Procedure-Step Entertainment Scheduling for Patient Motion Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current entertainment content during medical procedures, such as MRI scans, is not optimally adapted to the specific procedural steps, leading to potential motion and arousal that can negatively affect medical image quality or treatment outcomes, and may not engage patients sufficiently, thus failing to enhance the overall experience.
Innovation Solution
An entertainment content provider system that includes a procedural step database, curated content database, content scheduler, and content executor, which adapt entertainment sequences in real-time to match the length and risk factors of each procedural step, considering patient behavior and preferences, to create an engaging and optimal experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If uncurated content (online videos, commercial movies) is provided to patients during medical procedures, then patient engagement and entertainment value are improved, but motion and arousal are induced that worsen medical image quality and treatment outcomes
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different content characteristics to different procedural steps based on their specific risk factors. High-arousal content is avoided during high-risk steps, while engaging content is provided during low-risk steps, creating locally optimized content delivery that balances entertainment with procedural requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The entertainment content is dynamically adapted in real-time based on the current procedural step and its associated risk factors. The system adjusts content selection, timing, and characteristics to match the procedural context, transforming static entertainment delivery into a dynamic process that responds to procedural requirements
2Object-affected harmful factors
If curated content designed to be relaxing is provided to patients, then motion is reduced and image quality is maintained, but patient engagement and entertainment value are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts content characteristics based on procedural context, providing highly engaging content during low-risk procedural steps and relaxing content during high-risk steps. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize for entertainment when safe and for motion control when necessary
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes content parameters such as arousal level, engagement level, and content type based on the risk factor profile of each procedural step. By varying these parameters across different time periods, the system achieves both high engagement and low motion at different stages of the procedure
3Adaptability or versatility
If content is provided continuously throughout the medical procedure, then patient engagement is maintained, but the content cannot be optimized for specific procedural steps with different risk factors
Solution Approach 1:
The medical procedure is segmented into discrete procedural steps, each with associated risk factors. The entertainment content is segmented accordingly and delivered in sync with specific procedural steps, allowing precise optimization for each segment rather than providing uniform continuous content
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback about the current procedural step and its risk factors to continuously optimize content selection. This feedback loop ensures that content is constantly adapted to match the current procedural context, achieving both continuous engagement and step-specific optimization
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AI summary
An entertainment content provider and method for providing an entertainment sequence to a patient during a medical procedure, comprises matching [procedural steps with entertainment blocks that match on time and content appropriate for the procedural step to provide an engaging storyline throughout the procedure and that may be adapted on the fly as procedural steps change.