Patent ID: 8602792
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G06Q,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for providing on a screen of a computer a visible indication of the difference between the chronological age and the psychological age of an examinee, said method comprising the steps of: (a) storing for processing in a processor a first set of data entered by the examinee pertaining to the examinee's year of birth; (b) storing for processing in the processor a second set of data entered by the examinee pertaining to the examinee's lifespan expected by the examinee; (c) storing for processing in the processor a third set of data entered by the examinee containing, for successive predetermined time segments in the examinee's expected lifespan, life event data representing subjective relative significance of life events that have occurred in past time segments and that are expected by the examinee to occur in future time segments; (d) processing at the processor the entered life event data and expected lifespan of the examinee in the computer to calculate the psychological age of the examinee; (e) processing in the processor the first set of data to establish the chronological age of the examinee; (f) displaying on the computer screen a lifespan time scale normalized and defined by the examinee's expected lifespan with a time scale starting point at the examinee's birth and a time scale ending point at the end of the entered expected lifespan; (g) displaying on the computer screen a first indicator representing the examinee's chronological age at a first location on the lifespan time scale corresponding to said chronological age; and (h) displaying on the computer screen a second indicator representing the examinee's calculated psychological age at a second location on the lifespan time scale corresponding to said psychological age such that the spacing on said lifespan time scale between said first and second indicators represents the difference between the examinee's chronological age and calculated psychological age.