Psychology Patents (Class 434/236)
  • Patent number: 10963977
    Abstract: An presentation generator is disclosed for generating presentations for interacting with a user on a personal topic of, e.g., the user's selection, wherein the presentations assist the user in obtaining a greater awareness of his/her motivations and/or behaviors relating to the topic. In one embodiment, the presentation generator generates and presents to the user textual observations, questions, and/or statements for the user's consideration. Such presentations use and/or are consistent with textual descriptions obtained from: (a) the results of one or more personality/motivation test results, and (b) user inputs, e.g., regarding the selected topic together with his/her confidence in the validity of such inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: Geoffrey S. Lycas
  • Patent number: 10956969
    Abstract: An improved system for optimally matching an individual seeking something and one of a plurality of suppliers includes: (a) a plurality of personality traits that are predictive of how one that possesses a combination of these traits is likely to make a selection decision when selecting from among the suppliers, (b) a plurality of images for consideration by the individual, each of the images configured such that an individual who would chose to be associated with the image can from a psychological perspective be assessed to possess one or more of these traits, (c) a first algorithm for ascribing traits to each of the images according to whether one who possess a specific trait would be predicted to associate oneself with a considered image, and (d) a viewer for presenting to the individual each of the images and allowing the individual to identify with which of the images the individual elects to be associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Woofound, Inc.
    Inventors: Carson Wright, Joshua Spears, Daniel Sines, Colin Murray, Jason Truluck, Noreen Honeycutt, Randie V. Ursal
  • Patent number: 10952662
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a circuit board enclosed in an encasing with processors and memory, configured to receive and analyze data, and containing computer logic capable of receiving and analyzing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Clifford A. Pickover, Ninad D. Sathaye, Edgar A. Zamora Duran
  • Patent number: 10949510
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein can allow a teacher to manage student devices in a classroom setting by grouping student devices on a graphical user interface and using the interface to set locks with respect to the groups of student devices. Lock requests can be received and managed by a server, which can issue file locks, web locks, and application locks. These locks can restrict file access, website access, and application access, respectively, on the students' personal mobile devices. Additionally, the teacher device can allow the teacher to provide timing information in conjunction with the lock requests, which can control when to lock and/or unlock the student devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AirWatch, LLC
    Inventors: Bill DeWeese, Kevin McKeithan
  • Patent number: 10949757
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of detecting identity of a user based on motor-control loop model. A method includes: during a first session of a user who utilizes a pointing device for interacting with a computerized service, monitoring the pointing device dynamics and gestures of the user; based on the monitored dynamics and gestures, estimating parameters that characterize a sensorimotor control loop model of the user; storing in a database a record indicating that the user is associated with the parameters that characterize the sensorimotor control loop model of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BIOCATCH LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Turgeman
  • Patent number: 10946793
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted apparatus adapted to assess a threat level of a suspect and to guide a police officer in responding to the suspect and having a CPU, a plurality of sensors, and an output device. The sensors include vision, sound, proximity, speed, and Xray vision sensors. The apparatus is adapted to “read” a vehicle's license plate, perform Xray scanning of a vehicle's inner compartments, and to perform facial recognition and weapons detection. The apparatus is adapted to combine sensed data with known data of suspects and risks to “intelligently” output a threat/risk assessment. The apparatus may automatically inform a central monitoring station of the threat/risk assessment and automatically send an appropriate level of police backup. The apparatus is preferably adapted to automatically monitor proximate moving vehicles during a police stop, and upon detecting a speeding vehicle, to automatically respond with an appropriate level of response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: EKIN TEKNOLOJI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventor: Akif Ekin
  • Patent number: 10946165
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for modulation of the central nervous system, and more particularly for modulation of brain oscillatory activity and the brain networks that give rise to it. The methods involve using one or more non-invasive stimuli, either alone or in combination, to increase, decrease, or otherwise modulate neural oscillations in the brain. Also described are methods and devices for detecting sub-optimal or pathological neural oscillatory patterns, developing treatment protocols to modify the neural oscillations in a desired manner, introducing a non-invasive stimulus or stimuli through one or more sensory pathways to treat the conditions, and adjusting the treatment protocol to improve the therapeutic effect of the stimulus or stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix NeuroStim Therapeutics, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Metzger
  • Patent number: 10950010
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client device receiving information on game objects for destruction in a gameplay session. The client device determines a level of destructive detail for the game objects based on performance data. The level of destructive detail corresponds to a number or configuration of shards for the game objects to destruct into. The client device retrieves graphics data for the game objects based on the determined level of destructive detail and renders a destruction of the game objects in the gameplay session using the retrieved graphics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Square Enix Ltd.
