CARINGFAMILY, LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130046679 | JOINT PAYMENT - Methods and systems for facilitating various e-commerce joint payment scenarios are provided. According to one embodiment, a computer system of a communication service provider receives payment information from a first member of a caregroup that shall serve as a primarily responsible individual for periodic service fees associated with communication services provided by the communication service provider to a digital mailbox appliance of a second member of the caregroup. Responsive to a request by the primarily responsible individual, the computer system enables the periodic service fees to be shared by other members of the caregroup by allowing one or more of the other members of the caregroup to commit to payment of a portion of the periodic service fees as secondarily responsible individuals. | 02-21-2013 |
20110119339 | FACILITATING AND ENCOURAGING CAREGROUP COMMUNICATIONS VIA A CLOSED COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND HARDCOPY-BASED EMAIL APPLIANCES - Methods and systems are provided for promoting and managing communications from members of a caregroup to a target of the caregroup. According to one embodiment a method is provided for delivering digital gifts to a target of a caregroup. Information defining a caregroup, including a target of a care group, members of the caregroup that are permitted to send digital gifts to the target of the caregroup and one or more administrating caregivers of the caregroup, is received. Potential recipients of digital gifts from the members of the caregroup are limited to the target of the caregroup and targets of any other caregroups of which the members are a part. An indication of a digital gift desired to be generated and caused to be delivered in hardcopy form to a hardcopy-based email appliance of the target of the caregroup is received. The hardcopy-based email appliance is operable to receive digital gifts from the members of the caregroup and produce hardcopy output of the digital gifts for the target of the caregroup. For each content-containing component of the digital gift, default content items are selected based upon one or more of biographical information previously supplied by one or more members of the caregroup, information regarding communications history from the member of the caregroup to the target of the caregroup, ascertained preferences of the target of the caregroup, and a type of the digital gift. The member of the caregroup is allowed to initiate delivery of the digital gift with the selected default content items or is allowed personalize the digital gift prior to delivery by presenting the digital gift within a corresponding digital gift editor. | 05-19-2011 |
20100145719 | USE OF COACHING MESSAGES IN A CLOSED COMMUNICATION SERVICE - Methods and systems for use of member-to-member, member-to-target and automatically generated coaching messages in a closed communication service are provided. According to one embodiment, a closed communication service is provided which is configured to facilitate and encourage communications among members of a caregroup and a target of the caregroup. The target of the caregroup uses a hardcopy-based communication appliance associated with the caregroup to transmit and receive electronic communications via the closed communication service to and from the members of the caregroup. Identification, creation and delivery of appropriate member-to-member and member-to-target coaching messages are facilitated by allowing one or more administrating caregivers of the members of the caregroup to view metrics relating to electronic communications exchanged via the closed communication service. | 06-10-2010 |
20100138233 | ANALYZING CAREGROUP DATA TO FACILITATE DIAGNOSIS OF SUBPOPULATIONS OF DISEASE OR DISABILITY AND EVALUATE OR DISCOVER NEW METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS OR INTERVENTION STRATEGIES - Methods and systems for analysis of aggregate data from multiple caregroups participating in a closed communication service are provided. According to one embodiment, a closed communication service is provided that is configured to facilitate and encourage communications among members of caregroups and targets of the caregroups. The targets of the caregroups use communication appliances associated with respective caregroups to transmit and receive electronic communications via the closed communication service to and from members of the respective caregroups. Data relating to the electronic communications is collected and aggregated. Diagnosis of subpopulations of disease or disability and evaluation or discovery of new methods of diagnosis or intervention strategies to slow, ameliorate, prevent or remediate a condition including one or more of a chronic condition in elders, a disability, a disease and a mental or physical condition is facilitated by analyzing the collected and aggregated data. | 06-03-2010 |
20100114596 | USE OF A CLOSED COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS TO IMPROVE THE WELL BEING OF A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER - Methods and systems for improving the well-being or reducing stress of a primary caregiver of an elder subject are provided. According to one embodiment, a communications network provides a closed communication service. A database is operable to store information regarding caregroup membership. One or more server computers coupled to the database are operable to receive from and distribute electronic communications among electronic communication access systems associated with members of a caregroup and a communication appliance associated with a target of the caregroup. The one or more server computers have stored therein one or more routines operable to facilitate and encourage one or more of affective communication, activity stimulating communication and intellectually stimulating communication among the members of the caregroup and the target of the caregroup as a method of improving well-being or reducing stress of a primary, residential caregiver of the target. | 05-06-2010 |