CN104665788A - Wearable physiological detection device - Google Patents

Abstract

A wearable physiological detection device is used for providing brain activity information and deciding a breathing guide signal, and the brain activity information and the breathing guide signal serve as bases for user's self-regulation of brain functions in a neurophysiologic feedback section, so that a neurophysiologic feedback loop is formed. The wearable physiological detection device comprises a wearing structure which is implemented by arranging brain electrical electrodes and/or a heart rate sensing unit on the brain and/or the ear or a nearby area of the ear so as to acquire the brain activity information and information related to breathing behaviors.

Description

Wearable physiology detection apparatus

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, particularly, relate to a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus being applied to nervous physiology Feedback section.

Background technology

In recent years, increasing research focuses on the mode how human body is regulated and controled by self consciousness and affects the operation system of health, able-bodied effect is improved to reach, such as, physiological feedback (biofeedback) (comprising nervous physiology feedback (neurofeedback)), meditation (meditation), respiration exercise (breath exercise) etc. are all obtained the experimental results support at present, and also have more and more people to use the method.

Wherein, physiological feedback is a kind of human body learns how to change physiological activity learning procedure in order to improve the object such as health and usefulness, in this program, by consciousness in human body, such as, thinking, emotion, and behavior, the physiological activity changed, such as, E.E.G, heart rate, breathe, musculation or skin temperature etc., can be monitored by instrument, and fast and accurately by information feed back to experimenter, due to this information with relevant for the physiological change reached, therefore, experimenter after obtaining the information, just can carry out self consciousness regulation and control accordingly, physiological reaction needed for reinforcement.

Namely nervous physiology feedback is a kind of physiological feedback undertaken by providing the real-time brain activity information of experimenter, one of modal mode is by detecting electroencephalogram (EEG, electroencephalography), and user is obtaining after about the information of brain activity in real time, just by the mode of self consciousness adjustment, and reach the effect affecting brain activity.

In addition, electroencephalogram still has a kind of very important application, is namely as brain machine interface (BCI, brain computer interface), wherein, can analyze by detecting EEG the intention (intention) drawing user, and then be converted to operational order.In recent years, such brain machine interface fit nervous physiology feedback is also applied to game, such as, is allowed user train be absorbed in power etc. by the presentation mode of game.

It can thus be appreciated that, when relate to be reached by the regulatory mechanism of human body self improve able-bodied effect or the application as brain machine interface time, self consciousness regulation and control are topmost approach, and as everyone knows, focusing one's attention on is carry out self consciousness to regulate and control one of topmost means.Therefore, improve the mode of focusing one's attention on if can pass through in nervous physiology feedback procedure and help the carrying out that self consciousness regulates and controls, the target efficient reaching nervous physiology feedback can be had more.

Generally needing, in the meditation process of focusing one's attention on, usually can emphasize that contemplator must be absorbed in the rhythm of breathing, especially when occurring that thought is vacillated, attention must be concentrated on again on the breathing rhythm that a suction one tells.Therefore, being absorbed in the breathing rhythm is the known method promoting attention.

When generally not realizing intervention, breathing controls by autonomic nervous system, automatically can regulate breathing rate and the degree of depth etc. according to somatogenic need, and on the other hand, breathe and also can control by consciousness, in limited scope, human body can control breathing rate and the degree of depth etc. voluntarily, therefore existing research display, sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic balance is affected by controlling the mode of breathing, general situation is, parasympathetic nervous activity can be increased during expiration, slow down heart beating, intake period is then to increase sympathetic activity, and make to palpitate quickly.

Therefore, when needs focus one's attention on and be absorbed in breathe the rhythm time, except exhaling and the rhythm of feeling elated and exultant and reach except wholwe-hearted and stable effect due to attention is revert to, also can have an impact to the autonomic nervous system of self simultaneously.Now, as long as breathe on the impact of autonomic nervous system with when carrying out the congruence of nervous physiology feedback, such as, body and mind relaxing, just very naturally can attain a yet higher goal because increasing the effect allowing nervous physiology feed back to breathing the control carried out, reaching complementary effect.

Therefore, really the system needing to develop a kind of novelty is had, when can be controlled by self consciousness at user and carry out nervous physiology feedback, the foundation of carrying out further breathing adjustment is provided, to make breathing can be demonstrated out on the able-bodied impact of improvement simultaneously, and then allow nervous physiology feed back attainable effect with complementing each other attain a yet higher goal.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, it can obtain EEG signals and heart rate sequence, to be applied in nervous physiology Feedback section.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, it can provide brain activity information to carry out the foundation of self consciousness adjustment as user in a nervous physiology Feedback section, and the respiratory daoyin signal that will provide also is provided according to the Respiratory behavior of user, follow adjustment to allow user to breathe, and then reach the impact on brain function.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, it has wears vibrational power flow in user head, and the position being arranged at by electrode for encephalograms and can reaching EEG signals measuring circuit can be reached in time dressing, and heart rate sensing cell is arranged on the position that can obtain heart rate sequence.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, it has an ear and wears vibrational power flow on user one ear, and the position being arranged on by electrode for encephalograms and can reaching EEG signals measuring circuit can be reached in time dressing, and heart rate sensing cell is arranged at the position that can obtain heart rate sequence.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, heart rate and the Respiratory behavior of user is drawn by analyzing heart rate sequence, and then EEG signals is provided in nervous physiology Feedback section, correlation analysis result between Respiratory behavior and heart rate, to carry out the basis of self consciousness regulation and control as user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, the brain activity information of user and the Respiratory behavior of user is drawn by analyzing EEG signals, with in nervous physiology Feedback section, brain activity information is supplied to user and carries out self consciousness regulation and control, and using user Respiratory behavior as the basis providing and/or adjust respiratory daoyin signal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, and wherein, multiple electrode for encephalograms and optical sensor are all arranged on an ear and wear in structure, so that this device obtains EEG signals and heart rate sequence when being worn on ear simultaneously.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, be implemented as by optical sensor and wherein an electrode for encephalograms be arranged at together in an ear clip structure, to be fixed on ear by sandwiched mode.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 display to be arranged at the enforcement schematic diagram on head by wearing structure according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention;

The Wearable physiology detection apparatus of Fig. 2 display as Fig. 1 sets up the enforcement schematic diagram that ear wears structure;

Fig. 3 A-Fig. 3 C shows the exemplary embodiment of ear clip structure;

Fig. 4 A-Fig. 4 D shows the exemplary embodiment according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention, electrocardioelectrode being worn on different parts with it;

Electrocardioelectrode is embodied as according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention the exemplary embodiment exposing to apparatus surface by Fig. 5 A-Fig. 5 B display;

Fig. 6 A-Fig. 6 B display is worn structure according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention by ear and is arranged at the exemplary embodiment on ear;

Fig. 7 A-Fig. 7 C display is worn structure according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention by ear and is arranged on ear, and exemplary embodiment when adopting electrocardioelectrode; And

Fig. 8 display is worn structure according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention by ear and is arranged on ear, and has electrode for encephalograms, electrocardioelectrode, and exemplary embodiment during optical sensor.

10 Wearable physiology detection apparatus

12 main frames

14 wear structure

141 light emission components

142 optical fiber receive modules

143 electrode for encephalograms

16 ear clips

181 refer to wear structure

182 wrists wear structure

183 arms wear structure

184 necks wear structure

18,41 electrocardioelectrodes

20,30,40 ear-wearing type physiology checkout gears

21,32,43 ear hook structures

22 ear clip structure

23,25,33,44 housings

42 ear clips

Detailed description of the invention

The object of device of the present invention is, both the program of brain activity and Respiratory control is affected warm in same nervous physiology Feedback section by being adjusted by self consciousness, and reaching by the mode of interactive formation one nervous physiology feedback circuit between user the effect strengthening affecting brain activity, the effect reached to allow this program can obtain lifting further.

