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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120083675 | MEASURING AFFECTIVE DATA FOR WEB-ENABLED APPLICATIONS Mental state information is collected as a person interacts with a rendering such as a website or video. The mental state information is collected through video capture or capture of sensor information. The sensor information can be of electrodermal activity, accelerome... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084180 | Personal Growth System, Methods, and Products A personal growth system and method for personal growth are provided. The personal growth system may be web-enabled and may include a communication interface operable to communicate with an endpoint user interface. The user interface generally includes a display area. T... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082968 | Journal System A journal system for promoting a person's personal growth and a method for guiding a journal user to use a journal are provided. The journal system includes a plurality of cards, each card having a writable portion configured to receive an entry from a user and a writte... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120052468 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARATION OF TREATMENT PLANS A program module is configured with sub-modules for child development assessment, presentation of progress charts and development of individualized treatment plans. An assessment sub-module includes assessment tools for behavioral educators of children with developmenta... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045740 | NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF NEUROTRANSMITTER INDICATION AND APPLICATIONS USING SAME An indication of a level of a neurotransmitter in an individual or for a group may be non-invasively determined. The neurotransmitter may be oxytocin. The determined indicator may be used to determine actions to increase effectiveness of an organization.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120034584 | Peered Proctoring Systems and methods described herein utilize a distributed server network to allow for the real-time distribution of copies of a data stream uploaded from a computing device. The uploaded data stream corresponds to an environment surrounding a user (exam taker) of the c... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028230 | TEACHING METHOD AND SYSTEM The invention relates to a system and method for enhancing the identification of soft-skill, self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence learning needs, the development of and monitoring of improvement in self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence attributes. A method co... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021391 | NEUROCOGNITIVE AND PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION SYSTEM A file system storing an executive program and a plurality of modules such that when the executive program is executed by a processor the executive program controls the plurality of modules. The modules include a plurality of test modules for executing a specific indivi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120009552 | ANGER TRAINING CARD GAME A method for playing a card game where players can practice expressing feelings of anger. A hand of letter cards is dwelt to players playing the game. A stack of topic cards is provided from which each player may draw. Each topic card includes an anger topic describing ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110300523 | Team Electronic Gameplay Combining Different Means of Control Disclosed are methods and apparatuses provided for modifying the effect of an operator controlled input device on an interactive device to encourage the self-regulation of at least one physiological activity by a person different than the operator. The interactive devic... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110300522 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING, TRAINING AND IMPROVING PERCEPTUAL-COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS A device and method for evaluating or improving perceptual-cognitive abilities of a subject, comprising displaying virtual objects moving in a given three-dimensional environment during successive tests. The subject is in visual contact with the virtual objects moving i... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290872 | WRISTBAND OF ELONGATE NON SILICONE CONSTRUCTION A reminder wrist band of elongate material non silicone is disclosed. It is comprised of flexible material(s); elastic band, neoprene or alike, having a first end fixedly connected to a second end, the flexible material forms a continuous loop (band), at which point the... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110294099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH A method and apparatus for automated analysis of emotional content of speech for discovery and assistance in early diagnosis of stress-related psychological health (PH) related issues is presented. Further, methods and apparatus for evaluation of treatments for PH disor... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110287396 | Systems and methods for providing a behavioral modification program A method for modifying behavior through a behavioral modification program run on a microprocessor-based computer which provides a user access to the program and generates a modification course associated with the user. During the program, the user participates in an edu... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281247 | Method and System for Facilitating the Improvement of the State of Wellbeing of an Individual A method for facilitating the evaluation of the treatment of the state of wellbeing of an individual is provided. A first computer program for enabling a user to interact therewith via a user interface is executed. The first computer program enables a second computer pr... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110275040 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT APPARATUS Aspects describe a multifunctional apparatus that provides both educational and entertainment value. The multifunctional apparatus can be a meal plate that comprises a stationary base unit that contains a motor that rotates a platform on which the meal plate is attached... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110263968 | Drug-Enhanced Neurofeedback The present invention relates to techniques and systems for training a subject to modify his or her own neutronal activity within a selected brain region.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256517 | COMPUTER AIDED REAL-TIME BEHAVIOR COACHING Computer implemented methods and systems for coaching a person by coaching, guiding, or training a person is provided. Accordingly, a coaching protocol is accessed for coaching a person in real-time to engage in a predetermined behavior; a message is sent in real-time t... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256516 | Youth depot / Youth Hub The Youth Depot is a 24-hour-one-stop-shop of services and activities for teens and young adults. The Youth Depot is a collaboration/partnership of two or more youth-service-organizations coming together at one location. The Youth Depot ensures that each and every indiv... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250575 | System And Method For Providing A Visual Representation Of A User Personality Within A Virtual Environment A representation of a user's personality may be provided within one or more virtual environments. The personality of the user may be determined based on interactions within the one or more virtual environments. As such, the personality of the user may be determined orga... