A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
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A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
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A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio- signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED TRAINING USING A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-SIGNAL DATA
A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
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WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS
A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for brainwave and cognitive performance analysis, neurofeedback training, sleep tracking, sleep diagnostics, and brain health optimization; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for real-time brain activity monitoring, sleep health assessment, and mental fitness training; Research and development in the field of neurotechnology, cognitive performance enhancement, and sleep science
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Headworn devices, namely, headbands incorporating EEG (electroencephalography) and fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) sensors for measuring brain activity, cognitive function, mental effort, and sleep patterns, not for medical or diagnostic purposes; biofeedback sensors for tracking brain health, cognitive performance, and sleep quality, not for medical or diagnostic purposes; downloadable and recorded software for monitoring, analyzing, and improving brain activity, focus, relaxation, cognitive resilience, and sleep health; downloadable mobile applications for neurofeedback training, sleep tracking, sleep diagnostics, and mental fitness optimization Headworn devices, namely, headbands incorporating EEG (electroencephalography) and fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) sensors for measuring brain activity, cognitive function, mental effort, and sleep patterns for medical purposes; biofeedback sensors for tracking brain health, cognitive performance, and sleep quality for medical purposes
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Headworn devices, namely, headbands incorporating EEG (electroencephalography) and fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) sensors for measuring brain activity, cognitive function, mental effort, and sleep patterns; biofeedback sensors for tracking brain health, cognitive performance, and sleep quality; downloadable and recorded software for monitoring, analyzing, and improving brain activity, focus, relaxation, cognitive resilience, and sleep health; mobile applications for neurofeedback training, sleep tracking, sleep diagnostics, and mental fitness optimization. Software as a Service (SaaS) featuring brainwave and cognitive performance analysis, neurofeedback training, sleep tracking, sleep diagnostics, and brain health optimization; providing an online platform for real-time brain activity monitoring, sleep health assessment, and mental fitness training; research and development services in the field of neurotechnology, cognitive performance enhancement, and sleep science.
A wearable device to wear on a head of a user includes a flexible band generally shaped to correspond to the user's head, the band having at least a front portion to contact at least part of a frontal region of the user's head, a rear portion to contact at least part of an occipital region of the user's head, and at least one side portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion to contact at least part of an auricular region of the user's head. A deformable earpiece is connected to the at least one side portion, the deformable earpiece including conductive material to provide at least one bio-signal sensor to contact at least part of the auricular region of the user's head. At least one additional bio-signal sensor is disposed on the band to receive bio-signals from the user.
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(1) Headworn devices, namely, headbands incorporating EEG (electroencephalography) and fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) sensors for measuring brain activity, cognitive function, mental effort, and sleep patterns; biofeedback sensors for tracking brain health, cognitive performance, and sleep quality; downloadable and recorded software for monitoring, analyzing, and improving brain activity, focus, relaxation, cognitive resilience, and sleep health; mobile applications for neurofeedback training, sleep tracking, sleep diagnostics, and mental fitness optimization. (1) Software as a Service (SaaS) featuring brainwave and cognitive performance analysis, neurofeedback training, sleep tracking, sleep diagnostics, and brain health optimization; providing an online platform for real-time brain activity monitoring, sleep health assessment, and mental fitness training; research and development services in the field of neurotechnology, cognitive performance enhancement, and sleep science.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INDUCE SLEEP AND OTHER CHANGES IN USER STATES
In accordance with an aspect, there is provided a computer system for achieving a target user state by modifying content elements provided to the at least one user. The system includes at least one computing device in communication with at least one bio-signal sensor and at least one user effector, the at least one bio-signal sensor can be configured to measure bio-signals of at least one user, the at least one user effector can be configured to provide content to the at least one user, wherein the content comprises one or more content elements. The at least one computing device can be configured to provide the content to the at least one user via the at least one user effector, compute a difference between the user state of the at least one user before an interval and the target user state using the bio-signals of the at least one user, modify one or more of the content elements provided to the at least one user during the interval based on the difference between the user state of the at least one user before the interval and the target user state, compute a difference between the user state of the at least one user after the interval and the target user state using the bio-signals of the at least one user, modify one or more of the content elements provided to the at least one user after the interval based on the difference between the user state of the at least one user after the interval and the target user state.
