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Monitoring System For Subject

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system to monitor a subject, the system 100 includes a Virtual Reality (VR) headset 102 configured to generate a first set of signals, and where the first set of signals pertain to simulated questionnaire associated with the subject, a monitoring unit 104 operatively coupled with the VR headset 102 , the monitoring unit 104 being worn by the subject to monitor one or more physiological attributes based on the simulated questionnaire, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals. The system 100 includes a processing unit 106 operatively coupled with the VR headset 102, where the processing unit 106 facilitates the simulation of VR headset 102based on the simulated questionnaire attributes, and monitor the one or more physiological attributes of the subject. The VR headset 102 transmits the first set of signals and the second set of signals to the processing unit 106.

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Application #
Filing Date
25 August 2020
Publication Number
09/2022
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING
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Email
info@khuranaandkhurana.com
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Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation
SCO: 160-161, Sector - 9c, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh- 160009, India.

Inventors

1. SINGH, Gurwinder
Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.
2. SHARMA, Shivam
Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.
3. TULI, Neha
Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.
4. MANTRI, Archana
Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.

Specification

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of Virtual Reality (VR) simulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides a monitoring system for subject based on VR simulation.

BACKGROUND
[0002] The background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Mental health disorder such as anxiety and depression are diagnosed with subjective indicators by therapist and treated using cognitive behavioural therapy and drug treatment. Virtual reality system is used for efficient psychological disorder treatment. However, there are no affordable virtual reality system with objective indicators during therapy session that analyses subject’s physiological signals that helps recalling and auditing of scenarios and incidents. Physiological signals pertain to heart rate, electro dermal activity, electrocardiogram (ECG),electroencephalogram (EEG), hand tremors, skin conductance, and the likes. Computer based virtual reality requires a dedicated high end graphic card for devices used during diagnosis with virtual reality head-mounted headset that increases the expense of the whole system.
[0004] Also mobile based virtual reality system doesn’t provide any monitoring system that can be used during therapy session that helps psychotherapist diagnosing problem. Capturing EEG signals requires specialised EEG headset. Chances of error during assessment of the subject increases if therapist prefers mentioned means.
[0005] There is a need to overcome the above mentioned problems by bringing solution which reduces errors during subject assessment and incorporates devices which reduces cost, and is efficient and safe.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system, that is compatible with smart mobile device with gyroscope.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system, that doesn’t require dedicated computer hardware and graphic card system, and thus less hardware dependent.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system, that facilitates monitoring of physio signals such as heart rate, skin conductance, hand tremors and the likes with virtual reality scenarios.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system, that act as assisted technology for psycho-therapist during therapy sessions and monitor subject’s physiological signals accordingly.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system with three dimensional (3D) audio designed according to spectrum of mental illness.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system, that aids in providing experiences more realistically than traditional therapy technology.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that is safe and helps in contributing a controllable environment where subjects can be treated.
[0014] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a system for providing an interesting, interactive, accurate, fast, efficient, cost effective and simple VR-based platform to the therapist for therapy sessions.
[0015] These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

SUMMARY
[0016] The present disclosure relates to the field of Virtual Reality (VR) simulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides a monitoring system for subject based on VR simulation.
[0017] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a system to monitor a subject, the system may include a Virtual Reality (VR) headset having a processor operatively coupled with a memory, the memory storing computer-implemented instructions which when executed by the processor is configured to generate a first set of signals, and where the first set of signals may pertain to simulated questionnaire associated with the subject. The system may include a monitoring unit operatively coupled with the VR headset, the monitoring unit being worn by the subject to monitor one or more physiological attributes based on the simulated questionnaire, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals. The system may include a processing unit operatively coupled with the VR headset, where the processing unit may include one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to extract a third set of signals and a fourth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively, and where the third set of signals may pertain to simulated questionnaire attributes and the fourth set of signals may pertain to one or more physiological attributes. The processing unit may be configured to match the one or more physiological attributes with a dataset, where the dataset may include predetermined limit ranges. The processing unit may be configured to generate a set of alert signals when at least one of the one or more physiological attributes are beyond the predetermined limit ranges, and where the processing unit facilitates the simulation of VR headset based on the simulated questionnaire attributes, and monitor the one or more physiological attributes of the subject.
