Apparatus and method for a personalized reminder with intelligent self-monitoring
OwnerRichard Brancaccio, Gwendolyn Campbell +1inventors
InventorsRichard Brancaccio, Gwendolyn Campbell, Christopher Guidry
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Abstract
The system and method disclosed collects user reported, self-monitored On-task/Off-task Behavior, Fidgeting Behaviors and Walking/Running behaviors as quantified by motion sensors and an intelligent scheduling system. The collected data tells the reminder device what environment a user is scheduled to be in at any point in time in order to appropriately collect behavioral information and use said information to encourage users to be mindful of their own actions and behaviors in order to increase time spent on-task.
Claims9
A wearable device for behavior modification of a subject with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), where the wearable device is configured to:
- determine when a prompt timing value, calculated from a first prompt time interval, has been exceeded;
- using one or more prompt elements of the wearable device, initiate a reminder prompt to the user;
- receive schedule information defined as periods of time associated with activities of the user, wherein a level of attention required from the user varies between the activities;
- collect sensor data periodically, from one or more sensors of the device, wherein an amount of collecting is performed as a function of the level of attention of the activities of the user associated to the periods of time based on the schedule information;
- determine movement of the subject from the sensor data that is characterized as fidgeting behavior, indicative of a level of the attention of the user;
- implement a new prompt interval, the new prompt interval calculated as a function of the determined movement, the new prompt interval adjusted from the first prompt time interval to improve concentration of the user;
- replace the first prompt timing value with the new prompt time interval value;
- initiate a check for elapsed time against the new prompt time interval value;
- and
- initiate a further reminder prompt, using the one or more prompt elements, when the new prompt time interval value has been exceeded.
A wearable device for behavior modification of a subject with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), where the wearable device is configured to:
- determine when a prompt timing value, calculated from a first prompt time interval, has been exceeded;
- using one or more prompt elements of the wearable device, initiate a reminder prompt to the user;
- receive schedule information defined as periods of time associated with activities of the user, wherein a level of attention required from the user varies between the activities;
- collect sensor data periodically, from one or more sensors of the device, wherein an amount of collecting is performed as a function of the level of attention of the activities of the user associated to the periods of time based on the schedule information;
- determine movement of the subject from the sensor data indicative of on-task behavior of the user;
- implement a new prompt interval, the new prompt interval calculated as a function of the determined movement, the new prompt interval adjusted from the first prompt time interval to improve concentration of the user;
- replace the first prompt timing value with the new prompt time interval value;
- initiate a check for elapsed time against the new prompt time interval value;
- and
- initiate a further reminder prompt, using the one or more prompt elements, when the new prompt time interval value has been exceeded.
A wearable device for behavior modification of a subject with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), where the wearable device is configured to:
- determine when a prompt timing value, calculated from a first prompt time interval, has been exceeded;
- using one or more prompt elements of the wearable device, initiate a reminder_prompt to the user;
- receive schedule information defined as periods of time associated with activities of the user, wherein a level of attention required from the user varies between the activities;
- collect user input data periodically, wherein an amount of collecting is performed as a function of the level of attention of the activities of the user associated to the periods of time based on the schedule information;
- determine on-task behavior of the user from the user input data;
- implement a new prompt interval, the new prompt interval calculated as a function of the determined on-task behavior, the new prompt interval adjusted from the first prompt time interval to improve concentration of the user;
- replace the first prompt timing value with the new prompt time interval value;
- initiate a check for elapsed time against the new prompt time interval value;
- and
- initiate a further reminder prompt, using the one or more prompt elements, when the new prompt time interval value has been exceeded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.