Under this principle, simultaneously Wearable physiology detection apparatus according to the present invention has at least two electrode for encephalograms, and heart rate sensing cell, wherein, electrode for encephalograms obtains EEG signals, to learn the brain activity situation of user, heart rate sensing cell then for obtaining heart rate sequence, using as the foundation providing and/or adjust respiratory daoyin signal.

Generally speaking, obtain EEG signals and need at least two electrodes, one of them is as active electrode (active electrode), another is then as reference electrode (reference electrode), also commonly a ground electrode (ground) is increased again, to suppress common-mode noise, such as, 60Hz and 50Hz noise.Therefore, in ensuing describing, namely carry out describing for leading with two electrode for encephalograms.

In addition, because breathing can have an impact to autonomic nervous system, and then make the heart beating also controlled by autonomic nerve occur change, i.e. so-called arrhythmia (Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, RSA), that is, intake period, can make the phenomenon of palpitating quickly and then make between respiratory period heart beating to slow down, therefore, the Respiratory behavior of user is obtained by measuring heart rate.Generally speaking, when breathing and heart beating is in synchronous regime (synchronization) each other, just learn the change of Respiratory behavior pattern by analyzing heart rate sequence, and in the present invention, the sensing cell being used for obtaining heart rate sequence can be embodied as optical sensor, or electrocardioelectrode, wherein, optical sensor refers to have light emission component and optical fiber receive module, and utilize PPG (photoplethysmography) principle and obtain the sensor of optical signal, it learns heart rate sequence by the consecutive variations of detecting pulse, such as, by penetration or reflective measuring method, electrocardioelectrode is then to obtain electrocardiogram, and then acquisition heart rate sequence.

And, after obtaining heart rate sequence, also can carry out HRV (Heart Rate Variability, heart rate variability rate) analyze, it is then one of common approach learning autonomic nervous system activity that HRV analyzes, such as, frequency-domain analysis (Frequency domain) can be carried out, general power (the Total Power assessing overall heart rate variability degree is can be used to obtain, TP), high frequency power (the High Frequency Power of parasympathetic nervous activity can be reacted, HF), sympathetic activity can be reacted, or sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nervous regulate and control low frequency power (the Low Frequency Power of result simultaneously, LF), and the LF/HF (low high frequency power than) etc. of active balance of sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous can be reacted, in addition, also can after carrying out frequency analysis, the state distributed by observed frequency and learn the harmony analysis matrix that autonomic nerve operates, or, also time-domain analysis (Time Domain) can be carried out, and obtain the SDNN that can be used as the index of overall heart rate variability degree, can be used as the SDANN of the index of long-term overall heart rate variability degree, can be used as the RMSSD of the index of the overall heart rate variability degree of short-term, and can be used to R-MSSD, NN50 and PNN50 etc. of assessing high frequency closedown among heart rate variability degree.Therefore, the impact that nervous physiology feedback and/or Respiratory control produce for autonomic nervous system is also learnt by analyzing heart rate sequence.

Therefore under concept of the present invention, brain activity information, autonomic nerve action message and Respiratory behavior pattern complement each other each other, can provide user more comprehensively and effective nervous physiology feedback system, maximize the effect of carrying out self consciousness and regulating and controlling can reach.And, when adopting optical sensor, also can obtain the information about blood oxygen concentration, contributing to the physiological situation further understanding user.

When reality is implemented, as shown in Figure 1, Wearable physiology detection apparatus 10 according to the present invention wears structure 14 mainly through one and is arranged at by device on user head, and it adopts electrode for encephalograms to coordinate the configuration of optical sensor, wherein, this device 10 has wears by this main frame 12 that structure 14 carries, interior accommodating all one's life manages signal acquisition circuit, to obtain physiological signal by electrode for encephalograms and optical sensor, therefore, this physiological signal acquisition circuitry 10 can comprise, but be not limited to, some are used for reaching the common electronics assembly of measurement, such as, processor, at least one A/D converter, wave filter, amplifier etc., because these are all common content to those skilled in the art, therefore repeat no more.

In addition, two electrode for encephalograms systems wear structure by this and are arranged on the head of user, such as, be arranged at the inner surface wearing structure, with the sample point on contact head, such as, common sample point comprises Fp1, Fp2, O1, O2 etc. or any position defined according to 10-20 system, and then obtain EEG signals, at this, the setting position of electrode for encephalograms and quantity can determine according to the object of carried out nervous physiology feedback, such as, the quantity of active electrode can be increased and carry out the measurement of multichannel EEG signals, therefore, not restriction.

In the present invention, this electrode for encephalograms is embodied as dry-type electrode, such as, rustless steel, conductive fiber, conductive rubber, conducting foam, the various metal such as Signa Gel or conductive materials, therefore, user obtains EEG signals by directly contacting the mode of scalp skin, there is no traditional wet electrode institute problems faced, such as, need problems such as using conductive paste and electrode needs to paste, therefore not only can increase ease of use, also promote the use wish of user.In addition, this wears structure can be embodied as various forms, it can be headband (head band) form as illustrated in the drawing, or also can be other form, such as, the head cap (headgear) conventional when general EEG measures, or glasses form etc., as long as to be arranged on head and guarantee electrode for encephalograms setting position and and skin between contact, such as, common structure of wearing all can be designed to around skull (skullcap) form around, to be easy to electrode is arranged on corresponding corticocerebral sample point, therefore, there is various possibility, not restriction.

In addition, this optical sensor is also worn structure by this and is arranged at any position on user head simultaneously, and such as, contact forehead, to obtain the change of continuous pulse; Or, alternatively, as shown in Figure 2, this optical sensor also extends this by a connecting line and wears outside structure, to be arranged on an ear, pulse consecutive variations can be obtained easily equally, and, also can according to actual measurement location and implement to consider and select to adopt reflective or penetration metering system, not restriction.

At this, further, when this optical sensor be embodied as be arranged on ear time, also wear structure by an ear and arrange, such as, by ear clip (ear clip 16 as in Fig. 2), ear-hang or earplug form, to drop on the region near ear or ear, such as, ear-lobe, the inner face of auricle, as cavity of auricular concha and external auditory canal opening near zone etc., helix, the auricle back side, in external auditory meatus, or ear and head capsule have a common boundary near region etc., not restriction.Further, wear structure through the suitable ear of use, also can increase the fixed effect of sensor setting, and then the stability of signal acquired by effectively promoting.

In addition, be preferably, one of them electrode for encephalograms also can be embodied as and be arranged on this ear and wear in structure, especially, in brain electro-detection field, ear due to structure and position be all separated with head, be not subject to the impact of brain activity, therefore be considered to be one of optimum position that reference electrode is set always, so, be incorporated into ear with reference to electrode and wear in structure and contact with ear or ear near zone, be not only conducive to obtaining good EEG signals, also do not increase the complexity of configured in one piece, quite there is advantage.

For example, ear clip structure is as shown in Figure 3A generally speaking easy for installation and the ear easily reaching contact stabilization wears structure, as shown in FIG., optical sensor be embodied as be arranged on ear clip inside opposite face on light emission component 141 and an optical fiber receive module 142, the change of continuous pulse is obtained to utilize penetration measuring method, electrode for encephalograms 143 is then arranged at the inside of ear clip equally, the position of the ear skin of institute's sandwiched position can be touched, thus, by the mechanical force of clip itself, be optical sensor or electrode for encephalograms all Absorbable organic halogens be arranged on ear, be not easy to produce and move, quite contribute to obtaining the second best in quality signal, more be conducive to obtaining analysis result accurately.