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A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the user.
A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEURAL NETWORKS AND DYNAMIC SPATIAL FILTERS TO REWEIGH CHANNELS
Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed at the dynamic filtering of channels based on relevance of a channel to a learning task or channel corruption. In one aspect. a system is disclosed herein for dynamically reweighing a plurality of channels according to relevance given a learning task or channel corruption using a neural network. The system comprising a plurality of channels. each channel of the plurality of channels comprising data and a computing device. The computing device can be configured to receive a dataset from a plurality of channels. extract a representation of the dataset or the plurality of channels. predict a dynamic spatial filter from the representation of the dataset or the plurality of channels using a neural network. apply the dynamic spatial filter to dynamically reweigh each of the channels of plurality channels. and perform a learning task using the reweighed channels and a second neural network.
A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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System and method for enhanced training using a virtual reality environment and bio-signal data
A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING MUSIC WITH BRAIN-STATE DATA
A system and method may be provided for associating bio-signal data (e.g. EEG brain scan data) from at least one user with at least one music data item (e.g. song, or piece of music). By associating bio-signal data, or emotions determined therefrom, with music, the system may establish a data store of music associated with emotions. That database may then be leveraged upon determining that a user is feeling a particular emotion through an EEG scan. When a particular emotion is detected in EEG data of a user, the system may then respond based at least partly on the same or similar emotion being associated with one or more music data items in the system. For example, the system may recommend a particular song associated with the same emotion presently being experienced by the user.
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System and method for enhancing content using brain-state data
A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
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Brain modelling includes receiving time-coded bio-signal data associated with a user; receiving time-coded stimulus event data; projecting the time-coded bio-signal data into a lower dimensioned feature space; extracting features from the lower dimensioned feature space that correspond to time codes of the time-coded stimulus event data to identify a brain response; generating a training data set for the brain response using the features; training a brain model using the training set, the brain model unique to the user; generating a brain state prediction for the user output from the trained brain model, and automatically computing similarity metrics of the brain model as compared to other user data; and inputting the brain state prediction to a feedback model to determine a feedback stimulus for the user, wherein the feedback model is associated with a target brain state.
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LEARNING REPRESENTATIONS OF EEG SIGNALS WITH SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING
Self-supervised learning (SSL) is used to leverage structure in unlabeled data, to learn representations of EEG signals. Two tasks based on temporal context prediction as well as contrastive predictive coding are applied to two clinically-relevant problems: EEG-based sleep staging and pathology detection. Experiments are performed on two large public datasets with thousands of recordings and perform baseline comparisons with purely supervised and hand-engineered paradigms.
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-signal data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
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In accordance with an aspect, there is provided a computer system for achieving a target user state by modifying content elements provided to the at least one user. The system includes at least one computing device in communication with at least one bio-signal sensor and at least one user effector, the at least one bio-signal sensor can be configured to measure bio-signals of at least one user, the at least one user effector can be configured to provide content to the at least one user, wherein the content comprises one or more content elements. The at least one computing device can be configured to provide the content to the at least one user via the at least one user effector, compute a difference between the user state of the at least one user before an interval and the target user state using the bio-signals of the at least one user, modify one or more of the content elements provided to the at least one user during the interval based on the difference between the user state of the at least one user before the interval and the target user state, compute a difference between the user state of the at least one user after the interval and the target user state using the bio-signals of the at least one user, modify one or more of the content elements provided to the at least one user after the interval based on the difference between the user state of the at least one user after the interval and the target user state.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INDUCE SLEEP AND OTHER CHANGES IN USER STATES
In accordance with an aspect, there is provided a computer system for achieving a target user state by modifying content elements provided to the at least one user. The system includes at least one computing device in communication with at least one bio-signal sensor and at least one user effector, the at least one bio-signal sensor can be configured to measure bio-signals of at least one user, the at least one user effector can be configured to provide content to the at least one user, wherein the content comprises one or more content elements. The at least one computing device can be configured to provide the content to the at least one user via the at least one user effector, compute a difference between the user state of the at least one user before an interval and the target user state using the bio-signals of the at least one user, modify one or more of the content elements provided to the at least one user during the interval based on the difference between the user state of the at least one user before the interval and the target user state, compute a difference between the user state of the at least one user after the interval and the target user state using the bio-signals of the at least one user, modify one or more of the content elements provided to the at least one user after the interval based on the difference between the user state of the at least one user after the interval and the target user state.