    Inventor: Timothy Pease
  • Patent number: 10930384
    Abstract: A kit and method for individual, family, or community psychological wellness diagnosis and a treatment for health enhancement are disclosed. The diagnosis is nursing compatible and based on Carl Jung's concepts of archetypes and synchronicity theory, and the treatment based on aromatherapy science and acupuncture theory. The kit includes a box with a plurality of containers and instructions for using the contents of the containers. Each container is labeled with one Jungian archetype and contains a unique aromatic substance. The method of the invention involves presenting the open box to the client or agent for assessment so that no more than a uniformity of top enclosures are visible, and timing their blind pick of one container. The picked archetype plus the timed number are both diagnostic; each supplies syntax for a psychological diagnosis of wellness health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Martha Densmore
  • Patent number: 10915814
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for time-sharing interactions using a shared artificial intelligence personality (AIP) incorporated within multiple human interaction entities (HIEs). An AIP is an understanding construct that may control a variety of communication experiences to support a sense of ongoing social connectedness. An AIP may be instantiated within two or more HIEs that interact with humans in a human, cartoon or pet-like manner. HIEs may include robots, robotic pets, toys, simple-to-use devices, and graphical user interfaces. The AIP may be periodically updated based on human interactions sensed by the HIEs as well as knowledge of historical and ongoing events. The systems may provide two or more users with intuitive machine companions that exhibit an expert knowledge base and a familiar, cumulative personality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Kinoo, Inc.
    Inventors: Nelson George Publicover, Lewis James Marggraff, Mary Jo Marggraff
  • Patent number: 10915605
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for identifying, stratifying, and prioritizing patients who are eligible for care management services. For each patient, patient health data is used to determine one or more of a disease burden associated with the patient, an amount of health system utilization by the patient, and an amount of money spent on healthcare services for the patient. It is further determined if the patient exceeds a respective threshold value associated with each of these criteria. If the patient exceeds the respective threshold value, the patient is stratified into a category comprising one of high-risk senior, high-risk adult, high-risk pediatrics, or high-risk maternity. The patient may also be prioritized based on one or more factors, and a notification may be sent to the patient informing the patient of his/her eligibility for care management services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: Phillip M. Stadler, Andrea K. Harrington, Megan K. Quick, Bharat B. Sutariya
  • Patent number: 10909469
    Abstract: A data driven intelligent learning and development apparatus and method using an assessment of various traits of an individual to develop skill practice areas, each with one or more development strategies to enhance and/or maintain selected skills of an individual related to the practice areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SUREPEOPLE LLC
    Inventor: Niko Drakoulis
  • Patent number: 10910111
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a detecting unit that detects behavior information and biological information of a user as a target; a biological information estimating unit that calculates estimated biological information by applying, to a metabolism model, the behavior information and the biological information detected by the detecting unit; and a suggesting unit that suggests, to the user, a recommended behavior calculated based on the estimated biological information calculated by the biological information estimating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneo Hayashi, Koji Kashima, Kazuki Aisaka, Masahito Yamane, Tatsumi Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 10901498
    Abstract: In an implementation, inputting a password in a virtual reality (VR) scene is described. An interactive input interface in the VR scene for a user of a VR device is presented. The interface comprises multiple input units used for an overall input. Each input unit comprises one or more input elements. A determination is made that a user scene focus in the VR scene is on a selected input unit. A determination is made that a movement track of the user scene focus on the selected input unit satisfies an input condition. In response to a determination that the movement track of the user scene focus on the selected input unit satisfies the input condition, the input elements in the selected input unit are used as a part of an input password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Liu, Jiajia Li
  • Patent number: 10870058
    Abstract: Data processing systems according to various embodiments are adapted to process data regarding the self-awareness of a user for use in the development of the user's executive function. In various embodiments, the data processing system: (1) executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one computer processor, facilitate the playing of a game by the user; (2) gathers performance data indicating the user's performance while the user plays the game; and (3) automatically evaluates the performance data to assess, for the user, the ability to remember to remember to perform various tasks, and to stay on task. The data processing system may gather and process related data on various levels and then use this information to assist the user in improving the user's executive function skills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ExQ, LLC
    Inventor: Sucheta A. Kamath
  • Patent number: 10861595
