US 12,263,311 B2
Method for providing mental massage to help treat anxiety and depression, and massage device
Woong Chul Kang, Gyeonggi-do (KR); A Ran Min, Seoul (KR); and Jeong Hwan Lim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to BODYFRIEND CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/282,773
Filed by BODYFRIEND CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Oct. 2, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/012969
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 4, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/071819, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0118308 (KR), filed on Oct. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0386963 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/70 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01)
CPC A61M 21/02 (2013.01) [G16H 20/70 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/07 (2013.01); A61M 2230/04 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01); A61M 2230/65 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A massage device comprising:
a mental state determination processor configured to determine a mental state on a basis of a biosignal of a user;
a mental massage pattern determination processor that determines a mental massage pattern based on the mental state; and
a mental massage provision processor configured to control a massage assembly to provide a predetermined pattern of massage in accordance with the mental massage pattern to the user;
wherein the biosignal includes a first biosignal and a second biosignal, and wherein the mental state determination processor includes:
an emotional state determination processor configured to extract a first feature from the first biosignal and determine an emotion state based on the first feature;
a stress level determination processor configured to extract a second feature by analyzing the second biosignal and determine a stress level based on the second feature; and
a mental state selection processor configured to select one of a plurality of mental states classified by a preset mental state model based on the emotional state and the stress level,
wherein the emotional state determination processor extracts the first feature based on a signal measured through at least one of an electroencephalography (EEG) sensor, a respiration sensor, and a blood volume pulse (BVP) sensor, and
the stress level determination processor extracts the second feature based on a signal measured through an electro-dermal activity (EDA) sensor, and
wherein the mental state determination processor determines a strength level of the mental massage pattern based on the mental state selected by the mental state selection processor.