Device for correlating a biometric variation with an external stimulus and related methods and systems
AssigneeAllergy, Inflammation and the Microbiome Research Institute Inc.
InventorJoyce Crescence Waterhouse
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Abstract
Systems and methods for correlating inputs found external to a user to inputs measured from the user are disclosed, using wearables, various types of non-wearable sensors, and other external data sources and mobile device technology. Pattern matching and rules can be used to provide useful suggestions or control external machines based on the correlated inputs.
Claims21
A method for correlating biometrics of a user with a stimulus external to the user at a location, the method comprising:
- entering a plurality of external stimuli of a user into a computing device by a first sensor communicating with the computing device, the user entering data into the computing device, and/or downloading data from the internet to the computing device, the plurality of external stimuli including location data of the user and food or beverage ingested by the user at the location indicated by the location data;
- detecting, by a second sensor, heart rate signals of the user;
- the second sensor communicating the heart rate signals to the computing device;
- the computing device detecting a pattern between the plurality of external stimuli and the heart rate signals;
- the computing device computing from the plurality of external stimuli and the heart rate signals a stress index comprising a sum of:
- a first difference in heart rate from a first baseline prior to ingesting the food or beverage to the heart rate during ingesting the food or beverage, and a second difference in heart rate from a second baseline after ingesting the food or beverage to the first baseline;
- the computing device providing information to the user concerning the pattern and the stress index;
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- the computing device using the pattern and the stress index to control an internet of things controlled device such that the one or more external stimuli is changed for the user and/or the heart rate reaction is reduced.
A system for correlating biometrics of a user with a stimulus external to the user at a location, the system comprising:
- a computing device;
- a first sensor configured for detecting one or more external stimuli of a user and entering them into a computing device, the user entering data into the computing device, and/or downloading data from the internet to the computing device, the plurality of external stimuli including location data of the user and food or beverage ingested by the user at the location indicated by the location data;
- a second sensor configured to detect heart rate signals of user and communicating the heart rate signals with the computing device;
- the computing device configured to detect a pattern between the one or more external stimuli and the heart rate signals;
- the computing device computing from the plurality of external stimuli and the heart rate signals a stress index comprising a sum of:
- a first difference in heart rate from a first baseline prior to ingesting the food or beverage to the heart rate during ingesting the food or beverage, and a second difference in heart rate from a second baseline after ingesting the food or beverage to the first baseline;
- an interface of the computing device configured to provide information to the user concerning the pattern and the stress index;
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- the computing device using the pattern and the stress index to control an internet of things controlled device such that the one or more external stimuli is changed for the user and/or the heart rate reaction is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.