Adaptive Anxiety Remediation via Personalized Auditory Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for anxiety reduction are situation-specific and may not be effective across various anxiety-inducing scenarios, as individual responses to anxiety-reducing methods can vary significantly.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that uses anxiety indicators from wearable devices to detect elevated anxiety levels, selects and outputs personalized sounds to remediate anxiety, and adjusts based on feedback to determine the effectiveness of the sound in reducing anxiety levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single anxiety-reducing method is used, then it may be effective for some individuals in certain situations, but it cannot be effective across various anxiety-inducing scenarios for all individuals

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveeffectiveness across situationsVSAvoidindividual response variability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adapts the anxiety-reducing method by selecting from multiple techniques (meditation, sounds, fragrances) based on real-time detection of anxiety indicators and individual response feedback, transforming a static single-method approach into a dynamic multi-method system that adjusts to different situations and individuals

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters of the anxiety-reducing intervention by selecting different techniques (meditation, sounds, fragrances) and adjusting their intensity or duration based on detected anxiety levels and individual response, allowing optimization of effectiveness across varying conditions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple anxiety-reducing methods are provided, then adaptability across situations improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverange of anxiety-reducing techniquesVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements multi-functionality by integrating multiple anxiety-reducing techniques (meditation guidance, sound playback, fragrance dispensing) within a single platform, allowing one system to serve multiple therapeutic functions rather than requiring separate systems for each technique

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from anxiety indicators (heart rate, respiration) and individual response to automatically select and adjust the appropriate anxiety-reducing technique, reducing the need for complex manual configuration and simplifying the user interaction with the multi-method system

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10420913B2Airborne anxiety detection and remediation

Publication Date: 2019.09.24 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for detection and remediation of anxiety. Aspects include receiving an anxiety indicator. Aspects also include analyzing the anxiety indicator to determine whether an anxiety level exceeds an anxiety threshold. Aspects also include, based upon a determination that the anxiety level exceeds the anxiety threshold, selecting a first sound. Aspects also include outputting the first sound. Aspects also include receiving an anxiety feedback. Aspects also include determining, based upon the anxiety feedback, whether the anxiety level is decreasing.