Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for context-linked importation of user information

• US 8,643,648 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PatientsLikeMe LLC (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: PatientsLikeMe, Inc. (UnitedHealth Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Heywood, James, Wicks, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Amini, Javid A
• Application Number:
  US12/751,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20100245358A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,406 Days
• Field of Search: 345/440
• US Class Current: 345/440
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

Various aspects of the invention described herein provide systems and methods for context-linked importation of user information. One aspect of the invention provides a method for context-linked importation of user information. The method includes: providing an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users; receiving content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user; selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and displaying the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment.

Claims

1. A method for context-linked identification and importation of user information from a database containing user information into an interactive environment implemented on a computer and accessible to other users via a network, the method comprising:

providing the interactive environment on the computer that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receiving first content on the computer for the interactive environment from a first pre-identified user;

automatically identifying and selecting on the computer relevant data about the first pre-identified user from a database based on the first content posted by the first pre-identified user, the relevant data selected from data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user based on information contained in the first content posted by the first pre-identified user by;

identifying one or more relevant terms for the first content by (i) performing natural language processing on the first content, (ii) parsing one or more tags applied to the first content, or (iii) forming an inference based on the first content; and

selecting relevant data from the database based on the one or more relevant terms; and

displaying via the computer the relevant data to other users along with the first content on the interactive environment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the database with information contained in the content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is a topic-related database.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the topic relates to health.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the relevant data includes at least one medical condition metric.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the medical condition metric is a quantitative representation of a medical condition.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the relevant data includes intervention data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the intervention data is selected from the group consisting of:

intervention dosage, intervention frequency, and intervention adherence.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the intervention data is data about an intervention selected from the group consisting of:

administration of a medication, administration of a remedy, administration of a nutritional supplement, administration of a vitamin, exercise, physical therapy, massage, stretching, consumption of food, rest, and sleep.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an interface for the first pre-identified user to submit new data about an intervention or medical condition metric.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying the new data along with the post on the interactive environment.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the relevant data is displayed in a graphical element.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the graphical element is a chart.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a response from a second pre-identified user;

automatically identifying and selecting relevant data about the second pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data about the second pre-identified user selected based on information contained in the response received from the second pre-identified user; and

displaying the relevant data about the second pre-identified user to other users along with the response on the interactive environment.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said network is the Internet.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the relevant data includes data submitted by the first pre-identified user after posting of the first content by the pre-identified user in the interactive forum.

15. A non-transitory and tangible computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method for context-linked identification and importation of user information from a database into an interactive environment implemented on a computer and accessible to other users, the method comprising:

providing the interactive environment on the computer that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receiving first content on the computer for the interactive environment from a first pre-identified user;

automatically identifying and selecting on the computer relevant data about the first pre-identified user from a database based on the first content posted by the first pre-identified user, the relevant data selected from data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user based on information contained in the first content posted by the first pre-identified user by;

identifying one or more relevant terms for the first content by (i) performing natural language processing on the first content, (ii) parsing one or more tags applied to the first content, or (iii) forming an inference based on the first content; and

selecting relevant data from the database based on the one or more relevant terms; and

displaying via the computer the relevant data to other users along with the first content on the interactive environment.

16. A system for the context-linked identification and importation of user information from a database into an interactive environment implemented on a computer and accessible to other users, the system comprising:

a database; and

a server in communication with the database, the server configured to;

provide an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receive first content for the interactive environment from a first, pre-identified user;

automatically identify and select relevant data about the first, pre-identified user from a database based on the first content posted by the first pre-identified user, the relevant data selected from data previously-submitted by the first pre-identified user based on information contained in the first content posted by the first pre-identified user by;

identifying one or more relevant terms for the first content by (i) performing natural language processing on the first content, (ii) parsing one or more tags applied to the first content, or (iii) forming an inference based on the first content; and

selecting relevant data from the database based on the one or more relevant terms; and

display the relevant data to other users along with the first content on the interactive environment.

18. A method for context-linked identification and importation of user information from a database containing user information into an interactive forum hosted on a computer and accessible to other users via a network, the method comprising:

receiving data on the computer from a first pre-identified user regarding the pre-identified user'"'"'s medical status or medical history;

storing the data on the computer about the first pre-identified user'"'"'s medical status or medical history in a database;

providing an interactive forum on the computer that allows posting and display of content related to medical topics by a plurality of pre-identified users;

receiving first content on the computer related to medical topics for the interactive environment from a first pre-identified user;

automatically identifying and selecting on the computer relevant data about the first pre-identified user'"'"'s medical status or medical history from the database based on the first content posted by the first pre-identified user, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the first content posted by the first pre-identified user by;

identifying one or more relevant terms for the first content by (i) performing natural language processing on the first content, (ii) parsing one or more tags applied to the first content, or (iii) forming an inference based on the first content; and

selecting relevant data from the database based on the one or more relevant terms; and

displaying via the computer the relevant data about the first pre-identified user'"'"'s medical status or medical history to other users along with the first content on the interactive forum.