Patent ID: 7958201

Claim:
A system for encouraging frequent and purposeful electronic communications from caregivers to a person with impaired memory, the system comprising: a. a computing device operated by a person with impaired memory; said first computing device having means for receiving communications from other devices; b. at least one caregiver computing device having a Web browser and operated by at least one caregiver of the person; c. a Web application running on a Web server, said Web application being operably connected to said computing device and to said at least one caregiver communication device via a communications infrastructure; said Web application comprising: i. means for receiving communications data from said at least one caregiver computing device and for sending said communications data to the person with impaired memory; ii. means for recording the time and type of said communications data; said type of said communications data being at least one type selected from the group consisting of text, audio, picture and video data intended to invoke memories of the person with impaired memory; iii. means for processing said communications data and for publishing a report of processed communications data on a Web page accessible by said at least one caregiver, said report comprising communication statistics useful in assessing the frequency and quality of communications sent by each at least one caregiver to the person with impaired memory.