[0018] In an aspect, the VR headset may be configured to receive the second set of signals from the monitoring unit and correspondingly transmit the first set of signals and the second set of signals to the processing unit.
[0019] In an aspect, the system may be configured to communicatively couple with one or more mobile computing devices and transmit the set of alert signals to the one or more computing devices and where the one or more mobile computing devices may include any or a combination of cell phone, laptop, palmtop, I pad, and tablet.
[0020] In an aspect, the VR headset may include a communication unit operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to communicatively couple the one or more mobile computing devices with the processing unit, and where the communication unit may include any or a combination of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, and Li-Fi, optical fiber, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
[0021] In an aspect, the one or more physiological attributes may include any or a combination of heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, skin conductance, hand tremors, pulse rate, electro dermal activity, skin response, electrical patterns of brain, hormone level, and stress level.
[0022] In an aspect, the monitoring unit may include a first set of sensors operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to detect one or more physiological attributes.
[0023] In an aspect, the monitoring unit may include a second set of sensors operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to detect movement, motion, angular velocity.
[0024] In an aspect, the first set of sensors may include any or a combination of heat rate monitor, hand tremor detector, electro dermal activity (EDA) sensor, skin conductance sensor, electroencephalography (EEG) sensor, electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, blood pressure sensor, hormone sensor, cortisol sensor, pulse sensor, and galvanic skin response sensor.
[0025] In an aspect, the second set of sensors may include any or a combination of gyro sensor, accelerometer sensor, and proximity sensor.
[0026] In an aspect, the system may be configured to communicatively couple with one or more mobile computing devices and transmit the set of alert signals to the one or more mobile computing devices and where the one or more mobile computing devices may include any or a combination of cell phone, laptop, palmtop, I pad, and tablet.
[0027] In an aspect, the system may include a communication unit operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to communicatively couple the one or more mobile computing devices with the processing unit, and where the communication unit may include any or a combination of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, Bluetooth module, Li-Fi, optical fibre, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee module.
[0028] In an aspect, the VR headset may include a display unit operatively coupled with the processor to display simulation based on the questionnaire.
[0029] In an aspect, the VR headset and the monitoring unit may be operatively coupled, and the monitoring unit may be configured to monitor the one or more physiological attributes in response with the VR headset.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0030] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0031] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0032] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary block diagram of proposed system to illustrate its overall working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0033] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of the processing unit of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0034] FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary view of componentsof the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0035] Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus for practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems containing or having network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods described herein, and the method steps of the invention could be accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
[0036] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0037] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0038] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all groups used in the appended claims.
[0039] The present disclosure relates to the field of Virtual Reality (VR) simulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides a monitoring system for subject based on VR simulation.
[0040] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary block diagram of the proposed system to illustrate its overall working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0041] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the proposed system 100 (also referred to as system 100) can include a Virtual Reality (VR) headset 102, a monitoring unit 104, and a processing unit 106. The processing unit 106 can be operatively coupled with the VR headset 102. The VR headset 102 can be operatively coupled with the monitoring unit 104. The monitoring unit 104 can be configured to monitor the one or more physiological attributes (collectively referred to as physiological attributes and individually referred to as physiological attribute, herein) in response with the VR headset 102. In an illustrative embodiment, the system 100 can aid in monitoring psychological disorder of the subject with help of the VR headset 102, and the monitoring unit 104 based on the physiological attributes of the subject and the simulated questionnaire.
[0042] In an embodiment, the VR headset 102 can include Virtual Reality (VR) a processor that is operatively coupled with a memory, the memory storing computer-implemented instructions which when executed by the processor enables the subject that is wearing the VR headset and generate a first set of signals, where the first set of signals pertain to simulated questionnaire associated with the subject. In an illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102 can include a display unit operatively coupled with the processor to display simulation based on the questionnaire. In an illustrative embodiment, the VR headset can be facilitating in providing three dimensional surrounding environments along with three dimensional sound system for simulation.
[0043] In an illustrative embodiment, the questionnaire associated with the subject can include questions related to the subject’s health, anxiety, fear, depression, frustration, and the likes. The VR headset 102 can be configured to generate the first set of signals and facilitates in displaying the 3D environment based on the simulated questionnaire with help of the display unit of the VR headset 102.
