RESPONSE SCORING SYSTEM FOR VERBAL BEHAVIOR WITHIN A BEHAVIORAL STREAM WITH A REMOTE CENTRAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED HANDHELD COMMUNICATING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A teaching system for human subjects who are developmentally disadvantaged, comprising:
- a plurality of palm-sized, data logging devices, each of said data logging devices being structured for logging responses elicited from the human subjects, in response to various triggers and stimuli;
a computer system operatively coupled with said plurality of palm-sized data logging devices to receive and provide information from and to said plurality of data logging devices, wherein;
(a) each of said data logging devices being programmed to include a facility that enables said data logging device to log a result related to one or more of an activity, skill, social event, appropriate behavior, or inappropriate behavior of the human subject being treated;
(b) each of said data logging devices comprise a program facility which enables the downloading of data to a central data and control repository of said computer system, which categorizes and maintains results in accordance with various criteria; and
(c) a processor associated with the computer system which is structured to analyze the data and to develop standardized responses to said events; and
(d) a validation system to validate at least one of a user and a logging device, which communicate with the computer system to authenticatre that the logged responses were elicited from the corresponding logging device or performed by the corresponding user.
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Abstract
A system, method and related devices for monitoring and improving the training and social eye contact and communication skills of developmentally challenged individuals such as autistic individuals and other individuals with special needs in improving their interpersonal communicating and other skills. A so called, TeachMe component of the system allows the defining of a students/patients long-term behavior or academic or social goal treatment in a hierarchical relationship of skills in treatment plans. It captures behavioral event within a ‘behavioral stream’ and in real time stores the ‘behavioral stream’ in a centralized database that can be accessed anywhere and anytime using the Internet. Procedures and materials used during the treatment are identified and data is stored in a central depository and can be displayed in a therapist'"'"'s handheld device. The WatchMe component of the system and method monitors and obtains qualitative and quantitative information about the eye contact habits of a subject being trained or interviewed. It provides stimuli that promotes and encourages improvements in the eye contact habits of the subject.
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1. A teaching system for human subjects who are developmentally disadvantaged, comprising:
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a plurality of palm-sized, data logging devices, each of said data logging devices being structured for logging responses elicited from the human subjects, in response to various triggers and stimuli; a computer system operatively coupled with said plurality of palm-sized data logging devices to receive and provide information from and to said plurality of data logging devices, wherein; (a) each of said data logging devices being programmed to include a facility that enables said data logging device to log a result related to one or more of an activity, skill, social event, appropriate behavior, or inappropriate behavior of the human subject being treated; (b) each of said data logging devices comprise a program facility which enables the downloading of data to a central data and control repository of said computer system, which categorizes and maintains results in accordance with various criteria; and (c) a processor associated with the computer system which is structured to analyze the data and to develop standardized responses to said events; and (d) a validation system to validate at least one of a user and a logging device, which communicate with the computer system to authenticatre that the logged responses were elicited from the corresponding logging device or performed by the corresponding user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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