    Abstract: A device, a system and a method for a patient attempting to quit smoking such that the program is configured to cause a computer to execute the steps of: receiving, from a patient-side electronic device, patient's understanding information indicative of the patient's understanding about a smoking-related matter, which is input by the patient, at a patient's understanding information acquisition timing decided based on at least one of an input of information indicative of a current patient's condition and smoking cessation-related health-care history information; deciding, based on the received patient's understanding information and correct response information for the smoking-related matter, whether or not the patient's understanding is incorrect; and, when decided to be incorrect, transmitting, to the patient-side electronic device, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) information based on the correct response information, wherein the CBT information includes information deemed to be correct with respect to t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CUREAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Kohta Satake, Shin Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10863329
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for conditional classifier chaining in a constrained machine learning environment are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classification controller to select a first model to be utilized to classify a first feature identified from sensor data. A memory controller is to copy the first model to a memory. A machine learning processor is to apply the first model to the first feature to create a first classification output, the first classification output indicating an identified class. The classification controller is to, in response to a determination that the first classification output identifies a second model to be used for classification, instruct the memory controller to load the second model into the memory. The machine learning processor is to apply the second model to the second feature to create a second classification output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Keith A. Ellis, Giovani Estrada, David Coates, Michael Nolan
  • Patent number: 10849361
    Abstract: Provided herein is a device for measuring puff topography generated by a human user of a smoking device and methods for using the same. The device may be used for research on puffing behavior of tobacco product users in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Virginia Commonwealth University, American University of Beirut
    Inventors: Alan Shihadeh, Thomas Eissenberg
  • Patent number: 10854103
    Abstract: A wearable device conveys information to a user. The device includes a master soft circuit cell and a plurality of actuation soft circuit cells. These cells are physically interconnected to form a garment that is worn by a user and each of these cells includes an electrically non-conductive fabric covering. Each of the actuation cells is electrically connected to and operates under the control of the master cell. The master cell is configured to wirelessly receive actuation instructions and activate a combination of the actuation cells based on the received actuation instructions. Each of the actuation cells is configured to generate a particular actuation that is perceived by one or more senses of the user whenever the actuation cell is activated by the master cell. A system also conveys affective state information to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chris O'Dowd, Asta Roseway, Mary Czerwinski, Meredith Morris, Michele A. Williams
  • Patent number: 10854099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-learning/adapting system and method that uses novel user-targeted behavioral interventions thereby allowing a user to continually improve her scoring ability by generating challenges and remedial spot recommendations at least based on user's previous attempts and based on a plurality of factors, including but not limited to knowledge or aptitude level of user, attitudinal, behavioral, and test-taking skill, thus allowing the user to continuously improve her score in a limited time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: INDIAVIDUAL LEARNING PVT. LTD.
    Inventors: Keyur Faldu, Aditi Avasthi, Achint Thomas
  • Patent number: 10846488
    Abstract: A personality model is created for a population and used as an input to a text generation system. Alternative texts are created based upon the emotional effect of the generated text. Certain words or phrases are “pinned” in the output, reducing the variability of the generated text so as to preserve required information content, and a number of tests provide input to a discriminator network so that proposed outputs both match an outside objective regarding the information content, emotional affect, and grammatical acceptability. A feedback loop provides new “ground truth” data points for refining the personality model and associated generated text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Jungle Disk, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael DeFelice
  • Patent number: 10846736
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for improving the result of online promotion testing are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, base-lining is employed to improve the mapping between the online test promotion responses and projected in-store result. Alternatively or additionally, the test population responses may be adjusted to account for differences between the test population and the in store customer population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: EVERSIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Glover, Michael Montero
  • Patent number: 10825356
    Abstract: A method for generating a motivational spark for a user, the method comprising generating a user content request, the user content request comprising a request for a user to perform at least one motivational action while a user-generated content portion is being recorded; recording the user-generated content portion by a user device; receiving the user-generated content by a motivational system from the user device; determining a user-specific sequence of content portions; generating, by the motivational system, at least one user-specific content portion based on user personal information and the user-specific sequence of content portions; and mixing, by the motivational system, the user-generated content portion with the at least one user-specific content portion based on user-specific sequence of content portions to generate the motivational spark for future playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SmartSpark, Inc.
