Breathing Feedback via Chest Abdomen Image Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not enable patients to easily recognize whether they are breathing correctly during breathing training, as they are primarily designed for medical diagnosis rather than patient self-awareness.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that acquires image data of a patient's chest and abdomen, detects displacement, and displays synchronized or non-synchronized movement images of the chest and abdomen to help the patient visualize their breathing correctness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If existing breathing analysis technologies are used, then respiratory condition can be diagnosed by physician, but patient cannot easily recognize whether he/she is breathing correctly
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time visual feedback to patients by displaying synchronized or non-synchronized movement images of chest and abdomen. This feedback mechanism enables patients to immediately perceive whether their breathing is correct without requiring physician interpretation, directly resolving the information loss problem.
Solution Approach 2:
The movement image display serves as an intermediary between the breathing analysis system and the patient. Instead of directly showing complex respiratory data, the system translates it into intuitive visual representations that patients can easily understand, bridging the gap between technical analysis and patient comprehension.
2Loss of information
If chest and abdomen movement images are displayed separately, then breathing analysis is possible, but patient cannot easily recognize synchronization status
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the display of chest and abdomen movement images into a single integrated interface where both movements are shown simultaneously. This combination allows patients to easily perceive the synchronization relationship between chest and abdomen movements without requiring separate displays or complex comparison interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses color changes to indicate synchronization status. When chest and abdomen movements are synchronized, the display shows a specific color pattern; when they are non-synchronized, a different color pattern appears. This visual encoding provides immediate, intuitive feedback about synchronization without adding interface complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An acquisition unit acquires image data indicating at least a chest and an abdomen of a test subject. A detection unit detects the displacement of each of the chest and abdomen of the test subject by using the image data. A display control unit performs control so that the movement image of each of the chest and abdomen is displayed based on the detected displacement of the chest and abdomen. When the movement of the chest and the movement of the abdomen are synchronized with each other, the display control unit performs control so that the display form of the chest movement image and the display form of the abdomen movement image are the same as each other.