Method of developing a visual processing profile based on a retino-geniculo-cortical pathway

#The following disclosure relates to a system and method of developing a visual processing profile based on a retino-geniculo-cortical pathway.

#The structures of the human eye transmit an image to the retina based on photons absorbed from the visual field. The retina contains five different cell types, organized in laminar fashion. At the back of the retina, furthest from the cornea, are a plurality of photoreceptors that convert light into electrochemical signals. Photoreceptors exist in two varieties: rod photoreceptors and cone photoreceptors. Rod photoreceptors have a long, cylindrically shaped outer segment with membranous disks that are stacked with photopigment. Cone cells have a shorter, more tapered outer segment with fewer membranous disks. The rods are much more sensitive to light than cones and mediate most vision at night or in low light. In contrast, the cones are differentially sensitive to varying wavelengths, and mediate color vision.

#The electrochemical signals are relayed from the photoreceptors through the bipolar cells to the ganglion cells. The ganglion cells gather information and send it to the brain through the optic nerve. The innermost layer is the ganglion cell layer, which is the location of the ganglion cell bodies. The inner nuclear layer contains the cell bodies of the bipolar, amacrine and horizontal cells and the outer nuclear layer contains the cell bodies of the photoreceptors. The inner plexiform layer contains the connections between the bipolar, amacrine and ganglion cells. The outer plexiform layer contains the connections between the photoreceptors, horizontal cells and bipolar cells. The outer segments of the photoreceptor cells border on the pigmented epithelium, which absorbs excess light at the back of the retina.

#FIG. 1 is a diagram of one example of a network and network devices;

#FIG. 2 is a diagram of one example of a general computing device that may operate in accordance with the claims;

#FIGS. 3A and 3B are two parts of a flowchart describing a method of one example of developing a visual processing profile;

#The present disclosure describes a method of developing a visual processing profile for a person. The method may be performed on a single system that incorporates a number of separate components or on a distributed system which separates a portion of the measuring, computing, and storing components across a network. One example of such a network is described below.

#FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a network typical of the World Wide Web. A network 10 may be a virtual private network (VPN), or any other network that allows one or more computers, communication devices, databases, etc., to be communicatively connected to each other. The network 10 may be connected to a PC 12 and a computer terminal and monitor 14 via an Ethernet 16 and a router 20, and a land line 22. The network 10 may also be wirelessly connected to a laptop computer 24 and a personal data assistant 26 via a wireless communication station 30 and a wireless link 32. Similarly, a server 34 may be connected to the network 10 using a communication link 36.

#Also, an activity input device 40 for measuring motion associated with physical activity of a user and a headset 41 for generating images and/or sounds for the user may be connected to the network 10 using another communication link 42. These components may alternatively be coupled to the network 10 via the wireless communication station 30 and the wireless link 32. Where the network 10 includes the Internet, data communication may take place over the network 10 via an Internet communication protocol. In operation, the client PC 12 may view or request data from any other computing device connected to the network 10. Further, the PC 12 may send data to any other computing device connected to the network 10. It is noted that each of the components listed above may be general purpose components or specially designed components for developing a visual processing profile for a person and enhancing a retino-geniculo-cortical pathway for the person.