Virtual communication platform for remote tactile and/or electrical stimuli

• US 10,319,472 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2017
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neil S. Davey, Samir Devalaraja, Sanjay Kunchakarra, Sonya Davey
• Original Assignee: Neil S. Davey, Samir Devalaraja, Sanjay Kunchakarra, Sonya Davey
• Inventors: Davey, Neil S., Davey, Sonya, Devalaraja, Samir, Kunchakarra, Sanjay
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Zhen Y
• Application Number:
  US15/824,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20180082028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: 3404071
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/1668 Details of memory controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4022 using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network G06F13/4009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4221 being an input/output bus, e.g. ISA bus, EISA bus, PCI bus, SCSI bus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0036 Small computer system interface [SCSI]
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A system relates to a first communication device configured to present data to and/or receive data from a health care practitioner; a second communication device configured to present data to and/or receive data from a patient; a processor configured to determine values of one or more metrics that characterize the patient'"'"'s mental state based data received from the patient via the second communication device; a storage configured to store the metrics. Another system for providing tactile and/or electrical stimuli remotely, the system comprising a body-suit to be worn by a human, the body-suit comprising one or more actuators configured to convert electrical signals to tactile and/or stimuli, wherein the body-suit is configured to convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to a body part of the human.

Claims

1. A system comprising a virtual communication platform comprising a web-based collaboration platform for person-to-person communication comprising:

a first pair of data communication devices to enable communication between a first person and a second person;

a body-suit to be worn by the first person, the body-suit comprising one or more actuators configured to convert electrical signals to tactile and/or electrical stimuli, wherein the body-suit is configured to convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to a body part of the first person; and

a model replica of the body-suit configured to receive the tactile and/or electrical stimuli from the second person and to convert the tactile and/or electrical stimuli into the electrical signals which are conveyed to the body-suit over a network, wherein the model replica is located at the same location as that of the second person;

wherein the communication includes a physical response of the first person to the tactile and/or electrical stimuli, the physical response enabling the second person to determine the first person'"'"'s physical and/or mental state; and

wherein the body-suit is configured to replicate the tactile and/or electrical stimuli of the model replica and convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to the first person;

wherein the tactile and/or electrical stimuli from the second person are designed to determine a region of pain in the first person.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the body-suit is configured to cover one or more of arms, torso, neck, throat, legs, hands and feet of the first person.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the physical response is either verbal or visual.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is designed to modify a structure of the model replica to emulate a shape and a feel of the region of the body part of the first person.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the physical response further enables the second person to moderate the tactile stimuli.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the body suit comprises a jacket.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the model replica comprises a doll or dummy.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication between the first person and the second person comprises a one-way communication or a two-way communication.

9. The system of claim 1, where the tactile and/or electrical stimuli consists of the tactile stimuli.

10. The system of claim 1, where the tactile and/or electrical stimuli consists of the electrical stimuli.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the second person convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to the first person by placing one or more fingers of the second person on the model replica.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the body-suit is configured to convey mechanical stimuli to the body part of the first person.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to communicate a gesture of touch via a motion detection technology that gathers hand motions to determine a touching motion.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises a tablet, a computer, a laptop, a cell phone or a combination thereof.

15. A system comprising a virtual communication platform comprising a web-based collaboration platform for communication comprising:

a body-suit to be worn by a pet, the body-suit comprising one or more actuators configured to convert electrical signals to tactile and/or electrical stimuli, wherein the body-suit is configured to convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to a body part of the pet; and

a model replica of the body-suit configured to receive the tactile and/or electrical stimuli from a person and to convert the tactile and/or electrical stimuli into the electrical signals which are conveyed to the body-suit over a network, wherein the model replica is located at the same location as the person;

wherein the communication includes a physical response of the pet to the tactile and/or electrical stimuli, the physical response enabling the person to determine the pet'"'"'s physical and/or mental state and moderate the tactile stimuli; and

wherein the body-suit is configured to replicate the tactile and/or electrical stimuli of the model replica and convey the tactile and/or electrical stimuli to the pet;

wherein the tactile and/or electrical stimuli from the person are designed to determine a region of pain in the pet.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the body-suit is configured to cover one or more of body parts of the pet.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the physical response is either verbal or visual.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the computing device is designed to modify a structure of the model replica to emulate a shape and a feel of the region of the body part of the pet.