Patents by Inventor James J. Weatherhead

James J. Weatherhead 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).

  • Patent number: 11291768
    Abstract: A video feed of one or more pupils of a patient can be received and processed to determine a raw measure of pupil size of the one or more pupils over time. Based on this raw measure, at least one of a) a depth of anesthesia for the patient, b) an index of cognitive activity for the patient, and c) a degree of perfusion of an anesthetic being administered to the patient to one or both hemispheres of a brain of the patient can be determined such that one or more actions can be caused to be performed. Related systems, methods, and article of manufacture are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: EYETRACKING LLC
    Inventors: James J. Weatherhead, Sandra Marshall
  • Publication number: 20210251541
    Abstract: Described and illustrated herein are methods and systems for the use of physiological data relating to cognitive state of a user, recorded from one or more sensors, for analyzing and reporting assessments of the cognitive state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead
  • Publication number: 20190344016
    Abstract: A video feed of one or more pupils of a patient can be received and processed to determine a raw measure of pupil size of the one or more pupils over time. Based on this raw measure, at least one of a) a depth of anesthesia for the patient, b) an index of cognitive activity for the patient, and c) a degree of perfusion of an anesthetic being administered to the patient to one or both hemispheres of a brain of the patient can be determined such that one or more actions can be caused to be performed. Related systems, methods, and article of manufacture are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: James J. Weatherhead, Sandra Marshall
  • Patent number: 10391243
    Abstract: A video feed of one or more pupils of a patient can be received and processed to determine a raw measure of pupil size of the one or more pupils over time. Based on this raw measure, at least one of a) a depth of anesthesia for the patient, b) an index of cognitive activity for the patient, and c) a degree of perfusion of an anesthetic being administered to the patient to one or both hemispheres of a brain of the patient can be determined such that one or more actions can be caused to be performed. Related systems, methods, and article of manufacture are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: EYETRACKING LLC
    Inventors: James J. Weatherhead, Sandra Marshall
  • Patent number: 9077463
    Abstract: A media analysis tool is provided for defining dynamic regions of a digital media segment. The dynamic regions may contain at least part of a visible feature of the segment. Correlation of the defined regions with external data quantifying attention of a subject viewing the segment to locations on the screen provides measures of interest level and attention to visible features in the segment. The dynamic regions may be defined in only some of the frames of a segment. The dynamic region may be interpolated or extrapolated for frames in which it is not explicitly defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: EYETRACKING INC.
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead
  • Publication number: 20150011968
    Abstract: A video feed of one or more pupils of a patient can be received and processed to determine a raw measure of pupil size of the one or more pupils over time. Based on this raw measure, at least one of a) a depth of anesthesia for the patient, b) an index of cognitive activity for the patient, and c) a degree of perfusion of an anesthetic being administered to the patient to one or both hemispheres of a brain of the patient can be determined such that one or more actions can be caused to be performed. Related systems, methods, and article of manufacture are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: James J. Weatherhead, Sandra Marshall
  • Publication number: 20140118537
    Abstract: A media analysis tool is provided for defining dynamic regions of a digital media segment. The dynamic regions may contain at least part of a visible feature of the segment. Correlation of the defined regions with external data quantifying attention of a subject viewing the segment to locations on the screen provides measures of interest level and attention to visible features in the segment. The dynamic regions may be defined in only some of the frames of a segment. The dynamic region may be interpolated or extrapolated for frames in which it is not explicitly defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Eye Tracking, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead
  • Patent number: 8602791
    Abstract: Test stimuli for visual media may be generated by incorporation of one or more element images selected from a library into a presentation area. The test stimuli may be displayed or presented to one or more subjects and metrics indicating the attentiveness of the subjects to various locations in the composite image may be measured. These metrics may be analyzed with placement parameters for incorporation of the element images into the composite image to determine subject reactions to various aspects of the test stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Eye Tracking, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead
  • Patent number: 8564660
    Abstract: A media analysis tool is provided for defining dynamic regions of a digital media segment. The dynamic regions may contain at least part of a visible feature of the segment. Correlation of the defined regions with external data quantifying attention of a subject viewing the segment to locations on the screen provides measures of interest level and attention to visible features in the segment. The dynamic regions may be defined in only some of the frames of a segment. The dynamic region may be interpolated or extrapolated for frames in which it is not explicitly defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Eye Tracking, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead
  • Publication number: 20120236143
    Abstract: A media analysis tool is provided for defining dynamic regions of a digital media segment. The dynamic regions may contain at least part of a visible feature of the segment. Correlation of the defined regions with external data quantifying attention of a subject viewing the segment to locations on the screen provides measures of interest level and attention to visible features in the segment. The dynamic regions may be defined in only some of the frames of a segment. The dynamic region may be interpolated or extrapolated for frames in which it is not explicitly defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead
  • Patent number: 8155446
    Abstract: A media analysis tool is provided for defining dynamic regions of a digital media segment. The dynamic regions may contain at least part of a visible feature of the segment. Correlation of the defined regions with external data quantifying attention of a subject viewing the segment to locations on the screen provides measures of interest level and attention to visible features in the segment. The dynamic regions may be defined in only some of the frames of a segment. The dynamic region may be interpolated or extrapolated for frames in which it is not explicitly defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Eyetracking, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Weatherhead