Educational device for simulating addictive behavior and method of using
US8272875B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Z99/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An addiction simulator for use in an educational program, operable for (i) periodically requesting simulated addictive behavior, (ii) receiving a satisfaction signal from an assigned individual in response to a generated request, representing consumption of an amount of addictant in limited supply, and (iii) refusing acceptance of a satisfaction signal when the supply of addictant has been exhausted. The duration of the interval between requests can based upon a physiological characteristic of the assigned individual.
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