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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Toshio Tsuji, Higashi-hiroshima, JP;
Keisuke Shima, Higashi-hiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Tamura, Higashi-hiroshima, JP;
Akihiko Kandori, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Sano, Kokubunji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Miyashita, Tsurugashima, JP;
Toshio Tsuji, Higashi-hiroshima, JP;
Keisuke Shima, Higashi-hiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Tamura, Higashi-hiroshima, JP;
Akihiko Kandori, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Sano, Kokubunji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Miyashita, Tsurugashima, JP;
Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a bioinstrument system S of the present invention, a processor unitin a bioinstrument deviceobtains information indicative of displacement of two fingers in deformed state from distance between the two fingers; and calculates a finger-tapping force by using the obtained information and a predetermined fingertips' stiffness function retrieved from a storage unit. This provides a method for inspecting for neurological disorders in consideration of the finger-tapping force.