Patent ID: 9478147
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G09B

Claim Text:
1. A method for interpersonal coordination analysis and training, comprising: selecting at least one physical action to be performed; instructing a leader subject to perform said at least one physical action in the presence of at least one follower subject; tracking said at least one physical action of said leader subject; instructing said at least one follower subject to mimic said at least one physical action of said leader subject; tracking the at least one physical action of said at least one follower subject; analyzing tracking data obtained from the tracking of the leader subject and the at least one follower subject; and determining, from the analyzing of the tracking data, a responsiveness of said at least one follower subject to mimic said leader subject; altering said at least one physical action of said leader subject based on said responsiveness, said altering comprising at least changing a frequency of said at least one physical action; wherein: said at least one physical action comprises a series of rhythmic actions comprising at least one of clapping, marching, and drumming; said responsiveness is used to assess a level of one of interpersonal synchrony or interpersonal coordination exhibited by the at least one follower subject; said leader subject is a robot; the tracking data is recorded as at least one time series; and the responsiveness is determined for each of the at least one time series.