Wherein, when this optical sensor and electrode for encephalograms are arranged in this ear clip structure simultaneously, both setting positions can have many selections, for example, as shown in Figure 3A, this electrode for encephalograms can be embodied as around light emission component/optical fiber receive module and arrange, or, as shown in Figure 3 B, this electrode for encephalograms and this light emission component/optical fiber receive module also can be provided separately, and, on the both sides of ear clip, all electrode can be set, with as reference electrode and ground electrode, but, also can be embodied as and only electrode for encephalograms is set at clip on one side, as reference electrode, therefore, not restriction, or further, as shown in Figure 3 C, light emission component 141 and optical fiber receive module 142 can be arranged at on one side, heart rate is obtained to utilize reflection mode measurement, electrode for encephalograms 143 is then arranged at another side.

At this, be that ear clip can be embodied as any position be located on ear with should be noted, that is, protrude from any position of the auricle of head capsule, such as, ear-lobe, helix etc., and its frame for movement also can change according to actual sandwiched position to some extent, all unrestrictedly.

Therefore, the physiological signal acquisition circuitry comprised in this Wearable physiology detection apparatus, just can during user performs a nervous physiology Feedback section, on head, (vibrational power flow is worn on ear with gill) by this being worn vibrational power flow, and complete the installation of electrode and optical sensor simply, afterwards, by the EEG signals acquired by electrode for encephalograms after the calculation formula through presetting calculates, the information of associated user brain activity can be drawn, as the basis providing user to carry out self consciousness regulation and control, and also can be drawn the information of associated user Respiratory behavior pattern after calculating through calculation formula by the heart rate sequence acquired by optical sensor, as the basis providing and/or adjust respiratory daoyin signal.

Moreover refer to Fig. 4 A, its display Wearable physiology detection apparatus according to the present invention utilizes electrode for encephalograms to obtain EEG signals, and utilizes electrocardioelectrode to obtain the performance of heart rate sequence.In this embodiment, similar with the embodiment of Fig. 1, electrode for encephalograms is by wearing the sample point of structure and contact head, and add at least two electrocardioelectrodes in addition, as shown in FIG., one of them electrocardioelectrode is arranged on finger by referring to wear structure 181, another electrocardioelectrode is then wear the skin of structure and contact head by this, to reach the loop measuring electrocardiosignal, thus, user just can easily, need not exert a force ground when obtain electrocardiosignal, and then draw heart rate sequence.Or, alternatively, the electrocardioelectrode contacting finger skin above by referring to wear structure also can be embodied as the skin at other position of body contact, such as, as shown in Figure 4 B, wear structure 182 by wrist and contact the skin of wrist near zone, or wear by arm the skin that structure 183 contacts forearm or upper arm any part, as shown in Figure 4 C, or the skin contacted near cervical region or shoulder, situation near intersection that structure 184 contacts cervical region and shoulder is worn through a neck as Fig. 4 D shows, or the skin etc. at contact other positions of trunk, therefore, as long as all can in the position that can form electrocardiosignal acquisition loop together with the electrocardioelectrode of head, not restriction.

Wherein, when electrocardioelectrode is arranged near cervical region and shoulder, being used for of adopting maintain electrocardioelectrode and skin Contact wear structure, be preferably to be embodied as and there is elasticity, such as, utilize the materials such as elastic metallic, conductive rubber, conductive fiber, conducting foam to make, thus can meet the curve of cervical region and shoulder as far as possible, more contribute to obtaining stable electrocardiosignal.

In a preferred embodiment again, being arranged at the electrocardioelectrode worn in structure also can be embodied as with electrode for encephalograms shared further, namely, using one of them electrode by wearing structure and contact head skin simultaneously as electrode for encephalograms and electrocardioelectrode, therefore, except cost of manufacture and complexity can obtain except reduction, also can because decreasing the position and the convenience that increases in use that need contact.

Moreover, alternatively, as shown in Figure 5A, also two electrocardioelectrodes all can be arranged at and wear in structure, in this case, then can be embodied as, an electrode is positioned to be worn structure by this and contacts the position of skin, another electrode 18 be then positioned at this wear to expose when structure is arranged on head and not with the position of contact skin, the measure loop measuring electrocardiosignal is reached to allow user contact the mode of this electrocardioelectrode by skin of upper extremity, thus, obtaining of electrocardiosignal will can be depending on the demand of user, when have need measure time, only need contact by upper limb the electrode exposed and get final product initial measurement, equally quite convenient.

In addition, this electrocardioelectrode also can be arranged at ear and wear in structure, as shown in Figure 5 B, for example, can be that ear is worn in structure and arranged separately an electrocardioelectrode, the exposed parts wearing structure with gill arranges another electrocardioelectrode 18 again, thus, also ear can be worn structure and be embodied as dismountable form, when user reconnects use whenever necessary; Or, also can as previously mentioned, when one of them electrode for encephalograms is worn structure by ear and is arranged on ear, simultaneously that electrocardioelectrode is disposed therein, or this electrode for encephalograms is shared as electrocardioelectrode; Or, also can be embodied as an electrocardioelectrode by wearing structure and contact head skin, and another electrocardioelectrode is arranged at ear and wears on the exposed surface of structure, measures, therefore can have various combination, not restriction for user contact.And this ear is worn structure and is not also limited to which kind of form, such as, ear clip, earplug or ear-hang etc., be all common can form of implementation.

Moreover, also can be embodied as further and there is optical sensor and electrocardioelectrode simultaneously, for example, can form of implementation as shown in 5B figure, but wear in structure in ear and optical sensor and the shared electrode as electrode for encephalograms and electrocardioelectrode are set simultaneously, another electrode for encephalograms structural is worn in collocation again, and another electrocardioelectrode 18 of structure exposed parts is worn at ear in position, or, also can be embodied as ear to wear in structure and arrange optical sensor and electrocardioelectrode, two electrode for encephalograms are then all by wearing structure and contact head skin, it can be various embodiment.

Then, optical sensor obtains heart rate sequence and coordinates electrocardioelectrode to obtain electrocardiogram the advantage that such configuration mode has, and can reach convenient and the effect of the arrhythmia symptom that correctly judges.Because optical sensor obtains pulse change serially in the process worn, therefore, just first screen by analyzing pulse consecutive variations and whether there is ARR possibility, namely, the heartbeat situation corresponding with pulse can be learnt by analyzing continuous pulse, and then filter out whether there is ARR possibility, such as, early onset shrinks (Premature Beats), ventricular fibrillation (AF, Atrial Fibrillation), tachycardia (Tachycardia), heart beating excessively slow (Bradycardia), heart beating suspends various symptoms such as (Pause), but, because the basis analyzed is continuous pulse, therefore the symptom need being undertaken by observing ecg wave form judging cannot be distinguished, such as, early onset shrinks and is namely divided into early onset atrial systole (the Premature atrial contractions betiding atrium, PAC), and occur in early onset ventricular systole (the Premature ventricular contractions of ventricle, PVC) two kinds, when both differentiations, usually whether can there is exception by the shape of observing P ripple and/or QRS ripple and judge that contraction is from atrium or ventricle, in addition, because pulse is that heartbeat transmits rear measured result in the blood vessel via blood, therefore its accuracy also cannot compared with electrocardiogram.

