METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTACTING SKIN WITH SENSOR EQUIPMENT
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program, in which a body of a wearable apparatus is maintained maintaining by a link in place at a given part of skin of the user. A sensor platform is movably supported sandwiched between the body and the skin and supported by the body movably with relation to the body towards and away of the skin, when the apparatus is worn by the user. A sensor is supported by the sensor platform. The sensor produces sensor signals corresponding to a property of the skin or underlying matter. The position of the sensor platform is adjusted by an actuator with relation to the skin.
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34 Claims
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15. A sensor structure for a user wearable apparatus;
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a sensor platform configured to be sandwiched between the body of the wearable apparatus and skin of the user and supported by the body movably with relation to the body towards and away of the skin, when the sensor structure is mounted to the user wearable apparatus and the user wearable apparatus is worn by the user; a sensor supported by the sensor platform and configured to produce sensor signals corresponding to a property of the skin or underlying matter; and an actuator configured to adjust the position of the sensor platform with relation to the skin. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising;
- a sensor platform configured to be sandwiched between the body of the apparatus and skin of the user and supported by the body movably with relation to the body towards and away of the skin, when the sensor structure is mounted to the apparatus and the apparatus is worn by the user;
a sensor supported by the sensor platform and configured to produce sensor signals corresponding to a property of the skin or underlying matter; and
an actuator configured to adjust the position of the sensor platform with relation to the skin. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- a sensor platform configured to be sandwiched between the body of the apparatus and skin of the user and supported by the body movably with relation to the body towards and away of the skin, when the sensor structure is mounted to the apparatus and the apparatus is worn by the user;
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27. A method comprising:
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maintaining by a link a body of a wearable apparatus in place at a given part of skin of the user; movably supporting a sensor platform sandwiched between the body and the skin and supported by the body movably with relation to the body towards and away of the skin, when the apparatus is worn by the user; supporting a sensor by the sensor platform and producing sensor signals corresponding to a property of the skin or underlying matter; and adjusting by an actuator the position of the sensor platform with relation to the skin.
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33. A computer program comprising computer executable program code configured to control a wearable device, when the computer executable program code is executed, to:
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receive sensor signals corresponding to a property of skin or underlying matter from a sensor supported by a movably supported sensor platform that is adjustable with relation to a body of the wearable device with an actuator towards or away of skin of the user; determine whether the sensor platform should be moved by the actuator; and adjust by an actuator the position of the sensor platform with relation to the skin so that the operation of the sensor is enhanced. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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Specification