[0044] In an illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102 can include simulator and trainers to facilitate in providing a three dimensional surrounding environment along with three dimensional sound system for simulation. In another illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102 can include stereoscopic head mounted display, stereo sound, and head motion tracking sensors. The head motion tracking sensors can include gyroscope, accelerometers, magnetometers, and structured light system. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the head mounted display, can be configured to display images from source, where the source can include any or a combination of smartphone screen, computer, laptop and the likes with help of a cable such as HDMI. The VR display screen also includes lens between VR screen and the subject’s eyes.
[0045] In an illustrative embodiment, the stereo sound can facilitate in generating three dimensional audio. The head motion tracking sensors can be configured to detect motion, movement parameters associated with the subject’s head and can convert the motion, movement parameters into a first set of electrical signals. The first set of electrical signals along with the three dimensional sound, and the images can be transmitted to the processor of the VR headset 102. The processor of the VR headset 102 can convert the first set of electrical signals received from the head motion tracking sensors, the images received from the display and the three dimensional sound from the stereo sound in machine readable form or binary form.
[0046] In an illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102can be configured to receive the second set of signals from the monitoring unit and correspondingly transmit the second set of signals to the processing unit 106. In another illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102 can include a communication unit operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to communicatively couple the one or more mobile computing devices with the processing unit, and wherein the communication unit comprises any or a combination of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, Bluetooth module, Li-Fi, optical fibre, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee module.
[0047] In an illustrative embodiment, the VR headset can be configured to transmit the first set of signals and the second set of signals to the processing unit 106 with help of the communication unit. In another illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102 can be a mobile based headset, but not limited to the likes.
[0048] In an embodiment, the monitoring unit 104 can be configured to detect the physiological attributes associated with the subject based on the simulated questionnaire. In an illustrative embodiment, the monitoring unit 104 can be worn by the subject, where the monitoring unit 104 can be a set of gloves. The gloves can include a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors. In another illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors can be configured to detect the physiological attributes associated with the subject based on the simulated questionnaire. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors can include any or a combination of heat rate monitor, hand tremor detector, electro dermal activity (EDA) sensor, skin conductance sensor, electroencephalography (EEG) sensor, electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, blood pressure sensor, hormone sensor, cortisol sensor, pulse sensor, galvanic skin response sensor, and the likes.
[0049] In an illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors can be configured to detect movement, motion, angular velocity parameters of the subject’s hand based on the simulated questionnaire. In another illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors can include any or a combination of gyro sensor, accelerometer sensor, proximity sensor, and the likes. The physiological attributes can include any or a combination of heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, skin conductance, hand tremors, pulse rate, electro dermal activity, skin response, electrical patterns of brain, hormone level, and stress level, and the likes.
[0050] In an illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors can detect the physiological attributes like skin conductance, hand tremors, electro dermal activity associated with the subject based on the simulated questionnaire, and can covert the detected physiological attributes into a set of electrical signals. Theset of electrical signals can be received by the processing unit 106. In another illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors can be configured to detect the movement, motion parameters and the likes associated with the subject wearing the set of gloves. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the detected motion, and movement parameters associated with the subject’s hand can be converted into a set of electrical signals by the second set of sensors. The first set of sensors and the second set of sensors can be configured at a predetermined position in the set of gloves. The predetermined position can include space for fingers, and space for palm inside the set of gloves. The set of electrical signals can be transmitted to the processing unit 106. The set of electrical signals generated by the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors can pertain to the second set of signals.
[0051] In an illustrative embodiment, the second set of signals generated by the monitoring unit 104 can be transmitted to the VR headset 102 with help of the communication unit.
[0052] In an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can be operatively coupled with the VR headset 102. The processing unit 106 can enable controlling simulation of the VR headset based on the questionnaire, and monitoring the physiological attributes of the subject. In an illustrative embodiment, the processing unit 106 can be configured to receive the first set of electrical signals along with images, and the three dimensional sound in machine readable form from the processor of the VR headset. The processing unit 106 can be configured to receive the second set of electrical signals from the first set of sensors and the third set of electrical signals from the second set of sensors and can convert them in machine readable form or binary form.