Therefore, by such design, when finding because analyzing pulse consecutive variations to occur ARR possibility, only need notify that user has found ARR possibility in real time by notification signal, then user just can expose electrocardioelectrode by hands contact naturally, or electrocardioelectrode is worn on finger, wear on wrist, or the mode at other position of body contact, carry out electrocardiosignal measurement immediately, obtain in real time and may occur ARR electrocardiogram, thus, just can precisely judge whether really to occur arrhythmia, even can judge ARR kind, quite convenient.

At this, be with should be noted that, although be all by the form wearing structural bearing main frame shown in figure, also other form can be embodied as, such as, this physiological signal acquisition circuitry can directly be arranged to wear in structure and omit main frame, such as, this wear structure can be embodied as that inside has accommodation space or be embodied as can the flexible circuit board etc. of bearer circuit, therefore, can change according to practical situation, not restriction.

Then, also can be embodied as according to Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention and wear structure by an ear and be arranged on an ear of user.For example, 6A-6B figure shows the exemplary embodiment that electrode for encephalograms coordinates the ear-wearing type physiology checkout gear 20 of optical sensor, in the embodiment of 6A figure, this ear is worn structure and is embodied as ear hook structure 21 and coordinates ear clip structure 22, wherein, this ear clip structure 22 is located on ear-lobe, using as arranging optical sensor and with reference to the position of electrode for encephalograms, effectively electrode for encephalograms is then be positioned at this ear hook structure 21, or this ear wears the other parts of structure, as housing 23, can with other position of ear or ear near zone contact skin, so that EEG signals can be obtained for principle, namely, the position of cerebral cortex activity can be detected, in addition, in the embodiment of 6B figure, this ear is worn structure and is then embodied as the upper ear phone structure 24 of ear hook structure 21 cooperation, wherein, optical sensor and reference electrode for encephalograms are arranged on this ear phone structure, to obtain signal by near contact external auditory meatus inside and outside auditory meatus mouth and/or the position such as cavity of auricular concha, and effectively electrode for encephalograms is embodied as and is located at the other parts that this ear hook structure 21 or this ear wear structure, such as, housing 25, can with ear or ear near zone contact skin and obtain the position of EEG signals, therefore, the form of enforcement have various may.And, also can be embodied as by single ear hook structure, that is, only ear-hang, ear clip or ear phone structure, complete the setting of electrode for encephalograms and optical sensor, unrestricted.

In addition, as shown in 7A figure, also can be embodied as electrode for encephalograms coordinates the ear of electrocardioelectrode to wear form physiology detection apparatus 30, in this embodiment, an electrocardioelectrode 31 is embodied as and exposes, ECG signal sampling loop is reached for user is contacted by skin of upper extremity, another electrocardioelectrode is then embodied as to be worn structure by this ear and contacts the skin near ear or ear, and it can be embodied as with one of them electrode for encephalograms shared, or independent setting, not restriction, then be embodied as by this ear hook structure 32 and/or housing 33 and contact two positions that can obtain EEG signals near ear or ear as two electrode for encephalograms, namely, the position of cerebral cortex activity can be detected, or, also can increase ear clip structure, such as, be sandwiched on ear-lobe or helix, and in wherein arranging shared reference electrode for encephalograms and electrocardioelectrode, then expose electrocardioelectrode 31 on coordinating, and effective electrode for encephalograms of sample position is arranged at because of ear hook structure.

Moreover, the electrocardioelectrode needing skin of upper extremity to contact also can be embodied as by referring to wear structure and be arranged on finger, as shown in Figure 7 B, or be arranged in wrist, or be arranged at the position near arm, cervical region or shoulder, wear structure by neck as namely Fig. 7 C shows and contact the situation of cervical region and shoulder skin, to provide further convenience, certainly, the body part contacting other can be also embodied as, such as, trunk is also selectable position.

Further, similarly, also can be embodied as and be provided with electrode for encephalograms simultaneously, optical sensor, and the ear-wearing type physiology checkout gear 40 of electrocardioelectrode, as shown in Figure 8, optical sensor is fixed on ear-lobe by ear clip 42, an electrocardioelectrode 41 is embodied as the form exposing and can supply upper limb contact skin, another electrocardioelectrode is then embodied as and is positioned at ear clip 42 inside, or other position of ear or ear near zone is contacted by ear hook structure 43 and/or housing 44, in addition, as mentioned above, electrode for encephalograms also has different enforcement possibilities, such as, also can be arranged in ear clip 42 with reference to electrode, or be embodied as with the electrocardioelectrode in ear clip shared further, or wear structure and/or housing by ear and reach the contact of two electrode for encephalograms and skin, therefore, not restriction.

At this, it should be noted that, when adopting ear to wear form, this physiological signal acquisition circuitry can be as Figure 6-Figure 8, being placed in this ear wears in the housing that structure carries, or the ear that is placed in is worn in structure and housing, but not limitedly, also can be embodied as not have housing and be directly placed in ear wears in structure, such as, ear hook structure, ear phone structure, and/or in ear clip structure, therefore, various possibility can be had, and, ear wears structure can be embodied as single or multiple combining, namely, ear clip can be utilized separately, ear-hang, or ear phone structure, also can in conjunction with the combination unit of the two or three, the setting of electrode and sensor, can change according to actual performance, not restriction.

In a preferred embodiment, be arranged at the electrode near ear and/or ear and/or optical sensor, then be embodied as and utilize the mode of magnetic force and be attached on ear, for example, can utilize across ear two parts that magnetic is attracting each other, and electrode and/or sensor setting are reached in two parts or the mode wherein on parts, at this, two parts can be embodied as has magnetic, such as, by inside, there is magnetisable material, or itself be the mode of magnetisable material, or be embodied as by can by magnetic attraction material made by, for example, can be embodied as there is magnetic force by parts, and another parts can be magnetically attracted, or, may also be two parts to be all embodied as there is magnetic force, various enforcement possibility can be had, not restriction.

In a preferred embodiment again, also can set up action sensing assembly in device, such as, accelerometer, to learn the situation of movement of user during measuring, such as, ear, head, and/or the situation of movement of whole health, by this, just can to measured physiological signal, such as, EEG signals, electrocardiosignal and/or light sensing signal, correct, such as, can in order to correct because head or health move caused jitter, and then allow the information content more closing to reality situation being supplied to user, contribute to promoting nervous physiology and feed back the effect reached.

In addition, also other physiological signal can additionally be detected, for example, the physiological signal that other often monitors in time carrying out physiological feedback program can be detected, such as, by the electrodermal activity (EDA that autonomic nerve affects, Electrodermal Activity), end is limb temperature etc. slightly, using as the reference providing feedback information, such as, can outside brain activity information, the information of relevant autonomic nerve activity is additionally provided, or, after can be considered both, reoffer the information that user carries out needed for nervous physiology feedback, as long as can the correct and physiological status that effectively expressing is real-time, it is all selectable mode.

And, because the height of blood pressure and the activity of autonomic nerve have certain relation, generally speaking, sympathetic activity increases and can raise by build-up of pressure, therefore, light sensor is coordinated by electrocardioelectrode, draw pulse wave passing time (Pulse Transit Time, PTT), then, the pressure value of reference is calculated by relation specific between PTT and pressure value, thus, the blood pressure trend that just can user be provided during feeding back real-time, or pressure value before and after Feedback section is provided, whether blood pressure is impacted with the carrying out allowing user understand nervous physiology feedback, in addition, similarly, also by arranging two optical sensors, such as, except head/ear, separately an optical sensor being set on finger, and obtaining same information by the time difference of calculating two place pulse wave transmission.

