Temple mounted wearable device and method for monitoring health attributes

A method for monitoring a set of health attributes associated with a user 101, the method comprising:

• receiving a set of physiological data associated with the user 101, wherein the set of physiological data comprises at least a set of photoplethysmography (PPG) data and a set of inertial measurement unit (IMU) data;
• determining a motion correction status associated with the set of PPG data based on the set of IMU data, wherein the motion correction status indicates one of a positive motion correction status and a negative motion correction status;
• generating a set of enhanced PPG data based on the set of IMU data in an event the positive motion correction status is determined;
• extracting one or more blood flow indicators associated with the user 101 based on at least one of the set of PPG data and the set of enhanced PPG data;
• generating a set of health metrics associated with the user 101 based on the one or more blood flow indicators;
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• determining a health state associated with the user 101 based on monitoring the set of health attributes.

A system for monitoring a set of health attributes of a user 101, the system comprising:

• a temple mounted wearable device 100 configured to be positioned at a temple region 142 of the user 101, the temple mounted wearable device 100 comprising:
• a sensor unit 120 comprising at least one optical sensor 120A and at least one inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor 120B, wherein the at least one optical sensor 120A is configured to detect a set of photoplethysmography (PPG) data from a superficial temporal artery (STA) at the temple region 142 and the at least one IMU sensor 120B is configured to detect a set of inertial measurement unit (IMU) data associated with the user 101;
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• a processor 130 configured to perform a real-time motion artifact correction on the set of PPG data using the set of IMU data, and to derive one or more blood flow indicators from at least one of the set of PPG data and set of enhanced PPG data;
• a user device 140 communicatively coupled to the temple mounted wearable device 100 and is configured to receive the one or more blood flow indicators;
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• a server 150 communicatively coupled to the user device 140 and configured to generate a set of health metrics associated with the user based on the one or more blood flow indicators, and to determine a health state of the user based on the set of health metrics.