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    «2 United States Patent Jain et al. ‘USO11687437B1 (10) Patent No.: (4s) Date of Patent: US 11,687,437 BI *Jun, 27, 2023 oa ow @ Cy wo ay @y (@) oh (2) (58) ASSISTING RESEARCHERS TO MONITOR DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY USAGE IN HEALTH RESEARCH STUDIES: Applicant: Vignet Incorporated, Fairfax, VA (US) Inventors: Praduman Jain, Pair x, VA (US): Josh Schilling, Salem, OR (US); Dave Klein, Oakton, VA (US); Mark James Beale, Chicago, IL (US) Assignee: VigNet Incorporated, Fairfax, VA (US) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis patent is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 154) by 0 days. This patent is subject to a terminal dis- claims, Appl. No. 17/246,127 Filed: Apr. 30, 2021 Related U.S. Application Data Continuation of application No. 16'877,162, fled on May 18, 2020, Im. cl, Goo 11734 GO6N 20/00 AGIB 5/00 (2006.01) (2019.01), (2006.01), GO6F 11/3466 (2013.01); ABIB 5/7275 (013.01); GOOF 117438 (2013.01): GON 20700 (2019.01) Field of Classification Search CPC... 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foencoy | — suedomeg spmg | ' syno7 Ayoxoy- I swaueg ploysayye mojag | | | 1 papedxeun jequatog - 1 sypsoy jo Kaasnooy- | I I 1 ‘axes | Ayano - are | 600.61 \ |, Sewening penodeyyuened sseuanpay - Proyseuyy & mojag St ip Bsn paroatiog yueel 04 uO ainssalg pooig - 10943 apis - are aunyed / sse0ang « sey o Koeirooy~ | paseg saBojouyoay ay, Jene4 jeumeroduay - | Susog - y sluaussinbay aug | ABojouyoes aug jo ejey | 40 A100 8U0 WaIsg | youeasay o} sjaqy Jeu ASojouypa| | any /sSe00ng- | —_salBojouypay yueY « pel 0} SoLtayy | 888051q | oRIpUED LEH - | _S26o1euyp2] a005 « auUua}ag «| 1 I 40 eu Ratu 24 20} uu, ABojouyoa} ut 40.05) au o}UOWY suey eleq auuia}aq 1 i \ ' Gesetd poseug | Taseyd Testud peseug jeuondo, ; | | cots U.S. Patent Jun, 27, 2023 Sheet 15 of 30 US 11,687,437 B1 ram RECEIVE USER INPUT INDICATING CRITERIA FOR TECHNOLOGY SELECTION 4 USE THE TAXONOMY TO INTERPRET THE INPUT 1204 IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES THAT SATISFY THE CRITERIA 1206 SCORE AND RANK THE IDENTIFIED TECHNOLOGIES 1208 SELECT TECHNOLOGIES TO RECOMMEND BASED ON THE SCORES AND RANKING 1 PROVIDE OUTPUT INDICATING THE SELECTED TECHNOLOGIES 1202 1210 EVALUATE USAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TECHNOLOGIES i214 U.S. Patent Jun, 27, 2023 + Responses ram sy Sotioant for rental betth eg. doresson) sues Coleen meaner data rome partion ‘Steps oe dy {average dorton of seep ovecone week, rintredoy een measurements per inte ‘necator of een avaty ©. veather) indication oFthe avaly oF de race to be reported by pctpants eg, wccuecy, recision, eoueney, ech + Revel of aearecroting ined to ‘bin he expected numberof cree sctie paniinants (eg, 751 + Rourber of active priioants eect to ually sattial response ofa + iathods of date calecton eg appear wanslaton 2 expec renner. experimental rescch ovited) + eration abut rear tai eg, methods. rests, ete) + Choge eyo the selected techaology + Colbration needs ‘Replacement ordering of consumables (Getahes st9e sample depos) Doce for enemas Sampling Frequency + Upload /respende be + Reporting Cxtence + cant Per Uni Batch pricing fabscinion ping shumber of Seats Vicensing + Paria ateibues (eg, ages Orage sisrision, 1) 1 Begurereeon or ust te slated rechnelogy fg, duaton of we, frequency of we, cermpenty of 63, participant edscetion needed) + Participants knowledge of aioe achncogies Sheet 16 of 30 US 11,687,437 B1 *ingletons of which tay parscipent have igh oF low depression survey scores Resul of araling ealetnd data eg + esse eps crrlateso higher depreasion ‘consistent slew duration of bheurs oF greater average per day coraistesto lower ‘epcession «Goad legs incabig rscune nd quo soap morose overall ment heath sate ‘Recomm way proto eer or av itso achieve dese dat gully, a ‘Tota seep duration needed for dye 2 ay pero «Step ots for 9 aye coniguoutin the 7-day eid ‘Estate of pombar of acve partpans needed leg, 901 ‘Estate of fot numberof partipants ede 19 reach the pete participant number fea. 120) Actus numbers of activate participa ithe ey ‘Tinlcaian ofthe hve of ralibity or “valdotion/quaitenton of data calecton techonques for hs tudy fea, the techniques have eer uccestallyased in 100 esearch thes) ‘Vindcnians of equtereny needed or ‘succes ure of elated tecoroloey ee chorge once per dy autsie of eassuceren acti) “Expected or ctl data ansraion requirements (eg. per day datatanster verges per user) Tianeaedcortafnewieced econ | (eentesttonsiope paseo) | wash easel] Pricey tesco] be "Highest participation expected for | ‘ndhicuas between 1B40d 40 | + Selected tecnciogy reves inal eft | + Overall cohort comaliance rede | i US 11,687,437 B1 Sheet 17 of 30 Jun, 27, 2023 U.S. Patent ee peigtent auempsen | Uo shemiy SBA awos o0e seaviy Bis daajs) 3 s0suas pag pauenD Baemyos | Bsr BuO SBA awos s +09 MOT davis addy ee paygend areMYyOS | BN BuO ‘2 wos ¢ Oret Bi | AydesByoy addy payyeno auempieH | ayr auoug on} eda | pepnjsur sayy] winpay | AydeBnoy au0dd peynenD a2 SaRMpIEH Buoy ON}; dar 0s 09-0F «BiH | Aydednoy | ~ewopag zoos payHenD v ‘suempseH uoys on) aidan oe oret| wnipaw | AydeBnoy) eoiseg sum ky v suempseH uoys ON | FRR 07 oe ovat Mor days | aaag sum (28 9's papaan | saipms 3y *y se payouap addy | ayn umeg | oman | qoueesey B09) qwedewieg| vospeig] samseayy| anbiun) 4HO- 2am US 11,687,437 B1 Sheet 18 of 30 Jun, 27, 2023 U.S. Patent OSeS=180) - (pod 1903 431M) #40 QOES=IS09 - (BUOYS HIM) Z OL OL O} F10sueg pag $9180) -1 ovr of 08 addy O0ES=350) - (J08Uas pag yA) Z 06 i 06 2 240g ‘asay OGEG= 3809 - (sosuas pag YIM) » 08 ° 0g} -awopag 1004 o0e$-a809-€ ott ov OL} vane sum 21095 (daei5) Bur {AydesB)y2y) Pepuaunor.y uonrajas} — ansuayesdsa) | 100 g ainseayy} — Buls09s y ainseoyy JH 2 ones U.S. Patent Jun, 27, 2023 Sheet 19 of 30 US 11,687,437 B1 1300 "Tecsany Option [ adotscent [Young Ada aed” cost” | Usabity Anais” | Taored | | [score 2 using Apo 5 ‘edi conte 2 Only | ‘cated regularly | 1 2- Using Bed Sen |X oo or rn sort with Phone ¢ : i | cocsatusebed | | 3 sing ded Sen x is Best -routineiyuses|2 | sor € with Phone © / | bea i | Fr oe a tor with Phone ¢ | [aseeponcouch | | 3 Using Wrist De | eee ste a | | | 3- Using Wrist De | Tr | ee a | | | 3 Using Wrist De- | | | vice | | | 4 Using Foot Pe- | | | meter 8 with | | | Bet Seasort | | | 1 Using Foote x [sss Modi: whenor |@ | ometer wih j [etomestoos | | Bed Sensor E I I {| 4 - Using Foot Pe~ i x [8898S | Medium/Poor- 3 i omer B with i | Lmostivinbome, | | Bed Sensor E | | | | | doesr’t wear shoes: FIG. 16 U.S. Patent Jun. 27, 2023 Sheet 20 of 30 US 11,687,437 B1 car Technology Database 12 Sensors included; data types ‘measured: precision of data Research Literature Database 204 Includes: AIMS. Research Stadies Literary Review Dependent Motries Measurements Data Quatity ‘Total Participants Precision Core participants Likelihood of participant participation Input Operations ‘Availabilty. Licensing terms Picture af Device Dimensions Configurations Battery Life Network connect optons Acceptable down time Transmission Cost Equipment Cost Researcher Feedback COMPUTER SYSTEM 10 Sensor Data / Usage Results 1702 1704 Inchides: des: + Crowdsourved from research, Recommendation statistics community and manufacturers Likes Disikes - what works or + Success/Fail Rates doesn't - Researcher Feedback + Measures Markers Profile associations to participants + Quality Determinations Tailoring feedback trom participants + Usetiiness + Uniqueness FIG. 17 U.S. Patent Jun. 27, 2023 Sheet 21 of 30 US 11,687,437 B1 oes 1810 1812 ( rou Research 1814 informed Selection of DHT taternat ‘Cornmunity a Data - History of DHT Use 1844 External Literature 8 os es) me ‘Community sone FIG. 18 U.S. Patent Jun, 27,2023 Sheet 22 of 30 fe aa 1902 108° ‘Compare Study Data with Technology Data US 11,687,437 B1 U.S. Patent Jun. 27, 2023 Sheet 23 of 30 US 11,687,437 B1 zon tT i farms MOY 2 sy Dam @ Researcher Data Sresieetote Study Findings DHT Findings —_|stenmnmnmmmmnnnn 2010 2026 2024 i 1 Literature: Data DHT ie Recommendation 2032 Participant sae Responses, FIG. 20 US 11,687,437 B1 Sheet 24 of 30 Jun, 27, 2023 U.S. Patent eld euisug uonepuauiuiod3y sayentuy ‘%Or £ ‘payHveP! SLHO %OE “ApNIg 40 sse0onS 000° technology item to collect the type of data; and detemnining composite sore for the technology item based on the data collection scores TInsome implementations, selecting the one or more of the ‘identified technology options includes: ranking the identi- fied technology options based on the suitability scores; and selecting a highest-ranking portion of the identified technol- ‘ogy options. Tn some implementations, selecting the one or more ofthe identified technology options includes: comparing the suite bility seores with threshold; and based on the comparison, seloeting the technology options that have a suitability scare that satisfies the threshold In. some implementations, providing the output dats includes providing an indication of the selected one or more technology options for display in a user interface. In another general aspect, a method! performed by one oF more computers includes: receiving, by the one oF more ‘computes, information indicating one or more of individu. als: secessing, by the one or more computers, attribute data from a database that indicates attibutes of the one or more Individuals; determining, by the one or more computers suitability scores for different technology options based on ‘an assessment of the different technology options and the atibute data forthe one oF more individuals; selecting, hy the one or more computers, one or more technology options for the one or more individuals based on the suitability scores; and providing, by the one or more computers output data that indicates the one or more technology options ‘eleted for the one oF more individuals Tn some