Then, in the present invention, brain activity information and respiratory daoyin signal are can produce source and be supplied to user by perceptual signal by one.Communication between source and Wearable physiology detection apparatus can be produced by perceptual signal by this, such as, by wireless communication mode as bluetooth, WiFi etc., this can produce source and just can receive input from the physiology detection apparatus be arranged on head by perceptual signal, and real-time be supplied to user, thus can reach nervous physiology feedback circuit.

At this, this can be embodied as can perceptual signal and/or aural perceptible signal and provide information and the respiratory daoyin signal of the activity of user associative brain by vision in the perceptual signal source that produces, such as, by glow color, luminous intensity, sound, and/or the change of voice etc., not restriction; Further, this can produce the form of implementation in source and can have many selections by perceptual signal, for example, this can produce source and distinguishingly can be embodied as an independently luminous body by perceptual signal, such as, a spheroid, or the object of any shape, or be embodied as the device with display and/or vocal function, such as, mobile phone, wrist-watch, lithographic plate computer, and personal computer etc.

Or, this can produce source and also can be embodied as the display unit that combines with this Wearable physiology detection apparatus and/or sounding module etc. by perceptual signal, for example, no matter be that structure is worn in employing or ear wears structure, this all can be embodied as to extend and wear structure/ear wear a display module of structure, a luminous source and/or an earphone etc. from this in perceptual signal source that produces, such as, glasses can be embodied as, to carry electrode for encephalograms and heart rate sensing cell, and show information by eyeglass, and/or provide sound, voice etc. by the earphone be incorporated near earpiece; Or, also can be embodied as an earphone, while carrying electrode for encephalograms and heart rate sensing cell, also provide information by sound or voice, and/or extend a display module or luminous source again at the moment, to provide visually-perceptible signal etc.Therefore, not restriction.

So, when user utilizes Wearable physiology detection apparatus of the present invention and performs a nervous physiology feedback process, for the 1st figure, this Wearable physiology detection apparatus is arranged on head, to be obtained the E.E.G of user by the electrode for encephalograms be arranged at inside headband, and optical sensor obtains heart rate sequence, afterwards, the position that health front eyes can see naturally can be arranged in the perceptual signal source that produces again by what be embodied as luminous body, and the physiology detection apparatus on head and this luminous body are linked up, thus, can start to carry out nervous physiology feedback process.

At this, owing to combining respiration exercise and nervous physiology feedback, therefore, as previously mentioned, based on the carrying out of respiration exercise, user respiratory daoyin signal need be provided, and feed back based on nervous physiology, then need to provide user to react to perform nervous physiology feedback and the information of physiological activity that changes, and the medium that namely this luminous body is to provide.

In this embodiment, the signal of the allowed user perception that this luminous body produces comprises luminous intensity and glow color, and wherein, luminous intensity is in order to show respiratory daoyin, and glow color is then in order to show the information of associated user brain activity.

Object due to respiratory daoyin signal is that allowing user followed by breathes, therefore need can show air-breathing and feel elated and exultant between difference, therefore, this luminescence system represents air-breathing and the consecutive variations of feeling elated and exultant through the strong and weak consecutive variations of luminous intensity, such as, strengthen the guiding as air-breathing gradually gradually using luminous intensity, and weaken the guiding as feeling elated and exultant gradually gradually using luminous intensity, thus, user just clearly and easily can carry out compressing thereupon.

When carrying out loosening the nervous physiology feedback process for target, wherein the ratio in E.E.G shared by á ripple is observed in a kind of selection.In E.E.G, generally speaking, when á ripple is preponderated, representing that human body is in the waking state loosened, therefore can learn by observing á ripple proportion the degree loosened.Accordingly, after starting to carry out nervous physiology feedback process, this luminous body provides respiratory daoyin (consecutive variations through luminous intensity), adjust it to guide user to breathe, simultaneously, physiology detection apparatus on Dai Yutou also carries out the detection of E.E.G, acquired E.E.G is then after the calculating through a calculation formula, an analysis result can be drawn, such as, á ripple proportion, and the information producing an associated user brain activity according to analysis result, then, namely this luminous body changes its glow color according to the information of this associated user brain activity.

For example, can program at the beginning time first obtain a reference value, such as, á ripple accounts for the percentage ratio of total E.E.G energy, again the result and this reference value of analyzing gained are compared afterwards, with the relation drawn and between this reference value, such as, ratio increases or reduces, and this luminous body can pass on the change situation of its physiological status based on this in real time to user by the change of glow color, such as, multiple color can be utilized to represent, more loosen as more close blueness represents, more close redness represents more nervous, also can the depth of same color be foundation, the more shallow representative of color is more loosened, color represents more nervous more deeply, thus, user just can learn simply by the change of color that the physical and mental statuse of oneself is nervous or loosens very much, and self consciousness regulation and control (self-regulation) are also carried out while following respiratory daoyin, and make glow color tend to the target more loosened further.

Alternatively, also degree of relaxation or the emotion state of consciousness of human body can be understood by the energy balance situation of the brain activity at the different brain position of observation and synchronicity, for example, when the emotional response in front appears in human body, left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex cortical areas can be activated, and when occurring that negative emotions is reacted, then right front cortex of frontal lobe district can be activated, therefore, just by detecting, such as, Fp1 and Fp2 position EEG signals and understand this two-part cerebral cortex active situation; In addition, also there is research display, when human brain is in the synchronous state of á ripple, can Clear consciousness be reached and the state loosened, therefore, by detecting the brain activity at different brain position, such as, the relevant prefrontal lobe district of Fp1 and Fp2, the relevant top district of C3 and C4, the relevant occipital lobe district of O1 and O2, and the relevant temporal lobe district of T3 and T4 etc., and understand brain and whether be in synchronous regime.In this case, for example, the position of electrode for encephalograms in structure is worn by adjustment, or the ear that two of same device can be utilized to have an electrode for encephalograms is worn structure and is placed on two ears, or adopt two ear-wearing type physiology checkout gears, two ears that are placed in first-class, all can obtain the brain activity situation at different brain position.

And further, when the target of nervous physiology feedback is for loosening, carry out analyzing for heart rate sequence and the autonomic nerve active situation obtained, also can be used as the basis of adjustment glow color, such as, when parasympathetic activity increases and/or parasympathetic nervous ratio that is active and sympathetic activity increases, represent that physical relaxation degree increases, therefore, just can comprehensively this information and associative brain activity information and together with assess the allowance of user health, and then adjustment feeds back to the glow color change of user.

Moreover, owing to obtaining RSA information by heart rate sequence, therefore go back observable heart rate, breathe and EEG signals between synchronicity (synchronization), with as feedback foundation.According to research display, exhale and can cause the fluctuation of Ink vessel transfusing blood flow with air-breathing, and this fluctuation also can arrive brain along with blood flow, and then cause E.E.G at the low frequency section close to breathing rate, such as, lower than 0.5 hertz, fluctuation, therefore, whether reach except synchronicity because of resonant interaction between the two except learning, also therefore breathing pattern can be learnt by observing E.E.G, in addition, because the SA node of heart and vascular system are by the regulation and control of autonomic nervous system, and, the change of heart rate and blood pressure also can be fed to back brain by pressure receiver system (baroreceptor system) by autonomic nervous system, and then affect function and the running of brain, such as, affect cerebral cortex, and can be recorded by EEG, add control breathing consciously and can cause alteration in heart rate because affecting autonomic nerve, therefore, the relation affected each other is there is between three, therefore, synchronicity good between three can represent human body and be in the state comparatively loosened, accordingly, the analysis result of this related synchronization can be used as the information providing user to carry out self consciousness adjustment equally, to carry out nervous physiology feedback.

