Breath biofeedback system and method
First Claim
1. A breath biofeedback system comprising:
- a thoracic volume input module for measuring a thoracic volume data of a subject;
a pattern module providing at least one target breathing pattern; and
a display generator in communication with said thoracic volume input device and said pattern module, said display generator producing display information representing a displayable image for display on a display device, said displayable image including;
a first object having a first position determined as a function of said thoracic volume data; and
a second object having a second position determined as a function of said at least one target breathing pattern and said first position, such that said second object moves in response to a than change in said first position relative to said at least one target breathing pattern;
wherein said display generator produces said display information so that said displayable image when displayed on said display device encourages the subject viewing said displayable image to modify respiration.
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Abstract
A breath biofeedback method and system for encouraging a subject to modify respiration. The system includes a thoracic volume input module measuring thoracic volume data of the subject and a pattern module providing target breathing patterns in communication with a display generator. The display generator producing display information representing a displayable image including a first object having a first position determined as a function of the thoracic volume data and a second object having a second position determined as a function of the target breathing pattern and the thoracic volume data. The displayable image is designed such that when displayed on the display device the displayable image encourages the subject viewing the displayable image to modify respiration.
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25 Claims
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1. A breath biofeedback system comprising:
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a thoracic volume input module for measuring a thoracic volume data of a subject; a pattern module providing at least one target breathing pattern; and a display generator in communication with said thoracic volume input device and said pattern module, said display generator producing display information representing a displayable image for display on a display device, said displayable image including; a first object having a first position determined as a function of said thoracic volume data; and a second object having a second position determined as a function of said at least one target breathing pattern and said first position, such that said second object moves in response to a than change in said first position relative to said at least one target breathing pattern; wherein said display generator produces said display information so that said displayable image when displayed on said display device encourages the subject viewing said displayable image to modify respiration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system of encouraging a subject to modify respiration, the system comprising:
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a means for measuring a thoracic volume data of the subject with a thoracic volume input device; a means for providing one or more target breathing patterns; and a means for generating a displayable image using hardware and/or software, said displayable image including; a first object representing a first set of data having a first position determined as a function of said thoracic volume data; and a second object representing a second set of data having a second position determined as a function of said one or more target breathing patterns and said first position, such that said second object moves in response to a change in said first position relative to said one or more target breathing patterns. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A breath biofeedback system comprising:
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a thoracic volume input module for measuring a thoracic volume data of a subject; a pattern module providing at least one target breathing pattern; and a display generator in communication with said thoracic volume input device and said pattern module, said display generator producing display information representing a displayable image for display on a display device, said displayable image including; a first object having a first position determined as a function of said thoracic volume data; and a second object having a second position determined as a function of said at least one target breathing pattern and said first position, such that said second object moves in response to a change in said first position relative to said at least one target breathing pattern; wherein said display generator produces said display information so that said displayable image when displayed on said display device encourages the subject viewing said displayable image to modify respiration. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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