Patents by Inventor Joanne Westerink

Joanne Westerink 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING ITEMS USING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20120016208
    Abstract: A method for selecting items, the method comprising the steps of measuring (21) a pre-stimulus level of a physiological parameter of a user, selecting (22) an item based on a user profile and the pre-stimulus level of the physiological parameter, measuring (23) a post-stimulus level of the physiological parameter, determining (24) a stimulus effect by calculating a difference between the post-stimulus level and the pre-stimulus level, correcting (25) the stimulus effect using a model of an effect of the pre-stimulus level on the physiological parameter and updating (26) the user profile, using the corrected stimulus effect. The method may, e.g., be used for selecting media items in a music player or digital TV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Joris Hendrik Janssen, Joanne Westerink, Egidius Leon Van Den Broek