NON-INVASIVE PULSE RATE DETECTION VIA HEADPHONE MOUNTED ELECTRODES / MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20070032731A1
• Filed: 08/04/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey Lovejoy, Joseph Giordano
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Lovejoy, Joseph Giordano
• Inventors: Giordano, Joseph, Lovejoy, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US11/462,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20070032731A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/349 Detecting specific parameters of the electrocardiograph cycle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6815 Ear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7415 Sound rendering of measured values, e.g. by pitch or volume variation A61B5/741 takes precedence

Abstract

One or more car phone speakers having functionality to detect heart beats proximal a wearer'"'"'s respective ears generate electronic signals representing the heart beat over a time interval to derive there from a pulse rate. An audio rendering of the derived pulse rate is made at one or more the ear phone speakers. Heart beat can be combined with other data to produce other such audio renderings.

Claims

1. A method of detecting a QRS complex of a wearer of one or more ear pieces in a headphone for non-invasive pulse rate determination.

2. A method for active impedance detection and correction for common mode noise reduction in heart beat signals sensed via one or more ear pieces in a headphone for non-invasive pulse rate determination.

3. A monitoring system for determination and audible updates reporting of information via headphone mounted sensors.

4. The monitoring system as defined in claim 3, wherein:

the information in the audible updates is reported via the headphone using active impedance detection and correction for common mode noise reduction in signals output by one or more sensors; and

the headphone includes one or more ear pieces.