# US 2020/0401210 A1 · Method and system for modulating the sympathetic and parasympethetic responses of a patient

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- Number: US 2020/0401210 A1
- Document ID: US20200401210A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/450,982
- Filed: 2019-06-24
- Published: 2020-12-24
- Earliest claimed: 2019-06-24
- Assignees: Future World Holdings LLC
- Applicants: Future World Holdings LLC
- Inventors: Raghu Bathina; Sridhar Prathikanti
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401210A1

## CPC

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- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
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- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A method and system for modulating a patient's responses to a medical intervention is provided. The method comprises provisioning a system with immersive content comprising visual content and associating at least one stimulation with the visual content, wherein the stimulation is selected from the group consisting of auditory stimulations, olfactory stimulations, gustatory stimulations, neurological stimulations, environmental stimulations, and tactile stimulations; allowing for the selection of an immersive experience from the immersive content; and responsive to said selection, rendering the immersive experience to the user by providing visual content to the user via a display device, and performing at least one stimulation associated with the visual content.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for modulating a sympathetic and parasympathetic response in a patient, the method comprising:
provisioning a system with immersive content comprising visual content and associating at least one stimulation with the visual content, wherein the stimulation is selected from the group consisting of auditory stimulations, olfactory stimulations, gustatory stimulations, neurological stimulations, environmental stimulations, and tactile stimulations;
allowing for the selection of an immersive experience from the immersive content; and
responsive to said selection, rendering the immersive experience to the user comprising providing the visual content to the user via a display device, and performing the at least one stimulation associated with the visual content.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein performing the at least one stimulation comprises synchronizing said stimulation with the presentation of the visual content to the user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically configuring settings associated with the selected immersive experience.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein said settings comprise a setting to emphasize olfactory stimulation when rendering the immersive experience over other stimulations associated with the immersive experience.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein auditory stimulation associated with the immersive experience comprises spoken guidance in the form of explanations relating to a medical procedure performed on the user.

### Claim 6

A system for modulating a sympathetic and parasympathetic response in a patient, the system comprising:
a database for storing immersive content comprising visual content and associating at least one stimulation with the visual content, wherein the stimulation is selected from the group consisting of auditory stimulations, olfactory stimulations, gustatory stimulations, neurological stimulations, environmental stimulations, and tactile stimulations;
a user interface allowing for the selection of an immersive experience from the immersive content; and
a control unit configured to generate instructions for rendering the visual immersive experience to the user comprising providing the visual content to the user via a display device, and performing the at least one stimulation associated with the visual content, responsive to said selection.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein performing the at least one stimulation comprises synchronizing said stimulation with the presentation of the visual content to the user.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, the control unit is adapted to dynamically configure settings associated with the selected immersive experience.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein said settings comprise a setting to emphasize olfactory stimulation when rendering the immersive experience over other stimulations associated with the immersive experience.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein auditory stimulation associated with the immersive experience comprises spoken guidance in the form of explanations relating to a medical procedure performed on the user.