Patent ID: 6315569
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A61B,G06Q

Abstract:
A process for eliciting, organizing and analyzing data pertaining to a research topic, comprising:establishing a series of base line images in a first file in computer memory relating to the research topic;sorting the baseline images into groups by a user, each of the groups having similar qualities;eliciting and storing sensory and emotional perceptions from the user regarding the research topic;eliciting and storing constructs and interrelationships from the user, regarding the research topic, using an interview procedure;eliciting and storing a baseline image from the user that correlates closest with the research topic;eliciting and storing additional images from the user that correlate closest with the research topic;eliciting and storing opposite images from the user that represent ideas opposite to ideas represented by the research topic;creating a user's composite digital image best depicting the research topic;monitoring the user's brain blood flow while the user reviews the composite digital image;electronically recording data related to the user's brain blood flow; andanalyzing the data to determine user reaction to the composite digital image.