Body position optimization and bio-signal feedback for smart wearable devices
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1. A wearable device, comprising:
- (a) a housing in the form of eyewear configured to be disposed on a facial surface of a user, wherein the housing supports one or more components of the wearable device;
(b) one or more environmental sensors, wherein at least one sensor is configured for sensing a biometric signal corresponding to biological or physiological characteristics of a user;
(c) a processor; and
(d) programming stored in a non-transitory medium, wherein the programming is readable and executable by the processor, and wherein the programming performs steps comprising;
(i) acquiring a biometric signal from the one or more environmental sensors;
(ii) acquiring position data corresponding to a location of the one or more environmental sensors or housing with respect to the biometric signal and the facial surface; and
(iii) adjusting operation of the wearable device as a function of the acquired position data.
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Abstract
Smart wearable devices and methods are disclosed for providing feedback for optimal placement of the wearable device. This includes systems and methods to lock or unlock a wearable device and/or notify external wearable/non-wearable devices depending on the states of the wearer by sending notification or providing feedback if mispositioned or repositioned on the wearer. A system and method are disclosed for providing a user indication of proper placement of a wearable device by providing feedback based on acquired bio-signal quality. In one embodiment, bio-signal quality is acquired by comparing a computed signal to noise ratio to that of an expected signal.
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1. A wearable device, comprising:
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(a) a housing in the form of eyewear configured to be disposed on a facial surface of a user, wherein the housing supports one or more components of the wearable device; (b) one or more environmental sensors, wherein at least one sensor is configured for sensing a biometric signal corresponding to biological or physiological characteristics of a user; (c) a processor; and (d) programming stored in a non-transitory medium, wherein the programming is readable and executable by the processor, and wherein the programming performs steps comprising; (i) acquiring a biometric signal from the one or more environmental sensors; (ii) acquiring position data corresponding to a location of the one or more environmental sensors or housing with respect to the biometric signal and the facial surface; and (iii) adjusting operation of the wearable device as a function of the acquired position data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing biometric signal feedback for a wearable device comprising:
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positioning eyewear on a facial surface of a user, the eyewear comprising one or more environmental sensors; acquiring a biometric signal from the one or more environmental sensors, the biometric signal corresponding to biological or physiological characteristics of a user; acquiring position data corresponding to a location of the one or more environmental sensors with respect to the biometric signal and the facial surface; and adjusting operation of the wearable device as a function of the acquired position data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable device, the device comprising:
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(a) a housing, wherein the housing supports one or more components of the wearable device; (b) one or more sensors, wherein at least one sensor is configured for sensing a biometric signal corresponding to biological or physiological characteristics of a user; (c) an emission source; (d) a processor; and (e) programming stored in a non-transitory medium, wherein the programming is readable and executable by the processor, and wherein the programming performs steps comprising; (i) acquiring a biometric signal from the one or more sensors; (ii) identifying one or more properties of the signal, the one or more signal properties corresponding to a location of the one or more sensors with respect to the biometric signal; and (iii) outputting a feedback signal via the emission source, the feedback signal indicating a proximity of the one or more sensors with respect to the biometric signal as a function of the one or more signal properties of the biometric signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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