Selection of ambient stimuli
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsTatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina, Jan Johannes Gerardus De Vries
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Abstract
In summary the invention relates stimuli control system 100 configured for finding ambient stimuli from a database 120 in a way so that the ambient stimuli having the most promising effect on stress reduction is selected. The selection may be performed based on a probability distribution created for describing how likely it is that a given ambient stimuli has a positive effect on the stress level for a given patient or other user. The database is a multiuser database which may be updated based on experiences from uses already registered ambient stimuli.
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A stimuli control system for selecting ambient stimuli for a user from a database with selectable ambient stimulus descriptors obtained from multiple other users characterized by user characteristics, wherein an ambient stimulus descriptor defines an ambient stimulus and has an associated user characteristic and an associated stress reduction capability, comprising:
- an input for receiving an input user characteristic,
- a filter function configured for determining a selection of ambient stimulus descriptors from the database by filtering the ambient stimulus descriptors with respect to the input user characteristic,
- a selecting function configured for selecting at least one ambient stimulus descriptor from the determined selection of ambient stimulus descriptors in dependence of the stress reduction capabilities,,
- an evaluation function for determining the effect on stress level of a user in response to an executed ambient stimuli, and
- a feedback function for supplying data containing information about the executed ambient stimuli, the effect on stress level and the input user characteristic to the database, wherein
- the stimuli control system is configured for normalizing the effect on the stress level according to the user.
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A method for selecting ambient stimuli for a user from a database with selectable ambient stimulus descriptors obtained from multiple other users characterized by user characteristics, wherein an ambient stimulus descriptor defines an ambient stimulus and has an associated user characteristic and an associated stress reduction capability comprising the steps of:
- receiving an input user characteristic,
- filtering the ambient stimulus descriptors with respect to the input user characteristic for determining a selection of ambient stimulus descriptors from the database,
- selecting at least one stimulus descriptor from the determined selection of ambient stimulus descriptors in dependence of the stress reduction capabilities,
- determining the effect on stress level of a user in response to an executed ambient stimuli,
- supplying the data containing information about the executed ambient stimuli, the effect on stress level and the input user characteristic to the database, and
- normalizing the effect on the stress level according to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.