US 12,443,231 B2
Wearable computing device
Curt C. von Badinski, Valencia, CA (US); Michael J. Strasser, San Francisco, CA (US); and Peter Twiss, Lakewood, CA (US)
Assigned to Ouraring Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Ouraring Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/074,219.
Application 16/224,686 is a division of application No. 15/444,217, filed on Feb. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,156,867, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Application 15/444,217 is a division of application No. 14/556,062, filed on Nov. 28, 2014, granted, now 9,582,034, issued on Feb. 28, 2017.
Application 19/074,219 is a continuation of application No. 18/323,384, filed on May 24, 2023.
Application 18/323,384 is a continuation of application No. 18/179,272, filed on Mar. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,874,701, issued on Jan. 16, 2024.
Application 18/179,272 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,201, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,599,147, issued on Mar. 7, 2023.
Application 17/519,201 is a continuation of application No. 17/013,348, filed on Sep. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,188,124, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 17/013,348 is a continuation of application No. 16/224,686, filed on Dec. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,768,666, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/006,835, filed on Jun. 2, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/910,201, filed on Nov. 29, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2025/0208656 A1, Jun. 26, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/332 (2021.01); A61B 5/349 (2021.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H02S 99/00 (2014.01)
CPC G06F 1/163 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/1455 (2013.01); A61B 5/332 (2021.01); A61B 5/349 (2021.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/6826 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G02B 19/0052 (2013.01); G02B 19/0061 (2013.01); G04G 21/02 (2013.01); G04G 21/025 (2013.01); G06F 1/1635 (2013.01); G06F 3/014 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H02S 99/00 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2562/146 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01); G02B 19/0042 (2013.01); G06V 40/15 (2022.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable ring device configured to be worn on a finger of a user and detect physical movement, skin temperature, and a heart rate of the user, comprising:
a housing comprising an exterior surface of the wearable ring device and an interior surface of the wearable ring device, wherein at least a portion of the interior surface is configured to contact the user when the wearable ring device is worn by the user, the housing having an interior diameter between 12 mm and 24 mm, an exterior diameter between 18 mm and 30 mm, a width between 3 mm and 8 mm, and a thickness between 1.5 mm and 3 mm;
a curved battery that has a size and shape configured to fit within a curved portion of the housing, the curved battery extending along a first portion of a curved perimeter of the housing;
an antenna that is electrically coupled with the curved battery and configured to:
receive one or more radio frequency signals; and
convert the one or more radio frequency signals to an electrical current that is operable to recharge the curved battery;
a printed circuit board electrically coupled with the curved battery, the printed circuit board extending along a second portion of the curved perimeter of the housing; and
one or more components electrically coupled with the curved battery and the printed circuit board, the one or more components comprising:
an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or both, configured to detect the physical movement of the user;
a temperature sensor configured to detect the skin temperature of the user;
a first light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit visible light and a second LED configured to emit one of infrared light or near-infrared light; and
a light sensor configured to detect one or more of the visible light, the infrared light, or the near-infrared light to support detection of the heart rate of the user.