KR20150063073A - Systems and methods for response calibration - Google Patents

Abstract

This disclosure provides a method, system, and computer readable medium for calibrating user responses to a query. The method may include presenting a query to a user via a computer system and an interactive display operably connected to the computer system. The query can be related to the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental status. The system can receive a response to the query from the user's router. The system can interpret your response based on a set of reference information. The set of reference information may include a picture of the dietary intake, level of exercise effort, state of health status and / or mental status.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RESPONSE CALIBRATION [0002]

This application claims the benefit of U. S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 705,552, filed on September 25, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

A survey is a series of questions or other input prompts (prompts) to gather information from respondents. The questionnaire can be a research organization designed for statistical analysis of user responses.

Surveys can be presented to users through the help of a computer system with a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through image and text commands. For example, the GUI can be used in computers and portable devices such as MP3 players, portable media players, cell phones, game consoles, home appliances, and office equipment. In some cases, the GUI may include graphical icons and input command labels as well as other information that is available to the user through other visual indicators (as opposed to character-based interfaces such as voice commands and responses, braille interfaces, Indicates an activity.

Currently available survey systems and methods have various problems and limitations. For example, a survey can ask users the following questions: "How many times have you had lunch?" Surveys can offer users a variety of choices, such as "less", "middle", "much". Generally, even if a user makes a choice for these questions, the survey provider will not be able to interpret that user's response.

We recognize the need for improved surveys and systems to provide questions. For example, you need a system that provides users with a questionnaire (such as a guided questionnaire), while easily evaluating the user's response to questions raised in the questionnaire.

In general, it can be difficult to evaluate your responses to questions in the survey. For example, if a user is asked "how much have you had lunch" and chooses "middle", then the survey provider has no way of knowing what "middle" means. To the user "medium" can mean half a bowl, one bowl full or one bowl, and half of the food. As another example, users may not have the ability to actually measure quantities. For example, the "medium" you mean may vary depending on context or time of day. Therefore, we provide an improved questionnaire and system that provides survey and related methods and computer-readable media.

One embodiment provides a computer implemented method that includes calibrating a user's response to dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status, including: (a) presenting a query to a user about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state with the help of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the computer system. (b) receiving a response to the query from the user via the computer system and the interactive display. (c) Interpretation of the response based on a set of reference information including a graphical representation of the dietary intake amount, the effort level of the exercise, the health status, or the mental status with the help of a computer processor. The method may include observing the health status of the user after step (c).

Another embodiment provides a computerized method of calibrating a user's response to dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status, including: (a) presenting the user with information about the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status with the help of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the system; (b) receiving a response to the query from the user via the computer system and the interactive display. (c) determining, based on the correction matrix having a set of reference information generated with the aid of the graphical representation of the dietary intake amount, the effort level of the exercise, the health status, Interpretation of. The method may include observing the health status of the user after step (c).

In another embodiment, a method of implementing a computer readable medium comprising machine executable code that includes implementing the method of calibrating a user's response to dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental state includes: Is provided. (a) Provide the user with a query on the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status with the help of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the system. (b) receiving, via the computer system and the interactive display, a response to the query from the user. (c) interpretation of the response based on a set of reference information, including a graphical representation of the dietary intake amount, the effort level of the exercise, the health status, or the mental status status with the help of the computer system. The method of calibrating a user's response to dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status may include observing the user's health status after step (c).

Another embodiment provides a system for calibrating a user's response to dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status, including: Having an interactive display set to present a machine generated graphical item to a user and a memory location comprising machine executable code operatively coupled to the interactive display and implementing a method comprising the steps of: Computer system. (a) presenting a query to a user about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state with the help of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the computer system. (b) receiving, via the computer system and the interactive display, a response to the query from the user. (c) interpretation of the response based on a set of reference information, including a graphical representation of the dietary intake amount, the effort level of the exercise, the health status, or the mental status status with the help of the computer system. The method may include observing the health status of the user after step (c).

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer readable medium having reference information described above or elsewhere herein, the reference information is obtained by providing the user with at least two picture elements, Amount, effort level, health status, or mental status.

In some embodiments of the method, system, or computer readable medium described above or in connection with the reference information described elsewhere herein, the reference information may include information about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, It is used to calculate the correction matrix to correct the user's response.

In some embodiments of the method, system, or computer readable medium, including the interactive display described above or elsewhere herein, the interactive display is an electrostatic touch display or resistive touch display.

In some embodiments of the method, system or computer readable medium described above or in reference to the reference information described elsewhere herein, the reference information may include a query for a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, Will be obtained or presented to you before.

In some embodiments of the method, system or computer readable medium described above or in reference to the reference information described elsewhere herein, the reference information may include a query for a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, Will be obtained or presented to you after.

In some embodiments of the method, system, or computer readable medium described herein or elsewhere herein, the reference information may include a query for a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, Are obtained or presented at the same time.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer-readable medium involving a user's response to a query regarding a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental state as described above or elsewhere herein, It is interpreted with the help of a correction matrix that resides in the memory of the computer system.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer-readable medium involving a user's response to a query regarding a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental state as described above or elsewhere herein, The interactive display is presented to the user with the help of a graphical user interface (GUI).

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer readable medium having associated with the GUI described above or elsewhere herein, the GUI may be a customized menu that can select at least one, two, three, or four of the following applications: Includes screen. (a) an interface for inputting dietary factors and food, beverage or other pertinent information comprising information about a user's meal; (b) An interface for input of effort level elements and user specific activity information, information about exercise or other user-specific activities, including information related to the user's activity habits or schedule. (c) an interface for input of health status elements, including information about the health of the user, and information related to the question-answering or user's health. (d) an interface for entering a mental state element containing information about the mental state of the user, and information related to the query response or the mental state of the user. (e) a calibration questionnaire element presented to the user to select at least one of the picture elements associated with the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental status. Such user picture factor selection is used to create a correction matrix to interpret the user's perception of the amount of dietary intake, exercise effort level, health status, or mental status.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer readable medium including a correction matrix as described above or elsewhere herein, the correction matrix resides in a storage location in the computer system.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer-readable medium having a response to a question related to a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental state as described above or elsewhere herein, The amount of exercise, the level of exercise effort, the state of health status, or the mental state of the user.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer readable medium comprising an internal correction matrix as described above or elsewhere herein, the internal correction matrix is stored in a storage location of the computer system.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer-readable medium including a customized menu screen as described above or elsewhere herein, the customized menu screen includes at least two of the applications.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer-readable medium, including the systems described above or elsewhere herein, the system may be configured to perform one or more assays on a sample using a point of service ) System.

In some embodiments of a method, system, or computer readable medium, including a service point system as described above or elsewhere herein, the service point system may include one, two, three, Is set to perform an analysis of

One embodiment described herein provides a computerized method of calibrating a user's response to questions about dietary intakes, exercise, health status, or mental status, including: (a) presenting a query to a user about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state with the help of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the computer system. (b) receiving, via the computer system and the interactive display, a response to the query from the user. (c) a response to the response based on a set of reference information including a graphical representation of the amount of dietary intake shown to the user with the help of a computer processor, the effort level of the exercise, the state of the health state, Translate. The reference information is generated by mapping the quantitative information associated with the user-selected pictorial representation to quantify the user's qualitative description of the user, i) the choice of the pictorial representation that best matches the user's own qualitative description, and ii)

This summary is provided to introduce selected concepts in a simplified form and the concepts are described in more detail in the detailed description below. This summary is not intended to identify key or basic features of the patent subject matter or to limit the scope of the patent claim subject matter.

