US 12,239,444 B2
Systems and methods for detecting blink inhibition as a marker of engagement and perceived stimulus salience
Ami Klin, Atlanta, GA (US); Warren Jones, Decatur, GA (US); and Sarah Shultz, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,323.
Application 16/036,322 is a division of application No. 14/651,424, granted, now 10,052,057, issued on Aug. 21, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2013/074487, filed on Dec. 11, 2013.
Application 18/363,323 is a continuation of application No. 17/208,177, filed on Mar. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,759,135.
Application 17/208,177 is a continuation of application No. 16/036,322, filed on Jul. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,987,043, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/735,865, filed on Dec. 11, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0023859 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 3/14 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/11 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/165 (2013.01) [A61B 3/0025 (2013.01); A61B 3/0041 (2013.01); A61B 3/112 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/1103 (2013.01); A61B 5/163 (2017.08); A61B 5/168 (2013.01); A61B 5/4088 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 5/16 (2013.01); A61B 5/167 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for using eye monitoring, comprising:
a processor that receives eye monitoring data of an individual detected by an eye tracker device including both (i) eye-movement data indicative of fixation of eyes of the individual with respect to a dynamic visual stimulus displayed to the individual and (ii) blink data indicative of blink responses of the individual during display of the dynamic visual stimulus to the individual, and wherein the processor synchronizes the received blink data and the received eye-movement data with the dynamic visual stimulus; and
a remote display in network communication with the processor that, subsequent to the processor identifying a period of blink inhibition in the synchronized blink data and determining for the identified period of blink inhibition at least one spatial fixation location from the synchronized eye-movement data for the individual, presents a mapping of perceived temporal and spatial salience with respect to the dynamic visual stimulus in an assessment interface indicative of a presence or absence of an autism spectrum disorder for the individual.