A method for guiding deep breathing may include receiving a request from a user to initiate a deep breathing exercise on a user-controlled device. The method may include monitoring deep breathing using one or more sensors on an ear-worn device in response to initiating the deep breathing exercise. Examples of sensors include at least one of a motion detector, a microphone, a heart rate sensor, and an electrophysiological sensor. The method may further include initiating an end to the deep breathing exercise. The method may be used with various hearing systems including an ear-worn device and optionally a user-controllable device, such as a smartphone.

A method for guiding deep breathing may include receiving a request from a user to initiate a deep breathing exercise on a user-controlled device. The method may include monitoring deep breathing using one or more sensors on an ear-worn device in response to initiating the deep breathing exercise. Examples of sensors include at least one of a motion detector, a microphone, a heart rate sensor, and an electrophysiological sensor. The method may further include initiating an end to the deep breathing exercise. The method may be used with various hearing systems including an ear-worn device and optionally a user-controllable device, such as a smartphone.

A method for automatically controlling an emotional environment in a vehicle is provided. The method includes generating reflected wave information by radiating an electromagnetic wave toward a rear seat of the vehicle and receiving a reflected wave. A degree of activity is determined based on the reflected wave information and at least one device installed within the vehicle is operated based on the degree of activity.

A magnetic resonance tomography unit and a method is provided in which a patient couch may be moved in relation to the longitudinal direction into the patient tunnel in the transversal direction into a left-hand side extreme position and an opposite-lying right-hand side extreme position. Using an image acquisition facility in the left-hand side extreme position a right-hand side part is acquired and in the right-hand side extreme position a left-hand side part of the outer contour of the predetermined object is acquired. Using the image acquisition facility, the outer contour of the object is subsequently created from the left-hand side part of the outer contour and also from the right-hand side part of the outer contour.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for non-contact sensing of vital signs. An example electronic device to measure vital signs includes a camera to capture an image; a radar antenna to transmit and receive radar signals; and processing circuitry to: identify a subject in the image; identify a location of the subject in an environment; control the radar antenna to steer the radar signals toward the location; and determine a vital sign of the subject based on a reflected radar signal.

An effect of a treatment on an organ, e.g., a lung, is assessed by acquiring a first measurement for each of a plurality of regions of the organ, and then acquiring a second measurement for each of the plurality of regions of the organ, after acquisition of the first measurements. A regional change measurement is obtained for each of the plurality of regions of the organ based on the first measurement and the second measurement of the region. A treatment effect is then determined based the plurality of regional change measurements and treatment information of the treatment delivered to the organ.

An effect of a treatment on an organ, e.g., a lung, is assessed by acquiring a first measurement for each of a plurality of regions of the organ, and then acquiring a second measurement for each of the plurality of regions of the organ, after acquisition of the first measurements. A regional change measurement is obtained for each of the plurality of regions of the organ based on the first measurement and the second measurement of the region. A treatment effect is then determined based the plurality of regional change measurements and treatment information of the treatment delivered to the organ.

A method and system for presence and vitals detection of a living subject is disclosed herein. The system comprises a device that monitors and is an interface. The device comprises an RGB/IR imaging sensor, a radar, a processor, and a first communication module. The processor is configured to run an algorithm to perform digital signal processing on data provided by the radar and the RGB/IR imaging sensor to generate presence and vitals information for the living subject for communication to the device.

In a configuration in which a holder holding a controller is mounted on a seat part with a plate-shaped member, the exposure of the mounting part of the plate-shaped member on which the holder is mounted is eliminated. A seat device includes a pressure sensor measuring a value relating to the seated person's state, a vibration imparting device a vibration imparting operation, an ECU controlling the vibration imparting device corresponding to the measurement result of the pressure sensor, a holder holding the ECU, and a mounting bracket fixed to a lower frame such that the holder is mounted on the lower frame of a seat part. The mounting bracket includes a mounting projection on which a side wall of the holder is mounted in a predetermined mounting direction. When the side wall is mounted on the mounting projection, the mounting projection is covered with the side wall.

A non-contact respiratory monitoring system, method, and sensor are disclosed. The system includes a magnet and a sensor including a coil made of magnetic microwire. The magnetic microwire sensor coil is configured to detect motion of the magnet relative to the magnetic sensor coil. An alternating voltage across the magnetic microwire sensor coil is modified by a change in impedance of the magnetic microwire sensor coil caused by the change in the distance of the magnet from the magnetic microwire sensor coil. The non-contact respiratory monitoring method includes changing a distance of a magnet from a magnetic sensor coil. The sensor includes a coil composed of high quality melt-extracted amorphous microwire.