Generalized metronome for modification of biorhythmic activity
First Claim
1. An exercise device for modifying a multi-phase biorhythmic activity of a subject, the exercise device comprising:
- a memory storing;
a set of computer instructions,an initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, andan a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern,wherein at least one ratio between a duration of two phases in the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern is different from a corresponding ratio in the a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, andwherein the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern characterizes the actual multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the subject at the time of use; and
a stimulus generating unit comprising a processor, the stimulus generating unit configured to;
generate, responsive to the stored set of computer instructions, a time-varying stimulus that has a multi-phase pattern comprising a plurality of transitional forms, generated according to predetermined rules, intermediate of the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern;
wherein each subsequent transitional form has a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern more similar to the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern than a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of a previous transitional form;
provide the defined time-varying stimulus to the subject including the plurality of transitional forms; and
guide the subject to modify the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, such that the duration ratio of the at least two phases of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern transitions into the duration ratio of the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern during the providing of the defined time varying stimulus, and such that the stimulus generating unit provides instructions to the subject to request that the subject synchronize the multi-phase biorhythmic activity with the time-varying stimulus;
wherein the time-varying stimulus and rules for generating said transitional forms are defined prior to the step of providing the defined time-varying stimulus to the subject and are independent of ongoing measurement of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity,wherein at least one phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the time-varying stimulus corresponds to a respective phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity of the subject, andwherein the duration of both the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern are predetermined prior to the stimulus generation,wherein the duration of each transitional form varies linearly or geometrically over time.
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Abstract
Apparatus (20) for use with a subject (30) is provided, including a memory, storing a set of computer instructions, the memory adapted to have stored therein an initial form of a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and an indication of a desired form of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein a ratio of durations of two phases in the desired form is different from a ratio of durations of the respective phases in the initial form, and wherein at least one phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern corresponds to a respective phase of a multi-phase biorhythmic activity of the subject (30). The apparatus (20) further includes a stimulus unit (38), adapted to execute the stored instructions and to generate responsive thereto a time-varying stimulus that: (a) is substantially not responsive to ongoing measurement of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity during generation of the time-varying stimulus, and (b) has a multi-phase pattern that is characterized by a series of transitional forms intermediate the initial form and the desired form that guide the subject (30) to modify the biorhythmic activity.
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1. An exercise device for modifying a multi-phase biorhythmic activity of a subject, the exercise device comprising:
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a memory storing; a set of computer instructions, an initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, and an a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein at least one ratio between a duration of two phases in the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern is different from a corresponding ratio in the a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, and wherein the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern characterizes the actual multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the subject at the time of use; and a stimulus generating unit comprising a processor, the stimulus generating unit configured to; generate, responsive to the stored set of computer instructions, a time-varying stimulus that has a multi-phase pattern comprising a plurality of transitional forms, generated according to predetermined rules, intermediate of the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern;
wherein each subsequent transitional form has a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern more similar to the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern than a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of a previous transitional form;provide the defined time-varying stimulus to the subject including the plurality of transitional forms; and guide the subject to modify the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, such that the duration ratio of the at least two phases of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern transitions into the duration ratio of the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern during the providing of the defined time varying stimulus, and such that the stimulus generating unit provides instructions to the subject to request that the subject synchronize the multi-phase biorhythmic activity with the time-varying stimulus; wherein the time-varying stimulus and rules for generating said transitional forms are defined prior to the step of providing the defined time-varying stimulus to the subject and are independent of ongoing measurement of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity, wherein at least one phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the time-varying stimulus corresponds to a respective phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity of the subject, and wherein the duration of both the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern are predetermined prior to the stimulus generation, wherein the duration of each transitional form varies linearly or geometrically over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 61, 62, 63)
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14. A method for modifying a biorhythmic activity of a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing an initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and an a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein at least one ratio between a duration of two phases in the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern is different from a corresponding ratio in the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, and wherein the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern characterizes the actual multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the subject at the time of use; generating a time-varying stimulus that has a multi-phase pattern that is characterized by a plurality of transitional forms generated according to predetermined rules, intermediate of the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein each subsequent transitional form has a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern more similar to the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern than a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of a previous transitional form; providing the defined time-varying stimulus to the subject including the plurality of transitional forms; and guiding the subject to modify the multiphase biorhythmic activity, such that the duration ratio of the at least two phases of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern transitions into the duration ratio of the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern during the providing of the defined time varying stimulus, wherein the guiding of the subject comprises requesting the subject to synchronize the biorhythmic activity with the guiding stimulus; wherein the time varying stimulus and rules for generating said transitional forms are defined prior to the providing thereof and independently of ongoing measurement of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein at least one phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern corresponds to a respective phase of a multi-phase biorhythmic activity of the subject, and wherein the duration of both the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern are predetermined prior to the stimulus generation, wherein the duration of each transitional form varies linearly or geometrically over time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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23. A computer software product used to modify a muscle activity of a subject, the computer software product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium storing program instructions, the instructions comprising; an initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and an a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein at least one ratio between a duration of two phases in the initial pattern is different from a corresponding ratio in the desired pattern, wherein the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern characterizes the actual multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the subject at the time of use, wherein the instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to; generate a time-varying stimulus that has a multi-phase pattern comprising a plurality of transitional forms generated according to predetermined rules, intermediate the initial form of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the desired form of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern, wherein each subsequent transitional form has a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern more similar to the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern than a multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of a previous transitional form; provide the defined time-varying stimulus to the subject, guide the subject to modify the multi-phase biorhythmic activity, such that the duration ratio of at least two phases of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity transitions into the duration ratio of the desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern during the providing of the defined time varying stimulus, wherein the guiding of the subject comprises providing instructions to request the subject to synchronize the biorhythmic activity with the guiding stimulus; wherein at least one phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern of the time-varying stimulus corresponds to a respective phase of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity, wherein the program instructions, when read by the computer, cause the computer to define the time-varying stimulus and rules for generating said transitional forms prior to the providing thereof and independently of ongoing measurement of the multi-phase biorhythmic activity, and wherein the duration of both the initial multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern and the a-priori determined desired multi-phase biorhythmic activity pattern are predetermined prior to the stimulus generation, wherein the duration of each transitional form varies linearly or geometrically over time. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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