Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using images portable biosensor device

• US 6,520,905 B1
• Filed: 10/29/1999
• Issued: 02/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Surve, Swatee N., Fedorovskaya, Elena A., Patton, David L., Fredlund, John R., Mir, Jose M., Prabhu, Girish V., Horwitz, Cecelia M.
• Primary Examiner(s): ROLLINS, ROSILAND STACIE
• Application Number:
  US09/429,967
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 600/26, 600/27, 600/28, 600/301, 600/544, 600/545, 600/546, 600/547, 600/549, 434/236, 434/262, 434/272, 434/308, 434/322, 434/323
• US Class Current: 600/26
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 using Fourier transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

A method of classifying an individual'"'"'s personal preference for an image, comprising: viewing an image for a period of time; and ranking the image on a scale extending between a “detached” feeling and an “attached” feeling, where “detached” is a feeling of not being able to personally connect to the object or situation depicted in the image, and “attached” is a feeling of a personal connection to the object or situation depicted in their image.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring the physiological state of an individual in order to alert the individual to perform physiological and psychological state management comprising:

providing a portable device worn by an individual, said device having at least one sensor for monitoring a physiological state of an individual carrying the device;

recording at least one sensed physiological state over a period of time;

analyzing the recorded physiological data to predict the individual'"'"'s psychological and physiological state; and

alerting the individual if the predicted state is determined to require management of said state wherein said recording, analyzing and alerting are carried out by a further device worn by said individual.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said provided device includes at least one sensor for sensing one of the following physiological states, body temperature, heart rate, skin conductance response, electromyographic (EMG) signals, electroencephalographic (EEG) signals, blood pressure, eye saccades.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said provided device includes a plurality of sensors for sensing a plurality of physiological states including body temperature, heart rate, skin conductance response, EMG signals, EEG signals, blood pressure, eye saccades.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said provided device is configured to be worn around the wrist or ankle of an individual.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said provided device is configured to be worn as a headband around the head of an individual or as an earphone.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said alerting of said alerting of said individual is effected by vibratory, auditory or visual instrumentalities.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said physiological measurement data is transmitted over wired or wireless communication channels for processing at a remote location.

8. Portable apparatus for monitoring the physiological state of an individual in order to alert the individual to perform physiological and psychological state management comprising:

a sensor assembly to be worn by an individual by an individual for monitoring at least one physiological state of the individual;

a processor to be worn by said individual for recording said at least one physiological state over a period of time and for analyzing the recorded physiological data to predict said individual physiological and psychological state and an alerting device to be worn by the individual for alerting the individual if the predicted state is determined to require management of said state.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said sensor assembly includes at least one sensor for sensing one of the following physiological states, including, but not limited to, body temperature, heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance response, electromyographic (EMG) signals, electroencephalographic (EEG) signals, electrocardiograph (ECG) signals, blood pressure, eye saccades.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said sensor assembly includes a plurality of sensors for sensing a plurality of physiological states including, but not limited to body temperature, heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance response, EMG signals, EEG signals, ECG signals, blood pressure, eye saccades.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said sensor assembly is configured to be worn on one or more of the ankle(s), leg(s), wrist(s), arm(s), waist, neck, ear(s) and head of said individual.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said sensor assembly and said processor are configured to be worn together on one or more of the ankle(s), leg(s), wrist(s), arm(s), waist, neck, ear(s) and head of said individual.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said alerting device alerts said individual by one or more of vibratory, auditory or visual instrumentalities.