Input Device with Physiological Measuring Function

• US 20090115727A1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: WU, Tung-Ke
• Application Number:
  US12/247,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20090115727A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

An input device with the physiological measuring function includes a housing, a circuit board, a sensor module and a light guiding element. The housing has a transparent handheld part. The circuit board is disposed in the housing. The sensor module is electrically connected with the circuit board. The light guiding element is located between the sensor module and the transparent handheld part. The input device with the physiological measuring function of the invention has better holding feelings, and the configuration of the light guiding element overcomes the measuring differences between users, so that the reliability of the measuring result is thus ensured.

Claims

1. An input device with a physiological measuring function, comprising:

a housing having a transparent handheld part;

a circuit board disposed in the housing;

a sensor module electrically connected with the circuit board; and

a light guiding element located between the sensor module and the transparent handheld part.

2. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises at least one light emitting element and a sensor element.

3. The input device according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting element is a light emitting diode (LED) or an organic LED.

4. The input device according to claim 2, wherein the sensor element is a photo diode (PD), a charge coupled device (CCD), or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS).

5. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the light guiding element is a tube light guiding element, a solid light guiding element, or an optical fiber.

6. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the light guiding element comprises a reflecting film.

7. The input device according to claim 1 being a mouse.

8. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module is a photo plethysmographic (PPG) sensor module.

9. The input device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an electronic assembly comprising an amplifier, a filter, a converter, a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, or their combinations.