Determining lifestyle recommendations using aggregated personal information

• US 8,930,204 B1
• Filed: 01/30/2007
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited
• Inventors: Igoe, Patrick T., Eldering, Charles A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hiep V
• Assistant Examiner(s): Woods, Teresa
• Application Number:
  US11/668,751
• Time in Patent Office: 2,898 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 705/39, 705 2- 4, 709/204
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for determining lifestyle recommendations includes receiving lifestyle information and healthcare information corresponding to an individual from a personal information aggregator. Lifestyle recommendations are determined based on the lifestyle information and the healthcare information and are provided to the individual.

Claims

1. A method of determining lifestyle recommendations for a first individual, the method comprising:

receiving, by a personal information aggregator comprising a computing processor, personal information corresponding to the first individual comprising lifestyle information, healthcare information, and financial information;

storing at least a portion of the personal information corresponding to the first individual, wherein access to the stored personal information is controlled by the first individual;

receiving lifestyle information corresponding to one or more second individuals connected to the first individual via a social network;

determining, by the personal information aggregator, a weight for each of the second individuals, wherein each weight is based on a degree of separation between the second individual and the first individual in the social network;

determining, by the personal information aggregator, a set of lifestyle recommendations for the first individual based on at least the stored lifestyle information corresponding to the first individual, the stored healthcare information corresponding to the first individual, the lifestyle information corresponding to the second individuals, and the respective weights corresponding to the second individuals;

substituting at least one lifestyle recommendation from the set of lifestyle recommendations based on the stored financial information corresponding to the first individual; and

providing the set of lifestyle recommendations to the first individual.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the at least a portion of the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes storing the lifestyle information corresponding to the first individual and the healthcare information corresponding to the first individual in a computing device that is in the possession of the first individual.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations for the first individual includes determining a diet recommendation for the first individual.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations for the first individual includes determining a diet schedule for the first individual.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations for the first individual includes determining an exercise schedule for the first individual.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least one of demographic information, food purchase information, food consumption information, nutrition information, exercise information and fitness information corresponding to the first individual.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least one of medical records and diet information corresponding to the first individual.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the medical records include at least one of the first individual'"'"'s health history, medical examination findings, lab test results, surgical history, obstetric history, medical allergies, family history, social history, habits, immunization history, growth chart, referrals information, education materials provided to the first individual, future plans for care, instructions for self-care and return visits information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least a portion of the personal information over a computer network from an entity other than the first individual.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the entity is selected from the group consisting of a healthcare provider, a healthcare organization, and an insurance provider.

11. A computer-implemented method for determining lifestyle recommendations for a first individual, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing processor from a personal information aggregator corresponding to the first individual, personal information corresponding to the first individual comprising lifestyle information, healthcare information, and financial information;

receiving lifestyle information corresponding to one or more second individuals connected to the first individual via a social network;

determining, by the computing processor, a weight for each of the second individuals, wherein each weight is based on a degree of separation between the second individual and the first individual in the social network;

determining, by the computing processor, a set of lifestyle recommendations based on at least a portion of the lifestyle information corresponding to the first individual, a portion of the healthcare information corresponding to the first individual, a portion of the lifestyle information corresponding to the second individuals, and the respective weights of the second individuals;

substituting at least one lifestyle recommendation from the set of lifestyle recommendations based on the financial information corresponding to the first individual; and

providing the set of lifestyle recommendations to the first individual.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations includes determining a diet recommendation for the first individual.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations includes determining a diet schedule for the first individual.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations includes determining an exercise schedule for the first individual.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving, from the personal information aggregator corresponding to the first individual, the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least one of demographic information, food purchase information, food consumption information, nutrition information, exercise information and fitness information corresponding to the first individual.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving, from the personal information aggregator corresponding to the first individual, the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least one of medical records and diet information corresponding to the first individual.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the medical records include at least one of the first individual'"'"'s health history, medical examination findings, lab test results, surgical history, obstetric history, medical allergies, family history, social history, habits, immunization history, growth chart, referrals information, education materials provided to the first individual, future plans for care, instructions for self-care and return visits information.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least a portion of the personal information from the personal information aggregator over a computer network, and wherein the personal information aggregator is operated by an entity other than the first individual.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the entity is selected from the group consisting of a healthcare provider, a healthcare organization, and an insurance provider.

20. An apparatus for determining lifestyle recommendations, the apparatus comprising:

a first input interface for receiving, from a personal information aggregator corresponding to a first individual, personal information corresponding to the first individual comprising lifestyle information, healthcare information, and financial information;

a second input interface for receiving lifestyle information corresponding to one or more second individuals connected to the first individual via as social network;

a first processor for determining a weight for each of the second individuals, wherein each weight is based on a degree of separation between the second individual and the first individual in the social network;

a second processor for determining a set of lifestyle recommendations based on at least as portion of the lifestyle information corresponding to the first individual, at least a portion of the healthcare information corresponding to the first individual, at least a portion of the lifestyle information corresponding to the second individuals, and the respective weights of the second individuals;

a third processor for substituting one or more lifestyle recommendations from the set of lifestyle recommendations based on the financial information corresponding to the first individual; and

an output interface for providing the set of lifestyle recommendations to the first individual.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein at least one of the lifestyle recommendations in the set of lifestyle recommendations is a diet recommendation.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein at least one of the lifestyle recommendations in the set of lifestyle recommendations is a diet schedule.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein at least one of the lifestyle recommendations in the set of lifestyle recommendations is an exercise schedule.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein at least a portion of the personal information corresponding to the first individual is received over a computer network from an entity other than the first individual.

25. An article of manufacture for determining lifestyle recommendations for a first individual, the article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable medium holding machine-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

receiving, by a computing processor from a personal information aggregator corresponding to the first individual, personal information corresponding to the first individual comprising lifestyle information, healthcare information, and financial information;

receiving lifestyle information corresponding to one or more second individuals connected to the first individual via a social network;

determining, by the computing processor, a weight for each of the second individuals, wherein each weight is based on a degree of separation between the second individual and the first individual in the social network;

determining, by the computing processor, a set of lifestyle recommendations based on at least a portion of the lifestyle information corresponding to the first individual, a portion of the healthcare information corresponding to the first individual, the lifestyle information corresponding to the one or more second individuals, and the respective weights of the second individuals;

substituting at least one lifestyle recommendation from the set of lifestyle recommendations based on the financial information corresponding to the first individual; and

providing at least one of the one or more lifestyle recommendations to the first individual.

26. The article of manufacture of claim 25, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations includes determining a diet recommendation for the first individual.

27. The article of manufacture of claim 25, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations includes determining a diet schedule for the first individual.

28. The article of manufacture of claim 25, wherein determining the set of lifestyle recommendations includes determining an exercise schedule for the first individual.

29. The article of manufacture of claim 25, wherein receiving, the personal information corresponding to the first individual includes receiving at least a portion of the personal information from the personal information aggregator over a computer network, and wherein the personal information aggregator is operated by an entity other than the first individual.