Calculating a behavioral path based on a statistical profile
First Claim
1. A system for directing behavior of a first patient of a plurality of patients towards a behavioral objective, the system comprising:
- a statistical processor operative to calculate a first statistical profile of the first patient, the first statistical profile being operative, for an input of the first patient, to produce the most likely output from among a modeled patient-population, based on a comparison of the input of the first patient with the modeled patient-population, to allow the system to determine types of behavior modification treatments that are successful in achieving a particular behavioral goal based at least in part on a statistical distribution indicating a likelihood of a predicted outcome;
a patient behavioral path calculator operative to calculate a first behavioral path to the behavioral objective for the first patient based on an initial state of the first patient and the first statistical profile of the first patient, wherein the statistical processor is further operative to determine an upper fault limit and a lower fault limit based on a statistical profile of the modeled patient-population, each of the upper fault limit and the lower fault limit comprising a variability estimate with respect to the first behavioral path;
a patient goal calculator coupled with the patient behavioral path calculator and operative to calculate a first plurality of intermediate behavioral goals along the first behavioral path for achieving the behavioral objective;
a patient monitoring processor coupled with the patient behavioral path calculator operative to select a type of targeted message, wherein the type of targeted message includes a positive reinforcement targeted message or a negative reinforcement targeted message, wherein the patient behavioral path calculator is further operative to generate a first targeted message based on the calculated first behavioral path and the selected type of targeted message;
an information communication processor coupled with the patient monitoring processor operative to send the first targeted message during a first session to motivate the first patient to achieve the behavioral objective and to receive a first response representative of a result thereof, wherein the statistical processor is further operative to determine a relationship between the first response and the upper fault limit and the lower fault limit, and to trigger, based on the determination of the relationship, an intervention when the upper fault limit or the lower fault limit is crossed;
wherein until the first patient achieves the behavioral objective,the statistical processor is further operative to modify the first statistical profile of the first patient based on the first response, the modified first statistical profile being further operative, for the first response, to produce the most likely output from among a modeled patient-population, updated based on the first response, to allow the system to redetermine the types of behavior modification treatments that are successful in achieving a particular behavioral goal based at least in part on a statistical distribution indicating a likelihood of the predicted outcome;
the patient behavioral path calculator is further operative to recalculate the first behavioral path to the behavioral objective for the first patient based on the modified first statistical profile of the first patient;
the patient monitoring processor is further operative to re-select the selected type of targeted message based on the effectiveness of the first targeted message and generate a second targeted message based on the recalculated first behavioral path and the re-selected type of targeted message;
the information communication processor is further operative to send the second targeted message during a second session to motivate the first patient to achieve the behavioral objective and to receive a second response representative of a result thereof; and
the statistical processor is further operative to modify the modified first statistical profile based on the received second response.
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Abstract
A system for directing behavior of a first patient of a plurality of patients towards a behavioral objective includes a patient behavioral path calculator, a patient goal calculator, and a patient monitoring processor. The system also includes an information communication processor and a statistical processor. The patient behavioral path calculator calculates a patient behavioral path based on a statistical profile. The patient goal calculator calculates patient goals along the patient behavioral path toward a behavioral objective. The statistical processor can modify the statistical profile based on a response to a targeted message sent by the information communication processor.