All publications, patents, and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.
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Figure 1 shows an example of how to provide users with a survey.
Figures 2a and 2b show examples of how to present a question to the user.
Figure 3 shows an example of a correction matrix.
Figures 4a and 4b show examples of systems with service point devices that communicate with other devices.
Figure 5 shows an example of a graphical user interface.
Figure 6 shows a screenshot of a graphical user interface with an investigation to gather information about the user's dietary intake.
Figure 7 shows an example of a screenshot of the graphical user interface where the user selects "slice ham."
Figure 8 shows an example screen shot of the reference questions for interpreting the information provided by the user in Figure 7.
Figure 9 shows a screenshot of a graphical user interface with an investigation to gather information about the user's biking activity.
Figure 10 shows an example of a screenshot showing "medium" intensity.
Figure 11 shows an example screen shot of the reference questions for interpreting the information provided by the user in Figure 10.
Figure 12 shows an example of a screenshot of a graphical user interface that conducts an investigation to gather information about a user's status.
Figure 13 shows an example of a screenshot of a reference question for interpreting user-supplied information in Figure 12.

While various embodiments are shown and described herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments are provided by way of example only. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the systems and methods provided herein.

As used herein, the term "state of health" refers to a physiological state and / or mental state. The mental state may include the subject's mood or mental state (eg, tympanic).

As used herein, the term " service point system "refers to services (e.g., inspection, observation, treatment, diagnosis, guidance, sampling, identification, medical services, non-medical services, etc.) at or near the subject ) That you can provide. In some situations, the service point system provides services at a pre-determined location, such as the subject's home or work, grocery store, or pharmacy. Service point systems can include one or more service point devices.

As used herein, the term "subject" refers to an individual whose health condition is being observed or in need of treatment or observation. In some cases, the subject is a person who is being treated or is in need of treatment and who is being treated or practiced through a service point system. Subjects may include patients. In some cases, the subject is a human patient. The subject may be a user of the computer system associated with the service point device (or system) or the service point device. In some cases, "subject" and "user" can be used in combination.

As used herein, the term "cloud computing" (or "cloud") refers to a system in which shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers or other devices over a network such as the Internet. Clouds can include distributed networks. Shared resources can be distributed, but can include various computer systems, such as servers, that are operatively interconnected.

As used herein, the term " dietary intake " refers to a substance (solid, liquid, or semi-solid) that a user is expected to ingest (or consume) or consume. In some cases, the dietary intake analysis includes information on ingestion of medications (or medications), supplements (eg, vitamins) or metabolism, cholesterol intake, fat intake, protein intake, fiber intake, carbohydrate intake, salt intake and / . Dietary intake analysis can be assisted by bar code information or downloadable information about food ingredients, or food intake and / or fluid intake photos (s) from meals.

As used herein, the term "exercise" refers to an activity that a user performs to promote or maintain physical fitness. Your workouts may include sports activities, regular exercises (eg jogging, running), physical labor and other training activities.

As used herein, the term "state of health" refers to the physical condition of the subject. Health status can include the level of the subject's function and / or the efficiency of metabolism.

As used herein, the term "mental state" refers to a state of mind of a subject, including but not limited to a psychological state and / or emotion.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for instantly evaluating a user's response to a survey question. A method that may be implemented by the system provided herein may correct user responses to those questions to improve the interpretation accuracy of user responses to the questions presented in the survey (or survey). In some situations this allows the system to determine what the user means by a specific response, such as quantity or quality.

In some embodiments, a system is provided for collecting physiological data that measures changes in various physiological indices such as, for example, blood pressure, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, electrophysiology, iris enlargement, . Such physiological data can supplement surveys questions collected from users. Such information can be used to observe the user's health status, and in some cases diagnose and / or treat the user.

Survey method

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of calibrating a user's response to one or more questions. The questionnaire contains one or more questions that are interpreted with the help of a user response to one or more reference questions. Depending on the situation, you can use the reference question above to create a correction matrix and use it to interpret user responses to the questions provided in the questionnaire. In some cases, the questionnaire includes questions about the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status.

In some embodiments, a computer implemented method of calibrating a user response to questions about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental state is provided to a user via a computer system and an interactive display operably connected to the computer system Includes a query presentation. The above query may be used to determine a user's dietary intake, exercise, health and / or mental status, and in some cases, the subject's sleep (e.g., sleep surface), mood, exercise history, stress level, health history, Or other factors related to your users, such as Next, with the help of the computer system and the interactive display, a response to the query is received from the user. It then uses the handler to interpret the response based on a set of reference information. In some embodiments, the set of reference information includes expressions of dietary intakes, exercise levels, health status, and / or mental status. The expression can be a picture, a voice, or a combination of pictures and voices, such as video. In some cases, the set of reference information includes a picture of the dietary intake, the level of exercise effort, the health status and / or mental status.

In some cases, the reference information may include at least two, or three, or four, or five, or six, or seven, or eight, or nine, or ten, or fifteen, 20, or 30, or 40, or 50, or 100 picture element choices. The above picture elements can describe the dietary intake, exercise effort level, health status and / or mental status.

In some embodiments, the reference information is obtained prior to querying. That is, the device or system implementing the query presents the reference query first, prior to presenting the actual query to the user. In another embodiment, the reference information is obtained after the presentation of the query, in which case the device or system implementing the query presents the reference query after presenting the actual query to the user. In another embodiment, the reference information is obtained at the same time as the query. In such cases, the device or system that implements the query presents the user with a real question and a reference question at the same time (eg on the same page).

In some embodiments, a computer implemented method of calibrating a user response to questions about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental state is provided to a user via a computer system and an interactive display operably connected to the computer system Includes questions about your dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status. It then receives a response from the user with the help of a computer system and an interactive display. The response is then interpreted based on a correction matrix with a set of reference information with the aid of the computer system. The above information may be generated with the aid of picture description of dietary intake, exercise effort level, health status, or mental status.

Figure 1 shows the method 100 of providing a survey to a user in this application. The above questionnaire can be implemented with the help of the systems and devices provided herein. A system or device includes one or more processors for executing machine-readable code implementing method 100. The machine readable code is stored in a storage location on the system or device. In some cases, the machine readable code is stored on the remote system and, in some situations, on the remote system.

In the first step 101, the questionnaire implementation system presents the user with a query containing one or more questions (eg, "How are you feeling today?"). These questions can be presented to the user via graphic elements, text, voice, and / or video elements such as actors or animations that ask the user questions. These elements can be provided to the user with the help of an interactive display of the system or a device implementing the method 100. Next, in a second step 102, the user enters a response in the system implementing the method 100 (e.g., "mood is okay"). Users can enter responses using interactive display or other system input devices such as touch screens (eg capacitive touch screen, resistive touch screen), voice activated, gestures, and so on. Next, in a third step 103, the system interprets the response based on one or more reference information. In some cases, the system determines what you mean by the responses you enter in Step 2. For example, the system interprets what a user means in the context of happiness through the response "OK to normal". Next, in a fourth step 104, the system determines whether the question has additional questions to present to the user. You can repeat steps 101-103 to provide additional questions to the user as needed.

In some embodiments, interpreting the user response includes providing a reference question to the user, and then receiving a response to the reference question from the user. Referring to FIG. 1, the system interprets using the one or more received user responses to the reference questions presented to the user in the third step 103. The user is asked a question in step 105 (for example, "Which picture is most similar to the" normal "level?"). Next, the user selects the picture in step 106. In some embodiments, to obtain an assessment of a user response to various types of questions about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental state, or to collect additional responses for interpretation of the user response 103, And 106 can be repeated. The system then uses the user response to the reference question to interpret the user response 103.

The note (or calibration) question above can be used to interpret your response. In some embodiments, the reference information may include a picture depiction of the dietary intake, the level of exercise effort, the state of health and / or mental status. Note that the question is asked to the user at least every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, It can be provided periodically, such as once per session, once per session group, or every day, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30 days or more. There is.

