Methods and systems for gradual exposure to a fear
US12236804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/63
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for gradually exposing a subject to a fear comprising: adapting a virtual reality scenario to expose the subject to the fear by gradually transforming one or more of objects from a first state to a second state, the second state of the object provoking an increase of the fear, and wherein the transforming one or more of the objects take place only if the following two conditions are fulfilled: a time condition specifying an amount of time from the previous increase of fear, and the object is in a peripheral field of vision of the subject as derived from the orientation of the head mounted device. A computer program and computing systems for gradually exposing a subject to a fear are also disclosed.
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