Vehicle with interactions with wearable device to provide health or physical monitoring

• US 20170151957A1
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter Vincent
• Application Number:
  US15/357,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20170151957A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4845 Toxicology, e.g. by detection of alcohol, drug or toxic products A61B5/4848 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0872 Driver physiology
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/22 Psychological state; Stress level or workload
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/24 Drug level, e.g. alcohol
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/26 Incapacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/08 related to drivers or passengers

Abstract

A system includes a vehicle, a vehicle network disposed within the vehicle, and an earpiece having an earpiece housing, a physiological monitoring sensor, an intelligent control system operatively connected to the physiological monitoring sensor and disposed within the ear piece housing, and a wireless transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the intelligent control system. The vehicle is configured to receive health data from the ear piece. A method includes sensing physiological data at one or more physiological sensors of an ear piece of an occupant of a vehicle, wirelessly communicating a representation of the physiological data from the ear piece to a vehicle network of the vehicle, and performing an action by the vehicle in response the physiological data to enhance safety of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a vehicle;

a vehicle network disposed within the vehicle;

an earpiece comprising an earpiece housing, a physiological monitoring sensor, an intelligent control system operatively connected to the physiological monitoring sensor and disposed within the ear piece housing, and a wireless transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the intelligent control system;

wherein the vehicle is configured to receive health data from the ear piece.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological monitoring sensor is an inertial sensor.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological monitoring sensor is a glucose sensor.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological monitoring sensor is an alcohol sensor.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological monitoring sensor is a temperature sensor.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological monitoring sensor is a pulse oximeter.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle determines presence of a health condition based on the health data and performs an action to improve safety of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises disabling the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises playing an audio message.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises placing a phone call.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises mapping a destination using a navigation system of the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises adjusting an audio setting to increase volume.

13. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises opening a window of the vehicle.

14. The system of claim 7 wherein the action comprises adjusting a temperature setting of the vehicle.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the earpiece determines presence of a health condition based on the health data and communicates an alert to the vehicle.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the vehicle performs an action to, improve safety of the vehicle in response to the health condition.

17. A method comprising:

sensing physiological data at one or more physiological sensors of an ear piece of an occupant of a vehicle;

wirelessly communicating a representation of the physiological data from the ear piece to a vehicle network of the vehicle;

performing an action by the vehicle in response the physiological data to enhance safety of the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the physiological data comprises pulse oximeter data.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological data further comprises inertial sensor data.

20. The method of claim wherein the physiological data further comprises temperature data.