Figures 2a and 2b show examples of how to present a survey to a user. In the first screen of Figure 2a, the user receives a question, "How big is the apple?" 201. The user can choose between "small", "medium", "large" Referring to Figure 2b, on the second screen, the system presents the user with a note (or calibration) question 203, "Which picture is most similar to a medium apple?" In some embodiments, Measure the user's perception of a quantitative or qualitative factor, such as the amount of food, and the system presents the user with five images of apples, at least one of which is consistent with the term "intermediate" Alternatively, the system may present the user with the question 203 first, followed by the question 201. As an alternative, (Eg, on the same screen). If the user selects one of the images 204, the system may interpret the user's response to the question 201. This may, in some embodiments, be related to the user's meal The number under each image 204 is a numerical representation of the image 204 that can be hidden from the user For example, the number "3" is the number of apples in the middle Indicates.

Figure 2b provides five images for apple size correction and the calibration questions are presented to the user at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, or 7, or 8, or 9, or 10 , 20, 30, 40 or more, or any number of different sizes of apples. Figures 2a and 2b are described in the context of apples, but Figures 2a and 2b can be applied to other contexts such as other food or consumer, exercise, health and mental status.

In some embodiments, the image of the object may be presented on the screen, and the image of the screen has the same height, length, and / or width as the actual object being presented as an image (e.g., The apple image on the screen also has a height of 8cm). In some embodiments, the image of the subject may be presented on the screen at the same scale with the reference image of a standard size (e.g., tennis ball, quarter (US 25 cent coin), character). By presenting the target image on the screen with a standard size reference image at the same scale, the user can easily associate a specific size of the on-screen image with the actual object size corresponding to the on-screen image. This can be useful, for example, when the target image on the screen has a different height, length, and / or width than the corresponding actual target (eg, the target's actual height is 10 cm, If not).

In some embodiments, the user receives a reference question once. Note Your response to the question will be used in a later survey question. As such, in each case the calibration question does not have to be followed after the question question.

In some situations, the system uses responses to corrective questions to interpret the user's response to future questionnaires. The system can ask the user a calibration question to assess the accuracy of the calibration response at a given interval or at any time during the survey.

The system allows the user to present a reference question within a certain category (eg dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state) and receive a response from the user. This provides category-specific corrections. The system interprets the user response using the category-specific calibration for future question surveys within the same category.

The calibration questions and / or selections the user selects within the calibration questions may be fixed or variable depending on the user's response to previous calibration questions or survey questions. In some cases, the choice of response to the calibration question presented to the user is a function of the user response to the question survey (see Example 3).

In some situations, you can use calibration questions to determine whether a user is internally consistent. This allows the system to indicate when a user enters a response that is inconsistent with the response you entered in the other survey question. The system can calibrate the displayed responses more often. In other situations, the calibration question eliminates the need to select an image that matches the answer to the question. For example, once the system is calibrated in Figures 2a and 2b, the calibration in Figure 2b can be skipped and the system can use the previous response to the calibration question to determine the meaning of the "intermediate" user selected.

In some situations, the system can create or update a correction matrix with responses to calibration questions. The correction matrix may include columns corresponding to enhancements such as a food item or activity level, and, for example, rows corresponding to the amount or degree of effort. A picture response to a question (for example, see Figure 2b) can be represented by a number. For example, a small apple and a medium apple can be represented by numbers 1 and 3, respectively. The system may include multiple correction matrices for different types of questions, such as questions related to dietary intake, exercise, health status, and mental status. The correction matrix can be stored in the system's memory location.

In some embodiments, the correction matrix is located in a storage location in the system, such as a hard drive in the system or a data storage device (e.g., a database). Therefore, the correction matrix may be an internal correction matrix. In another embodiment, the correction matrix may be located in a storage location on a remote computer accessible by the system using the network. For example, the correction matrix is stored in the cloud, and the system uses a wired or wireless network connection to access the correction matrix.

Figure 3 shows an example of the correction matrix 300 provided here. These matrices include columns that are orthogonal to each other, and cells at the intersection of rows and columns. Matrix 300 is a category of dietary intake that can be associated with the food the user is consuming. Rows have values that correspond to the sizes of possible foods, "small", "medium", and "large". The column has a numeric representation of the image that corresponds to the size you selected. For example, a cell in the "small" row for "apple" has a number 1 that corresponds to the leftmost image in Figure 2b, and a cell in the "middle" row corresponds to the image in the middle of Figure 2b It has the number 3.

In some situations, the system can be used to supplement the calibration data by providing a direct comparison to the user of a given size. For example, the system can ask the user to select the larger of the two items (or the smaller one).

Multiple matrices can be used to compensate for user responses to various categories of questions. You can use the calibration matrix to calibrate your response to survey questions about your mental state (eg mood), exercise (eg activity level) and / or health status (eg pain). Correction matrices are not limited to the categories provided herein, and correction matrices for other categories may also be provided.

The questionnaire (or survey) described herein can be implemented in any computer system having one or more processors, such as a central processing unit (CPU). In some cases, the questionnaire is performed by a point of service device (see below) set up to process the subject's sample. In other cases, the survey can be performed by a computer system, not by a service point, but it can communicate directly with the service point device or with a service point device that communicates with the server, such as over a network.

system

Some embodiments provided herein are systems for implementing a survey (or survey). The system can be a service point system (or device). In some embodiments, a system for calibrating a user response to a question about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status includes an interactive display and a computer system operably connected to the interactive display. For example, an interactive display can communicate with the computer system with the help of a computer system bus or network. The interactive display is set to present a machine-generated graphic item to the user. The computer system includes a storage location containing machine executable code implementing the methods provided herein with the aid of a processor.

For example, the storage location includes machine executable code implementing a method that includes querying a user about dietary intakes, exercise, health status, and / or mental status via computer systems and interactive displays. The user then receives a response from the user with the help of the computer system and the interactive display. Interpret the response based on a set of reference information with the help of the computer system. The above information includes a picture of the dietary intake, the level of exercise effort, the health status, or the mental status.

The interactive display can be an electrostatic touch screen or resistive touch screen. The display may have other functions, such as collecting biometric information from the user. For example, you can use the display to measure your body fat percentage with a two-point touch with one or both hands of the user (for example, the user puts two fingers on the display). In addition, the display can be equipped with chemical or electrical sensors that can help identify the subject's health or condition to detect factors specific to that user (or subject).

In some embodiments, the service point device may include a display with a user interface (UI). In some situations, the user interface may be presented to the user via a graphical user interface (GUI) through which the subject can interact with the device. The display is therefore an interactive interface. Examples of displays and / or user interfaces include, but are not limited to, touch screens, video displays, LCD screens, CRT screens, plasma displays, light sources such as LEDs, OLEDs, Module or other component, a pixel sense based surface, an infrared camera or other capture technology based surface, a projector, a projection screen, a hologram, a key, a mouse, a button, a handle, a sliding mechanism, a joystick, a sliding device, a joystick, , Voice activated, speakers, microphones, one camera (eg two-dimensional, three-dimensional camera), multiple cameras (which can be useful for capturing gestures and gestures), glasses / Video capture, touch interface, temperature sensor, body sensor, body mass index sensor, motion sensor and / or pressure sensor. Any description of the display and / or user interface herein may be applied to any type of display and / or user interface.

The display can provide information to a user of a device (for example, a service point device). The user interface can exchange information with the operator (or user). In some embodiments, such information includes visual information, audio information, sensory information, thermal information, pressure information, motion information, or any other type of information. Video, and color code information (such as indicating that the module is in use, such as a red LED) to provide feedback to a user using a service point system or information system, or touching or otherwise accessing the system. Can be used. In some embodiments, the user interface or other sensor of the device senses when someone approaches the device and "wakes up" (i.e., is activated) the device. The user interface or other sensor also "sleeps" the system if the user is not detected.