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Wearable computing device with electrophysiological sensors
A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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A wearable device has a flexible and extendable body configured to encircle a portion of a body of a user, an electronics module with a concave space between two ends, each end attachable to the flexible and extendable body with a flexible retention mount to allow rotation of the flexible and extendable body relative to the electronics module and to transfer tension force from the flexible and extendable body to the electronics module, and a bio-signal sensor disposed on the flexible and extendable body to contact at least part of the body of the user and to receive bio-signals from the user.
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A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.
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Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed at the dynamic filtering of channels based on relevance of a channel to a learning task or channel corruption. In one aspect, a system is disclosed herein for dynamically reweighing a plurality of channels according to relevance given a learning task or channel corruption using a neural network. The system comprising a plurality of channels, each channel of the plurality of channels comprising data and a computing device. The computing device can be configured to receive a dataset from a plurality of channels, extract a representation of the dataset or the plurality of channels, predict a dynamic spatial filter from the representation of the dataset or the plurality of channels using a neural network, apply the dynamic spatial filter to dynamically reweigh each of the channels of plurality channels, and perform a learning task using the reweighed channels and a second neural network.
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System and method for enhanced training using a virtual reality environment and bio-signal data
A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
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A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
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LEARNING REPRESENTATIONS OF EEG SIGNALS WITH SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING
Self-supervised learning (SSL) is used to leverage structure in unlabeled data, to learn representations of EEG signals. Two tasks based on temporal context prediction as well as contrastive predictive coding are applied to two clinically-relevant problems: EEG-based sleep staging and pathology detection. Experiments are performed on two large public datasets with thousands of recordings and perform baseline comparisons with purely supervised and hand-engineered paradigms.
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LEARNING REPRESENTATIONS OF EEG SIGNALS WITH SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING
Self-supervised learning (SSL) is used to leverage structure in unlabeled data, to learn representations of EEG signals. Two tasks based on temporal context prediction as well as contrastive predictive coding are applied to two clinically-relevant problems: EEG-based sleep staging and pathology detection. Experiments are performed on two large public datasets with thousands of recordings and perform baseline comparisons with purely supervised and hand-engineered paradigms.
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Goods & Services
Downloadable computer software in the nature of a computer, tablet and mobile device based application that provides and facilitates the provision of instruction, content, guidance, information, or feedback relating to health, wellness, meditation, sleep, lifestyle, fitness, training, and personal development; Downloadable computer digital media, namely, downloadable audio and video files featuring instruction, content, guidance, information, or feedback relating to health, wellness, meditation, sleep, lifestyle, fitness, training, and personal development Education and entertainment services, namely, providing instruction via online and virtual classes, seminars, conferences, workshops, websites, mobile applications and educational materials featuring, content, information, guidance, or feedback relating to health, wellness, meditation, sleep, lifestyle, fitness, training, and personal development
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Goods & Services
(1) Downloadable computer media and software in the nature of a computer, tablet and mobile device based application that provides or facilitates the provision of instruction, guidance, information, or feedback relating to health, wellness, meditation, sleep, lifestyle, fitness, and personal development (1) Education and entertainment services featuring instruction, information, guidance, or feedback relating to health, wellness, meditation, sleep, lifestyle, fitness, and personal development
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Wearable computing device with electrophysiological sensors
A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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A wearable device has a flexible and extendable body configured to encircle a portion of a body of a user, an electronics module with a concave space between two ends, each end attachable to the flexible and extendable body with a flexible retention mount to allow rotation of the flexible and extendable body relative to the electronics module and to transfer tension force from the flexible and extendable body to the electronics module, and a bio-signal sensor disposed on the flexible and extendable body to contact at least part of the body of the user and to receive bio-signals from the user.
A wearable device has a flexible and extendable body configured to encircle a portion of a body of a user, an electronics module with a concave space between two ends, each end attachable to the flexible and extendable body with a flexible retention mount to allow rotation of the flexible and extendable body relative to the electronics module and to transfer tension force from the flexible and extendable body to the electronics module, and a bio-signal sensor disposed on the flexible and extendable body to contact at least part of the body of the user and to receive bio-signals from the user.
