KR20090116492A - Method and apparatus for providing relaxation response by guiding respiration - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for providing relaxation effect are provided to easily perform an optimum relaxation effect by applying various stimuli to user through a stimulus module. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for providing relaxation effect includes a measuring module(310), a display module(390), a stimulus module(330), a bio feedback module(370), a control part(350), and a database(360). The measuring module measures a present respiration state of user. The display module provides the present respiration state and a target respiration state to the user. The stimulus module provides stimulus about at least one of five senses of the user. The bio feedback module provides a reaching degree of the present respiration state about the target respiration state to the user. The control part controls each compositional element. The database stores history information about meditation training of the user.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing relaxation response by guiding respiration

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inducing a relaxation effect in order to improve the health of a user, in particular to measure the breathing rate (Breath Rate, BR) of the user's breathing, and to measure the current breathing state at the time of relaxation of the user By using a biofeedback technique to induce approximation to a condition, a method and apparatus are provided to assist a user in reaching a respiratory state upon relaxation that is appropriate for him.

 Since modern people often live in front of computers, they have an absolute lack of exercise other than simple repetitive movements such as mouse and keyboard manipulation, so the health of modern people is serious. Also, with the rapid spread of the Internet, the time spent in front of computers of modern people is increasing. Therefore, various adult diseases caused by lack of exercise are threatening the health of modern people, raising awareness about this.

In order to improve the health of modern people, various exercise equipments or exercise aids have been introduced. In addition, a variety of interest-inducing mechanisms are developed to encourage users to continue to manage their health. The use of such exercise equipment or interest-inducing apparatus can improve the health effect of the user in a limited time.

However, it is known that not only physical health but also mental health is very important for human health. Mental health refers to the degree of stress received by the user and the user's satisfaction with the current life. As materialism prevailed, there was a vague belief that more material would soon bring about the convenience of civilization, and that the convenience of civilization would soon lead to happiness. These trends have resulted in the production of newer and more convenient materials, and users have fallen in love with them. However, contrary to the original expectation, greed for material only proved to be greedy for a larger material, and proved to be not happy because the material was abundant. The happiness index of the people of developed countries is not necessarily proportional to the economic power of the country, but rather, there are countries among the poorest people who maintain the highest level of happiness.

Medication and surgeries are used to promote physical and mental health, but self-care is a very good way of managing your own health for your own health. desirable. Such self-management is widely used to control the weight through nutrition (nutrition), to improve health through fitness (fitness), and to improve mental health through meditation (meditation), etc. There is this.

As the importance of mental health is increasingly recognized, various methods for promoting mental health are introduced. For example, there are reports that mental lesions such as depression can be treated just by looking away from the frustrating urban environment. In addition, as a method of treating an unconscious mind wound, a method of applying a rapid eye movement (REM) sleep state and injecting positive implications while consciously exercising eye movements to a user is introduced.

Recently, a method using a relaxation response among self-managing methods has been widely recognized. The relaxation effect is a physiological effect named by Dr. Herbert Benson and is often used as the opposite of a fight-or-flight response. Fighting or running away is the way our body reacts when a crisis occurs.When this reaction begins, blood pressure rises, pulses increase, and the amygdala of the brain is activated. . Therefore, it can cause an immediate and explosive reaction, while on the other hand it is not good for the mental health of the user, and even if this fighting or runaway reaction is too intense, it may cause permanent damage to the amygdala, resulting in post traumatic stress syndrome. Stress Disorder (PTSD).

On the other hand, a relaxing effect decreases metabolism, reduces heart rate, and slows blood pressure, respiration and brain waves. Various methods can be used to induce relaxation effects, including progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, autogenic training, yoga, and repetitive physical exercise.

However, it is not easy for a user to perform such self-care for mental health. For example, the theories and effects of breathing suitable for meditation are well known, but it is not easy to perform this training individually and efficiently.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a technique capable of maximizing the relaxation effect by inducing a user's breath to an appropriate state that can cause the relaxation effect.

An object of the present invention is to provide a relaxation effect providing method that allows the user to easily reach the optimal relaxation effect by continuously biofeedback the user's breath.

