Breath Guide Device with Electronic Valve Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods lack an effective and efficient means to guide and regulate breathing exercises for enhancing energy and health, particularly in managing stress and promoting balance between the mind and body.
Innovation Solution
A breath guide device with electronically operated valves and haptic feedback, capable of measuring and regulating breath flow rates, providing guided breathing exercises through a mouthpiece or nasal piece, and offering visual, auditory, or vibrational feedback to align breathing with pre-defined patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If breathing exercises are performed manually without guidance, then the device complexity is reduced, but the measurement precision and effectiveness of breathing regulation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual breathing monitoring with an electronic breath flow rate measurement system that uses sensors to detect and measure breath flow automatically, eliminating the need for manual observation and recording while improving measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the measured breath flow rate is compared with target values, and the device provides guidance signals to adjust breathing patterns, creating a closed-loop system that improves measurement effectiveness without requiring complex manual intervention
2Productivity
If automated breath flow regulation is implemented, then the productivity of breathing exercises is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the breathing exercise system to self-regulate by automatically comparing measured breath flow with target values and providing guidance signals without requiring external intervention, improving exercise efficiency while keeping the control logic simple and contained within the device itself
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic measurement and comparison cycles where the breath flow rate is measured, compared with target values, and guidance signals are provided at regular intervals, creating an efficient automated regulation system that maintains simplicity through rhythmic operation
3Ease of operation
If multiple feedback modes (visual, auditory, vibrational) are added, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-functional feedback system where a single control unit manages multiple output modes (visual, auditory, vibrational), allowing the device to adapt to different user needs and preferences without requiring separate independent systems for each feedback type
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of feedback delivery by providing multiple modes of information output (visual, auditory, vibrational) that can be adjusted based on user requirements, improving accessibility while managing complexity through parameter variation rather than structural multiplication
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AI summary
An apparatus and methods enhances the energy levels of a person, in particular the relating to guiding a person's breathing to enhance energy and health. The device is a breath guide device having an airway, breathflow guiding equipment, a control unit capable of communicating with a memory unit. The control unit is arranged to control the breathflow guiding equipment in dependence on data held in the memory unit. A mouthpiece suitable for placement at a user's mouth may be included. The breathflow guiding equipment includes an electronically operated valve for regulating the flow of breath through the airway.