Notification and Activation System Utilizing Onboard Sensors of Wireless Earpieces

• US 20170188127A1
• Filed: 12/27/2016
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Perianu, Vlad, Boesen, Peter Vincent
• Granted Patent: US 10,334,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/03 Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/07 Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearing devices, e.g. program or information selection

Abstract

A system, method and one or more wireless earpieces for determining a status of a user. Sensor readings for the user are performed utilizing sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces. The sensor readings are analyzed. A status of the user is determined utilizing the sensor readings from the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces.

Claims

1. A method for determining a status of a user utilizing one or more wireless earpieces, the method comprising:

performing sensor readings for the user utilizing sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces;

analyzing the sensor readings; and

determining a status of the user utilizing the sensor readings from the sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the sensor measurements are within one or more thresholds to determine the status;

implementing a corrective action for the user in response to determining the sensor measurements are outside the one or more thresholds.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more thresholds indicate whether the status of the user is normal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing the sensor readings utilizing a plurality of sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces, wherein the one or more wireless earpieces are a pair of wireless earpieces.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor readings include voice characteristics, pulse, and temperature.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the status indicates an emotional condition of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action includes at least playing music.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action includes providing audio instructions to the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the status indicates a mood of the user, and wherein the sensor readings include biometric data about the user.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the status indicates short-term and long term trends

7. The method of claim further comprising:

associating one or more sensor readings with a status of the user in response to user input.

12. A wireless earpiece comprising:

a processor for executing a set of instructions; and

a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are executed to;

perform sensor readings for the user utilizing sensors of the wireless earpiece;

analyze the sensor readings; and

determine a status of the user utilizing the sensor readings from the sensors of the wireless earpiece.

13. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions are further executed to:

determine whether the sensor measurements are within one or more thresholds to determine the status;

implement a corrective action for the user in response to determining the sensor measurements are outside the one or more thresholds.

14. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein the one or more thresholds indicate whether the status of the user is normal.

15. The wireless earpiece of claim 13, wherein the set of instructions are further executed to:

perform the sensor readings utilizing a plurality of sensors of the wireless earpiece, wherein the wireless earpieces is one of a pair of wireless earpieces.

16. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein the sensor readings include voice characteristics, pulse, and temperature.

17. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein the status indicates an emotional condition of the user.

18. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein the set of instructions are further executed to:

associate one or more sensor readings with a status of the user in response to user input.

19. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein the one or more wireless earpieces operate in a normal mode in response to determining the status of the user is normal.

20. A wireless earpiece, comprising:

a frame for fitting in an ear of a user;

a logic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece;

a plurality of sensors taking sensor readings,

wherein the logic engine analyzes the sensor measurements, and

determines a status of the user utilizing the sensor readings from the sensors of the wireless earpieces, and implements an action associated with the status;

wherein the logic engine limber determines whether the sensor measurements are within one or more thresholds to determine the status, and implements a corrective action for the user in response to determining the sensor measurements are outside the one or more thresholds;

wherein the Sensor readings include voice characteristics, pulse, and temperature;

wherein the status indicates an emotional condition of the user.