Another object of the present invention is to compare the current breathing state and the target breathing state of the user to provide a rate based on this, as well as a relaxation effect including a stimulation module that provides a variety of stimulation to facilitate the user to reach the relaxation effect It is to provide a providing device.

 One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is directed to a method for providing a relaxation effect by inducing a user's breathing, the method comprising a measuring step of measuring the current breathing state of the user, the current breathing state and the target Providing a user with a breathing state to induce a user's breathing, providing a stimulus for at least one of the five senses of the user, thereby inducing the user to be mindful only to the stimulus and mindlessness to thoughts other than the stimulus. And a biofeedback step of providing the user with an arrival rate indicating a degree of arrival of the current breathing state relative to the target breathing state. In particular, the training phase provides the user with at least one of stretching, music, and images to relieve the user's mental and physical tension prior to the start of the training, and the preparation phase and the user providing a suitable breathing cycle and breathing pattern according to the target breathing condition. And a main work-out step of inducing to breathe in accordance with the provided breathing cycle and breathing pattern. The stimulating step further includes providing a tactile stimulus using at least one of heat and wind at a stimulus location, the predetermined location of the user's body. In this case, the position of the stimulus is characterized in that at least one of the menstrual blood (노 宮 穴) and heart blood (頸 血 穴) on the user's hand. Furthermore, the measuring step includes measuring at least one of the user's heart rate, respiration, body temperature, and blood oxygen saturation as an input variable, measuring a rate of change of the input variable, and a breath rate of the user from the rate of change of the input variable. And measuring the current respiratory condition comprising BR).

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object relates to a device for inducing a user's breathing to provide a relaxation effect, such a device, a measurement module for measuring the current breathing state of the user, the current breathing state and A display module that provides the user with a target breathing state, a stimulus module that provides a stimulus for at least one of the five senses of the user, thereby inducing the user to focus on the stimulus and maintaining an indifferent state for thoughts other than the stimulus; And a biofeedback module for providing a user with a display module an arrival rate indicating a degree of arrival of a current respiratory state, and a control unit for controlling the components. The control unit prepares to provide at least one of stretching, music, and images to alleviate tension of the user's mind and body before starting the breathing training, and to provide the user with a suitable breathing cycle and breathing pattern according to the target breathing condition. And perform a main workout operation to induce the user to breathe in accordance with the provided breathing cycle and breathing pattern. The stimulation module includes a tactile module for applying warm or cold air to a stimulus location, which is at least one of acupuncture points on the user's hand and menstrual blood including the cardiac eye. Alternatively, the stimulus module includes a visual module for displaying at least one of a natural landscape, a user's preferred picture, a preferred picture, and a monotonous pattern. Alternatively, the stimulation module may include an auditory module that reproduces at least one of sounds of nature, music preferred by a user, and preferred sounds. Further, the stimulation module is characterized in that it comprises an olfactory module that provides the user with at least one of a natural scent and a user's preferred scent. In addition, the apparatus for providing a relaxation effect according to another aspect of the present invention further includes a history management module that provides a database for storing history information on the progress and results of the user's meditation training and the history information upon the user's request. It features.

According to the present invention, the user can continuously monitor his or her current breathing state, and can promote mental health by efficiently maintaining a relaxation effect according to the arrival rate of the target breathing state.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can easily reach the relaxation effect by concentrating on the stimulus to the five senses, and can easily maintain the reached good relaxation effect for a long time, thereby promoting mental health and improving happiness. Improve your quality of life

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For each figure, like reference numerals denote like elements.

1 is a flowchart conceptually illustrating an embodiment of a method of providing a relaxation effect according to an aspect of the present invention.

First, the current breathing state of the user is measured (S110). While performing meditation, the user should pay attention to the state of stable breathing. Therefore, there is a need for an operation to measure the user's current breathing state.

Breathing is the most essential element of 'relaxation' for reaching relaxation effect. Because breathing is an unconscious action that proceeds automatically, most people are insensitive to their breathing. However, the state of breathing reflects feelings and the mind. In other words, people get shallow and fast breathing when they are anxious or afraid. This breathing makes the body very tired while deep and regular breathing stabilizes the autonomic nervous system. On the other hand, even and deep breathing stimulates the diaphragm and promotes parasympathetic activity. Parasympathetic nerves work to relieve the activity of the sympathetic nerves when they are stressed. Therefore, it is important to train as long and naturally as possible to breathe.

