52 results about "Attention Concentration" patented technology

A system and a method are disclosed for recommending electronic messages in a message sharing system. Users can post messages to the message sharing system. These messages from posting users are received by the system and sent to receiving users that have subscribed to the posting users. The receiving users interact with the messages in various ways, such as by sharing the messages with other users. Interaction information is received for each of the electronic messages. The interaction information includes an indication of the number of interactions with the electronic message by receiving users. A score is determined for each electronic message based on the interaction information. Electronic messages are selected for being recommended to a user or a group of users based on the scores. The recommendations are then sent to the users, enabling users to better focus their attention on messages that are likely to be interesting.

A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for treating a user's lower back pain or discomfort is provided. The inventive device comprises a stimulation pad with an array of electrodes therein. A controller communicates with the electrodes to energize/de-energize them in a patterned, sequential manner. The patterned actuation of the electrodes in a sequential fashion provides electrical impulses to the patient's skin, simulating a transverse wave motion. The transverse wave motion simulation provides the user with the effect of the electrical stimulation combined with the mechanical tissue stimulation received in traditional massage therapy, resulting in improved pain and discomfort relief. The device may use programs stored in the controller. Alternatively, the user may manually actuate one or more electrodes as well as manually move the electrode actuation to concentrate on a specific lower back region using an electrostatic touch pad or the equivalent. The user may also use voice commands to access the stored programs, move the electrode stimulation region, change the electrode actuation intensity and/or dwell time. The device may store the user's manually-generated routines for repeating when desired. A visual display may provide feedback to the user regarding the electrode actuation position and pattern.

In order to make a tutor give a remote music lesson to a trainee, the audio-visual station transmits MIDI music data codes/time stamp data codes and click time data codes through a packet switching network and an audio-visual signal, which expresses real images of tutor's hands on the keyboard, and click signal through a teleconference system to another audio-visual station; the controller for the trainee makes the internal clock synchronous with the internal clock for the tutor through the pairing work between the click time data codes and the click signals so that the images of note bars and real images are synchronously produced on a display unit in front of the trainee's keyboard; moreover, while the tutor's exhibition is being carried out, any oral direction does not reach the trainee so that the trainee concentrate himself to the exhibition.

In order to display 3D images by a parallax barrier method, a display screen and the eyes of a viewer need to have a specific positional relation. An object is to provide a display device with an extended area where the viewer can perceive 3D images with the naked eye. Attention is focused on the position of the viewer with respect to pixels provided in a display device and a mode of a parallax barrier provided between the viewer and the pixels. This leads to a structure in which the position of the viewer with respect to pixels is specified by using an ultrasonic wave to change a mode of a parallax barrier in accordance with the position of the viewer, thereby achieving the above object.

A system and method for focusing attention to an area of a shared display are described. The method includes associating a substantially transparent window with the location of a cursor to position the cursor within the substantially transparent window and changing the appearance of the cursor to highlight a portion of the display.

The present invention monitors a user's activities to determine how much attention he is paying to one or more devices. Based on the information gathered about the user's current “attention profile,” a “user-interaction parameter” is set that reflects where the user's attention is focused and, ideally, how much of his attention is given to each device. Then, based on the user-interaction parameter, the user interface of at least one of the user's devices is configured to optimize the user's interactions, given the amount of attention he is currently giving to this user interface. If the user is giving the majority of his attention to the television, for example, then the user interface of a companion device can be configured to emphasize the types of interactions available to a user who is not actively watching the companion device.

Deterioration of a power storage unit included in a vehicle is prevented or the power storage unit that has deteriorated is repaired, and the charge and discharge performance of the power storage unit is maximized to be maintained for a long time. Attention has focused on a reaction product formed on an electrode surface which causes malfunction or deterioration of a power storage unit such as a lithium-ion secondary battery. In the power storage unit used for a vehicle that runs on the power of an electric motor, rapid discharge occurring in the acceleration of the vehicle or the like tends to promote the solidification of the reaction product. The reaction product is removed by application of an electrical stimulus, specifically, an inversion pulse voltage.

