Resonance Breathing Biofeedback With Dynamic HRV Guidance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for managing stress and anxiety, such as meditation, mental health apps, and pharmaceuticals, are difficult to access, time-consuming, or require medication with side effects, and do not provide a clear and direct method for improving nervous system adaptability.

Innovation Solution

A system using biofeedback, specifically heart rate variability feedback, to guide resonance breathing through audio, visual, and haptic cues, dynamically adjusting patterns based on real-time heart rate data to achieve and maintain a resonance breathing state.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional meditation and mental health apps are used, then stress and anxiety relief is achieved, but accessibility and ease of use deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestress and anxiety reliefVSAvoidaccessibility and ease of use

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements real-time biofeedback through heart rate variability monitoring, providing immediate feedback to users about their breathing pattern effectiveness. This automated feedback mechanism eliminates the need for manual monitoring and guidance, making the system more accessible and easier to use while maintaining reliable stress and anxiety relief through evidence-based respiratory sinus arrhythmia training

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to independently conduct resonance breathing training without requiring external guidance or intervention. The automated biofeedback system allows users to self-monitor and self-regulate their breathing patterns, improving accessibility and ease of use while maintaining the effectiveness of stress and anxiety relief

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If pharmaceuticals are used, then stress and anxiety relief is achieved, but harmful factors worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestress and anxiety reliefVSAvoidmedication side effects

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system converts the naturally occurring heart rate variability signal into a beneficial feedback mechanism for breathing training. By utilizing the body's own physiological signals rather than external medications, the system achieves stress and anxiety relief through natural respiratory sinus arrhythmia training, eliminating harmful medication side effects while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

3Adaptability or versatility

If resonance breathing training is implemented, then nervous system adaptability is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenervous system adaptabilityVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides continuous real-time biofeedback during breathing training, ensuring that users receive uninterrupted guidance and feedback throughout the exercise. This continuous action maximizes the efficiency of each training minute, improving nervous system adaptability while minimizing time consumption through sustained focused training rather than intermittent practice

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

4Reliability

If dynamic biofeedback adjustment is implemented, then breathing pattern effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebreathing pattern effectivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system integrates multiple functions into a single unified platform, including heart rate variability monitoring, breathing pattern analysis, real-time feedback generation, and training guidance. By consolidating these functions into one system rather than requiring separate devices, the patent reduces overall device complexity while maintaining high breathing pattern effectiveness through dynamic biofeedback adjustment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250241546A1Systems, devices, and methods for guiding resonance breathing via biofeedback

Publication Date: 2025.07.31 OHM HEALTH INC

AI summary

A system for guiding a user with heart rate variability feedback may include a computing device comprising a heart rate sensor, one or more processors, and memory having stored thereon computer program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, is configured to cause the one or more processors to receive user input, responsive to receiving the user input, cause an audio output device to output an audio content associated with a default breathing pattern, dynamically receive interbeat interval data from the heart rate sensor, dynamically extract one or more characteristics from the interbeat interval data, cause the display to indicate a dynamic visual pattern based on the one or more characteristics, dynamically determine a second breathing pattern based on the one or more characteristics, and dynamically cause the audio content to change based on the second breathing pattern.