Determining a demographic characteristic of a user based on computational user-health testing

• US 20090132275A1
• Filed: 11/19/2007
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US11/986,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132275A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/162 Testing reaction times
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4023 Evaluating sense of balance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4803 Speech analysis specially adapted for diagnostic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/726 using Wavelet transforms
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing; and transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

Claims

1-39. -39. (canceled)

40. A system comprising:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing; and

circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

41. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one physiological attribute measure as the at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one physiological attribute measure at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

42. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting a user image as the at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the user image at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

43. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user alertness or attention test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

44. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user memory test function, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

45. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user speech or voice test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

46. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user calculation test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

47. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user neglect or construction test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

48. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user task sequencing test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

49. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user visual field test function, the output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

50. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user eye movement or pupil movement test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

51. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user face pattern test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

52. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user hearing test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

53. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user motor skill or body movement test function, the at least one output at least partly based on the interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

54. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on a keyboard-mediated interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

55. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on at least a pointing device-mediated interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

56. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on at least an imaging device-mediated interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

57. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on at least an audio device-mediated interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

58. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented game having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

59. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented communication application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

60. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented security application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

61. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one output of at least one user-health test function, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between the user and the at least one device-implemented productivity application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

62. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for sending to an advertiser at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

63. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for selling to an entity at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

64. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for posting for access at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

65. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of a plurality of users based on at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

66. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one measure of the user'"'"'s age as the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

67. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one measure of the user'"'"'s gender as the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

68. The system of claim 40 wherein the transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one measure of the user'"'"'s ethnicity as the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

69. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of at least two or more user-health test functions.

70. The system of claim 40 wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for transmitting to an approved recipient at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

71. The system of claim 40 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

72. The system of claim 71 wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request for a subscription to demographic characteristic data from the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

73. The system of claim 71 wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of interest from at least one of an advertiser, an advertising broker, an advertising seller, a marketer, a merchant, or a host of advertising.

74. The system of claim 71 wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of interest from an online game company, an internet search company, a virtual world company, an online product vendor, a researcher, a law enforcement entity, or a website host.

75. The system of claim 71 wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in at least one statistical treatment of the demographic characteristics of a plurality of users based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

76. The system of claim 71 wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of interest in an anonymized demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

77. The system of claim 40 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving compensation for access to the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

78. The system of claim 40 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving at least one of a payment or a micropayment for access to the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

79. A computer program product comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing

(a) one or more instructions for accepting at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing; and

(b) one or more instructions for transmitting at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

80. The computer program product of claim 79, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

81. The computer program product of claim 79, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

82. The computer program product of claim 79, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.

83. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to

(a) accept at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing; and

(b) transmit at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.

84. The system of claim 83 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, and/or a desktop computer.

85. The system of claim 83 wherein the computing device is operable to accept from at least one memory the at least one output of at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions, the at least one output at least partly based on an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application having an apparent function that is unrelated to user-health testing.

86. The system of claim 83 wherein the computing device is operable to transmit from at least one memory the at least one demographic characteristic of the user based on the at least one output of the at least one of a plurality of user-health test functions.