Sensor network for incentivizing behavioral actions
OwnerBrian Krejcarekinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described herein related to positively reinforcing user behavior based on a user behavioral action performed by a user and detected by one or more sensors. For example, one disclosed embodiment relates to a behavior reward system including a wireless sensor configured to transmit behavior data generated in response to an interrupt generated by an accelerometer included in the wireless sensor and a server computing device including a data-holding subsystem configured to hold instructions executable by a logic subsystem, the instructions being configured to determine whether the behavior data indicates that the user behavioral action was performed and if the behavior data indicates that the user behavioral action was performed, supply a reward offer to the user.
Claims28
A wireless sensor configured to detect a user behavioral action, comprising:
- a power source;
- an accelerometer;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a data-holding subsystem configured to hold instructions executable by a logic subsystem to:
- cause the wireless sensor to transition from a standby state to an active state in response to the accelerometer detecting initiation of a motion event,
- while the wireless sensor is in the active state, determine whether accelerometer information received from the accelerometer indicates that the motion event is the user behavioral action, and
- if the motion event is determined to be the user behavioral action, cause the transmitter to transmit behavior data associated with the user behavioral action.
A behavior reward system configured to positively reinforce user behavior based on a user behavioral action performed by a user, the behavior reward system comprising:
- a wireless sensor configured to transmit behavior data generated in response to an interrupt generated by an accelerometer included in the wireless sensor;
- and
- a server computing device including a data-holding subsystem configured to hold instructions executable by a logic subsystem to:
- determine whether the behavior data indicates that the user behavioral action was performed;
- and
- if the behavior data indicates that the user behavioral action was performed, supply a reward offer to the user.
At a wireless sensor configured to be operatively coupled with an object with which a user interacts when performing a user behavioral action, a method of detecting the user behavioral action, the method comprising:
- detecting a primary event;
- detecting a companion condition;
- determining whether a combination of the primary event and the companion condition indicates that the user behavioral action was performed;
- and
- if the combination indicates that the user behavioral action was performed:
- generating behavior data from the primary event as detected and the companion condition as detected, and
- transmitting the behavior data to a server computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.