Publication/Creation Date

December 11 2022

Creators/Contributors

Jack Purcher (creator)
Apple Inc. (contributor)
Fatih Cihan (contributor)
Mengshu Huang (contributor)
Yuhao (Roy) Pan (contributor)
Mehmet Mutlu (contributor)
Stephen Dey (contributor)

Description

"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."

Augments

Managing, Tracking

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)

Keywords

Rings, Health, Heart Rate, Medical, Design, Pre-release

Marketing Keywords

Apple, Apple Watch

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