Systems and methods for facilitating health research using a personal wearable device with research mode

A system comprising:

• a device wearable on a wrist of a user including:
• one or more sensors adapted to detect one or more health parameters of the user when the device is worn;
• a user interface for presenting information regarding the one or more health parameters to the user;
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• a wireless communication unit adapted to for pairing and local communication with multiple companion computing devices;
• a first portable non-wearable computing device of the user adapted to pair with the wearable device in a first pairing configured for standard operation of the wearable device so as to allow subsequent exchanges of a first plurality of health data to the first computing device, the first plurality of health data including the one or more health parameters detected by the one or more sensors, wherein the first pairing utilize a first user ID associated with the user;
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• a second non-wearable computing device of a third party that is paired with the wearable device in a second pairing that is configured for health research to allow subsequent exchanges of a second plurality health data to the second computing device, the second plurality of health data including at least some of the one or more health parameters detected by the one or more sensors, wherein the second pairing utilizes a third party ID associated with health research in which the user is a participant.

A method of facilitating a research study, the method comprising:

• obtaining health data parameters of a user with a wearable device worn by the user, the health data parameters measured by one or more sensors associated with the wearable device;
• establishing a first pairing between the wearable device worn by the user and a first computing device that is portable and non-wearable, wherein the first pairing is configured for standard operation of the wearable device and utilizes a user ID of the user stored thereon;
• communicating a first plurality of health data parameters between the wearable device worn by the user and the first computing device of the user through the first pairing to facilitate personal use of the wearable device by the user;
• establishing a second pairing between the wearable device and a second computing device that is non-wearable, wherein the second pairing is configured for health research and utilizes a third party ID associated with health research in which the user is a participant;
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• communicating a second plurality of health data parameters that is relevant to the health research to the second computing device through the second pairing to facilitate health research.