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NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND METHOD WHICH USE VIRTUAL REALITY

Publication EP3603491A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation

Inventors

NA, Duk Lyul, KIM, Ko Woon, JIN, Ju Hee, LEE, Byung Hwa, CHOI, Jong Doo, CHOI, Jee Hyun, HAN, Hio Been

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to diagnose a neurological disease such as dementia by using virtual reality, and the present invention receives a neurological disease-diagnosing problem from an external device, displays a virtual reality image through a display on the basis of the received neurological disease-diagnosing problem, and performs an examination using the virtual reality image according to user actions detected through various sensors. This process can be performed when linked with an external device such as a PC or a smart phone. Particularly, with respect to the neurological disease-diagnosing problem, the present invention includes: a first screen for introducing at least one object in a virtual reality space and hiding the same; and a second screen having a question on the hidden object. According to the present invention, neurological disease such as dementia can be conveniently examined without inconveniencing or burdening a patient.

IPC Classifications

G16H 40/63 20180101AFI20210330BHEP G16H 50/20 20180101ALI20210330BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR