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Publication Number
US-11320789-B1
Publication Date
2022-05-03
Expiration Date
Abstract
An electronic device wearable on a wrist of a user is provided. The electronic device includes a housing forming an enclosed chamber. The housing has a top portion and a bottom portion. The electronic device further includes one or more sensors, a set of electrocardiogram electrodes, and a set of bioimpedance electrodes separate from the set of electrocardiogram electrodes. The one or more sensors are configured to interface with the user to generate physiological data associated with the user. The set of electrocardiogram electrodes are provided on the bottom portion of the housing for generating electrocardiogram data associated with the user. The set of bioimpedance electrodes are provided on the bottom portion of the housing. In some implementations, the electronic device includes a side touch track on a lateral portion of the housing that cooperates with the electrocardiogram electrodes to generate the electrocardiogram data.
Core Innovation
The described invention provides an electronic device wearable on a wrist of a user. The device includes a housing forming an enclosed chamber with a top portion and a bottom portion, and the bottom portion includes a housing window and one or more sidewalls. One or more sensors within the chamber interface with the skin of the user via the housing window to generate physiological data.
The device further includes a set of electrocardiogram electrodes provided on the bottom portion, positioned outside a perimeter of the housing window and arranged symmetrically around the perimeter of the housing window to generate electrocardiogram data. A separate set of bioimpedance electrodes is also provided on the bottom portion, positioned outside the perimeter of the housing window and farther from the perimeter of the housing window when compared to the set of electrocardiogram electrodes.
A touch track is provided at the one or more sidewalls. The touch track includes conductive material, a touch sensor, and a display, and a processor within the enclosed chamber acquires electrocardiogram data using the set of electrocardiogram electrodes and the conductive material of the touch track, acquires bioimpedance data using the set of bioimpedance electrodes, receives touch signals via the touch sensor, and presents information using the display.
Claims Coverage
The document contains one independent claim with five inventive features. The claim combines a wrist wearable enclosed housing with a housing window, separate electrocardiogram and bioimpedance electrode placement, and a side touch track with conductive material, touch sensor, and display.
Wrist wearable enclosed housing with skin-facing window
An electronic device wearable on a wrist of a user includes a housing forming an enclosed chamber with a top portion and a bottom portion, where the bottom portion includes a housing window and one or more sidewalls, and one or more sensors within the chamber interface with the skin of the user via the housing window to generate physiological data.
Symmetric electrocardiogram electrodes outside housing-window perimeter
A set of electrocardiogram electrodes is provided on the bottom portion, positioned outside a perimeter of the housing window and arranged symmetrically around the perimeter of the housing window to generate electrocardiogram data.
Separate bioimpedance electrodes farther from housing-window perimeter
A set of bioimpedance electrodes is provided on the bottom portion, separate from the set of electrocardiogram electrodes, positioned outside the perimeter of the housing window and farther from the perimeter of the housing window when compared to the set of electrocardiogram electrodes to acquire bioimpedance data.
Side touch track with conductive material, touch sensor, and display
A touch track is provided at the one or more sidewalls, and the touch track includes conductive material, a touch sensor, and a display.
Processor acquires ECG using electrodes and touch-track conductive material and acquires bioimpedance data
A processor within the enclosed chamber acquires the electrocardiogram data using the set of electrocardiogram electrodes and the conductive material of the touch track, acquires bioimpedance data using the set of bioimpedance electrodes, receives touch signals via the touch sensor, and presents information using the display.
Overall, the claim coverage centers on a wrist-wearable housing-window configuration with separate electrocardiogram and bioimpedance electrode sets and a side touch track that participates in electrocardiogram data acquisition while supporting touch input and information presentation.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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