The respiratory state of the user can be measured in various ways. First, inhalation and exhalation can be measured directly to measure inhalation and exhalation as well as breathing rate (BR). This is the simplest way. Alternatively, the breathing state may be measured using other biometric information. For example, blood oxygen saturation (SPO2) may be measured, and the change amount may be calculated to measure respiratory rate (BR). In addition, heart rate can be measured and respiratory conditions calculated. The respiratory state measurement method will be described later with reference to FIG. 2.

When the user's breathing state is measured, it displays the current breathing state (S130). The current respiratory state can be provided by displaying the respiratory rate BR as a numerical value, or it can be graphically displayed as the rate of change of the continuous respiratory rate BR. In this process, depending on the current breathing state, the user may easily recognize the current breathing state with various colors and various sound effects.

Then, in order to obtain a relaxation effect for the user, a breathing cycle and a breathing method corresponding to the target breathing state are presented to perform the user's breathing training (S140). In the present specification, the training means a training performed by a user to obtain a relaxation effect. Continued training has been shown to alleviate a variety of stress-related disorders. For example, it has been found that inducing relaxation effects regularly leads to long-term physiological changes (Hoffman et al., 1982). For example, training the mind and body through relaxation effects can lead to hypertension (Stuart, et al., 1987), cardiovascular disease (Benson, Alexander, Feldman, 1975), chronic pain (Caudill, et al., 1991), insomnia (Jacobs, et al., 1993; Jacobs et al., 1996), depression (Benson, et al., 1978), psychosis (Goodale, Domar, Benson, 1990), and infertility (Domar, Seibel, Benson, 1990) can also be effective in treating Therefore, in view of evidence-based medicine, relaxation therapy is recommended in standard medical references, as well as numerous related experts implementing relaxation effect therapy. Therefore, through the training step (S140), the user can practice his breath to approximate the breathing state at the time of relaxation, thereby increasing the relaxation effect.

In addition, in order to induce the user to easily enter the relaxation effect to provide a stimulus to stimulate the five senses of the user to induce meditation (S150). Stimulation step (S150) is basically based on the meditation method of meditation methods. Meditation can be seen as a process of inducing mindlessness from thoughts, and is often used to mean 'to establish the inner self by immersing the mind naturally.' Meditation is described herein as one of several ways of inducing a relaxing effect. The biggest reason for meditation is because it is medically proven to be effective in relieving stress, the source of all illnesses, even if it is not a dimension of religious practice. In fact, if you meditate, the brain waves stabilize from the awakened β wave to the α wave in the hydrophobic state, resulting in the harmony of the autonomic nervous system and the relaxation of the tense muscles.

Meditation is divided into insight meditation and intensive meditation. Insight meditation is a way of finding the true nature of oneself through the left-handed line, seeking harmonization and harmony of body, breath and mind. Intensive meditation is a method of meditation through breathing that focuses on the senses, the image, and the action, and it is easier for beginners to access. However, in order to enhance the effect of meditation, breathing is very important. When meditating, close your eyes and breathe deeply through your nose. It is important to focus on your breathing. At first, the concentration may be distracted by outside noises, miscellaneous thoughts, and emotions, but observe hindrances such as thoughts and feelings that occur during meditation. In other words, you should continue to breathe and concentrate as if you were naturally attracted. However, it is not easy to force human consciousness to be indifferent. Therefore, by focusing on the stimuli such as sight, hearing, and smell in order to make the indifferent state from thoughts, it helps to develop the five senses and to remain indifferent to other stimuli. For example, providing stimuli such as persistent hearing, sight, touch, and smell can induce a user to naturally fall into a relaxing effect while focusing on the applied stimulus only. For example, the tactile stimulus may allow the user to concentrate on the applied stimulus by providing warm or cold air or blowing air on the acupuncture points of the user's body. In the case of an auditory stimulus, it is possible to induce the user to concentrate only on the sound provided by continuously providing the sound of nature. In the case of olfactory stimulation, the user's consciousness can be induced to focus only on the sense of smell by providing baby powder smell and flower scent.

