Abstract: Provided are methods of regulating stress comprising providing an individual with bilaterally-position-able stimulation devices and a mobile device controller comprising memory including initial stimulation settings applied in response to event-associated sensor data and population data associated with bilateral stimulation stress reduction; placing sensor(s) near/on the individual; analyzing sensor data to assess if may indicate a new stress-increasing event/condition, causing the mobile device processor to determine if any such new event/condition is learnable, causing the controller to generate a proposed new stimulation model regarding any learnable event/condition, evaluating the proposed new stimulation model by comparing the new event/condition to the population data, the event or condition of the initial model, or both, and adopting and applying the proposed new stimulation model if the new stimulation model does not vary from the population data, the event/condition of the initial model, or both, by

Abstract: Provided are methods of regulating stress comprising providing an individual with bilaterally-position-able stimulation devices and a mobile device controller comprising memory including initial stimulation settings applied in response to event-associated sensor data and population data associated with bilateral stimulation stress reduction; placing sensor(s) near/on the individual; analyzing sensor data to assess if may indicate a new stress-increasing event/condition, causing the mobile device processor to determine if any such new event/condition is learnable, causing the controller to generate a proposed new stimulation model regarding any learnable event/condition, evaluating the proposed new stimulation model by comparing the new event/condition to the population data, the event or condition of the initial model, or both, and adopting and applying the proposed new stimulation model if the new stimulation model does not vary from the population data, the event/condition of the initial model, or both, by

Abstract: A method for providing a therapeutic benefit to a person is disclosed which includes a processor that executes a first function to determine a physiological parameter from one or more physiological sensors positioned on the person and then the processor executes a second function to determine at least one second physiological parameter from the one or more physiological sensors or an environmental parameter from one or more environmental sensors associated with the location of the person. Next, the processor uses either the first and second physiological parameters or the first physiological parameter and the environmental parameter to determine whether to apply bi-lateral stimulation to the person; activating first and second stimulators positioned bi-laterally on the person to initiate bi-lateral stimulation for a therapeutically effective time period when the processor determines to apply bi-lateral stimulation.

Abstract: A method for providing a therapeutic benefit includes receiving sensor data from one or more physiological sensors and environmental sensors associated with a person and determining whether the sensor data exceeds a threshold. When the sensor data exceeds the threshold, a controller activates a first tactile stimulator to provide a first stimulation for a first time period when the sensor data exceeds the threshold and then activates a second tactile stimulator to apply a second stimulation for a second time period beginning at least commensurate with a cessation of (at the same time or overlapping) the first time period. The bi-lateral stimulation is repeated for a therapeutically effective number of repetitions such that the first and second stimulations are applied bi-laterally to the body of the person without the individual perceiving a pause in stimulation between the first stimulation and second stimulation to provide the therapeutic benefit to the person.

Abstract: A method for providing a therapeutic benefit to a person is disclosed which includes a processor executes a first function to determine a physiological parameter from one or more physiological sensors positioned on the person and then the processor executes a second function to determine at least one of a second physiological parameter from the one or more physiological sensors or an environmental parameter from one or more environmental sensor associated with a location of the person. Next, the processor uses either the first and second physiological parameters or the first physiological parameter and the environmental parameter to determine whether to apply bi-lateral stimulation to the person; activating first and second stimulators positioned bi-laterally on the person to initiate bi-lateral stimulation for a therapeutically effective time period when the processor determines to apply bi-lateral stimulation.

Abstract: A method for providing a therapeutic benefit includes receiving sensor data from one or more physiological sensors and environmental sensors associated with a person and determining whether the sensor data exceeds a threshold. When the sensor data exceeds the threshold, a controller activates a first tactile stimulator to provide a first stimulation for a first time period when the sensor data exceeds the threshold and then activates a second tactile stimulator to apply a second stimulation for a second time period beginning at least commensurate with a cessation of (at the same time or overlapping) the first time period. The bi-lateral stimulation is repeated for a therapeutically effective number of repetitions such that the first and second stimulations are applied bi-laterally to the body of the person without the individual perceiving a pause in stimulation between the first stimulation and second stimulation to provide the therapeutic benefit to the person.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for tracking an object moving along and above a ground surface. The object may comprise, affixed thereto or contained therein, a satellite-based location tracking apparatus to provide a first set of position coordinate pairs for the object as well as an inertial measurement unit to provide a plurality of heading direction values for the object and/or a velocity/distance sensor to provide a second set of position coordinate pairs based on, for example, optical flow image processing of a plurality of images of the ground surface. At least one processor may calculate a third set of position coordinate pairs based on a combination of the first set of position coordinate pairs, accounting for first reliability factor(s), as well as the second set of position coordinate pairs, accounting for second reliability factor(s), and/or the plurality of heading direction values, accounting for third related reliability factor(s).

Abstract: A cartridge for releasing scents through a digital trigger mechanism. Also disclosed is a portable, wearable, lightweight necklace or “collar,” capable of holding 1 to 12 cartridges.