Granted Patent B2

US 10,319,471 · App. 15/712,023 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Inventors: Shawn P. Firminger (Redmond, WA); Jason Garms (Redmond, WA); Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA); Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA); Chris Demetrios Karkanias (Sammamish, WA); Eric C. Leuthardt (St. Louis, MO); Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA); Richard T. Lord (Federal Way, WA); Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA); Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA); John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA); Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA); Kristin M. Tolle (Redmond, WA); Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: Gearbox LLC

G16H10/60G16H20/10G16H20/70G16H40/67G16H50/20

Abstract

Claims (63)

1. A system, comprising:

at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device including at least:

means for detecting a gaze of at least one individual;

means for detecting at least one indication of abnormal gaze associated with the at least one individual based at least partially on the means for detecting the gaze of the individual;

means for detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual;

means for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder; and

means for presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating at least one disorder at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder.

2. A method implemented on a device that includes at least one brain activity surrogate marker sensor, the method comprising:

detecting a gaze of at least one individual;

detecting at least one indication of abnormal gaze associated with the at least one individual based at least partially on the detecting the gaze of the individual;

detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual;

determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder; and

presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating at least one disorder at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder.

3. A system, comprising:

at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device configured with at least:

circuitry for detecting a gaze of at least one individual;

circuitry for detecting at least one indication of abnormal gaze associated with the at least one individual based at least partially on the circuitry for detecting the gaze of the individual;

circuitry for detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual;

circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder; and

circuitry for presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating at least one disorder at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one electronic device comprises:

at least one of a computing device, a mobile device, or a tablet computer.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting a gaze of at least one individual comprises:

at least one camera operatively coupled with at least one of a computing device, a mobile device, or a tablet computer.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting a gaze of at least one individual comprises:

at least one camera configured to record video of the detected gaze of the at least one individual.

7. The system of claim 3 , further comprising:

at least one display operatively coupled with the at least one electronic device;

circuitry for displaying at least some stimulus on the at least one display, and

wherein the circuitry for detecting a gaze of at least one individual includes at least:

circuitry configured to determine when the at least some stimulus is active on the at least one display; and

at least one camera configured to record the detected gaze of the at least one individual while the at least some stimulus is active on the at least one display.

8. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting at least one indication of abnormal gaze associated with the at least one individual based at least partially on the circuitry for detecting the gaze of the individual comprises:

circuitry for recording the detected gaze of the at least one individual; and

circuitry calibrating the circuitry for detecting at least one indication of abnormal gaze to a particular individual based at least partly on the circuitry for recording the detected gaze of the at least one individual.

9. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual comprises:

at least one camera operatively coupled with at least one of a computing device, a mobile device, or a tablet computer and configured to record video of at least one user while the at least one electronic device.

10. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual comprises:

at least one touch interface of at least one of a computing device, a mobile device, or a tablet computer.

11. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual comprises:

at least one motion sensor operatively coupled with at least one of a computing device, a mobile device, or a tablet computer.

12. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for detecting at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual comprises:

circuitry for recording particular movements of a user of the at least one electronic device; and

circuitry calibrating the circuitry for detecting the at least one abnormal movement to a particular individual based at least partly on the circuitry for recording the particular movements of the user of the at least one electronic device.

13. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for determining whether at least one of the at least one indication of abnormal gaze or the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual is indicative of at least one disorder.

14. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one neurological disorder.

15. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one muscular disorder.

16. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one neuro-muscular disorder.

17. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for determining whether at least one of the at least one indication of abnormal gaze or the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual is consistent with at least one gaze or at least one movement of a particular user of the at least one electronic device; and

circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder based at least partly on the circuitry for determining whether at least one of the at least one indication of abnormal gaze or the at least one abnormal movement is consistent with at least one gaze or at least one movement of the particular user.

18. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating at least one disorder at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for providing at least one recommendation for at least one physician specializing in a particular disorder.

19. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating at least one disorder at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for providing at least one indication of at least one medication having at least a particular efficacy associated with at least one disorder.

20. The system of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder comprises:

circuitry for determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one particular disorder, and

wherein the circuitry for presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating at least one disorder at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one indication of abnormal gaze of the individual and the at least one abnormal movement associated with the at least one individual are indicative of at least one disorder includes at least:

circuitry for presenting at least a set of medications and a set of physicians that specialize in treating the at least one particular disorder.

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