As such, the stimulus step S150 helps the user to easily reach the relaxation effect. Stimuli that may be provided to the user in the stimulus step (S150) will be described later in detail in the relevant part of the specification.

While the stimulus is provided, the user enters the relaxation effect approximately, and in this process, provides the user with the rate of arrival of the current breathing state with respect to the target breathing state of the user (S170). Reach rates can be provided visually in the form of scores, as well as using various senses such as hearing and touch. For example, when the arrival rate is less than 50%, the warning rate may be output and the arrival rate may be displayed in red. When the arrival rate is 50% to 80%, the arrival rate may be displayed in yellow with a weak warning sound. If the user has a high arrival rate of 80% or higher, the arrival rate may be indicated in blue or green with a complimentary message. As such, by using various senses to provide the arrival rate, the user can easily recognize the arrival rate in the relaxation effect even if he is not conscious of it.

In the present invention, biofeedback is a compound word of biology and feedback, and refers to an operation of converting a physiological state of a living body into predetermined stimulus information and delivering it to the living body. For example, it refers to an operation such as taking a brain wave of a subject and making a buzzer sound every time the α wave appears to notify the subject that the α wave has come out. The biofeedback enables the subject to always train their breathing condition while gaining a relaxing effect.

Then, it is determined whether the user's meditation training is finished (S180), and when it is finished, the result of the meditation training is stored and managed as history information (S190). By saving the user's history of meditation training, it is possible to motivate continuous meditation training. If the meditation is not finished, it returns to the measuring step S110 of measuring the user's current breathing state again.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the respiratory state measurement step S110 shown in FIG. 1 in detail.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2 measures the heart rate and blood oxygen saturation (SPO2) as an input variable for measuring the user's breathing state (S210).

The degree of oxygen saturation in blood represents the concentration of oxygen in the blood as a ratio with respect to the maximum concentration, and can be measured using a light emitting device and a light receiving device. Red and infrared sensors are needed to measure blood oxygen saturation. At this time, the level of oxygen saturation in the blood increases when the user inhales, and decreases slightly when exhaling, it is possible to measure the user's breathing volume using this change. Heart rate can be measured using a pulse wave sensor.

Then, the measured heart rate is converted into a frequency function by applying a fast Fourier transform (FFT) to the measured heart rate (S230). The frequency function is necessary because the output signal of the sympathetic nervous system related to heart rate and blood pressure is a relatively low frequency signal, while the output signal of the parasympathetic nervous system which limits or suppresses the sympathetic nervous system is a relatively high frequency signal. For example, during inspiration, the parasympathetic nervous system is suppressed while the parasympathetic nervous system is more active, resulting in an increased heart rate. On the other hand, during exhalation, the parasympathetic nervous system becomes active and heart rate decreases. In this case, the energy spectral distribution of the obtained frequency function may be measured. Therefore, when a frequency function of an input variable such as heart rate and blood oxygen saturation is obtained, a respiratory state may be obtained by applying a band pass filter (BPF) to the obtained frequency function (S250). In this process, the change amount of the frequency function or the like may be calculated and used.

When the respiratory rate BR is measured, the measured respiratory rate BR is provided (S270).

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2 is shown that the respiratory rate (BR) is measured using information such as heart rate and blood oxygen saturation. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the respiratory rate BR may be directly measured by using a respiratory measurement device, and the respiratory rate BR may be measured by other known methods. For example, the information that can be measured in the measurement step can include the number of breaths and body temperature. If respiration is measured, the respiratory rate can also be calculated directly. Accordingly, it should be understood that FIG. 2 is not intended to limit the invention, but is provided only as an example for measuring respiratory rate BR.

3 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an embodiment of a device for providing a relaxation effect according to another aspect of the present invention.

The apparatus 300 for providing a relaxation effect shown in FIG. 3 includes a measurement module 310, a stimulation module 330, a central control unit 350, a database 360, a biofeedback module 370, and a history management module 380. , And a display module 390.

