Wearable Apparatus

• US 20150078140A1
• Filed: 11/22/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wearables IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: APDM, Inc.
• Inventors: Riobo Aboy, Pedro Mateo, McNames, James Nathan, Greenberg, Andrew David
• Application Number:
  US14/550,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20150078140A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/11
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/029 adapted for auto-initiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1101 Detecting tremor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0294 Trajectory determination or predictive filtering, e.g. target tracking or Kalman filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include a multi-function wearable apparatus comprising (a) a sensor module including a plurality of low power solid state kinematics sensors,(b) a microprocessor module comprising a low power microcontroller configured for device control, device status, and device communication; (c) a data storage module comprising a solid state local storage medium, said data storage module configured for sampling and storage of kinematics data; (d) a wireless communication module comprising a low power bidirectional transceiver wherein said wireless communication module is configured for communicating and synchronizing sampling time instances of said sensor module with signals from a second apparatus; and (e) a power module comprising a battery and an energy charging regulator. According to one embodiment, the wearable apparatus is a watch capable of quantifying human movement.

Claims

1. A wearable apparatus, comprising:

(a) a sensor module comprising a kinematics sensor;

(b) a processor configured for device control and device status;

(c) a data storage module comprising a solid state local storage medium, said data storage module configured for sampling and storing said kinematics data at frequencies of 20 or more samples per second;

(d) a wireless communication module comprising a transceiver wherein said wireless communication module is configured for synchronizing sampling time instances of said kinematics sensor with signals from a second apparatus; and

(e) a power module comprising an energy charging regulator.

2. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wearable apparatus is a wrist-worn device with a form factor of a watch or a wristband.

3. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises a display configured for providing information to a user including a time of day and a reminder.

4. The wearable apparatus of claim 2, wherein said wearable apparatus is a watch.

5. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch is configured for quantifying human movement based on data acquired by said kinematics sensor.

6. The wearable apparatus of claim 5, wherein said watch is further configured to transmit said kinematic sensor'"'"'s data to a second apparatus.

7. The wearable apparatus of claim 6, wherein said kinematic sensor is an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof.

8. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch is configured for wirelessly synchronizing the sample time instances of said kinematics sensor with a second apparatus including a kinematics sensor.

9. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch'"'"'s device status includes an action reminder chosen from the group consisting of a gentle vibration, an auditory cue, and a visual cue.

10. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch is configured for calculating the device location by accepting transmissions from one or more external devices, beacons, GPS, or combinations thereof.

11. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch is charged by inductive power charging.

12. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch is configured for harvesting energy from the local environment by using a kinetic generator or a solar panel.

13. The wearable apparatus of claim 4, wherein said watch is configured for wirelessly communicating with a second device.

14. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises a GPS receiver.

15. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises a barometric altimeter.

16. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is configured for quantifying human movement in continuous ambulatory settings.

17. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is configured for activity monitoring and recognition.

18. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is configured for sport activity optimization.

19. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is configured for orientation tracking of human, robots, or unmanned vehicles.

20. The wearable apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is configured for animation or virtual reality.