METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PREFRONTAL ACTIVITY GAME

• US 20160074749A1
• Filed: 11/14/2014
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
• Original Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
• Inventors: Choi, Kyuwan
• Application Number:
  US14/541,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20160074749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/06 Children, e.g. for attention deficit diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/168 Evaluating attention deficit, hyperactivity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/398 Electrooculography [EOG], e.g. detecting nystagmus; Electroretinography [ERG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for providing a prefrontal activity game is provided. The method includes providing a visual stimulus to induce eye movement of a user, sensing the eye movement of the user in response to the visual stimulus, and displaying a result as to whether the user has successfully accomplished a mission in response to the visual stimulus according to a result of the sensing.

Claims

1. A method for providing a prefrontal activity game, comprising:

providing a visual stimulus to induce eye movement of a user;

sensing the eye movement of the user in response to the visual stimulus; and

displaying a result as to whether the user has successfully accomplished a mission in response to the visual stimulus according to a result of the sensing.

2. The method for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 1,

wherein the providing of the visual stimulus comprises:

displaying a first mark to guide the user to look at the first mark for predetermined time; and

displaying a left or right arrow after lapse of the predetermined time, to guide the user to look at a position indicated by the corresponding arrow for predetermined time.

3. The method for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 2, further comprising

displaying a feedback bar showing the state of the eye movement of the user in response to the arrow,

wherein the feedback bar displays a degree of the state of the eye movement in proportion to a degree of the eye movement of the user from the position indicated by the first mark.

4. The method for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 1,

wherein the sensing of the eye movement tracks the eye movement based on images of the user taken by a camera equipped in the prefrontal activity apparatus, which executes the prefrontal activity game.

5. The method for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 1,

wherein the sensing of the eye movement tracks the eye movement based on an EOG signal collected from a sensor attached to the periphery of the eyes of the user.

6. A computer readable recording medium, which records a program for implementing the method of claim 1 in a computer.

7. An apparatus for providing a prefrontal activity game, comprising:

a display;

a memory comprising an application for prefrontal activity; and

a processor executing the application,

wherein the processor provides the display with a visual stimulus to induce eye movement of a user according to execution of the application,

senses the eye movement of the user in response to the visual stimulus, and

displays a result as to whether the user has successfully accomplished a mission in response to the visual stimulus according to a result of the sensing.

8. The apparatus for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 7,

wherein the processor displays a first mark to guide the user to look at the first mark for predetermined time, and displays a left or right arrow after lapse of the predetermined time, to guide the user to look at the position indicated by the corresponding arrow for predetermined time.

9. The apparatus for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 8,

wherein the processor displays a feedback bar showing the state of the eye movement of the user in response to the arrow, and the feedback bar displays a degree of the state of the eye movement in proportion to a degree of the eye movement of the user from the position indicated by the first mark.

10. The apparatus for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 7,

wherein the processor tracks the eye movement based on images of the user taken by a camera provided in the prefrontal activity apparatus, which executes the prefrontal activity game.

11. The apparatus for providing a prefrontal activity game of claim 7,

wherein the processor tracks the eye movement based on an EOG signal collected from a sensor attached to the periphery of the eyes.