[Problems] The differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease as distinguished from other type of dementia and the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease at such an early stage where neural cell death has not proceeded yet are important for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. On the other hand, it is difficult to differentially diagnose Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage by a diagnosis mainly made by questioning by a doctor or a diagnostic technique using phosphorylated tau or amyloid-β protein as an indicator. Thus, the development of a novel diagnostic technique has been demanded.

[Means for Solving Problems] An attention is focused on transferrin having a sugar chain attached thereto. Thus, disclosed are a diagnostic kit, a diagnostic marker and a detection method for differentially diagnosing the disease condition of Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage.

The invention discloses an attention characteristic identification method, and is provided with an attention normal form model. The invention is characterized in that the attention normal form model comprises attention focusing periods and interval rest periods, wherein the attention focusing periods and the interval rest periods are alternately arranged; and each attention focusing period is thata user is under an attention paying state so as to train the attention of the user, and each interval rest period is that the user is under a rest state. Compared with the prior art, the attention characteristic identification method has the following beneficial technical effects of: firstly, due to the staggered arrangement of the attention paying states and the rest states constructed by the attention normal form model, the structure can provide break time for the user and also can assist in training to improve the ability of the user for entering the attention paying state from a noisy state and the rest state; and in addition, the system can distinguish data on a time axis in virtue of a circulation structure so as to be convenient in implementing a data comparison mechanism and discovering data under a non-attention-paying state as much as possible so as to improve judgment for the attention paying state.

A device and method for facilitating potty training. Preferably, the device and method encourages a child to urinate and/or perform bowel movements in a toilet. Further, preferably, the device and method are useful for both boys and girls alike. Further preferably, the device and method provide for the child to sit backward on the toilet seat to maintain balance and to focus his/her attention on the device. Still further, preferably, the device and method are safe for the environment and surrounding population.

The invention discloses a pupil control automatic focusing method for a digital camera and a system. The method comprises steps: S1, according to the pupil position, an attention concentration area of the person is determined; S2, an eye image is acquired; S3, the pupil position is determined; and S4, the pupil tracks and determines the attention area. According to the pupil control automatic focusing method for the digital camera and the system of the invention, automation and intelligence of focusing window selection can be realized.

The present application provides a system and method of utilizing a visual signal of light as concentration aid to increase the effectiveness of physical exercises performed on, or applied to, a targeted body area. Visual images are displayed to the exerciser in such manner as to focus the exerciser's attention to the muscle group that is being targeted with the exercise. Each of the displayed images illustrates a human form showing at least the isolated muscle group and a visual cue in or about the isolated muscle group in varying degrees of intensity through the full range of movement of the exercise. The visual signal of light reinforces the sensory feeling in particular body area. The exerciser's brain generates the muscle reflex while the exerciser concentrates his or her attention on the visual signal of light that illuminates the targeted area of the human body through the entire exercise routine that is depicted in the interface screen.

The disclosure discloses an attention detection method, device, equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps of firstly, acquiring a current video of a user through a camera of clicking and reading equipment, then, decoding the current video so as to obtain corresponding video frames, then, inputting the corresponding video frames to a pre-trained attention detection model so asto obtain an attention number, and finally, determining whether the attention of the user is focused or not according to the attention number and an attention threshold. According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiments, the current video of the user is acquired through the camera, the video is decoded to obtain the video frames, the video frames are input to the attention detection model to obtain the attention number, and whether the attention of the user is focused or not is determined according to the attention number, so that whether the attention of the user is focused or notcan be determined by using the video acquired by the camera, the degree of attention of the user can be reflected objectively, and the problem that the condition that whether the attention of a childis focused or not is determined by parents through observation has subjectivity is avoided.

