System and method for enabling collaborative analysis of a biosignal

• US 9,622,660 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EMOTIV Inc.
• Original Assignee: Emotiv Lifesciences, Inc.
• Inventors: Le, Tan, Mackellar, Geoffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Berhanu, Etsub
• Application Number:
  US13/903,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20130314243A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/377 using evoked responses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles

Abstract

A method and system for enabling collaborative analysis of biosignal data comprising: collecting a bioelectrical signal dataset from a first user; transmitting the bioelectrical signal dataset to a second user; generating an analysis based upon the bioelectrical signal data; transmitting the analysis to at least one of the first user and a third entity; and facilitating a communication, related to the analysis, between at least two of the second user, the first user, and the third entity. The method can further comprise providing a stimulus configured to prompt the action; and providing a modified stimulus to the first user based upon at least one of the analysis and the communication. An embodiment of the system comprises a biosignal detector and a processor configured to implement an embodiment of the method.

Claims

1. A method for enabling collaborative analysis of EEG biosignal data between a first user associated with a first user device, and a second user associated with a second user device, the method comprising:

providing a user interface to the second user, wherein the user interface is accessible over the Internet by the second user device;

establishing an electrical interface between an EEG biosignal neuroheadset and a body region of the first user proximal the head region of the first user;

defining a physical activity;

providing, at an audio system of the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, an audio stimulus to the user, wherein the audio stimulus is configured to prompt a physical activity by the first user;

at the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, automatically collecting an EEG bioelectrical signal dataset from the first user as the first user performs the physical activity;

at a motion sensor of the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, automatically collecting a motion dataset from the first user as the first user performs the physical activity;

at a remote server distinct from the first user device and the second user device;

identifying the physical activity based on the motion dataset;

augmenting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset with additional data and information associated with the identified physical activity to produce an augmented dataset, wherein the additional data comprises the motion dataset;

transmitting, via a wireless communicable link with the second user device, the augmented EEG dataset to the second user device, wherein the augmented dataset is presented to the second user through the user interface accessible over the Internet by the second user device;

at the user interface, guiding the second user through a first EEG analysis of the augmented EEG dataset, wherein guiding the second user comprises graphically presenting an EEG biosignal trend in the augmented EEG dataset;

transmitting, at the remote server, the first EEG analysis to the first user device;

facilitating a wireless digital communication, related to the first EEG analysis, between the first user and the second user, wherein facilitating the wireless digital communication comprises presenting data from the first EEG analysis to the first user at the first user device during the wireless digital communication; and

providing, at the audio system of the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, a modified audio stimulus to the first user based upon the wireless digital communication, wherein the modified stimulus is different from the stimulus.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically collecting the bioelectrical dataset comprises providing an additional stimulus configured to prompt the physical activity by the first user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising detecting a user event based on an analysis of at least one of biometric data and environmental data, wherein providing the additional stimulus comprises providing at least one of a haptic stimulus, a visual stimulus, and a user device auditory stimulus at the first user device, upon detection of the user event, wherein the environmental data pertains to environmental conditions proximal the first user as the first user performs the physical activity.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein providing the additional stimulus comprises providing the additional stimulus at the first user device based on received GPS data.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein providing the audio stimulus comprises providing a music sample.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein augmenting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset comprises augmenting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset from the first user with at least one of biometric data and environment data simultaneously collected from the first user to produce the augmented EEG dataset.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the augmented EEG dataset to the second user device comprises transmitting a portion of the augmented EEG dataset to the second user device upon receiving, at the first user device, a manual input by the first user permitting release of the portion by the first user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the augmented EEG dataset to the second user device comprises transmitting the augmented EEG dataset to a second user and a third entity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein guiding the second user through the first analysis of the augmented EEG dataset comprises directing the second user toward selected data from the augmented EEG dataset by graphically presenting data from the augmented EEG dataset to the second user and indicating regions of interest to the second user at the user interface accessible over the Internet by the second user device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user device is a mobile device of the first user.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset, transmitting the first analysis, and facilitating the communication are performed substantially in real time.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating a communication comprises facilitating the communication by way of a message client executing on at least one of:

the first user device and the second user device.

13. The method of Claim 12, further comprising generating a second analysis based upon the communication.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a method of generating the first analysis on a data storage module and providing the method of generating the first analysis to a receiving entity.

15. A method for enabling collaborative analysis of bioelectrical signal data, the method comprising:

establishing an electrical interface between an EEG biosignal neuroheadset and a body region of a first user proximal the head region of the first user;

providing, at an audio system of the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, an audio stimulus to the first user, wherein the audio stimulus is configured to prompt a physical activity by the first user;

at the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, automatically collecting an EEG bioelectrical signal dataset from the first user as the first user performs the physical activity;

at a motion sensor of the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, automatically collecting a motion dataset from the first user as the first user performs the physical activity;

identifying, at a remote server, the physical activity based on the motion dataset;

augmenting, at the remote server, the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset with additional data and information associated with the identified physical activity to produce an augmented EEG dataset, wherein the additional data comprises the motion dataset;

at a user interface of a user device associated with the first user and distinct from the remote server, guiding the first user through an analysis of the augmented EEG dataset, wherein guiding the first user comprises graphically presenting an EEG biosignal trend in the augmented EEG dataset;

at a processor coupled to the user interface, generating an association between the audio stimulus and the augmented EEG dataset, based upon the analysis;

facilitating a communication, related to at least one of the analysis and the association, between the first user and a second user; and

providing, at the audio system of the EEG biosignal neuroheadset, a modified audio stimulus to the first user based upon at least one of the analysis, the association, and the communication, wherein the modified stimulus is different from the stimulus.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

detecting a user event based on an analysis of at least one of biometric data and environmental data; and

providing an additional stimulus, wherein the additional stimulus comprises at least one of a haptic stimulus, a visual stimulus, and a user device auditory stimulus at the user device of the first user, upon detection of the user event, wherein the environmental data pertains to environmental conditions proximal the first user as the first user performs the physical activity.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein automatically collecting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset from the first user comprises:

upon detection of initiation of the physical activity performed by the first user, automatically initiating collection of the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset; and

automatically terminating collection of the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset from the first user upon detection of termination of the physical activity performed by the first user.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein augmenting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset comprises augmenting the EEG bioelectrical signal dataset from the first user with at least one of biometric data and environment data simultaneously collected from the first user to produce the augmented dataset.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein guiding the first user through an analysis of the augmented EEG dataset comprises directing the first user toward selected data from the augmented EEG dataset by graphically presenting data to the first user and indicating regions of interest to the second user at the user interface.