Apple Invents a Smart Ring that that could sense a user's health conditions, such as heart rate, blood oxygen, blood pressure & more
Publication/Creation Date
December 11 2022Description
"On Thursday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a wearable self-mixing interferometry (SMI) ring that could be used to sense physiological conditions of a user, such as a heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure and more. In some embodiments, the ring could support an OLED display with indicator lights. The ring could be a health device that's an alternative to Apple Watch to some degree. And while we're on the topic of health devices, Apple was also granted a patent for the ECG feature for Apple Watch."Technology Keywords
Smart Ring,
Self-Mixing Interferometry (SMI),
Biometrics,
Heart Rate (HR) Monitors,
Blood Pressure Monitors,
Blood Oxygen Monitors,
Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED),
Touch Sensors,
Force Sensors,
Smartphones,
Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL)Source
https://www.patentlyapple.com/2022/12/apple-invents-a-smart-ring-that-that-could-sense-a-users-health-conditions-such-as-heart-rate-blood-oxygen-blood-pressure.html
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December 14 2022Last edited
December 14 2022How to cite this entry
Jack Purcher. (December 11 2022). "Apple Invents a Smart Ring that that could sense a user's health conditions, such as heart rate, blood oxygen, blood pressure & more". Patently Apple. Patently Apple. Fabric of Digital Life.
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