System and Method for Enabling Collaborative Analysis of a Biosignal

• US 20130314243A1
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EMOTIV Inc.
• Original Assignee: Emotiv Lifesciences, Inc.
• Inventors: Le, Tan
• Granted Patent: US 9,622,660 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/377 using evoked responses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles

Abstract

A method and system for enabling collaborative analysis of biosignal data comprising: collecting a bioelectrical signal dataset from a first user; transmitting the bioelectrical signal dataset to a second user; generating an analysis based upon the bioelectrical signal data; transmitting the analysis to at least one of the first user and a third entity; and facilitating a communication, related to the analysis, between at least two of the second user, the first user, and the third entity. The method can further comprise providing a stimulus configured to prompt the action; and providing a modified stimulus to the first user based upon at least one of the analysis and the communication. An embodiment of the system comprises a biosignal detector and a processor configured to implement an embodiment of the method.

Claims

1. A method for enabling collaborative analysis of biosignal data, the method comprising:

defining an action;

at a biosignal detector, automatically collecting a bioelectrical signal dataset from a first user as the first user performs the action;

augmenting the bioelectrical signal dataset with additional data to produce an augmented dataset;

transmitting the augmented dataset to a second entity;

at a user interface, guiding the second entity through an analysis of the augmented dataset;

transmitting the analysis to the first user; and

facilitating a communication, related to the analysis, between the first user and the second entity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein defining an action comprises providing a stimulus configured to prompt the action by the first user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing a stimulus comprises providing at least one of a haptic stimulus, a visual stimulus, and an auditory stimulus at a mobile device of the first user, upon detection of a user event from at least one of biometric data and environmental data of the first user.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing a modified stimulus to the first user based upon at least one of the analysis and the communication.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein augmenting the bioelectrical signal dataset comprises augmenting an electroencephalogram dataset from the first user with at least one of biometric data and environment data simultaneously collected from the first user to produce the augmented dataset.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the augmented dataset to the second entity comprises transmitting a portion of the augmented dataset to the second entity upon release of the portion by the first user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the augmented dataset to a second entity comprises transmitting the augmented dataset to a second user and a third entity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein guiding the second entity through an analysis of the augmented dataset comprises graphically presenting data to the second entity and indicating regions of interest to the second entity at the user interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the analysis comprises transmitting the analysis to a mobile device of the first user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting the bioelectrical signal dataset, transmitting the analysis, and facilitating the communication are performed substantially in real time.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating a communication comprises facilitating the communication by way of a message client executing at an electronic device of at least one of the first user and the second user.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating a second analysis based upon the communication.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a method of generating the analysis on a data storage module and providing the method of generating the analysis to another entity.

14. A method for enabling collaborative analysis of bioelectrical signal data, the method comprising:

providing a stimulus to a user, wherein the stimulus is configured to prompt an action by the user;

at a biosignal detector, automatically collecting a bioelectrical signal dataset from the user as the user performs the action;

augmenting the bioelectrical signal dataset with a second dataset to produce an augmented dataset;

at a user interface, guiding the user through an analysis of the augmented dataset;

at a processor coupled to the user interface, generating an association between the stimulus and the augmented dataset, based upon the analysis; and

facilitating a communication, related to at least one of the analysis and the association, between the user and a second entity.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein providing a stimulus comprises providing at least one of a haptic stimulus, a visual stimulus, and an auditory stimulus at a mobile device of the first user, upon detection of a user event from at least one of biometric data and environmental data of the user.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing a modified stimulus to the user based upon at least one of the analysis, the association, and the communication.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein automatically collecting a bioelectrical signal dataset from the user comprises automatically initiating and automatically terminating collection of the bioelectrical signal dataset from the user upon detection of an action performed by the user.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein augmenting the bioelectrical signal dataset comprises augmenting an electroencephalogram dataset from the user with at least one of biometric data and environment data simultaneously collected from the user to produce the augmented dataset.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein generating an analysis comprises generating an analysis based upon at least one of a global analysis and a local analysis of electroencephalogram signals collected from different brain regions of the user.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein guiding the user through an analysis of the augmented dataset comprises graphically presenting data to the user and indicating regions of interest to the second user at the user interface.