[0053] In an embodiment, the processing unit106 can include one or more processors or controllers. Examples of controllers include, but are not limited to PIC® 16F877A microcontroller, AVR ® ATmega8 & ATmega16, Renesas® microcontroller and the like. Examples of processor can include, but are not limited to, an Intel® Itanium® or Itanium 2 processor(s), or AMD® Opteron® or Athlon MP® processor(s), Motorola® lines of processors, FortiSOC™ system on a chip processors or other future processors. In a preferred embodiment, the processing unit106 can include Arduino.
[0054] In an illustrative embodiment, the system 100 can include a computing device operatively coupled with the processing unit106, and configured to monitor the subject based on the physiological attributes, and where the computing device can include any or a combination of cell phone, laptop, personal computer, palmtop, and I-pad. In another illustrative embodiment, the computing device such as laptop can be configured to control the simulation for the pseudo experiment and facilitates in monitoring of the physiological attributes associated with the subject.
[0055] In an illustrative embodiment, the VR headset can be configured to receive the second set of signals from the monitoring unit and correspondingly transmit the second set of signals to the processing unit. In another illustrative embodiment, the system 100 can be configured to communicatively couple with one or more mobile computing devices and transmit the set of alert signals to the one or more computing devices and where the one or more mobile computing devices can include any or a combination of cell phone, laptop, palmtop, I pad, and tablet.
[0056] In an illustrative embodiment, the subject can wear the VR headset, where the VR headset can be configured to display simulated the 3D environment based on the questionnaire associated with the subject. The set of gloves as monitoring unit 104, but not limited to the likes, can be worn by the subject and the physiological attributes can be detected based on the simulated questionnaire with help of the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors accommodated by the set of gloves. In another illustrative embodiment, the processing unit 106 can facilitate the simulation of VR headset based on the simulated questionnaire attributes, and monitor the physiological attributes of the subject.
[0057] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of the processing unit of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0058] As illustrated in an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can include one or more processor(s) 202. The one or more processor(s) 202 can be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) 202 are configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory 204 of the processing unit 106. The memory 204 can store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network service. The memory 204 can include any non-transitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as RAM, or non-volatile memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0059] In an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can also include an interface(s) 206. The interface(s) 206 may include a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, and the like. The interface(s) 206 may facilitate communication of the processing unit 106 with various devices coupled to the processing unit 106. The interface(s) 206 may also provide a communication pathway for one or more components of processing unit 106. Examples of such components include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s) 208 and data 210.
[0060] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 can be implemented as a combination of hardware and programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s) 208. In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the programming for the processing engine(s) 208 may be processor executable instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the processing engine(s) 208 may include a processing resource (for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s) 208. In such examples, the processing unit 106 can include the machine-readable storage medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the machine-readable storage medium may be separate but accessible to processing unit 106 and the processing resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) 208 may be implemented by electronic circuitry. A database 210 can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0061] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 can include an extraction unit 212, a matching unit 214, a signal generation unit 216, and other unit (s) 220. The other unit(s) 220 can implement functionalities that supplement applications or functions performed by the system 102 or the processing engine(s) 208.
[0062] The database 210 can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0063] It would be appreciated that units being described are only exemplary units and any other unit or sub-unit may be included as part of the system 100. These units too may be merged or divided into super- units or sub-units as may be configured.
[0064] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the processing unit 106 can be configured to extract a third set of signals and a fourth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively with help of the extraction unit 212, and where the third set of signals can pertain to simulated questionaire attributes and the fourth set of signals can pertain to physiological attributes. The processing unit 106 can be configured to match the physiological attributes with a dataset with help of the matching unit 214, where the dataset can include predetermined limit ranges. The processing unit 106 can be configured to generate a set of alert signals when at least one of the physiological attributes are beyond the predetermined limit ranges with help of the signal generation unit 218. The processing unit 106 can facilitate the simulation of VR headset based on the simulated questionnaire attributes, and monitor the physiological attributes of the subject.