The measurement module 310 measures the current breathing state of the user. As shown in FIG. 3, the measurement module 310 may include a heart rate sensor 312, an SPO ₂ sensor 314, and a breathing / temperature sensor 316. The heart rate sensor 312 detects a pulse wave signal, and the SPO ₂ sensor 314 detects a degree of oxygen saturation in the blood. In addition, the measurement module 310 may measure the normal breathing state and the maximum relaxation breathing state of the user. The normal breathing state and the maximum relaxation breathing state are used to obtain a target breathing state of the user. Since different users have different degrees of meditation practice and different health conditions, it is not desirable to apply a uniform target breathing state. Therefore, in the present invention, the normal breathing state and the maximum relaxation breathing state of the user are measured and the target breathing state is calculated using the result. For example, the average of the normal breathing state and the maximum relaxation breathing state may be set as the target breathing state, or the weighted average may be set as the target breathing state. In addition, the respiratory / body temperature sensor 316 may measure the respiratory state and body temperature of the user. When using the breathing / body temperature sensor 316 has the advantage that can directly detect the user's breathing rate (BR).

The stimulation module 330 helps to maintain an indifferent state for thoughts other than the applied stimulus by providing a stimulus for at least one of the five senses of the user as described above to induce the user to focus on the applied stimulus. The stimulation module 330 may include a tactile module 331, a fan 333, a visual module 335, an auditory module 337, and an olfactory module 339.

The tactile module 331 may apply warm or cold air to a stimulus position of the user's body. At this time, the location of the stimulus is preferably located on the menstrual blood, and in particular, it is preferable that the location of the uterus blood and the core eye.

Aung blood is a position that is described as very important as the acupuncture points corresponding to the 'sympathoscope' in the synonym and the position between the areas where the third and fourth fingers reach the palm of the hand when the fist is slightly clenched. Agung blood means the palace of fatigue, that is, the place where fatigue gathers. Therefore, by appropriately stimulating the archery blood can not only have the effect of releasing fatigue, but also relax the muscles can induce the user to fall into the relaxation effect more easily. In addition, the eye is the eye of the heart other than two eyes, and often refers to the point between the brow. By stimulating the deep eye, the user can feel at ease and can easily immerse themselves in the relaxation effect.

As the tactile module 331, a heating element or a thermoelectric element may be used. Thermoelectric development refers to a cold heat method using a thermoelectric conversion material. The cooling operation is performed by using a Peltier effect in which one end generates heat and the other end absorbs when a direct current is applied between both ends of the thermoelectric material.

The fan 333 may provide a soft tactile sensation by blowing in the magnetic pole position. The visual module 335 displays a natural landscape, a user's preferred picture, a favorite picture, a monotonous pattern, and the like. The vision module 335 may be provided for the user to wear in the form of eye patch. By using the visual module 335, the user may be immersed in body meditation excluding unnecessary visual stimuli.

The auditory module 337 reproduces sounds of nature, music preferred by the user, preferred sounds, and the like. Music stabilizes the listener's emotions. The auditory module 337 preferably prevents digital fatigue by reproducing an analog sound source rather than a compressed format such as MP3.

The olfactory module 339 stabilizes the emotional state of the user by dissipating natural fragrance and a user's preferred fragrance. Natural scents, such as the smell of cool showers in the middle of summer or the smell of soil in spring warm fields, are desirable because they can further stabilize the user's feelings. The olfactory module 339 may be configured to radiate fragrance by applying heat or wind to a capsule that emits a predetermined fragrance.

The central controller 350 controls various devices of the apparatus 300 for providing a relaxation effect. The central control unit 350 may include an operation unit 355, and the operation unit 355 may calculate a target breathing state from the normal breathing state and the maximum relaxation breathing state of the user obtained by the measuring module 310. .

The biofeedback module 370 receives the calculated target breathing state from the calculating unit 355 and provides the user with the arrival rate of the normal breathing state in real time based on the received target breathing state in real time, thereby allowing the user to perform meditation training more efficiently. Do it.

The database 360 stores history information on the progress and the result of the user's meditation training, and the history management module 380 receives the history information from the database 360 and provides the user with the history information. The user may systematically perform the meditation training using the provided historical information.

