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A system to monitor respiration activity of a user and provide appropriate feedback to the user includes a respiration feedback monitor sized and configured to be worn by the user. In the depicted embodiment, respiration activity is measured with components including a retractable cord coupled to an

A system to monitor respiration activity of a user and provide appropriate feedback to the user includes a respiration feedback monitor sized and configured to be worn by the user. In the depicted embodiment, respiration activity is measured with components including a retractable cord coupled to an optical distance measurement device. Feedback is typically provided using vibrations of certain duration and repetition. The system operates under various user selectable operational modes. Each operational mode is associated with particular respiration feedback criteria used to determine appropriate feedback for the user. The respiration feedback criteria is related to respiration rate levels and respiration depth associated with respiration activity level measured for the user. Distribution plots such as histograms associated with respiration measurement contribute to aspects of the feedback criteria and help establish other aspects of appropriate feedback. The depicted embodiment includes a computer interface allowing respiration data recorded by the respiration feedback monitor to be sent to a computer system. The computer system is also used to adjust and download desired operational modes into the respiration feedback monitor.

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[ What is claimed is:] [3.] A respiration monitor system comprising:a housing sized and configured to be worn by the user;an output device affixed to the housing, the output device configured to transmit a signal perceptible by the user when the output device is activated;a processor affixed to the

[ What is claimed is:] [3.] A respiration monitor system comprising:a housing sized and configured to be worn by the user;an output device affixed to the housing, the output device configured to transmit a signal perceptible by the user when the output device is activated;a processor affixed to the housing, the processor configured to receive distance signals and configured to activate the output device based on whether the distance signals satisfy a respiration feedback criteria to signify a feedback event; anda signal generator affixed to the housing, the signal generator configured to generate the distance signals indicating distances varying with an extent of expansion and contraction of the user during respiration by the user, the signal generator comprising a light receiver configured to receive reflected light and a light reflector configured to reflect light to the light receiver, the light reflector configured to reflect light to the light receiver with an intensity based upon the extent of expansion and contraction of the user, the signal generator configured to generate the distance signal, based upon the intensity of the reflected light received by the light receiver.