In addition, also can be embodied as the breathing pattern being learnt user by the fluctuation of observation blood flow, such as, by the optical sensor being arranged at ear, forehead equipotential is set up, obtain pulse change, and then learn the change of blood flow.

In addition, when to improve absorbed power for target, then can select the ratio of observing e ripple and á ripple.In E.E.G, á ripple represents when preponderating that human body is in and regains consciousness and the state of anxiety, then represent when e ripple is preponderated that human body is in loosen and realize the state of interrupting, therefore, the object improving and be absorbed in power is reached relative to the ratio of e ripple by improving á ripple, such as, namely wherein a kind of method for the treatment of ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) patient is the ratio that the mode fed back by nervous physiology observes its e ripple/á ripple.Accordingly, utilizing system of the present invention after starting to carry out nervous physiology feedback process, this luminous body provides respiratory daoyin signal (consecutive variations by luminous intensity), adjust it to guide user to breathe, simultaneously, the upper physiology detection apparatus of Dai Yutou also carries out the detection of E.E.G, with analyze further e ripple and the ratio of ripple, such as, e ripple and á wavelength-division do not account for the ratio of total E.E.G energy, or calculate e/e+ á and á/e+ á etc., afterwards, the information of an associated user brain activity state is produced according to analysis result, and this luminous body is namely based on the information of this associated user brain activity, and passed on the change situation of its brain function in real time to user by the change of glow color, such as, multiple color can be utilized to represent, more close blueness represents that absorbed power is lower, more close redness represents that absorbed power is higher, also can the depth of same color be foundation, it is lower that power is absorbed in the more shallow representative of color, it is higher that color represents absorbed power more deeply, thus, user just can learn simply by the change of color whether the absorbed power of oneself improves very much, and self consciousness regulation and control (self-regulation) are also carried out while following respiratory daoyin, and make glow color tend to further improve the target be absorbed in.

And except the ratio of observing e ripple and á ripple, SCP (SCP, slow cortical potential) be also improve the nervous physiology feedback being absorbed in power, such as, during treatment ADHD patient, the brain activity often observed, wherein, the negative offset (negative shift) of SCP is relevant to the attention comparatively concentrated, and the forward migration of SCP (positive shift) is then relevant to the attention of reduction.

At this, the brain activity representated by this glow color, can be embodied as various possibility, such as, can as described above using after converting loosen or absorbed degree as change foundation, or can in order to represent the change of physiological signal, such as, ratio change etc. shared by á ripple, therefore, not restriction.And the variation pattern of glow color, also without certain restriction, focuses on allowing user can simply and be well understood to oneself physiological status, and user can be ordered about whereby carry out self consciousness regulation and control, to reach targeted physiological condition.

Therefore, by device of the present invention, user and can be controlled by self consciousness and affect the program of brain activity very naturally in conjunction with Respiratory control, need not learning procedure especially, and wherein very important reason is just, this can perceptual signal produce source produce can comprise two kinds of information by perceptual signal, such as, in Fig. 1 embodiment, the vision that this single luminous body produces can show respiratory daoyin signal and real time physiologic status two kinds of information through luminous intensity and glow color by perceptual signal respectively.

In the prior art, when carrying out nervous physiology feedback, the feedback system for user can be embodied as usually, for example, the object of movement is produced along with the effect of execution nervous physiology feedback, such as, float skyborne balloon, and when health more loosens, it is higher that balloon wafts; Or the figure to change with physiological status, such as, the flower bloomed can be continued because health more and more loosens; Or the change of direct display measurement numerical value; There is provided that the mode of respiratory daoyin then more to be embodied as, for example, through dipping and heaving waveforms stands air-breathing and feel elated and exultant.Therefore, when both combining, user be easy to because of too complicated, change excessive or do not allow the visual display mode of intelligible numerical value and be interfered, may increase the stress of user even on the contrary, effect does not rise counter falling.

So, for these possibility produced problem above-mentioned, the present invention is when considering how to provide information to give user, namely have selected the mode being represented two kinds of information by single object, simplify complexity as much as possible, do not allow user produce mental burden, allow user be easy to just can use this device yet.The advantage that disclosed display mode has comprises:

1. the size variation of luminous intensity, similar with the representation of general rhythm, the rhythm, user through thinking conversion, intuitively need not can obtain and guide and control air-breathing and feel elated and exultant.

2. glow color is the physiological status representation be readily appreciated that for user, compared to directly providing change in value, human body is for the change utilizing color category and/or depth change etc. to represent degree, grade, be easy to produce acceptance, therefore more naturally can respond and make self consciousness regulation and control.

3. the focus of vision only has one, does not have the problem that should be noted that two focuses in conjunction with two programs, more contributes to focusing one's attention on.

Therefore, in conjunction with two kinds of issuable complexity of program, by well-designed can perceptual signal manifestation mode, can be excluded, not only effectively reduce user burden sense in use, also therefore reached the novel feedback process of effect addition.

And except utilizing the form of single luminous body and luminous intensity and glow color change are provided, also reach by other device with a display func, for example, it can be the luminous source on a screen, such as, tablet PC, hands machine, hands table, the screen etc. of personal computer, further, this luminous source also can be embodied as a part for image, such as, the head of humanoid figure's picture, or abdominal region etc., contribute to user and imagine activity in body when self consciousness regulates and controls, in addition, except the form of entity light source, aperture is also good form of implementation, such as, the aperture of humanoid head contributes to user equally and imagines.And when being embodied as the luminous source on above-mentioned screen or aperture, also can represent the change of luminous intensity further by the diameter change of light emitting region, to strengthen guiding air-breathing and the effect of feeling elated and exultant.Therefore, can be changed according to actual status of implementation, not restriction.

In addition, also aural perceptible signal can additionally be provided, such as, sound or voice, when carrying out Feedback section to need to close one's eyes at user, there is provided another kind of to select, for example, air-breathing and consecutive variations venting one's pent-up feelings can be represented by the intensity of volume, and by different sound kinds, such as, tweedle, sound of sea wave etc., or different song and represent different physiological statuss; Such as, or also carry out air-breathing by voice instruction user and feel elated and exultant, and representing physiological status by sound frequency height, more the sound of high frequency represents more nervous, and more low frequency represents and more loosens, therefore, not restriction.Further, aural perceptible signal can be embodied as and can be produced source and/or provided by this Wearable physiology detection apparatus by perceptual signal by this, does not limit equally.

As for this respiratory daoyin signal, also there are many operational feasibilities equally.In general respiration exercise, the type of respiratory daoyin signal is mainly divided into three kinds, and one is preset fixing respiratory variations pattern, and such as, breathing rate is set as fixing 8 times per minute; One for presetting time dependent respiratory variations pattern, and such as, in 1 section of 15 minutes, breathing rate is set as 5 minutes 10 times per minute above, middle 5 minutes 8 times per minute, and last 5 minutes 6 times per minute; And another is then the respiratory variations pattern of the dynamic change with physiological status.Therefore, in the present invention, this respiratory daoyin signal is preset as except fixing and time dependent respiratory variations pattern except providing, by the EEG signals acquired by this Wearable physiology detection apparatus and/or heart rate sequence, this respiratory daoyin signal just can be embodied as with physiological status dynamic change, to provide the respiratory variations pattern more effectively guiding user head for target physiological status.

