Methods, systems and devices for measuring fingertip heart rate
First Claim
1. An activity tracking device, comprising,a housing, the housing including:
- a motion sensor and a processor, the processor configured for processing motion data produced by the motion sensor;
a display screen integrated with the housing to display metrics that quantify the motion data produced by the motion sensor;
a light source integrated within the housing to enable light to be directed out of the housing at a heart rate monitor location on the housing; and
a light detector integrated within the housing, the light detector configured to capture an amount of the light that is reflected back to the light detector, at least a first portion of the light reflected back to the light detector is reflected from a blood vessel under a skin of a user when the user places the skin over the heart rate monitor location on the housing, the processor further being in communication with the light detector to enable processing of the reflected light, the processing configured to identify heart beats of the user and produce an indication of a heart rate, the indication of the heart rate being displayable on the display screen as an option, in addition to the metrics that quantify the motion data, the processor including computer executable instructions for measuring a baseline reflectance signal of the light reflected from the blood vessel between each one of a plurality of heart beats and for detecting a second reflectance signal corresponding to at least one heart beat in the blood vessel, the second reflectance signal being less than the baseline reflectance signal, where the blood vessel scatters more of the light during the at least one heart beat than between each one of the plurality of heart beats, wherein the heart rate monitor location includes a button and the button has an infrared (IR) light transmitting structure, the light source and the light detector are disposed substantially below the button.
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Abstract
A system and method of tracking activity includes a motion sensor, a light source and a light detector. The light detector is configured to capture an amount of the light that is reflected back to the light detector, at least a first portion of the light reflected back to the light detector is reflected from a blood vessel disposed under a skin of a user when the user places the skin over the heart rate monitor location on the housing. A processor is in communication with the motion sensor and the light detector and can process the reflected light to identify heart beats of the user and produce an indication of a heart rate. The indication of the heart rate can be displayed on the display screen as an option, in addition to the metrics that quantify the motion data.
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22 Claims
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1. An activity tracking device, comprising,
a housing, the housing including: -
a motion sensor and a processor, the processor configured for processing motion data produced by the motion sensor; a display screen integrated with the housing to display metrics that quantify the motion data produced by the motion sensor; a light source integrated within the housing to enable light to be directed out of the housing at a heart rate monitor location on the housing; and a light detector integrated within the housing, the light detector configured to capture an amount of the light that is reflected back to the light detector, at least a first portion of the light reflected back to the light detector is reflected from a blood vessel under a skin of a user when the user places the skin over the heart rate monitor location on the housing, the processor further being in communication with the light detector to enable processing of the reflected light, the processing configured to identify heart beats of the user and produce an indication of a heart rate, the indication of the heart rate being displayable on the display screen as an option, in addition to the metrics that quantify the motion data, the processor including computer executable instructions for measuring a baseline reflectance signal of the light reflected from the blood vessel between each one of a plurality of heart beats and for detecting a second reflectance signal corresponding to at least one heart beat in the blood vessel, the second reflectance signal being less than the baseline reflectance signal, where the blood vessel scatters more of the light during the at least one heart beat than between each one of the plurality of heart beats, wherein the heart rate monitor location includes a button and the button has an infrared (IR) light transmitting structure, the light source and the light detector are disposed substantially below the button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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10. An activity tracking device, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including; a motion sensor and a processor, the processor configured for processing motion data produced by the motion sensor; a display screen integrated with the housing to display metrics that quantify the motion data produced by the motion sensor; a light source integrated within the housing to enable light to be directed out of the housing at a heart rate monitor location on the housing; and a light detector integrated within the housing, the light detector configured to capture an amount of the light that is reflected back to the light detector, at least a first portion of the light reflected back to the light detector is reflected from a blood vessel under a skin of a user when the user places the skin over the heart rate monitor location on the housing, the processor further being in communication with the light detector to enable processing of the reflected light, the processing configured to identify heart beats of the user and produce an indication of a heart rate, the indication of the heart rate being displayable on the display screen as an option, in addition to the metrics that quantify the motion data, the processor including computer executable instructions for measuring a baseline reflectance signal of the light reflected from the blood vessel between each one of a plurality of heart beats and for detecting a second reflectance signal corresponding to at least one heart beat in the blood vessel, the second reflectance signal being less than the baseline reflectance signal, where the blood vessel scatters more of the light during the at least one heart beat than between each one of the plurality of heart beats, wherein the heart rate is calculated based on an algorithm that; detects the plurality of heart beats in the light received in the light detector within a sampling time period; measures a first time interval between a first beat of the detected plurality of heart beats and a second beat of the detected plurality of heart beats; divides the sample time interval by the first time interval to determine a first estimate of heart beats detected within the sampling time period; extrapolates the first estimate of heart beats within the sampling time period to a first estimated heart beats per minute; outputs the first estimate heart beats per minute to the display screen adds at least one beat to the first estimate of heart beats to produce a second estimate of heart beats; subtracts at least one beat from the first estimate of beats to produce a third estimate of heart beats; scores the first estimate of heart beats, the second estimate of heart beats and the third estimate of heart beats; selects a highest scoring of the first estimate of heart beats, the second estimate of heart beats and the third estimate of heart beats; and outputs the selected estimated heart beats per minute to the display screen.
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