SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WEB PLATFORM HOSTING MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS OF HUMAN VISUAL PERFORMANCE

• US 20180121608A1
• Filed: 11/03/2016
• Published: 05/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RightEye, LLC
• Original Assignee: RightEye, LLC
• Inventors: GROSS, Adam Todd, HUNFALVAY, Melissa
• Granted Patent: US 10,643,741 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/028 for testing visual acuity; for determination of refraction, e.g. phoropters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/18 Arrangement of plural eye-testing or -examining apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed hosting multiple visual assessments, evaluating user performance on the assessments, and providing recommendations to assess and improve user visual performance. One method includes hosting a plurality of visual assessments; presenting, via a web portal, a user interface for selecting one or more visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments; receiving, via a web portal, a request for a user to access a visual assessment, wherein the visual assessment is an assessment out of the hosted plurality of assessments; administering the visual assessment to the user; receiving user performance data associated with a user, in response to the administered visual assessment; comparing the user performance data with performance data associated with one or more other users; and generating a report of user visual performance based on the user performance data, wherein the report is accessible to the user via the web portal.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for hosting a plurality of visual assessments on a web platform, the method including:

hosting a plurality of visual assessments on a web platform for determining visual performance of one or more users;

presenting a user interface on the web platform for selecting one or more visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments;

receiving, via the web platform, a request for a user to access a selected visual assessment, wherein the selected visual assessment is an assessment selected out of the hosted plurality of visual assessments and wherein the selected visual assessment is associated with a defined physical activity;

administering the selected visual assessment to the user by presenting one or more stimuli to the user through the user interface;

receiving eye tracking data associated with the user, in response to the administered visual assessment;

determining a value of a foundational eye movement metric based on the received eye tracking data;

determining a value of an activity-specific eye movement metric, based on the value of the foundational eye movement metric, wherein the activity-specific eye movement metric is associated with the defined physical activity; and

generating a display or report comprising the value of the foundational eye movement metric, the value of the activity-specific eye movement metric, and a score calculated using the value of the foundational eye movement metric and the value of the activity-specific eye movement metric.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the hosted plurality of visual assessments corresponds to an identified physical activity.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the foundational eye movement metric corresponds to multiple visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments regardless of the defined physical activity, and

wherein the activity-specific eye movement metric corresponds to a particular visual assessment of the hosted plurality of visual assessments only if the defined activity of the activity-specific eye movement metric matches the identified physical activity corresponding to the particular visual assessment.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user subscription information; and

selecting the administered visual assessment of the plurality of visual assessments, based on the received user subscription information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a calibration test associated with the administered visual assessment, wherein the eye tracking data is collected based on the calibration test.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

updating the calibration test based on performance data associated with one more other users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein updating the calibration test includes altering a number or a layout of one or more calibration points of the calibration test.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recommending one or more training or therapy drills to the user based on the foundational eye movement metric, the activity-specific eye movement metric, or the score.

9. A system for hosting a plurality of visual assessments on a web platform, the system including:

a data storage device storing instructions for hosting a plurality of visual assessments;

a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including;

hosting a plurality of visual assessments on a web platform for determining visual performance of one or more users;

presenting a user interface on the web platform for selecting one or more visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments;

receiving, via the web platform, a request for a user to access a selected visual assessment, wherein the selected visual assessment is an assessment selected out of the hosted plurality of visual assessments and wherein the selected visual assessment is associated with a defined physical activity;

administering the selected visual assessment to the user by presenting one or more stimuli to the user through the user interface;

receiving eye tracking data associated with the user, in response to the administered visual assessment;

determining a value of a foundational eye movement metric based on the received eye tracking data;

determining a value of an activity-specific eye movement metric, based on the value of the foundational eye movement metric, wherein the activity-specific metric is associated with the defined activity; and

generating a display or report comprising the value of the foundational eye movement metric, the value of the activity-specific eye movement metric, and a score calculated using the value of the foundational eye movement metric and the value of the activity-specific eye movement metric.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein each of the hosted plurality of visual assessments corresponds to an identified physical activity.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured for:

receiving user subscription information; and

selecting the administered visual assessment of the plurality of visual assessments, based on the received user subscription information.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured for:

performing a calibration test associated with the administered visual assessment, wherein the eye tracking data is collected based on the calibration test.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured for:

updating the calibration test based on the performance data associated with one more other users.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein updating the calibration test includes altering a number or a layout of one or more calibration points of the calibration test.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured for:

recommending one or more training or therapy drills to the user based on the foundational eye movement metric, the activity-specific eye movement metric, or the score.

11. The system of claim 11, wherein the foundational eye movement metric corresponds to multiple visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments regardless of the defined physical activity, and

wherein the activity-specific eye movement metric corresponds to a particular visual assessment of the hosted plurality of visual assessments only if the defined physical activity of the activity-specific eye movement metric matches the identified physical activity corresponding to the particular visual assessment.

17. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of hosting a plurality of visual assessments, the method including:

hosting a plurality of visual assessments on a web platform for determining visual performance of one or more users;

presenting a user interface on the web platform for selecting one or more visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments;

receiving, via the web platform, a request for a user to access a selected visual assessment, wherein the selected visual assessment is an assessment selected out of the hosted plurality of selected assessments and wherein the selected visual assessment is associated with a defined physical activity;

administering the selected visual assessment to the user by presenting one or more stimuli to the user through the user interface;

receiving eye tracking data associated with the user, in response to the administered visual assessment;

determining a value of a foundational eye movement metric based on the received eye tracking data;

determining a value of an activity-specific eye movement metric, based on the value of the foundational eye movement metric, wherein the activity-specific eye movement metric is associated with the defined physical activity; and

generating a display or report comprising the value of the foundational eye movement metric, the value of the activity-specific eye movement metric, and a score calculated using the value of the foundational eye movement metric and the value of the activity-specific eye movement metric.

18. The computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 17, wherein each of the hosted plurality of visual assessments corresponds to an identified physical activity.

19. The computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 17, wherein the foundational eye movement metric corresponds to multiple visual assessments of the hosted plurality of visual assessments regardless of the defined physical activity, and

wherein the activity-specific eye movement metric corresponds to a particular visual assessment of the hosted plurality of visual assessments only if the defined physical activity of the activity-specific eye movement metric matches the identified physical activity corresponding to the particular visual assessment.

20. The computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 17, the method further comprising:

receiving user subscription information; and

selecting the administered visual assessment of the plurality of visual assessments, based on the received user subscription information.