The mode that the physiological status of user affects this respiratory daoyin signal also has various different enforcement to select.For example, the actual Respiratory behavior of user is learnt by analyzing heart rate sequence, and then learn and difference between steering signal, and adjust respiratory daoyin signal according to this, such as, when the breathing rate of user itself is lower than the speed that respiratory daoyin signal provides, the breathing rate of respiratory daoyin signal now just can be reduced, with the effect guiding user to promote physiological feedback further.

Or, also can carry out HRV analysis to heart rate sequence and learn the situation of autonomic nerve activity, and then know the degree of relaxation of user by inference, when degree of relaxation increased and maintain stablize time, respiratory daoyin signal can be embodied as and reduce breathing rate further, such as, from 8-10 time per minute, be down to 6-8 time per minute, to increase degree of relaxation further; Or, the control that also can be embodied as when the degree of relaxation of user has reached re-set target or breathe stably coincide respiratory daoyin time, cease breathing the providing of steering signal, and user can be absorbed in carry out self consciousness regulation and control, only find to breathe there is not only instability or degree of relaxation but also reduce time, just start again to carry out respiratory daoyin, therefore, not restriction.

In addition, particularly, also can be embodied as, specially allow user alternately carry out Respiratory control and to be regulated and controled by self consciousness and change the program of physiological status by the presence or absence provided of respiratory daoyin signal.According to research display, when affecting the program of physiological status when carrying out being regulated and controled by self consciousness, if breathe and can be in smooth-going and stable state, the effect that then feedback produces can obtain to add to be taken advantage of, therefore, user is allowed to be accustomed to this breathing pattern by first providing respiratory daoyin signal a period of time off and on, to reach the stable of breathing, afterwards, again by the guiding that ceases breathing, and allowing user carry out self consciousness regulatory process naturally continuing merely to be absorbed under the breathing pattern be accustomed to, such flow process can promote the effect of feedback further.

And, because respiration exercise has delayed response for the impact of autonomic nerve, therefore, by providing the mode of steering signal off and on, coordinate the present invention in conjunction with the characteristic of respiration exercise and self consciousness regulatory process again, during the impact of respiration exercise on autonomic nerve can be allowed not providing respiratory daoyin to present, allow user carry out self consciousness regulatory process easily, and allow the effect of respiration exercise obtain addition.

At this, alternately changing of respiration exercise and self consciousness regulatory process, that is, the providing of respiratory daoyin signal, can determine according to the physiological status of user as described above, also can being the interval according to presetting, switching regularly, not restriction.In addition, when adopting the fixing mode switched, also can be embodied as further, respiratory daoyin signal switches between breathing rate speed, such as, and 6-8 time and 10-12 time per minute per minute, such mode then can contribute to, such as, be absorbed in the training that power switches, reach control ability more flexibly.

In addition, it should be noted that, supplying a pattern of this respiratory daoyin signal can be embodied as, this respiratory daoyin signal (can be preset fixing, preset change or dynamic change in time) be sent to this by this Wearable physiology detection apparatus can behind perceptual signal generation source, such as, intelligent mobile phone, tablet PC, intelligent watch etc., then the perceptual signal source that produces this respiratory daoyin signal can be supplied to user by this, carry out respiration exercise for user; Or, also can be that namely this originally can have default respiratory variations pattern and can provide and give user in perceptual signal source that produces, but can receive the input from this Wearable physiology detection apparatus further, and adjust its respiratory daoyin signal, therefore, not restriction.

Conceive according to a further aspect of the invention, also can be embodied as by aural perceptible signal and brain activity information and respiratory daoyin signal are provided.As shown in Figure 2, the sound that user presents by mobile phone is breathed steering signal and brain activity information and adjusts the breathing of self and carry out physiological feedback.

At this, can include, but not limited to for example in order to the aural perceptible signal showing respiratory daoyin signal, can utilize produce acoustical signal interval and as initial air-breathing with feel elated and exultant guiding; The change of sound frequency or volume can be utilized to represent air-breathing and the consecutive variations of feeling elated and exultant; Or air-breathing can be represented by different sound kinds and feel elated and exultant, such as, different music track, or there is periodically variable voice files, such as, sound of sea wave etc., to allow user adjustment breathing with its conversion; Or also inform user this carries out air-breathing or feels elated and exultant by voice, such as, indicated by " air-breathing " and " feeling elated and exultant " voice meeting air-breathing and time point venting one's pent-up feelings and guide the breathing pattern of user.

And when aural perceptible signal is used to show the information of carrying out needed for physiological feedback simultaneously, it has many selections equally, for example, can utilize sound frequency or volume uprise gradually or step-down represents and more and more tends to target, or, can be represented by specific sound kind or melody and not yet reach or reach target; Or, also inform by voice whether the carrying out of user physiological feedback tends to target gradually.Therefore, distinguish as long as can make with respiratory daoyin signal, not restriction.

So, when the target of physiological feedback is body and mind relaxing, wherein a kind of embodiment is, the bleep utilizing interval to produce starts carry out air-breathing or feel elated and exultant to guide user, and utilize the height of sound frequency to represent the degree of relaxation of health, such as, the higher expression of audio frequency is more nervous, audio frequency is lower, represents and more loosens, therefore, when user hears the bleep of high frequency, while just can carrying out air-breathing following and feeling elated and exultant, learn that oneself is still too nervous, need body and mind relaxing of trying every possible means, so, even if by single acoustical signal, can clearly allow user understand two kinds of information contenies equally simultaneously.

Or, another kind of embodiment can be, the power of wave volume is utilized to represent air-breathing and the consecutive variations of feeling elated and exultant, and utilize different sound kinds to represent the degree of relaxation of health, such as, representing that tensity is higher with tweedle, and represent with sound of sea wave and comparatively loosen, is the mode can knowing expression equally.

Next, conception according to a further aspect of the present invention, because device according to the present invention adopts wearing form, therefore, also be applicable to being used as brain-computer interface, and when detected physiological signal mainly comprises EEG signals and heart rate sequence, the mode that can be used for producing instruction has following several possibility mode, for example, but do not limit, due to the ratio in E.E.G shared by á ripple, along with the action of closing one's eyes and open eyes varies widely, generally speaking, when closing one's eyes, the ratio regular meeting of á ripple significantly promotes, therefore, just can in this, as the foundation producing instruction, in addition, when the setting position of electrode for encephalograms drops on ocular vicinity, the action of eye can be detected too, obtain eye and move signal (EOG), therefore, just by, such as, nictation, the action such as ball and assign instruction in an instant, moreover, because breathing is also the physiological activity that human body can control, and as previously mentioned, (namely breathe not only can have an impact to heart rate, so-called RSA), also E.E.G can be caused in the fluctuation of low frequency section, therefore, under framework of the present invention, no matter be detecting brain wave signal or detecting heart rate sequence, all can learn that user Respiratory behavior pattern changes by this, thus as the foundation producing instruction, such as, user is by assigning instruction etc. during specially elongating air-breathing, or, also heart beating aberration rate is increased by adding deep breathing, and then reach the effect increasing RSA amplitude of vibration, using as the foundation assigning instruction, therefore, not restriction.

In addition, further, when coordinating upper action sensing assembly, such as, accelerometer, also can have and more assign instruction mode, such as, nod up and down when above-mentioned various physiological phenomenons can coordinate again, the action such as left-right rotation head, just may be combined with out a greater variety of instruction, make range of application wider.

