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US 2014/0370471 A1Published application
Device and method for attention and focus acquisition and maintenance
OwnerRichard Michael Brancaccioinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for focusing a user's attention for an individual who loses focus during an activity. This is accomplished by randomizing (which includes pseudo randomizing) each reminder prompts as well as the time interval within a selected time frame.
Claims9
An attention focusing device for supplying a plurality of attention prompting signals to the user who has the device comprising:
- a) a circuit for producing a plurality of attention prompting signals, the circuit providing a random different attention prompting signal each time the attention prompting signal is supplied;
- b) a circuit for delivering the plurality of randomly produced attention prompting signals at a time when the user needs their attention focused.
A method of focusing a user's attention for an individual who loses focus during an activity comprising:
- a) providing an attention focusing device for supplying a plurality of attention prompting signals to the individual the device comprising:
- a circuit for producing a plurality of attention prompting signals, the circuit providing a random different attention prompting signal each time the attention prompting signal is supplied;
- a circuit for delivering the plurality of randomly produced attention prompting signals at a time when the user needs their attention focused;
- b) turning on the device when the activity begins;
- c) user loses focus;
- d) the device stimulates user into focus by providing a random attention prompting signal at a random time;
- e) repeating the attention prompting signal at the random interval until the activity is complete.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.