Haptic interface for generating preflex stimulation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAaron K. Baughman, Diwesh Pandey, John P. Perrino, Todd R. Whitman
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Abstract
In an approach to generating preflex stimulation, one or more computer processors monitor one or more sensing devices for data associated with a user activity. Based, at least in part, on the data associated with the user activity, the one or more computer processors predict a user reaction associated with the user activity. The one or more computer processors transmit a preflex stimulus to at least one muscle of the user, wherein the at least one muscle is associated with the user reaction. The one or more computer processors determine a reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus.
Claims17
A method for generating preflex stimulation, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by one or more computer processors, one or more sensing devices for data associated with a user activity performed by a user;
- based, at least in part, on the data associated with the user activity, predicting, by the one or more computer processors, a user reaction associated with the user activity;
- transmitting, by the one or more computer processors, a preflex stimulus to at least one muscle of the user, wherein the at least one muscle is associated with the user reaction;
- determining, by the one or more computer processors, a reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus;
- determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the determined reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus indicates overstimulation;
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- responsive to determining the determined reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus indicates overstimulation, modifying, by the one or more computer processors, the preflex stimulus.
A computer program product for generating preflex stimulation, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to monitor one or more sensing devices for data associated with a user activity performed by a user;
- based, at least in part, on the data associated with the user activity, program instructions to predict a user reaction associated with the user activity;
- program instructions to transmit a preflex stimulus to at least one muscle of the user, wherein the at least one muscle is associated with the user reaction;
- program instructions to determine a reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus;
- program instructions to determine whether the determined reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus indicates overstimulation;
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- responsive to determining the determined reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus indicates overstimulation, program instructions to modify the preflex stimulus.
A computer system for generating preflex stimulation, the computer system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer readable storage devices;
- program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to monitor one or more sensing devices for data associated with a user activity performed by a user;
- based, at least in part, on the data associated with the user activity, program instructions to predict a user reaction associated with the user activity;
- program instructions to transmit a preflex stimulus to at least one muscle of the user, wherein the at least one muscle is associated with the user reaction;
- program instructions to determine a reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus;
- program instructions to determine whether the determined reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus indicates overstimulation;
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- responsive to determining the determined reaction time of the at least one muscle to the preflex stimulus indicates overstimulation, program instructions to modify the preflex stimulus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.