Method of and apparatus for targeted interactive health status notification and confirmation

Abstract

A therapeutic event such as administering a medication is established. A trigger is established for the therapeutic event, the trigger being a status of some condition. A determination is made as to whether the trigger is present. A prompt is established for the therapeutic event. If the trigger is present, the prompt is delivered to a subject such as a patient. A determination is able to be made as to whether the prompt is delivered, and/or whether the therapeutic event is executed by the subject.

I/We claim: 
     
         1 . A machine-implemented method, comprising:
 instantiating in a processor a device definition for utilizing a medical device;   instantiating in said processor a prompt definition for a prompt for utilizing said medical device, said prompt comprising graphical interference with a graphical user interface in communication with said processor and being adapted to evoke at least a portion of an effect associated with not utilizing said medical device;   instantiating in said processor a trigger definition for a trigger for delivering said prompt, said trigger comprising a status of a condition comprising at least one of a time, bioinformation for a subject for said medical device, an identity of said subject, an action of said subject, and an environmental feature;   acquiring medical device data in said processor regarding a change to said medical device sufficient to resolve whether said change corresponds with utilizing said medical device;   acquiring condition data in said processor regarding said condition;   determining in said processor whether said medical device has been utilized from said device data;   determining in said processor whether said trigger is satisfied from said condition data; and   responsive to said trigger being satisfied and said medical device not being determined to have been utilized, delivering said prompt to said subject via said graphical user interface so as to impede a functional interaction of said processor with a user via said graphical user interface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said medical device comprises at least one of:
 a medical testing device, and utilizing said medical device comprises performing a medical test therewith; 
 an exercise device, and utilizing said exercise device comprises performing an exercise therewith; and 
 a wearable medical device, and utilizing said device comprises wearing said wearable medical device. 
   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises at least one of a text message, a telltale light, a visual image, an icon, an animation, and a change in video output.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises obscuring at least a portion of a display visible to said subject.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises progressively impeding said functional interaction of said processor with said user, increasing over time.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said prompt is contextually relevant.   
     
     
         7 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor;   a graphical prompter in communication with said processor;   a medical device sensor in communication with said processor and adapted to sense a change to a medical device sufficient to resolve whether said change corresponds with utilizing said medical device;   a condition sensor in communication with said processor and comprising at least one of a clock, a bioinformation sensor adapted to sense bioinformation for a subject of said product, an identity sensor adapted to sense an identity of said subject, an action sensor adapted to sense an action of said subject, and an environment sensor adapted to sense an environmental feature;   a utilizing definition for utilizing said medical device instantiated on said processor;   a prompt definition for a prompt for utilizing said medical device instantiated on said processor, said prompt comprising graphical interference with a graphical user interface via said graphical prompter and being adapted to evoke at least a portion of an effect associated with not utilizing said medical device;   a trigger definition for a trigger for delivering said prompt, said trigger comprising a status of a condition comprising at least one of a time, bioinformation for a subject for said medical device, an identity of said subject, an action of said subject, and an environmental feature;   executable instructions instantiated on said processor adapted for determining whether said medical device has been utilized from medical device sensor data from said medical device sensor;   executable instructions instantiated on said processor adapted to determine whether said trigger is satisfied from condition sensor data from said condition sensor; and   executable instructions instantiated on said processor adapted to deliver said prompt to said graphical prompter so as to impede a functional interaction of said processor with a user via said graphical user interface responsive to said trigger being satisfied and said medical device not being determined to have been utilized.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 said medical device comprises at least one of:
 a medical testing device, and utilizing said medical device comprises performing a medical test therewith; 
 an exercise device, and utilizing said exercise device comprises performing an exercise therewith; and 
 a wearable medical device, and utilizing said device comprises wearing said wearable medical device. 
   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises at least one of a text message, a telltale light, a visual image, an icon, an animation, and a change in video output.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 said prompter comprises a graphical display; and   said prompt comprises obscuring at least a portion of said display.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 said prompt definition comprises said prompt progressively impeding said functional interaction of said processor with said user, increasing over time.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 said prompt is contextually relevant.   
     
     
         13 . A machine-implemented method, comprising:
 instantiating in a processor a device definition for dispensing a product from a container;   instantiating in said processor a prompt definition for a prompt for dispensing said product, said prompt comprising graphical interference with a graphical user interface in communication with said processor and being adapted to evoke at least a portion of an effect associated with not dispensing said product;   instantiating in said processor a trigger definition for a trigger for delivering said prompt, said trigger comprising a status of a condition comprising at least one of a time, bioinformation for a subject for said product, an identity of said subject, an action of said subject, and an environmental feature;   acquiring container data in said processor regarding a change to said container sufficient to resolve whether said change corresponds with dispensing said product;   acquiring condition data in said processor regarding said condition;   determining in said processor whether said product has been dispensed from said container data;   determining in said processor whether said trigger is satisfied from said condition data; and   responsive to said trigger being satisfied and said product not being determined to have been dispensed, delivering said prompt to said subject via said graphical user interface so as to impede a functional interaction of said processor with a user via said graphical user interface.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , comprising:
 acquiring said container data from a sensor engaged with said container.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , comprising:
 acquiring said container data from a sensor not engaged with said container.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 said sensor is disposed on a mobile device proximate said container.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 said sensor comprises an audio sensor.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 acquiring said container data comprises capturing a sound characteristic of dispensing said product from said container.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises at least one of a text message, a telltale light, a visual image, an icon, an animation, and a change in video output.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises obscuring at least a portion of a display visible to said subject.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises progressively impeding said functional interaction of said processor with said user, increasing over time.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein:
 said prompt is contextually relevant.   
     
     
         23 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor;   a graphical prompter in communication with said processor;   a container sensor in communication with said processor and adapted to sense a change to a container sufficient to resolve whether said change corresponds with dispensing a product from said container;   a condition sensor in communication with said processor and comprising at least one of a clock, a bioinformation sensor adapted to sense bioinformation for a subject of said product, an identity sensor adapted to sense an identity of said subject, an action sensor adapted to sense an action of said subject, and an environment sensor adapted to sense an environmental feature;   a utilizing definition for dispensing said product instantiated on said processor;   a prompt definition for a prompt for dispensing said product instantiated on said processor, said prompt comprising graphical interference with a graphical user interface via said graphical prompter and being adapted to evoke at least a portion of an effect associated with not dispensing said product;   a trigger definition for a trigger for delivering said prompt, said trigger comprising a status of a condition comprising at least one of a time, bioinformation for a subject for said product, an identity of said subject, an action of said subject, and an environmental feature;   executable instructions instantiated on said processor adapted for determining whether said product has been dispensed from container sensor data from said container sensor;   executable instructions instantiated on said processor adapted to determine whether said trigger is satisfied from condition sensor data from said condition sensor; and   executable instructions instantiated on said processor adapted to deliver said prompt to said graphical prompter so as to impede a functional interaction of said processor with a user via said graphical user interface responsive to said trigger being satisfied and said product not being determined to have been dispensed.   
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein:
 said container sensor is engaged with said container.   
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein:
 said container sensor is not engaged with said container.   
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein:
 said container sensor is disposed on a mobile device proximate said container.   
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein:
 said container sensor comprises an audio sensor.   
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein:
 said prompt comprises at least one of a text message, a telltale light, a visual image, an icon, an animation, and a change in video output.   
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein:
 said prompter comprises a graphical display; and   said prompt comprises obscuring at least a portion of said display.   
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein:
 said prompt definition comprises said prompt progressively impeding said functional interaction of said processor with said user, increasing over time.   
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein:
 said prompt is contextually relevant.