Computer Display Screen for Concussion Patients

• US 20170358256A1
• Filed: 06/07/2017
• Published: 12/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iris Technological Design Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Iris Technological Design Incorporated
• Inventors: Ross, Conor G., Harding, Colin S.D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,354,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45109 Excercise, coordination, therapy, rehabillitation robot for disabled patients
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0247 Flicker reduction other than flicker reduction circuits used for single beam cathode-ray tubes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/026 Arrangements or methods related to booting a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3611 Control of matrices with row and column drivers

Abstract

Provided are display screens for electronic devices and methods for displaying content on electronic devices, that are particularly suitable for users who are suffering from or recovering from a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), migraine, or computer vision syndrome. Embodiments comprise a component that modifies at least one parameter of content that is displayed on the display screen, wherein the modified displayed content reduces, minimizes, or eliminates negative side effects of users. Embodiments may include computer executable programmed instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that direct a processor to modify at least one parameter of content that is displayed on a display screen of an electronic device, and/or to implement a simplified graphical user interface. One embodiment is implemented using an e-paper display screen.

Claims

1. A display screen for an electronic device, comprising:

a component that modifies at least one parameter of content that is displayed on the display screen;

wherein the displayed content with at least one parameter that is modified reduces, minimizes, or eliminates at least one negative side effect in a user viewing the display screen;

wherein the user suffers from or is recovering from a condition associated with the at least one negative side effect.

2. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the condition is selected from migraine, eyestrain, computer vision syndrome (CVS), concussion, and mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).

3. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the component comprises computer executable programmed instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;

wherein the programmed instructions direct a processor to modify the at least one parameter of the content that is displayed.

4. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the component modifies at least one parameter so that content is displayed in black-and-white, in a grey scale, with enhanced contrast, without video or animation, in one font size, or in one font style, or a combination of two or more thereof.

5. The display screen of claim 4, wherein the component implements a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display screen.

6. The display screen of claim 1, wherein a refresh rate of the display screen is 30 FPS or less.

7. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the display screen comprises c-paper technology.

8. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is selected from a computer (a laptop or desktop computer or a computer workstation), a personal electronic device such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a cell phone, or a gaming device.

9. Computer executable programmed instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;

wherein the programmed instructions direct a processor to modify at least one parameter of content that is displayed on a display screen of an electronic device;

wherein the processor is directed to perform one or more operations selected from. receiving the content to be displayed, analyzing the content, detecting one or more properties of the content (such as colour, video information, text size, text style), modifying the one or more properties, and outputting the content to be displayed on the display screen;

wherein the displayed content reduces, minimizes, or eliminates at least one negative side effect in a user suffering from or recovering from a condition associated with the at least one negative side effect.

10. The computer executable programmed instructions of claim 9, wherein the condition is selected from migraine, eyestrain, computer vision syndrome (CVS), concussion, and mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).

11. The computer executable programmed instructions of claim 9, wherein the display screen comprises e-paper technology.

12. The computer executable programmed instructions of claim 9, wherein the content that is displayed on the display screen comprises a graphical user interface.

13. A method for displaying content on an electronic device, comprising:

modifying at least one parameter of the content that is displayed on a display screen;

wherein the modifying at least one parameter of the content reduces, minimizes, or eliminates at least one negative side effect in a user viewing the display screen;

wherein the user is suffering from or recovering from a condition associated with the at least one negative side effect.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the condition is selected from migraine, eyestrain, computer vision syndrome (CVS), concussion, and mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).

15. The method of claim 13, comprising modifying at least one parameter so that content is displayed in black-and-white, in a gTey scale, with enhanced contrast, without video or animation, in one font size, or in one font style, or a combination of two or more thereof.

16. The method of claim 15, comprising displaying modified content on the display screen using a graphical user interface (GUI).

17. The method of claim 13, comprising using a refresh rate of the display screen of 30 FPS or less.

18. The method of claim 13, including using a display screen comprising e-paper technology,

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the electronic device is selected from a computer (a laptop or desktop computer or a computer workstation), a personal electronic device such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a cell phone, or a gaming device.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the negative side effect that is reduced, minimized, or eliminated comprises one or more of cognitive fatigue, headache, migraine, eye fatigue, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, photosensitivity, dizziness, confusion, mental fatigue, physical fatigue, drowsiness, a vision problem, depression, anxiety, and irritability.