SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS HEART RATE MONITORING AND INTERPRETATION
First Claim
1. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
- a wearable strap configured to be couplable to an appendage of a user, the wearable strap comprising;
one or more light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin,one or more light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin,an electronic circuit board implementing a processing module configured for analyzing data corresponding to the reflected light to automatically and continually determine a heart rate of the user, anda first set of one or more batteries for supplying electrical power to the one or more light emitters, the one or more light detectors and the electronic circuit board; and
a modular housing removably couplable to the strap, the modular housing comprising;
a second set of one or more batteries chargeable by an external power source, the second set of batteries configured to recharge the first set of batteries in the strap;
wherein the combination of the first and second sets of batteries enables continuous monitoring of the heart rate of the user by the wearable strap.
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Abstract
Embodiments provide physiological measurement systems, devices and methods for continuous health and fitness monitoring. A lightweight wearable system is provided to collect various physiological data continuously from a wearer without the need for a chest strap. The system also enables monitoring of one or more physiological parameters in addition to heart rate including, but not limited to, body temperature, heart rate variability, motion, sleep, stress, fitness level, recovery level, effect of a workout routine on health, caloric expenditure. Embodiments also include computer-executable instructions that, when executed, enable automatic interpretation of one or more physiological parameters to assess the cardiovascular intensity experienced by a user (embodied in an intensity score or indicator) and the user'"'"'s recovery after physical exertion (embodied in a recovery score). These indicators or scores may be displayed to assist a user in managing the user'"'"'s health and exercise regimen.
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63 Claims
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1. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
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a wearable strap configured to be couplable to an appendage of a user, the wearable strap comprising; one or more light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin, one or more light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin, an electronic circuit board implementing a processing module configured for analyzing data corresponding to the reflected light to automatically and continually determine a heart rate of the user, and a first set of one or more batteries for supplying electrical power to the one or more light emitters, the one or more light detectors and the electronic circuit board; and a modular housing removably couplable to the strap, the modular housing comprising; a second set of one or more batteries chargeable by an external power source, the second set of batteries configured to recharge the first set of batteries in the strap; wherein the combination of the first and second sets of batteries enables continuous monitoring of the heart rate of the user by the wearable strap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
a wearable strap configured to be couplable to an appendage of a user, the wearable strap comprising; one or more light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin, one or more light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin, and an electronic circuit board comprising a plurality of electronic components configured for analyzing data corresponding to the reflected light to automatically and continually determine a heart rate of the user, the electronic circuit board comprising a processing module configured to; based on one or more signals associated with the heart rate of the user, detect an identity of a portion of the user'"'"'s body to which the strap is coupled, and based on the identity of the appendage, adjust data analysis of the reflected light to determine the heart rate of the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
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a wearable strap configured to be couplable to an appendage of a user, the wearable strap comprising; one or more light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin, one or more light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin, and an electronic circuit board comprising a processing module configured for analyzing data corresponding to the reflected light to automatically and continually determine a sequence of instantaneous heart rate of the user; wherein the processing module is configured to determine the heart rate of the user by; executing one or more computer-executable instructions associated with a peak detection algorithm to process the data corresponding to the reflected light to detect a plurality of peaks associated with a plurality of beats of the user'"'"'s heart, determining an RR interval based on the plurality of peaks detected by the peak detection algorithm, determining a confidence level associated with the RR interval, and based on the confidence level associated with the RR interval, selecting either the peak detection algorithm or a frequency analysis algorithm to process data corresponding to the reflected light to determine the sequence of instantaneous heart rates of the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
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a wearable strap configured to be couplable to an appendage of a user, the wearable strap comprising; one or more light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin, one or more light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin, and an electronic circuit board comprising a plurality of electronic components configured for analyzing data corresponding to the reflected light to automatically determine a heart rate of the user; wherein the plurality of electronic components of the electronic circuit board are assembled as a multi-chip module within the strap such that a first set of the components is provided as a first electronic circuit board and a second set of the components is provided as a second electronic circuit board, and wherein one or more electrical connections are provided between the first and second electronic circuit boards. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
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a plurality of light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin; a plurality of light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin; a motion sensor for detecting a motion of the user; and a processing module configured to; determine a motion status of the user based on data received from the motion sensor, and based on the motion status of the user, automatically and selectively activate one or more of the light emitters to determine a heart rate of the user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A wearable physiological measurement system, comprising:
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a plurality of light emitters for emitting light toward the user'"'"'s skin; a plurality of sensors, comprising; a plurality of light detectors for receiving light reflected from the user'"'"'s skin, and a motion sensor for detecting a motion of the user; and a processing module configured to determine a heart rate of the user based on light received by one or more of the light detectors, wherein the processing module is further configured to; process one or more signals generated by at least one of the sensors, and based on the one or more processed signals, automatically adjust an operational characteristic of one or more of the light emitters and/or one or more of the light detectors to minimize consumption of power by the wearable physiological measurement system. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer-executable method for determining an indicator of cardiovascular intensity experienced by a user, the method comprising:
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programmatically receiving, using a computer system, data corresponding to heart rate of a user during an exercise routine; transforming the heart rate data to a time series of heart rate reserve data using a processing module of the computer system; weighting the heart rate reserve data according to a weighting scheme using the processing module of the computer system; programmatically generating, using the processing module of the computer system, an indicator of cardiovascular intensity based on the weighted heart rate reserve data; and displaying, on a user interface rendered on a display device of the computer system, the indicator of cardiovascular intensity. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer-executable method for determining an indicator of physical recovery of a user, the method comprising:
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programmatically receiving a heart rate variability of a user using a computer system; programmatically receiving a resting heart rate of the user using the computer system; programmatically receiving a sleep quality indicator of the user using the computer system; programmatically generating, using a processing module of the computer system, a recovery indicator of physical recovery of the user based on the heart rate variability, the resting heart rate and the sleep quality indicator; and displaying, on a user interface rendered on a visual display device of the computer system, the recovery indicator. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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