System and method for applied kinesiology feedback

• US 8,323,216 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2010
• Issued: 12/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William Fabian
• Original Assignee: William Fabian
• Inventors: Fabian, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max
• Application Number:
  US12/687,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20110077546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: 600/587, 600/558
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/112 for measuring diameter of pupils
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0531 Measuring skin impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/164 Lie detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/38 Acoustic or auditory stimuli
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/398 Electrooculography [EOG], e.g. detecting nystagmus; Electroretinography [ERG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4035 Evaluating the autonomic nervous system

Abstract

Applied kinesiology method and device utilizes an examiner'"'"'s autonomic response to truth/false or beneficial/non-beneficial stimulus and provides immediate feedback to the examiner in the context of an applied kinesiology exam. Kinesiology glasses detect local pupillary response to truthfulness locally and remotely. Through measurements of the pupils dilation or constriction and processing of the measurements, the response is obtained and feedback, via sensory stimulation, is provided to the examiner that reflects the pupillary response. The device and method effectively eliminate the subjective components of prior art muscle testing response from the hands of the testing examiner.

Claims

1. Applied kinesiology feedback glasses comprising:

an eye glass frame;

a pupil dilation sensor capable of sensing the variations in the size of a subject'"'"'s pupil;

said pupil dilation sensor attached to the eye glass frame;

a processor;

a switch;

said switch connected to the processor and providing a signal indicating at least a transition between a control period and an active period;

at least one light emitting diode capable of providing an indication of at least one of a plurality of states and said indication observable by the subject when said pupil dilation sensor is positioned to sense the variations in the size of the subjects pupil;

said indication selected from the group consisting of a color of the (LED), a brightness of the LED, a cadence of the LED and a number of blinks of the LED;

said pupil dilation sensor providing the processor with information regarding the variation in pupil size and said processor capable of determining a metric based on plural information received from the sensor during a control period and capable of determining a second metric based at least on the first metric and additional information received from the sensor during an active period, said processor creating a control signal based on the second metric;

said control signal causing said at least one light emitting diode said indicator to display the indication of one of at least one of the plurality of states.

2. The glasses of claim 1, wherein the plurality of states are selected from the group consisting of true, false and undetermined.

3. The glasses of claim 1, wherein the pupil sensor comprises a digital camera, wherein the information regarding the variation in pupil diameter are images of the pupil and iris.

4. An applied kinesiology feedback device comprising:

a property sensor capable of sensing a property characteristic of a subject, said property characteristic subject to autonomic variation;

a processor;

a feedback indicator; and

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a cycle signal designating one of a control period and an active period;

said property sensor at least in one way communication with the processor, wherein signals representative of the subject'"'"'s property characteristic and the cycle signal are received and processed by the processor;

wherein said processor having operable control of the feedback indicator;

said feedback indicator, in response to a control signal from the processor, presents an indication of at least one of a plurality of states; and

, wherein the indication is observable by subject when the property sensor is in a position to sense the property characteristic of the subject.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the property characteristic is selected from the group consisting of pupil diameter, temperature, respiration rate, psychophysiological effects and muscle response.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the property sensor is selected from the group consisting of a pupilometer, an ohmmeter, a strain gage, a thermometer, an EEG, an EOG, an EMG a fMRT and a digital camera.

7. The device of claim 4, wherein the indicator is visual.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the indication is selected from the group consisting of a color, brightness, a cadence, and a number of pulses.

9. The device of claim 4, wherein the indicator is aural.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the indication is selected from the group consisting of a synthesized voice, a recorded voice, a tone, a volume, a number of pulses and a low frequency vibration.

11. The device of claim 4, wherein the property sensor is a digital camera, the property characteristic is pupil diameter and the signals representative of the property characteristics are images of the pupil and iris;

wherein the processor is capable of determining a metric based on the signals received from the digital camera and the cycle signal.

12. The device of claim 4, wherein the property sensor is a digital camera, the property characteristic is pupil diameter and the signals representative of the property characteristics are images of the pupil and iris;

wherein the processor is capable of determining a metric based on the signals received from the digital camera during the control period and capable of determining a second metric based at least on the first metric and additional signals received from the digital camera during an active period, said processor creating a control signal based on the second metric;

said control signal causing said indicator to display an indication of the at least one of the plurality of states.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the first metric is an average of the pupil diameter measured during the control period and the second metric is related to the pupil diameter during the active period.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the second metric is an average or a derivative thereof.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the second metric is compared to a predetermined threshold.

16. A method of feedback delivery for an applied kinesiology exam comprising;

sensing a property characteristic of a subject with a sensor during a control period to obtain information, wherein said property characteristic subject to autonomic variation;

providing the information regarding the sensed property characteristic to a processor for processing;

transitioning from a control period to an active period;

stimulating the subject to illicit a response;

sensing the property characteristic of the subject to obtain additional information;

providing the addition information regarding the sensed property characteristic during the active period to the processor;

processing the additional information to determine a response of the property characteristic to the stimulation; and

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providing feedback determined by the processor to the subject during the applied kinesiology exam based on the determined response.

17. The method of claim 16, where the step of providing feedback includes at least providing a visual signal.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the visual signal is selected from the group consisting of illuminating a light having a predetermined color to the subject, illuminating a light with a predetermined brightness to the subject, pulsing a blinking light at a predetermined frequency, and pulsing a light a predetermined number of pulses.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of providing feedback includes at least providing an aural signal.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the aural signal is selected from the group consisting of a synthesized voice, a recorded voice, a tone, a volume, a number of pulses and a low frequency vibration.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the property sensor is a digital camera, the property characteristic is pupil diameter and the signals representative of the property characteristics are images of the pupil and iris;

wherein the processor is capable of determining an metric based on the signals received from the digital camera during the control period and a capable of determining a second metric based at least on the first metric and additional signals received from the digital camera during an active period, said processor creating a control signal based on the second metric;

said control signal causing said indicator to display an indication of the at least one of the plurality of states.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the stimulus is a true or false statement.