Cost-effective resource apportionment technologies suitable for facilitating therapies

• US 10,853,819 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2011
• Issued: 12/01/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund II, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hwang, Eun Young, Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Kare, Jordin T., Rivet, Dennis J., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Jr., Lowell L., Wood, Victoria Y.H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hiep V
• Application Number:
  US13/066,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20120265591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,519 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Configuration technologies for apportioning resources and communicating indications of potential or actual incentives based on one or more measurements or other objective indications that therapeutic components have been administered to an individual, other attributes of the therapeutic components or the individual, or other such determinants. Techniques for apportioning resources cost-effectively (between providers and other parties, e.g.) and for facilitating or handling implementations thereof or output therefrom.

Claims

1. A resource apportionment method comprising:

receiving an indication of a dispensing device administering at least one psychoactive material to an individual;

monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game operating on a mobile device associated with the individual, the monitoring including at least obtaining and recording one or more diagnostic attributes indicative of whether or when dispensing the at least one psychoactive material causes one or more cognitive behavioral diagnostic effects associated with the individual;

automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual, the automatic analysis including at least;

developing at least one user profile that aggregates symptomatic data using at least one predictive expert system,

detecting a worsening symptom based at least partly on a comparison of a measurement of a physiological parameter with a prior measurement of the physiological parameter,

determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on the detected worsening symptom, and

detecting at least one cognitive behavioral state of the individual based at least partly on the one or more diagnostic attributes, the at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual, and the at least one user profile, the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for a study or treatment regimen;

invoking one or more device-executable instructions implemented on one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and executed by one or more processing units to look up an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material administered to the individual and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen; and

automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive.

2. A resource apportionment system comprising:

at least one compliance-indicative device including one or more integrated circuits including at least;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for receiving an indication of a dispensing device administering at least one psychoactive material to an individual;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game operating on a mobile device associated with the individual, the monitoring including at least obtaining and recording one or more diagnostic attributes indicative of whether or when dispensing the at least one psychoactive material causes one or more cognitive behavioral diagnostic effects associated with the individual;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual, the automatic analysis including at least;

developing at least one user profile that aggregates symptomatic data using at least one predictive expert system,

detecting a worsening symptom based at least partly on a comparison of a measurement of a physiological parameter with a prior measurement of the physiological parameter,

determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on the detected worsening symptom, and

detecting at least one cognitive behavioral state of the individual based at least partly on the one or more diagnostic attributes, the at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual, and the at least one user profile, the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for a study or treatment regimen;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material administered and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen; and

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material, at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen, and at least partly based on a product attribute.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen, the attribute including a physical attribute of the individual.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material, at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen, and at least partly based a gender of or an age of the individual.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least an antihypertensive material component.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least one of a respiratory therapy session or a physical therapy session.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including signaling a discount as a component of the incentive.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including authorizing a resource transfer.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including presenting a first message indicative of the incentive to a care provider and a second message indicative of the incentive to a material provider.

11. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including conditioning a benefit upon an acceptance of at least a portion of the incentive.

12. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least a nitric oxide donor component;

or

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least an anti-infective component.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including transferring one or more credits to a care provider.

14. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including manifesting an improvement in a reputation of a provider.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including presenting an option of the incentive.

16. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message to a care provider an indication of the incentive.

17. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message to the individual an indication of the incentive.

18. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for obtaining a size of the incentive in response to a pattern of enrollment.

19. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting a recipient of a notification of the incentive in response to a received message.

20. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material, at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen, and at least partly based on a pathology of the individual.

21. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least a plasma lipid-modifying material.

22. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for determining a value of the incentive as a linear function of a value of the therapeutic material.

23. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for detecting whether data from one or more sensors indicate an actuation of a portion of a dispensing device.

24. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive comprises:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including signaling a discount as a first component of the incentive;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including authorizing a resource transfer to the individual as a second component of the incentive; and

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically generating at least one message including presenting a first message indicative of the incentive to a care provider and a second message indicative of the incentive to a material provider.

25. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for obtaining a size of the incentive in response to a pattern of enrollment;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for conditioning a benefit upon an acceptance of at least a portion of the incentive;

or

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting a recipient of a notification of the incentive in response to a received message.

26. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for transferring one or more credits to a care provider in response to an indication that the at least one psychoactive material was administered; and

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for manifesting an improvement in a reputation of a care provider.

27. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for selecting an incentive comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least one respiratory or physical therapy session;

or

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for conditioning the incentive upon compliance with a regimen that includes at least a nitric oxide donor component.

28. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for obtaining an indication that a vessel has been ingested as an objective indication that the at least one psychoactive material has been administered to a portion of the individual.

29. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for detecting the indication of administration of the at least one psychoactive material based at least partly on image pattern recognition performed with respect to image data obtained from a sensor.

30. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for detecting a worsening symptom based at least partly on a comparison of a measurement of a physiological parameter with a prior measurement of the physiological parameter; and

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for adjusting the incentive at least partly in response to detection of the worsening symptom.

31. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game includes at least a camera configured to capture at least one audiovisual recording displaying the individual; and

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual includes at least circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on comparison of the at least one audiovisual recording displaying the individual with a prior audiovisual recording displaying the individual.

32. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game includes at least a camera configured to capture at least one audiovisual recording of the individual; and

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual includes at least circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on comparison of at least one feature size indicated in the at least one audiovisual recording of the individual with feature size in a prior image of the individual.

33. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game includes at least a camera configured to capture at least one audiovisual recording of the individual; and

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual includes at least circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on comparison of skin color indicated in the at least one audiovisual recording of the individual with skin color in a prior image of the individual.

34. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game includes at least a camera configured to capture at least one audiovisual recording of the individual; and

the circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual includes at least circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on comparison of an indicator of presence of a marking agent in the at least one audiovisual recording of the individual with an indicator of presence of a marking agent in a prior image of the individual.

35. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for obtaining at least one auditory signal showing at least one physical attribute indicative of at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual resulting from the administration of the at least one psychoactive material; and

circuitry including one or more logic gates configured for analyzing via automatic speech recognition the at least one auditory signal wherein analysis includes at least developing at least one user profile that aggregates symptomatic data using at least one predictive expert system, detecting a worsening symptom based at least partly on a comparison of a measurement of a physiological parameter with a prior measurement of the physiological parameter, determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on the detected worsening symptom, and detecting at least one cognitive behavioral state of the individual based at least partly on the one or more diagnostic attributes, the auditory signal, the at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual, and the at least one user profile, the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for a study or treatment regimen.

36. A resource apportionment system comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a dispensing device administering at least one psychoactive material to an individual;

means for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game operating on a mobile device associated with the individual, the monitoring including at least obtaining and recording one or more diagnostic attributes indicative of whether or when dispensing the at least one psychoactive material causes one or more cognitive behavioral diagnostic effects associated with the individual;

means for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual, the automatic analysis including at least;

developing at least one user profile that aggregates symptomatic data using at least one predictive expert system,

detecting a worsening symptom based at least partly on a comparison of a measurement of a physiological parameter with a prior measurement of the physiological parameter,

determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on the detected worsening symptom, and

detecting at least one cognitive behavioral state of the individual based at least partly on the one or more diagnostic attributes, the at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual, and the at least one user profile, the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for a study or treatment regimen;

means for selecting an incentive at least partly based on a category of a therapeutic material and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen; and

means for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive.

37. An article of manufacture comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media including at least;

one or more instructions for receiving an indication of a dispensing device administering at least one psychoactive material to an individual;

one or more instructions for monitoring at least one interaction of the individual with an electronic video game operating on a mobile device associated with the individual, the monitoring including at least obtaining and recording one or more diagnostic attributes indicative of whether or when dispensing the at least one psychoactive material causes one or more cognitive behavioral diagnostic effects associated with the individual;

one or more instructions for automatically analyzing the one or more diagnostic attributes associated with the individual, the automatic analysis including at least;

developing at least one user profile that aggregates symptomatic data using at least one predictive expert system,

detecting a worsening symptom based at least partly on a comparison of a measurement of a physiological parameter with a prior measurement of the physiological parameter,

determining at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual based at least partly on the detected worsening symptom, and

detecting at least one cognitive behavioral state of the individual based at least partly on the one or more diagnostic attributes, the at least one psychological condition indicative of at least one emotional state of the individual, and the at least one user profile, the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for a study or treatment regimen;

one or more instructions for invoking circuitry for selecting an indication of an incentive partly based on a category of the therapeutic material administered to the individual and at least partly based on the at least one cognitive behavioral state signifying whether the individual qualifies for the study or treatment regimen; and

one or more instructions for automatically generating at least one message including an indication of the incentive.