Electronic health care compliance assistance
First Claim
1. A health care compliance assistance system, comprising:
- a host system, including;
input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data;
host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data and said medication regimen data;
programmed means responsive to said medication regimen data for generating a user file including said speech data and scheduling times for generating a speech message corresponding to said medication regimen data; and
transfer means;
a user device including;
user device storage means for storing said user file including speech data transferred to said user device by said transfer means;
speech generating means for generating the speech message corresponding to the speech data stored in said user device storage means; and
programmed control means for controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user,wherein said programmed means of said host system is programmed for reducing transmission and storage inefficiencies in said health care compliance assistance system by reducing transmission and storage of speech data for repeated portions of a specific speech message, and for causing said transfer means to transfer to said user device speech-portion identifiers instead of said speech data for said repeated portions.
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Abstract
An electronic health care compliance assistance system includes a user device and a host station used by a health care provider. The user device generates voice messages to remind a user when and how to take or refill prescribed medications, to attend to other health matters, and to keep doctors'"'"' appointments. Compressed digital speech is used to generate clear and natural sounding voice messages. A health care provider uses the host station to compose messages and to store a database of speech messages and related data. Data are transferred from the host station to the user device to generate a regimen that is customized for the user. A queuing system is provided for messages relating to medications having common dosing times. A parameter is defined to permit adaptive rescheduling of messages when a user does not respond. The user device provides adaptive and interactive audible and visual prompts to alert the user when one or more messages are ready to be played. A satellite device may be used to generate such prompts to alert the user to consult the user device for the message. User operated keys are provided to play a message, to repeat the message, to confirm that the desired action has been attended to, or to play a counseling message. The user device stores data on each user action and inaction, for transfer to the host station which compiles the data in a report for health care providers.
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47 Claims
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1. A health care compliance assistance system, comprising:
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a host system, including; input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data; host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data and said medication regimen data; programmed means responsive to said medication regimen data for generating a user file including said speech data and scheduling times for generating a speech message corresponding to said medication regimen data; and transfer means; a user device including; user device storage means for storing said user file including speech data transferred to said user device by said transfer means; speech generating means for generating the speech message corresponding to the speech data stored in said user device storage means; and programmed control means for controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user, wherein said programmed means of said host system is programmed for reducing transmission and storage inefficiencies in said health care compliance assistance system by reducing transmission and storage of speech data for repeated portions of a specific speech message, and for causing said transfer means to transfer to said user device speech-portion identifiers instead of said speech data for said repeated portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A health care compliance assistance system comprising:
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a host system, including; input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data; host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data and said medication regimen data; programmed means responsive to said medication regimen data for generating a user file including scheduling times for generating a speech message corresponding to said medication regimen data; and transfer means; a user device including; user device storage means for storing speech data and said user file transferred to said user device by said transfer means; speech generating means for generating the speech message corresponding to the speech data stored in said user device storage means; programmed control means for controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user; means for entering at least three interactive user inputs, including a playback user input requesting playback of a scheduled speech message, a confirming user input for confirming receipt of the speech message, and a counseling user input requesting unscheduled playback of a counseling message; and prompting means for generating a prompt to inform the user of a requirement for inputting a predetermined one of said playback and confirming user inputs; wherein said programmed control means is programmed to control said prompting means to provide a first prompt for a user to input said playback user input during a predetermined first time interval and to control said speech generating means to generate the speech message upon detection of input of said playback user input during said first time interval, to control said prompting means to provide a second prompt for a user to input said confirming user input during a predetermined third time interval and to control said speech generating means to generate a further speech message upon detection of input of said confirming user input during said third time interval, to control said speech generating means to generate a counseling speech message upon detection of said counseling user input. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44)
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33. A health care compliance assistance system comprising:
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a host system, including; input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data; host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data and said medication regimen data; programmed means responsive to said medication regimen data for generating a user file including speech data and scheduling times for generating a speech message corresponding to said medication regimen data; and transfer means; a user device including; user device storage means for storing said user file including said speech data transferred to said user device by said transfer means; speech generating means for generating the speech message corresponding to the speech data stored in said user device storage means; programmed control means for controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user; user input means, and monitor connecting means for connection to a health monitoring device and for transmitting health monitor data to said programmed control means for storage in said user file; said programmed control means programmed for responding to operation of a first of said user input means by controlling said speech generating means to generate a speech message directing the user to use the health monitoring device, and for responding to operation of a second of said user input means by analyzing the health monitor data transmitted thereto and by controlling said speech generating means to generate a speech message responsive to results of the analysis of the health monitor data, said programmed control means being further programmed to repeat a speech message in response to a user repeat-requesting input, and to reduce power dissipation in said user device by limiting a number of repetitions of any speech message within a predetermined time interval.
