US 11,986,318 B2
Portable electronic device as health companion
Steven P. Cardinali, Campbell, CA (US); William C. Lukens, San Francisco, CA (US); Katherine E. Tong, San Francisco, CA (US); and Trevor J. Ness, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/810,666.
Application 16/810,666 is a continuation of application No. 15/226,729, filed on Aug. 2, 2016, granted, now 10,617,358.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/221,253, filed on Sep. 21, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0196945 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/681 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14517 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/4266 (2013.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61B 10/0064 (2013.01); A61B 5/1112 (2013.01); A61B 5/145 (2013.01); A61B 5/14507 (2013.01); A61B 5/6801 (2013.01); A61B 5/6802 (2013.01); A61B 5/6813 (2013.01); A61B 5/6887 (2013.01); Y02A 90/10 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method carried out by a wearable electronic device, comprising:
detecting an amount of water in a first cavity defined by a first opening of the wearable electronic device above a threshold with a first sensor in communication with the first cavity through a sensor port, the sensor port including a second opening defined by a water impermeable membrane, the second opening smaller than the first opening;
detecting a property of the water in a second cavity with a second sensor in communication with the second cavity via a water transport membrane when the first sensor detects the amount of water is above the threshold;
identifying a type of the water based at least in part on the detected property; and
performing an action based at least in part on the identified type.