RESPIRATORY BIOFEEDBACK DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A biofeedback method, comprising:
- producing a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity;
generating an audio output signal comprising a modified version of the respiratory signal; and
converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback.
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Abstract
Respiratory-based biofeedback devices, systems, and methods are provided. A respiratory biofeedback method includes producing a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity, generating an audio output signal that includes a modified version of the respiratory signal, and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback. The sound waves can be output to the user in real time response to the user'"'"'s respiratory activity. A microphone can be used to generate the respiratory signal. The generated audio output signal can includes the respiratory signal modified to increase a volume level of a portion of the respiratory signal where the volume level exceeds a specified volume level.
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49 Claims
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1. A biofeedback method, comprising:
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producing a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity; generating an audio output signal comprising a modified version of the respiratory signal; and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article comprising a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which instructions when executed result in the performance of the following method:
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producing a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity; generating an audio output signal comprising a modified version of the respiratory signal; and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback.
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21. A biofeedback method, comprising:
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producing a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity; generating a non-respiratory signal in response to a non-respiratory physiological activity of the user; quantifying an aspect of the non-respiratory signal; generating an audio output signal comprising the respiratory signal modified in response to the quantified aspect of the non-respiratory signal; and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user in real time response to the user'"'"'s respiratory activity to provide biofeedback. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An article comprising a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which instructions when executed result in the performance of the following method:
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producing a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity; generating a non-respiratory signal in response to a non-respiratory physiological activity of the user; quantifying an aspect of the non-respiratory signal; generating an audio output signal comprising the respiratory signal modified in response to the quantified aspect of the non-respiratory signal; and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user in real time response to the user'"'"'s respiratory activity to provide biofeedback.
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30. A biofeedback system, comprising:
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a respiratory sensor configured to generate a respiratory signal in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity; a processing unit communicatively coupled with the respiratory sensor and comprising a processor and a tangible medium comprising instructions that when executed cause the processor to generate an audio output signal comprising a modified version of the respiratory signal; and an audio output device communicatively coupled with the processing unit and configured to convert the audio output signal to sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A biofeedback method, comprising:
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producing a respiratory signal with a respiratory sensor in response to a user'"'"'s respiratory activity; transmitting the respiratory signal to a processing unit, the processing unit comprising a processor and a tangible medium comprising instructions that when executed cause the processor to generate an audio output signal comprising a modified version of the respiratory signal; generating the audio output signal with the processing unit; transmitting the audio output signal to an audio output device; and converting the audio output signal with the audio output device to sound waves broadcast to the user to provide biofeedback. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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