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US 20160324478A1 as) United States a2) Patent Application Publication 0) Pub. No.: US 2016/0324478 Al Goldstein (43) Pub. Date: Nov. 10,…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 9 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al FIG. 51 214A 31 29 22 FIG. 5K
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 10 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al 21C 21C
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 11 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al Dimple Boundary Area . 67 € 67A "66 67B 65 65 FIG.6D FIG. GE…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 12 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al Valve FLEX Memory ne are LED Gecko tape 89A 85, 78 > Battery…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 13 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al 80 FIG. 8A FIG.8B 80 FIG.8C 80
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 14 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al Calorie Burn Avg Pulse Breathing Rate Particle Count…
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US 2016/0324478 Al BIOMETRIC, PHYSIOLOGICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING USING A CLOSED CHAMBER CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0027] FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are left front perspective exploded views of an earpiece in accordance with an embodiment.…
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US 2016/0324478 Al ing, interpolating, extrapolating, inferring, deducing, or any combination of these actions. More generally,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0055] The term “environmental exposure” refers to any environmental occurrence (or energy) to which an individual or…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 1 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al A sage voice Control 9B Application 1 Other User Ambient Mic…
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US 2016/0324478 Al integrating, sharing and providing feedback to a user or care providers. The feedback can be given to the user in many…
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US 2016/0324478 Al glasses and hearing aids. The capability to unobtrusively monitor an individual’s physiology and/or environment,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al other parameters. The sensor(s) can also be environmental including, but not limited to, ambient microphones, tem-…
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US 2016/0324478 Al possession of the device in conjunction with other sensor information that can provide corroboration of identification,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al such voice from bone conduction with the user’s voice picked up by an ambient microphone. Through appropriate mixing of…
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US 2016/0324478 Al to spur on athletic competition, commerce or other social goals or motivations. In a military or professional context,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 11 reflex response, sexual arousal, mental and/or physical alert- ness, sleepiness, auscultatory information, response…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0096] The physiological information and/or environmen- tal information may be analyzed locally via the monitoring…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 13 ated with certain emotional characteristic levels experienced by the first person. The stress level of the first…
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US 2016/0324478 Al configured to transmit participant physiological information and/or environmental information wirelessly to the gaming…
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Patent Application Publication 1 POWER SOURCE 2 ' Wireless Comm ! cece 1 SA Sensors -Biometric -Environmental ~-tight --radioactivity…
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US 2016/0324478 Al infection, skin and core body temperature, eye muscle movement, blood volume, inhaled and exhaled breath vol- ume,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 20, or other device incorporating physiological and/or envi- ronmental sensors according to embodiments of the present…
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US 2016/0324478 Al the balloon, a main housing portion 23 that housing a speaker 27, a battery 28, a first ambient microphone 32, a second…
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US 2016/0324478 Al temperature, pulse rate, and the like. The communication module may utilize audible or visible alerts if the user is…
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US 2016/0324478 Al sensor module 20, the telecommunication device can also serve as a method of personal communication and enter- tainment…
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US 2016/0324478 Al module 20 or telecommunication device 6D according to embodiments of the present invention. A data storage com- ponent…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 21 [0159] The biofeedback functionality of the telemetric wearable monitoring device 20 can be applied towards various…
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US 2016/0324478 Al information. For example, users that are entertained by a pilot TV program would have difficulty hiding innate vital…
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US 2016/0324478 Al or stent 22 that goes through the balloon 21 can include acoustic ports and other ports for sensors and the like. The…
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US 2016/0324478 Al stent or extension 72. As shown in FIG. 2E, the main housing 73 of the module 70 of FIGS. 7A and 7B can include a…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 3 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
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US 2016/0324478 Al 97L. An electro active polymer (EAP) valve 97 can serve as acontrolling mechanism that controls the amount of ambient…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0191] Monitoring neurological functioning can be accomplished via electrodes or via non-invasive contactless sensors…
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US 2016/0324478 Al in the assessment or treatment or analysis of one or more of behavior studies, estimation of auditory attention…
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US 2016/0324478 Al tionally required larger instrumentation (not suitable for portability) and/or disposable samplers (not acceptable to…
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US 2016/0324478 Al state electrical devices, such as MEMS devices, thin film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs), surface-acoustic wave (SAW)…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0216] Health and environmental monitors, according to embodiments of the present invention, enable low-cost, real-time…
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US 2016/0324478 Al Since there is a higher level of isolation and better correla- tion characteristics can be used between the user’s voice…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 8. The monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising transmitting via a transmitter the processed physiological…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 4 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 5 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al pone TRAE 203, 305, TGS, 275, BSA RES, ROBE 39 Microphone 35…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 6 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 7 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al 21 21A 22 20 Mc FIG. 5A 24E 21 Vi 21 FIG. 5C
