Heartrate tracking techniques

US12239427B2 · 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: Jun 16, 2023
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2025
• Expiry date: Jun 16, 2043

Classification

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

Abstract

An example technique may include tracking motion of a user wearing the wearable device using at least first sensors of one or more sensors of the wearable device. The technique may also include tracking a physical state of the user using at least second sensors of the one or more sensors of the wearable device. The technique may also include determining whether an application of the wearable device has been launched. The technique may also include determining an action category of the user based at least in part on at least one of the motion of the user, the physical state of the user, or whether the application has been launched. The technique may also include collecting heartrate data of the user. The technique may also include categorizing the heartrate data based at least in part on the determined action category.