Systems, methods, and apparatuses for tracking status of time-sensitive articles

A method of contextual cueing, comprising:

• associating a time-sensitive object with a cueing device;
• receiving an input indicating a cueing parameter;
• determining cueing parameters indicative of an urgency of the time-sensitive object and an environmental context for alerting the user to a status of the time-sensitive object;
• determining a user identification by identifying a user, of a plurality of users, having an associated profile associated therewith;
• cueing the user based on the cueing parameters and environmental context;
• and
• adapting the cueing parameters for the time-sensitive object based on past user responses to cues, from each of the plurality of users,
• wherein the cueing parameters are adapted based on the associated profile, the associated profile being updated based, at least in part, on monitored user responses to prior alerts.

A cueing device, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• associate a time-sensitive object with the cueing device;
• determine cueing parameters indicative of an urgency of the time-sensitive object and a context for alerting a user to a status of the time-sensitive object;
• and
• determine a user identification by identifying a user having an associated profile associated therewith;
• an output configured to cue the user based on the cueing parameters;
• an input configured to receive the cueing parameters from a user;
• and
• a wireless communication interface,
• wherein the output is automatically programmed as a function of a type of the time-sensitive object, feedback from at least one of the sensors, and historical information on user responses to prior alerts with respect to the type of the time-sensitive object,
• and wherein the output is adapted based on the associated profile, the associated profile being updated based, at least in part, on monitored user responses to prior alerts.

A system configured to provide contextual cueing, comprising:

• a cueing device configured to determine a user identification by recognizing an identity and presence of a particular user having an associated profile associated therewith, and cue, in the presence of the particular user, attention to a time-sensitive object physically associated with the cueing device, using a plurality of varying alert signals, the signals based on a time until expiration of a time-sensitive object physically associated with the cueing device, a type of the time-sensitive object, feedback from at least one of the sensors, and historical information on user responses to prior alerts with respect to the type of the time-sensitive object,
• wherein the alert signals are adapted, based on the associated profile and one or more environmental factors associated with a location of the cueing device, the associated profile being updated based, at least in part, on monitored user responses to prior alerts;
• and
• a hub device configured to provide a relay link to a communications network for obtaining instructions to the cueing device for when, how, who, or what to cue, and under which environmental circumstances.