Remote Computer-Implemented methods for cognitive and perceptual testing
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for remotely administering at least one of cognitive and perceptual testing on a human subject, said method being implemented using a computer network having a monitoring computer and a remote administering computer, said remote administering computer being geographically remote from said monitoring computer and local to said human subject, said method comprising:
- performing (a) and (b) a number of times effective to evaluate at least one of a cognitive skill and a perceptual ability of said human subject;
a) administering, using a remote computer-implemented approach, at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test to said human subject;
b) obtaining, using said remote administering computer, a performance response of said human subject in said at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test; and
uploading, testing information including said performance response from said administering computer via said computer network.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a computer-implemented methods and apparatus for remote cognitive and/or perceptual testing using a computer network having a remote computer geographically separate from an administering computer. The remote cognitive and/or perceptual testing includes administering a set of cognitive and/or perceptual tests, obtaining a performance response of the person to the tests and uploading the testing information via the computer network. The tests may be administered a number of times to evaluate one or more cognitive skills and/or perceptual abilities. Parallel to the testing, a therapy may be administered. The method may also include monitoring the performance of the person on the tests. The computer-implemented method may additionally include administering a set of initial tests before therapy inception to assess a person'"'"'s intrinsic cognitive skills and/or perceptual abilities. The results of the initial testing and testing during therapy may be entered into a database. The database may be built from the performance response of multiple people and may be useful in predicting efficacy of a proposed therapy.
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36 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for remotely administering at least one of cognitive and perceptual testing on a human subject, said method being implemented using a computer network having a monitoring computer and a remote administering computer, said remote administering computer being geographically remote from said monitoring computer and local to said human subject, said method comprising:
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performing (a) and (b) a number of times effective to evaluate at least one of a cognitive skill and a perceptual ability of said human subject;
a) administering, using a remote computer-implemented approach, at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test to said human subject;
b) obtaining, using said remote administering computer, a performance response of said human subject in said at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test; and
uploading, testing information including said performance response from said administering computer via said computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented method for remotely administering perceptual testing on a human subject, said method being implemented using a computer network having a monitoring computer and a remote administering computer, said remote administering computer being geographically remote from said monitoring computer and local to said human subject, said method comprising:
performing (a) and (b) a number of times effective to evaluate at least one perceptual ability of said human subject;
a) administering, using a remote computer-implemented approach, at least one perceptual test to said human subject;
b) obtaining, using said remote administering computer, a performance response of said human subject in said at least one perceptual test; and
uploading, testing information including said performance response from said administering computer via said computer network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-implemented method for remotely administering and monitoring at least one of cognitive and perceptual testing on a human subject, said method being implemented using a computer network having a monitoring computer and a remote administering computer, said remote administering computer being geographically remote from said monitoring computer and local to said human subject, said method comprising:
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administering at least one of an initial cognitive test and an initial perceptual test to said human subject;
repeatedly performing (a) and (b) below a number of times effective to evaluate at least one of a cognitive skill and a perceptual ability of said human subject;
a) administering, using a remote computer-implemented approach, at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test to said human subject;
b) obtaining, using said remote administering computer, a performance response of said human subject in said at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test;
uploading, testing information including said performance response from said administering computer via said computer network, to said monitoring computer; and
monitoring the performance of said human subject in said at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A computer readable medium including instructions for remotely administering at least one of cognitive and perceptual testing on a human subject, said method being implemented using a computer network having a monitoring computer and a remote administering computer, said remote administering computer being geographically remote from said monitoring computer and local to said human subject, said instructions comprising:
instructions for performing (a) and (b) below a number of times effective to evaluate at least one of a cognitive skill and a perceptual ability of said human subject;
a) administering, using a remote computer-implemented approach, at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test to said human subject;
b) obtaining, using said remote administering computer, a performance response of said human subject in said at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test; and
instructions for uploading testing information including said performance response from said administering computer via said computer network.
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34. A computer-implemented method for delivering computer readable instructions for remotely administering at least one of cognitive and perceptual testing on a human subject, said method being implemented using a computer network having a monitoring computer and a remote administering computer, said remote administering computer being geographically remote from said monitoring computer and local to said human subject, said instructions comprising:
transmitting, over a signal transmission medium, signals representative of instructions for performing (a) and (b) below a number of times effective to evaluate at least one of a cognitive skill and a perceptual ability of said human subject;
a) administering, using a remote computer-implemented approach, at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test to said human subject;
b) obtaining, using said remote administering computer, a performance response of said human subject in said at least one of a cognitive and a perceptual test; and
transmitting, over a signal transmission medium, signals representative of instructions for uploading testing information including said performance response from said administering computer via said computer network.
- 35. A database comprising a plurality of entries, each of the plurality of entries comprising data relating to a human subject, data relating to demographic information for said human subject and data relating to at least one of cognitive and perceptual testing information for said human subject.
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