In order to maximize the effect of meditation, the central control unit 350 may quantify the degree of meditation or provide it in the form of a game. For example, scores based on achievement rate can cause competition among multiple users, as well as allowing users to control their avatars with the accuracy of the achievement rate so that they can enjoy competitive games such as martial arts games or cycle games. You can do that. In this case, the relaxation effect providing apparatus 300 may include a network interface (not shown) connected to an external network.

In addition, the central control unit 350 may perform a program for guiding the user's breathing training based on the user's history information. For example, a user who has performed a lot of meditation exercises may induce the user's breathing to reach a relaxation effect only 3 minutes after using the relaxation effect providing device 300. On the other hand, the beginner may naturally induce the user to reach the relaxation effect only 10 minutes after using the apparatus 300 for providing the relaxation effect.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating in detail the training step of the method of providing a relaxation effect according to an aspect of the present invention.

First, the preparation step (S410) is performed so that the user can relax the mind and body before performing the training in earnest. The preparatory step has the same effect as stretching the body before performing a physical exercise such as weight training or running and increases the efficiency of subsequent training motions. In the preparation step (S410), it is also possible to provide a music or video that induces stretching or make the user's mind comfortable.

When the preparation step (S410) is performed, the target breathing state to be trained by the user is displayed and introduced to the user (S430). For example, for a typical user, it may be desirable to induce 40 breaths at regular intervals. In this case, it is possible to show a graph of waves having 40 frequencies per minute on the screen. If the user is a person practicing yoga or Qigong, a more specialized breathing pattern leading to 4 seconds inhale-> 4 seconds inhale-> 8 seconds exhalation can be the target breathing pattern. In this case, a graph corresponding to the pattern may be shown to the user.

Then, the user performs the training in earnest according to the breathing pattern guided to the user (S450). While training is being performed, current progress may be indicated using a ball or the like that moves over time on the illustrated target breathing state. As described above, various stimuli as described above may be provided while the main work-out step S450 is performed.

At the end of the training, a cooling down step may be performed, such as after performing a physical exercise, to perform a light stretching or to return the breath to the normal breathing.

Through the preparation step (S410), the pattern introduction step (S430), and the main workout step (S450) as shown in FIG. 4, the user can be continuously trained systematically, thus increasing the relaxation effect.

5A is a perspective view of the device for providing relaxation effect shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5B is a plan view of the device for providing relaxation effect shown in FIG. 3.

The device 500 for providing a relaxation effect as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B has a shape similar to a cat configured to allow a user to surround both sides. By having such a shape, the user can feel a friendly feeling, and can use the ion effect providing apparatus 500 without rejection.

The device 500 for providing a relaxation effect includes a body portion 540, first and second pocket portions 510 and 520, a button 570, and a stimulation module 531.

The relaxation effect providing apparatus 500 has a size that can be easily measured by both hands of the user. For example, the device 500 for providing a relaxation effect is held by both hands of the user while being placed in a direction as shown in FIG. 5B. The user's left index finger is inserted into the first pocket portion 510 and the right index finger is inserted into the second pocket portion 520. The user may control the operation of the relaxation effect providing apparatus 500 by manipulating the button 570 with a thumb.

In FIG. 5A, an SPO ₂ sensor 314 of FIG. 3 is included in the first pocket 510. Then, the SPO ₂ may be measured by irradiating light to the user's left index finger and receiving reflected light. The relaxation effect providing apparatus 500 may include a speaker (not shown) that provides an auditory stimulus and outputs a degree of training operation and various announcements, a display (not shown), and a fragrance module (not shown) for displaying various information. Not shown), and the like.

The relaxation effect providing apparatus 500 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B is shown in a stand-alone type. That is, even when not connected to an external device, the relaxation effect providing apparatus 500 may display the current breathing state and the target breathing state of the user as an auditory signal. However, the relaxation effect providing apparatus 500 may further include an interface (not shown) for connecting with an external device.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. For example, although the tactile module 331 of FIG. 3 is illustrated as being a cold heating element, the tactile module 331 may be implemented in the form of a protrusion that mechanically applies pressure to the archery. In addition, various examples of the stimulation module 330 of FIG. 3 are provided by way of example only to help understand the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The method of providing a relaxation effect and a device for providing a relaxation effect according to the present invention may be applied to increase the happiness index as well as the health of the user by guiding breathing so that the user easily reaches the relaxation effect.