In some cases, a graphical user interface (GUI) is given on an interactive screen that contains at least one of the following applications: (a) an interface for inputting dietary factors and food, beverage or other pertinent information comprising information about a user's meal; (b) An interface for input of effort level elements and user specific activity information, information about exercise or other user-specific activities, including information related to the user's activity habits or schedule. (c) an interface for input of health status elements, including information about the health of the user, and information related to the question-answering or user's health. (d) an interface for entering a mental state element containing information about the mental state of the user, and information related to the query response or the mental state of the user. (e) a calibration questionnaire element presented to the user to select at least one of the picture elements (including text, video and / or sound) associated with the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state. Such a user's picture factor selection is used to create a correction matrix to interpret the user's perception of dietary intake, exercise effort level, health status, or mental status. In some situations, the GUI includes a menu screen that can be customized by a user or other individual (e.g., a physician such as a doctor).

The service point system (or apparatus) provided herein is described in U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 244,947 (Holmes et al.), And in the September 25, 2012, "Systems and Methods for Multi- May be the same as described in PCT Application No. PCT / US2012 / 057155, filed by name, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Three or more times, four or more times, five or more times, ten or more times, 20 or more times, 30 times or more, 40 times or more, 50 or more, 100 or more assays can be performed. In some cases, the service point system can perform sample processing, subsequent data processing, and in some cases, data analysis. Service Location The system can transfer pre-processed data to the remote system for the sample after processing, data processing and analysis has in some cases.

Figure 4a shows an example of a service point system (or device) with display 401. The display is configured to provide the user with a user interface, such as a graphical user interface (GUI). Display 401 can be a resistive touch display or an electrostatic touch display. The service point system 400 is set up to communicate with a remote computer 403, such as a personal computer, a smartphone (such as an Apple® iPhone®, an Android-enabled phone), a tablet (such as an Apple® iPad®), or a server. The service point system 400 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 404, memory 405, communication module (or interface) 406, hard drive 407, and data store 408. Memory 405, communication module 406, hard drive 407, and data store 409 are operatively coupled to CPU 404. The data store 408 may include memory and a hard drive. In some situations, data store 408 may be excluded. In some embodiments, the service point system 400 may include a camera 409 (in some cases, a number of cameras for three-dimensional imaging, etc.) for image and video capture. The service point system 400 may include a sound recorder for sound acquisition. Images and / or videos may be presented to the subject via display 401. In another embodiment, the camera 409 may be a motion sensing input device (e.g., Microsoft? Kinect?).

Camera 409 can be a two- or three-dimensional camera. The camera 409 can capture still images and / or video material as well as sound. In some cases, the camera 409 is an infrared camera that is adapted to absorb infrared (IR) and associate the user's temperature, as viewed from the camera 409, with the absorbed infrared radiation. In some cases, the camera 409 is a lensless camera, such as a calculating camera (eg Frankencamera).

The service point system 400 is set up to implement the questionnaire method described herein. For example, the service point system 400 can implement the method 100 provided in Figure 1. With the help of the user interface (e.g., GUI) of the network and remote device 403, it is possible to provide survey questions to users remote from the service point system 400.

Referring to FIG. 4b, the service point system 400 may be configured to communicate with other devices in a network via a network 410, which may be an intranet and / or the Internet. In the illustrated example, the service point system 400 communicates with the first computer system 411, the second computer system 412, and the third computer system 413 which are far apart. A user may access service point system 400 remotely via one or more computer systems 411, 412 and 413. In some situations, one or more computer systems 411, 412, and 413 are data stores that store user information. In some cases, one or more of the computer systems 411, 412, and 413 may be configured to perform data processing (e.g., poll response analysis) remotely from the service point system 400.

With the help of the communication module 406 of the service point system 400, the service point system 400 can communicate with the network 410 and the computer systems 411, 412 and 413. The communication module 406 may include a wired or wireless interface for wired or wireless communication with the network 401, respectively.

In some cases, the service point system 400 may be configured to communicate with the network 410 via the wireless network attachment point 414. The wireless network access point 414 can be configured to communicate using various wireless communication modes such as 2G, 3G, 4G, long term evolution (LTE), WiFi or Bluetooth. The system 400 can communicate wirelessly with the wireless network attachment point 414 through the communication module 406 of the system 400.

The remote device 403 can communicate with the service point 400 through the wireless interface of the service point system 400, which may be included in the communications module 406. For example, wireless communication can be a WiFi or Bluetooth connection. Remote device 403 communicates directly with service point system 400, as shown in Figure 4a. In FIG. 4b, the remote device 403 communicates with the service point system 400 through the wireless network attachment point 414. For example, the remote device 403 communicates with the service point system 400 through a wireless network attachment point 414 and later through a network 410. As another example, the remote device 403 communicates with the network 410 and later communicates with the system 400 directly or with a wireless network attachment point 414 that communicates with another wireless network attachment point (not shown).

More than one sensor may be included in service point system 400 and / or user interface 402. The sensor may be provided on the surface, exterior, or interior of the system housing. Any type of sensor described elsewhere in this document may be included. Examples of some sensors include optical sensors, sound, images, temperature sensors, motion sensors, depth sensors, pressure sensors, electrical sensors, gyroscopes or acceleration sensors (eg accelerometers) and pulse oximeters .

For example, service point system 400 includes an accelerometer and detects when service point system 400 is moving, or when it is not on a desirable or ideal surface (e.g., a horizontal plane) (such as when the system is tilted). As another example, the accelerometer detects when the system is moving. In such a case, the service point system 400 may halt the system to prevent damage to its various components. The system 400 can take a picture of a predetermined area of the system 400 or its surroundings with the help of the camera 409 before stopping.

The user interface 402 (e.g., graphical user interface) provides a questionnaire to the subject (or user). The questionnaire can include one or more questions. The questionnaire can be a guided questionnaire that includes a series of questions related to a subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status. In addition, the user interface 402 can display information about the operation of the service point system 400 and / or the data collected at the system 400. The user interface 402 may include information about the protocol that can be performed on the service point system 400. [ The user interface 402 may include information about a plan provided from a source or service point system 400 external to the service point system 400. The user interface 402 may display information regarding the healthcare approach for the subject and / or the subject. For example, the user interface 402 may display information about subject identity and health insurance. The user interface 402 may display information regarding the scheduling and / or processing of the service point system 400.

The user interface 402 may be capable of receiving one or more inputs from a user of the service point system 400. For example, the user interface 402 may receive a response to a question provided to a subject as part of a questionnaire. The user interface 402 may also receive instructions regarding one or more assays or procedures to be performed by the service point system 400. The user interface 402 may receive instructions from the user for one or more sample processing steps performed within the system 400. The user interface may receive instructions regarding one or more analytes to be observed.

The user interface 402 may be able to receive information about the subject ' s identity. The subject identity information may be entered by the subject or other device operator, or may be imaged or otherwise captured by the interface 402 itself. Such identification may include biometric information, issued identification, or other uniquely identifiable physiological (eg biological) or identifying characteristics, data or data. The user interface 402 may include one or more sensors to assist in receiving identification information for the subject. The user interface 402 may have one or more questions or instructions relating to the identity of the subject to whom the subject is answering. In some cases, the user interface 402 may request a password and / or security question (s) from the subject.

In some embodiments, the user interface 402 is set to display a questionnaire to the subject. The questionnaire may include questions about the subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental status. The questionnaire can be a guided questionnaire with one or more questions presented to the subject via one or more screens, such as is shown on the display of the remote device, such as display 401 or remote device 403. The multiple questions can be presented to the subjects sequentially (ie, one by one). The questionnaire can be presented to the subject via one or more of a combination of text, images, videos, or sounds. In some situations, the user interface 402 is a graphical user interface and the questionnaire can be presented to the subject via display 401 with the help of one or more of the following: text, graphics, audio and video elements.

In some situations, the remote device 403 includes a camera configured to retrieve visual and / or auditory information about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental status. Such visual and / or auditory information (e.g., images, animations, sounds) may be used by the system 400 to respond to a questionnaire question, to collect information, or to collect information to enable the system 400 to observe a user's dietary intake, exercise, Can be used. For example, you can use a camera on a remote device (such as iPhone®) to capture images of food. The image can then be sent to a remote system, such as system 400 or the cloud. The system 400 may then use the image in response to the questionnaire (e.g., when the system 400 requests the user to take a picture of the "big" apple). Alternatively, system 400 may analyze such information collected by remote device 403 to determine dietary intake, exercise effort level, health status, or mental status. For example, the system 400 can analyze the image of the food captured by the camera of the remote device 403 to estimate the amount of food, and in some cases, the calorie information of the food.

