Wearable repetitive behavior awareness device and method
US9721450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/24
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to an awareness enhancement apparatus and method for undesirable repeated behaviors, including but not limited to obsessive compulsive and related disorders, and most relevant to trichotillomania (hair pulling), onychophagia (nail biting), dermatillomania (skin picking) and thumb sucking, among others. More particularly, the invention relates to a sensing and feedback device and associated methods of use which indicates a behavior based on the user's physical gestures and positioning of the hands, these gestures and positions being related to these undesirable behaviors typical of such disorders and alerting the user so that he or she can reduce the behavior.
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