[0065] In an embodiment, the extraction unit 212 can be configured to receive the first set of signals and the second set of signals from VR headset 102respectively.In an illustrative embodiment, the first set of signals and the second set of signals can be in electrical form, where the first set of signals can pertain to simulated questionnaire associated with subject. The extraction unit 212 can be configured to extract the third set of signals and the fourth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively in machine readable form or binary form. The extracted third set of signals and the fourth set of signals can be transmitted to the matching unit 214.
[0066] In an illustrative embodiment, when the subject wears the VR headset 104, and the VR headset facilitates in displaying 3D environment based on the questionnaire, where the questionnaire can include questions related to subject’s health, anxiety, fear, frustration, and the likes, the VR headset 102 can be configured to generate the first set of signals in electrical form pertaining to simulated questionnaire. In another illustrative embodiment, the monitoring unit 104 can be configured to detect the physiological attributes associated with the subject based on the simulated questionnaire with help of first set of sensors and a second set of sensors, where the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors can be operatively coupled with the monitoring unit 104. The monitoring unit 104 can generate the second set of signals with help of the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors in electrical form. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the extraction unit 212 can be configured to extract the third set of signals and the fourth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively, in machine readable form or binary form.
[0067] In an embodiment, the matching unit 214 can be configured to receive the extracted fourth set of signals in machine readable or binary form. The matching unit 214 can be configured to match the extracted fourth set of signals with a dataset, where the fourth set of signals pertain to physiological attributes associated with the subject based on the simulated questionnaire. The dataset can pertain to predetermined limit ranges. The dataset can be stored in a database 210. The predetermined limit ranges can include threshold values pertaining to the physiological attributes of the subject based on the simulated questionnaire.
[0068] In an illustrative embodiment, the matching unit 214 can include a comparison unit, where the comparison unit can facilitate in comparing the extracted physiological attributes with a predetermined limit ranges. The predetermined limit range scan include threshold values pertaining to the physiological attributes like heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, skin conductance, hand tremors, pulse rate, electro dermal activity, skin response, electrical patterns of brain, hormone level, and stress level, and the likes. The comparison unit can be configured to compare the extracted physiological attributes, and can facilitate in finding whether the extracted physiological attributes has reached the predefined limit ranges.
[0069] In an illustrative embodiment, the comparison unit can receive the extracted first set of parameters in machine readable form. The comparison unit can facilitate in comparing the received extracted physiological attributes in machine readable form with help of a comparator. The comparator can enable comparing the extracted physiological attributes with the predefined limit ranges. The comparator can include an analogue comparator or a digital comparator. The digital comparators can compare the extracted physiological attributes with the predefined limit ranges. The digital comparators can facilitate comparison with help of logic gates such as AND, NOT or NOR gates. The digital comparator can be configured to accept the extracted physiological attributes in the machine readable form. Further three conditions can be applicable for the comparison of the extracted physiological attributes with the predefined limit ranges.
[0070] In an illustrative embodiment, the three conditions associated with the digital comparator can include a first condition, which can prevail when the extracted physiological attributes are found equal to the predefined limit ranges, a second condition can prevail when the extracted physiological attributes are found beyond the predefined limit ranges, and the third condition can prevail when the extracted physiological attributes are found less than the predefined limit ranges. The digital comparator can compare the physiological attributes and transmit the compared fourth set of signals to the signal generation unit 216.
[0071] In an embodiment, the signal generation unit 216 can be configured to generate a set of alert signals when at least one of physiological attributes are beyond the predetermined limit ranges. In an illustrative embodiment, the signal generation unit 216 can be configured to receive the compared or matched physiological attributes as fourth set of signals in machine readable form or binary form from the comparison unit or the matching unit 214. In an illustrative embodiment, when at least one of the physiological attributes like heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, skin conductance, hand tremors, pulse rate, electro dermal activity, skin response, electrical patterns of brain, hormone level, and stress level, but not limited to the likes are found beyond the respective threshold value, the signal generation unit 216 can be configured to generate the set of alert signals in machine readable form to one or more mobile computing device or to a display of a computing device associated with the processing unit 106.
