Multi-protocol heart rate monitor
First Claim
1. A heart rate monitor, comprising:
- a pair of contacts that are each configured to electrically couple to one of a pair of sensors in a garment worn by a user;
a processor;
control circuitry that is configured to detect a change in impedance across the pair of contacts, and responsive to determining that the impedance is below a threshold, the control circuitry is configured to wake up the processor from a sleep mode, and to sense a cardiac electrical activity of the user utilizing the pair of sensors; and
a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) transmitters that are configured to transmit information utilizing different protocols,wherein the processor is configured to calculate a heart rate of the user based on the cardiac electrical activity, and responsive to determining that the heart rate is within a range of heart rate values, the processor is configured to power up the RF transmitters, and to direct the RF transmitters to simultaneously transmit the heart rate utilizing the different protocols to at least one external device.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for monitoring a user'"'"'s heart rate. One embodiment comprises a heart rate monitor that includes a pair of contacts that are configured to electrically couple to one of a pair of sensors in a garment worn by a user. The monitor detects a change in impedance across the contacts, and responsive to the impedance being below a threshold, the monitor senses a cardiac electrical activity of the user utilizing the pair of sensors. The monitor calculates a heart rate of the user based on the cardiac electrical activity, determines if the heart rate is within a range of heart rate values, and responsive to the heart rate being within the range of heart rate values, the monitor simultaneously transmits the heart rate utilizing different protocols to at least one external device.
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23 Claims
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1. A heart rate monitor, comprising:
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a pair of contacts that are each configured to electrically couple to one of a pair of sensors in a garment worn by a user; a processor; control circuitry that is configured to detect a change in impedance across the pair of contacts, and responsive to determining that the impedance is below a threshold, the control circuitry is configured to wake up the processor from a sleep mode, and to sense a cardiac electrical activity of the user utilizing the pair of sensors; and a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) transmitters that are configured to transmit information utilizing different protocols, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a heart rate of the user based on the cardiac electrical activity, and responsive to determining that the heart rate is within a range of heart rate values, the processor is configured to power up the RF transmitters, and to direct the RF transmitters to simultaneously transmit the heart rate utilizing the different protocols to at least one external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method operable by a heart rate monitor, the method comprising:
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detecting, by control circuitry of the heart rate monitor, a change in impedance across a pair of contacts of the heart rate monitor that are each electrically coupled to one of a pair of sensors in a garment worn by a user; waking up a processor of the heart rate monitor from a sleep mode responsive to determining that the impedance is below a threshold; sensing, by the control circuitry, a cardiac electrical activity of the user utilizing the pair of sensors; calculating, by the processor, a heart rate of the user based on the cardiac electrical activity; powering up, by the processor, a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) transmitters that transmit information utilizing different protocols responsive to determining that the heart rate is within a range of heart rate values; and transmitting simultaneously, by the plurality of RF transmitters, the heart rate utilizing the different protocols to at least one external device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a garment wearable by a user that includes snap contacts and a pair of sensors, wherein the snap contacts are each electrically coupled to one of the pair of sensors; a heart rate monitor comprising; a pair of contacts that are removably coupled to the snap contacts; a processor; control circuitry that is configured to detect a change in impedance across the pair of contacts, and responsive to the impedance being below a threshold, the control circuitry configured to wake up the processor from a sleep mode, and to sense a cardiac electrical activity of the user utilizing the pair of sensors; and a first Radio Frequency (RF) transmitter that is configured to transmit information utilizing a 5.3 kilohertz (kHz) analog signal protocol; a second RF transmitter that is configured to transmit information utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol; and a third RF transmitter that is configured to transmit information utilizing ANT+ protocol, the processor configured to calculate a heart rate of the user based on the cardiac electrical activity, and responsive to determining that the heart rate is within a range of heart rate values, the processor is configured to power up to the RF transmitters, and to direct the RF transmitters to simultaneously transmit the heart rate utilizing different protocols to at least one external device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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