Passive sensor systems for peripheral input devices and the use thereof

A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic that, upon execution, causes operations including:

• obtaining, via sensors associated with a mouse and a keyboard, biometric parameters from a user, the mouse comprising a pulse oximeter sensor and a galvanic-skin resistance sensor;
• storing the biometric parameters in a computer-readable storage medium associated with a computer that is electronically coupled to the sensors associated with the mouse and keyboard;
• obtaining, via the computer, performance parameters associated with the mouse and keyboard;
• determining a base-line data set from the biometric parameters and the performance parameters;
• analyzing the biometric parameters and the performance parameters to determine variations from the base-line data set;
• and
• responsive to a determined variation from the base-line data set, initiating a corrective action comprising sending at least one of an alert of possible user impairment to a user, a medical service provider, and a supervising entity;
• wherein the analyzing comprises interpreting the biometric parameters within the context of the performance parameters for indications of impairment of a user.

A biometric and performance monitoring system, comprising:

• a computer having a mouse and a keyboard electronically coupled thereto;
• a pulse oximeter sensor and a galvanic-skin resistance sensor disposed in the mouse, each being electrically coupled to the computer;
• at least one sensor embedded in the keyboard and being electrically coupled to the computer;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium associated with the computer, the computer-readable storage medium adapted for storing biometric parameters and performance parameters measured with the sensors of the mouse and the keyboard, and configured to interpret the biometric parameters within the context of the performance parameters for indications of impairment of a user.