Biometric interface for a handheld device
First Claim
1. A method for processing biometric data to affect interactivity during execution of an interactive program, comprising,(a) displaying an interactive program on a handheld device, the handheld device including one or more selectable inputs, each of the selectable inputs being for a specific action to be executed by the interactive program;
- (b) detecting the presence of human skin of a user by at least a first sensor and a second sensor of the handheld device;
(c) reading biometric data obtained from the human skin of the user using the first and second sensors;
(d) processing the biometric data to determine a bio-input characteristic; and
(e) analyzing the bio-input characteristic during execution of the interactive program, wherein analyzing the bio-input characteristic includes using a current state of interactivity to predict a future value of the bio-input characteristic; and
(f) modifying a state of the interactive program using the bio-input characteristic, wherein modifying the state of the interactive program includes adjusting one or more settings including a setting defining an accuracy of an action for at least one of the selectable inputs of the handheld device, the adjusting of the setting defining the accuracy of the action using the predicted future value of the bio-input characteristic;
wherein biometric data is obtained from bio-signal data that is selected from a group consisting of galvanic skin response signal data, electromuscular signal data, or electrocardio signal data.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for applying biometric data to an interactive program executed by a portable device are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, raw bio-signal data is captured and filtered so as to determine the bio-signal of the user of the interactive program. The bio-signal is analyzed so as to determine biometrics of the user, which are applied as input to the interactive program. A setting or state of the interactive program is modified based on the biometrics. An updated state of the interactive program is rendered to the user, reflecting the modification of the setting or state of the interactive program.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for processing biometric data to affect interactivity during execution of an interactive program, comprising,
(a) displaying an interactive program on a handheld device, the handheld device including one or more selectable inputs, each of the selectable inputs being for a specific action to be executed by the interactive program; -
(b) detecting the presence of human skin of a user by at least a first sensor and a second sensor of the handheld device; (c) reading biometric data obtained from the human skin of the user using the first and second sensors; (d) processing the biometric data to determine a bio-input characteristic; and (e) analyzing the bio-input characteristic during execution of the interactive program, wherein analyzing the bio-input characteristic includes using a current state of interactivity to predict a future value of the bio-input characteristic; and (f) modifying a state of the interactive program using the bio-input characteristic, wherein modifying the state of the interactive program includes adjusting one or more settings including a setting defining an accuracy of an action for at least one of the selectable inputs of the handheld device, the adjusting of the setting defining the accuracy of the action using the predicted future value of the bio-input characteristic; wherein biometric data is obtained from bio-signal data that is selected from a group consisting of galvanic skin response signal data, electromuscular signal data, or electrocardio signal data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for affecting interactivity between a user and an interactive application, comprising,
initiating interactivity between a user and an interactive application displayed on a handheld device; -
monitoring a physiological attribute of the user during the interactivity, the monitoring includes detecting data which describes the physiological attribute from one or more sensors coupled to the handheld device, the sensors configured to obtain bio-signal data that is selected from a group consisting of galvanic skin response signal data, electromuscular signal data, or electrocardio signal data; adjusting a state of the interactive application based on the monitored physiological attribute of the user, wherein adjusting the state of the interactive application includes, predicting a future value of the physiological attribute, and adjusting the state of the interactive application using the predicted future value of the physiological attribute; and wherein adjusting the state of the interactive application includes adjusting a respiration intensity or a respiration rate graphically depicted by a character defined by the interactive application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A handheld device for applying biometric input to an interactive application module, comprising,
a processor; -
at least one input mechanism for receiving intentional input from a user; at least one biometric sensor for detecting biometric data of the user; a biometric processing module executed by the processor, the biometric processing module receiving the biometric data from the at least one biometric sensor and processing the biometric data to determine a bio-input characteristic, wherein the bio-input characteristic defines a predicted future value of a physiological attribute of the user, the at least one biometric sensor configured to obtain bio-signal data that is selected from a group consisting of galvanic skin response signal data, electromuscular signal data, or electrocardio signal data; an interactive application module executed by the processor, the interactive application module receiving the bio-input characteristic and adjusting a state of the interactive application module based on the bio-input characteristic that defines the predicted future value of the physiological attribute, wherein adjusting the state of the interactive application module includes adjusting a color and a correlated ability of a character defined by the interactive application module, wherein adjusting the ability of the character defines a changed functionality of the at least one input mechanism, wherein the interactive application module processes the bio-input characteristic and the state of the interactive application module to determine a relationship between the bio-input characteristic and the state of the interactive application module, and adjusts the state of the interactive application module according to the relationship between the bio-input characteristic and the state of the interactive application module; and a display for displaying the interactive application module to a user. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for applying biometric input to an interactive application module, comprising,
a computer, the computer configured to execute an interactive application module and provide output to a display; -
a controller, the controller configured to communicate with the computer, the controller including at least one input mechanism for receiving intentional input from a user, and at least one biometric sensor for detecting biometric data of the user; the computer further including a biometric processing module, the biometric processing module receiving the biometric data from the at least one biometric sensor and processing the biometric data to determine a bio-input characteristic when the biometric data exceeds a predefined threshold, the at least one biometric sensor configured to obtain bio-signal data that is selected from a group consisting of galvanic skin response signal data, electromuscular signal data, or electrocardio signal data; and the interactive application module receiving the bio-input characteristic and adjusting a state of the interactive application module based on the bio-input characteristic, wherein the interactive application module is configured to use a current state of interactivity to predict a future value of the bio-input characteristic, the adjusting of the state of the interactive application module using the predicted future value of the bio-input characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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