Method and apparatus for providing biofeedback during meditation exercise
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wearable device, the wearable device comprising a processor, one or more biometric sensors and a graphical user interface, the biometric sensors including a motion sensor and an optical biometric sensor configured to detect features of a user'"'"'s cardiac signal, the method comprising:
- determining, via the processor based on output of the motion sensor, that the user'"'"'s movements are within a tolerance range for movement;
prompting the user, via the graphical user interface, to perform a meditation exercise in response to the determining that the user'"'"'s movements are within the tolerance range for movement, the meditation exercise being associated with a target physiological metric related to the physiology of the user;
measuring, based on output of at least the optical biometric sensor, a physiological metric of the user during the meditation exercise, wherein the tolerance range for movement includes one or more values defined such that changes in the physiological metric are due to the meditation exercise rather than the user'"'"'s movement;
determining, via the processor, a performance score indicating the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise based on comparing the measured physiological metric with the target physiological metric; and
providing, via the graphical user interface, based on the performance score, feedback information indicative of the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise the feedback information being provided to the user concurrently with the prompting of the user to perform the meditation exercise.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing biofeedback during a meditation exercise are disclosed. In one aspect, the wearable device includes one or more biometric sensors and a user interface. The method may involve prompting the user, via the user interface, to perform a meditation exercise, the meditation exercise being associated with a target physiological metric related to the physiology of the user. The method may involve measuring, based on output of at least one of the one or more biometric sensors, a physiological metric of the user during the meditation exercise. The method may involve determining a performance score indicating the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise based on comparing the measured physiological metric with the target physiological metric. The method may involve providing, via the user interface, based on the performance score, feedback information indicative of the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wearable device, the wearable device comprising a processor, one or more biometric sensors and a graphical user interface, the biometric sensors including a motion sensor and an optical biometric sensor configured to detect features of a user'"'"'s cardiac signal, the method comprising:
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determining, via the processor based on output of the motion sensor, that the user'"'"'s movements are within a tolerance range for movement; prompting the user, via the graphical user interface, to perform a meditation exercise in response to the determining that the user'"'"'s movements are within the tolerance range for movement, the meditation exercise being associated with a target physiological metric related to the physiology of the user; measuring, based on output of at least the optical biometric sensor, a physiological metric of the user during the meditation exercise, wherein the tolerance range for movement includes one or more values defined such that changes in the physiological metric are due to the meditation exercise rather than the user'"'"'s movement; determining, via the processor, a performance score indicating the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise based on comparing the measured physiological metric with the target physiological metric; and providing, via the graphical user interface, based on the performance score, feedback information indicative of the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise the feedback information being provided to the user concurrently with the prompting of the user to perform the meditation exercise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a wearable device, the wearable device comprising a processor, one or more biometric sensors and a wireless communication transceiver, the biometric sensors including a motion sensor and an optical biometric sensor configured to detect features of a user'"'"'s cardiac signal, the method comprising:
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determining, via the processor based on output of the motion sensor, that the user'"'"'s movements are within a tolerance range for movement; in response to determining that the user'"'"'s movements are within the tolerance range for movement, transmitting to a client device including a graphical user interface, via the transceiver, instructions for displaying a message via the graphical user interface that comprises at least one of text and graphics describing instructions associated with a meditation exercise, the meditation exercise being associated with a target physiological metric related to the physiology of the user; measuring, based on output of at least the optical biometric sensor, a physiological metric of the user during the meditation exercise, wherein the tolerance range for movement includes one or more values defined such that changes in the physiological metric are due to the meditation exercise rather than the user'"'"'s movement; determining, via the processor, a performance score indicating the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise based on comparing the measured physiological metric with the target physiological metric; and transmitting to the client device, via the transceiver, based on the performance score, instructions for displaying a message on the graphical user interface that comprises at least one of text and graphics describing at least one of (i) the performance score and (ii) instructions to the user to adjust the user'"'"'s performance, the message being provided to the user concurrently with the prompting of the user to perform the meditation exercise. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A wearable device, comprising:
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one or more biometric sensors including a motion sensor and an optical biometric sensor configured to detect features of a user'"'"'s cardiac signal; a graphical user interface; at least one processor; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to; determine, via the at least one processor based on output of the motion sensor, that the user'"'"'s movements are within a tolerance range for movement; prompt the user, via the graphical user interface, to perform a meditation exercise in response to determining that the user'"'"'s movements are within the tolerance range for movement, the meditation exercise being associated with a target physiological metric related to the physiology of the user; measure, based on output of at least the optical biometric sensor, a physiological metric of the user during the meditation exercise, wherein the tolerance range for movement includes one or more values defined such that changes in the physiological metric are due to the meditation exercise rather than the user'"'"'s movement; determine, via the at least one processor, a performance score indicating the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise based on comparing the measured physiological metric with the target physiological metric; and provide, via the graphical user interface, based on the performance score, feedback information indicative of the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise, the feedback information being provided to the user concurrently with the prompting of the user to perform the meditation exercise. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A wearable device, comprising:
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one or more biometric sensors including a motion sensor and an optical biometric sensor configured to detect features of a user'"'"'s cardiac signal; a wireless communication transceiver; at least one processor; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor to; determine, via the at least one processor based on output of the motion sensor, that the user'"'"'s movements are within a tolerance range for movement; in response to determining that the user'"'"'s movements are within the tolerance range for movement, transmit to a client device comprising a graphical user interface, via the transceiver, instructions for displaying a message via the graphical user interface that comprises at least one of text and graphics describing instructions associated with a meditation exercise, the meditation exercise being associated with a target physiological metric related to the physiology of the user; measure, based on output of at least the optical biometric sensor, a physiological metric of the user during the meditation exercise, wherein the tolerance range for movement includes one or more values defined such that changes in the physiological metric are due to the meditation exercise rather than the user'"'"'s movement; determine, via the at least one processor, a performance score indicating the user'"'"'s performance during the meditation exercise based on comparing the measured physiological metric with the target physiological metric; and transmit to the client device, via the transceiver, based on the performance score, instructions for displaying a message via the graphical user interface that comprises at least one of text and graphics describing at least one of (i) the performance score and (ii) instructions to the user to adjust the user'"'"'s performance, the message being provided to the user concurrently with the prompting of the user to perform the meditation exercise. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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