Ear-wearing type physiology feedback device

A physiological feedback and ear-worn technology, applied in hypnosis devices, blood characterization devices, devices that cause changes in the state of perception, etc., can solve the problems of inability to isolate sound, use needs that cannot be met, and habits that hinder the purpose of easing emotions, etc. question

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-01
周常安
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[0010] The above explains the current forms of the main physiological feedback devices, however, there are still some usage needs that cannot be met
[0011] 1. Unable to isolate external interference: especially in a noisy environment, due to the inability to isolate external sounds, the effect of physiological feedback may be reduced, for example, to relieve stress
[0012] 2. The visual feedback method is sometimes not the best feedback form for some physiological feedback training: when it is hoped to achieve the purpose of relaxing the body and mind, the use of visual feedback will easily hinder the habit of ordinary people to use eyes closed to ease emotions
[0013] 3. Insufficient concealment: When used in a public environment, for example, during public transportation, the feedback method of the hand-held screen cannot avoid the eyes of others, so it may cause the user's discomfort and lose the beauty of the original design
[0014] 4. Insufficient convenience: Even if it is a hand-held physiological feedback device, the user must still use a hand-held method when performing physiological feedback, and cannot directly complete the physiological feedback by wearing it on the body, which is not convenient enough

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[0064] As shown in FIG. 3 , the ear-worn physiological feedback device according to the present invention is implemented in the form of wearing on both ears, and the two are electrically connected to each other. In this embodiment, in addition to wearing the shell 12 on both ears, the electrical connection between the two shells can also be implemented as Figure 3A around-ear headphones as shown, or Figure 3BThe connecting element between the two rear-mounted earphones is shown to provide a fixing element in addition to the ear-worn structure on the housing.

[0065] Such a design is quite suitable for brain wave detection, because, in addition to the sampling points A1, A2 on the two ears, or the GROUND signal obtained from the protrusion behind the ear, the connecting element can also be set at an appropriate position For example, when the electrode is set on the top of the head, it is equivalent to C3 and C4 during brain wave detection, and the position behind the head i...

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[0069] Since the physiological feedback device according to the present invention is arranged on the ear, through such an arrangement, blood oxygen signal and heart rate information can be obtained conveniently at the same time, such as Figure 4 As shown, if the Galvanic skin response (GSR, Galvanic skin response) is obtained through the device 40 set on the hand wirelessly connected with the ear device 1 , the physiological feedback training of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) can be performed.

[0070] This is because, through the control of ideas, breathing, etc., it can be fed back to the autonomic nervous system to achieve the effect of controlling the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic nerve or the negative sympathetic nerve is relatively strong, which is used as a basis to guide the user to carry out physiological regulation. For example, when the orthosympathetic nerve is relatively dominant, it means that the body is currently in a relatively hyperactive stat...

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[0072] Such as Figure 5 As shown, the ear-worn physiological feedback device according to the present invention can also be used as an input device of an EEG interface. As shown in the figure, the ear-worn physiological feedback device can include a wireless transmission module, so that the physiological signal can be transmitted in real time to a computer with a corresponding (built-in or external) wireless receiver in the form of wireless transmission , plus the ear-worn physiological feedback device detects brain waves, therefore, through such a design, the user can control the operation of the computer through will, whether it is training attention or playing games, It can even be a way to conduct competitions, for example, multiple physiological feedback devices are online for competitions, or multiple physiological feedback devices are connected to a computer for competitions at the same time, or competitions with remote physiological feedback devices through the networ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to an ear hanging type physiological feedback device comprising an ear hanging type structure for linking with ears, at least a sensing element for acquiring physiological signals and a circuit arrangement attached to the ear hanging type structure. The physiological feedback device also comprises a analogue-digital conversion for receiving physiological signals obtained by the sensing element and performing a digital process to the physiological signals, a processor for processing the digital physiological signals, a battery for providing electric power needed by operation and a sounding module, wherein, after the digital physiological signals are analyzed, they will be compared with a default value to obtain a result, according to the result, the processor will drive the sounding module to send audio signals correspondingly to inform the user, and when the user gives a physiological feedback, the sounding module can be arranged close to the ears through the ear hanging type structure, and thus, the audio signals can be received by ears.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an ear-worn physiological feedback device, in particular to an ear-worn physiological feedback device that can be easily configured by a user in use. Background technique [0002] Physiological feedback (Biofeedback) refers to providing real-time physiological signals to oneself, which usually monitors the individual's heart rate, body temperature, brain wave, blood pressure, Galvanic skin response (GSR, Galvanic skin response), or muscle tension through electronic instruments Degree, etc., and feedback to the person through visual or auditory means, such as instrument readings, light, or sound, etc., and through training to understand the changes in these signals, one can learn to consciously control one's own physiological activities to achieve The purpose of adjusting physiological functions and states. And this also means that there is indeed a connection between our body and mind that affects each other. [0003]...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61M21/00
CPCA61B5/441A61B5/145A61B5/024A61B5/486A61B5/6815A61B5/0482A61B5/6838A61B5/0816A61B5/7405A61B5/375
Inventor 周常安
Owner 周常安
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