    Inventors: Ariel Dana McNichol, Oliver Eberle, Kyle V. Brinkman
  • Patent number: 10817888
    Abstract: A web-page or customer interface, that enables a business to increase their customer satisfaction levels, etc. based on the business' improved capability to predict the wants and needs of their customers as a result of it using such an interface to assess the personalities of their customers, includes: (a) dichotomous, personality traits, (b) photographic images to which are assigned ranked dichotomous personality traits based on the psychological content of the respective photographic images, (c) an image viewer adapted to present to a customer these images so as to identify with which of these images the customer elects to be associated, (d) personality types into which a customer is categorized, and wherein each of these personality types is differentiated by the specific set of dichotomous, personality traits associated with it, and (e) an algorithm adapted to categorize one into a personality types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Woofound, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Spears, Daniel Sines, Carson Wright, Noreen Honeycutt
  • Patent number: 10817890
    Abstract: A motivational system computer platform may retrieve a current motivational rule set (e.g., a program's motivational mechanism) from a motivational rule set data store. The system may then arrange to execute the program such that inputs from a remote user device are applied to the current motivational rule set resulting in current motivational feedback that is stored into a current motivational feedback data store and transmitted to the user device. The motivational system computer platform may also retrieve a shadow motivational rule set from the motivational rule set data store. The system may then arrange to execute the program such that inputs from the user device are also applied to the shadow motivational rule set, in parallel with the current motivational rule set, resulting in shadow motivational feedback that is stored into a shadow motivational feedback data store without being transmitted to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Kay Jugel, Axel Schroeder, Martin Knechtel, Christof Momm
  • Patent number: 10810906
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing dermatology-specific training to primary care providers. Primary care providers may register on the system and request access to various dermatology training materials. The primary care provider may be provided with the requested dermatology training materials when the primary care provider has a valid account. Payment may be required before a primary care provider can access the dermatology training materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: DERMATOLOGY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, LLC
    Inventor: David E. Kent
  • Patent number: 10796798
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for generating a report for an internal state of a patient. The system includes a computer configured to generate a virtual environment comprising a base layer and provide one or more object models to be placed in the virtual environment. The computer is further configured to provide one or more tools to manipulate the virtual environment and the one or more object models and automatically determine an internal state of a patient based, at least in part, on the selection and manipulation of the one or more object models and the manipulation of the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Virtual Sandtray, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Stone, Christopher Ewing
  • Patent number: 10796598
    Abstract: Provided is a functional learning/training device and methods for forming a sleeping function, which is distinct and independent of general sleeping function, and which enables the user to fall asleep quickly by overcoming the phenomenon of insomnia. When a new sleeping condition is set by actively generating visual activity every night, the phenomenon of insomnia may be solved, such that the user can fall sleep quickly and further, ultimately, with the use of the newly formed sleeping function, even without the use of the present invention, the user can solve the phenomenon of insomnia easily and fall asleep, as if a normal person sleeps in a general sleeping function under general circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventor: Keun-Young Yoo
  • Patent number: 10789255
    Abstract: For presenting data chunks for a working memory event, a processor detects a trigger policy for a working memory event being satisfied by raw data from a sensor. The trigger policy is based on user attention. The processor further categorizes a data chunk for the working memory event from the raw data. The processor detects a query policy being satisfied by a query from subsequent raw data. In response to the query policy being satisfied, the processor identifies the data chunk based on the query. The processor further presents the data chunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Qian, John Weldon Nicholson, David Alexander Schwarz, Song Wang
