US 9,849,388 B2Granted

Method and system for learning and cognitive training in a virtual environment

AssigneeCignition, Inc.

InventorsMichael H. Cohen, Jennifer Balogh-Ghosh, Niloufar Valorie Salimpoor

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Abstract

A system and method implemented as computer-based, computer-executable instructions employing a computation engine with digital storage provide a virtual environment with personalized user profiles specifically adapted to cognitive abilities of the user to train the user for specified tasks, herein called microtasks. The set of microtasks include achievement criteria. The virtual environment is controlled through an engine that automatically adapts the set of user-profile-specific microtasks to achieve a set of learning goals. The engine may calculate and/or measure a set of qualities associated with one or more sub-profiles associated with a given user based on game-type performance by that user either in isolation or among a group of users. Sub-profiles may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: a personality profile, a neural link profile, and/or a motivation profile.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

providing as a computer machine a computation engine and digital memory for storing information, receiving programming material, and executing computer instructions for interacting with a user according to a theme;
providing a user profile for each user, the user profile comprising storable information about a user, the user profile being interactively revisable;
providing as a first tier in the computer machine a virtual environment in accordance with the theme of the virtual environment;
providing as a second tier a plurality of activities within a realm of the virtual environment;
providing as a third tier a plurality of microtasks required of the user suited to the user profile;
causing the computation engine to present to the user a selection of the plurality of microtasks in at least one activity in the virtual environment through a user interface;
receiving responses from the user through the user interface in response to the microtasks;
and
adapting the user profile to a learning level of the user in response to user execution of the microtasks.

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A system for training comprising:

a computer machine having a computation engine and digital memory for storing information, receiving training programming material, and executing computer instructions for interacting with a user according to a theme;
a user profile component for each user, the user profile component comprising storable information about a user, the user profile being interactively revisable;
as a first tier in the computer machine a virtual environment in accordance with a theme;
a second tier comprising a plurality of activities within the virtual environment;
a third tier comprising a plurality of microtasks required of the user suited to the user profile;
an adaption module coupled to the user profile component for adapting the user profile to a learning level of the user in response to user execution of the microtasks of the activities;
and
a hinting module coupled to the user profile component for hinting at suitable actions to the user according to current states of the user profile.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/332,823Filed 24 Oct 2016 · continuation
Priority: 23 Sep 2013
Published: US 2017/0036116 A19 Feb 2017
Granted: 26 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

A63F 13/67
Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or…:…
A63F 9/183
Question-and-answer games: electric
A63F 13/5375
Using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen: for graphically or textually suggesting an action, e.g. by displaying…
A63F 13/79
Game security or game management aspects: involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories

Family

Application61/881,219Us provisional application · filed 23 Sep 2013
Application14/492,937Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Sep 2014
US 2017/0036116 A1Pre-grant publication · published 9 Feb 2017
US 9,498,704 B1Parent of this continuation
US 9,849,388 B2This patent

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