Wearable electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsFletcher R. Rothkopf, Jonathan Ive, Julian Hoenig, Rico Zorkendorfer
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Abstract
A consumer product that is a portable and, in some cases, a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may have functionalities including: keeping time; monitoring a user's physiological signals and providing health-related information based on those signals; communicating with other electronic devices or services; visually depicting data on a display; gather data form one or more sensors that may be used to initiate, control, or modify operations of the device; determine a location of a touch on a surface of the device and/or an amount of force exerted on the device, and use either or both as input.
Claims20
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining a first opening and a second opening;
- a display positioned at least partially within the first opening;
- a front cover positioned over the display and defining at least a portion of a front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device;
- a biosensor module comprising:
- a rear cover positioned at least partially within the second opening and defining an optically transparent window and a protruding convex surface;
- an optical sensor aligned with the optically transparent window;
- a first electrode positioned along a rear surface of the wearable electronic device;
- and
- a second electrode positioned along the rear surface of the wearable electronic device;
- and
- a third electrode positioned along a side of the wearable electronic device, wherein:
- the wearable electronic device is configured to measure a first physiological parameter of a wearer using the optical sensor;
- and
- the wearable electronic device is configured to measure a second physiological parameter using the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode.
An electronic watch comprising:
- a display;
- a housing at least partially enclosing the display;
- a front cover positioned over the display and defining at least a portion of a front exterior surface of the electronic watch;
- a biosensor module defining at least a portion of a rear exterior surface of the electronic watch opposite the front exterior surface, the biosensor module comprising:
- a rear cover defining an optically transparent window;
- an optical sensor positioned below the optically transparent window;
- a first electrode positioned along the rear exterior surface of the electronic watch;
- and
- a second electrode positioned along the rear exterior surface of the electronic watch;
- and
- a third electrode positioned along a side of the electronic watch, wherein:
- the electronic watch is configured to measure a first physiological parameter of a wearer using the optical sensor;
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- the electronic watch is configured to measure a second physiological parameter using the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode.
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a band attached to the housing and configured to couple the wearable electronic device to a user;
- a touch-sensitive display positioned at least partially within the housing;
- a rear cover positioned at least partially within a rear opening defined along a rear portion of the housing, the rear cover defining at least a portion of a rear exterior surface of the wearable electronic device and having an optically transparent portion;
- an optical sensor positioned within the housing and configured to emit an optical signal through the optically transparent portion;
- a first electrode positioned along the rear exterior surface of the wearable electronic device;
- a second electrode positioned along the rear exterior surface of the wearable electronic device;
- and
- a third electrode positioned along a side of the wearable electronic device, wherein:
- the wearable electronic device is configured to measure a first physiological parameter using the optical sensor;
- and
- the wearable electronic device is configured to measure a second physiological parameter using the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.