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34. A health care compliance assistance system, comprising:
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a host system, including host storage means for storing compressed speech data and user file data; and a user device receiving user file data and said compressed speech data from said host system for accessing selected compressed speech data corresponding to a selected speech message and for generating said selected speech message, including; decompression means for decompressing said selected compressed speech data and providing decompressed speech data; speech generating means for generating said selected speech message corresponding to the decompressed speech data; programmed control means programmed for executing a program for comparing a current time with a predetermined time preset in the user file data received from said host system and, upon detecting a match therebetween, for controlling a user prompting means to generate a prompt, for initiating a time count and upon detection of a user response within a predetermined time interval, controlling said speech generating means to generate said selected speech message, thereby controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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45. A health care compliance assistance system, comprising:
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a host system, including; input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data; host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data and said medication regimen data; programmed means responsive to said medication regimen data for generating a user file including speech data and scheduling times to be used in generating a speech message corresponding to said medication regimen data; and transfer means; a user device including; user device storage means for storing said user file including speech data transferred to said user device by said transfer means; speech generating means for generating the speech message corresponding to the speech data stored in said user device storage means; and programmed control means for controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user, wherein said programmed control means is programmed to establish a time interval having a predetermined duration, after controlling said speech generating means to generate a speech message, and to await an interactive user confirmation input within said time interval, prior to controlling said speech generating means to generate a next speech message, to repeat a speech message in response to a user repeat-requesting input, and to reduce power dissipation in said user device by limiting a number of repetitions of any speech message within a predetermined time interval.
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46. A health care compliance assistance system, comprising a host system and a user device;
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said host system including; input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data; programmed means for generating a user file for transmission to the user device, said user file including said speech data, scheduling times, said medication regimen data, speech portion identifiers, and instructions for assembling a speech message; host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data, said medication regimen data and said instructions for assembling a speech message; and transfer means for transferring said user file to said user device; said user device including; user device storage means for storing said user file transferred by said transfer means, previously stored speech data, said speech portion identifiers, and said instructions for assembling a speech message; programmed control means for assembling the speech message from the stored speech data in accordance with said instructions for assembling a speech message;
said programmed control means controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user; andspeech generating means for generating the speech message assembled by said programmed control means of said user device, said programmed control means being programmed to repeat a speech message generated by said speech generating means in response to a user repeat-requesting input, and to reduce power dissipation in said user device by limiting a number of repetitions of any speech message within a predetermined time interval.
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47. A health care compliance assistance system comprising:
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a host system, including; input means for inputting speech data, user data and medication regimen data, said user data including a user time schedule of an activity of an individual user; host storage means for storing said speech data, said user data and said medication regimen data; programmed means responsive to said medication regimen data for generating for the individual user a user file including scheduling times for generating a speech message corresponding to said medication regimen data and based on said user time schedule of the individual user; and transfer means; a user device including; user device storage means for storing speech data and said user file transferred to said user device by said transfer means; speech generating means for generating the speech message corresponding to the speech data stored in said user device storage means; and programmed control means for controlling said speech generating means to generate speech messages interactively with and responsive to a user, wherein said user device further comprises; means for entering at least three interactive user inputs, including a playback user input requesting playback of a scheduled speech message, a confirming user input for confirming receipt of the speech message, and a counseling user input requesting playback of an unscheduled counseling message; prompting means for generating a prompt to inform the user of a requirement for inputting a predetermined one of said playback and confirming user inputs, and said programmed control means is programmed to control said prompting means to provide a first prompt for a user to input said playback user input during a predetermined first time interval and to control said speech generating means to generate the speech message upon detection of input of said playback user input during said first time interval, to control said prompting means to provide a second prompt for a user to input said confirming user input during a predetermined third time interval and to control said speech generating means to generate a further speech message upon detection of input of said confirming user input during said third time interval, and to control said speech generating means to generate a counseling speech message upon detection of said counseling user input.
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