Programmable circadian rhythm adjustment

摘要

A computer implemented method and apparatus can create an exposure regimen for a user. The regimen can be used to instruct an exposure device to expose the user to light at a wavelength, duration, and intensity, and over one or more days, which is sufficient to alter the user's circadian rhythm. The user may provide one or more preferences which allow the technology to create the exposure regimen sufficient to alter the user's circadian rhythm.

主权项

1. An apparatus for resetting circadian rhythms, comprising:
a light exposure element capable of outputting light in a wavelength in a range of 380 to 760 nm; a processing device including code for instructing the processing device to receive ordered user preferences as inputs to a treatment regimen from a user and calculate the treatment regimen responsive to the ordered user preferences received, the treatment regimen including at least an exposure duration, an exposure intensity and a regimen treatment period, the device capable of receiving as inputs to calculate the treatment regimen ordered user preferences for each of the exposure duration, the exposure intensity, and the regimen treatment period, and code for controlling the light exposure element to selectively output light in a range of 380 to 760 nm for the exposure duration, at the exposure intensity, and over the regimen treatment period calculated in the treatment regimen, the exposure duration, exposure intensity and regimen treatment period calculated in the treatment regimen being selected first from one or more input ordered preferences received to alter the circadian rhythm of the user.