Mood Sensing Sharing Device for Stress Intervention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional treatments for emotional distress, such as pharmacology and cognitive behavioral therapy, can be invasive and culturally unacceptable, while complementary treatments like deep breathing are time-consuming and often not timely enough to address symptoms effectively, leading to lower compliance and poorer health outcomes.
Innovation Solution
A biofeedback-driven Mood Sensing Sharing Device (MSSD) system that includes a Smart Ring with a mood stone and a paired app, which detects emotional states through color changes and initiates timely complementary interventions like deep breathing sessions, ensuring earlier and more relevant relief from symptoms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional treatments (pharmacology and cognitive behavioral therapy) are used, then effectiveness in treating emotional distress is improved, but cultural acceptability and ease of operation deteriorate due to invasive nature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wearable mood sensing device as an intermediary that detects emotional states through physiological markers (heart rate, temperature, galvanic skin response) and triggers complementary treatments automatically. This mediator bridges the gap between effective traditional treatments and user acceptance by providing an non-invasive, culturally acceptable interface that delivers proven therapies without requiring direct engagement with invasive methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting emotional distress through the wearable device and initiating appropriate complementary treatments without requiring professional intervention. The automated detection and treatment delivery allows users to access effective therapies independently, improving cultural acceptability while maintaining treatment effectiveness.
2Ease of operation
If complementary treatments (yoga, meditation, deep breathing) are used, then cultural acceptability is improved, but timeliness and productivity deteriorate due to time-consuming nature
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device continuously monitors physiological parameters in advance to detect early signs of emotional distress before full symptoms manifest. By identifying distress patterns proactively, the system can trigger complementary treatments at the optimal moment, ensuring timely intervention without requiring users to wait until symptoms become severe or to allocate significant time for treatment planning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts treatment delivery based on real-time physiological data and user response. The wearable device modifies treatment parameters (duration, intensity, type) on the fly to match the user's current state, enabling effective complementary treatments to be delivered in shorter, more adaptable timeframes rather than fixed lengthy sessions.
3Ease of operation
If complementary treatments are practiced without real-time monitoring, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision and reliability deteriorate due to inability to detect optimal intervention timing
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device provides continuous real-time feedback by monitoring physiological parameters (heart rate, temperature, galvanic skin response) and using this data to determine when emotional distress is occurring. This feedback loop enables the system to trigger complementary treatments with high timing precision while maintaining ease of operation, as users simply wear the device and receive automated interventions based on objective physiological measurements.
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
The MSSD system provides faster, more culturally acceptable, and timely interventions, improving health outcomes by alerting users to and mitigating emotional distress symptoms promptly, reducing the risk of anxiety disorders and depression.
Implementation Method 1
a mood stone... heat sensitive cholesteric stone
Implementation Method 2
heat sensitive cholesteric stone (i.e., mood stone)
Implementation Method 3
heat sensitive cholesteric stone
Data Source
AI summary
A mood sensing sharing device (MSSD) powered intervention system, which consists of a smart ring and a paired mobile device is disclosed. The smart ring comprises a mood stone which is configured to display a color that is indicative of a wearer's current emotional state. The smart ring sends current color information for the mood stone to an application on a paired mobile device. The application on the paired mobile device displays one or more guided complementary mitigations (e.g., deep breathing, yoga, meditation, prayer, or other similar relaxation technique) in response to the received mood stone color information.