A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
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System and method for enhancing content using brain-state data
A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
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40.
Wearable computing apparatus with movement sensors and methods therefor
There is provided a wearable system for determining at least one movement property. The wearable system includes a head-mounted device including at least one movement sensor; a processor connected to the head-mounted device; and a display connected to the processor. The processor includes a medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the processor to: obtain sensor data from the at least one movement sensor; determine at least one movement property based on the obtained sensor data; and display the at least one movement property on the display. There is also provided a method for displaying the at least one movement property.
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41.
System and method for enhanced training using a virtual reality environment and bio-signal data
A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
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Brain modelling includes receiving time-coded bio-signal data associated with a user; receiving time-coded stimulus event data; projecting the time-coded bio-signal data into a lower dimensioned feature space; extracting features from the lower dimensioned feature space that correspond to time codes of the time-coded stimulus event data to identify a brain response; generating a training data set for the brain response using the features; training a brain model using the training set, the brain model unique to the user; generating a brain state prediction for the user output from the trained brain model, and automatically computing similarity metrics of the brain model as compared to other user data; and inputting the brain state prediction to a feedback model to determine a feedback stimulus for the user, wherein the feedback model is associated with a target brain state.
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Brain modelling includes receiving time-coded bio-signal data associated with a user; receiving time-coded stimulus event data; projecting the time-coded bio-signal data into a lower dimensioned feature space; extracting features from the lower dimensioned feature space that correspond to time codes of the time-coded stimulus event data to identify a brain response; generating a training data set for the brain response using the features; training a brain model using the training set, the brain model unique to the user; generating a brain state prediction for the user output from the trained brain model, and automatically computing similarity metrics of the brain model as compared to other user data; and inputting the brain state prediction to a feedback model to determine a feedback stimulus for the user, wherein the feedback model is associated with a target brain state.
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Goods & Services
(1) Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application that provides instruction in the field of meditation (1) Educational and entertainment services, namely operation and provision of a website, computer and mobile device based applications providing educational, instructional and recreational information via website and audio and/or video podcasts in the field of meditation, mental health and well-being, stress management and sleep health
45.
Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, and sharing bio-signal and non-bio-signal data
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-signal data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
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A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.
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47.
Wearable computing device with electrophysiological sensors
A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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48.
System and method for associating music with brain-state data
A system and method may be provided for associating bio-signal data (e.g. EEG brain scan data) from at least one user with at least one music data item (e.g. song, or piece of music). By associating bio-signal data, or emotions determined therefrom, with music, the system may establish a data store of music associated with emotions. That database may then be leveraged upon determining that a user is feeling a particular emotion through an EEG scan. When a particular emotion is detected in EEG data of a user, the system may then respond based at least partly on the same or similar emotion being associated with one or more music data items in the system. For example, the system may recommend a particular song associated with the same emotion presently being experienced by the user.
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A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
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A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
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51.
System and method for associating music with brain-state data
A system and method may be provided for associating bio-signal data (e.g. EEG brain scan data) from at least one user with at least one music data item (e.g. song, or piece of music). By associating bio-signal data, or emotions determined therefrom, with music, the system may establish a data store of music associated with emotions. That database may then be leveraged upon determining that a user is feeling a particular emotion through an EEG scan. When a particular emotion is detected in EEG data of a user, the system may then respond based at least partly on the same or similar emotion being associated with one or more music data items in the system. For example, the system may recommend a particular song associated with the same emotion presently being experienced by the user.
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WEARABLE COMPUTING APPARATUS WITH MOVEMENT SENSORS AND METHODS THEREFOR
There is provided a wearable system for determining at least one movement property. The wearable system includes a head-mounted device including at least one movement sensor; a processor connected to the head-mounted device; and a display connected to the processor. The processor includes a medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the processor to: obtain sensor data from the at least one movement sensor; determine at least one movement property based on the obtained sensor data; and display the at least one movement property on the display. There is also provided a method for displaying the at least one movement property.
