Pulse Waveform to Music Conversion System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current music production techniques do not effectively utilize user-specific arterial pulse waveforms to create personalized music for relaxation and well-being, missing an opportunity to harness the unique physiological signals for audio generation.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising processing circuitry that receives digital signals indicative of a plethysmogram, analyzes the waveform, and generates audio segments based on amplitude and pulse type, using sensors like pulse oximeters or accelerometers to convert physiological data into music, allowing for real-time audio generation and storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional music production techniques are used, then music can be generated, but it does not effectively utilize user-specific arterial pulse waveforms to create personalized music

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidphysiological signal utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors the user's arterial pulse waveform through sensors and uses this real-time physiological feedback to dynamically generate and adapt music. The pulse waveform data feeds back into the music generation algorithm, allowing the system to adjust musical parameters based on the user's current physiological state, thereby achieving personalized music creation while fully utilizing physiological signals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables the user's own physiological signals (arterial pulse waveform) to serve as the source material for music generation. By using the user's biometric data as the input for creative processing, the system allows the physiological information to serve itself - transforming the user's natural bodily rhythms into personalized musical compositions without requiring external music selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If arterial pulse waveform data is collected and processed, then personalized music can be generated, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a multi-functional processing architecture where a single integrated algorithm handles multiple tasks: detecting arterial pulse waveforms, analyzing waveform characteristics (amplitude, frequency, morphology), classifying pulse types, and generating corresponding musical parameters. This universal processor performs sensing, analysis, classification, and music generation functions within one unified system, reducing overall complexity compared to separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms complex physiological waveform data into simplified musical parameters through systematic parameter mapping. By converting continuous arterial pulse waveform characteristics (amplitude, frequency, shape) into discrete musical elements (pitch, rhythm, tempo), the system reduces data complexity while preserving the essential personalization information needed for music generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4020462A1System for producing music for wellbeing from a personal arterial pulse wave form
Publication Date: 2022.06.29 LIPOT MORDEHAI ROLAND
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AI summary

There is provided a system of producing music that is in accordance with a user's measured arterial pulse wave form, the system comprising: a sound generator comprising a processing circuitry, the processing circuitry comprising a processor and memory, the processing circuitry being configured to: receive a digital signal indicative of a plethysmogram (PG) of the user; and generate, from the digital signal, data indicative of an audio segment.