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System and method for modifying biometric activity using virtual reality therapy

  • US 10,347,376 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2018
  • Issued: 07/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for using virtual reality or augmented reality experiences as therapeutic treatment to improve the emotional, psychological, or psychiatric state of a user, said method comprising the steps of:

  • identifying initial biometric data for the user, wherein said initial biometric data includes EEG brainwave activity of the user, wherein said EEG brainwave activity includes at least one of beta, alpha, gamma, theta, and delta brainwave activity;

    selecting virtual reality content for the user based at least in part on the emotional, psychological, or psychiatric state desired to be improved;

    wherein said selected virtual reality content comprises at least one of a virtual reality environment, an augmented reality environment and a mixed reality environment;

    providing the selected virtual reality content to the user;

    measuring the user'"'"'s biometric data during and/or after the user'"'"'s exposure to the selected virtual reality content;

    wherein said measured biometric data includes EEG brainwave activity of the user during and/or after the user'"'"'s exposure to the selected virtual reality content, wherein said EEG brainwave activity includes at least one of beta, alpha, gamma, theta, and delta brainwave activity;

    calculating changes in the user'"'"'s biometric data corresponding to the selected virtual reality content, wherein the calculation of changes includes calculating changes in at least one of the user'"'"'s beta, alpha, gamma, theta, and delta brainwave activity;

    determining whether the calculated changes in the user'"'"'s biometric data exceed a set of threshold requirements, wherein at least one threshold requirement of said set of threshold requirements includes an increase in at least one of the user'"'"'s beta, alpha, gamma, theta, and delta brainwave activity;

    continuing to provide the selected virtual reality content to the user if the calculated changes in the user'"'"'s biometric data exceed the set of threshold requirements; and

    modifying the selected virtual reality content and providing the modified selected virtual reality content to the user if the calculated changes in the user'"'"'s biometric data do not exceed the set of threshold requirements.

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