Apple has filed for a patent (number 20210272698) for “personality based wellness coaching.” It would provide customized physical fitness and health instruction via the Fitness app on your iPhone or Apple Watch.
About the patent filing
The present invention relate to systems and methods for providing automated wellness coaching based at least in part on personality characteristics of the user. A coaching system, which can include one or more mobile and/or wearable electronic devices, can present prompts at selected times to encourage a user to engage in various wellness activities such as exercising (walking, cycling, running, swimming, weightlifting, etc.), meditating, learning about healthy habits (e.g., food choices), and so on.
The system can measure the user’s responsiveness to various prompts. In some embodiments, the content of a prompt, as well as the time, place, and/or manner of presenting the prompt, can be adapted to a personality profile maintained for the user and updated over time as the user interacts with the system. In some embodiments, the system can also include capabilities to set specific wellness goals for the user and to prompt the user to actions aimed at the goal; goals can be modified and adapted based on the user’s personality profile.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “Automated wellness coaching can be based at least in part on personality characteristics of the user. A coaching system, which can include one or more electronic devices that a user might carry or wear during daily activities, can present prompts at selected times to encourage a user to engage in various wellness activities and can measure the user’s responsiveness. The content of a prompt, as well as the time, place, and/or manner of presenting the prompt, can be adapted to a personality profile maintained for the user and updated over time as the user interacts with the system. The system may also include capabilities to set specific wellness goals for the user and to prompt the user to actions aimed at the goal; goals can be modified and adapted based on the user’s personality profile.”
The accompanying graphic shows an electronic coaching system.
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