Mobile digital communication/computing device including heart rate monitor
US6549756B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/3805
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile client device, such as a wireless mobile or a palm sized personal digital assistant, is provided with a number of sensors and companion programming instructions/circuitry to generate a heart rate reading for a user holding the device. The sensors are used to sense blood flow rate of the user. The sensors are advantageously disposed in a distributed manner, in a number of locations of the mobile client device. The programming instructions/circuitry are used to infer a holding pattern of the device, and generate the heart rate reading, using a subset of the sensed data, based at least in part on the inferred holding pattern.
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