PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCOURAGING THE MONITORING OF MEDICAL PARAMETERS
First Claim
1. A method of providing individuals with a reward or incentive for monitoring one or more medical parameters, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a health monitoring device adapted to sense one or more medical parameters relating to a user'"'"'s health, the health monitoring device including reward circuitry adapted to run an algorithm or routine for encouraging the monitoring of one or more medical parameters;
receiving reward criteria data into the health monitoring device;
comparing the reward criteria data against one or more medical parameters obtained by the health monitoring device;
determining whether one or more goals of the reward criteria data have been satisfied;
providing a reward indicator notifying the user when at least one of said one or more goals have been achieved;
prompting the user to redeem one or more rewards or incentives based at least in part on their compliance with said one or more goals; and
downloading the reward or incentive into a storage memory of the health monitoring device and/or transmitting the reward or incentive to one or more other devices.
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Abstract
Programmable health monitoring devices, systems, and methods for the monitoring of medical parameters are disclosed. An illustrative health monitoring device can include reward circuitry including a reward algorithm or routine for encouraging the monitoring of medical parameters, and a communications interface for transmitting and/or receiving reward data and/or medical data back and forth between the health monitoring device and one or more other devices in communication with the health monitoring device. A display panel can be configured to display various medical and reward parameters, including the user'"'"' current and/or past test readings as well as any rewards or incentives earned for complying with the one or more goals determined by the reward algorithm or routine. A user interface can be utilized to program various reward criteria and/or reward codes into the health monitoring device as well as perform other functions.
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1. A method of providing individuals with a reward or incentive for monitoring one or more medical parameters, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a health monitoring device adapted to sense one or more medical parameters relating to a user'"'"'s health, the health monitoring device including reward circuitry adapted to run an algorithm or routine for encouraging the monitoring of one or more medical parameters;
receiving reward criteria data into the health monitoring device;
comparing the reward criteria data against one or more medical parameters obtained by the health monitoring device;
determining whether one or more goals of the reward criteria data have been satisfied;
providing a reward indicator notifying the user when at least one of said one or more goals have been achieved;
prompting the user to redeem one or more rewards or incentives based at least in part on their compliance with said one or more goals; and
downloading the reward or incentive into a storage memory of the health monitoring device and/or transmitting the reward or incentive to one or more other devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for encouraging the monitoring of one or more medical parameters by a user, the system comprising:
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a health monitoring device adapted to sense one or more medical parameters relating to a user'"'"'s health, the health monitoring device including reward circuitry adapted to run an algorithm or routine for encouraging the monitoring of said one or more medical parameters; and
at least one remote device in communication with the health monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A health monitoring device, comprising:
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medical circuitry adapted to sense one or more medical parameters;
reward circuitry including a reward algorithm or routine for encouraging the monitoring of said one or more medical parameters;
a communications interface for transmitting and/or receiving reward data and/or medical data back and forth between the health monitoring device and one or more remote devices in communication with the health monitoring device;
at least one display panel including a display screen for displaying reward data; and
a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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