Patent ID: 6142910
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A therapy software system for preventing repetitive stress injuries to a computer user; comprising:a. a computer, said computer further comprising,i. at least one tactile information input device,ii. at least one communication device, the at least one tactile information input device and the at least one communication device coupled to said computer,iii. computer memory coupled to;iv. a central processing unit resident within said computer; andb. a computer software program existing in said computer memory and implementing an administrator directed therapy process, said process comprising the steps of,i. monitoring the user activity of at least one tactile information input device,ii. comparing when said at least one tactile information input device activity substantially satisfies a tactile information input device use-threshold,iii. interrupting the central processing unit of the computer from processing of only a computer job on said computer that is being directed by the tactile information input device,iv. communicating to said computer user via said at least one communication device to perform at least one physical therapy act; andv. administrating the software program with password protection thereby preventing unauthorized access to make modifications to, a plurality of computer user profiles and, at least one step selected from the group consisting of, the monitoring step, the comparing step, or the interrupting step,whereby said at least one physical therapy act reduces the potential for injury from prolonged use of said at least one tactile information input device.