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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Kathleen E. Kremer, Westborough, MA (US);
Steven Carl Pletcher, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Matthew Carpenter, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Danielle Hicks, Boston, MA (US);
Marc Labbe, Arlington, MA (US);
Brian David Mulcahey, Sudbury, MA (US);
BOSE CORPORATION, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that provide respiration entrainment cues to a user to encourage relaxation or a sleep state. The entrainment cues may be audible, visible, or tactile (or any combination). The entrainment cues include a rhythmic component associated with a target respiration rate and may include sub-components associated with a target breath architecture, such as an inhale-exhale cycle. The systems and methods detect the user's respiration to determine whether the user's respiration matches the entrainment cues or whether the user has fallen asleep.