System and method for memory modification

• US 20090312595A1
• Filed: 05/29/2009
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/455,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20090312595A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/27
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to activating at least one consolidated memory of an individual; presenting an indication of at least one memory-dampening agent to the individual; and presenting to the individual at least one artificial sensory experience for reconsolidation of the at least one consolidated memory.

Claims

1-84. -84. (canceled)

85. A system, comprising:

an activator module;

an agent presenter module; and

an artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory.

86. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a long-term memory evoker module.

87. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a traumatic memory evoker module.

88. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a declarative memory evoker module.

89. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

an unwanted memory evoker module.

90. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a debilitating memory evoker module.

91. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a voluntary memory evoker module.

92. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

an involuntary memory evoker module.

93. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

an inducer module.

94. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a declarative memory evoker module.

95. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a portable activator module.

96. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

an image activator module.

97. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

an interaction presenter module.

98. The system of claim 85, wherein the activator module comprises:

a consolidated memory activator module.

99. The system of claim 85, wherein the agent presenter module comprises:

a memory-dampening agent selector module.

100. The system of claim 85, wherein the agent presenter module comprises:

a prescription presenter module.

101. The system of claim 85, wherein the agent presenter module comprises:

a deliverer module.

102. The system of claim 85, wherein the agent presenter module comprises:

an administerer module.

103. The system of claim 102, wherein the administerer module comprises:

an employer module.

104. The system of claim 102, wherein the administerer module comprises:

a memory-dampening agent presenter module.

105. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

a virtual experience selector module.

106. The system of claim 105, wherein the virtual experience selector module comprises:

a long-term memory evoker module.

107. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

a real-world sensory stimulus selector module.

108. The system of claim 107, wherein the real-world sensory stimulus selector module comprises:

a stimulus selector module.

109. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

an artificial sensory experience selector module.

110. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

an algorithm selector module.

111. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

a combination selector module.

112. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

an output presenter module.

113. The system of claim 112, wherein the output presenter module comprises:

a user interface presenter module.

114. The system of claim 112, wherein the output presenter module comprises:

a mobile device presenter module.

115. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

a virtual world presenter module.

116. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

a website presenter module.

117. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

a cinematic experience presenter module.

118. The system of claim 85, wherein the artificial sensory experience presenter module configured for presenting an artificial sensory experience for reconsolidating a memory comprises:

an audio experience presenter module.