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US 2010/0060461 A1Published application
Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer
OwnerPhillip R. Spragueinventor
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Abstract
The Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer is capable of capturing information on how a person emotionally reacts to a series of verbal, visual, or written stimulus when the person touches the touch screen computer monitor in response to the stimulus.
Claims6
A method to detect emotional stress in the touch of an individual comprising:
- touch screen computer monitor that is sensitive to a person touch by measurement of the x, y and z factors of the touch screen computer monitor;
- the subject's emotional reaction patterns are detected by the amount of time the screen is touched and the amount of pressure applied.
Physiologic muscle tremors occurs in every normal individual and has no clinical significance;
- it is rarely visible to the eye and may be heightened by strong emotion such as anxiety or fear;
- it can be seen in all voluntary muscle groups and can be detected by extending the arms and placing a piece of paper on top of the hands;
- enhanced physiologic tremor is a strengthening of physiologic tremor to more visible levels;
- the touch screen computer monitor and special computer algorithms measures a person's muscle tremors.
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The person answers each stimulus by touching the correct answer button on the touch screen computer monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.