  • Patent number: 10783799
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for educating and reducing stress for patients with childhood illnesses or trauma is disclosed, which uses an interactive location-aware toy and a distributed sensor network in a healthcare facility. Patients are educated and calmed by providing location-specific education and stress reduction techniques. The system's implementation logic can be used to coordinate care for patients, track a patient's progress in completing a custom care treatment plan, and create reminders about appointments, medication adherence, or the like. Healthcare providers can better assist and track the progress of the patient's completion of the custom care treatment plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Sproutel, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Horowitz, Joel B. Schwartz, Hannah Chung, Brian Oley
  • Patent number: 10776436
    Abstract: Discussion threads may be ranked based a factor other than a time since a most recent post of the discussion thread. For example, discussion threads may be ranked based on a likelihood of each discussion thread being helpful to a broad range of users and/or based on how likely each discussion thread is to draw users to participate in the respective discussion thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Robinson, Samuel S. Sonne, Jacob G. Kalberer
  • Patent number: 10768665
    Abstract: A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: INTERAXON INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Aimone, Trevor C E Coleman, Ariel Stephanie Garten, Kapil Jay Mishra Vidyarthi, Locillo (Lou) Giuseppe Pino, Michael Apollo Chabior, Paul Harrison Baranowski, Raul Rajiv Rupsingh, Madeline Ashby, Paul V Tadich
  • Patent number: 10758122
    Abstract: Computer aided visualization and diagnosis by volume analysis of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiographic data. In one embodiment, such analysis comprises acquiring an OCT dataset using a processor in conjunction with an imaging system; evaluating the dataset, with the processor, for flow information using amplitude or phase information; generating a matrix of voxel values, with the processor, representing flow occurring in vessels in the volume of tissue; performing volume rendering of these values, the volume rendering comprising deriving three dimensional position and vector information of the vessels with the processor; displaying the volume rendering information on a computer monitor; and assessing the vascularity, vascular density, and vascular flow parameters as derived from the volume rendered images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Richard F. Spaide
  • Patent number: 10762987
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized training recommendation system. A request is received from a user to generate a personalized training regimen for a specified athletic event and event information is identified comprising characteristics of one or more geographical segments of the specified athletic event. Based on the event information, one or more portions of a geographical region are identified that approximate one or more characteristics of the one or more geographical segments within a predetermined tolerance. A training course is generated at least by combining a selected set of the portions of the geographical region based on an evaluation of a level of matching, for each portion, of characteristics of the portion to the one or more physical characteristics associated with the one or more geographical segments of the specified athletic event, which is then presented to the user as the personalized training regimen for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Kathy A. McGroddy-Goetz, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 10762414
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for sharing an artificial intelligence personality (AIP) among multiple human interaction entities (HIEs). An AIP is an understanding construct that interacts with one or more humans in a human- or pet-like manner, implementing a variety of communication experiences to support a sense of ongoing social connectedness. HIEs may include robots, robotic pets, toys, and avatars. The system may be implemented using two or more HIEs and, optionally, one or more remote and/or distributed processors to compute AIPs and sequence telecommunications. AIPs are periodically updated primarily based on human interactions sensed by the two or more HIEs. HIEs may continue to operate without interruption in the presence of significant telecommunications delays. The systems may provide two or more users with intuitive machine companions that exhibit an integrated knowledge base and personality cumulatively acquired from all users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KINOO, INC.
