Using biometric data to provide feedback in an extended reality environment

Inventors

Roth, Andy • de Mesa, Krystle • Andonian, Ryan • Van Patter, Joshua • Hecht, Morgan • Deshpande, Sanya • Jameson, Maris Alexandra

Assignees

Oura Health Oy

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for a wearable device are described. An extended reality device may establish a connection with a wearable device, such as directly with the wearable device or via a user device connected with the wearable device. The extended reality device may acquire biometric data from sensors of the wearable device, the biometric data for a user of the extended reality device and the wearable device. The extended reality device may provide feedback to the user by updating an extended reality environment, an extended reality experience, or both. For example, the extended reality device may provide visual feedback, audio feedback, haptic feedback, or any combination thereof.

Core Innovation

The document describes a method for providing feedback to a user in an extended reality environment by establishing a connection between a user device and an extended reality device. A first set of biometric data is acquired from one or more sensors of a wearable device associated with a user, and an engagement status of the user is identified based at least in part on a comparison of the first set of biometric data and one or more biometric thresholds configured for identifying engagement of the user in the extended reality environment.

Feedback is provided via a first feedback occasion to modify the engagement status of the user through the extended reality device. One or more trends associated with responses of the user to the feedback are identified based at least in part on a second set of biometric data acquired after each feedback occasion of a plurality of subsequent feedback occasions, and the trends comprise a heart rate trend, a respiration rate trend, a temperature trend, a movement trend, or any combination thereof.

One or more characteristics of the feedback provided to the user via the extended reality device are updated based at least in part on the one or more trends. The feedback is provided in one or more modalities, including visual feedback, audio feedback, and/or haptic feedback, and is updated over configurable durations using follow-up measurements to detect changes and adapt feedback intensity and/or content accordingly.

Claims Coverage

The partial content includes three independent claims covering a method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Each independent claim centers on establishing a connection, acquiring biometric data from a wearable device, identifying engagement status via biometric thresholds, delivering first feedback to modify engagement, deriving response trends from subsequent biometric data, and updating feedback characteristics based on those trends.

Across the independent claims, the core coverage is a closed feedback loop in an extended reality environment: engagement status is identified using biometric thresholds from wearable sensors, feedback is provided to modify engagement, response trends are identified from subsequent biometric data, including heart rate, respiration rate, temperature, and movement trends, and feedback characteristics are updated based on those trends.

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