Method of managing and preventing the onset of computer and sedentary work related fatigue
OwnerWilliam Thomas Largeinventor
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Abstract
A microprocessor implemented method of managing and preventing the onset of computer related fatigue, the method comprising the steps of: providing a user; determining when the user begins fatigue inducing activities to provide a start time; requiring an anti-fatigue break for a predetermined anti-fatigue time period after the start time; disengaging the user through a staged process sequence; and preventing the user from being able to perform the fatigue inducing activities for a predetermined anti-fatigue time period.
Claims2
A microprocessor implemented method of managing and preventing the onset of computer and sedentary work related fatigue, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer and a computer user;
- determining when said computer user begins fatigue inducing activities to provide a start time;
- requiring an anti-fatigue break for a predetermined anti-fatigue time period after said start time;
- disengaging said computer user through a staged process sequence;
- preventing said computer user from being able to perform said fatigue inducing activities for a predetermined anti-fatigue time period;
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- providing a read-only lock on said computer during said predetermined anti-fatigue time period.
A microprocessor implemented method of managing and preventing the onset of computer and sedentary work related fatigue, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer and a computer user;
- determining the posture of said computer user;
- providing a predetermined anti-fatigue time period according to said posture;
- determining when said computer user begins fatigue inducing activities to provide a start time;
- requiring an anti-fatigue break for said predetermined anti-fatigue time period after said start time;
- disengaging said computer user through a three staged process sequence of stage one, stage two and stage three, wherein said stage one is “Cognitive De-coupling” from the work task and is followed by said stage two, wherein stage two consisting of cognitive assignment to a counter fatigue activity and stage three consisting of engaging in cognitive relief for a period of relaxation that allows for the counter fatigue measures to maximize their impact;
- preventing said computer user from being able to perform said fatigue inducing activities for a predetermined anti-fatigue time period;
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- providing aromatherapy during said predetermined anti-fatigue time period;
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- providing at least one non task related stimulus during said predetermined anti-fatigue time period;
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- providing a read-only lock on said computer during said predetermined anti-fatigue time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.