IP Library Patent Application 18645167
Patent Application
App. No. 18/645,167

FEEDBACK LOOP USING WEARABLE-BASED TACTILE INDICATIONS

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
18/645,167
Filed
Apr 24, 2024
Art Unit
3682
USPC
705/2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for tactile feedback are described. A system may be configured to identify a satisfaction of a trigger event for providing tactile or audible feedback to a user via a wearable device. The system may cause the wearable device to provide the tactile or audible feedback to the user in accordance with a learning feedback loop associated with the user, where the learning feedback loop is configurable to train the user, via the tactile or audible feedback, to learn or perform one or more learning objectives associated with the trigger event. The system may then monitor physiological data collected from the user, an additional user, or both, based on communicating the one or more feedback instructions, and selectively modify one or more parameters of the learning feedback loop based on an evaluation of the physiological data relative to the one or more learning objectives.

Claims (53)

1 . A method for administering tactile or audible feedback via a wearable device, comprising:

identifying, at an application executing on a user device, a satisfaction of a trigger event for providing the tactile or audible feedback to a user via the wearable device;

communicating to the wearable device, based at least in part on the satisfaction of the trigger event, one or more feedback instructions that are executable by the wearable device to provide the tactile or audible feedback to the user via the wearable device and in accordance with a learning feedback loop associated with the user, wherein the learning feedback loop is configurable to train the user, via the tactile or audible feedback, to learn or perform one or more learning objectives associated with the trigger event;

monitoring physiological data collected from the user, an additional user, or both, based at least in part on communicating the one or more feedback instructions; and

selectively modifying one or more parameters of the learning feedback loop based at least in part on an evaluation of the physiological data relative to the one or more learning objectives.

2 . The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via a user device associated with the user, a user input indicating the one or more learning objectives, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on receiving the user input.

3 . The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device, collected from an additional user via an additional wearable device, or both, wherein the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the additional physiological data.

4 . The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from one or more additional applications executing on the user device, additional data associated with environmental surroundings of the user, a schedule of the user, a navigational destination of the user, or any combination thereof, wherein the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the additional data.

5 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective for managing stress, the method further comprising:

receiving, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device, wherein the additional physiological data comprises heart rate data, heart rate variability data, temperature data, or any combination thereof; and

determining a stress metric associated with the user based at least in part on the heart rate data, the heart rate variability data, temperature data, or any combination thereof, the stress metric associated with a relative level of stress or relaxation experienced by the user, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the stress metric satisfying a threshold stress level.

6 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective to recognize or lower blood pressure, the method further comprising:

receiving, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device; and

determining a blood pressure metric associated with the user based at least in part on the additional physiological data, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the blood pressure metric being greater than or equal to a threshold blood pressure metric.

7 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective to match a running or walking cadence of the user to a heart rate of the user, the method further comprising:

receiving, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device, wherein the additional physiological data comprises heart rate data and motion data;

determining the running or walking cadence of the user based at least in part on the motion data;

determining the heart rate of the user based at least in part on the heart rate data; and

determining that a difference between the heart rate and the running or walking cadence satisfies a threshold difference, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the difference satisfying the threshold difference.

8 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective to adjust or maintain one or more physiological parameters of the additional user, the method further comprising:

receiving, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the additional user via an additional wearable device, wherein the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the additional physiological data, and wherein monitoring the physiological data comprises monitoring the physiological data collected from the additional user.

9 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the tactile or audible feedback provided by the wearable device comprises one or more tactile vibrations, a temperature change of a surface of the wearable device, a pressure change exerted by the wearable device on a tissue of the user, or any combination thereof.

10 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more feedback instructions are executable by the wearable device to provide the tactile or audible feedback to the user subconsciously in accordance with one or more characteristics of the tactile or audible feedback, wherein the one or more characteristics of the tactile or audible feedback comprise a magnitude, a volume, a cadence, or any combination thereof.

11 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters of the learning feedback loop comprise a magnitude or volume of the tactile or audible feedback, a threshold associated with the trigger event, a feedback type of the learning feedback loop, or any combination thereof.

12 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the physiological data is collected from the user via the wearable device, and wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective to reduce or manage stress, an objective to recognize or lower blood pressure, an objective to match a running or walking cadence to a heart rate, an objective to improve engagement or relaxation for other users, or any combination thereof.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device comprises a wearable ring device.

14 . An apparatus, comprising:

one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the apparatus to:

identify, at an application executing on a user device, a satisfaction of a trigger event for providing tactile or audible feedback to a user via a wearable device;

communicate to the wearable device, based at least in part on the satisfaction of the trigger event, one or more feedback instructions that are executable by the wearable device to provide the tactile or audible feedback to the user via the wearable device and in accordance with a learning feedback loop associated with the user, wherein the learning feedback loop is configurable to train the user, via the tactile or audible feedback, to learn or perform one or more learning objectives associated with the trigger event;

monitor physiological data collected from the user, an additional user, or both, based at least in part on communicating the one or more feedback instructions; and

selectively modify one or more parameters of the learning feedback loop based at least in part on an evaluation of the physiological data relative to the one or more learning objectives.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the apparatus to:

receive, via a user device associated with the user, a user input indicating the one or more learning objectives, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on receiving the user input.

16 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the apparatus to:

receive, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device, collected from an additional user via an additional wearable device, or both, wherein the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the additional physiological data.

17 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from one or more additional applications executing on the user device, additional data associated with environmental surroundings of the user, a schedule of the user, a navigational destination of the user, or any combination thereof, wherein the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the additional data.

18 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective for managing stress, and wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the apparatus to:

receive, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device, wherein the additional physiological data comprises heart rate data, heart rate variability data, temperature data, or any combination thereof; and

determine a stress metric associated with the user based at least in part on the heart rate data, the heart rate variability data, temperature data, or any combination thereof, the stress metric associated with a relative level of stress or relaxation experienced by the user, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the stress metric satisfying a threshold stress level.

19 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more learning objectives comprise an objective to recognize or lower blood pressure, and wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the apparatus to:

receive, at the application executing on the user device, additional physiological data collected from the user via the wearable device; and

determine a blood pressure metric associated with the user based at least in part on the additional physiological data, wherein identifying the satisfaction of the trigger event is based at least in part on the blood pressure metric being greater than or equal to a threshold blood pressure metric.

20 . An apparatus, comprising:

means for identifying, at an application executing on a user device, a satisfaction of a trigger event for providing tactile or audible feedback to a user via a wearable device;

means for communicating to the wearable device, based at least in part on the satisfaction of the trigger event, one or more feedback instructions that are executable by the wearable device to provide the tactile or audible feedback to the user via the wearable device and in accordance with a learning feedback loop associated with the user, wherein the learning feedback loop is configurable to train the user, via the tactile or audible feedback, to learn or perform one or more learning objectives associated with the trigger event;

means for monitoring physiological data collected from the user, an additional user, or both, based at least in part on communicating the one or more feedback instructions; and

means for selectively modifying one or more parameters of the learning feedback loop based at least in part on an evaluation of the physiological data relative to the one or more learning objectives.

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