MOOD SENSING SHARING DEVICE BASED SYSTEM AND INTERVENTION FOR SYMPTOMS OF STRESS

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to a biofeedback driven, MSSD wearable electronic device for the complementary intervention of presented symptoms of stress.

Claims

1. A system and method comprising a smart ring and stress monitor app for detecting stress and for providing a complementary intervention for stress: the smart ring worn on a finger of a wearer for the purpose of sensing stress; the smart ring consisting of an electronics subsystem capable of monitoring a biological marker that is indicative of the wearer's stress level; the smart ring configured to transmit information about the wearer's stress level to said stress monitor app; the stress monitor app executing programmed instructions within an operating system of a pair mobile communications apparatus; the stress monitor app programmed to receive the wearer's stress level information from said paired smart ring; the stress monitor app programmed to characterize the received stress level information; and the stress monitor app programmed to send a notification to the wearer of the smart ring when the wearer's characterized stress level matches a configured level of tension or emotional distress; with said notification containing a link to a guided complementary intervention.

2. The system and method of claim 1, wherein the smart ring is a mood sensing sharing device, in the setting of a ring, comprising an electronics subsystem and a temperature sensitive cholesteric stone; said cholesteric stone color responsive to said biological marker and indicative of the current stress level of the wearer of the smart ring.

3. The system and method of claim 1, wherein the smart ring sends stress level information to the stress monitor app every thirty seconds.

4. The system and method of claim 1, wherein the complementary intervention is a guided 3-minutes long deep breathing session.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] FIG. 1 is a model showing the progression and ultimate resolution of stress induced symptoms.

[0015] FIG. 2 is a model showing the operation of MPCT, resulting in the quicker resolution of stress induced symptoms.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0016] This invention relates to the complementary intervention for symptoms of high levels of stress using MPCT. MPCT is a specific embodiment of the '390 Patent, comprising an MSSD conforming Smart Ring and a conforming MSSA Stress Monitor App.

[0017] An MPCT system comprises a Smart Ring 11 (FIG. 3 of the '390 Patent) and a Stress Monitor App 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent), running on an operating system 51 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent) of a paired mobile communications apparatus 12 (FIG. 1 of the '390 Patent). In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile communications apparatus (MCA) 12 (FIG. 1 of the '390 Patent) is an Apple iPhone and the operating system 51 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent) is IOS version 12.x or higher.

[0018] An MPCT Smart Ring, which is worn on a finger of a wearer, comprises a mood stone and an electronics subsystem (ES)—consisting of one or more biosensors, a microprocessor, memory, wireless connectivity and a powering-charging element-all housed within a ring chassis.

[0019] In an exemplary embodiment, the MPCT Smart Ring's chassis 31 (FIG. 3 of the '390 Patent) is comprised of a 3D printed carbon fiber material.

[0020] The mood stone of an MPCT Smart Ring is a decorative Thermochromic Liquid Crystal decorative ring stone. In an exemplary embodiment, the mood stone is as taught in FIG. 2, element 20 of the '390 Patent and Table 1 of the '390 Patent.

[0021] A biosensor 45 (FIG. 4 of the '390 Patent) within an MPCT Smart Ring tracks the state of a mood stone 20 (FIG. 2 of the '390 Patent), to detect subtle physiological changes in the body, which research has demonstrated are due to the autonomic nervous system's response to stress. In an exemplary embodiment the biosensor is a programmable, low operating current, digital temperature thermometer having the following characteristics: a minimum range of 20 degrees C. to 40 degrees C.; a minimum resolution of 0.5 degrees C.; a minimum accuracy of 0.5 degrees C.; and a response time of less than 1 second.

[0022] In an exemplary embodiment, the MPCT Smart Ring's microprocessor (embedded processor 41 of the '390 Patent) is a low power, mixed signal 16-bit ARM® based micro-controller, having both integrated digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters.

[0023] In an exemplary embodiment, the MPCT Smart Ring's memory (memory 42 of the '390 Patent) is a NAND flash memory module having a density of 256 Megabytes and a having a bus width of 16-bits.

[0024] Wireless connectivity is provided by Communications Module 44 (FIG. 4 of the '390 Patent) within an MPCT Smart Ring provides Bluetooth® communication with a paired mobile device MCA 12 (FIG. 1 of the '390 Patent) running MSSD aware applications MSSA 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent). In an exemplary embodiment the Bluetooth Low Energy v4.0 standard protocol is implemented.

[0025] The MPCT Smart Ring's powering-charging element comprises a battery 47 (FIG. 4 of the '390 Patent) and recharge circuitry 48 (FIG. 4 of the '390 Patent). In an exemplary embodiment the battery 47 (FIG. 4 of the '390 Patent) is a 3.7V LIPO battery, having built-in overcharge protection circuitry, and the recharge circuitry 48 (FIG. 4 of the '390 Patent) comprises a USB wall charging adaptor with analog circuitry to adapt a wall outlet's AC current into a 4V DC charging current.

[0026] The MPCT deep breathing Intervention is a specific implementation of the Stress Monitor App (MSSDBI). An MSSDBI receives mood stone color information pertaining to the current physiological state of a wearer's paired MPCT Smart Ring via a Bluetooth connection. The mood stone information, for an MPCT Smart Ring, is mapped via a software algorithm to a wearer's current mood level: corresponding to a particular mood stone color range of “Blue,” “Green,” “Red,” and “Black.” In an exemplary embodiment, a mood stone's 20 (FIG. 2 of the '390 Patent and Table 1 of the '390 Patent) color of “Blue,” “Green,” “Red,” or “Black” is algorithmically classified as one of four different stress levels: “None,” “Low,” “Medium” and “High.” A “High” stress level is indicative of a wearer of an MPCT Smart Ring experiencing elevated levels of tension or emotional distress.

[0027] In an exemplary embodiment, when in the foreground of the operating system's 51 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent) user interface, an MPCT Stress MonitorApp 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent), echoes the Smart Ring's mood stone color and presents a message that is indicative of the wearer's current stress level. When a high level of stress is echoed, the wearer is presented with a link to an embedded deep breathing module within the MSSDBI example MPCT Stress Monitor App 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent).

[0028] Moreover, in an exemplary embodiment, when the Stress Monitor App 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent) is in the background of the operating system's 51 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent) user interface, system notifications alert the wearer to the occurrence of “High” levels of stress. The high stress alerts are further configured with a link to an embedded deep breathing module within the Stress MonitorApp 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent).

[0029] In an exemplary embodiment, the deep breathing module within an MSSDBI example MPCT Stress Monitor App 52 (FIG. 5 of the '390 Patent) guides a wearer through a 3 minutes long breathing session, intended to intervene the wearer's experience of physical symptoms arising from stress.

[0030] While in the foregoing, there have been described specific apparatuses and methods for the present invention, it is to be clearly understood that the provided description is exemplary and is not to limit the scope of the invention.