Patents by Inventor Mohammad Asad

Mohammad Asad 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).

  • Attention assistance and monitoring
    Patent number: 8358215
    Abstract: An attention assistance device configured to help maintain a user's focus on a given task. In one embodiment, text is presenting to a user on a touchscreen. The user tracking the text using a finger is monitored. The user is stimulated when the finger stops tracking the text for a predetermined period of time. In another embodiment, an electronic device presents an output configured to be tracked by a user. A monitoring device observes the user tracking the output. A sensory stimulating device stimulates the user when the “tracking” falls below an attention threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Asad, Nathalia Peixoto, Sidney West, Jr., David Grossman