IP Library Granted Patent US 9,630,005
Granted Patent B2
US 9,630,005 · App. 14/470,747 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Method and system for providing electrical stimulation to a user

Inventors: Brett Wingeier (San Francisco, CA); Daniel S. Chao (San Francisco, CA); Lee Von Kraus (New York, NY); Amol Sarva (New York, NY); Sophia Sanchez (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Halo Neuro, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,630,005
App. No.
14/470,747
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for providing electrical stimulation to a user as a user performs a set of tasks during a time window, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulation treatment, characterized by a stimulation parameter and a set of portions, to a brain region of the user in association with the time window; for each task of the set of tasks: receiving a signal stream characterizing a neurological state of the user; from the signal stream, identifying a neurological signature characterizing the neurological state associated with the task; and modulating the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the brain region of the user based upon the neurological signature, wherein modulating comprises delivering a portion of the set of portions of the electrical stimulation treatment to the brain region of the user, while maintaining an aggregate amount of the stimulation parameter of the treatment provided during the time window below a maximum limit.

Claims (24)

1. A method for providing electrical stimulation to a user as a user performs a set of tasks during a time window, the method comprising:

at an electrical stimulation module coupled to the user, providing an electrical stimulation treatment, characterized by a stimulation parameter and a set of portions, to a brain region of the user in association with the time window;

as the user performs each task of the set of tasks:

at a biosignal detection module coupled with the electrical stimulation module, receiving a signal stream characterizing a neurological state of the user;

from the signal stream, identifying a neurological signature characterizing the neurological state associated with the task of the set of tasks;

detecting an entry of the neurological signature at the biosignal detection module; and

modulating the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the brain region of the user based upon detection of the entry of the neurological signature, wherein modulating comprises delivering a portion of the set of portions of the electrical stimulation treatment to the brain region of the user, while maintaining an aggregate amount of the stimulation parameter of the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the user during the time window below a maximum limit.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the set of tasks to the user with an application executing at an electronic device of the user, wherein the set of tasks comprises cognitive games configured to mentally engage the user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the electrical stimulation treatment comprises transcranial electrical stimulation, and wherein at least one portion of the set of portions of the electrical stimulation treatment coincides with provision of a task of the set of tasks.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein modulating the electrical stimulation treatment comprises adjusting an amplitude of the electrical stimulation treatment.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the signal stream characterizing the neurological state of the user comprises receiving signals indicative of neural plasticity, derived from more than one of: a stage of the set of tasks, galvanic skin response data, eye tracking data, electroencephalogram signals, heart rate data, and electrooculography signals.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the set of tasks to the user in a modified sequence in a subsequent time window based upon at least one identified neurological signature and modulating of the electrical stimulation treatment, wherein providing the modified sequence comprises providing an interesting task adjacent to a less interesting task as determined based upon the signal stream.

7. A method for providing electrical stimulation to a user comprising:

at a biosignal detection module, receiving a signal stream characterizing a neurological state of the user within a time window, wherein receiving the signal stream comprises receiving signals of the user in association with performance of a set of tasks;

at a processing system coupled to the biosignal detection module, identifying a neurological signature indicative of the neurological state from the signal stream;

at an electrical stimulation module coupled with the biosignal detection module, providing an electrical stimulation treatment, characterized by a stimulation parameter and a set of portions, to a brain region of the user in association with the time window;

modulating the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the user based upon the neurological signature, wherein modulating comprises delivering a portion of the set of portions of the electrical stimulation treatment to the brain region of the user, while maintaining an aggregate amount of the stimulation parameter of the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the user during the time window below a maximum limit;

detecting an exit of the neurological signature at the biosignal detection module; and

terminating the electrical stimulation treatment upon detection of the exit of the neurological signature.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein receiving the signal stream characterizing the neurological state comprises receiving signals indicative of a learning state of the user in association with performance of at least one task of the set of tasks.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving the signal stream comprises receiving signals characterizing a set of neurological states of the user, and wherein at least one of providing the electrical stimulation treatment and modulating the electrical stimulation treatment comprises delivering a first portion of the electrical stimulation treatment in association with a first neurological state and delivering a second portion of the electrical stimulation treatment in association with a second neurological state.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising detecting an entry of the neurological signature at the biosignal detection module, and modulating the electrical stimulation treatment upon detection of the entry of the neurological signature.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein identifying the neurological signature comprises identifying a signature indicative of a neural plasticity state of the user, as expressed in one or more evoked potentials associated with performance of the set of tasks.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein maintaining an aggregate amount of the stimulation parameter of the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the user during the time window below a maximum limit comprises maintaining at least one of a duration, an aggregated charge, and an aggregated charge density of the electrical stimulation treatment below the maximum limit.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: HALO NEURO, INC.
To: HALO (ABC), LLC
Reel/Frame 060275/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: HALO (ABC), LLC
To: FLOW NEUROSCIENCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 060276/0115 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2014
From: WINGEIER, BRETT; CHAO, DANIEL S; VON KRAUS, LEE; SARVA, AMOL; SANCHEZ, SOPHIA
To: HALO NEURO, INC.
Reel/Frame 034098/0241 →
Continuity (7)
Provisional Application 61870678 · Aug 27, 2013
Provisional Application 61870680 · Aug 27, 2013
Provisional Application 61870682 · Aug 27, 2013
Provisional Application 61870684 · Aug 27, 2013
Provisional Application 61874461 · Sep 6, 2013
Provisional Application 61889169 · Oct 10, 2013
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