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110250576 | System and method for recovering form addictions The present invention relates to a system and method for helping people abstain from addictive behaviors by utilizing an Internet-based software program to build a users' motivation to abstain, develop coping strategies for dealing with urges and cravings, learn how to ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110245737 | FETAL STIMULATION DEVICE A fetal stimulation device is incorporated into a garment to be worn by a pregnant woman. The garment is preferably formed of an elastic material and includes a torso portion which is arranged around the torso of the woman. An audio device and a pair of speakers are con... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236864 | Memory test for alzheimer's disease a method for assessing memory in a subject include the steps of presenting to the subject a list of items to be retrieved from memory by the subject, having the subject recognize the presented items from memory, determining the subject's response speed to each of the re... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229866 | Behavior Modification Device and Method A behavior modification device and method for encouraging positive behavior and discouraging negative behavior by a child. The device comprises a positive section having a positive receptacle, a neutral section having two receptacles and a negative section having a nega... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229865 | System and method for reducing heavy drinking The present invention relates to a system and method for motivating heavy drinking college students to reduce their drinking and alcohol-related problems by utilizing a computer-based software program to screen for heavy drinking and for those who screen positive, provi... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223571 | EMOTIONAL WEB Methods and systems are provided for association of various online elements with emotional states. A set of emotional states may be generated or obtained, and particular online elements may be assigned to particular emotional states of the set, such as with emotional st... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223570 | Goal achievement game & method A theme-based goal achievement game for modifying a student's themed behavior in cooperation with teacher input at both home, for example, a parent, and at school, for example, a traditional teacher or behaviorist, includes a theme-based gameboard for display in the stu... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217681 | SENSOR NETWORK FOR INCENTIVIZING BEHAVIORAL ACTIONS Various embodiments are described herein related to positively reinforcing user behavior based on a user behavioral action performed by a user and detected by one or more sensors. For example, one disclosed embodiment relates to a behavior reward system including a wire... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110212422 | Cognitive Capacity Assessment System Systems and methods for cognitive assessment are provided that test a subject's cognitive capacity using a battery of tests that are selected with respect to a specific job that the subject is expected to perform. The test results are analyzed based upon the relative cr... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110207100 | CONTROLLING AN INFLUENCE ON A USER IN A RENDERING ENVIRONMENT A method of controlling an influence on a user (14) in a rendering environment comprises: obtaining signal data (16) representing one or more physiological conditions of a user (14) in response to an influence caused by system feedback (13) o... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110207098 | SYSTEM FOR TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS AND A METHOD OF USING A SYSTEM FOR TREATING MENTAL A system for providing treatment to a patient with a mental illness, the treatment system (200) including a communication interface to receive electronically information relating to monitored behaviour of a patient, a voice instruction module (152) having ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110207099 | MEASURING COGNITIVE LOAD This invention concerns measuring cognitive load. A word based input is produced by a person while performing a task (100). Predetermined grammatical features of the word based input are identified (104). Then, the identified grammatical features are weigh... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110183305 | Behaviour Modification A behavioural modification system and method facilitates the achieving by a user (Q) of one or more objectives. The system includes sensors (12) to measure at least one physiological or psychological parameter of the user; a memory to store data concerning the ph... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110165544 | ACTIVITY DATA PRESENTING APPARATUS, ACTIVITY DATA PRESENTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM An activity data presenting apparatus includes an activity information obtaining unit that obtains activity data representing a human activity, a personality data obtaining unit that obtains personality data representing the personality of a person to whom information i... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110165543 | DIAPER WITH GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION/TEXT/IMAGE DIRECTED TO PARENTS/CAREGIVERS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF THE INFANT, TODDLER OR CHILD At the beginning of life, parent-infant interactions are the building blocks of the baby's brain and socio-emotional and cognitive development. Eye contact, touch, facial expressions, and verbal communications are essential ingredients in these interactions. One of the ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD RESPONSIVE TO AN ALARM EVENT DETECTED AT AN INSULIN DELIVERY DEVICE Embodiments include an alarm unit responsive to an alarm event detected at an insulin delivery device. The alarm unit includes circuitry to select an action to occur remote to the insulin delivery device in response to the alarm event. Embodiments include an alarm cente... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110159468 | Process And Apparatus For Anger And Behavior Management A method is performed to manage a secondary emotion such as anger, allowing the user to choose their behavior in response to the primary emotion thereby managing their behavior. The user turns on a figurine which plays back a message which invites the user to complete t... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151418 | PORTABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE The invention relates to a portable psychological monitoring device, comprising an input, an output, a repository and a processor. The repository comprises a plurality of questionnaires, each comprising one or more questions relating to a mental state of a user. The pro... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110136085 | COMPUTER BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING AN INTERVIEWEE IN REMEMBERING AND RECOUNTING INFORMATION ABOUT A PRIOR EVENT USING A COGNITIVE INTERVIEW AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING A computer based system and method for assisting an interviewee in remembering and recounting information about a prior event that occurred using a cognitive interview and natural language processing.... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110136086 | Systems and Methods for Generating Personality Profiles for Animals A method of generating a personality profile of at least two animals to determine compatibility potential between the animals, comprises: obtaining a set of answers to a plurality of queries relating to a first of the animals; obtaining a set of answers to a plurality o... | 06/09/2011 |
