Ring-shaped skin sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10827944-B2
Application number	US-201715800756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2017
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

A sensory-and-logic system includes a ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin, and an electrical component surrounded by the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sensory-and-logic system, comprising:
a power and data connector; and
a ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor surrounding the power and data connector, the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin.

2. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 1 , wherein the power and data connector includes a universal serial bus port.

3. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 1 , further comprising a wrist band assembly supporting the power and data connector and the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor.

4. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor is a first ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor, and further comprising a second ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor distally located relative to the first ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor.

5. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 4 , wherein the first ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor and the second ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor are distally supported by opposing portions of a wrist band assembly.

6. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 4 , wherein the second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor surrounds an optical pulse rate sensor.

7. A sensory-and-logic system, comprising:
a universal serial bus port; and
a ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor surrounding the universal serial bus port, the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin.

8. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 7 , further comprising a wrist band assembly supporting the universal serial bus port and the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor.

9. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 7 , wherein the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor is a first ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor, and further comprising a second ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor distally located relative to the first ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor.

10. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 9 , wherein the first ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor and the second ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor are distally supported by opposing portions of a wrist band assembly.

11. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 9 , wherein the second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor surrounds an optical pulse rate sensor.

12. A sensory-and-logic system, comprising:
a wrist-band assembly including opposing first and second portions;
a first ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor arranged on the first portion, the first ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor being sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin;
a second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor arranged on the second portion, distally with respect to the first ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor, the second ring-shaped, electronically conductive skin sensor being sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin;
componentry configured to measure electrical resistance along a path between the first ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor and the second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor;
a first electrical component surrounded by the first ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor and configured to receive electrical power; and
a second electrical component surrounded by the second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor.

13. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 12 , wherein the first electrical component includes a power and data connector.

14. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 13 , wherein the power and data connector includes a universal serial bus port.

15. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 12 , wherein the second electrical component includes an optical pulse-rate sensor.

16. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 15 , further comprising a third sensor, distinct from the first and second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensors and from the optical pulse-rate sensor.

17. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 16 , wherein the third sensor is a light sensor.

18. The sensory-and-logic system of claim 15 , further comprising a compute system operably coupled to the first and second ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensors and to the optical pulse-rate sensor.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Justice Gregory Kim
• Shariff Farah
• Dallmeyer Scott

Classifications

• A61B2562/0223

  Magnetic field sensors · CPC title

• A61B2562/14

  Coupling media or elements to improve sensor contact with skin or tissue · CPC title

• A61B2560/0242

  adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution · CPC title

• A61B5/6824

  Arm or wrist · CPC title

• A61B5/681

  Wristwatch-type devices · CPC title