Chair of Meditative Mobilization under the name of “Chair of Nation Health—National Safety From Master HORA” creates in a user a stability/anchoring support from three points—a pelvis and two feet. The chair is made to collect the attention of the person without tension. The user's active center of weight is stabilized with simultaneous strengthening of concentration of attention. Thus, new coordinates interconnection between the brain, body, and nervous system are consciously created; awakening of alive gravitational center of the person. In one embodiment, the back legs of the chair are raised above ground level by 2.5 cm (+/−0.5 cm) in comparison to a standard chair by initially manufacturing the back legs to the required fixed length. In another embodiment, integrated extension portions are fixedly attached to a lower portion of each back leg of an already existing chair, raising them above ground level by 2.5 cm (+/−0.5 cm).

The embodiment of the invention provides a concentration degree evaluation method and device, relates to the technical field of biological signals, and the method and the device are used for detectingthe concentration degree of a user of the concentration degree evaluation device and improving the accuracy of concentration degree evaluation. The method comprises the steps that the concentration degree evaluation device acquires multi-modal information; wherein the multi-modal information comprises brain wave data of a user, head posture data of the user and eye data of the user of the concentration degree evaluation device; the concentration degree evaluation device obtains a concentration degree evaluation value according to the multi-modal information and a preset model; wherein the preset model is used for determining a concentration degree evaluation value according to the multi-modal information; wherein the concentration degree evaluation value is used for describing the attention concentration condition of the user. The method and the device are used for evaluating the concentration degree of the user of the concentration degree evaluation device.

An improved stable approach monitor (SAM) system provides an audible advisory to a pilot when an aircraft is on a final landing approach. More specifically, the SAM system compares a measured airspeed of the aircraft to a predetermined flap placard speed. If the measured airspeed exceeds the predetermined flap placard speed then the improved SAM system provides an audible advisory indicating the airspeed of the aircraft is too fast. Advantageously, this audible advisory should prevent the pilot from attempting to deploy the flaps at an excessive airspeed and in turn focuses the pilot's attention on the problem at hand, which would be to reduce the airspeed of the aircraft. Once the airspeed is equal to or below the predetermined flap placard speed, the improved SAM system may provide another audible advisory informing the pilot to commence deployment of the flaps.

The invention provides a word flash card video production method and a video product. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a target fragment and a target word selected from multimedia fragments, acquiring a picture capable of best expressing the meaning of the target word from a picture library, separating voice audios of the target word, arranging the pictures in a PPT empty document according to the sequence of the target fragment, and generating expected videos which sequentially pop up the pictures and are respectively provided with the voice audios. The video manufactured by the method meets the requirements of a flash card and a large vocabulary to activate the right brain to quickly enter a learning state; each picture corresponds to the voice, so that students can memorize pronunciation when watching pictures, words and meanings are associated together, children can memorize and understand the words under the condition of attention concentration, the children canunderstand the content easily when playing the target segment again, and the learning interest and the learning effect are greatly improved.

The invention is directed to system for reminding an inattentive child to return to an ongoing educational task. The system comprises a transmitter means that is adapted to transmit a signal to one or more individually tuned receivers that are adapted to be worn by a student, each of said receivers being adapted to receive said signal and in turn generate a further signal that activates a notification means that silently reminds the student to focus attention on the task at hand.

The invention discloses a motion initiation intention neural analysis method considering cognitive distraction, and the method comprises the following specific steps: S1, recognizing an attention state in a motion task process, and judging whether the cognitive distraction exists in an attention concentration state; and S2, respectively identifying motion starting intentions in the attention concentration state and the attention cognition distraction state. According to the method, the attention concentration state in the motion task process is recognized through the electroencephalogram signals, real-time nerve attention state feedback can be obtained, then the motion starting intention recognition model meeting the current situation is established according to different attention states, and it is very necessary and critical to construct a reliable self-adaptive BCI system. Meanwhile, a new thought is provided for research on upper limb motion decoding, and a basis is provided for further research on man-machine collaborative interaction.