APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING CLEANER PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION SIGNALS
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1. An apparatus adapted to be worn near an ear of a person, the ear having a tympanic membrane, the apparatus comprising:
- a first sensor oriented in a direction towards the tympanic membrane and configured to detect physiological energy from the tympanic membrane and produce a physiological energy signal;
a second sensor oriented in a direction away from the tympanic membrane and configured to detect energy from one or more sources external to the tympanic membrane and to produce one or more external energy signals; and
at least one signal processor configured to receive the physiological energy signal from the first sensor and the one or more external energy signals from the second sensor, and to process the physiological energy signal so as to at least partially remove the one or more external energy signals from the physiological energy signal to generate a cleaner physiological information signal; and
at least one transmitter responsive to the at least one signal processor that is configured to transmit at least one signal to at least one a remote terminal.
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Abstract
Wearable apparatus for monitoring various physiological and environmental factors are provided. Real-time, noninvasive health and environmental monitors include a plurality of compact sensors integrated within small, low-profile devices, such as earpiece modules. Physiological and environmental data is collected and wirelessly transmitted into a wireless network, where the data is stored and/or processed.
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1. An apparatus adapted to be worn near an ear of a person, the ear having a tympanic membrane, the apparatus comprising:
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a first sensor oriented in a direction towards the tympanic membrane and configured to detect physiological energy from the tympanic membrane and produce a physiological energy signal; a second sensor oriented in a direction away from the tympanic membrane and configured to detect energy from one or more sources external to the tympanic membrane and to produce one or more external energy signals; and at least one signal processor configured to receive the physiological energy signal from the first sensor and the one or more external energy signals from the second sensor, and to process the physiological energy signal so as to at least partially remove the one or more external energy signals from the physiological energy signal to generate a cleaner physiological information signal; and at least one transmitter responsive to the at least one signal processor that is configured to transmit at least one signal to at least one a remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable apparatus for monitoring physiological information from a body of a person, the apparatus comprising:
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a first sensor oriented in a direction towards the body and configured to detect acoustic and/or mechanical energy from the body and produce a physiological energy signal; a second sensor oriented in a direction away from the body and configured to detect acoustic and/or mechanical energy from one or more sources external to the body and to produce one or more external energy signals; and at least one signal processor configured to receive the physiological energy signal from the first sensor and the one or more external energy signals from the second sensor, and to process the physiological energy signal so as to at least partially remove the one or more external energy signals from the physiological energy signal to generate a cleaner physiological information signal; and at least one transmitter responsive to the at least one signal processor that is configured to transmit at least one signal to at least one a remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of monitoring physiological information from a body of a person, the method comprising:
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detecting energy from the body via a first sensor to produce a physiological energy signal, wherein the first sensor is oriented towards the body; detecting energy from one or more sources external to the body via a second sensor to produce one or more external energy signals, wherein the second sensor is oriented away from the body; and processing the physiological energy signal and the one or more external energy signals so as to at least partially remove the one or more external energy signals from the physiological energy signal to generate a cleaner physiological information signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for monitoring physiological information from a body of a person, the system comprising:
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at least one acoustic sensor integrated into a wearable apparatus so as to be oriented in a direction of the body, wherein the first acoustic sensor is configured to detect acoustic energy from the body and produce a physiological energy signal and to provide an audio signal to the person and/or detect audio signals from the person; and at least one signal processor configured to receive the physiological energy signal from the at least one acoustic sensor and to process the physiological energy signal so as to at least partially remove one or more external energy signals detected by the at least one acoustic sensor from the physiological energy signal to generate a cleaner physiological information signal.
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