Enhanced biometric control systems for detection of emergency events system and method

• US 10,104,458 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter Vincent, Kingscott, Lisa, Pereira, Rafael
• Primary Examiner(s): Jerez Lora, William A
• Application Number:
  US15/290,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20170111725A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 381 74
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/22 Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow exercising apparatus A63B21/00 ; measuring of work or force in general G01L
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/20 Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/105 Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

A system, method and personal area network for communicating utilizing a wireless earpiece. The wireless earpiece is linked with a communications device. Sensor measurements of a condition of a user are performed utilizing sensors of the wireless earpiece. A determination is made whether the sensor measurements exceed one or more thresholds. Communications regarding the sensor measurements are sent from the wireless earpiece to the communications device regarding the condition of the user.

Claims

1. A method for communicating utilizing a wireless earpiece having a frame shaped to fit substantially within the ear of a user, the method comprising:

linking the wireless earpiece with a communications device using a wireless transceiver disposed within the frame;

performing user sensor measurements of a condition of the user utilizing sensors of the wireless earpiece, the sensors disposed within the frame, and wherein the sensors include an inertial sensor for sensing inertial measurements and at least one biometric sensor for sensing biometric measurements;

performing wearable sensor measurements of the user using one or more sensors of a wearable device other than the wireless earpiece and communicating the wearable sensor measurements to the wireless earpiece;

performing environmental sensor measurements of an environment of the user, wherein the environmental sensor measurements include environmental audio sensed with a microphone of the wireless earpiece;

determining at the wireless earpiece whether each of the user sensor measurements, the wearable sensor measurements, and the environmental sensor measurements exceed one or more thresholds associated with a concussion;

logging the user sensor measurements, the wearable sensor measurements, and the environmental sensor measurements for subsequent review to a memory disposed within the frame of the wireless earpiece; and

sending communications regarding the user sensor measurements, the wearable sensor measurements, and the environmental sensor measurements from the wireless earpiece to the communications device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless earpieces are linked with the communications device utilizing a BLUETOOTH connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of wireless earpieces communicate with the communications device to send communications regarding the condition of each of a plurality of users associated with each of the plurality of wireless earpieces.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of users are engaged in an activity together.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user sensor measurements further include pulse readings performed using a pulse oximeter of the wireless earpiece.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating with a plurality of users utilizing a plurality of wireless earpieces from the wireless earpiece.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless earpiece is one of a pair of wireless earpieces utilized by the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensors further include an ear bone microphone and a thermometer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless earpiece includes a sleeve for maintaining the wireless earpiece in the ear of the user.