Notification and activation system utilizing onboard sensors of wireless earpieces

• US 10,334,345 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2016
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Perianu, Vlad, Boesen, Peter Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan S
• Assistant Examiner(s): McKinney, Angelica M
• Application Number:
  US15/391,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20170188127A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use
• 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 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/03 Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/07 Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearing devices, e.g. program or information selection

Abstract

A system, method and one or more wireless earpieces for determining a status of a user. Sensor readings for the user are performed utilizing sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces. The sensor readings are analyzed. A status of the user is determined utilizing the sensor readings from the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces.

Claims

1. A method for determining a status indicative of at least one of an emotional condition of a user and a mood of the user utilizing one or more wireless earpieces worn by the user, the method comprising:

performing sensor readings of the user utilizing sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces, wherein the sensor readings include audio of the user detected by at least one microphone of the one or more wireless earpieces and wherein the sensor readings include pulse of the user detected by at least one of the pulse sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces;

analyzing, with a processor within the one or more wireless earpieces, the sensor readings for accuracy by comparing the sensor readings from a left wireless earpiece of the one or more wireless earpieces against the sensor readings from a right wireless earpiece of the one or more wireless earpieces;

periodically asking the user, using one or more speakers of the one or more wireless earpieces, to indicate the status of the user;

receiving a response, at the at least one microphone of the one or more wireless earpieces, from the user regarding the status of the user;

associating the sensor reading with the status, by the processor of the one or more wireless earpieces, to determine the at least one emotional condition of the user and the mood of the user;

performing additional sensor readings for the user utilizing the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces;

analyzing the additional sensor readings using the process of the one or more wireless earpieces to determine the at least one emotional condition of the user and the mood of the user; and

implementing a corrective action for the user based on the emotional condition and/or the mood of the user wherein the corrective action comprises generating audio at the one or more speakers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the sensor readings are within one or more thresholds.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more thresholds indicate whether the status of the user is normal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing the sensor readings utilizing a plurality of sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces, wherein the one or more wireless earpieces are a pair of wireless earpieces.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces includes at least one temperature sensor.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating one or more sensor readings with the status of the user in response to user input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action includes at least playing music.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action includes providing audio instructions to the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor readings include biometric data about the user to determine if the data is indicative of the at least one emotional condition and/or mood.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the status indicates short-term and long-term emotional trends of the user.

11. A wireless earpiece for determining a status indicative of at least one of an emotional condition of a user and a mood of the user, the earpiece comprising:

a frame for fitting in an ear of the user;

a processor controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece;

at least one microphone operatively connected to the processor;

at least one speaker operatively connected to the processor;

a plurality of sensors taking sensor readings,

wherein the sensor reading include audio of the user detected by the at least one microphone of the one or more wireless earpieces and wherein the sensor readings include pulse of the user detected by at least one of the pulse sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces;

wherein the processor analyzes the sensor readings for accuracy and performs biasing and/or error correction as needed to ensure the sensor readings are accurate;

wherein the wireless earpiece is configured to periodically ask the user using the at least one microphone to indicate the status of the user, wherein the earpiece is further configured to;

receive a response from the user at the at the at least one microphone;

associate the sensor readings with the status of the user by the processor of the one or more wireless earpieces;

perform additional sensor readings utilizing the plurality of sensors;

wherein the processor analyzes the additional sensor readings to determine the emotional condition of the user and/or the mood of the user; and

wherein the processor further determines whether the sensor readings are within one or more thresholds to determine the status of the user and implement a corrective action for the user based on the emotional condition and/or the mood of the user wherein the corrective action comprises generating audio at one or more speakers of the wireless earpieces.

12. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the sensor readings are within one or more thresholds.

13. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein the one or more thresholds indicate whether the status of the user is normal.

14. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, further comprising:

performing the sensor readings utilizing a plurality of sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces, wherein the one or more wireless earpieces are a pair of wireless earpieces.

15. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces includes at least one temperature sensor.

16. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, further comprising:

associating one or more additional sensor readings with a status of the user in response to user input.

17. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the corrective action includes at least playing music.

18. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the corrective action includes providing audio instructions to the user.

19. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the sensor readings include biometric data about the user to determine if the data is indicative of the at least one emotional condition and/or mood.

20. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the status indicates short-term and long-term emotional trends of the user.