US 12,449,845 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 Feb. 28, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/067,624.
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 19/067,624 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 2025/0231585 A1, Jul. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); 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 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
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1. A wearable ring device configured to be worn on a finger of a user, the wearable ring device comprising:
a 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, the housing comprising:
an external housing comprising an exterior surface of the wearable ring device; and
an internal housing comprising an interior surface of the wearable ring device, wherein the external housing and the internal housing are coupled together, wherein the housing encloses a curved battery, a printed circuit board, one or more components, and one or more processors, wherein at least a portion of the internal housing is configured to contact the user when the wearable ring device is worn by the user, and wherein the curved battery has a size and shape configured to fit within a curved portion of the housing,
wherein the one or more components are electrically coupled with the printed circuit board and the curved battery, the one or more components comprising:
an inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured to detect physical movement of the user,
a temperature sensor configured to detect skin temperature of the user;
a first light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit a visible light and a second LED configured to emit one of infrared light or near-infrared light; and
one or more light sensors configured to detect one or more of the visible light, the infrared light, or the near-infrared light emitted from one or both of the first LED and the second LED, and
wherein the one or more processors are electrically coupled with the one or more components, and wherein the one or more processors are individually or in combination configured to cause the wearable ring device to:
determine that the physical movement detected by the IMU is indicative of a gesture; and
transmit a signal in response to the gesture being determined, wherein the signal is configured to cause one or more external devices to perform one or more functions.