[0072] FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary view of components and working of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0073] As illustrated in FIG 3, the system 100 can include a Virtual reality (VR) headset 102, a monitoring unit 104, and the processing unit 106. In an illustrative embodiment, the monitoring unit 104 can be a set of gloves that can be worn by a subject during pseudo experiment. The processing unit 106 can be associated with a computing device such as laptop or computer of an entity assessing the subject. In another illustrative embodiment, the subject can include any or a combination of patient, person with disorder, person to be cured, and the likes. The entity assessing the subject can include any or a combination of therapist, doctor, psychologist, medical practitioner, and the likes.
[0074] In an illustrative embodiment, as the subject puts the VR headset 102 and the set of gloves, the therapist can help the subject in making adjustments for the VR headset 102 and the set of gloves during a questionnaire session. In another illustrative embodiment, the set of gloves can include a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors at a predetermined position inside the set of gloves. The predetermined position can include finger space, palm space and the likes. The questionnaire session for the subjects can be conducted for a predetermined time. The predetermined time can include time range of 5 minutes but not limited to the likes. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors can include any or a combination of heat rate monitor, hand tremor detector, electro dermal activity (EDA) sensor, skin conductance sensor, electroencephalography (EEG) sensor, electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, blood pressure sensor, hormone sensor, cortisol sensor, pulse sensor, galvanic skin response sensor, and the likes.
[0075] In an illustrative embodiment, the subject can wear the VR headset 102, where the VR headset can facilitate in providing an immersive three dimensional surrounding environments, along with surround sound system and correspondingly display simulated questionnaire. In another illustrative embodiment, during the simulated questionnaire time, the first set of sensors can facilitate in detecting the physiological attributes associated with the subject’s hand and can be transmitted to the VR headset 102operatively coupled with the computing device of the therapist. The computing device can include laptop, personal computer, and the likes. The computing device can be configured to monitor the subject’s physiological attributes with the help of a set of electrical signals received from the first set of sensors. The physiological attributes can include any or a combination of heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, skin conductance, hand tremors, pulse rate, electro dermal activity, skin response, electrical patterns of brain, hormone level, stress level, and the likes.
[0076] In an illustrative embodiment, the computing device can be configured to control the three dimensional surrounding environment of simulation generated by the VR headset 102. In another illustrative embodiment, the VR headset 102 can be operatively coupled with the monitoring unit 104 such as the set of gloves, where the set of gloves can be configured to monitor the physiological attributes in response with the VR headset.
[0077] In an illustrative embodiment, the system can be configured to communicatively couple with one or more mobile computing devices and transmit set of alert signals generated by the processing unit 106to the one or more mobile computing devices, and where the one or more mobile computing devices can include any or a combination of cell phone, laptop, palmtop, I pad, and tablet, and the likes. In another illustrative embodiment, the VR headset102 can include a communication unit operatively coupled with the processing unit 106, and configured to communicatively couple the one or more mobile computing devices with the processing unit106, and where the communication unit can include any or a combination of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, Bluetooth module, Li-Fi module, optical fibre, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), ZigBee module, and the likes.
[0078] In an illustrative embodiment, the system 100 can include a power source configured to supply electric power, and where the power source includes any or a combination of battery, insulator, and capacitor.
[0079] Thus, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to any particular named.
[0080] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0081] In the foregoing description, numerous details are set forth. It will be apparent, however, to one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure, that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form, rather than in detail, to avoid obscuring the present invention.
[0082] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean “communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0083] The present disclosure provides a system, that is compatible with smart mobile device with gyroscope.
[0084] The present disclosure provides a system, that doesn’t require dedicated computer hardware and graphic card system, and thus less hardware dependent.
[0085] The present disclosure provides a system, that facilitates monitoring of physio signals such as heart rate, skin conductance, hand tremors and the likes with virtual reality scenarios.
[0086] The present disclosure provides a system, that act as assisted technology for psycho-therapist during therapy sessions and monitor subject’s physiological signals accordingly.
[0087] The present disclosure provides a system with three dimensional (3D) audio designed according to spectrum of mental illness.
[0088] The present disclosure provides a system, that aids in providing experiences more realistically than traditional therapy technology.
[0089] The present disclosure provides a system that is safe and helps in contributing a controllable environment where subjects can be treated.
[0090] The present disclosure provides a system for providing an interesting, interactive, accurate, fast, efficient, cost effective and simple VR-based platform to therapist for therapy sessions.

