Training assisting apparatus, training assisting method, and training assisting program

• US 20070239071A1
• Filed: 03/28/2007
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Okamoto, Takahiro, Ono, Shuji, Noguchi, Yukinori
• Application Number:
  US11/727,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20070239071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state

Abstract

An image suitable to training of mental control is automatically displayed in accordance with change in physical state of an examinee. The training assisting apparatus according to the present invention is a training assisting apparatus for assisting an examinee'"'"'s mental control by displaying a training image, including: a display section that displays the training image; an image change quantity storage section that stores a change quantity of an information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with a physical state of the examinee; a physical state acquiring section that acquires the physical state of the examinee looking at the training image displayed by the display section; an image change quantity extraction section that extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section; and an image change control section that changes the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in accordance with the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image extracted by the image change quantity extraction section.

Claims

1. A training assisting apparatus for assisting an examinee'"'"'s mental control by displaying a training image, comprising:

a display section that displays the training image;

an image change quantity storage section that stores a change quantity of an information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with a physical state of the examinee;

a physical state acquiring section that acquires the physical state of the examinee looking at the training image displayed by the display section;

an image change quantity extraction section that extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section; and

an image change control section that changes the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in accordance with the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image extracted by the image change quantity extraction section.

2. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

an image-capturing section that captures an image of the examinee looking at the training image displayed by the display section, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with a motion of the examinee being the physical state of the examinee,

the physical state acquiring section acquires the motion of the examinee by analyzing the image of the examinee captured by the image-capturing section, and

the image change quantity extraction section extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the motion of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section.

3. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with the change quantity per unit time of the motion of the examinee,

the physical state acquiring section acquires the change quantity per unit time of the motion of the examinee, by analyzing the image of the examinee captured by the image-capturing section, and

the image change quantity extraction section extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the change quantity per unit time of the motion of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section.

4. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a biological information measurement section that measures biological information of the examinee looking at the training image displayed by the display section, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with the biological information of the examinee being the physical state of the examinee

the physical state acquiring section acquires the biological information of the examinee measured by the biological information measurement section, and

the image change quantity extraction section extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the biological information of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section.

5. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with the change quantity per unit time of the biological information of the examinee,

the physical state acquiring section acquires the change quantity per unit time of the biological information of the examinee measured by the biological information measurement section, and

the image change quantity extraction section extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the change quantity per unit time of the biological information of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section.

6. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores the change quantity of tone or resolution, as the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, and

the image change control section changes the tone or resolution of the training image displayed by the display section.

7. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores the change quantity of image contents, as the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, and

the image change control section changes the image contents of the training image displayed by the display section.

8. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a sound playback section that plays back sound that corresponds to the training image displayed by the display section.

9. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 8, further comprising:

a sound change quantity storage section that stores a change quantity of an information quantity of the sound played back by the sound playback section, in association with the physical state of the examinee;

a sound change quantity extraction section that extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the sound stored in the sound change quantity storage section in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section; and

a sound change control section that changes the information quantity of the sound played back by the sound playback section, in accordance with the change quantity of the information quantity of the sound extracted by the sound change quantity extraction section.

10. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the image change quantity storage section stores, as the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, a change quantity of a degree in which the training image pops out and

the image change control section changes the degree in which the training image displayed by the display section pops out.

11. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 10, further comprising:

a sound playback section that expresses movement of a sound source by means of sound, so as to correspond to the training image displayed by the display section.

12. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a vibration playback section that gives, to the examinee, vibration that corresponds to the training image displayed by the display section.

13. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 12, further comprising:

a vibration change quantity storage section that stores a change quantity of the vibration given to the examinee by the vibration playback section, in association with the physical state of the examinee;

a vibration change quantity extraction section that extracts the change quantity of the vibration stored in the vibration change quantity storage section in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section; and

a vibration control section that changes the vibration given to the examinee by the vibration playback section, in association with the change quantity of the vibration extracted by the vibration change quantity extraction section.

14. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a pressure playback section that gives, to the examinee, a pressure that corresponds to the training image displayed by the display section.

15. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 14, further comprising:

a pressure change quantity storage section that stores a change quantity of the pressure given to the examinee by the pressure playback section, in association with the physical state of the examinee;

a pressure change quantity extraction section that extracts the change quantity of the pressure stored in the pressure change quantity storage section in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section; and

a pressure control section that changes a strength of the pressure given to the examinee by the pressure playback section, in association with the change quantity of the pressure extracted by the pressure change quantity extraction section.

16. A training assisting method of assisting an examinee'"'"'s metal control by displaying a training image, comprising:

a display step of displaying the training image on a display section;

a physical state acquiring step of acquiring a physical state of the examinee looking at the training image displayed by the display section;

an image change quantity extraction step of extracting a change quantity of an information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section that a image change quantity storage section stores in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired in the physical state acquiring step; and

an image change control step of changing the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in accordance with the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image extracted in the image change quantity extraction step.

17. A training assisting program for a training assisting apparatus that assists an examinee'"'"'s mental control by displaying a training image, the training assisting program causing the training assisting apparatus to function as:

a display section that displays the training image;

an image change quantity storage section that stores a change quantity of an information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in association with a physical state of the examinee;

a physical state acquiring section that acquires the physical state of the examinee looking at the training image displayed by the display section,

an image change quantity extraction section that extracts the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image stored in the image change quantity storage section in association with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section; and

an image change control section that changes the information quantity of the training image displayed by the display section, in accordance with the change quantity of the information quantity of the training image extracted by the image change quantity extraction section.

18. A training assisting apparatus for assisting an examinee'"'"'s mental control by presenting to the examinee a stimulus that affects a mental state of the examinee, comprising:

a first stimulus presentation section that presents a first stimulus to the examinee;

a second stimulus presentation section that presents a second stimulus to the examinee; and

a presentation stimulus decision section that decides a method of presenting the first stimulus and the second stimulus to the examinee.

19. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 18, further comprising:

a physical state acquiring section that acquires a change quantity of a physical state of the examinee caused by the first stimulus and the second stimulus, wherein

the presentation stimulus decision section decides the method of presenting the first stimulus and the second stimulus, based on the physical state acquired by the physical state acquiring section.

20. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 19, wherein

the presentation stimulus decision section presents to the examinee one of the first stimulus and the second stimulus that, when presented, yields a larger change quantity of the physical state acquired by the physical state acquiring section than the other.

21. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 18, further comprising:

a physical state acquiring section that acquires a change quantity of a physical state of the examinee caused by the first stimulus and the second stimulus, wherein

the presentation stimulus decision section presents the first stimulus and the second stimulus to the examinee, and changes a strength of one of the first stimulus and the second stimulus that, when presented, yields a larger change quantity of the physical state acquired by the physical state acquiring section than the other, in accordance with the physical state of the examinee acquired by the physical state acquiring section.

22. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 18, further comprising:

a disease case database that stores a disease case to be overcome in association with a stimulus presentation method, wherein

the presentation stimulus decision section, based on a disease case to be overcome, extracts the stimulus presentation method stored in the disease case database in association with the disease case, and decides a method of presenting the first stimulus and the second stimulus.

23. The training assisting apparatus as set forth in claim 18, wherein

the first stimulus presentation section is a display section that displays a training image,

the second stimulus presentation section is a sound playback section that plays back sound,

the first stimulus is a visual stimulus by means of an image displayed by the display section, and

the second stimulus is an auditory stimulus by means of sound emitted from the sound playback section.

24. A training assisting method of assisting an examinee'"'"'s mental control by presenting to the examinee a stimulus that affects a mental state of the examinee, comprising:

a presentation stimulus decision step of deciding a method of presenting a first stimulus and a second stimulus to the examinee; and

a stimulus presentation step of presenting, to the examinee, the first stimulus and the second stimulus decided in the presentation stimulus decision step.

25. A training assisting program for a training assisting apparatus that assists an examinee'"'"'s mental control by presenting to the examinee a stimulus that affects a mental state of the examinee, the training assisting program causing the training assisting apparatus to function as:

a first stimulus presentation section that presents a first stimulus to the examinee;

a second stimulus presentation section that presents a second stimulus to the examinee; and

a presentation stimulus decision section that decides a method of presenting the first stimulus and the second stimulus to the examinee.