Stress detection method and apparatus

US10178969B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Naghma Anwar · San Jose, US
• Indira Negi · San Jose, US
• Vivek K. Menon · Overland Park, US
• Michael R. Rosen · New York, US
• Donald L. Gross · Hillsboro, US
• Ling Wang · Espoo, FI
• Shea Dillon · Hillsboro, US
• Stephen C. Fenwick · Mountain View, US
• Tom L. Simmons · Newbury Park, US
• Robert M. Negron · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 19, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 15, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/028
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for stress event detection. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be a wearable device and may include at least one first sensor disposed on the wearable apparatus to generate a first sensor signal indicative of a brain activity of a user, at least one second sensor disposed on the wearable apparatus to generate a second sensor signal indicative of a heart rate of the user, and at least one third sensor disposed on the wearable apparatus to generate a third sensor signal indicative of a respiration rate of the user. The apparatus may further include a controller coupled with the at least first, second, and third sensors, to detect a stress event for the user, based at least in part on the first, second, and third sensor signals. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.