Moreover, be also applicable to incorporating in game according to the nervous physiology feedback that apparatus of the present invention are carried out, so, when performing, except the change of vision/auditory effect, such as, the color changed along with physiological status, object kenel, personage, sound etc., by the mode of game, the content of more interactions can be provided, such as, by the Games Software performed on mobile phone and/or computer, increase and interest interactive between user, and then promote use wish.For example, first, point system can be adopted, such as, if the target of nervous physiology feedback is body and mind relaxing, then mark just can be used to show in a section, the increase degree loosened, as the ratio that á ripple in E.E.G increases, moreover, because physiological feedback has accumulative effect, therefore, different time, different mark that section obtains just can accumulate calculating, thus, user can learn the achievement of self-efforts easily by mark, contribute to cultivating sense of accomplishment, and in the case, also can set attainable different mark door further, increase the challenge desire of user, and, the concept at the outpost of the tax office can be coordinated, after reaching a door, the next outpost of the tax office can be arrived, and open different functions etc., increase and use interest, also promote and use wish.

In addition, except the concept at the outpost of the tax office, also can adopt the mode that award is provided, for example, after mark accumulation reaches certain door, more how selectable character moulding can be increased, such as, more how removable clothes kind, there is the ring of light etc., or accessory, treasure etc. can be gifted, or can promote the grade of player and give higher game capabilities etc., the common mode of various game on line is all suitable for the present invention.

Moreover, due to different from general the game feature, under the cumulative bad of physiological feedback is mainly built in the prerequisite used continuously, namely, when the interval time of performed physiological feedback program is long, namely the effect of accumulation is lost, accordingly, for example, the calculating principle of mark just can be designed to, such as, the mark of accumulation can reduce along with the elongated gradually of interval, if play every the oversize time, then mark will make zero, user must start in accent, such as, when user be separated by within 2 days, do not carry out physiological feedback program time, namely running summary of the points scored is reduced to 75%, be separated by and do not use for 3 days, mark reduces to 50%, by that analogy, when finally within 5 days, not using when being separated by, namely previous running summary of the points scored is made zero, with the use of encouraging user to continue whereby.

Therefore, by the mode of game, becomes except allowing physiological feedback program more interesting except, user also can be allowed to feel in real time, and physiological status that physiological feedback causes changes, and then allows user think there is target, increases the power of use.

In sum, Wearable physiology detection apparatus according to the present invention is by providing the mode of respiratory daoyin in nervous physiology Feedback section, reach and allow user improve absorbed power and strengthen the object of feedback effects simultaneously, both complement each other, get twice the result with half the effort, in addition, also wear the form of structure by wearing structure and/or ear and while being arranged at by device on head and/or ear, completing the setting of electrode and/or sensor, not only increase ease of use, also lifting mobile greatly.Moreover, also because device according to the present invention is embodied as wearing form, be therefore also applicable to being normally used as brain-computer interface, promote use value further.

Claims (15)

1. a Wearable physiology detection apparatus, brain activity information is provided and determines a respiratory daoyin signal, using the basis as user oneself's adjustment brain function in a nervous physiology Feedback section, and then reach a nervous physiology feedback circuit, this device comprises:

Multiple electrode for encephalograms, is embodied as dry-type electrode;

One optical sensor;

One wears structure, be embodied as and combine with one of them electrode, wherein, when this wear structure be arranged at the head of this user time, the plurality of electrode for encephalograms is arranged at the position can reaching EEG signals measuring circuit, and this optical sensor is arranged at the position that can obtain the change of continuous pulse; And

One physiology signal acquisition circuit, in order to obtain EEG signals by the plurality of electrode for encephalograms, and is obtained the change of continuous pulse, and then draws heart rate sequence by this optical sensor;

Wherein, in this nervous physiology Feedback section,

This EEG signals system, as the basis of generation one associated user brain activity information, gives user to provide;

This heart rate sequence system carries out the analysis of associated user Respiratory behavior, and draws a result, using as the basis providing and/or adjust this respiratory daoyin signal; And

This user carries out self consciousness regulation and control according to this associative brain action message, and carries out a Respiratory behavior pattern, to reach the impact on brain function according to this respiratory daoyin signal.

2. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this optical sensor is embodied as to be worn structure with this and combines and be arranged on the forehead of this user.

3. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this optical sensor is embodied as to be worn structure by a connecting line with this and is connected, to be arranged at the region near an ear of this user or this ear.

4. device as claimed in claim 3, wherein, this optical sensor is worn structure by an ear and is arranged at the region near this ear or this ear.

5. device as claimed in claim 4, wherein, it is following one of them that this ear wears structure, comprising: ear hook structure, ear clip structure, and ear phone structure.

6. device as claimed in claim 4, wherein, one of them of the plurality of electrode for encephalograms is embodied as to be arranged at this ear and to wear in structure, to contact the skin of this ear.

7. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this is worn structure and is embodied as following one of them: a headband, a head cap, and glasses.

8. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the plurality of electrode is worn structure through this and is arranged at the position can reaching the EEG signals measuring circuit that different brain divides, and the information of this associated user brain activity is the information of the dependency be embodied as between brain activity that different brain divides.

9. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this brain activity information further together with the analysis result of this user Respiratory behavior using as the basis providing and/or adjust this respiratory daoyin signal.

10. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this respiratory daoyin signal and associated user brain activity information can produce source and provide and give user by perceptual signal by one.

11. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein, this can perceptual signal produce source construction with provide vision can perceptual signal and aural perceptible signal one of them or multiple.

12. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein, this can the perceptual signal source that produces be following one of them, comprising: an individual luminaires, and the device of tool display and/or vocal function.

13. devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein, this can be embodied as and combine with this physiology detection apparatus in perceptual signal source that produces.

14. 1 kinds of Wearable physiology detection apparatus, brain activity information is provided and determines a respiratory daoyin signal, using the basis as user oneself's adjustment brain function in a nervous physiology Feedback section, and then reach a nervous physiology feedback circuit, this device comprises:

Multiple electrode for encephalograms, is embodied as dry-type electrode;

One first heart Electricity Electricity Very and one second heart Electricity Electricity Very;

One first wear structure, be embodied as and combine with one of them electrode for encephalograms and this first electrocardioelectrode, wherein, when this first wear structure is arranged at head and/or the ear of this user, the plurality of electrode for encephalograms is arranged at the position can reaching EEG signals measuring circuit, and the skin of this first electrocardioelectrode meeting contact head or ear;

One second wear structure, be embodied as and combine with this second electrocardioelectrode, wherein, when this second wear structure be arranged at user with it time, this second electrocardioelectrode can contact one of them of following position Pi Skin: finger, wrist, arm, cervical region, and shoulder, and electro-cardio signal measuring circuit is reached together with this first electrocardioelectrode;

And this optical sensor is arranged at the position that can obtain the change of continuous pulse; And

One physiology signal acquisition circuit, in order to obtain EEG signals by the plurality of electrode for encephalograms, and obtains heart rate sequence by this first electrocardioelectrode and this second electrocardioelectrode;

Wherein, in this nervous physiology Feedback section,

This EEG signals system, as the basis of generation one associated user brain activity information, gives user to provide;

This heart rate sequence system carries out the analysis of associated user Respiratory behavior, and draws a result, using as the basis providing and/or adjust this respiratory daoyin signal; And

This user carries out self consciousness regulation and control according to this associative brain action message, and carries out a Respiratory behavior pattern, to reach the impact on brain function according to this respiratory daoyin signal.

15. devices as claimed in claim 14, wherein, this first electrocardioelectrode is embodied as with one of them of the plurality of electrode for encephalograms shared.