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 8 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
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US 20160324478A1 as) United States a2) Patent Application Publication 0) Pub. No.: US 2016/0324478 Al Goldstein (43) Pub. Date: Nov. 10,…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 9 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al FIG. 51 214A 31 29 22 FIG. 5K
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 10 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al 21C 21C
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 11 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al Dimple Boundary Area . 67 € 67A "66 67B 65 65 FIG.6D FIG. GE…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 12 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al Valve FLEX Memory ne are LED Gecko tape 89A 85, 78 > Battery…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 13 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al 80 FIG. 8A FIG.8B 80 FIG.8C 80
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 14 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al Calorie Burn Avg Pulse Breathing Rate Particle Count…
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US 2016/0324478 Al BIOMETRIC, PHYSIOLOGICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING USING A CLOSED CHAMBER CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0027] FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are left front perspective exploded views of an earpiece in accordance with an embodiment.…
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US 2016/0324478 Al ing, interpolating, extrapolating, inferring, deducing, or any combination of these actions. More generally,…
US20160324478A1_page_19
US 2016/0324478 Al [0055] The term “environmental exposure” refers to any environmental occurrence (or energy) to which an individual or…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 1 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al A sage voice Control 9B Application 1 Other User Ambient Mic…
US20160324478A1_page_20
US 2016/0324478 Al integrating, sharing and providing feedback to a user or care providers. The feedback can be given to the user in many…
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US 2016/0324478 Al glasses and hearing aids. The capability to unobtrusively monitor an individual’s physiology and/or environment,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al other parameters. The sensor(s) can also be environmental including, but not limited to, ambient microphones, tem-…
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US 2016/0324478 Al possession of the device in conjunction with other sensor information that can provide corroboration of identification,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al such voice from bone conduction with the user’s voice picked up by an ambient microphone. Through appropriate mixing of…
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US 2016/0324478 Al to spur on athletic competition, commerce or other social goals or motivations. In a military or professional context,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 11 reflex response, sexual arousal, mental and/or physical alert- ness, sleepiness, auscultatory information, response…
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US 2016/0324478 Al [0096] The physiological information and/or environmen- tal information may be analyzed locally via the monitoring…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 13 ated with certain emotional characteristic levels experienced by the first person. The stress level of the first…
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US 2016/0324478 Al configured to transmit participant physiological information and/or environmental information wirelessly to the gaming…
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Patent Application Publication 1 POWER SOURCE 2 ' Wireless Comm ! cece 1 SA Sensors -Biometric -Environmental ~-tight --radioactivity…
US20160324478A1_page_30
US 2016/0324478 Al infection, skin and core body temperature, eye muscle movement, blood volume, inhaled and exhaled breath vol- ume,…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 20, or other device incorporating physiological and/or envi- ronmental sensors according to embodiments of the present…
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US 2016/0324478 Al the balloon, a main housing portion 23 that housing a speaker 27, a battery 28, a first ambient microphone 32, a second…
US20160324478A1_page_33
US 2016/0324478 Al temperature, pulse rate, and the like. The communication module may utilize audible or visible alerts if the user is…
US20160324478A1_page_34
US 2016/0324478 Al sensor module 20, the telecommunication device can also serve as a method of personal communication and enter- tainment…
US20160324478A1_page_35
US 2016/0324478 Al module 20 or telecommunication device 6D according to embodiments of the present invention. A data storage com- ponent…
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US 2016/0324478 Al 21 [0159] The biofeedback functionality of the telemetric wearable monitoring device 20 can be applied towards various…
US20160324478A1_page_37
US 2016/0324478 Al information. For example, users that are entertained by a pilot TV program would have difficulty hiding innate vital…
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US 2016/0324478 Al or stent 22 that goes through the balloon 21 can include acoustic ports and other ports for sensors and the like. The…
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US 2016/0324478 Al stent or extension 72. As shown in FIG. 2E, the main housing 73 of the module 70 of FIGS. 7A and 7B can include a…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 3 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
US20160324478A1_page_40
US 2016/0324478 Al 97L. An electro active polymer (EAP) valve 97 can serve as acontrolling mechanism that controls the amount of ambient…
US20160324478A1_page_41
US 2016/0324478 Al [0191] Monitoring neurological functioning can be accomplished via electrodes or via non-invasive contactless sensors…
US20160324478A1_page_42
US 2016/0324478 Al in the assessment or treatment or analysis of one or more of behavior studies, estimation of auditory attention…
US20160324478A1_page_43
US 2016/0324478 Al tionally required larger instrumentation (not suitable for portability) and/or disposable samplers (not acceptable to…
US20160324478A1_page_44
US 2016/0324478 Al state electrical devices, such as MEMS devices, thin film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs), surface-acoustic wave (SAW)…
US20160324478A1_page_45
US 2016/0324478 Al [0216] Health and environmental monitors, according to embodiments of the present invention, enable low-cost, real-time…
US20160324478A1_page_46
US 2016/0324478 Al Since there is a higher level of isolation and better correla- tion characteristics can be used between the user’s voice…
US20160324478A1_page_47
US 2016/0324478 Al 8. The monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising transmitting via a transmitter the processed physiological…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 4 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 5 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al pone TRAE 203, 305, TGS, 275, BSA RES, ROBE 39 Microphone 35…
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 6 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 7 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al 21 21A 22 20 Mc FIG. 5A 24E 21 Vi 21 FIG. 5C
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Patent Application Publication Nov. 10,2016 Sheet 8 of 14 US 2016/0324478 Al