Granted Patent B2

US 12,676,238 · App. 18/779,585 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Inventor: John Quillian Walker, II (Mountain City, TN)

Assignee: uMethod Health, Inc.

G16H50/20G16H50/30

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . A method for providing a therapy to a participant to improve cognitive health of the participant, the method comprising:

using a monitoring server for:

receiving participant information including dietary and food intake information of the participant;

receiving therapy plan information, wherein the therapy plan information includes a plurality of individual therapy plans, each individual therapy plan specifying an individual biological mechanism targeted for physiological adjustment, variations found in an effect on the targeted biological mechanism as a function of the participant information, and data quantifying a probability of success of the individual therapy plan;

generating an aggregate therapy plan for improving cognitive impairment within the participant, wherein the aggregate therapy plan targets adjustment of a plurality of biological mechanisms using a combination of the individual therapy plans including dietary changes, wherein the aggregate therapy plan comprises an aggregate probability reflecting a likelihood of achieving all targeted adjustments;

receiving diagnostic and testing data associated with the participant, wherein the diagnostic and testing data is captured after the participant has undergone treatment according to the aggregate therapy plan;

for each individual therapy plan in the aggregate therapy plan:

determining a value corresponding to the individual biological mechanism in the participant based on the received diagnostic and testing data and the participant information including the dietary and food intake information of the participant;

performing a comparison of the value to a recommended range for the value,

based on the comparison, dynamically adjusting the individual therapy plan including the dietary changes plan for the biological mechanism when the value is not within the recommended range;

generating, for the participant, an adjusted aggregate therapy plan based on the individual therapy plan adjustments; and

adjust the therapy plan information to include a medication adjustment based on success of the individual therapy plans of the participant and of other participants;

and

further administering the adjusted aggregate therapy plan including the medication adjustment to the participant.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein participant data is provided at a participant device for use by a provider or the participant, the participant device operable to receive provider data from a therapy provider.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the participant device is a mobile device having an imaging device, whereby the participant images food to be consumed with the mobile device.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the dietary and food intake information includes images of food to be consumed before consumption and after consumption.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to determine a characteristic of the imaged food based on color, color intensity, and color variation of the food.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to determine or receive information related to a mass, amount, or caloric intake of the imaged food.

7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to transmit instructions related to the therapy plan to a participant in response to determining a characteristic of the imaged food.

8 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to:

store in a database one or more images of food and beverages being consumed by the participant; and

compare the one or more images of food and beverages being consumed by the participant to images of known foods and beverages.

9 . The method of claim 3 , wherein in order to generate the aggregate therapy plan the monitoring server is further operable to determine frequency of meals, time of day of consumption, and other data based on the imaged food and beverage.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to determine a freshness of the participant information.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to determine at least one item comprising the participant information is missing, and, in response to determining at least one item is missing, determine a criticality associated with the at least one item.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to receive the participant information from electronic health records.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to determine if the participant is a candidate for a dementia-related disease based on the participant information.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to determine a level of risk for the participant, and determine if the participant is a candidate based on the determined level of risk.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to prioritize ones of the biological mechanisms based on participant information and data associated with a group of participants.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to generate the aggregate therapy plan based on a priority of the biological mechanisms.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to store information regarding a participant's previous compliance with a previous aggregate therapy plan.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is operable to adjust the therapy plan information based on the participant information and other participant information.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the individual therapy plans include at least two therapy options where a second therapy option follows a first therapy option if the values of the biological mechanism are not within the recommended range.

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