Patents by Inventor Ellen M. Ayoob

Ellen M. Ayoob has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method of monitoring a subject and providing feedback thereto
    Patent number: 7202793
    Abstract: A device and method for monitoring a subject and providing feedback back to the subject that is pertinent to a behavior of the subject. The device includes a source of light having first and second wavelengths wherein the first wavelength does not equal the second wavelength; at least one image sensor producing a first signal indicative of reflected light having the first wavelength and a second signal indicative of reflected light having the second wavelength; a controller receiving the first and second signals and producing a third signal indicative of the first signal subtracted from the second signal; and an interface in communication with the controller providing informational content to the subject in response to the third signal, wherein the informational content is associated with a behavior of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Attention Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Grace, Ellen M. Ayoob
  • Apparatus and method of monitoring a subject and providing feedback thereto
    Publication number: 20040070509
    Abstract: A device and method for monitoring a subject and providing feedback back to the subject that is pertinent to a behavior of the subject. The device includes a source of light having first and second wavelengths wherein the first wavelength does not equal the second wavelength; at least one image sensor producing a first signal indicative of reflected light having the first wavelength and a second signal indicative of reflected light having the second wavelength; a controller receiving the first and second signals and producing a third signal indicative of the first signal subtracted from the second signal; and an interface in communication with the controller providing informational content to the subject in response to the third signal, wherein the informational content is associated with a behavior of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Grace, Ellen M. Ayoob