    Inventors: Lewis James Marggraff, Nelson George Publicover, Mary Jo Marggraff
  • Patent number: 10750945
    Abstract: A transmission device can be carried by the subject. A biological signal recording device can perform wireless communication with the transmission device. A transmitter transmits biological signal data corresponding to a biological signal of a subject. A storage stores the biological signal data. A receiver receives the biological signal data. A recorder records the biological signal data received by the receiver. A detector detects a missing portion in the biological signal data recorded by the recorder or a receipt of the biological signal data by the receiver. A notifier notifies the missing portion or transmits an acknowledgment of the receipt to the transmission device. A complementary transmitter retrieves biological signal data corresponding to the notified missing portion from the storage or identifies unreceived biological signal data and retrieves the identified biological signal data, and transmits the retrieved biological signal data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimoto Suzuki, Kenta Sudo, Takayuki Kaneko, Yoshiaki Nakao
  • Patent number: 10755106
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are generally described for pattern recognition in video data. In some examples, a first set of pixels representing a first person in the first video data may be determined. First feature representation data of the first set of pixels may be generated. The first feature representation data may be determined to correspond to second feature representation data stored in memory. An identity of the first person associated with the second feature representation data may be determined. A first action associated with the first person may be determined. A notification may be sent to a computing device accessible by the first person. The notification may include a reminder for the first person to engage in the first action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Amr Bakry, Mashhour Solh
  • Patent number: 10736556
    Abstract: A brain disorder evaluation apparatus adjusts a prompt cycle of body movement tasks according to individual differences, and includes: a body movement prompt unit, which prompts body movement tasks to a subject; a body movement detection unit, which detects body movement data of a subject; an operation input unit, which receives the input information; an output unit; a storage unit; and a data processing unit which includes, a body movement task selection part, which selects the body movement tasks, a data obtainment part, an indicative data generation part, which generates an indication cycle by means of information input from the operation input unit and the body movement accuracy obtained by the calculations of a body movement accuracy computation part, and generates indication data according to the above-mentioned indication cycle, the body movement accuracy computation part, and a cognitive impairment degree evaluation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventor: Ying Yin
  • Patent number: 10740719
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of facilitating provisioning of an audit data corresponding to a biological target matter, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the method may include a step of receiving, using a communication device a monitoring data and a tracker data associated with the biological target matter from at least one of a plurality of end-point devices. Further, the method may include a step of creating, using a processing device, the audit data associated with the biological target matter based on at least one of the monitoring data and the tracker data. Further, the method may include a step of storing, using a distributed storage device, the audit data using block-chain technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: JW COLORADO LLC
    Inventors: John Kaweske, Danielle Camargo
  • Patent number: 10741287
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, this disclosure provides a non-transitive computer-readable medium on which are stored instructions executable by a processor, the instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method. The method includes computing, based on test performance data of a user, at least one of a performance variable characterizing cognitive functioning and a performance variable characterizing neuromotor functioning. For each of the at least one performance variable, a respective score can be computed based on the respective performance variable and based on a set of performance metrics. The method can also include outputting, via an output device, the at least one computed score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jay L. Alberts, Cameron McIntyre
  • Patent number: 10722165
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, media, and methods for quantifying and monitoring visual acuity, motor skill, and cognitive ability of a user through measuring user activities while the user responds to prompts on an electronic device. Disclosed embodiments may receive image data from a user-facing camera, motion data from a sensor device attached to the user, location data from a touchscreen, and time data measuring a user's response times. Disclosed embodiments may provide graphical user interfaces to which the user responds and calculate health metrics based on characteristics of the user's response. Disclosed embodiments may calculate visual acuity, motor skill, and cognitive ability metrics based on data measured while the user responds to the graphical user interfaces. Disclosed embodiments may include comparing the metrics to respective baseline values and providing an alert when the metrics deviate from threshold values indicating a change in user health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: BioMech Sensor LLC
    Inventors: John Douglas, Igor Perić, Frank Fornari
  • Patent number: 10719741
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sensory information providing apparatus. The sensory information providing apparatus may comprise a learning model database storing a plurality of learning models related to sensory effect information with respect to a plurality of videos; and a video analysis engine generating the plurality of learning models by extracting sensory effect association information by analyzing the plurality of videos and sensory effect meta information of the plurality of videos, and extracting sensory information corresponding to an input video stream by analyzing the input video stream based on the plurality of learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Noh Sam Park, Hoon Ki Lee, Mi Kyong Han
  • Patent number: 10709371
