Automatic system and methods for measuring and evaluating at least one of mass vision, cognition, knowledge, operation skills, and the like

• US 8,016,416 B1
• Filed: 01/17/2006
• Issued: 09/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sandy Helene Straus
• Original Assignee: Sandy Helene Straus
• Inventors: Straus, Sandy Helene
• Primary Examiner(s): Sugarman; Scott J
• Assistant Examiner(s): PINKNEY, DAWAYNE
• Application Number:
  US11/333,953
• Time in Patent Office: 2,065 Days
• Field of Search: 351/200, 351222-223, 351/237, 351/239, 351240-244, 349/12, 349/16
• US Class Current: 351/200
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/0033 characterised by user input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/032 Devices for presenting test symbols or characters, e.g. test chart projectors A61B3/036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/18 Arrangement of plural eye-testing or -examining apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1171 based on the shapes or appearances of their bodies or parts thereof
• 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 5/4088 Diagnosing of monitoring cognitive diseases, e.g. Alzheimer, prion diseases or dementia
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

Integrating automatic systems and methods for rapid and objective mass tests, evaluations, measurements, screenings, trainings, or any combination thereof are realized. In a preferred embodiment, a multifunctional system, constructed in the form of preferably a unitary housing, contains automatic methods such as those for evaluation and measurement of at least one of cognition, operation skills, vision, or the like. Authentication identification data of examinees may be processed according to at least one device-dependent process, which may be specific to particular manufacturers, device classes, or other partitioning schemes. The data may be iced, stored in a repository, and utilized for at least one of clinical, educational, medical, military, security, or transport purposes, such as controlling the issuance, restriction, or confiscation of one'"'"'s license, or ability to operate a vehicle in motion. Automatic systems and methods are paramount to promoting safety and uniformity of testing.

Claims

1. An automatic system for testing, evaluating, screening, training, or any combination thereof for at least one of vision, cognition, or operation skills of an examinee comprising:

a computer for processing data wherein a computing environment is conducted over a network, thin client, or interconnected means for data exchange and storage;

an input device for recording response information from an examinee in response to test stimuli;

a linking device for linking data to at least one institution whereby said data can be automatically stored, shared, reviewed, and/or studied;

a display device configured for presenting test stimuli to an examinee and for displaying the test data received by the input device;

wherein said computer means includes;

a means for preventing test fraud;

a means for identifying the examinee;

a user identification input device, and

a processing device for receiving said data from said input device to at least test, evaluate, screen, train, or any combination thereof a personal condition of said examinee.

2. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for identifying the examinee includes at least one of voiceprint recognition, facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, handwriting recognition, pattern of finger lengths recognition, retina recognition, or iris recognition.

3. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input device is selected from at least one of a computer mouse, wireless mouse and pad, keyboard, touch screen, joystick, brake pedal, accelerator pedal, pedal, steering wheel, microphone, camera, horn, virtual reality device, or any combination thereof.

4. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user identification input device includes information data input by the examinee, biometrics, thermal imaging, radio frequency (RFID tags), or any combination thereof.

5. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display device is selected from at least one of a printer, or a monitor.

6. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer means is selected from at least one of a desktop, a laptop, a palmtop, a thin client computer, a mainframe, a minicomputer, a workstation or personal computer, a network computer, a telecommunication device, or plurality of computers.

7. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the personal condition includes at least one of an eye disease, eye trauma, eye injury, brain injury, brain disease, brain trauma, physical disability, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, stroke, dementia, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, Parkinson disease, hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorder, learning disabilities, neuromotor, neuropsychological, or neurological conditions.

8. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the institution is selected from at least one of hospitals, senior citizen centers, schools, colleges, militaries, law enforcement agencies, transportation bureaus, clinics, government agencies, or any combination thereof.

9. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the test stimuli differ in color, contrast, frequency, location, shape, size, speed, and/or intensity.

10. An automatic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for preventing test fraud includes at least one of biometrics, data protection, randomization of screens, or false tests.