Patent ID: 6012926
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A virtual reality system for treating patients having a fear of flying, said system comprising:a display for displaying a graphical environment emulating the interior of an airplane, said graphical environment including a window;a storage device for storing a plurality of prerecorded video sequences, said prerecorded video sequences being representative of standardized environmental scenarios corresponding to views through an airplane window during different phases of the flight of an airplane;a head position sensor for detecting the position of a patients head and generating position signals corresponding to the position of the patient's head; anda computer responsive to said position signals for controlling the display of the graphical environment by the display in response to said position signal;wherein said computer may retrieve one of said prerecorded video sequences and present said prerecorded video sequence within said window of said graphical environment to simulate a view through said window during said particular phase of flight.