Cognitive assessment and treatment platform utilizing a distributed tangible-graphical user interface device

• US 20130101976A1
• Filed: 10/22/2012
• Published: 04/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Teladoc Health, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cogcubed Corporation
• Inventors: Roots, Kurt Edward, Roots, Monika Drummond
• Granted Patent: US 9,014,614 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A cognitive disorder diagnostic and treatment system that employs cognitive cubes, gameplay associated with the cognitive cubes, and a data gathering as statistical analysis base device that may be a computer, that communicates the gathered data to a web server host according to a unique ID associated with particular cognitive cubes and further associated with a particular player. Using the statistical data gathered using the gameplay, various cognitive disorders may be successfully diagnosed and treated with higher reliability.

Claims

1. A statistical data gathering system, comprising;

a base device;

a plurality of cubes, the cubes responding to three dimensional movement and neighboring with other cubes to transmit data regarding its three dimensional location and neighboring with other cubes to the base station;

wherein the base devise is configured to selectively transmit images and sound to the cubes such that a player has to perform a predefined action in response;

the base device further configured to periodically capture said data from the cubes and record the data into a table, the data including data pertinent to a cognitive disorder;

the base device further configured to determine statistics from said table, the statistic including sums, averages, standard deviation to produce response metrics that are indicative of a cognitive disorder.

2. The system of claim 1 further including:

a web-based server configured to store player data, including the player'"'"'s name and medical history; and

means for establishing a unique relationship between a particular set of cubes and the web-based server.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the base device is configured to determine a unique number associated with a particular set of cubes and to use this number to communicate with the web-based server.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the base device and web-based server are mutually configured to download to the base device pertinent player data for every player associated with a set of cubes.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the base device is further configured to instruct the player to play a game with the cubes which involves the player reacting a specific manner to a plurality of difference cube configurations;

or by following the lead of a lead cube manipulated by a person other than the player being diagnosed.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the specific configurations include predetermined disturbance configurations, the reaction to such disturbances comprising an indicia of a cognitive disorder.

7. The system of claim 6, the table being configurable to record in the table the occurrence of specific disturbance configurations, wherein the data from said table following said disturbance configuration being selectively analyzable to determine particular responses.

8. The system of claim 7, based on summary statistics, wherein the symptoms of inattention are determined by comparing reaction time measured in virtual ticks, fewer commissions as defined in Table I, and less accessory movements as measured by TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ, as defined in Table I, with control.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein, based on summary statistics, hyperactivity and impulsivity symptoms are determined by comparing more commissions, as defined in Table I, specifically when the spatial component, as determined by measuring spatial coordinates, is introduced in the game level, and decreased overall reaction time compared to control.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein, based on summary statistics, ASD symptoms are determined by comparing over control more omissions, specifically when the spatial component, as determined by measuring spatial coordinates, is introduced in the game level;

and wherein more commissions are determined, as defined in Table I, in response to a disturbance.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein, based on summary statistics, anxiety symptoms are determined by an uneven distribution of reaction times over sessions in comparison to controls, as measured in ticks by the point in time a new stimulus is presented to the point of response;

wherein increased movement as defined by Table I, compared to control.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein, based on summary statistics, depression symptoms are determined by more omissions and commissions as defined in Table I, increased cube neighbor reaction time, as defined in Table I, and further increased neighbor reaction time when spatial relationships, as determined by measuring spatial coordinates, are applied compared to control.