EAR-RELATED DEVICES IMPLEMENTING SENSORS TO ACQUIRE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing and audio devices for monitoring health and wellness. More specifically, disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing signals representing physiological characteristics sensed from tissue at or adjacent an ear of an organism. In one or more embodiments, a wearable device includes one or more sensor terminals, one or more physiological sensors configured to sense one or more signals originating at the one or more sensor terminals. At least one sensor terminal includes a pressure-sensitive terminal configured to detect a pressure exerted by a portion of tissue of an organism and generate a pressure signal representing a value of the pressure. Further, the wearable device can include a processor configured to cause generation of data representing a physiological characteristic of the organism based on the pressure signal.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving one or more signals from one or more sensor terminals, the one or more sensor terminals being disposed to contact portions of tissue at or in an ear of an organism; detecting an amount of pressure as a first signal associated with a sensor terminal of the one or more sensor terminals; determining a physiological characteristic of the organism based on the amount of the pressure; and generating data representing the physiological characteristic.