Apparatus, system, and method for motion sensing
US11615688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/0883
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices provide physiological movement detection, such as gesture, breathing, cardiac and/or gross body motion, with active sound generation such as for an interactive audio device. The processor may evaluate, via a microphone coupled to the interactive audio device, a sensed audible verbal communication. The processor may control producing, via a speaker coupled to the processor, a sound signal in a user's vicinity. The processor may control sensing, via a microphone coupled to the processor, a reflected sound signal. This reflected sound signal is a reflection of the generated sound signal from the vicinity or user. The processor may process the reflected sound, such as by a demodulation technique, to derive a physiological movement signal. The processor may generate, in response to the sensed audible verbal communication, an output based on an evaluation of the derived physiological movement signal.
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