Application US20200164209

Systems and Methods for Using A Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Device to Deliver Titrated Therapy
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1. A computer program product configured to generate real-time interventions in response to a user's degree of appetite or hunger, comprising: (23) (4)

a first plurality of programmatic instructions stored in a non-transient memory in a client device, wherein, when executed, said first plurality of programmatic instructions is adapted to cause the client device to generate at least one visual or auditory prompt to the user, wherein the at least one visual or auditory is adapted to prompt the user to input data indicative of the user's degree of appetite or hunger via a microphone or a display of the client device;

a second plurality of programmatic instructions stored in a non-transient memory in the client device or in another computing device, wherein, when executed, the second plurality of programmatic instructions acquires the inputted data indicative of the user's degree of appetite or hunger and determines an appetite pattern or hunger pattern of the user based upon the inputted data;

a third plurality of programmatic instructions stored in a non-transient memory in the client device or in another computing device, wherein, when executed, the third plurality of programmatic instructions determines a timing of a future appetite event or hunger event specific to the user based on the appetite pattern or hunger pattern; and

a fourth plurality of programmatic instructions stored in a non-transient memory in the client device or in another computing device, wherein, when executed, the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions determines an intervention and causes the intervention to be generated based on the determined timing of the future appetite or hunger event.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of programmatic instructions is further configured to visually display at least one of the appetite pattern as a graphical representation of the inputted degree of appetite relative to time or the hunger pattern as a graphical representation of the inputted degree of hunger relative to time. (2) (0)

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of programmatic instructions is configured to visually display the appetite pattern or the hunger pattern as a composite hunger score. (0)

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the third plurality of programmatic instructions is further configured to determine the timing of the future appetite event or hunger event by evaluating a frequency of when the user's degree of appetite or degree of hunger exceeds a threshold value. (0)

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the third plurality of programmatic instructions is further configured to determine the timing of the future appetite event or hunger event by determining a plurality of dates and times when the user's degree of appetite or degree of hunger exceeds one or more threshold values. (0)

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the determination of the timing of the future appetite event or hunger event is based on one or more threshold values defining a baseline amount of appetite or hunger and wherein the one or more threshold values are modifiable manually by the user or automatically by the computer program product. (0)

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to drink or eat a prescribed beverage or food. (0)

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to engage in predefined physical exercises or physical activity. (1) (0)

12. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to engage in a mindfulness activity. (1) (0)

14. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to engage in a cognitive exercise. (1) (0)

16. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to engage with food-related imagery. (1) (0)

18. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to engage with a virtual or real-world coach via at least one of a text message, an email, a voice call, a social media platform or a video conference. (1) (0)

20. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by generating data representative of a visual display or auditory feedback and wherein the visual display or auditory feedback communicates a recommendation to titrate a dose of a medication. (1) (0)

22. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by automatically interfacing directly with a separate medical device regulating or assisting a human function in order to optimize at least one of a timing or a dosing of therapy delivered to the user through the separate medical device. (1) (0)

24. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the fourth plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated by automatically interfacing with an electrical dermal patch, separate from the client device, configured to apply an electrical stimulation to the user's skin. (1) (0)

27. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of programmatic instructions determines the appetite pattern or hunger pattern of the user based upon the inputted data by determining a time window associated with each of the inputted data and, for each time window, determining if value ranges of all inputted data associated with the time window are within a predefined range around a value to constitute a pattern. (0)

28. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the at least one visual or auditory prompt is in a form of at least one of an audio message, video message, text message, or graphical message. (0)

29. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of programmatic instructions is adapted to cause the client device to generate the at least one visual or auditory prompt at a first rate for a first time window and at a second rate after said first time window, wherein the second rate is less than the first rate. (1) (0)

32. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein, if the user's degree of appetite or degree of hunger is expected to be less than a first threshold value at a future time window, the third plurality of programmatic instructions does not cause the intervention to be generated during the future time window. (0)

33. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein, if the user's degree of appetite or degree of hunger is expected to be equal to or greater than a first threshold value at a future time window, the third plurality of programmatic instructions causes the intervention to be generated during the future time window. (0)

34. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein, when executed, the first plurality of programmatic instructions generates the at least one visual or auditory prompt in a form of a visual analog scale and causes the visual analog scale to be displayed on the client device, wherein each value within the visual analog scale is representative of a different degree of appetite or hunger. (1) (0)

36. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein, when executed, the first plurality of programmatic instructions generates the at least one visual or auditory prompt in a form of a plurality of icons and wherein each of said plurality of icons is representative of a different degree of appetite or hunger. (0)

37. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein, when executed, the first plurality of programmatic instructions generates the at least one visual or auditory prompt in a form of auditory data and causes the auditory data to be played via a speaker of the client device. (0)

38. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein, when executed, the second plurality of programmatic instructions receives the appetite pattern or hunger pattern of the user and causes the appetite pattern or hunger pattern to be displayed on the client device, wherein the appetite pattern or hunger pattern is in a form of a graph having a time of day on a first axis, a calendar day on a second axis, and an icon representing a degree of the user's appetite or hunger plotted on the graph in relation to the time of day and the calendar day. (1) (0)

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Systems and Methods for Using A Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Device to Deliver Titrated Therapy

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