Device for determining a stress level of a person and providing feedback on the basis of the stress level as determined
First Claim
1. A device for determining a stress level of a person and providing feedback on a basis of the stress level as determined, comprising:
- a textile structure;
at least one body sensor including a patch of electronically conductive textile material integrated in the textile structure, the electrically conductive textile patch measuring electrical signals which are representative of electrical activity inside a body of the person when the textile structure contacts the person'"'"'s body; and
a stress assessing device which processes the electrical signals from the at least one body sensor, and determines a stress level of the person and controls parameters for controlling a feedback device in accordance with the determined stress level;
the feedback device being configured to communicate the stress level to the person;
wherein the feedback device includes LEDs embedded in the textile structure to change color of at least a portion of the textile structure in accordance with the stress level of the person.
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Abstract
A device (1) for determining a stress related condition of a person and providing feedback about this condition comprises body sensors (20) for detecting stress related body parameters, a stress assessing element (40), and a feedback device, wherein the stress assessing element (40) is designed for processing input provided by the body sensors (20) and for determining control parameters for controlling the feedback device, on the basis of the input provided by the body sensors (20). The body sensors (20) are integrated in a textile structure, so that the tested person does not sense the sensors (20), as a result of which there is no chance that the test results get influenced by an interaction between the device (1) and the person.
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16 Claims
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1. A device for determining a stress level of a person and providing feedback on a basis of the stress level as determined, comprising:
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a textile structure; at least one body sensor including a patch of electronically conductive textile material integrated in the textile structure, the electrically conductive textile patch measuring electrical signals which are representative of electrical activity inside a body of the person when the textile structure contacts the person'"'"'s body; and a stress assessing device which processes the electrical signals from the at least one body sensor, and determines a stress level of the person and controls parameters for controlling a feedback device in accordance with the determined stress level; the feedback device being configured to communicate the stress level to the person; wherein the feedback device includes LEDs embedded in the textile structure to change color of at least a portion of the textile structure in accordance with the stress level of the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for determining a stress level of a person and providing feedback on a basis of the stress level as determined, comprising:
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at least one body sensor integrated into a textile structure and configured to detect a stress related body parameter; at least one motion sensor configured to detect movement of the person; a stress assessing device; and a feedback device; wherein the stress assessing device is configured to process input provided by both the at least one body sensor and the at least one motion sensor, and configured to determine control parameters for controlling the feedback device, on a basis of the input provided by both the at least one body sensor and the at least one motion sensor; and wherein the feedback device is configured to control an angle between a seat portion and a backrest of a piece of furniture, on the basis of the input provided by the at least one body sensor and the at least one motion sensor and includes an infrared light source embedded in the textile structure to treat at least a portion of the body of the person with infrared light in accordance with a stress level.
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10. A device for determining a stress level of a person and providing feedback on a basis of the stress level as determined, comprising:
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a piece of furniture having an adjustable shape; at least one body sensor configured to detect a stress related body parameter and integrated in a textile structure of the piece of furniture; a stress assessing device which is configured to process input provided by the at least one body sensor, and configured to determine control parameters for controlling the shape of the piece of furniture, on a basis of the input provided by the at least one body sensor; and a feedback device including a light source in the textile structure of the piece of furniture to treat at least a portion of the body of the person with infrared light in accordance with a stress level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for determining a stress level of a person and providing feedback aimed at minimizing the stress level, comprising the steps of;
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measuring electrical signals which are representative of electrical activity inside the persons body by applying at least one body sensor which contacts the person'"'"'s body, the at least one body sensor including a patch of electronically conductive textile material integrated in a textile structure; analyzing the measured electrical signal in order to find a portion of the signal which is directly related to muscle tensions of the person; and providing feedback in a form of an action aimed at reducing these muscle tensions of the person and a visual signal in accordance with is stress level of the person by LEDs embedded in the textile structure; and providing a piece of furniture including the textile structure having an adjustable shape; and
letting the person take place on the piece of furniture;wherein the action aimed at reducing the muscle tensions of the person involves an adjustment of the shape of the piece of furniture. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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