18075212. Wearable Electronic Device with Electrodes for Sensing Biological Parameters simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

Wearable Electronic Device with Electrodes for Sensing Biological Parameters

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Sameer Pandya of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Adam T. Clavelle of San Francisco CA (US)

Erik G. De Jong of San Francisco CA (US)

Michael B. Wittenberg of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Tobias J. Harrison-noonan of San Francisco CA (US)

Martin Melcher of Mountain View CA (US)

Zhipeng Zhang of Santa Clara CA (US)

Steven C. Roach of San Francisco CA (US)

Steven P. Cardinali of Campbell CA (US)

Wearable Electronic Device with Electrodes for Sensing Biological Parameters - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18075212 titled 'Wearable Electronic Device with Electrodes for Sensing Biological Parameters

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an electronic device, like a watch, that has a carrier attached to its housing. The carrier has electrodes on its exterior surface, and there is an additional electrode that can be touched by the user's finger while the first electrode is against their skin. The device's processor can determine a user's biological parameter, such as an electrocardiogram, based on the voltages at the electrodes.

• An electronic device, like a watch, with a carrier attached to its housing
• The carrier has electrodes on its exterior surface
• An additional electrode can be touched by the user's finger while the first electrode is against their skin
• The device's processor can determine a user's biological parameter, like an electrocardiogram, based on the voltages at the electrodes

Potential Applications

• Monitoring and tracking of the user's heart health
• Fitness and exercise tracking
• Early detection of heart-related issues
• Remote monitoring of patients' heart conditions

Problems Solved

• Convenient and non-invasive way to measure a user's electrocardiogram
• Eliminates the need for separate devices or sensors to measure heart health
• Provides continuous monitoring without the need for medical professionals

Benefits

• Compact and wearable design
• Easy and convenient for users to monitor their own heart health
• Enables early detection and intervention for heart-related issues
• Can be used for personal health tracking or remote patient monitoring

Original Abstract Submitted

An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.