Virtual reality mental conditioning medium

• US 5,736,986 A
• Filed: 04/26/1996
• Issued: 04/07/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frank Sever Jr
• Original Assignee: Frank Sever Jr
• Inventors: Sever, Frank Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phu K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vo, Cliff N.
• Application Number:
  US08/639,933
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: 395/119, 395/118, 395/120, 128/774, 434/307, 434/247, 463/36, 345/418, 345/419, 345/420
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/70 Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

The instant invention provides an article of manufacture comprising providing a computer program operable within a virtual reality device which is designed for perfecting mental visualization within the mind of a subject sufficient alone to effect a desired neurological and/or physiological change within the body of said subject, even in the substantial absence of any physical movement by said subject. It also provides the program in combination with a virtual reality device and a method of using the same. The steps of the method include: operatively interfacing the program with the device and mounting the device on the subject; and, running the program. The program can be designed to communicate a metaphoric or real, or combined real and metaphoric scenario to the subject which is designed for perfecting mental visualization within the mind of the subject sufficient alone to effect a desired neurological and/or physiological change within the body of said subject, even in the substantial absence of any physical movement by said subject. It can also be further designed to effect preconditioning of the subject'"'"'s mind, such as inducing a state of meditation or hypnosis, or combinations thereof. The scenario of the program can be designed to exist in real time, real space, compressed time, compressed space, expanded time, expanded space, or any combination thereof; real or metaphoric or any combination of real and metaphoric. Optionally the program is further designed to enable (motor) interaction between the subject and/or an operator external to the preconditioning and the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a virtual reality device;

providing a medium with a program imprinted thereon designed for achieving a goal desired by a subject, operable with the device for presenting to at least the visual senses of the subject;

said program including;

(a) a portion for preconditioning the mind of said subject to a precondition receptive to a dynamic scenario; and

,

(b) said dynamic scenario, that is designed to communicate in chronological order;

(I.) a condition which requires a remedy;

(ii.) a mode for effecting the remedy;

(iii.) the performance of the mode so as to effect the remedy; and

,

(iv.) rectification of the condition through the performance of the mode;

for causing mental visualization within the mind of the subject sufficient to enable the subject to achieve the desired goal;

wherein the goal is selected from the group consisting of;

physical training, mental training, physical healing, mental healing and combinations thereof;

operatively interfacing the medium with the device and mounting the device on the subject; and

,

running the program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said program is further designed to enable interaction between said subject and/or an external operator, and said device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said program is further designed to communicate a metaphoric or real, or combined real and metaphoric scenario to said subject designed for perfecting said mental visualization.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

effecting said precondition with the program.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said precondition is one of the group consisting of meditation, hypnosis, altered mental states, and combinations thereof, and is effected by the program.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said scenario exists in one of the group consisting of:

real time, real space, compressed time, compressed space, expanded time, expanded space and combinations thereof.

7. An article of manufacture for use with a virtual reality device comprising a medium with a program imprinted thereon operable with the device and designed for presenting to at least the visual senses of the subject;

said program including;

(a) a portion for preconditioning the mind of said subject to a precondition receptive to a dynamic scenario; and

,

(b) said dynamic scenario, that is designed to communicate in chronological order;

(I.) a condition which requires a remedy;

(ii.) a mode for effecting the remedy;

(iii.) the performance of the mode so as to effect the remedy; and

,

(iv.) rectification of the condition through the performance of the mode;

for causing mental visualization within the mind of the subject sufficient to enable the subject to achieve the desired goal;

wherein the goal is selected from the group consisting of;

physical training, mental training, physical healing, mental healing and combinations thereof;

when the device is mounted on the subject and the medium is operably interfaced with the device, and the program is caused to run.

8. The article of claim 7, wherein the program is further designed to enable interaction between the subject and/or an external operator, and the device.

9. The article of claim 7, wherein said program is further designed to communicate a metaphoric or real, or combined real and metaphoric, scenario to said subject designed for perfecting said mental visualization.

10. The article of claim 9, wherein said program is further designed to precondition the mind of said subject to a state receptive to said scenario.

11. The article of claim 10, wherein said program is further designed to effect said precondition of said mind by one of the group consisting of meditation, hypnosis, altered mental states or combinations thereof.

12. The article of claim 10, wherein said program is designed to present said scenario in one of the group consisting of:

real time, real space, compressed time, compressed space, expanded time, expanded space and combinations thereof.

13. The combination comprising a virtual reality device and a medium with a program imprinted thereon designed for achieving a goal desired by a subject for presenting to at least the visual senses of the subject;

said program including;

(a) a portion for preconditioning the mind of said subject to a precondition receptive to a dynamic scenario; and

,

(b) said dynamic scenario, that is designed to communicate in chronological order;

(I.) a condition which requires a remedy;

(ii.) a mode for effecting the remedy;

(iii.) the performance of the mode so as to effect the remedy; and

,

(iv.) rectification of the condition through the performance of the mode;

for causing mental visualization with the mind of the subject sufficient for enabling the subject to achieve the desired goal wherein;

the goal is selected from the group consisting of;

physical training, mental training, physical healing, mental healing and combinations thereof;

operable within the device when the device is mounted on the subject and the medium is operably interfaced with the device, and the program is caused to run.

14. The combination of claim 13, wherein said program is further designed to enable interaction between said subject and/or an external operator, and said device.

15. The combination of claim 13, wherein said program is further designed to communicate a metaphoric or real, or combined real and metaphoric scenario to said subject designed for perfecting said mental visualization.

16. The combination of claim 15, wherein said program is further designed to effect said precondition of said mind by one of the group consisting of meditation, hypnosis, altered mental states or combinations thereof.

17. The combination of claim 13, wherein said program is designed to present said scenario in one of the group consisting of:

real time, real space, compressed time, compressed space, expanded time, expanded space and combinations thereof.