Messaging Tonality Adjustment Using Physiological Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional wearable devices lack the ability to tailor messaging tonality to individual users based on their physiological and behavioral data, leading to reduced engagement and motivation for health improvement.

Innovation Solution

A system that utilizes large language models to evaluate the effectiveness of different messaging tonalities by comparing baseline and post-message physiological data, adjusting the messaging tonality to optimize user response and health outcomes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If uniform messaging delivery is used for all users, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but user engagement and motivation deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessaging deliveryVSAvoiduser engagement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by customizing messaging tonality for individual users based on their physiological data and response patterns. Different users receive messages with different tonalities (e.g., encouraging, factual, empathetic) tailored to their specific needs and responses, rather than using a uniform approach for all users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The messaging system dynamically adapts tonality based on real-time physiological data and user responses. The system continuously monitors user physiological states and adjusts messaging tonality accordingly, making the messaging approach flexible and responsive rather than static and uniform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If personalized messaging tonality is implemented, then user engagement and motivation are improved, but device complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessaging customizationVSAvoidprocessing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses physiological data as feedback to continuously refine and adjust messaging tonality. By monitoring user physiological responses to different messaging tonalities, the system learns what works best for each user and adjusts accordingly, creating a closed-loop adaptive system that improves over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The messaging system serves itself by automatically selecting and adjusting tonality based on physiological data without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously processes physiological data, determines appropriate tonality, and delivers customized messages, reducing the need for complex manual configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If physiological data is continuously monitored to adjust messaging, then messaging effectiveness is improved, but energy consumption and data collection requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessaging effectivenessVSAvoiddata collection
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by selectively monitoring physiological data only when needed for messaging adjustments rather than continuously. It collects and processes only the specific physiological parameters relevant to messaging tonality selection, avoiding unnecessary data collection and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12620471B2Application tonality adjustment model
Publication Date: 2026.05.05 OURA HEALTH OY
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AI summary

Methods, systems, and devices for adjusting a messaging tonality of messages delivered to a user are described. The system may acquire baseline physiological data measured from the user and generate one or more messages based on the baseline physiological data and in accordance with a first messaging tonality. The system may acquire additional physiological data from the user based on providing the one or more messages. In some cases, the system may perform an evaluation of the first messaging tonality by comparing the additional physiological data with the baseline physiological data and select a second messaging tonality from a plurality of messaging tonalities based on the evaluation of the first messaging tonality. The system may generate one or more additional messages to be provided to the user in accordance with the second messaging tonality based on selecting the second messaging tonality.