The system 400 may use the information collected from the user with the help of a remote device 403 or the like to supplement the user's response to the question or, in some cases, to check the accuracy of the user's response. The system 400 may use such user input to update or otherwise improve the user's calibration matrix. In some cases, such user input includes photographs (or pictures) of items related to the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental status. Such user input may be provided with reference data such as reference images of items with a known size (eg diameter, thickness). In some cases, the reference data and user input may be provided in the same frame.

For example, the system 400 requests the user to take a picture of a "big apple", and the user can take a picture of an apple that he thinks is a big apple. The system 400 may request that the user take a snapshot of the item whose size is easily identifiable by the system 400, such as a photograph of a coin (e.g., US quarters (25 cents)). The reference photo above can be used to determine the size of the apple photo. Note Pictures may be provided in frames such as apples. The system 400 can then compare the photo of the "big apples" taken by the user with the response to the calibrating question about the apple size to determine if the calibration of the system is acceptable or not. In the latter case, the system can update the calibration of the system with respect to the apple size taking into account user responses. For example, system 400 digitizes a photo of an apple taken by a user, assigns a numerical value representing the apple size of the photo, and associates the size with how the user perceives the apples (e.g., "big apples") , Enter the corresponding numerical value in the "big apple" section of the system's calibration matrix (see Figure 3 for example).

A user interface, such as a graphical user interface (GUI), may be implemented on the display 401 of the system 400, or on the display of the remote device 403, or on the displays of the first computer system 411, the second computer system 412 and / There is.

Text, graphics, audio, and video elements may be presented to a user with the help of hardware and / or software configured to (or to provide) text, graphics, audio, and video elements. For example, the software may be a machine readable code format such as a hypertext markup language (HTML), JavaScript (JavaScript), C Sharp, Java (Java) / J ++, C ++ (or other object oriented code) In some situations, such software may be rendered with the help of a web browser, Adobe® Flash®, or similar. You can include images, widgets, and icons that implement.

The user interface 402 may be able to receive additional information regarding the subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental status. The additional information may be entered by the subject directly or by other operators of the system 400. The subject receives one or more questions or instructions from the user interface and can enter information accordingly. The question or instruction may relate to the qualitative aspects of the subject's life (eg, the subject's mood). In some embodiments, the information the subject provides is not qualitative or quantitative. In some cases, however, the information provided by the subject may also provide quantitative information, such as the weight of the subject. In some cases, the information provided by the subject may be related to the level of one or more analytes in the subject's sample.

In some embodiments, the system 400 can be configured to communicate with one or more peripheral devices configured to collect information about a subject ' s dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status. The one or more peripheral devices may be selected from a scale, a sphygmomanometer, a blood glucose meter, a heart rate meter, an electronic device with a camera, a pulse oximeter and / or other local analysis system. The electronic device with the camera may include image recognition software. Alternatively, the system 400 or remote server may include image recognition software that allows the system 400 to recognize the subject's food taken with the electronic device.

In some instances, the service point system 400 also collects information about previously received or current treatment and / or medication during the survey (or survey). The user interface 402 may induce the subject to use an investigation or similar technique. In such cases, the above survey may include graphics, images, videos, audio and / or other media.

The questionnaire may have a fixed set of questions and / or instructions, or alternatively, there may be questions that may vary depending on the user's response, not fixed. In some cases, the questionnaire may provide the user with a fixed set of questions, while in other cases the question may be different. For example, the service point system 400 has a machine learning algorithm that learns through the subject's response to questions including reference questions, and provides additional questions based on the subject's responses. The survey (eg, the order and / or content of the question) may change dynamically depending on the subject's answers. For example, if the system 400 determines that a subject's response to a reference question is inconsistent, the system 400 may ask a follow-up question.

Information about the subject and / or additional information related to the subject can be stored in the system 400, or transmitted to an external device or, for example, to a cloud computing infrastructure via the network 410. Such information can be useful for analyzing data on a sample collected from a subject, or for observing the health or happiness of a subject. Such information can be used by the insurance provider to make decisions about the subject's coverage (eg, premium).

The user interface 402 and / or the sensors of the system 400 may collect information about the environment associated with the subject or subject. For example, the system 400 may be any type of device, such as a screen, a thermal sensor, an optical sensor, an imaging device, a motion sensor, a depth sensor, a pressure sensor, an electrical property sensor, an accelerometer (accelerometer), or any other type known in the art You can also collect information from the sensor. For example, the optical sensor may be part of a camera (such as camera 409) or a camera. The optical sensor can capture still images and / or moving images of one or more subjects.

The system 400 can acquire the subject's image with the help of the camera 409. The image may be a two-dimensional (2D) image of the subject. The system 400 can collect a large number of subject images that will be used to determine the subject's three-dimensional (3D) representation. The system 400 can acquire a subject image at a single point in time. System 400 can collect images of subjects over time. System 400 can collect images at any frequency. In some embodiments, system 400 can continue to capture images in real time. System 400 can collect video of the subject. The system 400 may collect images of the subject's eyes or any portion of the subject, including, but not limited to, the retina, face, neck, hand, fingertip, torso, and / or torso. The images of the subjects collected may help to identify and / or diagnose, treat, observe, or prevent the disease. In some cases, the image may be useful for determining a subject's height, girth, weight, or body mass index. The system 400 may also capture the subject's identification, health insurance card, or any other object related to the subject.

In some situations, the camera 409 can be used to allow the user to communicate with other users, including medical staff. The system 400 may allow the user to communicate in a synchronous or asynchronous manner with other users in real time. Under asynchronous communication, if the system 400 collects the user's sounds, images and / or videos and sends them to the remote system of another user, the other user can review the collected sounds, images and / or videos at a later point in time .

The service point system 400 can also collect audio information from the subject. Such audio information may include the subject's voice or one or more biological processes. For example, the audio information may include a subject's heartbeat or sound associated with breathing.

The service point system 400 can collect subject biometric information. For example, the service point system 400 may collect information about a subject's body temperature. In another example, the service point system 400 may collect information about the subject's pulse rate. In some cases, the service point system 400 may scan at least one tissue or part of the body, including the subject's retina, fingertip or fingerprint. In some instances, the service point system 400 can determine the subject's weight. In addition, the service point system 400 can collect a sample from the subject to reveal the sequence of the subject's genes (e.g., DNA) or a portion thereof. In addition, the service point system 400 can collect specimens from a subject and analyze the proteins. Such information may relate to the subject's diagnosis or identity. Such information may be used in the operation of system 400. In some embodiments, the service point system 400 may collect information about the system operator (which may or may not be the subject). Such information can be useful for verifying the identity of the system operator.

uh? In such a case, such information collected by the service point system 400 may be used to verify the identity of the subject. The subject's identity may be verified for insurance or therapeutic purposes. The subject's identity may be related to the subject's medical history. In some cases, the data that the service point system 400 collects from the subject and / or sample may be associated with the subject's record. The subject's identity may also be related to the subject's health insurance (or other payments) record. Compliance with medication dosing regimens can be determined by how frequently the medication is replenished from the pharmacy database.

In some cases, information that includes such medical records may be augmented by the subject's response to the questionnaire. This allows the healthcare personnel to correlate the subject's health and / or mental status with the subject's response to the subject's questionnaire on eating habits, exercise, health status, and / or mental status.

