US 11,871,172 B2
Stand-alone multifunctional earphone for sports activities
Nikolaj Hviid, Munich (DE)
Assigned to BRAGI GMBH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BRAGI GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed on Nov. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/104,542.
Application 17/104,542 is a continuation of application No. 15/113,435, granted, now 10,856,063, previously published as PCT/EP2015/051356, filed on Jan. 23, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2014 100 824.3 (DE), filed on Jan. 24, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0084403 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1041 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/6817 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); A61B 5/6843 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a housing configured to be carried in an ear,
a motion sensor unit configured to detect motion data, wherein the motion sensor unit is comprised of at least one accelerometer;
a physiological sensor unit configured to detect physiological data, wherein the physiological sensor comprises at least one pulse oximeter;
a data processing unit configured to receive motion data from the motion sensor unit and physiological data from the physiological sensor unit and generate performance data based on the motion data and the physiological data, wherein the data processing unit is operatively connected to the motion sensor unit and the physiological sensor unit;
a signal processing unit operatively connected to the data processing unit configured to generate a binaural audio signal with a first component at a first location in 3D space relative to a user of the apparatus based on the performance data and a second component at a second location in 3D space relative to the user based on the performance data, wherein the performance data includes at least one of a value indicative of distance, speed, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate, pace, or number of steps; and
a loudspeaker for outputting the generated first audio signal at the first location and the second audio signal at the second location;
wherein the motion sensor unit, the physiological sensor unit, the loudspeaker, the data processing unit, and the signal processing unit are incorporated in the housing;
wherein the generated performance data comprises a first parameter value and a second parameter value;
wherein the first component of the binaural audio signal is based on the first parameter value of the generated performance data;
wherein the second component of the binaural audio signal is based on the second parameter of the generated performance data.