Patent ID: 6260970
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for focusing and maintaining the attention of an individual at a desired location on a computer monitor during a sequence of events executed under computer control, using a fixation target displayed on said computer monitor and a computer input under the control of the individual for guiding a cursor mark displayed on the computer monitor, comprising the steps of:placing said cursor mark within said fixation target to permit said sequence of events to proceed;maintaining said cursor mark within said fixation target during execution of said sequence of events to prevent interruption of said event execution; andproviding instructions to said individual once said cursor mark strays from within said fixation target and said event execution is thereby interrupted, whereby displayed fixation target translates on said computer monitor during execution of said sequence of events, thereby requiring said individual to correspondingly translate said cursor mark using said computer input to prevent interruption of said event execution.