    Abstract: One variation of a method for addressing psychological conditions of a patient through guided meditation includes: serving a first psychological test to the patient through a virtual patient portal; transforming results of the first psychological test into a set of psychological conditions of the patient; matching a first predefined meditation path to the patient based on a severity of each psychological condition in the set of psychological conditions; serving a first guided meditation track in the first meditation path to the patient through the virtual patient portal; serving a second psychological test to the patient through the virtual patient portal; calculating new intensities of each psychological condition in the set of psychological conditions of the patient based on results of the second psychological test; and matching a second predefined meditation path to the patient based on the new intensities of each psychological condition in the set of psychological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: WellBrain, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruben Kalra, William Longton, Richard Shinaman
  • Patent number: 10702705
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for treating cognitive dysfunction in a subject in need thereof. The system can include a light source and a speaker. A visual neural stimulation system provides, via the light source, visual stimulation having a first value of a first parameter. An auditory neural stimulation system provides, via the speaker, audio stimulation having a second value of the second parameter. A stimuli orchestration component selects, for a first time interval, one of the visual stimulation or the audio stimulation to vary based on a policy, selects, for the first time interval, the other of the visual stimulation or the audio stimulation to keep constant based on the policy, and provides causes the one of the visual neural stimulation system or the auditory neural stimulation system to vary the one of the visual stimulation or the audio stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary John Hambrecht Malchano, Martin Warren Williams
  • Patent number: 10699502
    Abstract: A gate apparatus includes: an exit gate door; a first biometrics information acquisition unit that acquires, from a user who moves toward the exit gate door in a closed state, first target biometrics information to be compared with registered biometrics information registered in advance; a second biometrics information acquisition unit that acquires second target biometrics information to be compared with the registered biometrics information from the use who stops in front of the exit gate door when there is no matching in a comparison between the first target biometrics information and the registered biometrics information or the comparison is unable to be performed; and a door control unit that opens the closed exit gate door in accordance with a result of a comparison between the first target biometrics information or the second target biometrics information and the registered biometrics information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Risa Tagawa, Noriyuki Hiramoto
  • Patent number: 10700774
    Abstract: Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques, systems, and apparatuses are discussed herein for utilizing two different Bluetooth communications interfaces, one that provides Bluetooth classic (base rate/enhanced data rate) communications functionality and one that provides Bluetooth low-energy communications functionality, in a common device. The techniques, systems, and apparatuses may elect to use a particular Bluetooth interface based on various criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Heiko Gernot Albert Panther, James Park
  • Patent number: 10699224
    Abstract: A conversation member optimization apparatus includes: a conversation analyzing unit configured to recognize sound signals in a plurality of conferences held in the past for each conference and analyze conversations in the conferences for each conference; an estimating unit configured to estimate feature quantities in combinations of the members who participate in the conferences to be held on the basis of results analyzed by the conversation analyzing unit and in accordance with a member selecting instruction used to select members who participate in conferences to be held; and a member selecting unit configured to select the members on the basis of the results estimated by the estimating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mizumoto, Shunichi Hagiya
  • Patent number: 10694253
    Abstract: Blu-ray™ pairing with a video portal is described herein. The pairing capabilities are able to be stored on the Blu-ray™ disc. Additionally, analytics are stored on the Blu-ray™ disc which are able to determine which user took which action (e.g., pressed play, stop, skipped chapters, did not watch a video). By pairing the Blu-ray™ with a video portal, a user is able to resume a video online where the user left off at on the disc or vice versa. Additionally, from the Blu-ray™ disc or video portal, a user is able to take social networking actions such as “liking” on Facebook®, sending tweets, sharing content. The Blu-ray™ disc also provides additional interactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew M. Shenkler
  • Patent number: 10679005
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving two or more data sets each representing speech of a corresponding individual attending an internet-based social networking video conference session, decoding the received data sets to produce corresponding text for each individual attending the internet-based social networking video conference, and detecting characteristics of the session from a coalesced transcript produced from the decoded text of the attending individuals for providing context to the internet-based social networking video conference session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Glen Shires, Sterling Swigart, Jonathan Zolla, Jason J. Gauci
  • Patent number: 10665017
    Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include registering one or more first augmentations that were shown to a user through a first augmented view of a first actual scene, the one or more first augmentations having been shown at least at end of a segment of time, detecting, following the showing of the one or more first augmentations up to the end of the segment of time, one or more user behaviors of the user that when detected as occurring infers user's interest in seeing the one or more first augmentations; and displaying, in response at least in part to said detecting, one or more second augmentations through a second augmented view of the first actual scene or of a second actual scene, the one or more second augmentations to be displayed being based, at least in part, on the registering of the one or more first augmentations. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Gene Fein, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene