Communications system based on real-time neurophysiological characterization
First Claim
1. A communications system, comprising:
- a communications scheduler adapted to receive one or more messages from a plurality of message sources, wherein the one or more messages comprise human generated and auto generated messages;
a plurality of sensors coupled to the communications scheduler, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise situational, neurophysiological and physiological sensors; and
a display unit, having a plurality of display and control devices, coupled to the communications scheduler;
wherein the communications scheduler includes;
a context manager that receives one or more outputs from the plurality of sensors, monitors a current user'"'"'s tasks, and retains information about the user'"'"'s environment;
a message characterization unit that characterizes the one or more messages using message attributes, outputs from the plurality of sensors, and the current user'"'"'s specific baseline profile data; and
a presentation unit that receives the characterized messages, queues the characterized messages into a prioritized message list and presents the message list to the user via the display unit.
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Abstract
A communications system is provided that includes a communications scheduler adapted to receive messages from a plurality of message sources and sensors. The messages comprise human and generated messages. The sensors comprise situational, neurophysiological and physiological sensors. The cognitive state profile processing unit receives sensor data and produces a current cognitive state profile for the user. The communications scheduler includes a context manager that receives outputs from the plurality of sensors, monitors a current user'"'"'s tasks, and retains information about the user'"'"'s environment, a message characterization unit that characterizes the messages using the attributes of the message, outputs from the sensors, and the user'"'"'s specific baseline profile data and a presentation unit that receives the characterized messages, the cognitive state profile, and context information and queues the characterized messages into a prioritized message list and presents the message list to the user via the display unit.
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36 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a communications scheduler adapted to receive one or more messages from a plurality of message sources, wherein the one or more messages comprise human generated and auto generated messages; a plurality of sensors coupled to the communications scheduler, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise situational, neurophysiological and physiological sensors; and a display unit, having a plurality of display and control devices, coupled to the communications scheduler; wherein the communications scheduler includes; a context manager that receives one or more outputs from the plurality of sensors, monitors a current user'"'"'s tasks, and retains information about the user'"'"'s environment; a message characterization unit that characterizes the one or more messages using message attributes, outputs from the plurality of sensors, and the current user'"'"'s specific baseline profile data; and a presentation unit that receives the characterized messages, queues the characterized messages into a prioritized message list and presents the message list to the user via the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communications scheduling comprising:
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receiving one or more messages from at least one message source; sensing one or more situational, physiological, and neurophysiological parameters associated with a user; comparing the sensed parameters against one another; determining if any of the sensed parameters are unreliable; determining one or more reliable parameters; comparing the reliable parameters against baseline profile data for the user; generating a cognitive state profile based on the reliable parameters and the user'"'"'s baseline profile data; sending the cognitive state profile to a message presentation unit; generating the user'"'"'s current contextual data and sending the user'"'"'s current contextual data information to the message characterization unit; characterizing the one or more messages and generating a message characterization profile for each message based on one or more message attributes, the user'"'"'s current contextual information, and characterization rules; sending the message characterization profiles to a message presentation unit; generating a message list according to the user'"'"'s cognitive state profile, the message characterization profile, the user'"'"'s current contextual information, and defined message presentation rules; and presenting the messages to the user through one or more visual outputs, audio outputs, and tactile outputs based on the message list. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications system, comprising:
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a means for receiving one or messages from at least one message source; a means for sensing a plurality of situational, physiological, and neurophysiological parameters associated with a user; a means for comparing the sensed parameters against one another and determining if any of the sensed parameters are unreliable; a means for determining one or more reliable parameters; a means for comparing the reliable parameters against the user'"'"'s baseline profile data; a means for generating a cognitive state profile based on the reliable parameters and the user'"'"'s baseline profile data; a means for sending the cognitive state profile to a message presentation unit; a means for generating the user'"'"'s current contextual data and sending the user'"'"'s current contextual data information to the message characterization unit; a means for characterizing the one or more messages and generating a message characterization profile for each message based on one or more message attributes, the user'"'"'s current contextual information, and characterization rules; a means for sending the message characterization profiles to a message presentation unit; a means for generating a message list according to the user'"'"'s cognitive state profile, the message characterization profile, the user'"'"'s current contextual information, and defined message presentation rules; and a means for presenting the messages to the user through one or more visual outputs, audio outputs, and tactile outputs based on the message list. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors comprising situational, neurophysiological and physiological sensors; processing functionality coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to; receive output from the plurality of sensors; receive a database that includes the current user'"'"'s specific baseline data; receive a user'"'"'s specific baseline data; generate a cognitive state profile based on the output and the user'"'"'s specific baseline data; receive one or more messages, wherein each message has attributes; and characterize the one or more messages based on at least the message attributes of the messages and the cognitive state profile of the user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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