System and methods of interactive training for recall and identification of objects in the real world

• US 7,214,065 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2003
• Issued: 05/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John David Jr. Fitzsimmons
• Original Assignee: John David Jr. Fitzsimmons
• Inventors: Fitzsimmons, John David Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pezzuto; Robert E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saadat; Cameron
• Application Number:
  US10/387,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20030175667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: 434/236
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

Systems and methods for recognition learning of objects and their characteristics. The invention is a comprehensive system comprising methods and means of data access, nature assignment, and presentation. The user is able to automatically, selectively, and continually access a plurality of enhanced data sources comprising sex offender, terrorist, criminal, missing children, missing pet and other data. Following access to these data, the user may assign respective natures to object data that will affect presentation. The invention'"'"'s means of automated presentation and entertaining rehearsal of object data results in recognition of objects wherein social utility is achieved. One example would be a child being able to recognize and avoid a threatening person such as a sex offender or criminal. Another example would be recognition of a missing child based on the methods of the invention. The systems operate with any means of information processing such as notebook computers, personal digital assistants, cell phones, and watches. Through the systems and methods of the invention, the objective of automated, learned recognition of socially relevant objects of interest is realized.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for training a user to recall and identify objects in the real world comprising:

accessing data sources relevant to said objects wherein means of accessing said data sources comprise a computer with means of connectivity to said data sources;

storing, by said computer, data correlated to said objects comprising at least one of video, image, audio, descriptive, and characteristic data from accessed data sources;

notifying the user of a new object and displaying the object;

prompting the user to assign a nature to the object based on the user'"'"'s discretion;

wherein the assigned nature is a negative, positive, or neutral nature assignment;

presenting through said computer said data by means of interactive games that train the user to observe the computer-generated presentation and interact by means of generating computerized variations in the presentation based on the assigned nature of the object;

whereby employing said method, recognition learning occurs and the user interacts with said data to enhance the user'"'"'s recall of said data at a later time in the real world wherein said objects correlated to said data are present, and

whereby specific missing, threatening, or relevant objects are identified.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said data sources comprise data relevant to at least one of:

(a) terrorists,

(b) sex offenders,

(c) criminals,

(d) missing objects,

(e) missing pets,

(f) missing persons,

(g) trustworthy persons, and

(h) any object of interest.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein computer algorithms determine which data to filter or store based on means of user input to the computer, including at least one of the following:

(a) user'"'"'s location,

(b) relevant databases to access as sources,

(c) time and date windows of interest,

(d) sex of persons,

(e) age of persons,

(f) location of persons and objects,

(g) relative distance from the user to objects,

(h) physical characteristics of objects, and

(i) identifying characteristics of objects including name, date missing, type, manufacturer, color and model.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising means of automatically storing data through computer algorithms of data mining, wherein means of automatically storing said data are performed by the user'"'"'s computer.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the computer automatically assigns automatically assigning the same nature to data on other objects accessed from the same data source that the user selected for the initial nature assignment.

6. The method according to claim 2 wherein computer generated variations in presentation comprise:

presenting negative nature data by aversive graphical and audio means; and

presenting positive nature data by pleasant graphical and audio means.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising presenting neutral nature data as decoys within interactive computer games, wherein said decoys are incorporated into the presentation means without the cautionary, aversive elements of negative objects or the reinforcing, attractive elements of positive objects.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising the user selecting specific presentational graphics and audio for data with either negative or positive assigned natures;

wherein the user, by using means of input to the computer, selects from a plurality of graphics and audio to refine the mechanics of computer presentation, mechanics of presentation for negative nature objects having different associated graphics and audio relative to positive nature objects.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising computer execution of algorithms to enhance stored data by means of at least one of image enhancement, composite image generation, age progression, and audio enhancement.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising computer composite image generation wherein image data of the object is integrated into a three-dimensional rendering of said object during interactive training, such rendering allowing the user to view a graphical, realistic computer rendering of said object from any vantage point or perspective.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising computer-generated representations of kinematic tags from the object, the kinematic tags representing clues to movement or mannerisms associated with said object.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising an interactive computer-generated presentation wherein the user'"'"'s objective is to match a plurality of correlated object data;

wherein the user observes a computer-generated object without correlated graphic or audio clues connoting nature; and

, by means of user input to the computer, designates object nature with the computer providing feedback means based on correct nature designation by the user.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising an interactive computer-generated presentation puzzle wherein the user must correctly reconstruct a partitioned object image by means of input to the computer with the computer providing feedback means based on correct image reconstruction by the user.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising an interactive computer-generated presentation wherein the user is trained within an adventure game with the objective of finding and identifying positive object representations while avoiding negative nature object representations.

15. A computer training system allowing a user to recall and identify objects in the real world by using interactive presentation, comprising:

(a) a memory able to store data;

(b) a means of display operatively connected to said memory;

(c) a means of user input to the computer;

(d) a means of connectivity with data sources; and

(e) a means of data processing to perform the steps of

(1) accessing data sources relevant to said objects by means of connectivity and based on user selection through means of user input,

(2) storing data correlated to said objects comprising at least one of video, image, audio, descriptive and identifying data, notifying the user of a new object and displaying the object;

prompting the user to assign a nature to the object based on the user'"'"'s discretion;

wherein the assigned nature is a negative, positive, or neutral nature assignment;

(3) presenting said data by said means of display using interactive game algorithms that require a user to observe a computer-generated presentation and interact accordingly by means of user input to the computer generating computerized variations in the presentation based on the assigned nature of the object;

whereby employing said system, the user interacts with said data to effect the user'"'"'s recall of said data at a later time in the real world wherein said object correlated to said data is present; and

whereby missing objects are reclaimed, threatening objects are avoided and the user'"'"'s security is enhanced.

16. A computer-based method for training a user to recall and identify objects in the real world, comprising the steps of:

selecting relevant object databases;

selecting a specific data to filter and store from the object databases;

notifying the user of a new object and displaying the object;

prompting the user to assign a nature to the object based on the user'"'"'s discretion;

wherein the assigned nature is a negative, positive, or neutral nature assignment;

generating a graphical and audio presentation of the object based on the assigned nature;

wherein objects assigned with a negative nature are presented with aversive graphical and audio instructing the user to avoid the negative nature object; and

wherein objects assigned with a positive nature are presented with pleasant graphical and audio instructing the user to attract the positive nature object;

wherein the user recalls the presentation of objects and their associated user defined nature assignments at a later time in the real world to identify specific missing, threatening, or relevant objects.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising a gateway means of presentation, wherein the method of claim 16 would be required for a specified time prior to the user engaging in other computer activities unrelated to said method.