Heartbeat Biofeedback Using Auditory Cues for Rhythm Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing treatments for irregular heartbeats, such as atrial fibrillation and premature ventricular contractions, are invasive and costly, lacking non-invasive alternatives for synchronization and regulation.

Innovation Solution

A system and method using auditory prompts synchronized with a repeating pattern, combined with heart pulse measurements, to guide individuals in synchronizing their heartbeat through biofeedback techniques, including visual representations and scoring based on heartbeat synchronization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If pharmaceuticals, surgical intervention, or pacemakers are used to treat irregular heartbeats, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but invasiveness and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment effectivenessVSAvoidinvasiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces mechanical/surgical interventions with an acoustic field-based treatment system. Auditory prompts and sound waves are used to non-invasively influence heartbeat patterns, substituting pacemakers and surgical procedures with a software-driven acoustic synchronization method that detects heartbeats and provides rhythmic auditory cues to regulate cardiac rhythm

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces auditory prompts as an intermediary medium between the user and the heart. Instead of directly stimulating the heart with electrical impulses (pacemakers) or surgical intervention, the system uses sound waves as a mediator that the user perceives and responds to voluntarily, creating a non-invasive pathway to influence cardiac rhythm through conscious auditory processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If pharmaceuticals, surgical intervention, or pacemakers are used to treat irregular heartbeats, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment effectivenessVSAvoidcost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a cost-effective software-based solution using standard computing hardware and audio output devices instead of expensive medical devices. The system uses readily available components (computer, speakers, pulse sensor) to deliver treatment, eliminating the need for costly pacemakers, surgical procedures, or ongoing pharmaceutical expenses

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces expensive mechanical medical interventions with a software-driven acoustic field system. By using algorithmic processing of heartbeat data and generation of auditory prompts through standard audio equipment, the system eliminates costs associated with surgical procedures, implantable devices, and long-term pharmaceutical therapy

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If auditory prompts are used to synchronize heartbeat, then non-invasive treatment is achieved, but synchronization precision must be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveinvasivenessVSAvoidsynchronization precision

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a closed-loop feedback system that continuously monitors heartbeat intervals through pulse detection and dynamically adjusts auditory prompt timing. The system measures the time between detected heartbeats, compares it to target intervals, and modifies the rhythm of auditory cues in real-time to guide the user toward achieving synchronized heartbeat patterns, thereby maintaining precision without invasive intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs dynamic adjustment of auditory prompt parameters based on real-time heartbeat detection. The system adapts the timing, frequency, and rhythm of auditory cues to match the user's current cardiac state, allowing flexible modulation of treatment parameters to maintain synchronization precision as the user's heartbeat varies during the session

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables non-invasive treatment of irregular heartbeats by improving heart function through synchronized auditory and breathing exercises, providing a scoring system to assess synchronization effectiveness.

Implementation Method 1

measuring pulses from the subject's heart to generate heart pulse measurements representing the subject's heartbeat... observing the interaction of one or more wavelengths of light on or through a region of skin of the subject to detect blood volume changes in tissue underlying that region of skin

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPhotoplethysmography: Absorption (EM radiation)

Data Source

PatentUS20260076578A1System and Method to Alter Heartbeats

Publication Date: 2026.03.19 ATLANTIS PARTNERSHIP

AI summary

A system and method of training a subject to alter their heartbeat, including playing sounds with auditory prompts having a timing with a repeating pattern, and measuring pulses from the subject's heart to generate heart pulse measurements representing the subject's heartbeat. A visual representation of the heart pulse measurements is displayed, and the subject is guided to synchronize their heartbeat with the repeating pattern of the auditory prompts.