Stand-alone multifunctional earphone for sports activities
AssigneeBRAGI GmbH
InventorNikolaj Hviid
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Abstract
An apparatus is described which comprises the following: (a) a housing configured to be carried in an ear, (b) a motion sensor unit for acquiring motion data, (c) a physiological sensor unit for acquiring physiological data, (d) a data processing unit configured to generate performance data based on the motion data and/or the physiological data, (e) a signal processing unit configured to generate an audio signal based on the generated performance data, and (f) a loudspeaker for outputting the generated audio signal, wherein the motion sensor unit, the physiological sensor unit, the loudspeaker, the data processing unit, and the signal processing unit are incorporated in the housing. Furthermore, a system, a method and a use is described.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to be carried in an ear;
- a motion sensor unit incorporated in the housing, the motion sensor unit comprising at least one accelerometer configured to detect motion data;
- a physiological sensor unit incorporated in the housing, the physiological sensor unit comprising a pulse oximetry sensor configured to detect physiological data;
- a data processing unit incorporated in the housing and operatively connected to the motion sensor unit and the physiological sensor unit, the data processing unit configured to generate performance data based on at least one of the motion data and the physiological data, wherein the performance data comprises at least one value indicative of heart rate, speed, distance, pace, or number of steps;
- a signal processing unit incorporated in the housing and operatively connected to the data processing unit, the signal processing unit configured to generate an audio signal comprising at least one of a pre-stored speech element or a tone signal that is indicative of at least one value of the performance data;
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- a loudspeaker incorporated in the housing for outputting the generated audio signal.
A method comprising:
- acquiring motion data by means of a motion sensor unit incorporated in a housing configured to be carried in an ear;
- acquiring physiological data by means of a physiological sensor unit incorporated in the housing;
- generating performance data based on at least one of the motion data and the physiological data by means of a data processing unit, the performance data comprising at least one value indicative of heart rate;
- modifying pre-stored audio data in dependency of the at least one value of the performance data, wherein the modifying comprises at least one of decreasing or increasing a sound level, a playback speed, or a tone pitch of the pre-stored audio data in dependency of the at least one value of the performance data;
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- outputting the modified pre-stored audio data by means of a loudspeaker incorporated in the housing.
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to be carried in an ear;
- a pulse oximetry sensor incorporated in the housing, the pulse oximetry sensor comprising two differently colored light sources and a photo sensor, wherein the pulse oximetry sensor is arranged in the housing such that the light sources illuminate a portion of a skin surface in a user's ear and the photo sensor detects reflections from the skin surface when the apparatus is positioned in the user's ear;
- a data processing unit incorporated in the housing and operatively connected to the pulse oximetry sensor, the data processing unit configured to generate at least two physiological values from signals output by the pulse oximetry sensor, the physiological values comprising arterial oxygen saturation and at least one of respiratory frequency, cardiovascular flow, cardiac output, blood pressure, or blood glucose;
- a signal processing unit incorporated in the housing and operatively connected to the data processing unit, the signal processing unit configured to generate an audio signal indicative of at least one of the physiological values;
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- a loudspeaker incorporated in the housing for outputting the generated audio signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.