Apparatus for Generating Data Output Containing Physiological and Motion-Related Information
First Claim
1. A photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor module, comprising:
- at least one optical emitter;
at least one optical detector;
at least one motion sensor configured to sense body motion of a subject wearing the sensor module; and
at least one processor in electronic communication with the at least one optical detector and the at least one motion sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to process information from the at least one optical detector and the at least one motion sensor into a serial data output of subject physiological information.
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Abstract
A method of generating a data string containing physiological and motion-related information includes sensing physical activity of a subject via at least one motion sensor attached to the subject, sensing physiological information from the subject via at least one photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor attached to the subject, and processing signals from the at least one motion sensor and signals from the at least one PPG sensor into a serial data string of physiological information and motion-related information. A plurality of subject physiological parameters can be extracted from the physiological information, and a plurality of subject physical activity parameters can be extracted from the motion-related information. The serial data string is parsed out such that an application-specific interface can utilize the physiological information and motion-related information for an application that generates statistical relationships between subject physiological parameters and subject physical activity parameters in the physiological information and motion-related information.
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20 Claims
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1. A photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor module, comprising:
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at least one optical emitter; at least one optical detector; at least one motion sensor configured to sense body motion of a subject wearing the sensor module; and at least one processor in electronic communication with the at least one optical detector and the at least one motion sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to process information from the at least one optical detector and the at least one motion sensor into a serial data output of subject physiological information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wearable device comprising a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor module integrated therewithin, the PPG sensor module comprising:
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at least one optical emitter configured to direct optical energy to a region of a body of a subject wearing the wearable device; at least one optical detector configured to sense optical energy absorbed, scattered, and/or reflected by the body of the subject; at least one motion sensor configured to sense body motion of the subject; and at least one processor in electronic communication with the at least one optical detector and the at least one motion sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to process information from the at least one optical detector and the at least one motion sensor into a serial data output of subject physiological information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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