US 12,248,388 B1
Increasing data quality of patient-generated information in clinical research by configuring devices and software
Praduman Jain, Fairfax, VA (US); Josh Schilling, Salem, OR (US); Dave Klein, Oakton, VA (US); and Mark James Begale, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to VigNet Incorporated, Fairfax, VA (US)
Filed by Vignet Incorporated, Fairfax, VA (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/173,273.
Application 17/173,273 is a continuation of application No. 16/877,162, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 11,461,216.
Int. Cl. G06F 11/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 11/3466 (2013.01) [A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); G06F 11/3438 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of accelerating implementation of data collection in a research study, the method being performed by one or more computers, the method comprising:
storing, by the one or more computers, a database of information describing characteristics of different hardware devices or software modules and configuration elements corresponding to the different hardware devices or software modules, wherein the configuration elements are configured to enable use of different functions of the hardware devices or software modules;
identifying, by the one or more computers, a particular type of hardware device or software module selected to be used by participants in a research study, wherein the research study involves collecting a particular type of data from the participants in a cohort of participants for the research study, and wherein the particular type of hardware device or software module provides a capability to collect the particular type of data from the participants in the cohort;
retrieving, by the one or more computers, a configuration element from the database that corresponds to the particular type of hardware device or software module and is adapted to enable capture or transmission of data using the particular type of hardware device or software module;
configuring, by the one or more computers, one or more devices associated with the research study, including by providing the retrieved configuration element to the one or more devices over a communication network, wherein the retrieved configuration element is configured to change a configuration of the one or more devices for data collection using the particular type of hardware device or software module; and
receiving, by the one or more computers, collected measurement data provided by the one or more devices associated with the research study over a communication network, wherein the collected measurement data comprises the particular type of data obtained from one or more hardware devices or software modules of the particular type, wherein the collected measurement data is generated or transmitted using a configuration specified by the configuration element provided to the one or more devices.