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Abstract
A system and method for assisting with the maintenance of healthy lifestyle habits by generating tailored strategy messages within an expert system and then pushing those messages to the corresponding individual users of the cellular phones or other portable devices. The system and method allows diet and exercise plans to be tailored to individual users based on their preferences and provides consistent and appropriate strategy messages designed to encourage and motivate users toward successfully maintaining healthy lifestyle habits. Users complete initial assessments which detail individual food and physical activity preferences. The system uses the assessments to generate individualized messages that are pushed to user devices through a system incorporating cellular technologies. Tailored messages are pushed from the computer based expert system to user devices at predetermined times each day.
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1. A computerized system for personalizing and sending to portable device users tailored strategy messages to promote modifications to dietary health behaviors, comprising:
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a first computerized database configured to store personal and diet preference data for a plurality of users, said personal data for said plurality of users comprising contact data for sending messages to portable devices of said portable device users and said diet preference data comprising; (i) diet plan selections, (ii) food preferences, (iii) a preferred meal time of day, and (iv) meal preparation preferences for each of said plurality of users; a second computerized database configured to store dietary and nutritional data for a plurality of foods and recipes; a server executing programming instructions for; (a) analyzing diet preference data from said first computerized database for said plurality of users; (b) analyzing dietary and nutritional data from said second computerized database; (c) generating a tailored message for each of said plurality of users wherein said tailored message comprises; (i) a meal suggestion based on said analysis of; said diet plan selections, food preferences, and meal preparation preferences for each of said plurality of users, and said dietary and nutritional data; and (ii) an acceptance option for said meal suggestion; (d) defining a time interval consisting of a plurality of minutes; (e) scheduling pre-determined times for delivering said tailored messages to said portable devices wherein said pre-determined times are within said time interval in advance of said preferred meal time of day specified by each of said plurality of users; (f) sending said tailored messages to at least one computer network in communication with said portable devices of said plurality of users, wherein said server sends each tailored message comprising a meal suggestion to said computer network for delivery to said portable devices at said pre-determined times; and (g) receiving at said server from said portable devices responses to said acceptance option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized method for personalizing strategy messages from an expert system to modify health behavior comprising:
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(a) receiving at a server from a user personal and preference data, said personal data comprising contact information for a portable device and said preference data comprising diet and exercise preferences including a preferred time of day for completing activities related to said diet and exercise preferences; (b) generating at said server a tailored message for said user, said tailored message; (i) related to an activity to be performed by said user consistent with said diet and exercise preferences of said user; and (ii) comprising an acceptance option for said activity; (c) determining at said server said user'"'"'s preferred time of day for starting performance of said activity; (d) defining at said server a time interval consisting of a plurality of minutes; (e) scheduling at said server a pre-determined time to deliver said tailored message to said portable device wherein said pre-determined time is within said time interval before said user'"'"'s preferred time of day; (f) sending said tailored message from said server to said portable device at said pre-determined time; and (g) receiving at said server from said portable device a response to said acceptance option. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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