Systems and methods for facilitating mind-body-emotion state self-adjustment and functional skills development by way of biofeedback and environmental monitoring
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Publication Number
US-11763696-B2
Publication Date
2023-09-19
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Abstract
A system for aiding a subject development of physical, mental, and/or emotional skills, subject awareness of their mind state, body state, and/or emotional state, and providing subject biofeedback includes subject-internal signal sensing devices wearable by the subject for sensing signals generated internal to the subject's body; subject-external signal sensing devices for sensing signals generated external to the subject's body; a local computing unit configured for authenticated wireless communication with the subject-internal and subject-external signal sensing devices, and presenting particular types of mind state, body state, and emotional state information to the subject, for instance, in the form of biofeedback (e.g., mind-body state biofeedback, and/or mind-body-emotion state biofeedback); and a cellular network communication unit configured for communicating data corresponding to sensed subject-internal signals and sensed subject-external signals to at least one server by way of at least one cellular network.
Core Innovation
A computerized method is provided for treating a human subject with an impaired function due to neurological damage through the development of physical, mental and emotional skills. The method fits the subject with a sensor device for continuously sensing subject-internal signals during a treatment session, and a processor receives the sensed subject-internal signals and continuously calculates, in real time during the treatment session, a current subject mind state measure, a current subject body state measure, and a current subject emotional state measure.
The current subject mind state measure is based on neural activity signals, the current subject body state measure is based on muscle activity signals, and the current subject emotional state measure is based on heart rate variability signals. During the treatment session, the processor administers a set of functional development activity sequence or training exercises depending on the continuously calculated mind, body and emotional state measures.
The administering includes displaying activity sequence targeted to rehabilitate the impaired function when the calculated measures are at target mind, body, and emotional states. When the calculated mind, body, or emotional state measure is not at the target state, the processor displays mind state training exercises, body state training exercises, or emotional state training exercises to direct the continuously calculated measures toward the target states.
The method determines a health state by determining session mind state recovery profile, session body state recovery profile, and session emotional state recovery profile, comparing them with baseline recovery profiles, and improving the health state when a recovery time interval is decreased compared to the baseline recovery profiles. The method further includes determining baseline subject states during a baseline session and exposing the subject to a stressor presented by the user interface, including emotional and physical stressors, with stressed states determined from signals during and after stressor exposure.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes two independent claims. Each independent claim contains the same core inventive framework: continuous sensing of subject-internal signals during a treatment session, real-time calculation of mind, body, and emotional state measures, administering functional development activity sequences based on target-state matching, and determining health state through recovery-profile comparison including baseline versus session recovery time intervals.
Real-time mind, body, and emotional state calculation from continuous subject-internal signals during a treatment session
Fitting the subject with a sensor device for continuously sensing subject-internal signals during a treatment session, receiving the sensed subject-internal signals by a processor, and continuously calculating on a real-time basis during the treatment session a current subject mind state measure based on neural activity signals, a current subject body state measure based on muscle activity signals, and a current subject emotional state measure based on heart rate variability signals.
Target-state-dependent administration and display of functional development activity sequence or training exercises
Administering by the processor during the treatment session a set of functional development activity sequence or training exercises depending on the continuously calculated current subject mind state measure, current subject body state measure, and current subject emotional state measure, wherein administering comprises displaying the functional development activity sequence targeted to rehabilitate the impaired function when the calculated body, mind, and emotional measures are at target states, and displaying mind state training exercises, body state training exercises, or emotional state training exercises when the corresponding measures are not at target states.
Health-state determination via session recovery profiles compared to baseline recovery profiles using recovery time interval decrease
Determining a health state of the subject by determining session mind state recovery profile, session body state recovery profile, and session emotional state recovery profile as the measures return towards baseline, comparing at least one of the session recovery profiles with corresponding baseline recovery profiles, and improving the health state if a recovery time interval of at least one of the session recovery profiles is decreased compared to the baseline recovery profiles.
Baseline determination and stressor exposure with stressed-state determination from signals during and after exposure
Determining baseline subject mind state, baseline subject body state, and baseline subject emotional state during a baseline session based on neural activity signals, muscle activity signals and heart rate variability signals, exposing the subject to a stressor presented by the user interface including at least one of an emotional stressor and a physical stressor, terminating exposure, receiving subject-internal signals during and after exposing, and determining stressed subject mind state, stressed subject body state, and stressed subject emotional state based on signals received during exposure.
Across the independent claims, the inventive coverage centers on continuous sensing of subject-internal signals during a treatment session, real-time calculation of mind, body, and emotional state measures, target-state-dependent display and administration of functional development activity sequence or training exercises for neurological rehabilitation, and health-state improvement determined by comparing session recovery profiles to baseline recovery profiles using decreased recovery time intervals. The claims also include baseline determination and stressor exposure with stressed-state determination from signals received during and after exposure.
Stated Advantages
Optimizes the subject's performance to improve recovery of the impaired function when the mind state, body state and emotional state are at the target states.
Improves the health state when a recovery time interval of at least one of the session recovery profiles is decreased compared to corresponding baseline recovery profiles.
Documented Applications
Treating a human subject with an impaired function due to neurological damage by developing physical, mental and emotional skills using functional development activity sequences or training exercises targeted based on continuously calculated mind, body and emotional state measures.
Rehabilitating the impaired function by displaying functional development activity sequence targeted to the impaired function when body, mind and emotional measures are at target states.
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