Patents by Inventor Richard M. Boylan

Richard M. Boylan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computer Method and system for promoting health, wellness, and fitness with multiple sponsors
    Patent number: 8321192
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved automated system and corresponding computer method of promoting and maintaining health, wellness, and fitness. Multiple sponsors per member participant are enabled. Each sponsor defines respective qualifying healthy behavior (activities, purchases, other) and reward rate for each such activity and purchase. A rewards engine operates on member accounts adding units per member completion of qualifying healthy activities or purchases, thereby encouraging members to adopt healthy habits. This, in turn, leads to better health, wellness, and fitness for the subject members. The combination of different and multiple sponsors having different qualifying activities/purchases provides increased member incentive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Virgin Healthmiles, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Boyce, Richard M. Boylan
  • COMPUTER METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FITNESS WITH MULTIPLE SPONSORS
    Publication number: 20100228561
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved automated system and corresponding computer method of promoting and maintaining health, wellness, and fitness. Multiple sponsors per member participant are enabled. Each sponsor defines respective qualifying healthy behavior (activities, purchases, other) and reward rate for each such activity and purchase. A rewards engine operates on member accounts adding units per member completion of qualifying healthy activities or purchases, thereby encouraging members to adopt healthy habits. This, in turn, leads to better health, wellness, and fitness for the subject members. The combination of different and multiple sponsors having different qualifying activities/purchases provides increased member incentive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher R. Boyce, Richard M. Boylan