# US 12,004,872 B2 · Biological information monitoring system

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- Number: US 12,004,872 B2
- Document ID: US12004872B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/131,761
- Filed: 2020-12-23
- Published: 2022-04-07
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-01
- Assignees: Agama-X Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Agama-X Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Motofumi Baba; Masahiro Sato; Kiichiro Arikawa; Tadashi Suto; Kengo Tokuchi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004872B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/6803: {Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles}
- A61B 5/6815: {Ear}
- A61B 5/369: Electroencephalography [EEG]
- A61B 5/38: Acoustic or auditory stimuli
- H02J 7/02: for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
- H04R 1/1016: {Earpieces of the intra-aural type}
- H04R 1/1025: Accumulators specially adapted for earpieces; Arrangements specially adapted for charging thereof
- A61B 2560/0214: of power generation or supply
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

A biological information monitoring system includes: a biological information monitoring apparatus that monitors biological information of an organism wearing the biological information monitoring apparatus on an ear; and a charger that charges the biological information monitoring apparatus in a non-contact manner. The charger charges the biological information monitoring apparatus when the biological information monitoring apparatus is not monitoring biological information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A biological information monitoring system comprising:
a biological information monitoring apparatus that monitors biological information of an organism wearing the biological information monitoring apparatus on an ear; and
a charger that charges the biological information monitoring apparatus in a non-contact manner,
one or more electronic circuits adapted for:
monitoring movement of the organism, and
controlling timing of charging of the biological information monitoring apparatus by the charger according to the movement of the organism.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the biological information monitoring apparatus is a hearable device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the charger charges the biological information monitoring apparatus when the biological information monitoring apparatus is not monitoring the biological information.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1 further comprising a sensor that is configured to detect the movement of the organism.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein the sensor is a 6-axis sensor or a camera.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the biological information monitoring apparatus determines when the organism is asleep or not based on the monitored biological information; wherein the charger charges the biological information monitoring apparatus when the biological information monitoring apparatus determines that the organism is asleep.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the charger charges the biological information monitoring apparatus when the movement of the organism is smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the charger charges the biological information monitoring apparatus when the movement of the organism is of a first type of movements and stops charging the biological information monitoring apparatus when the movement of the organism is of a second type of movement.

### Claim 9

A method of charging a biological information monitoring system comprising:
using at least one sensor or electrode for monitoring biological information of an organism wearing the monitoring means on an ear;
monitoring movement of the organism, and
controlling timing of charging of the biological information monitoring apparatus by a charger according to the movement of the organism;
where in the charger
is a non-contact charger.