Analyzing cognitive involvement
View Patent ↗A system and method for analyzing the cognitive involvement of one or more audience members may include receiving a first indication of cognitive involvement of an audience member in a presentation and calculating a cognitive involvement score from the first indication.
1. A method for analyzing the cognitive involvement of one or more audience members, the method comprising:
receiving a focus value representing a degree of focus of an audience member on a presentation, the focus value calculated by multiplying a Boolean focus value by a percentage of an audience computer screen covered by a presentation task;
receiving a task value representing a degree of cognitive involvement of the audience member in the presentation;
calculating a cognitive involvement score from the focus value and the task value; and
providing the calculated cognitive involvement score so that some action can be taken based on the cognitive involvement of the audience members.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating the task value.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein calculating the task value comprises
assigning a relative score to one or more tasks performed by the audience member; and
calculating the task value from the at least one relative score.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein calculating the task value from at least one relative score comprises summing at least one relative score to produce the task value.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein calculating a task value comprises assigning a relative value to each input to an audience computer, the relative value representing a degree to which the input demonstrates cognitive involvement in the presentation.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cognitive involvement score comprises
a decimal portion representing the degree of focus of the audience member on the presentation; and
a whole number portion representing the degree of cognitive involvement of the audience member.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cognitive involvement score comprises
a decimal portion representing the level of focus on a presentation application, and
a whole number portion representing a degree to which a plurality of inputs to an audience computer demonstrate cognitive involvement in the presentation.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a task value comprises:
receiving at least one activity performed by the audience member; and
calculating the task value from the at least one activity.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving a task value further comprises:
assigning a relative value to each activity performed by the audience member, said value representative of a degree of cognitive involvement demonstrated by the activity; and
calculating the task value from the one or more relative values.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a task value comprises:
receiving at least one activity indication based on one or more inputs into an audience computer; and
calculating the task value from the at least one activity indication.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a focus value comprises:
receiving a focus indication of whether a presentation is in focus.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Boolean focus value is indicative of whether a presentation is in focus.
13. A computer-readable medium containing instruction for controlling a computer system to analyze the cognitive involvement of one or more audience members, by a method comprising:
receiving a focus value representing a degree of focus of an audience member on a presentation, the focus value calculated by multiplying a Boolean focus value by a percentage of an audience computer screen covered by a presentation task;
receiving a task value representing a degree of cognitive involvement of the audience member in the presentation;
calculating a cognitive involvement score from the focus value and the task value; and
providing the calculated cognitive involvement score to a person who can take some action based on the cognitive involvement of the audience members.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the task value is calculated by
assigning a relative score to one or more tasks performed by the audience member; and
calculating the task value from the at least one relative score.
15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein calculating the task value from at least one relative score comprises summing at least one relative score to produce the task value.
16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the cognitive involvement score comprises
a decimal portion representing the degree of focus of the audience member on the presentation; and
a whole number portion representing the degree of cognitive involvement of the audience member.
17. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the focus value represents a relative area of an audience computer screen covered by a presentation task.
18. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein a task value is calculated based on assigning a relative value to each input to an audience computer, the relative value representing a degree to which the input demonstrates cognitive involvement in the presentation.
19. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the cognitive involvement score comprises
a decimal portion representing the level of focus on a presentation application, and
a whole number portion representing a degree to which a plurality of inputs to an audience computer demonstrate cognitive involvement in the presentation.
20. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein receiving a task value comprises:
receiving at least one activity performed by the audience member; and
calculating the task value from the at least one activity.
21. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein receiving a task value comprises:
receiving at least one activity indication based on one or more inputs into an audience computer; and
calculating the task value from the at least one activity indication.
22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein receiving a task value further comprises:
assigning a relative value to each activity performed by the audience member, said value representative of a degree of cognitive involvement demonstrated by the activity; and
calculating the task value from the one or more relative values.
23. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein receiving a focus value comprises:
receiving a focus indication of whether a presentation is in focus.
24. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the Boolean focus value is indicative of whether a presentation is in focus.