Patent ID: 11886318
Assignee: VIGNET INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method performed by one or more computers, the method comprising:
identifying, by the one or more computers, requirements of a research study including a requirement to collect data of a particular type of data from participants in a cohort for the research study;
receiving, by the one or more computers, information identifying one or more individuals that are participants in or candidates for the cohort of the research study;
accessing, by the one or more computers, attribute data that indicates one or more attributes of the one or more individuals, wherein the one or more attributes comprise at least one of a demographic attribute, a health attribute, or a behavioral attribute;
determining, by the one or more computers, suitability scores for different types of devices or software items with respect to the one or more individuals, wherein the suitability scores are determined based on usage records indicating usage of devices or software items of the different types by other individuals, wherein the suitability scores respectively indicate levels of suitability of the different types of devices or software items for the one or more individuals and the levels of suitability are based on the one or more attributes of the one or more individuals, wherein, for each particular type of device or software item of a plurality of the different types of devices or software items, the suitability score for the particular type of device or software item is determined based on:
(i) the one or more attributes of the one or more individuals including the demographic attribute, health attribute, or behavioral attribute indicated by the attribute data for the one or more individuals; and
(ii) historical data indicating one or more attributes of other individuals and levels of compliance by the other individuals in using a device or software item of the particular type of device or software item to collect data according to requirements of one or more other research studies;

selecting, by the one or more computers, one or more types of devices or software items for the one or more individuals to use in collecting the particular type of data in the research study, wherein the selected one or more types of devices or software items are selected from among the different types of devices or software items based on (i) the suitability scores for the different types of devices or software items with respect to the one or more individuals and (ii) a determination that devices or software items of the one or more types of devices or software items are capable of collecting data of the particular type of data; and
based on the selection of the one or more types of devices or software items, providing, by the one or more computers and over a communication network, a data package corresponding to the selected one or more types of devices or software items to one or more client devices associated with the one or more individuals, the data package comprising software or configuration data that is configured to adjust a configuration of the one or more client devices to use a device or software item of the selected one or more types of devices or software items to collect data of the particular type of data according to the requirements of the research study.