1 is a flowchart conceptually illustrating an embodiment of a method of providing a relaxation effect according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the respiratory state measurement step S110 shown in FIG. 1 in detail.

3 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an embodiment of a device for providing a relaxation effect according to another aspect of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating in detail the training step of the method of providing a relaxation effect according to an aspect of the present invention.

5A is a perspective view of the device for providing a relaxation effect shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5B is a plan view of the apparatus for providing relaxation effect shown in FIG. 3.

Claims (15)

In the method for providing a relaxation effect by inducing the user's breath, A measuring step of measuring a current breathing state of the user; Training to instruct the user to provide the current breathing state and the target breathing state to the user; A stimulus step of providing a stimulus for at least one of the five senses of the user to induce the user to concentrate on the stimulus only and to maintain mindlessness for thoughts other than the stimulus; And And a biofeedback step of providing the user with an arrival rate indicating a degree of arrival of the current breathing state with respect to the target breathing state. The method of claim 1, wherein the training step, A preparatory step of providing at least one of stretching, music, and images to relieve tension of the user's mind and body before the start of training, and providing the user with a suitable breathing cycle and breathing pattern according to the target breathing condition; and And a main work-out step of inducing a user to breathe in accordance with the provided breathing cycle and breathing pattern. The method of claim 1, wherein the stimulating step, And providing a tactile stimulus using at least one of heat and wind at a stimulus position, which is a predetermined position of the user's body. The method of claim 3, The stimulation position is a relaxation effect providing method, characterized in that at least one of the menstrual blood (노 宮 穴) and heart blood (頸 血 穴) on the hand of the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring step, Measuring at least one of the user's heart rate, respiration, body temperature, and blood oxygen saturation as input variables; Measuring a rate of change of the input variable; And And measuring the current respiratory condition including the breath rate (BR) of the user from the rate of change of the input variable. The method of claim 1, And a history management step of storing history information on the progress and results of the user's meditation training and providing the user upon request. In the device for providing a relaxation effect by inducing the user's breath, A measurement module for measuring a current breathing state of a user; A display module for providing the user with the current breathing state and a target breathing state; A stimulus module that provides a stimulus for at least one of the five senses of the user, thereby inducing the user to concentrate on the stimulus and to remain indifferent to thoughts other than the stimulus; A biofeedback module for providing the user with the display module a rate of arrival indicating the degree of arrival of the current breathing state with respect to the target breathing state; And And a control unit for controlling the component. The method of claim 7, wherein the control unit, A preparatory operation of providing at least one of stretching, music, and images for relieving the user's mind and body prior to initiating breathing training, and providing the user with a suitable breathing cycle and breathing pattern in accordance with the target breathing condition; and The apparatus for providing a relaxation effect, wherein the user performs a main workout operation to induce the user to breathe according to the provided breathing cycle and breathing pattern. The method of claim 7, wherein the stimulation module, And a tactile module for applying warm or cold air to a stimulus position, which is at least one of the menstrual blood and the menstrual blood including the core eye on the hand of the user. The method of claim 9, wherein the stimulation module, And a visual module for displaying at least one of a natural landscape, a preferred picture of the user, a preferred picture, and a monotonous pattern. The method of claim 7, wherein the stimulation module, And an auditory module for playing at least one of natural sounds, music of the user, and preferred sounds. The method of claim 7, wherein the stimulation module, And an olfactory module for providing a user with at least one of a natural fragrance and a fragrance preferred by the user. The method of claim 7, wherein the measurement module, A sensor for measuring at least one of the user's heart rate, respiration, body temperature, and blood oxygen saturation degree as an input variable, wherein the control unit, And calculating a rate of change of the input variable and obtaining the current respiratory state including the user's respiratory rate (BR) from the rate of change of the input variable. The method of claim 7, wherein A database for storing historical information about the progress and results of the user's meditation practice; And a history management module for providing the history information at the request of a user. The method of claim 7, wherein The relaxation effect providing device has a shape similar to a cat configured to surround the user both sides, And at least one measuring module and the stimulating module are disposed on the side surface.

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