Methods and systems for presenting an inhalation experience
Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience, associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual, and modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual.
1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience;
associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual; and
modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual.
2 - 35 . (canceled)
36 . A system, comprising:
means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience;
means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual; and
means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual.
37 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience comprises:
means for receiving data from an automated medical device.
38 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience comprises:
means for monitoring at least one of physical activity, body weight, body mass index number, heart rate, blood oxygen level, or blood pressure temporally associated with an artificial sensory experience.
39 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience comprises:
means for monitoring a neurophysiological activity.
40 . The system of claim 39 , wherein means for monitoring a neurophysiological activity comprises:
means for measuring at least one physiologic activity using at least one of electroencephalography, computed axial tomography, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, functional near-infrared imaging, or magnetoencephalography.
41 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience comprises:
means for recording at least one monitored health attribute of the individual.
42 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience comprises:
means for observing at least one indication of an expected behavior pattern proximate in time to a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience.
43 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with at least one physiological response of the individual.
44 . The system of claim 43 , wherein means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with at least one physiological response of the individual comprises:
means for associating at least one of an object, an action, an avatar, or an environment of the artificial sensory experience with at least one physiological response of the individual.
45 . The system of claim 43 , wherein means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with at least one physiological response of the individual comprises:
means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with at least one of blood pressure, pulse, pupil dilation, respiration rate, skin response, or voice response of the individual.
46 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for accepting a report from the individual of an association of a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience and the at least one health attribute.
47 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for utilizing an algorithm configured to correlate an artificial sensory experience characteristic with at least one health attribute.
48 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for comparing current measured behavior with expected behavior data that is correlated with an artificial sensory experience.
49 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience.
50 . The system of claim 49 , wherein means for modifying access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience comprises:
means for restricting access to at least a portion of the artificial sensory experience.
51 . (canceled)
52 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying visible content in an artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the bioactive agent.
53 - 54 . (canceled)
55 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for altering audible content in an artificial sensory experience.
56 - 58 . (canceled)
59 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter the efficacy of the bioactive agent.
60 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter a side effect of the bioactive agent.
61 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for adding at least one of visual or audio content to the artificial sensory experience.
62 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for deleting at least one of visual or audio content from the artificial sensory experience.
63 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for adding content to the artificial sensory experience and deleting different content of the artificial sensory experience.
64 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying a sensate experience.
65 . (canceled)
66 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying an artificial sensory experience implemented on a mobile device.
67 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying a bioactive agent dosage.
68 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying at least one bioactive agent in a bioactive agent combination.
69 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for modifying a bioactive agent delivery method.
70 . The system of claim 36 , wherein means for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience, means for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual, and means for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual comprises:
means for monitoring blood pressure of the individual while the individual experiences a mountainous virtual world, associating the blood pressure with the mountainous virtual world, and dynamically modifying a lighting scheme in the mountainous virtual world in response to periodic blood pressure monitoring.
71 . A system, comprising:
circuitry for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience;
circuitry for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual; and
circuitry for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual.
72 . A computer program product comprising:
a signal-bearing medium bearing
one or more instructions for monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience;
one or more instructions for associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual; and
one or more instructions for modifying at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual.
73 . The computer program product of claim 72 , wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.
74 . The computer program product of claim 72 , wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.
75 . The computer program product of claim 72 , wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.
76 . A system comprising:
a computing device; and
instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to
monitor at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience;
associate a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual; and
modify at least one of an inhalation device-dispensed bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partially based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual.
77 . The system of claim 76 wherein the computing device comprises:
one or more of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal entertainment device, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a networked computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a computing system comprised of a cluster of servers, a workstation computer, and/or a desktop computer.
78 . The system of claim 76 , wherein the computing device is operable to accept the at least one attribute of the at least one individual and present the indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience from at least one memory.