Methods and devices for circadian rhythm monitoring
AssigneeVerily Life Sciences LLC
InventorsVikram Singh Bajaj, Sarel Kobus Jooste
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Abstract
Methods for characterizing a circadian rhythm of a wearer of a wearable device are provided. In one example, physiometric measurements are obtained over a period of time by one or more sensors of a wearable device configured to be mounted to a body surface of a wearer. A circadian rhythm of the wearer, such as a sleeping, waking, eating or movement pattern, is characterized based on the physiometric measurements. Based on the identified circadian rhythm, one or more settings of the wearable device, such as a timing or frequency of obtaining physiometric measurements, may be adjusted.
Claims20
A wearable device, comprising:
- one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to collect data comprising one or more initial physiometric measurements;
- and
- a controller, wherein the controller is configured to:
- responsive to a determination, by the controller, that the one or more initial physiometric measurements are insufficient to characterize a circadian rhythm, adjust one or more settings of the one or more sensors such that one or more additional physiometric measurements collected by the one or more sensors are sufficient to characterize a circadian rhythm, wherein the one or more settings specify at least one of a time of day at which the one or more sensors collect data, a frequency at which the one or more sensors collect data, or a type of data collected by the one or more sensors.
A method, comprising:
- collecting one or more initial physiometric measurements by one or more sensors of a wearable device mounted to a body surface of a wearer, wherein the wearable device comprises a controller;
- and
- responsive to a determination, by the controller, that one or more initial physiometric measurements are insufficient to characterize a circadian rhythm of the wearer, adjusting, by the controller, one or more settings of the one or more sensors such that one or more additional physiometric measurements collected by the one or more sensors are sufficient to characterize a circadian rhythm of the wearer, wherein the one or more settings specify at least one of a time of day at which the one or more sensors collect data, a frequency at which the one or more sensors collect data, or a type of data collected by the one or more sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.