Probability-based usage of multiple estimators of a physiological signal
First Claim
1. A method for concurrent use of multiple heart rate estimation techniques, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of heart rate estimators for estimating a heart rate, each one of the plurality of heart rate estimators optimized for one of a number of predetermined measurement contexts for measuring the heart rate with a wearable physiological monitor;
providing a plurality of probability estimators, each one of the plurality of probability estimators corresponding to one of the plurality of heart rate estimators, and each one of the plurality of probability estimators providing a likelihood that a corresponding heart rate estimator is accurately estimating the heart rate based on a physiological signal from the wearable physiological monitor;
acquiring a physiological signal from the wearable physiological monitor over an interval having segments;
for each segment of the interval, assigning one or more selected ones of the plurality of heart rate estimators to the segment according to the likelihood of accurately estimating the heart rate in the segment; and
providing a heart rate signal over the interval based upon the physiological signal and the selected ones of the plurality of heart rate estimators.
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Abstract
A physiological signal such as a heart rate acquired from a monitoring device is processed to reduce interference, ambiguity, or artifacts arising during various activities. For example, the system can process a physiological signal to account for motion artifacts in the physiological signal and, thus, reduce the impact of movement on the physiological signal. Additionally, or alternatively, the system can process a physiological signal based on one or more measurement contexts associated with a wearable device. In general, the physiological signal processed as described herein can be useful as a reliable, continuous indication of a physiological parameter and, thus, can serve as the basis for other physiological assessments (e.g., heart rate variability) derived from the physiological parameter.
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1. A method for concurrent use of multiple heart rate estimation techniques, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of heart rate estimators for estimating a heart rate, each one of the plurality of heart rate estimators optimized for one of a number of predetermined measurement contexts for measuring the heart rate with a wearable physiological monitor; providing a plurality of probability estimators, each one of the plurality of probability estimators corresponding to one of the plurality of heart rate estimators, and each one of the plurality of probability estimators providing a likelihood that a corresponding heart rate estimator is accurately estimating the heart rate based on a physiological signal from the wearable physiological monitor; acquiring a physiological signal from the wearable physiological monitor over an interval having segments; for each segment of the interval, assigning one or more selected ones of the plurality of heart rate estimators to the segment according to the likelihood of accurately estimating the heart rate in the segment; and providing a heart rate signal over the interval based upon the physiological signal and the selected ones of the plurality of heart rate estimators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer executable code embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps of:
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providing a plurality of heart rate estimators for estimating a heart rate, each one of the plurality of heart rate estimators corresponding to one of a number of predetermined measurement contexts for measuring the heart rate with a wearable physiological monitor; providing a plurality of probability estimators, each one of the plurality of probability estimators corresponding to one of the plurality of heart rate estimators, and each one of the plurality of probability estimators providing a likelihood that a corresponding heart rate estimator is accurately estimating the heart rate based on a physiological signal from the wearable physiological monitor; acquiring a physiological signal from the wearable physiological monitor over an interval having segments; for each segment, assigning one or more selected ones of the plurality of heart rate estimators to the segment based upon the likelihood of accurately estimating the heart rate over in the segment; and providing a heart rate signal over the interval based upon the physiological signal and the selected ones of the plurality of heart rate estimators. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a memory configured to store data corresponding to a physiological signal over an interval, the physiological signal acquired by a wearable physiological monitor; and a server configured to assign, for each segment of the interval, one or more selected heart rate estimators of a plurality of heart rate estimators based on a likelihood of accurately estimating the heart rate in the segment and to provide a continuous heart rate signal over the interval based upon the physiological signal and the one or more selected heart rate estimators, each heart rate estimator of the plurality of heart rate estimators optimized for one of a number of predetermined measurement contexts for measuring the heart rate with the wearable physiological monitor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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