HEADSET ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

• US 20090010461A1
• Filed: 07/02/2007
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eckhart, Colin, Palsson, Kent, Klinghult, Gunnar
• Application Number:
  US11/772,374
• Publication Number:
  US 20090010461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/309
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6817 Ear canal
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

Disclosed is a headset assembly communicable with a portable device capable of receiving and processing biological sensor data. The headset assembly includes a body portion, an earbud coupled with the body portion, a speaker component coupled with the earbud, one or more bio sensors displaced about the outer surface of the earbud that can monitor and pick-up biological characteristics of the user when in contact with the user'"'"'s skin, and means for coupling the headset assembly with the portable device.

Claims

1. A headset assembly communicable with a portable device capable of receiving and processing biological sensor data, the headset assembly comprising:

a body portion;

an earbud speaker component coupled with the body portion;

one or more sensors that can sense biological data of the user when in contact with the user'"'"'s skin; and

means for operatively coupling the headset assembly with the portable device.

2. The headset assembly of claim 1 wherein the means for coupling the headset assembly with the portable device is a wire that is capable of carrying the sensed biological data from the headset assembly to the portable device.

3. The headset assembly of claim 1 wherein the means for coupling the headset assembly with the portable device is a short range RF system that is capable of transmitting the sensed biological data from the headset assembly to the portable device.

4. The headset assembly of claim 3 wherein the short range RF system comprises a Bluetooth™

transceiver system.

5. The headset assembly of claim 3 wherein the short range RF system comprises an 802.11 transceiver system.

6. The headset assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors includes a thermal sensor for sensing body temperature.

7. The headset assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors includes a pair of electrodes for sensing heart rate levels.

8. The headset assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors includes a pair of electrodes for sensing transpiration levels.

9. The headset assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more sensors includes a collection of microneedles for sensing blood chemistry levels.

10. A system for monitoring biological characteristics comprising:

a headset assembly comprising;

a body portion;

an earbud speaker component coupled with the body portion; and

one or more sensors that can sense biological data of the user when in contact with the user'"'"'s skin;

means for operatively coupling the headset assembly with a portable mobile communications device, and

a portable mobile communications device communicable with the headset assembly, the portable mobile communications device comprising;

an interface module for receiving sensed biological data from the headset assembly;

a processor for processing the received sensed biological data according to a resident bio-sensor software application; and

a display for displaying results of the processed sensed biological data.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for coupling the headset assembly with the portable mobile communications device is a wire that is capable of carrying the sensed biological data from the headset assembly to the portable mobile communications device.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for coupling the headset assembly with the portable mobile communications device is a short range RF system that is capable of transmitting the sensed biological data from the headset assembly to the portable mobile communications device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the short range RF system comprises a Bluetooth™

transceiver module embedded in the headset assembly and the portable mobile communications device.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the short range RF system comprises an 802.11 transceiver module embedded in the headset assembly and the portable mobile communications device.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more sensors includes a thermal sensor for sensing body temperature.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more sensors includes a pair of electrodes for sensing heart rate levels.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more sensors includes a pair of electrodes for sensing transpiration levels.

18. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more sensors includes a collection of microneedles for sensing blood chemistry levels.

19. A portable mobile communications device communicable with a sensor equipped headset assembly, the portable mobile communications device comprising:

an interface module for receiving sensed biological data from the headset assembly;

a processor for processing the received sensed biological data according to a resident bio-sensor software application; and

a display for displaying results of the processed sensed biological data.