Computational System and Method for Memory Modification

• US 20100081861A1
• Filed: 07/31/2009
• Published: 04/01/2010
• 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:
  US12/462,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20100081861A1
• 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 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual and presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

means for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual; and

means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for accepting a memory-dampening agent time schedule.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one of a memory-dampening agent delivery type or memory-dampening agent delivery dosage administration schedule.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for accepting a memory-dampening agent loading dose.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for utilizing an algorithm for recommending at least one artificial sensory experience.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the means for utilizing an algorithm for recommending at least one artificial sensory experience comprises:

means for utilizing an algorithm configured for identifying a contraindication of the artificial sensory experience.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on a personal medical history.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on experimental data.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on a medical reference tool.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for presenting the indication to at least one output device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for presenting the indication to at least one output device comprises:

means for presenting the indication to at least one user interface.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for presenting the indication to at least one output device comprises:

means for presenting the indication to at least one mobile device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for presenting the indication to a third party.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for presenting an indication of a prescribed artificial sensory experience.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the means for presenting an indication of a prescribed artificial sensory experience comprises:

means for presenting an indication of at least one effect of the prescribed artificial sensory experience.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the means for presenting an indication of a prescribed artificial sensory experience comprises:

means for recommending an artificial sensory experience administration schedule.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual and means for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual comprises:

means for accepting an indication of a schedule for an intravenous administration of clonazepam to an individual and presenting an indication of a virtual world including a social environment with friendly characters configured to overcome a socially awkward memory based on the accepting an indication of a schedule for an intravenous administration of clonazepam to the individual.

22. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting an indication of a time versus concentration representation for a memory-dampening agent.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting an indication of a dose versus response representation for a memory-dampening agent.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting a depiction of an area under plasma concentration versus time curve for a memory-dampening agent.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting a bioavailability profile for a memory-dampening agent.

27. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting a pharmacokinetic model.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the means for accepting a pharmacokinetic model comprises:

means for accepting a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the means for accepting a pharmacokinetic model comprises:

means for accepting an in vitro-based pharmacokinetic model.

30. The system of claim 27, wherein the means for accepting a pharmacokinetic model comprises:

means for accepting an output from physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling software.

31. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting pharmacokinetic profile information for a memory-dampening agent including at least one of an absorption characterisitic, a distribution characteristic, a metabolization characteristic, or an excretion characteristic.

32. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for accepting an indication of at least one of a pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic profile of a memory-dampening agent comprises:

means for accepting an indication of a pharmacokinetic profile at least partly based on at least one attribute of the individual.

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35. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual; and

presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.

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69. A system, comprising:

circuitry for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual; and

circuitry for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.

70. A computer program product, comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing one or more instructions for accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual; and

one or more instructions for presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.

71. The computer program product of claim 70, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

72. The computer program product of claim 70, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

73. The computer program product of claim 70, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.

74. A system, comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to accept an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual; and

present an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.

75. The system of claim 74 wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal entertainment device, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a networked computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a computing system comprised of a cluster of servers, a workstation computer, and/or a desktop computer.

76. The system of claim 74 wherein the computing device is operable to accept an indication of a schedule for administration of a memory-dampening agent to an individual and present an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the memory-dampening agent to an individual.