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US 2018/0279952 A1Published application
Wired audio headset with physiological monitoring
AssigneeLifeBeam Technologies, Inc.
InventorsZvi ORRON, Shimon HAYUN, Jonathan APRASOFF, Omri YOFFE
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Abstract
A system for obtaining physiological information from a user is provided. The system includes a headset having at least one earbud which includes an audio speaker and a sensor for obtaining physiological data from a subject when positioned against a tissue region of an ear. The system further includes a microcontroller for relaying physiological data obtained from the sensor over a wired connection as a raw signal.
Claims21
A headset comprising:
- (a) at least one earbud including an audio speaker and:
- (i) a first sensor for obtaining physiological data from said subject when positioned against a tissue region of an ear;
- (ii) a second sensor for obtaining movement data from said subject;
- (b) a microcontroller being for:
- (i) obtaining said physiological data and said movement data from said first sensor and said second sensor when said first sensor is positioned against said tissue region of said ear;
- (ii) converting a digital input signal to an analog output signal for driving said audio speaker;
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- (d) a digital interface for connecting said at least one earbud to a mobile device via a wire, said interface being configured for:
- (i) enabling said mobile device to power said microcontroller and said first sensor and said second sensor;
- (ii) communicating a digital audio signal from said mobile device to said microcontroller;
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- (iii) communicating said physiological data and said movement data obtained by said microcontroller to said mobile device via said wire as a raw digital signal to thereby enable a processor of said mobile device to extract physiological and movement information from said data.
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A system comprising:
- (a) a headset having at least one earbud including:
- (i) an audio speaker;
- (ii) a sensor for obtaining physiological data from a subject when positioned against a tissue region of an ear;
- (iii) a microcontroller for obtaining said physiological data from said first sensor and said second sensor when said sensor is positioned against said tissue region of said ear and relaying said physiological data over a wired connection as a raw signal;
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- (b) a mobile device having an on-board sensor and being wired to said headset via a digital interface, wherein a processor of said mobile device processes said raw signal along with a second raw signal from said on-board sensor to thereby derive information resulting from a correlation between said raw signal and said second raw signal.
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