Entraining respiration

US11197974B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bose Corporation · US

Inventors

• Kathleen Elizabeth Kremer · Southborough, US
• Steven Carl Pletcher · Hopkinton, US
• Matthew Chace Carpenter · Attleboro, US
• Danielle Hicks · Boston, US
• Marc Labbe · Arlington, US
• Brian David Mulcahey · Sudbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 26, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 14, 2021
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/42
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided that provide respiration entrainment cues to a user to encourage relaxation or a sleep state. The entrainment cues may be audible, visible, or tactile (or any combination). The entrainment cues include a rhythmic component associated with a target respiration rate and may include sub-components associated with a target breath architecture, such as an inhale-exhale cycle. The systems and methods detect the user's respiration to determine whether the user's respiration matches the entrainment cues or whether the user has fallen asleep.