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1. A system for directing behavior of a first patient of a plurality of patients towards a behavioral objective, the system comprising:
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a statistical processor operative to calculate a first statistical profile of the first patient, the first statistical profile being operative, for an input of the first patient, to produce the most likely output from among a modeled patient-population, based on a comparison of the input of the first patient with the modeled patient-population, to allow the system to determine types of behavior modification treatments that are successful in achieving a particular behavioral goal based at least in part on a statistical distribution indicating a likelihood of a predicted outcome; a patient behavioral path calculator operative to calculate a first behavioral path to the behavioral objective for the first patient based on an initial state of the first patient and the first statistical profile of the first patient, wherein the statistical processor is further operative to determine an upper fault limit and a lower fault limit based on a statistical profile of the modeled patient-population, each of the upper fault limit and the lower fault limit comprising a variability estimate with respect to the first behavioral path; a patient goal calculator coupled with the patient behavioral path calculator and operative to calculate a first plurality of intermediate behavioral goals along the first behavioral path for achieving the behavioral objective; a patient monitoring processor coupled with the patient behavioral path calculator operative to select a type of targeted message, wherein the type of targeted message includes a positive reinforcement targeted message or a negative reinforcement targeted message, wherein the patient behavioral path calculator is further operative to generate a first targeted message based on the calculated first behavioral path and the selected type of targeted message; an information communication processor coupled with the patient monitoring processor operative to send the first targeted message during a first session to motivate the first patient to achieve the behavioral objective and to receive a first response representative of a result thereof, wherein the statistical processor is further operative to determine a relationship between the first response and the upper fault limit and the lower fault limit, and to trigger, based on the determination of the relationship, an intervention when the upper fault limit or the lower fault limit is crossed; wherein until the first patient achieves the behavioral objective, the statistical processor is further operative to modify the first statistical profile of the first patient based on the first response, the modified first statistical profile being further operative, for the first response, to produce the most likely output from among a modeled patient-population, updated based on the first response, to allow the system to redetermine the types of behavior modification treatments that are successful in achieving a particular behavioral goal based at least in part on a statistical distribution indicating a likelihood of the predicted outcome; the patient behavioral path calculator is further operative to recalculate the first behavioral path to the behavioral objective for the first patient based on the modified first statistical profile of the first patient; the patient monitoring processor is further operative to re-select the selected type of targeted message based on the effectiveness of the first targeted message and generate a second targeted message based on the recalculated first behavioral path and the re-selected type of targeted message; the information communication processor is further operative to send the second targeted message during a second session to motivate the first patient to achieve the behavioral objective and to receive a second response representative of a result thereof; and the statistical processor is further operative to modify the modified first statistical profile based on the received second response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for directing behavior of a first patient of a plurality of patients towards a behavioral objective, the system comprising:
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means for calculating a first statistical profile of the first patient, the first statistical profile being operative, for an input of the first patient, to produce the most likely output from among a modeled patient-population, based on a comparison of the input of the first patient with the modeled patient-population, to allow the system to determine types of behavior modification treatments that are successful in achieving a particular behavioral goal based at least in part on a statistical distribution indicating a likelihood of a predicted outcome; means for calculating a first behavioral path to the behavioral objective for the first patient based on an initial state of the first patient and first statistical profile of the first patient; means for determining an upper fault limit and a lower fault limit based on a statistical profile of the modeled patient-population, each of the upper fault limit and the lower fault limit comprising a variability estimate with respect to the first behavioral path; means for defining a first plurality of intermediate behavioral goals along the calculated first behavioral path for achieving the behavioral objective; means for selecting a type of targeted message, wherein the type of targeted message includes a positive reinforcement targeted message or a negative reinforcement targeted message; means for generating a first targeted message based on the calculated behavioral path and the selected type of targeted message; means for establishing a first session; means for sending the first targeted message during the first session to motivate the first patient to achieve the behavioral objective and elicit a first response representative of a result thereof; means for determining a relationship between the first response and the upper fault limit and the lower fault limit; means for triggering, based on the determination of the relationship, an intervention when the upper fault limit or the lower fault limit is crossed; means for modifying the first statistical profile based on the first response, the modified first statistical profile being further operative, for the first response, to produce the most likely output from among a modeled patient-population, updated based on the first response, to allow the system to redetermine the types of behavior modification treatments that are successful in achieving a particular behavioral goal based at least in part on a statistical distribution indicating a likelihood of the predicted outcome; means for re-calculating, prior to the first patient achieving the behavioral objective, the first behavioral path to the behavioral objective for the first patient based on the modified first statistical profile of the first patient; means for re-selecting the selected type of targeted message based on the effectiveness of the first targeted message; means for generating a second targeted message based on the re-calculated first behavioral path and the re-selected type of targeted message; means for establishing a second session; means for sending the second targeted message during the second session to motivate the first patient to achieve the behavioral objective and elicit a second response representative of a result thereof; and means for modifying, based on the second response, the modified first statistical profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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