Alertness mode initiation for non-alert detection using ear-worn electronic devices

US11647925B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Justin R. Burwinkel · Eden Prairie, US
• Kyle Olson · St. Louis Park, US
• Jeffrey Paul Solum · Greenwood, US
• Yoshi Kasahara · Chaska, US
• Gregory J. Haubrich · Champlin, US
• Christine Marie Tan · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 19, 2021
• Grant date: May 16, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R2499/13
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Techniques to detect a non-alert state of a user may include receiving sensor data from an ear-worn electronic device worn by a user, automatically determining whether to initiate an alertness mode of the ear-worn electronic device based on the sensor data, and determining an alertness state of the user in response to determining to initiate the alertness mode.