System and method for increasing the relaxation of a person
First Claim
1. A light control system for increasing a degree of relaxation of a person, the system comprising:
- a first physiological parameter determining unit for determining a first physiological parameter of the person;
a reference parameter providing unit for providing a reference parameter;
a correlation determining unit for determining a degree of correlation between the first physiological parameter and the reference parameter;
a controller for determining control information based on a combination of (i) the determined degree of correlation and (ii) configurable settings for controlling an output unit, wherein the output unit comprises a plurality of controllable devices selected from a light source unit, light source devices, acoustic devices and any other device appropriate to modify a relaxation state of the person, wherein the configurable settings are stored in the controller and relate to (a) an infrastructural environment of the person in which the system operates, (b) physiological data of the person, and (c) preferences of the person that include music and light color; and
at least one sensing device adapted to detect infrastructural parameters of the infrastructural environment of the person in which the system operates, said infrastructural parameters including (a) a wall color, (b) a presence of at least one light source device not controlled by the controller through the control information, and (c) room acoustics or a presence of at least one audio device not controlled by the controller through the control information,wherein the controller is adapted to control the output unit based on the control information, and further wherein in a mode of operation of the system the controller is adapted to control the light source unit based on the control information by at least one of;
dimming the light source unit, andchanging a color of light of the light source unit to warmer color tones having a lower color temperature in response to an increase in the degree of correlation from a previously determined degree of correlation.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system (100) for increasing a degree of relaxation of a person (10) using biofeedback. The system (100) comprises a first physiological parameter determining unit (20) for determining a first physiological parameter of the person (10), a reference parameter providing unit (60) for providing a reference parameter, a correlation determining unit (30) for determining a degree of correlation between the first physiological parameter and the reference parameter and a controller (40) for determining a control information based on the determined degree of correlation for controlling a light source unit (50), wherein in a mode of operation of the system the control information is adapted to control the light source unit (50) by dimming the light source unit and/or changing the color of the light from the light source unit to warmer color tones having a lower color temperature when the degree of correlation increases.
9 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A light control system for increasing a degree of relaxation of a person, the system comprising:
-
a first physiological parameter determining unit for determining a first physiological parameter of the person; a reference parameter providing unit for providing a reference parameter; a correlation determining unit for determining a degree of correlation between the first physiological parameter and the reference parameter; a controller for determining control information based on a combination of (i) the determined degree of correlation and (ii) configurable settings for controlling an output unit, wherein the output unit comprises a plurality of controllable devices selected from a light source unit, light source devices, acoustic devices and any other device appropriate to modify a relaxation state of the person, wherein the configurable settings are stored in the controller and relate to (a) an infrastructural environment of the person in which the system operates, (b) physiological data of the person, and (c) preferences of the person that include music and light color; and at least one sensing device adapted to detect infrastructural parameters of the infrastructural environment of the person in which the system operates, said infrastructural parameters including (a) a wall color, (b) a presence of at least one light source device not controlled by the controller through the control information, and (c) room acoustics or a presence of at least one audio device not controlled by the controller through the control information, wherein the controller is adapted to control the output unit based on the control information, and further wherein in a mode of operation of the system the controller is adapted to control the light source unit based on the control information by at least one of; dimming the light source unit, and changing a color of light of the light source unit to warmer color tones having a lower color temperature in response to an increase in the degree of correlation from a previously determined degree of correlation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method of controlling a light source unit for increasing a degree of relaxation of a person, the method comprising the steps of:
-
determining a first physiological parameter of the person; providing a reference parameter; determining a degree of correlation between the first physiological parameter and the reference parameter; determining, via a controller, control information based on a combination of (i) the determined degree of correlation and (ii) configurable settings for controlling an output unit, wherein the output unit comprises a plurality of controllable devices selected from a light source unit, light source devices, acoustic devices and any other device appropriate to modify a relaxation state of the person, wherein the configurable settings are stored in the controller and relate to (a) an infrastructural environment of the person in which the method operates, (b) physiological data of the person, and (c) preferences of the person that include music and light color; detecting infrastructural parameters, via at least one sensing device, of the infrastructural environment of the person in which the method operates, said infrastructural parameters including (a) a wall color, (b) a presence of at least one light source device not controlled by the controller through the control information, and (c) room acoustics or a presence of at least one audio device not controlled by the controller through the control information; and controlling, via the controller, the output unit based on the control information, wherein controlling further includes controlling the light source unit based on the control information by at least one of; dimming the light source unit, and changing a color of light from the light source unit to warmer color tones having a lower color temperature in response to an increase in the degree of correlation from a previously determined degree of correlation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and executable via a controller for controlling a light source for increasing a degree of relaxation of a person, the computer program comprising the steps of:
-
determining a first physiological parameter of the person; providing a reference parameter; determining a degree of correlation between the first physiological parameter and the reference parameter; determining control information based on a combination of (i) the determined degree of correlation and (ii) configurable settings for controlling an output unit, wherein the output unit comprises a plurality of controllable devices selected from a light source unit, light source devices, acoustic devices and any other device appropriate to modify a relaxation state of the person, wherein the configurable settings are stored in the controller and relate to (a) an infrastructural environment of the person in which the method operates, (b) physiological data of the person, and (c) preferences of the person that include music and light color; detecting infrastructural parameters, via at least one sensing device, of the infrastructural environment of the person, said infrastructural parameters including (a) a wall color, (b) a presence of at least one light source device not controlled by the controller through the control information, and (c) room acoustics or a presence of at least one audio device not controlled by the controller through the control information; and controlling the output unit based on the control information, wherein controlling further includes controlling the light source unit based on the control information by at least one of; dimming the light source unit, and changing a color of light from the light source unit to warmer color tones having a lower color temperature in response to an increase in the degree of correlation from a previously determined degree of correlation.
-
Specification