System and method communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device

1. A method for communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device comprising:

at the wearable device, collecting physiological data of a user, wherein the physiological data includes heart rate data;

processing the physiological data into a set of biosignals, wherein the set of biosignals comprises of a heart rate signal;

monitoring the set of biosignals for a feedback activation condition, wherein the feedback activation condition is based on the variance of the heart rate signal; and

upon satisfying the feedback activation condition, delivering a haptic feedback at the wearable device, which comprises initiating the haptic feedback in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate signal and ending the haptic feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a breathing pattern objective; wherein initiating the haptic feedback in coordination with the local minimum comprises augmenting timing of initiation according to the breathing pattern objective; and wherein ending the haptic feedback in coordination with the local maximum comprises augmenting timing of ending according to the breathing pattern objective.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivering the haptic feedback comprises activating a sequence of haptic feedback nodes in synchronization with variation of the heart rate signal.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein activating the sequence of haptic feedback nodes comprises setting timing and intensity of activation according to the properties of the haptic feedback condition.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivering the haptic feedback comprises delivering the haptic feedback according to predicted emotional state based in part on the processed physiological data.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising retrieving emotional state data over a period of time, predicting the emotional state according to the retrieved emotional state data and collected physiological data; and wherein the feedback activation condition is further based on a prediction of a particular emotional state.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising mapping the predicted emotional state to an emotional coordinate system; and wherein delivering the haptic feedback comprises activating a sequence of haptic feedback nodes according to the mapping of the emotional state to the emotional coordinate system.

8. A system for communicating biofeedback to a user through a wearable device comprising:

a heart activity sensor;

a haptic feedback system;

a computing system that generates a biosignal that includes a heart rate signal, and wherein the computing system is operable to manage the activation of the haptic feedback system based in part on heart rate variability of the heart rate signal; and

wherein the computing system includes configuration to initiate haptic feedback of the haptic feedback system in coordination with a local minimum of the heart rate signal and end the haptic feedback in coordination with a local maximum of the heart rate signal.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the haptic feedback system includes an array of haptic feedback nodes.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the haptic feedback nodes of the array of haptic feedback nodes are distributed across at least two dimensions.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computing system can set the haptic feedback system into an activation mode that sequentially activates a subset of haptic feedback nodes in the array of haptic feedback nodes.

12. The system of 8 , wherein the haptic feedback system includes at least one type of haptic feedback node selected from the set of a vibrational feedback node, a protruding feedback node, and a tapping feedback node.

13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising an attachment structure that houses a subset of components of the system, wherein the attachment structure can be physically coupled to the body of the user.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising at least a second attachment structure, wherein the first attachment structure can be worn at a distinct location on the body from the second attachment structure; wherein the heart rate activity sensor is integrated in the first attachment structure to establish conductive contact with the body of the user when worn; and wherein the haptic feedback system is integrated in the second attachment structure to deliver direct haptic feedback to the body of the user during activation of the haptic feedback system.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the computing system includes a first device computing system integrated in the attachment structure and a user interface application operable on a second device and in communication with the first device.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the user interface application is configured to collect emotional data from a user, to automatically predict a current emotion state based on the biosignal data and the emotional data, and to communicate an activation signal to the haptic feedback system controlled by the first device computing system; wherein communication of the activation signal is in response to a prediction of a current emotion state.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the attachment structure can be one of a chest band, a wristband, and an undergarment.