Combination treatment modification methods and systems

• US 8,876,688 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2008
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• 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: Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Leuthhardt, Eric C., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y. H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Matthews, Christine
• Assistant Examiner(s): LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON
• Application Number:
  US12/157,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271008A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,342 Days
• Field of Search: 600/21, 128/897, 705/2
• US Class Current: 600/21
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• 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 accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the bioactive agent.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual;

querying at least one database based at least partially on the accepting at least one attribute;

presenting at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the querying at least one database; and

presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication, including at least;

accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual; and

presenting the at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual,

wherein at least one of the accepting at least one attribute, querying at least one database, presenting at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience, or presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience is at least partially implemented using one or more processing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual comprises:

accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication based at least partially on at least one of one or more biochemical test results associated with the at least one individual or at least some user input associated with the at least one individual.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual and presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual comprise:

determining whether the at least one individual has used the at least one prescription medication, and, if the at least one individual has used the at least one prescription medication, presenting at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience via at least one user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

modifying access to at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the prescription medicine.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein modifying access to at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the prescription medication comprises:

restricting access to at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein modifying access to at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the prescription medication comprises:

granting access to at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

modifying the at least one artificial sensory experience to enhance at least one outcome associated with the efficacy of the prescription medication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

modifying the at least one artificial sensory experience to alter at least one outcome associated with a side effect of the prescription medication.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

modifying a sensate experience to alter at least one presumed effect of the prescription medication.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying a sensate experience to alter at least one presumed effect of the prescription medication comprises:

modifying at least one of an olfactory stimulus, a haptic stimulus, a visual stimulus, an auditory stimulus, or a taste stimulus to alter at least one presumed effect of the prescription medication.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

modifying at least one artificial sensory experience implemented on a mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

accepting at least one indication of post traumatic stress disorder associated with the at least one individual.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

accepting at least one indication of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease associated with the at least one individual.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

accepting at least one indication of depression associated with the at least one individual.

15. The method of claim of 1, wherein accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual and querying at least one database based at least partially on the accepting at least one attribute comprise:

accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual, including at least accepting at least one mental enhancement goal associated with the at least one individual, the mental enhancement goal including at least one of reducing or eliminating a phobia; and

querying at least one medication database and at least one artificial sensory experience database based at least partially on accepting at least one mental enhancement goal of reducing or eliminating a phobia, and selecting from at least one medication database at least one anti-anxiety medication for alleviating a phobia and selecting from at least one artificial sensory experience database at least one virtual world designed to overcome a phobia.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

accepting at least one indication of anxiety associated with the at least one individual.

17. The method of claim of 1, wherein accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual and querying at least one database based at least partially on the accepting at least one attribute comprise:

accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual, including at least accepting at least one mental enhancement goal associated with the at least one individual, the mental enhancement goal including at least one of reducing or eliminating a flying phobia; and

querying at least one medication database and at least one artificial sensory experience database based at least partially on accepting at least one mental enhancement goal of reducing or eliminating a flying phobia, selecting from at least one medication database at least one anti-anxiety medication for alleviating a flying phobia, and selecting from at least one artificial sensory experience database at least one virtual world designed to overcome a flying phobia.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein querying at least one medication database and at least one artificial sensory experience database based at least partially on accepting at least one mental enhancement goal of reducing or eliminating a flying phobia, selecting from at least one medication database at least one anti-anxiety medication for alleviating a flying phobia, and selecting from at least one artificial sensory experience database at least one virtual world designed to overcome a flying phobia and presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprise:

staggering a time associated with presentation of at least a portion of the at least one virtual world designed to overcome a flying phobia to provide conditioning for the at least one individual to reduce or eliminate the flying phobia, including at least;

accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one anti-anxiety medication by the at least one individual;

presenting at least a portion of the at least one virtual world designed to overcome a flying phobia based at least partially on the accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one anti-anxiety medication by the at least one individual;

creating at least one history related to the at least one virtual world and the at least one individual, including at least storing one or more of at least one physiological measurement of the at least one individual or at least one indication of at least one level of anxiety accepted from the at least one individual via a user interface, the storing occurring at least one of during or subsequent to the presenting at least a portion of the at least one virtual world;

