Biometric Sensor And Heart Function Monitoring Apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for physical and electrical connection with a user'"'"'s body for monitoring electrical cell function parameters, comprising:
- a first electrode for connecting with a first portion of the user'"'"'s body;
a second electrode for connecting with a second portion of the user'"'"'s body, said second electrode associated with a fingerprint sensor;
circuitry for processing electrical signals obtained from said first and second electrodes to produce parametric data relating to said user'"'"'s electrical cell function.
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Abstract
A heartbeat monitoring circuit shares one electrode with another device, such as a biometric sensor, and a second electrode that may be a dedicated element or form a part of the case of the apparatus in which the circuit is housed. When operated as an electrode for the heartbeat monitoring circuit, the biometric sensor is contacted by the user'"'"'s finger while the second electrode is contacted by another part of the user'"'"'s body, such as a finger on the hand holding the apparatus (e.g., cell phone). Contact may then simply and naturally be made on either side of the user'"'"'s heart, and ideal arrangement for parametric heart data acquisition. A third electrode may optionally be provided. Data analysis may be performed on the apparatus or by a remote optional processing center.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for physical and electrical connection with a user'"'"'s body for monitoring electrical cell function parameters, comprising:
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a first electrode for connecting with a first portion of the user'"'"'s body; a second electrode for connecting with a second portion of the user'"'"'s body, said second electrode associated with a fingerprint sensor; circuitry for processing electrical signals obtained from said first and second electrodes to produce parametric data relating to said user'"'"'s electrical cell function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand-held apparatus including biometric sensing and heart function monitoring, comprising:
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a case; a device housed within said case, at least certain functions performed by said device being other than fingerprint sensing, identification, and verification; a fingerprint sensor disposed on one surface of said case; circuitry for receiving signals from said fingerprint sensor and for creating a digitized representation of a user'"'"'s fingerprint therefrom; a first electrode disposed on said case for connecting with a first portion of the user'"'"'s body; a second electrode, forming a portion of said fingerprint sensor, for connecting with a second portion of the user'"'"'s body; and circuitry for processing electrical signals obtained from said first and second electrodes to produce parametric data relating to said user'"'"'s heart. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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