WEARABLE ELECTRONICS

• US 20150313542A1
• Filed: 05/01/2015
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neumitra Inc.
• Original Assignee: Neumitra Inc.
• Inventors: Yadav, Shailendra, Goldberg, Robert F., Momen, Safiyy
• Application Number:
  US14/702,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20150313542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0425 Ergonomically shaped housings A61B2560/0418 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/164 the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• 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: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/30 Input circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4875 Hydration status, fluid retention of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 : Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/063 : measuring physiological quantities, e.g. pedometers, heart-rate sensors, blood pressure gauges and the like
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/04 : Mounting of electronic components
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 : for measuring physiological data

Abstract

A wearable article includes a flexible band comprising one or more band segments; one or more biosensors located in the flexible band; one or more processing units located in the flexible band; and at least one connecting mechanism configured to connect at least one end of the flexible band to a housing of a watch face. A method of monitoring a physiological state of a wearer via a flexible band connected to a watch face housing worn at the wearer'"'"'s wrist includes: receiving, at one or more processing units located in the flexible band, sensor data from one or more biosensors located in the flexible band; and analyzing the received sensor data, via the one or more processing units, to compute a score representative of a physiological state of the wearer.

Claims

1. A wearable article comprising:

a flexible band comprising one or more band segments;

one or more biosensors located in the flexible band;

one or more processing units located in the flexible band; and

at least one connecting mechanism configured to connect at least one end of the flexible band to a housing of a watch face.

2. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the one or more biosensors are selected from the group consisting of:

heart rate, heart rate variability, pulse rate, pulse rate variability, electrocardiography, respiration rate, skin temperature, core body temperature, heat flow, electrodermal, electromyography, electroencephalography, blood pressure, hydration level, muscle pressure, optical reflectance of blood vessels, and oxygen saturation sensors.

3. The wearable article of claim 1, further comprising at least one storage medium, located in the flexible band, storing processor-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processing units, perform a method comprising:

receiving sensor data from the one or more biosensors; and

identifying a physiological state of a wearer of the wearable article by analyzing the received sensor data.

4. The wearable article of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises updating a personalization profile, the personalization profile comprising information relating to:

sensor data indicative of a plurality of physiological states of the wearer; and

/or

stimulus that alters a physiological state of the wearer.

5. The wearable article of claim 3, further comprising a wireless transmitter located in the flexible band, wherein the method further comprises transmitting data indicating the identified physiological state of the wearer via the wireless transmitter.

6. The wearable article of claim 3, further comprising a vibration-generating device located in the flexible band, wherein the method further comprises, in response to identifying the physiological state of the wearer, activating the vibration-generating device to alert the wearer to the identified physiological state.

7. The wearable article of claim 6, wherein identifying the physiological state of the wearer comprises determining a level of stress exhibited by the wearer, wherein the vibration-generating device is activated in response to the determined level of stress exceeding a threshold.

8. The wearable article of claim 3, further comprising at least one interface between the one or more processing units and a display of the watch face, wherein the method further comprises, in response to identifying the physiological state of the wearer, displaying an alert on the display of the watch face.

9. The wearable article of claim 3, further comprising a battery located in the flexible band.

10. The wearable article of claim 9, further comprising one or more electrical connections carrying power from the battery to the one or more processing units and to the housing of the watch face.

11. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein a first biosensor of the one or more biosensors is located at a position in the flexible band such that, when the watch face housing is worn on an upperside of a wearer'"'"'s wrist and connected to the flexible band, the first biosensor is positioned against an underside of the wearer'"'"'s wrist.

12. The wearable article of claim 11, wherein the first biosensor is located at a position in the flexible band that contacts the wearer'"'"'s wrist proximate the wearer'"'"'s radial and/or ulnar artery.

13. The wearable article of claim 11, wherein the flexible band comprises a clasp separating the flexible band into a plurality of band segments, the clasp being located at a position in the flexible band such that, when the watch face housing is worn on the upperside of the wearer'"'"'s wrist and connected to the flexible band, the clasp is offset from the underside of the wearer'"'"'s wrist.

14. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein the flexible band comprises a leather band.

15. The wearable article of claim 1, wherein:

the flexible band comprises rubber;

the band further comprises an electrical interconnect between a biosensor of the one or more biosensors and a processor of the one or more processing units; and

the rubber comprising the band is molded around at least the processor and the electrical interconnect.

16. A method of monitoring a physiological state of a wearer via a flexible band connected to a watch face housing worn at the wearer'"'"'s wrist, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processing units located in the flexible band, sensor data from one or more biosensors located in the flexible band; and

analyzing the received sensor data, via the one or more processing units, to compute a score representative of a physiological state of the wearer.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

transmitting the score to a portable electronic device.

18. A watch band comprising:

a band of stretchable material;

a first electronic component and a second electronic component disposed within the band, the first electronic component comprising a biosensor; and

a stretchable electronic interconnect between the first electronic component and the second electronic component.