Patent ID: 7440931
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method of analyzing a thought system of a subject, said subject consisting of at least one individual and said method being implemented by a computing device, the method comprising the steps of: inputting a plurality of items perceived by said subject into the computing device; obtaining relationship information of all possible pairs of said items, based on perception of said subject with respect to relationship between two items of each of said all possible pairs of said items; generating a relation matrix of the plurality of items based on said relationship information of each of said items with respect to the all other items; generating a profile matrix by dividing each element of said relation matrix by a sum of said elements of said relation matrix; generating a transformed matrix by transforming said profile matrix based on a deviation of each element of said profile matrix from a corresponding expectation of said element of said profile matrix; transforming said transformed matrix to a display matrix projected on a representation space having dimensions lower than the number of said items and reflecting a relationship between said items perceived by said subject; and displaying said items on said representation space according to said display matrix such that said items are plotted on respective positions in said representation space and shown on an output device; wherein said step of obtaining relationship information further comprises the step of showing said subject only one pair of said all possible pairs of said items in order, for allowing said individual to assign said relationship information for each pair of said items, in the same order.