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A wearable device to wear on a head of a user includes a flexible band generally shaped to correspond to the user's head, the band having at least a front portion to contact at least part of a frontal region of the user's head, a rear portion to contact at least part of an occipital region of the user's head, and at least one side portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion to contact at least part of an auricular region of the user's head. A deformable earpiece is connected to the at least one side portion, the deformable earpiece including conductive material to provide at least one bio-signal sensor to contact at least part of the auricular region of the user's head. At least one additional bio-signal sensor is disposed on the band to receive bio- signals from the user.
There is provided a wearable system for determining at least one movement property. The wearable system includes a head-mounted device including at least one movement sensor; a processor connected to the head-mounted device; and a display connected to the processor. The processor includes a medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the processor to: obtain sensor data from the at least one movement sensor; determine at least one movement property based on the obtained sensor data; and display the at least one movement property on the display. There is also provided a method for displaying the at least one movement property.
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A wearable device to wear on a head of a user includes a flexible band generally shaped to correspond to the user's head, the band having at least a front portion to contact at least part of a frontal region of the user's head, a rear portion to contact at least part of an occipital region of the user's head, and at least one side portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion to contact at least part of an auricular region of the user's head. A deformable earpiece is connected to the at least one side portion, the deformable earpiece including conductive material to provide at least one bio-signal sensor to contact at least part of the auricular region of the user's head. At least one additional bio-signal sensor is disposed on the band to receive bio- signals from the user.
A wearable device to wear on a head of a user includes a flexible band generally shaped to correspond to the user's head, the band having at least a front portion to contact at least part of a frontal region of the user's head, a rear portion to contact at least part of an occipital region of the user's head, and at least one side portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion to contact at least part of an auricular region of the user's head. A deformable earpiece is connected to the at least one side portion, the deformable earpiece including conductive material to provide at least one bio-signal sensor to contact at least part of the auricular region of the user's head. At least one additional bio-signal sensor is disposed on the band to receive bio-signals from the user.
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Downloadable computer software for meditation, wellness and sleep health instruction and/or research; downloadable software applications for meditation, wellness and/or research purposes, namely, software applications for the provision of meditation, wellness and sleep health instructions and/or research; downloadable computer application software for mobile devices, namely, software for provision of meditation, wellness and sleep health instructions and/or research; downloadable virtual reality software for meditation, wellness and sleep health instruction; Prerecorded audio and video recordings in the field of meditation, mental health and sleep health; downloadable multimedia podcasts featuring wellness, meditation and sleep health instruction accessible via the internet; downloadable audio recordings and downloadable multimedia files in the field of meditation, wellness, and sleep health accessible via the internet and via voice command through wireless communications networks providing multimedia podcasts featuring wellness, meditation and sleep health instruction accessible via the internet; providing online non-downloadable audio and multimedia recordings in the field of meditation, wellness, and sleep health accessible via the internet and via voice command through wireless communications networks
58.
Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, and sharing bio-signal and non-bio-signal data
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-signal data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
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A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
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A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality ("VR") environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio- signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS
A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality ("VR") environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio- signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module.
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Goods & Services
Educational and entertainment services, namely, distribution services in the nature of transmission of audio podcasts in the fields of meditation, mental health and well-being, stress management, and sleep health Educational and entertainment services, namely production of audio podcasts in the field of meditation, mental health and well-being, stress management and sleep health
64.
System and method for enhancing content using brain-state data
A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
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65.
Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, and sharing bio-signal and non-bio-signal data
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-signal data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
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41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
(1) Educational and entertainment services, namely distribution of audio podcasts in the field of meditation, mental health and well-being, stress management and sleep health
(2) Educational and entertainment services, namely production of audio podcasts in the field of meditation, mental health and well-being, stress management and sleep health
A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the users forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the user.
A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.
A61B 5/0482 - Electroencephalography using biofeedback
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A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the user.
A training apparatus has an input device and a wearable computing device with a bio-signal sensor and a display to provide an interactive virtual reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensor receives bio-signal data from the user. The user interacts with content that is presented in the VR environment. The user interactions and bio-signal data are scored with a user state score and a performance scored. Feedback is given to the user based on the scores in furtherance of training. The feedback may update the VR environment and may trigger additional VR events to continue training.
