Health kiosk

Abstract

A health kiosk system is provided. A kiosk has a computing unit and a physiological measurement apparatus connected to the computing unit. A Web browser of the computing unit transmits information corresponding to the physiological measurement apparatus and a request for a resource to a Web server. In response to receiving the request, the Web server transmits to the kiosk profile-specific Web content responsive to the request and specific to the received profile information. The information corresponding to the physiological measurement apparatus may be transmitted in a URL or HTTP Cookie of an HTTP request.

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         21 . A method of providing a user inducement with a health kiosk comprising a computing unit and at least one physiological measurement apparatus, the method comprising:
 transmitting, from a Web browser at the kiosk to a server, profile information of the kiosk in the form of an HTTP request comprising an HTTP cookie stored in a memory of the computing unit, the profile information comprising a configuration selection from among a plurality of possible configurations of the at least one physiological measurement apparatus, the at least one physiological measurement apparatus operatively connectable to a human user for measuring a physiological characteristic of the user and the at least one physiological measurement apparatus configurable to measure and output one or more physiological measurements of the physiological characteristic based on the configuration selection;   transmitting from the kiosk to the server a request for a resource; and   in response to receiving the profile information and the request:   generating dynamic, profile-specific, client-side executable Web content configured to run on the Web browser, responsive to the request and based at least in part on the profile information, the dynamic, profile-specific, client-side executable Web content comprising:   a first, a second, and a third display element,   the first display element, when rendered by the Web browser by executing the dynamic, profile-specific, client-side executable Web content, provides a user interface based on the configuration selection for user control, locally at the kiosk via the Web browser and the user interface, of the at least one physiological measurement apparatus to measure and output the physiological characteristic,   the second display element, when rendered by the Web browser, provides a data display element for displaying data output by the at least one physiological measurement apparatus locally at the kiosk via the Web browser and the user interface, and   the third display element, when rendered by the Web browser, displays a user inducement and a condition associated with the inducement;   transmitting from the server to the kiosk the dynamic, profile-specific, client-side executable Web content; and   rendering, by the Web browser, the dynamic, profile-specific, client-side executable Web content on a display at the kiosk by executing the dynamic, profile-specific, client-side executable Web content.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising:
 satisfying, by the kiosk, the condition; and   providing, by the kiosk, the inducement.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein:
 the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk; and   satisfying, by the kiosk, the condition, comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein:
 the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk within a period of time; and   satisfying, by the kiosk, the condition, comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk within the period of time.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein providing, by the kiosk, the inducement, comprises providing a monetary reward. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the monetary reward comprises one of more of: cash, a discount coupon, and a gift certificate. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein providing, by the kiosk, the inducement, comprises:
 adding the user to a list of rewarded users;   selecting a selected user from the list of rewarded users; and   providing a monetary reward to the selected user.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising:
 providing, by the server, an administrative interface; and   receiving, by the server, the inducement and the condition associated with the inducement from the administrative interface.   
     
     
         29 . A method of providing a user inducement with a health kiosk comprising a computing unit, a Web browser, and at least one physiological measurement apparatus operatively connectable to a human user for measuring a physiological characteristic of the user, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a server, a measurement of the physiological characteristic of the user;   generating, by the server, dynamic, client-side executable Web content configured to run on the Web browser, the Web content comprising a user inducement and a condition associated with the inducement, wherein the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk;   transmitting from the server to the kiosk the Web content;   rendering, by the Web browser, the Web content on a display at the kiosk by executing the Web content;   satisfying, by the kiosk, the condition by measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk; and   providing, by the kiosk, the inducement.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 :
 wherein generating, by the server, the Web content comprises determining, by the server, that the measurement of the physiological characteristic is outside of a target physiological characteristic range;   wherein the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk within a period of time; and   wherein satisfying, by the kiosk, the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk within the period of time.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein receiving, by the server, the measurement of the physiological characteristic of the user comprises:
 generating, by the kiosk, the measurement of the physiological characteristic of the user by measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk; and   transmitting the measurement of the physiological characteristic from the kiosk to the server.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the physiological characteristic comprises one or more of: weight, blood pressure, blood glucose, temperature, and heart rate. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the method comprises receiving, by the server, user information, and wherein generating, by the server, the Web content comprises generating the Web content at least in part based on the user information. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the user information comprises one or more of: a medication taken by the user, an activity performed by the user, a food ingested by the user, and a drink ingested by the user. 
     
     
         35 . A health kiosk system comprising:
 a server having a web server; and   a kiosk communicatively coupled to the server, the kiosk comprising:
 a computing unit; 
 a display configured to display content on a Web browser; and 
 at least one physiological measurement apparatus connected to the computing unit and operatively connectable to a human user for measuring a physiological characteristic of the user; 
   wherein the computing unit is configured to:
 receive, from the web server, dynamic, client-side executable Web content configured to run on the Web browser, the Web content comprising a user inducement and a condition associated with the inducement, wherein the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk; 
 display the Web content on the display by executing the Web content with the computing unit; 
 satisfy the condition by measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk; and 
 provide the inducement. 
   
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 :
 wherein the web server is configured to generate the Web content by determining that a first measurement of the physiological characteristic of the user is outside of a target physiological characteristic range;   wherein the condition comprises measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk within a period of time; and   wherein the computing unit is configured to satisfy the condition by measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk within the period of time.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the computing unit is configured to:
 generate the first measurement by measuring the physiological characteristic of the user with the at least one physiological measurement apparatus of the kiosk; and   transmit the first measurement to the Web server.   
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the physiological characteristic comprises one or more of: weight, blood pressure, blood glucose, temperature, and heart rate. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the web server is configured to generate the Web content at least in part based on user information. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein the user information comprises one or more of: a medication taken by the user, an activity performed by the user, a food ingested by the user, and a drink ingested by the user.