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US 6,878,111 · App. 10/193,549 · Granted Apr 12, 2005

System for measuring subjective well being

Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 6,878,111
App. No.
10/193,549
Granted
Apr 12, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for measuring subjective well-being utilizes an interactive communications module, an electronic transmission module and an intervention module. The interactive communications module receives data or input that reflects a person's subjective well-being and makes a temporal record of the input. The electronic transmission module transmits that data or input to a communications device. The intervention module is coupled to the interactive communications module to communicate a trend of subjective well-being. Trends may be created using a correlation module adapted to correlate and compare subjective and/or objective data. The correlation module may also include an inquiry module to allow a person to inquire about a person's subjective well-being.

Claims (23)

1. A system for subjectively measuring a person's physical and/or emotional well-being, the system comprising:

a. an implanted interactive communications module adapted to receive data that reflects a person's subjective well-being;

b. an interactive electronic transmission module coupled to the interactive communications module to transmit the data to a communications device; and

c. an intervention module coupled to the interactive communications module to communicate a trend of subjective well-being.

2. The primary input system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a correlation module that correlates the person's input to create a trend of subjective well-being.

3. The primary input system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a correlation module that correlates the person's input to create a trend of subjective well-being and further correlates the input with objective data on the person's well-being to create a comparative trend of subjective well-being data to objective well-being data.

4. The correlation module of claim 2 wherein the correlation module further comprises an inquiry module.

5. The correlation module of claim 3 wherein the correlation module further comprises an inquiry module.

6. The interactive communications module of claim 1 , wherein the interactive communications module makes a temporal record of the person's input.

7. The interactive communications module of claim 1 , wherein the interactive communications module automatically prompts the person to enter subjective well-being data.

8. The interactive communications module of claim 7 , wherein the prompt is an electrically induced.

9. The interactive communications module of claim 8 , wherein the electrically induced prompt induces a physical response in the person.

10. The interactive communications module of claim 9 , wherein the physical response in the person comprises a muscle twitch.

11. The interactive communications module of claim 7 , wherein the prompt is audibly induced.

12. The interactive communications of module of claim 1 , wherein the interactive communications module comprises an accelerometer.

13. The interactive communications of module of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the person's subjective well-being comprises a verbal response.

14. The interactive communications of module of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the person's subjective well-being comprises an electronic response.

15. The electronic response of claim 14 , wherein the response is entered through a device in electronic communication with the interactive communications module.

16. The interactive communications of module of claim 1 , wherein the interactive communications module comprises a global computer network.

17. The interactive electronic transmission module of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the person's subjective well-being comprises a plurality of icons.

18. The icons of claim 17 , wherein the icons comprise a happy face, a straight face, and a frowning face.

19. The icons of claim 18 , wherein the happy face connotes a good subjective well-being indicator, the straight face connotes a neutral subjective well-being indicator, and the frowning face connotes a bad subjective well-being indicator.

20. The icons of claim 19 , wherein the happy face icon further comprises a sub-menu of icons that connote varying degrees of relative good subjective well-being, the straight face icon further comprises a sub-menu of icons that connote varying degrees of relative neutral subjective well-being, and the frowning face further comprises a sub-menu of icons that connote varying degrees of relative bad subjective well-being.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2002
From: KENKNIGHT, BRUCE H.; MAZAR, SCOTT THOMAS
To: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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