modifying access to at least a portion of the at least one virtual world based at least partially on at least one history; and

presenting at least a portion of the modified at least one virtual world.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein querying at least one database based at least partially on the accepting at least one attribute comprises:

querying at least one medication database and at least one artificial sensory experience database based at least partially on the at least one attribute.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein querying at least one database based at least partially on the accepting at least one attribute comprises:

querying at least one database based at least partially on the at least one attribute of the at least one individual; and

selecting from the at least one database the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience to at least partially address the at least one attribute of the at least one individual.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

creating at least one history related to the at least one artificial sensory experience and the at least one individual.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

modifying access to at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the at least one history related to the at least one artificial sensory experience and the at least one individual.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

presenting at least one indication of the at least one modified artificial sensory experience at least partially based on the at least one history.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

presenting at least one indication of at least one modified artificial sensory experience at least partially based on the at least one history related to the at least one artificial sensory experience and the at least one individual.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

creating at least one history related to the at least one artificial sensory experience and the at least one individual, the at least one history including one or more of at least one physiological measurement of the at least one individual or at least one indication of at least one level of anxiety accepted from the at least one individual via at least one user interface.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication comprises:

staggering a time associated with presentation of at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication including at least accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual and presenting the at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual comprise:

staggering a time associated with presentation of at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience, including at least;

accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual;

presenting at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience via at least one user interface based at least partially on the accepting at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual; and

presenting at least a portion of a modified at least one artificial sensory experience, the modification based at least in part on one or more of at least one physiological measurement of the at least one individual or at least one indication of at least one level of anxiety accepted from the at least one individual, the one or more of at least one physiological measurement or at least one level of anxiety obtained at least one of during or subsequent to the presenting at least a portion of the at least one artificial sensory experience.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication further comprises:

modifying the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on one or more of at least one physiological measurement of the at least one individual or at least one indication of at least one level of anxiety accepted from the at least one individual via at least one user interface, the one or more of at least one physiological measurement or at least one level of anxiety obtained at least one of during or subsequent to the presenting of the at least one artificial sensory experience.

29. A system, comprising:

an acceptor module configured to accept at least one attribute of at least one individual;

a querier module configured to query at least one database based at least partially on the acceptor module configured to accept at least one attribute of at least one individual;

a first presenter module configured to present at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the querier module configured to query at least one database; and

an implementer module configured to present at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of at least one prescription medication, including at least;

a prescription acceptor module configured to accept at least one indication of use of at least one prescription medication by at least one individual; and

a second presenter module configured to present at least another indication of at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the prescription acceptor module configured to accept at least one indication of use of at least one prescription medication by at least one individual,

wherein at least one of the acceptor module, querier module, first presenter module, or implementer module is at least partially implemented using hardware.

30. A system, comprising:

circuitry configured for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual;

circuitry configured for querying at least one database based at least partially on the circuitry configured for accepting at least one attribute;

circuitry configured for presenting at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the circuitry configured for querying at least one database; and

circuitry configured for presenting at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication, including at least;

circuitry configured for accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual; and

circuitry configured for presenting the at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the circuitry configured for accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual.

31. A computer program product, comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer readable medium including at least one or more instructions that, when executed on at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to at least;

accept at least one attribute of at least one individual;

query at least one database based at least partially on the accepted at least one attribute;

present at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the at least one database query; and

present at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication, including at least;

accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual; and

presenting the at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the accepted at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual.

32. A system, comprising:

a computing device; and

one or more instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to;

accept at least one attribute of at least one individual;

query at least one database based at least partially on the accepted at least one attribute;

present at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the at least one database query; and

present at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication, including at least;

accepting the at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual; and

presenting the at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience based at least partially on the accepted at least one indication of use of the at least one prescription medication by the at least one individual.

33. The system of claim 32 wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal entertainment device, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a networked computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a computing system comprised of a cluster of servers, a workstation computer, or a desktop computer.

34. The system of claim 32, wherein the computing device is operable to accept at least the at least one attribute, query the at least one database, and present the at least one indication of at least one prescription medication and at least a first indication of at least one artificial sensory experience, and present the at least a second indication of the at least one artificial sensory experience from at least one memory.