Responses to questionnaires can be used to determine the eligibility of the subject. For example, an individual who arrives at a service branch location may perform an eligibility check on the individual to determine if he or she is eligible to receive one or more inspections. The individual may then be screened and responded to one or more questions provided by the survey. The above questionnaire may contain reference questions as described elsewhere herein. The questionnaire can include questions about the subject's lifestyle (eg, diet, exercise, hobbies) and / or medical history. Your doctor may perform an examination for the individual. In some situations, the questionnaire may include questions about the subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental status. The health condition of the subject may be related to the physiological state of the subject. The subject's mental state may be associated with the subject's mood or depression, as well as other psychological states. The questionnaire may be a guided questionnaire containing a number of questions relating to, or relating to, a subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental state presented in a predetermined order to the user. In some situations, the questionnaire can be presented to the subject with the help of one system (or subsystem) of the service point system 400 that is configured to learn the subject's response and tailor the next question in response to such a response. In some cases the results of the survey may be used in the preparation of the SPU for any problems anticipated in sample processing and / or chemical analysis. For example, if the subject identifies himself as a smoker, the expected signal of high hematocrit may be triggered, and plasma should be carefully extracted from the centrifuged sample.

In some embodiments, the subject may be advised of the lifestyle via the system associated with the service point system 400 and / or the service point system 400. Such recommendations may be made before, during, or after the subject has completed the questionnaire. Such recommendations may be based on questionnaires, medical records, biochemical data and / or information collected within the test results. For example, the system may provide information on how a subject's perception of the level or amount of a subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental state is related to quantifiable criteria. In some embodiments, the system associated with the service point system 400 and / or the service point system 400 may help the subject to be educated in relation to the subject's health or other condition.

In some embodiments, the service point system 400 interprets the subject's response to the question with the help of reference information including a picture of the dietary intake, exercise effort level, health status and / or mental status. The reference information may be included in a correction matrix stored in a storage location of the system 400 (e.g., cache, hard drive, flash memory). Alternatively, the subject response may be interpreted with the assistance of a server located remotely from the service point system 400. The server may include a correction matrix.

In some situations, the service point system 400 and / or healthcare personnel may collect biometric information such as blood pressure, weight, body temperature, etc. of the subject under observation. This can be combined with a sample scan that can be collected from the subject and processed by the service point 400. All of the above information may be linked and accessible by the clinical decision support system. In some embodiments all of the above information may be linked within a single subject's record. Such procedures may be useful for annual routine screening or preventive care. Such procedures may also be useful for diagnosis, treatment and / or observation of disease.

Some embodiments of the service point system 400 may operatively couple with one or more sensors that perform qualitative or quantitative measurements on a subject. Such measurements may be related to a subject's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status. The one or more sensors may be selected from a weight sensor, an eye sensor, a body temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a brain wave sensor, a humidity sensor, and a pH sensor. For example, the scale is set to communicate with the service point system 400 during or after the subject's weight measurement. The service point system 400 can collect the subject's weight and store it in a memory location, in some cases storing the subject's weight together with the time stamp associated with the time of the measurement. Alternatively, the scales can send information about the subject's weight to the remote device 403, which can then send that information to the system 400. [

Information about a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status may be maintained in the user profile. In some cases, the profile may be maintained in a storage location of the device or system implementing the method provided herein, such as, for example, system 400 of Figures 4a and 4b. In other cases, the profile may be maintained in a storage location of the computer system remote from the system device implementing the method provided herein. In some situations, the user can access, edit, update or delete the above profile.

In some situations, details of a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status may be provided through a device associated with the user. For example, the distance that a user walks, which can be related to a user's activity, can be provided through a device that has an accelerometer or gauge view, and software that records the distance traveled. Such devices may communicate with devices such as system 400 that maintain a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental status record. Such systems can communicate with such information and systems that update the user's profile. For example, the information may be uploaded to the system 400 and used to update the user's activity log.

For example, the intensity of a user's activity can be measured using an accelerometer that can be included in portable electronic devices (such as the iPhone). The intensity information may be transmitted to a device such as system 400 that maintains a user's dietary intake, exercise, health status and / or mental status record, and may be further corrected with the aid of reference information. In some situations, the intensity information may be corrected using the method described above in a portable electronic device.

In some cases, system 400 includes various subsystems for collecting physiological data from a user (or subject). Examples of subsystems include, but are not limited to, sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters, temperature sensors (eg, thermometers), lie detectors, and iris scanners that measure iris magnification. The subsystem may be included in the system 400 or connected to the system 400 as a peripheral.

System (or apparatus) 400 is described in U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 244,946 (Holmes, " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND TRANSMITTING ASSAY RESULTS ") and U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 244,947 (Holmes et al., "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ANALYSIS"), the entireties of which are incorporated herein by reference. For example, the system 400 may include a number of modules mounted on a support structure. In the multiple modules, each module can consist of a sample preparation station, an analysis station and / or a detection station. System 400 can also be set up to: (a) at least one sample processing procedure selected from the group consisting of sample processing, centrifugation, separation and chemical treatment and (b) immunological analysis, nucleic acid analysis, receptor based analysis, hematopoietic analysis, colorimetric analysis , Enzyme analysis, electrophoresis analysis, electrochemical analysis, spectroscopic analysis, chromatographic analysis, microscopy analysis, local analysis, calorimetry analysis, tack analysis, coagulation reaction analysis, radioactive isotope analysis, Coagulation time analysis, protein synthesis analysis, histological analysis, culture analysis, osmotic analysis and combinations of the above. The multiple analyzes are performed with the help of an isolated analytical device contained within system 400.

In some situations, the system 400 may be implemented with the aid of systems and methods disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 244,836 (Balwaini, "NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS"), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. You can connect to the network.

The graphical user interface implemented in the system or device provided here allows the user to interact with the information. In some embodiments, the graphical user interface includes a number of icons or buttons. FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary graphical user interface (GUI) 500 that may be implemented in a remote computer system, such as a service point system 400 or a remote device 403. GUI 500 includes a dietary habit module 501, an activity module 502, a diary module 503, a physiological data module 504, a question module 505, and a prescription database module 506. Each module can be implemented using an application (or "app") that is set to run, or it can be implemented differently in the operating system of the device that manages the GUI 500.

Each module 501-506 can help the subject collect information from the subject by presenting a series of questions through a guided questionnaire (or survey) as described herein. The eating habits module 501 can be used to collect eating habits information from the subjects. The eating habits information may include details about the substance (edible or non-edible) that the subject considers to be consumed or ingested (eg liquid, solid or semisolid). Activity module 502 is used to gather information about one or more activities, such as a person's workout routine and sports. In addition to the subject's thoughts and memories, the log module 503 can collect information about the subject's past, such as the subject's past activity, current activity, or future activity. The physiological data module 504 is used to collect information related to the subject's physiological data such as body temperature, heart rate, oxygen saturation and / or skin conductivity. The question module 505 is used to allow the subject to ask questions to the system or medical staff, including questions related to the subject's health. The prescription data module 506 is used to help a subject perform a prescription, such as ordering one or more medications from a pharmacy that is capable of communicating (e.g., network communication) with a device having modules 501-506.

The question module 505 allows a user to initiate a conversation with the system, for example, by asking the system a question (e.g., a health question). For example, the system 400 may be provided at a pharmacy or other specialized location (e.g., a waiting room, hospital lobby) to provide a question and answer to the user to determine whether the user needs to change the medication or therapy, It is recommended that you consult your doctor or health care provider for additional information about your medication.

The module 501-506 may be implemented in a service point device, such as service point system 400, or in a remote computer system, such as remote device 403. Each module can be linked to a questionnaire (or survey) with one or more questions as described herein, and in some cases one or more reference (or revision) questions.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable medium containing machine executable code implementing a method of calibrating a user response to a question about dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental status. The method may be any of the methods described herein. In some embodiments, the method includes querying a user about dietary intakes, exercise, health status or mental status with the help of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the computer system. The user response to the query is then received with the help of a computer system having a computer processor (also referred to herein as a "processor") and an interactive display. Interpret the response based on a set of reference information with the help of the computer system. The set of references includes pictures of diet intake, exercise levels, health status, or mental status.

