US 12,144,606 B2
Cough detection
John P. Lesso, Edinburgh (GB); Yanto Suryono, Tokyo (JP); and Toru Ido, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Cirrus Logic Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd., Edinburgh (GB)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,665.
Application 18/406,665 is a continuation of application No. 18/298,573, filed on Apr. 11, 2023, granted, now 11,918,345.
Application 18/298,573 is a continuation of application No. 17/541,904, filed on Dec. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,653,855, issued on May 23, 2023.
Application 17/541,904 is a continuation of application No. 17/097,919, filed on Nov. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,219,386, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 17/097,919 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/901,073, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,134,354, issued on Sep. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0215860 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/0823 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0803 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); A61B 5/725 (2013.01); A61B 5/7264 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for cough detection, comprising:
a first input for receiving a first signal from a microphone of a personal device;
a second input for receiving a second signal from a speaker of the personal device; and
one or more processors configured to:
detect a cough of a user of the personal device based on the first and second signals.