System and method for skill enhancement and behavior modification
First Claim
1. A training device for selectively monitoring one or more of a plurality of physiological signals produced by a human being and for displaying computed measures of such signals including:
- (a) a plurality of replaceable, selectable and interchangeable transducer means adapted to be singly and plurally utilized for conversion of said plurality of physiological signals into a corresponding plurality of equivalent electrical signals;
(b) a plurality of corresponding signal conditioning means for said equivalent electrical signals including adjustable electrical amplification means, filtering means and conversion means adapted to convert said plurality of said conditioned equivalent electrical signals into a corresponding plurality of equivalent equipotential pulse trains, each of whose instantaneous frequencies is proportional to each of said corresponding plurality of said conditioned equivalent electrical signals;
(c) a plurality of display means operative for presentation of said plurality of equivalent equipotential pulse trains as computed measures of said physiological signals;
(d) terminal means for control of said training device by the said human being;
(e) a plurality of relatively independent computer means cooperating in selective combinations and at least one combination of which is adapted to calculate said computed measures of said corresponding plurality of equivalent equipotential pulse trains, and another combination of which is adapted to control at least one of said plurality of display means;
(f) supervising computer means adapted to control, select and/or coordinate said plurality of said relatively independent computer means; and
(g) communication bus means adapted to transmit information between said plurality of relatively independent computer means and said supervising computer means.
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Abstract
Structural systems and method are employed including a multiplicity of computers to control the acquisition and enhancement of skilled performance or behavior. Preprocessing computers (8 and 24) each accept signals from any corresponding one of a variety of physiological or other signal transducers either in close proximity to the computer or transmitted to the computer via a telemetering system. The preprocessing computer calculates a number of different measures of this signal and makes the results known to one or more other computers. These other or auxiliary computers control presentation of a display of the data for a human observer, and perform additional calculations which determine if the processed data is within a predetermined range. This range may be a function of time and/or other variables. A measure of the error between the allowed range and the processed data is computed within these auxiliary computers. These results may be used to alter the display. They are also returned to the preprocessing computer where they may alter the preprocessing calculations. Alteration of the display and the preprocessing calculations are adapted to improve skilled performance and behavior without the intervention of a human operator other than the user.
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14 Claims
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1. A training device for selectively monitoring one or more of a plurality of physiological signals produced by a human being and for displaying computed measures of such signals including:
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(a) a plurality of replaceable, selectable and interchangeable transducer means adapted to be singly and plurally utilized for conversion of said plurality of physiological signals into a corresponding plurality of equivalent electrical signals; (b) a plurality of corresponding signal conditioning means for said equivalent electrical signals including adjustable electrical amplification means, filtering means and conversion means adapted to convert said plurality of said conditioned equivalent electrical signals into a corresponding plurality of equivalent equipotential pulse trains, each of whose instantaneous frequencies is proportional to each of said corresponding plurality of said conditioned equivalent electrical signals; (c) a plurality of display means operative for presentation of said plurality of equivalent equipotential pulse trains as computed measures of said physiological signals; (d) terminal means for control of said training device by the said human being; (e) a plurality of relatively independent computer means cooperating in selective combinations and at least one combination of which is adapted to calculate said computed measures of said corresponding plurality of equivalent equipotential pulse trains, and another combination of which is adapted to control at least one of said plurality of display means; (f) supervising computer means adapted to control, select and/or coordinate said plurality of said relatively independent computer means; and (g) communication bus means adapted to transmit information between said plurality of relatively independent computer means and said supervising computer means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of improving skilled behavior or performance by and for a human being comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving his or her plurality of signals as physiological information at successive instants of time regarding behavior or performance from one or more of a plurality of replaceable, selectable and interchangeable transducer means; (b) quantifying said physiological information underlying such behavior or performance at said successive instants of time by means of at least one of a plurality of relatively independent and cooperating computer means each having a plurality of discrete functions and adapted to perform at least one of a plurality of discrete mathematical calculations at said successive instants of time and whose results provide a measure of at least one specific aspect of physiological behavior or performance at each of said successive instants of time; (c) comparing said measured physiological behavioral information at each of said successive instants of time against a predetermined measure for said each of successive instants of time considered to be optimal for said one specific aspect of physiological behavior or performance and calculating by means of a supervising computer means an error quantity for said each of successive instants of time, such error quantity being the difference between the said predetermined measure and said measure of said one specific aspect of physiological behavior or performance of said each of successive instants of time; and (d) displaying by means of at least one of a plurality of selective display means either the said predetermined measure considered to be optimal of said one specific aspect of physiological behavior or performance, or the said error quantity, said one of a plurality of selective display means showing or reflecting at least one of said predetermined measures of said specific one aspect of physiological behavior or performance or said error quantity, said plurality of selective display means being controlled by at least one of said relatively independent and cooperating computer means, said relatively independent and cooperating computer means being adapted to modify any one of said plurality of selective display means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of improving physical fitness or well-being of a human being comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving his or her physiological information regarding behavior or performance or well-being from a plurality of replaceable, selectable and interchangeable transducers; (b) quantifying said physiological information underlying such behavior or performance or well-being by means of at least one of a plurality of relatively independent cooperating computers adapted to perform at least one of a plurality of discrete mathematical calculations whose results provide a measure of at least one specific aspect of physiological behavior or performance or well-being; (c) quantifying a predetermined measure based upon said received and quantified physiological information considered to be optimal as a function of said physiological information and time for the specific aspect of physiological behavior or performance or well-being representative of the source of such physiological information by means of supervising computer means; (d) receiving his or her successive physiological information regarding their respective continued state of behavior or performance or well-being as a function of time from said plurality of replaceable, selectable and interchangeable transducers; (e) quantifying said successive physiological information underlying such behavior or performance or well-being; (f) comparing the quantified information from said successive physiological information against said predetermined measure considered to be optimal and calculating by means of at least one of said plurality of relatively independent cooperating computers an error quantity, such error quantity being the difference between said predetermined measure and said quantified measure of said successive physiological information at each successive instant of time, and (g) displaying either said predetermined measure considered to be optimal, said quantified measure of said successive physiological information, or said calculated error quantity by means of at least one selective display means, as a function of time either individually or in any combination. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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