implementations, determining the suitability scores includes generating the suitability scores using one or ‘mote machine learning models. ‘In some implementations, the one or more machine lear ing models comprise at least one of a neural network, & support vector machine, a elasiie, a regression model, & ‘clustering model, a decision tee, a random forest model, 3 genetic algorithm, a Bayesian model, or a Gaussian mixtire model In some implementations, the suitability seores are deter- rmined based on (i) usage data indicating usage of technol- ‘ogy items represented by the technology options by other o 8 individuals not in the one or more individuals, and ( atributes ofthe other individuals. In some implementations, the suitability soores ar deter- ‘mined based on rates that other individuals, which are determined to have atwibutes similar o the one oF more individual, have correctly used the technology options In some implementations, the one or more individuals ‘comprise one of more participants in a research stady or one ‘or more candidate participants for the research study. ‘In some implemeatations the one or more individuals are a cohort of participants in a research study or i) a wroup of candidate participants forthe research study Tn some implemeatations, the one of more individuals are a proper subset of a cohort of participants in a research study. of Gi) a proper subset of group of candidate participants for the research study. ‘In some implementations, the one or more individuals are (a single individual in a cohort of parcipants in a research study or (ii) a single individual of group of candidate participants for the research study, Tn some implementations, at Ieast one of the different technology options inclndes a software technology item and at least one ofthe different technology options includes a hardware technology item. In some implementations, at least one of the different technology options includes a single technology item and at least one of the different technology options includes. a ‘combination of multiple technology items. In some implementations, solecting. the one or more technology options includes: ranking the technology options based on the suitability scones: and selecting highest ranking portion of the identified technology options ‘In some implementations, selecting. the one oF more technology options includes: comparing. the suitability soores with a threshold: and based on the comparison, selecting one oF more technology options that have a suit ‘score that satisfies the threshold. In some implementations, providing the output data includes providing an indication of the selected ane or more technology options for display in a user interlace ‘In another general aspect, a method performed by one or ‘more computers includes: monitoring, by the one or more computers, use of a technology item by one or more indi- vidvals assigned to use the technology item; based on the monitoring, generating, by the one or more computes, usage data that indicates usage of the technology item: ‘identifying, by the one or more computers, one oF more criteria for evaluating the usage of the technology item by theoneor more individuals; determining, by the one of more computers, whether usage data satisfies the one of more criteria; ad performing, by the one or more computers, at Jeast one of () evaluating an altemative technology item for the one or more individuals, or Gi) providing. for display on user interface, output data indicating whether the usage ata satisfies the ane oF more eritera Tn some implementations, the technology item includes a software technology item oF a hardware technology item, In some implementations, the one or more computers comprise a server system, and monitoring use of the tech: ‘ology’ item includes: receiving, by the server system and over @ communication network, data transmitted by or generated by the technology item; and storing the oosived {ata in association with metadata that describes a context oF ‘manner in which the collected data is transmitted or gener ated, Tn some implemen ay item includes track Tor each of the one oF more US 11,687,437 BL 9 individuals, at least one of a frequency of use of the technology item, times thatthe technology item is used, or ‘duration of use of the technology ite, In some implementations, monitoring use ofthe technol- ‘gy item includes tracking, for each of the one or more individuals, at leat one of types of data collected oF pro- vided by the technology item, amounts of data collected of provided by the technology item, oF data quality of data provided by the technology item. In some implementations, generating the usage data includes generating data that indicates pattern of usage by the one or more individuals or a series of use intersctions ‘with the technology item by the one or more individuals over In some implementations, identifying the one or more

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