Surveys can be implemented in systems with memory locations that contain machine executable code that implements the handlers and methods. Aspects of the devices, systems, and methods provided herein may be embodied in programming. Various aspects of the present technology may be generally considered "product" or "manufacture" in the form of associated data that operates or is embodied in the type of executable code and / or machine-readable medium. "Storage" type media is intended to include any and all tangible computers, processors, or the like, or non-volatile storage devices, such as various semiconductor storage devices, tape drives, disk drives, It may contain modules and storage associated with the above, which may provide temporary storage. Sometimes, all or a portion of the software can communicate over the Internet or various other telecommunication networks. Such communications allow, for example, the loading of one computer or processor's software to another computer or processor (for example, from a management server or host computer to an application server or intensity conversion system). Thus, another type of medium that can carry software elements includes optical, electrical, and electromagnetic waves used throughout the wired public telephone network and various public networks throughout the physical interface between the local devices. The physical components that carry the waves, such as the wired or wireless connection networks, optical connection networks, or the like, may also be considered as the media carrying the software. As used herein, terms such as computer or machine "readable media " are used interchangeably herein to refer to any medium, including but not limited to non-transient, tangible, It also refers to the medium.

For this reason, machine-readable media, such as computer executable code, can take many forms, including but not limited to tangible storage media, carrier media, or physical transmission media. Non-volatile storage media include optical or magnetic disks, such as, for example, any storage device in any computer (s) or the like, such as those used to implement the database shown in the figures. Volatile storage media include dynamic storage devices such as main storage devices such as computer platforms. Tangible transmission media include coaxial cable, copper wire, and fiber optics, including the lines that make up the bus within a computer system. Carrier transmission media can take the form of electrical or electromagnetic signals, or sound waves, or light waves, that are generated during radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) data communications. Common forms of computer-readable media include, for example: But not limited to, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, any other magnetic medium, CD-ROM, DVD or DVD-ROM, ), ROMs, PROMs and EPROMs, FLASH-EPROMs, or any other storage device chips or cartridges, carrier wave data or instructions, cables or connections that carry such carriers, All other media. Many types of computer-readable media may be involved in transmitting one or more sequences of instructions to a processor for execution.

Example 1

Figure 6 is a screenshot of a graphical user interface (GUI) with an investigation to gather information about the user's dietary intake. The above information may be collected from users. The GUI may be implemented by a system with an interactive display, such as system 400 of Figures 4a and 4b. The GUI allows the user to enter various breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack items. For example, the user can enter breakfast items by clicking "Add Breakfast +". The GUI shows an empty "diary" and the user can fill in the diary by pressing any of "Add Breakfast +", "Add Lunch +" or "Add Dinner +".

For example, a user can select "Add lunch +" to provide details about what the user was eating at lunch. The system then prompts the user to state what he or she has eaten at lunch (for example, through a text entry box or a drop-down menu with options). The system will then ask you to specify the amount you have ingested.

Referring to Figure 7, for example, the user selects "sliced ham" for lunch. Then the system asks the user for the "quantity" and "unit" of the ham he / she has consumed. The system then asks the user a calibration (or criterion) question to interpret the meaning of "one person" as the user means. Referring to Figure 8, on a new screen, the system asks the user, "What is the size of a slice of ham?" The system gives the user a choice of three different sizes ("Figure 1", "Figure 2", and "Figure 3"). The user selects a picture that is most similar to a serving of sliced ham.

The system provides users with a variety of GUI menu items to allow users to add, remove, or edit food. The user can click on the "Add Food to Journal" GUI menu item to add another food to the user's food journal. The user can click on the "Back" GUI menu item to edit or edit the response to any question.

Example 2

Figure 9 is a screenshot of a graphical user interface (GUI) with an investigation that gathers information about the user's biking activities. The above information may be collected from users. The GUI may be implemented by a system with an interactive display, such as system 400 of Figures 4a and 4b. In the example shown in the figure, the user selects "Bike riding" during the selection of various activities, and the system asks the user to enter "duration", "strength" and "distance". The GUI can provide questions that help users enter the requested information, such as "How long have you been in this activity?" The user can provide information to the input box through the above questions.

The GUI provides the user with various GUI menu items such as going to the previous screen ("back") and viewing the user's activity list ("My Activity List"). In addition, the GUI provides a choice for the user to press "Add Action List +" to enter other activities.

The user selects the "Strength" field in Figure 10 and selects from a variety of choices that characterize the strength of your biking activity. The user selects the "Medium" intensity and selects "Save Detail" to proceed to the next step.

Referring to FIG. 11, the system asks the user a reference question to interpret the meaning of "intermediate" that the user is referring to. The system provides the user with three picture options ("Picture 1", "Picture 2", and "Picture 3"), and at least one of them can be similar to medium intensity. For example, "Figure 1" can show the user walk, "Figure 2" can show jogging, and "Figure 3" can show "Sprint". The user chooses the picture that most closely resembles the medium intensity that the user is referring to.

Example 3

Figure 12 is a screenshot of a graphical user interface (GUI) with an investigation that gathers information about the mental state of the user, such as mood. The GUI may be implemented by a system with an interactive display, such as system 400 of Figures 4a and 4b. In the example shown in the figure, the system asks the user to select an integer from 1 to 10 representing the mood of the user, 1 being "very bad" and 10 being "very good". The user selects 6. The system then allows the user to click "Next" to continue the investigation. Referring to Figure 13, the system asks the user a question to interpret the meaning of the happy number 6 chosen by the user in Figure 12. The system provides the user with three picture choices ("Picture 1", "Picture 2", and "Picture 3"), and at least one of them can be similar to the happy number 6. For example, "Figure 1" can show the individual who makes a sad facial expression, and "Figure 3" can show the person who smiles. The user selects the picture that most closely resembles the number six.

In some cases, the picture choices above may change depending on the user's response to the question and / or correction question. For example, the three pictures shown in User Happiness Number 1 may differ from the three pictures shown in User Happiness Number 6. While the foregoing is a complete description of various embodiments of the invention, various alternatives, modifications and equivalents are possible. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by reference to the above description, but should be determined by reference to the appended claims and their full scope of equivalents. All features can be combined with all other features, regardless of preference. The appended claims should not be construed as including functional limitations unless such limitations are expressly used in the following claims. It should be noted that the singular forms used herein, as well as the following claims, include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, the suffixes "," "and" "within," which relate to the place used in the description herein and in the following claims, may be used without distinction unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Finally, the meaning of "and / or / and / or" and / or "used in the description of the present application and the following claims may include conjunctive conjunctions or disjunctive conjunctions and may be used without distinction unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. There is. Accordingly, the use of such conjunctions in the context of "and / and / and / or" or "or" does not exclude the meaning of "and / or" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

