Methods and apparatus for measuring physiological parameters
First Claim
1. A sensor system that comprises a set of sensors for measuring motion of a user'"'"'s body, which set of sensors includes one or more gyroscopes and one or more accelerometers, wherein the sensor system is configured:
- (a) to make estimations of one or more physiological parameters of a user, based on data from the set of sensors,(b) to assign different weights to data from different sensors when making the estimations, such that(i) for at least one estimation, a weight assigned to data from at least one gyroscope is different than a weight assigned to data from at least one accelerometer;
(ii) for at least one estimation, a weight assigned to data from a first sensor located in a first region relative to the user'"'"'s body is different than a weight assigned to data from a second sensor located in a second region relative to the user'"'"'s body, which first and second regions do not intersect, the first and second sensors being a single type of motion sensor; and
(iii) a weight assigned to data from at least one sensor changes from at least one estimation to another estimation.
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Abstract
A sensor system includes one or more gyroscopes and one or more accelerometers, for measuring subtle motions of a user'"'"'s body. The system estimates physiological parameters of a user, such as heart rate, breathing rate and heart rate variability. When making the estimates, different weights are assigned to data from different sensors. For at least one estimate, weight assigned to data from at least one gyroscope is different than weight assigned to data from at least one accelerometer. Also, for at least one estimate, a weight assigned to one or more sensors located in a first region relative to the user'"'"'s body is different than a weight assigned to one or more sensors located in a second region relative to the user'"'"'s body. Furthermore, weight assigned to data from at least one sensor changes over time.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor system that comprises a set of sensors for measuring motion of a user'"'"'s body, which set of sensors includes one or more gyroscopes and one or more accelerometers, wherein the sensor system is configured:
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(a) to make estimations of one or more physiological parameters of a user, based on data from the set of sensors, (b) to assign different weights to data from different sensors when making the estimations, such that (i) for at least one estimation, a weight assigned to data from at least one gyroscope is different than a weight assigned to data from at least one accelerometer; (ii) for at least one estimation, a weight assigned to data from a first sensor located in a first region relative to the user'"'"'s body is different than a weight assigned to data from a second sensor located in a second region relative to the user'"'"'s body, which first and second regions do not intersect, the first and second sensors being a single type of motion sensor; and (iii) a weight assigned to data from at least one sensor changes from at least one estimation to another estimation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising, in combination:
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(a) a set of sensors measuring motion of a user'"'"'s body, which set of sensors includes one or more gyroscopes and one or more accelerometers; and (b) one or more computers making estimations of one or more physiological parameters of a user, based on data from the set of sensors, such that (i) for at least one estimation, a weight assigned to data from at least one gyroscope is different than a weight assigned to data from at least one accelerometer; and (ii) for at least one estimation, a weight assigned to data from a first sensor located in a first region relative to the user'"'"'s body is different than a weight assigned to data from a second sensor located in a second region relative to the user'"'"'s body, which first and second regions do not intersect, the first and second sensors being a single type of motion sensor; and (iii) a weight assigned to data from at least one sensor changes over time.
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