Method and apparatus for encouraging physiological change through physiological control of wearable auditory and visual interruption device
First Claim
1. A biofeedback system that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, comprising:
- a physiologic data acquisition device for acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual;
a processor connected to the physiologic data acquisition device for processing said physiologic data and generating at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data;
a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information that includes, at least, visual information from the individual'"'"'s environment, said wearable device comprising a lens display arranged to interrupt the visual information and thereby change the individual'"'"'s visual perception of the individual'"'"'s environment by varying a clarity or opacity of the lens display in response to said at least one control signal.
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Abstract
A biofeedback system and method enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during normal interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, for example while reading, playing video games, watching TV, participating in sports activities, or at work. Physiologic data is processed and used to generate one or more control signals based on the physiologic data. The control signals may be proportional to a result of the data processing, or based on comparison of the processing results with at least one fixed or adaptive threshold. The control signal is supplied to a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information from the individual'"'"'s environment, and serves to interrupt or modify the sensory information. The wearable device may be an eyeglass device including a dynamic lens display, with the control signal being supplied to the dynamic lens display to modulate visual information received through the eyeglass device by obscuring, distorting, or otherwise affecting the clarity of the visual information. Feedback may also be provided in the form of auditory or tactile feedback.
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51 Claims
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1. A biofeedback system that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, comprising:
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a physiologic data acquisition device for acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual; a processor connected to the physiologic data acquisition device for processing said physiologic data and generating at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data; a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information that includes, at least, visual information from the individual'"'"'s environment, said wearable device comprising a lens display arranged to interrupt the visual information and thereby change the individual'"'"'s visual perception of the individual'"'"'s environment by varying a clarity or opacity of the lens display in response to said at least one control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A biofeedback system that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, comprising:
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a physiologic data acquisition device for acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual; a processor connected to the physiologic data acquisition device for processing said physiologic data and generating at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data; a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information from the individual'"'"'s environment, said wearable device being arranged to interrupt or modify the sensory information received by the individual in response to said at least one control signal, wherein said wearable device is an eyeglass device, said eyeglass device including a dynamic lens display, and said control signal being supplied to said dynamic lens display to modulate visual information received through said eyeglass device, and wherein said physiologic data is EEG data, analysis of said physiologic data is carried out in the frequency domain and transformed physiologic data is processed according to three input variables;
rate of change, deviation from expected level, and previously achieved performance.
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28. A biofeedback system that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, comprising:
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a physiologic data acquisition device for acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual; a processor connected to the physiologic data acquisition device for processing said physiologic data and generating at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data; a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information from the individual'"'"'s environment, said wearable device being arranged to interrupt or modify the sensory information received by the individual in response to said at least one control signal, wherein said physiologic data is EEG data to indicate an individual'"'"'s mental engagement at a task, and wherein analysis of said physiologic data is carried out in the frequency domain and the transformed physiologic data is processed according to three input variables;
rate of change, deviation from expected level, and previously achieved performance.
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29. A biofeedback method that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, comprising the steps of:
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providing the individual with a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information from the individual'"'"'s environment, the wearable device comprising a lens display; acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual; using a processor to process the physiologic data and generate at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data; interrupting visual information received by the individual through the wearable device to change the individual'"'"'s visual perception of the individual'"'"'s environment by varying a clarity or opacity of the lens display in response to said at least one control signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A biofeedback method that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment comprising the steps of:
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acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual; using a processor to process the physiologic data and generate at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data; interrupting or modifying sensory information received by the individual through a wearable device in response to said at least one control signal, wherein said wearable device is an eyeglass device, said eyeglass device including a dynamic lens display, and said control signal being supplied to said dynamic lens display to modulate visual information received through said eyeglass device, and wherein said physiologic data is EEG data, analysis of said physiologic data is carried out in the frequency domain and the transformed physiologic data is processed according to three input variables;
rate of change, deviation from expected level, and previously achieved performance.
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51. A biofeedback method that enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during interaction by an individual with the individual'"'"'s environment, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring physiologic data concerning the individual; using a processor to process the physiologic data and generate at least one control signal in response to said processing of the physiologic data; interrupting or modifying visual information received by the individual through a wearable device in response to said at least one control signal, and wherein said physiologic data is EEG data, analysis of said physiologic data is carried out in the frequency domain and the transformed physiologic data is processed according to three input variables;
rate of change, deviation from expected level, and previously achieved performance.
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