HABITUATION ANALYZER DEVICE UTILIZING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND EFFECTOR SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS

• US 20090024449A1
• Filed: 05/16/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nielsen Company (US) LLC (RR Donnelley & Sons Company)
• Original Assignee: NeuroFocus Inc. (Nielsen Holdings plc)
• Inventors: Pradeep, Anantha, Knight, Robert T., Gurumoorthy, Ramachandran
• Application Number:
  US12/122,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20090024449A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A system performs habituation analysis using central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, and effector data. Subjects are repeatedly exposed to stimulus material and data is collected using mechanisms such as Electroencephalography (EEG), Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), Electrocardiograms (EKG), Electrooculography (EOG), eye tracking, and facial emotion encoding. Data collected is analyzed to determine habituation and associated wear-out profiles for stimulus material.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

repeatedly exposing a subject to stimulus material;

collecting response data from the subject repeatedly exposed to stimulus material, the response data including central nervous system and effector data;

analyzing the response data collected from the subject to generate a habituation profile for the subject, wherein analyzing the response data comprises determining the effectiveness of the stimulus material at various times during repeated exposure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the response data further includes autonomic nervous system data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein effectiveness is determined using neurological and neurophysiological measurements including attention, emotion, and memory retention.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein effectiveness is determined using combinations of neurological and neurophysiological measurements including attention, emotion, and memory retention.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein response data includes neurological and neurophysiological response data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the stimulus material is an advertisement stream.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the response data is used to generate the habituation and associated wear-out profile.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the stimulus material is a motion picture or trailer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the stimulus material is a print advertisement.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the stimulus material is marketing or entertainment material

11. The method of claim 1, wherein effectiveness is determined further using survey responses.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the habituation profile is used to implement a media-buy strategy.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein habituation profiles are obtained for a plurality of subjects.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein a habituation profile is obtained for a group using the habituation profiles from the plurality of subjects.

15. A system, comprising:

a presenter device operable to repeated expose a subject to stimulus material;

a data collector device operable to obtain response data from the subject repeatedly exposed to stimulus material, the response data including central nervous system and effector data;

a data analyzer operable to analyze the response data collected from the subject to generate a habituation profile for the subject, wherein analyzing the response data comprises determining the effectiveness of the stimulus material at various times during repeated exposure.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the response data further includes autonomic nervous system data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein effectiveness is determined using neurological and neurophysiological measurements including attention, emotion, and memory retention.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein effectiveness is determined using combinations of neurological and neurophysiological measurements including attention, emotion, and memory retention.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein response data includes neurological and neurophysiological response data.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the stimulus material is an advertisement stream.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the response data is used to generate the habituation and associated wear-out profile.

22. An apparatus, comprising:

means for repeatedly exposing a subject to stimulus material;

means for collecting response data from the subject repeatedly exposed to stimulus material, the response data including central nervous system and effector data;

means for analyzing the response data collected from the subject to generate a habituation profile for the subject, wherein analyzing the response data comprises determining the effectiveness of the stimulus material at various times during repeated exposure.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the response data further includes autonomic nervous system data.