US 12,244,999 B2
Digital stethoscope
David Nalin Kumar, San Jose, CA (US); and Vinod Khosla, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to ALIVECOR, INC., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by AliveCor, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/407,322.
Application 18/407,322 is a continuation of application No. 17/370,365, filed on Jul. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,882,402.
Prior Publication US 2024/0147150 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/46 (2006.01); A61B 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G10L 25/66 (2013.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/46 (2013.01) [A61B 7/026 (2013.01); A61B 7/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G10L 25/66 (2013.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 19/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a digital stethoscope comprising:
a stethoscope housing; and
a plurality of microphones secured to a surface region of the stethoscope housing, wherein the stethoscope housing defines a circular housing edge; and
a mobile computing device communicatively coupled to the digital stethoscope, the mobile computing device to:
receive digital audio data from the plurality of microphones;
analyze the digital audio data to determine a location of the digital stethoscope;
determine an optimal location of the digital stethoscope;
if the digital stethoscope is not in the optimal location, generate instructions for moving the digital stethoscope toward the optimal location; and
display the instructions for moving the digital stethoscope toward the optimal location.