Method and apparatus for inducing reflex blink reactions
OwnerHarold A. Gell, Jr., Constantine Haralambopoulosinventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for triggering the reflex blink reaction of a person using a computer terminal display. Blinking is triggered by a macro shift in the dominant object viewed by the person. The macro shift may be in the form of foreground/background reversal, display color changes, blank screen, etc. caused by hardware switching means or programed ANSI escape sequence changes.
Claims31
A method for reducing the eye irritation in video terminal users, including the steps of:
- stimulating the involuntary reflex blinking response of a person observing the display of a video terminal monitor;
- and
- said step of stimulating said involuntary reflex blinking response includes the step of creating a stimulus, selected from the group comprising visual, audible, subaudible, or tactile stimuli which cause the involuntary reflex blinking of said person.
An apparatus for stimulating the involuntary reflex blinking of an individual observing a display terminal monitor, comprising:
- means for generating a control signal;
- and
- means responsive to said control signal for creating a stimulus directed at said individual, said stimulus selected from the group comprising visual, subaudible, audible, or tactile stimuli which cause the involuntary blink of said individual.
A method for reducing eye fatigue of a person using a computer terminal video display monitor by inducing a reflex blink reaction in said person, including the steps of:
- changing the screen attributes of said monitor to effect a change in the output of said monitor which is of a magnitude that will cause an involuntary blink reaction in said person;
- and
- returning the screen attributes to a default setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.