System and method communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device

Abstract

A system and method for communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device that includes collecting physiological data of at least one physiological property of a user; processing the physiological data into at least one biosignal; monitoring the at least one biosignal for a feedback activation condition; and upon satisfying a feedback activation condition, delivering haptic feedback.

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         20 . A method comprising:
 at a wearable device, collecting a real-time heart rate signal capturing data measurements of heart rate as a function of time;   sampling the real-time heart rate signal and producing a real-time analysis of heart rate variability;   monitoring at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition;   upon satisfying the feedback activation condition, initiating a feedback mode, which comprises activating haptic feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein activating the haptic feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal comprises initiating haptic feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal and ending haptic feedback in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate signal. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein activating the haptic feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal further comprises augmenting timing of initiating or ending haptic feedback by offsetting the initiation or ending of haptic feedback before or after one of the local maximum or minimums of the real-time heart rate signal. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising, at the wearable device detecting breathing, wherein activating haptic feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal comprises initiating haptic feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal with an offset based on the breathing pattern objective to promote either a longer or shorter breath compared to the detected breathing; and ending haptic feedback in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate with a second offset based on the breathing pattern objective to promote either a longer or shorter breath compared to the detected breathing. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 20 , comprising collecting activity data from an inertial measurement unit of the wearable device, detecting when a user is participating in a strenuous activity; and wherein the monitoring of the at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition comprises suspending the feedback mode during the strenuous activity. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the monitoring of at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition comprises detecting when the real-time analysis of heart rate variability is below a threshold. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein initiating the feedback mode comprises activating vibrational haptic feedback. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein initiating the feedback mode comprises activating one of auditory or visual feedback during the feedback mode. 
     
     
         28 . A method for communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device comprising:
 at a wearable device with a heart activity sensor, collecting heart activity data;   determining a real-time heart rate signal as a function of time from the heart rate activity data;   sampling the real-time heart rate signal and producing a real-time analysis of heart rate variability;   monitoring at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition;   upon satisfying the feedback activation condition, initiating a feedback mode, which comprises activating feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein activating the feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal comprises initiating feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal and ending feedback in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate signal. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein activating the feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal further comprises augmenting timing of initiating or ending feedback by offsetting the initiation or ending of feedback before or after one of the local maximum or minimums of the real-time heart rate signal. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising, at the wearable device detecting breathing, wherein activating feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal comprises initiating feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal with an offset based on the breathing pattern objective to promote either a longer or shorter breath compared to the detected breathing; and ending feedback in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate with a second offset based on the breathing pattern objective to promote either a longer or shorter breath compared to the detected breathing. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28 , comprising collecting activity data from an inertial measurement unit of the wearable device, detecting when a user is participating in a strenuous activity; and wherein the monitoring of the at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition comprises suspending the feedback mode during the strenuous activity. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the monitoring of at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition comprises detecting when the real-time analysis of heart rate variability is below a threshold. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein initiating the feedback mode comprises activating vibrational haptic feedback. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein initiating the feedback mode comprises activating one of auditory or visual feedback during the feedback mode. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein collecting heart activity data is collected by an electrocardiogram sensor. 
     
     
         37 . A system comprising:
 a wearable health monitor comprising at least one heart rate activity sensor configured to measure a real-time heart rate signal and having at least two operating modes that includes at least a feedback mode,   a computing system configured to perform the operations including:
 sampling the real-time heart rate signal and producing a real-time analysis of heart rate variability, 
 monitoring at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition, and 
 upon satisfying the feedback activation condition, initiating a feedback mode, which comprises activating haptic feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal. 
   
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein the computing system is further configured to perform the operations including: activating the haptic feedback in synchronization with local maximums and local minimums of the real-time heart rate signal comprises initiating haptic feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal and ending haptic feedback in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate signal. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein the monitoring of at least the real-time analysis of heart rate variability for a feedback activation condition comprises detecting when the real-time analysis of heart rate variability is below a threshold.