MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641001387 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 6, for 'device for monitoring digital engagement to support mental wellness.'
Inventor(s) include Tharun Ashwin B; and Bhuvaneswari Amma N. G.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a device (100) for monitoring digital engagement to support mental wellness. The device (100) may include an occupancy presence sensor (102) configured to detect presence data of a user, an eye tracking module (104) configured to detect corneal-reflection data indicative of a gaze direction of the user, an alert module (106) configured to output a flashing visual indication, and a control unit (202) operatively coupled to the occupancy presence sensor (102), the eye tracking module (104), and the alert module (106). The control unit (202) may include a processor (302) and a memory (304) storing instructions to receive the presence data and the corneal-reflection data, generate a continuous-engagement state when concurrent active viewing of a display screen occurs, and actuate the alert module (106) when a duration of the continuous-engagement state exceeds a usage-duration threshold to prompt a mental rest interval."
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