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US 8,554,802 B1Granted
System to dynamically collect and synchronize data with mobile devices
AssigneeMEI Research, Ltd.
InventorsCharles Barden, Jon Moon, Jared D Sieling
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Abstract
The invention enables bi-directional mobile communication by researchers, clinicians or counselors with their patients and study participants. An exemplary application is ecological momentary assessment of psychological and physical status related to weight management. The system may be combined with objective information to trigger a communication and enhance responses assessed on food choices, dietary intake, physical activity, exertion, mood and companions.
Claims29
A system for managing interactive surveys, comprising:
- a server including a first table in a first database on the server to store metadata that describes and controls presentation of a survey comprising a data request or other assemblage of one or more items to be presented using the metadata on a participant device;
- a participant device including a processor, the participant device configured for providing the items including a prompt and an associated answer when the prompt is in the form of a question presented to the participant as part of the survey;
- the server including a second table in the first database containing one or more items that comprise the survey, said items comprising information to be presented to a participant;
- a web service coupled to the first database that allows a researcher to create the meta data and items;
- the server including a third table in the first database that contains identification and type information for the participant device in the possession of the participant;
- the server including instructions on the server to encapsulate the survey in a transport file formatted to be compatible with the device based on the type information;
- a network connection between the server and the device;
- the processor including instructions on the device to initiate and control download of the transport file from the server to the device based on the device identification;
- the participant device including a second database on the device for receiving the survey;
- the processor instructions on the device to load the survey from the transport file into the second database;
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- the processor including instructions on the device to present the one or more items in the survey to the participant according to the meta data;
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- the processor including instructions on the device to present the survey to the participant when motion recorded from an accelerometer associated with the device meets a pre-determined threshold of magnitude or duration of interest.
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A method of managing interactive surveys, the method comprising:
- a researcher entering meta data for describing and controlling presentation of a survey into a table in a first database on a server, the survey comprising a data request or other assemblage of one or more items to be presented using the metadata on a participant device, the items including a prompt and an associated answer when the prompt is in the form of a question presented to a participant as part of the survey;
- the researcher entering one or more items comprising information to be presented to a participant into a second table in the first database;
- assembling the meta data and items from the first and second tables in the first database into a survey on the server;
- selecting a device in the possession of a participant to receive the survey;
- encapsulating the survey into a transport file appropriate for the device;
- downloading the transport file to the device;
- loading the transport file into a second database on the device;
- extracting the survey from the second database;
- and presenting the survey to the participant when motion recorded from an accelerometer associated with the device meets a pre-determined threshold of magnitude or duration of interest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.