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A computer-implemented method for calibrating user responses to queries about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status,
(a) presenting a query to a user regarding a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state of the user, with the aid of a computer system and an interactive display operably connected to the computer system;
(b) receiving a response to the query from the user with the help of the computer system and the interactive display; And
(c) with the aid of a computer processor, on the basis of a set of reference information comprising a quantity of the dietary intake, a level of effort of the exercise, a status of the health status, or a pictorial depiction of the status of the mental status , Interpreting the response
Lt; / RTI > The method of claim 1, further comprising, after step (c), observing the health of the user. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference information is obtained by providing the user with a selection of at least two pictorial elements, the picture elements comprising a quantity of the dietary intake, the effort level, Or describing the state of the mental state. 2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the reference information is used to calculate a calibration matrix for calibrating the user's response to the query. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the interactive display is an electrostatic touch display or a resistive touch display. 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the reference information is obtained prior to the query. 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the reference information is obtained after the query. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the reference information is obtained simultaneously with the query. 2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the response is interpreted with the aid of a correction matrix residing in a memory location of the computer system. 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the query is presented to the user with the help of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the interactive display. 11. The method of claim 10,
(a) an interface for entering a dietary intake factor comprising information about the user's meal, and food, beverage or other relevant information;
(b) an effort level element having information related to the activity habits or schedule of the user, and an interface for inputting user-specific activity information, exercise or other user-specific activity related information;
(c) a health state element having information about the health of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the health status of the user;
(d) a mental state element having information about the mental state of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the mental state of the user; And
(e) a correction questionnaire element in which a selection of at least one of picture elements related to a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state is presented to the user, wherein the selection of the user's picture element comprises the amount of the dietary intake, Is used to construct a correction matrix for interpreting the user's perception of the level of effort of the user, the status of the health status, or the status of the mental condition,
Wherein the at least one application comprises a customized menu screen that includes a selection of at least one application of the applications. A computer-implemented method for calibrating user responses to queries about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status,
(a) presenting a query to a user regarding a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state of the user, with the aid of a computer system and an interactive display operably connected to the computer system;
(b) receiving a response to the query from the user with the help of the computer system and the interactive display; And
(c) with the aid of the computer system, a calibration matrix having a set of reference information generated with the aid of a picture of the amount of the dietary intake, the effort level of the exercise, the status of the health status, , Analyzing the response
Lt; / RTI > 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising, after step (c), observing the health of the user. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the reference information is obtained by providing the user with a selection of at least two picture elements, the picture elements comprising the amount of the dietary intake, the effort level, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > of: < / RTI > 13. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the interactive display is an electrostatic touch display or a resistive touch display. 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the reference information is obtained prior to the query. 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the reference information is obtained after the query. 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the reference information is obtained simultaneously with the query. 13. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the correction matrix resides in a storage location of the computer system. 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the query is presented to the user with the help of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the interactive display. 21. The system of claim 20,
(a) an interface for entering a dietary intake factor comprising information about the user's meal, and food, beverage or other relevant information;
(b) an effort level element having information related to the activity habits or schedule of the user, and an interface for inputting user-specific activity information, exercise or other user-specific activity related information;
(c) a health state element having information about the health of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the health status of the user;
(d) a mental state element having information about the mental state of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the mental state of the user; And
(e) a correction questionnaire element in which a selection of at least one of picture elements related to a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state is presented to the user, wherein the selection of the user's picture element comprises the amount of the dietary intake, Is used to construct a correction matrix for interpreting the user's perception of the level of effort of the user, the status of the health status, or the status of the mental condition,
Wherein the at least one application comprises a customized menu screen that includes a selection of at least one application of the applications. A computer readable medium comprising machine executable code implementing a method for calibrating user responses to queries about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status, the method comprising:
(a) presenting a query to a user regarding a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state of the user, with the aid of a computer system and an interactive display operably connected to the computer system;
(b) receiving a response to the query from the user with the help of the computer system and the interactive display; And
(c) with the aid of the computer system, based on a set of reference information including a picture of the amount of the dietary intake, the effort level of the exercise, the state of the health state, or the state of the mental state, ≪ / RTI >
≪ / RTI > 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the method further comprises, after step (c) of the method, observing the health of the user. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein the reference information is obtained by providing the user with a selection of at least two picture elements, the picture elements comprising a quantity of the dietary intake, an effort level, Wherein the computer-readable medium is a computer readable medium. 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the reference information is used to calculate a correction matrix for correcting the user's response to the query. 23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the interactive display is an electrostatic touch display or a resistive touch display. 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the reference information is obtained prior to the query. 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the reference information is obtained after the query. 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the reference information is obtained concurrently with the query. 23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the response is interpreted with the aid of a correction matrix residing in a memory location of the computer system. 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the query is presented to the user with the help of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the interactive display. 32. The method of claim 31,
(a) an interface for entering a dietary intake factor comprising information about the user's meal, and food, beverage or other relevant information;
(b) an effort level element having information related to the activity habits or schedule of the user, and an interface for inputting user-specific activity information, exercise or other user-specific activity related information;
(c) a health state element having information about the health of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the health status of the user;
(d) a mental state element having information about the mental state of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the mental state of the user; And
(e) a correction questionnaire element in which a selection of at least one of picture elements related to a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state is presented to the user, wherein the selection of the user's picture element comprises the amount of the dietary intake, Is used to construct a correction matrix for interpreting the user's perception of the level of effort of the user, the status of the health status, or the status of the mental condition,
Wherein the at least one application comprises a customized menu screen that includes a selection of at least one application of the applications. A system for calibrating user responses to queries about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status,
An interactive display configured to present a machine generated graphic item to a user; And
A computer system having a storage location operatively coupled to the interactive display, the storage system including machine executable code for implementing a method, with the aid of a processor of the computer system
The method comprising:
(a) presenting to the user, with the help of the computer system and the interactive display, a query regarding the user's dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state;
(b) receiving a response to the query from the user with the help of the computer system and the interactive display; And
(c) with the aid of the computer system, based on a set of reference information including a picture of the amount of the dietary intake, the effort level of the exercise, the state of the health state, or the state of the mental state, ≪ / RTI >
. ≪ / RTI > 34. The system of claim 33, further comprising, after step (c) of the method, observing the health of the user. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the reference information is used to calculate a correction matrix for correcting the user ' s response to the query. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the interactive display is an electrostatic touch display or a resistive touch display. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the reference information is obtained before the query. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the reference information is obtained after the query. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the reference information is obtained concurrently with the query. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the response is interpreted with the aid of a correction matrix residing in a memory location of the computer system. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the storage location comprises machine executable code for implementing a graphical user interface (GUI) on the interactive display. 42. The system of claim 41,
(a) an interface for entering a dietary intake factor comprising information about the user's meal, and food, beverage or other relevant information;
(b) an effort level element having information related to the activity habits or schedule of the user, and an interface for inputting user-specific activity information, exercise or other user-specific activity related information;
(c) a health state element having information about the health of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the health status of the user;
(d) a mental state element having information about the mental state of the user, and an interface for responding to queries or inputting information related to the mental state of the user; And
(e) a correction questionnaire element in which a selection of at least one of picture elements related to a dietary intake, exercise, health status or mental state is presented to the user, wherein the selection of the user's picture element comprises the amount of the dietary intake, Is used to construct a correction matrix for interpreting the user's perception of the level of effort of the user, the status of the health status, or the status of the mental condition,
Wherein the at least one application comprises a customized menu screen that includes a selection of at least one application of the applications. 43. The method of claim 42, wherein one or more responses to the at least one application of the applications are indicative of the user's perception of the amount of dietary intake, effort level of exercise, Is interpolated using an internal correction matrix of < RTI ID = 0.0 > 44. The system of claim 43, wherein the internal correction matrix is stored in a storage location of the computer system. 43. The system of claim 42, wherein the customized menu screen comprises a selection of at least two of the applications. 46. The system of claim 45, wherein the customized menu screen comprises a selection of at least three of the applications. 47. The system of claim 46, wherein the customized menu screen comprises a selection of at least four of the applications. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the system is a point of service system configured to perform one or more assays on a sample. 49. The system of claim 48, wherein the service point system is configured to perform two or more analyzes on a sample. 50. The system of claim 49, wherein the service point system is configured to perform three or more analyzes on a sample. A computer-implemented method for calibrating user responses to queries about dietary intake, exercise, health status, or mental status,
(a) presenting a query to a user regarding a dietary intake, exercise, health status, and / or mental state of the user with the aid of a computer system and an interactive display operatively connected to the computer system;
(b) receiving a response to the query from the user with the help of the computer system and the interactive display; And
(c) with the aid of a computer processor, a series of graphical representations, including graphical representations displayed to the user to show the amount of the dietary intake, the effort level of the exercise, the status of the health status, and / Interpreting the response based on the reference information
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The set of reference information may be selected by the user to: i) select the user's pictures that best match his or her qualitative description; and ii) select quantitative information by the user to quantify the user's qualitative description. Wherein the generated image is generated by mapping in association with the pictorial representations.

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