Heartrate tracking techniques

US11690522B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christian Schroeder · Cupertino, US
• Divya Padmanabhan · Bengaluru, IN
• Erno H. Klaassen · Santa Clara, US
• Evan Doll · San Francisco, US
• Ian R. Shapiro · Saratoga, US
• Jay Kriz Blahnik · San Francisco, US
• Roxanne B. Brittain · Berkeley, US
• Stephen J. Waydo · Campbell, US
• Joefrey S. Kibuule · San Francisco, US
• Alexa VanHattum · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 4, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 15, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/7435
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques are provided for tracking heartrate metrics using different operating modes associated with different contexts of a wearable device. For example, a heartrate sensor of the wearable device may be operated in a first operating mode when an activity is being tracked within an application session of a particular application. The heartrate sensor may be operated in a second operating mode after detecting conclusion of the activity within the activity session (e.g., during sedentary time).