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Goods & Services
Computer software for EEG headset, EEG sensing device, Meditation Headband, Brain Sensing Headband; software associated wearable headset device to measure, track, monitor EEG brainwaves to process the data and provide metrics relating to the brain (including without limitation, mental peak performance, sleep patterning, anxiety management), brain training games, mindfulness, cognitive fitness and performance, mental health, brain computer interface; all of the aforesaid for use and training in association with measurements and signals derived exclusively from the head, brain functioning, brain processes, brain activity and/or mental and cognitive measurements, analysis and functioning (including without limitation, eye movement, and/or galvanic skin response, and/or facial muscle tension) and not in any way associated with the field of cardiology. Electroencephalogram (EEG) headset; EEG Sensing device; Brain Sensing Headband; Wearable headset device to measure, track, monitor EEG brainwaves; all of the aforesaid for use and training in association with measurements and signals derived exclusively from the head, brain functioning (including without limitation, eye movement, and/or galvanic skin response, and/or facial muscle tension), brain processes, brain activity and/or mental and cognitive measurements, analysis and functioning and not in any way associated with the field of cardiology. Service of processing and managing data produced by a wearable headset device that measures, tracks and/or monitors EEG brain waves; all of the aforesaid for use in relation to measurements and signals derived exclusively from the head, brain functioning (including without limitation, eye movement, galvanic skin response, and/or facial muscle tension), brain processes, brain activity and/or mental and cognitive measurements, analysis and functioning and not in any way associated with the field of cardiology.
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ADAPTIVE BRAIN TRAINING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD
A computer system for guiding one or more users through a brain state guidance exercise or routine, such as a meditation exercise, is provided. The computer system includes at least one computing device which may be a smart phone. A computer program which may be a mobile application runs one or more brain state guidance routines that guide at least one user through at least one brain state guidance exercise. The computing device is connected to at least one bio-signal sensor that provides biofeedback information to the computing device, and where the computer program when executed further measures performance of the at least one user relative to one or more brain state guidance related objectives by analyzing the biofeedback information based on stability of state of mind for the user. The computer program may recognize, score and reward states of meditation.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
Goods & Services
Electroencephalography kit, for personal use, consisting of an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset, EEG sensing device, brain sensing headband, wearable headset device to measure, track, and monitor EEG brainwaves, and associated software sold as a unit therewith, all of the aforesaid in association with measurements and signals derived exclusively from the head, brain functioning, brain processes, brain activity and/or mental and cognitive measurements, analysis, functioning (including without limitation, eye movement, and/or galvanic skin response, and/or facial muscle tension) and training and not in any way associated with the field of cardiology Data processing services, namely, processing and managing data produced by a wearable headset device that measures, tracks or monitors EEG brain waves, all of the aforesaid in association with measurements and signals derived exclusively from the head, brain functioning, brain processes, brain activity and/or mental and cognitive measurements, analysis, functioning (including without limitation, eye movement, and/or galvanic skin response, and/or facial muscle tension) and training and not in any way associated with the field of cardiology
75.
System and method for associating music with brain-state data
A system and method may be provided for associating bio-signal data (e.g. EEG brain scan data) from at least one user with at least one music data item (e.g. song, or piece of music). By associating bio-signal data, or emotions determined therefrom, with music, the system may establish a data store of music associated with emotions. That database may then be leveraged upon determining that a user is feeling a particular emotion through an EEG scan. When a particular emotion is detected in EEG data of a user, the system may then respond based at least partly on the same or similar emotion being associated with one or more music data items in the system. For example, the system may recommend a particular song associated with the same emotion presently being experienced by the user.