Claims:1. A system to monitor a subject, said system comprising:
a Virtual Reality (VR) headset having a processor operatively coupled with a memory, said memory storing computer-implemented instructions which when executed by said processor is configured to generate a first set of signals, and wherein the first set of signals pertain to simulated questionnaire associated with the subject;
a monitoring unit operatively coupled with the VR headset, said unit being worn by the subject to monitor one or more physiological attributes based on the simulated questionnaire, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals, and
a processing unit operatively coupled with the VR headset, wherein the processing unit comprises of one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to:
extract a third set of signals and a fourth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively, and wherein the third set of signals pertain to simulated questionnaire attributes and the fourth set of signals pertain to one or more physiological attributes
match the one or more physiological attributes with a dataset, wherein the dataset comprises of predetermined limit ranges;
generate a set of alert signals when at least one of the one or more physiological attributes are beyond the predetermined limit ranges,
and wherein the processing unit facilitates the simulation of VR headset based on the simulated questionnaire attributes, and monitor the one or more physiological attributes of the subject.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the VR headset is configured to receive the second set of signals from the monitoring unit and correspondingly transmit the first set of signals and the second set of signals to the processing unit.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system is configured to communicatively couple with one or more mobile computing devices and transmit the set of alert signals to the one or more computing devices and wherein the one or more mobile computing devices comprise any or a combination of cell phone, laptop, palmtop, I pad, and tablet.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the VR headset comprises of a communication unit operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to communicatively couple the one or more mobile computing devices with the processing unit, and wherein the communication unit comprises any or a combination of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, and Li-Fi, optical fiber, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more physiological attributes comprises any or a combination of heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, skin conductance, hand tremors, pulse rate, electro dermal activity, skin response, electrical patterns of brain, hormone level, and stress level.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit comprises a first set of sensors operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to detect one or more physiological attributes.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit also comprises a second set of sensors operatively coupled with the processing unit, and configured to detect movement, motion, angular velocity
8. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first set of sensors comprises any or a combination of heat rate monitor, hand tremor detector, electro dermal activity (EDA) sensor, skin conductance sensor, electroencephalography (EEG) sensor, electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, blood pressure sensor, hormone sensor, cortisol sensor, pulse sensor, and galvanic skin response sensor and the second set of sensors comprises any or a combination of gyro sensor, accelerometer sensor, and proximity sensor.
9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the VR headset comprises a display unit operatively coupled with said processor to display simulation based on the questionnaire.
10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the VR headset and the monitoring unit are operatively coupled, and the monitoring unit is configured to monitor the one or more physiological attributes in response with the VR headset.

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Application Documents

# Name Date
1 202011036603-CLAIMS [03-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-03
1 202011036603-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
2 202011036603-FORM FOR STARTUP [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
2 202011036603-CORRESPONDENCE [03-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-03
3 202011036603-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
3 202011036603-FER_SER_REPLY [03-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-03
4 202011036603-FORM 1 [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
4 202011036603-FER.pdf 2023-10-04
5 202011036603-FORM 18 [11-05-2022(online)].pdf 2022-05-11
5 202011036603-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
6 202011036603-FORM-26 [11-09-2020(online)].pdf 2020-09-11
6 202011036603-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
7 202011036603-Proof of Right [11-09-2020(online)].pdf 2020-09-11
7 202011036603-DRAWINGS [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
8 202011036603-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
8 202011036603-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
9 202011036603-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
9 202011036603-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
10 202011036603-DRAWINGS [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
10 202011036603-Proof of Right [11-09-2020(online)].pdf 2020-09-11
11 202011036603-FORM-26 [11-09-2020(online)].pdf 2020-09-11
11 202011036603-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
12 202011036603-FORM 18 [11-05-2022(online)].pdf 2022-05-11
12 202011036603-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
13 202011036603-FORM 1 [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
13 202011036603-FER.pdf 2023-10-04
14 202011036603-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
14 202011036603-FER_SER_REPLY [03-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-03
15 202011036603-FORM FOR STARTUP [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
15 202011036603-CORRESPONDENCE [03-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-03
16 202011036603-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [25-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-25
16 202011036603-CLAIMS [03-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-03

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