WEARABLE DEVICE AND PLATFORM FOR SENSORY INPUT

• US 20120316455A1
• Filed: 07/12/2011
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JB IP Acquisitions LLC
• Original Assignee: AliphCom, Inc. (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Rahman, Hosain Sadequr, Drysdale, Richard Lee, Luna, Michael Edward Smith, Fullam, Scott, Bogard, Travis Austin, Robison, Jeremiah, Utter, Max Everett II, Donaldson, Thomas Alan, Martino, Raymond A.
• Application Number:
  US13/181,498
• Publication Number:
  US 20120316455A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Techniques for a wearable device and platform for sensory input are described, including a sensor coupled to a framework having a housing having one or more moldings, the sensor being configured to sense at least one sensory input, a processor configured to transform the at least one sensory input to data during an activity in which the wearable device is worn, and a communications facility coupled to the wearable device and configured to transfer the data between the wearable device and another device during the activity, the data being configured to be presented on a user interface.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a sensor coupled to the wearable device, the sensor being configured to sense at least one sensory input;

a processor configured to transform the at least one sensory input to data, the data being processed by an application configured to generate information associated with an activity during which the wearable device is worn; and

a communications facility coupled to the wearable device and configured to transfer the data between the wearable device and another device, the data being configured to be presented on a user interface during the activity.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a motion matcher configured to capture other data representative of a motion.

3. The wearable device of claim 2, wherein the other data representative of the motion is used to identify another activity associated with the motion.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable device is configured to transition from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation as a function of the activity.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer configured to detect a motion, the motion being converted to other data by the accelerometer.

6. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a temperature.

7. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a first temperature and a second temperature.

8. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein a temperature differential between the first temperature and the second temperature is determined by the processor.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to measure galvanic skin response.

10. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a housing that is flexible and configured to adapt to an anatomical body around which the wearable device is worn.

11. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the data is used by the processor to determine a caloric burn rate.

12. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the application is hosted remotely from the wearable device, the data being transferred between the wearable device and the application using a data communication link.

13. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the data communication link is based on a Bluetooth protocol.

14. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the data communication link is wireless.

15. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the data is transferred between the wearable device and the application using a wired data communication.

16. A wearable device, comprising:

a sensor coupled to a framework having a housing comprised of one or more moldings, the sensor being configured to sense at least one sensory input;

a processor configured to transform the at least one sensory input to data during an activity in which the wearable device is worn; and

a communications facility coupled to the wearable device and configured to transfer the data between the wearable device and another device during the activity, the data being configured to be presented on a user interface.

17. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to generate a control signal to a feedback mechanism configured to generate a sensory output.

18. The wearable device of claim 16, further comprising a visual indicator.

19. The wearable device of claim 18, wherein the visual indicator is configured to provide an indication of health.

20. The wearable device of claim 18, wherein the visual indicator comprises one or more buttons.

21. The wearable device of claim 18, wherein the visual indicator has one or more positions.

22. The wearable device of claim 18, wherein the visual indicator indicates state activity.

23. The wearable device of claim 18, wherein the visual indicator is a rotating structure.

24. The wearable device of claim 18, wherein the another device is a mobile communications device.

25. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein an alert configured to simulate behavior associated with the wearable device is generated by the wearable device during an activity state.

26. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the data is used to monitor a mood.

27. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the sensory input is a GPS signal.

28. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the user interface is further configured to present other data associated with another wearable device, the other data indicating another activity in which the another wearable device is worn.

29. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the user interface is further configured to present other data associated with another wearable device, the other data indicating an activity state of the another wearable device.

30. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the data is evaluated to generate a representation of health, the representation being configured to be displayed on the user interface.

31. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the data is evaluated to generate a representation of wellness, the representation being configured to be displayed on the user interface.

32. A platform, comprising:

a wearable device having one or more sensors configured to detect one or more sensory inputs, the one or more sensory inputs being transformed into data associated with a state; and

an application configured to evaluate the data from the one or more sensory inputs, to perform a comparison of the data to other data associated with the wearable device and stored in a database, and to generate a representation of the state based on a comparison of the data to the other data.

33. The platform of claim 32, wherein the wearable device is further configured to generate an alert based on one or more parameters stored in a memory associated with the wearable device.

34. The platform of claim 32, wherein the wearable device is further configured to generate an alert based on one or more parameters stored in a memory associated with the wearable device when the representation exceeds the one or more parameters.

35. A platform, comprising:

a wearable device configured to receive a sensory input, the sensory input being transformed into data by a sensor in data communication with the wearable device; and

an application configured to evaluate the data to generate a representation of a state, the representation being used to determine one or more recommendations associated with the state.

36. The platform of claim 35, wherein the application is installed on the wearable device.

37. The platform of claim 35, wherein the application is installed at a location remote from the wearable device.

38. The platform of claim 35, wherein the application further comprises a user interface configured to receive another input associated with the representation.