A61B 5/0482 - Electroencephalography using biofeedback
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Goods & Services
(1) Head worn device for measuring, tracking and monitoring at least one of electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyogram (EMG), electro-oculogram (EOG), electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, accelerometer or gyroscope data and associated software to process the EEG, EMG, EOG, ECG signals, accelerometer or gyroscope data and process, analyze and categorize such signals and data to provide information to measure user cognitive fitness and performance, mental health analyses, mental processing performance, sleep patterning, anxiety tracking and management, cognitive function and brain functioning and software to operate and provide games and exercises to improve cognitive and brain functions. (1) Service of processing and managing signals and data produced by a head worn device designed to measure, track, and monitor at least one of electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyogram (EMG), electro-oculogram (EOG), electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, accelerometer or gyroscope data; operation of a website providing information and promoting awareness with respect to mental health issues, anxiety management, stress management, and meditation.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Head worn device for measuring, tracking and monitoring at least one of electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyogram (EMG), electro-oculogram (EOG), signals, accelerometer and gyroscope data and associated software to process the EEG, EMG, EOG signals, accelerometer and gyroscope data and process, analyze and categorize such signals and data to provide information to measure user cognitive fitness and performance, mental health analyses, mental processing performance, sleep patterning, anxiety tracking and management, cognitive function and brain functioning and software to operate and provide games and exercises to improve cognitive and brain functions all of the aforesaid for use in association with measurements and signals derived exclusively from the head, brain functioning, brain processes, brain activity and mental and cognitive measurements, analysis, functioning (including without limitation, eye movement, and galvanic skin response, and facial muscle tension) and training and not in any way associated with the field of cardiology
79.
Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, and sharing bio-signal and non-bio-signal data
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-signal data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the user.
A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the user.
A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
A61B 5/0496 - Electro-oculography, e.g. detecting nystagmus
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H04W 4/04 - in a dedicated environment, e.g. buildings or vehicles
A61B 5/0484 - Electroencephalography using evoked response
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A61M 21/00 - Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousnessDevices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio- signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
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G06F 3/0487 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio- signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
A61B 3/113 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for determining or recording eye movement
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G06F 15/00 - Digital computers in generalData processing equipment in general
G06F 3/0487 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
H04N 21/4788 - Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification or shopping application communicating with other users, e.g. chatting
H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video streamElementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clockClient middleware
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
A computer system for guiding one or more users through a brain state guidance exercise or routine, such as a meditation exercise, is provided. The computer system includes at least one computing device which may be a smart phone. A computer program which may be a mobile application runs one or more brain state guidance routines that guide at least one user through at least one brain state guidance exercise. The computing device is connected to at least one bio-signal sensor that provides biofeedback information to the computing device, and where the computer program when executed further measures performance of the at least one user relative to one or more brain state guidance related objectives by analyzing the biofeedback information based on stability of state of mind for the user. The computer program may recognize, score and reward states of meditation.
G16H 20/70 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
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ADAPTIVE BRAIN TRAINING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD
A computer system for guiding one or more users through a brain state guidance exercise or routine, such as a meditation exercise, is provided. The computer system includes at least one computing device which may be a smart phone. A computer program which may be a mobile application runs one or more brain state guidance routines that guide at least one user through at least one brain state guidance exercise. The computing device is connected to at least one bio-signal sensor that provides biofeedback information to the computing device, and where the computer program when executed further measures performance of the at least one user relative to one or more brain state guidance related objectives by analyzing the biofeedback information based on stability of state of mind for the user. The computer program may recognize, score and reward states of meditation.
A61B 5/0482 - Electroencephalography using biofeedback
A61B 5/0484 - Electroencephalography using evoked response
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING CONTENT USING BRAIN-STATE DATA
A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-sigrial data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
G06F 15/18 - in which a program is changed according to experience gained by the computer itself during a complete run; Learning machines (adaptive control systems G05B 13/00;artificial intelligence G06N)
H04L 12/16 - Arrangements for providing special services to substations
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND SHARING BIO-SIGNAL AND NON-BIO-SIGNAL DATA
A computer network implemented system for improving the operation of one or more biofeedback computer systems is provided. The system includes an intelligent bio-signal processing system that is operable to: capture bio-sigrial data and in addition optionally non-bio-signal data; and analyze the bio-signal data and non-bio-signal data, if any, so as to: extract one or more features related to at least one individual interacting with the biofeedback computer system; classify the individual based on the features by establishing one or more brain wave interaction profiles for the individual for improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems, and initiate the storage of the brain waive interaction profiles to a database; and access one or more machine learning components or processes for further improving the interaction of the individual with the one or more biofeedback computer systems by updating automatically the brain wave interaction profiles based on detecting one or more defined interactions between the individual and the one or more of the biofeedback computer systems. A number of additional system and computer implemented method features are also provided.
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
H04L 12/16 - Arrangements for providing special services to substations
A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.
H03K 17/94 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
G06F 3/033 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor
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G06F 3/0487 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
