A61M2021/0005

REHABILITATION SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT HORSEBACK-RIDING APPARATUS FOR HIPPOTHERAPY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
20170367606 · 2017-12-28 ·

A rehabilitation system using an artificially intelligent horseback-riding apparatus for hippotherapy, the system comprising: an artificially intelligent horseback-riding apparatus which is ridable; a smartphone which can communicate with a cloud server and has installed an application for controlling the operation state of the artificially intelligent horseback-riding apparatus and operating the horseback-riding apparatus; a diagnostic device which is for diagnosing the state of a patient by means of a brain wave signal of the patient; an operating unit which is for operating the artificially intelligent horseback-riding apparatus; and a cloud server which is for storing, in the smartphone, treatment program and data, necessary for a patient treatment, and for transmitting same.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STIMULATING SLOW BRAIN WAVES

Disclosed is a self-contained device for stimulating slow brain waves, capable of being worn by a person, in particular during a period of time when the person is sleeping. The device includes a supporting element, capable of surrounding the head of a person, and on which electrodes are mounted in contact with the person in order to acquire a measurement signal that represents a physiological electrical signal of the person; an acoustic transducer for emitting an acoustic signal stimulating the inner ear of the person; and on-board conditioning and control electronics for, in flexible real time, receiving the measurement signal and controlling the emission of an acoustic signal synchronized with a predefined slow brain wave time pattern.

Apparatus for correcting circadian rhythm and method thereof

The present disclosure provides a circadian rhythm correcting apparatus including a bio-illuminance measuring part configured to measure bio-illuminance of external light, a light source configured to irradiate light of a circadian wavelength band toward a retinal ganglion cell, a light source driver configured to drive the light source by supplying power to the light source, and a controller configured to control the light source driver on the basis of the bio-illuminance measured by the bio-illuminance measuring part, to correct the circadian rhythm.

VIBRATION SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE
20230166292 · 2023-06-01 ·

A desired effect can be exerted on the mental and physical state of a listener of a piece of music with a vibration based on the piece of music even when the piece of music has almost no relaxation or awakening effect. As a vibration signal for vibrating a vibration generation device while the piece of music is being played, the audio signal in the band corresponding to the mode is extracted from the audio signal of the music, and a vibration signal is generated based on the extracted audio signal.

LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING CIRCADIAN NEUROENDOCRINE FUNCTION

Lighting systems, methods, and devices for protecting human circadian neuroendocrine function during night use are described. Suitable lighting conditions can be provided for a working environment while protecting the circadian neuroendocrine systems of those occupying the illuminated workplace during the night. Lighting systems, methods, and devices can provide substantive attenuation of the pathologic circadian disruption in night workers. Lighting systems, methods, and devices can attenuate the specific bands of light implicated in circadian disruption. LED lighting systems, methods, and devices can provide increased intensity at a different portion of the spectrum than conventional LEDs, providing a useable white light even when unfavorable portions of the wavelength are attenuated by a notch filter. LED lighting systems, methods, and devices can switch between a daytime configuration and a night time configuration, wherein the daytime configuration provides unfiltered light and the night time configuration provides filtered light.

SLEEP MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SLEEP AID DEVICE AND METHOD
20220304623 · 2022-09-29 ·

A sleep testing method, a sleep testing apparatus, a sleep-aiding device, and a sleep-aiding method are described. The sleep testing method comprises: acquiring an electroencephalogram signal of a user; processing the electroencephalogram signal to obtain energy values of the electroencephalogram signal in a plurality of set frequency bands; calculating a relative energy value of the electroencephalogram signal in the plurality of set frequency bands; and determining a sleep state, mental stress and the degree of fatigue according to the relative energy value. According to the sleep testing method, the sleep state, the mental stress, and the degree of fatigue of a user can be simultaneously determined just according to an electroencephalogram signal, and a plurality of pieces of testing data related to sleep can be obtained in a single instance of testing.

NOISE CANCELLATION FOR BALANCE PROSTHESIS
20220031996 · 2022-02-03 ·

A system is provided which includes at least one first sensor subsystem configured to be worn on or implanted within a recipient's head and to generate first signals indicative of motion of the head and vibrational noise experienced by the recipient. The system further includes at least one second sensor subsystem spaced from the at least one first sensor subsystem. The second sensor subsystem is configured to generate second signals at least partially indicative of the vibrational noise experienced by the recipient. The system further includes signal processing circuitry configured to receive the first signals and the second signals, to filter the first signals in response at least in part to the second signals, and to generate third signals indicative of the motion of the head.

SLEEP AND WAKE ENVIRONMENT APPARATUS
20170319816 · 2017-11-09 ·

A sleep and wake environment apparatus includes an aromatherapy diffuser; a speaker; a light source; a clock; and a user interface with controls and a display. Each of these elements are in communication with a control computing device configured to control the aromatherapy diffuser, the speaker, the light source, and the clock automatically and without contemporaneous user input.

METHOD OF USING AUTONOMIC NERVE FLUCTUATIONS AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME
20170259030 · 2017-09-14 ·

A method comprising: (a) obtaining information about a period of a fluctuation cycle in an autonomic nerve of a user; and (b) repeating, in a same period as the period of the fluctuation cycle in the autonomic nerve, a process that includes inducing a point of gaze of the user to move in a direction away from the user and inducing the point of gaze of the user to move in a direction to approach the user, according to the obtained information. The period of the fluctuation cycle in the autonomic nerve is a period of a fluctuation cycle in a diameter of a pupil of the user, a period of a fluctuation cycle in a heart beat of the user, or a period calculated from the period of the fluctuation cycle in the diameter of the pupil and the period of the fluctuation cycle in the heart beat.

Multi-modality therapeutic stimulation using virtual objects and gamification
11724061 · 2023-08-15 · ·

A system and method for therapeutic stimulation using virtual objects and gamification, in which multi-modality stimulus is applied using some combination of virtual elements, attention is enhanced by virtue of the user's active participation, and long-term use is encouraged by virtue of the entertaining nature of the gamification. Depending on configuration, the system and method may comprise a display comprising virtual objects, a light-producing device (other than the display), an audio-producing device such as speakers or headphones, a haptic feedback device such as a vibratory motor, a means for monitoring the user's attention, and a software application which applies therapeutic stimulation using some combination of the display, the light-producing device, the audio-producing device, and the haptic feedback device.