Earbuds with biometric sensing

Q Phillip, E Siahaan, SC Grinker, JJ LeBlanc - US Patent 9,838,775, 2017 - Google Patents
This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least
one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus …

Earbuds with biometric sensing

Q Phillip, E Siahaan, EL Wang, CJ Stringer… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Portable electronic device users have shown increasing interest in
biometric tracking Biometric sensors often need to be in close or even direct contact with the …

Earpiece 3D Sound Localization Using Mixed Sensor Array for Virtual Reality System and Method

PV Boesen - US Patent App. 15/290,845, 2017 - Google Patents
A system and method for communicating with a virtual reality headset. The wireless
earpieces are linked with the virtual reality headset. Playback of audio content is syn …

Wearable devices for sensing, displaying, and communicating data associated with a user

ZJ Braun, TE Sisk - US Patent 10,052,034, 2018 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise a wearable device for sensing,
displaying, and communicating data associated with a condition of a user. In some …

Charging protocol for rechargable hearing systems

K Sandhu, C Shaquer, KH Jeong - US Patent 10,306,381, 2019 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the invention include a method of charging a rechargeable battery, the
method comprising the steps of: detecting the presence of a rechargeable hearing aid in a …

Earbuds with biometric sensing

Q Phillip, EB Andersen - US Patent 9,716,937, 2017 - Google Patents
This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least
one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus …

Light based hearing systems, apparatus, and methods

M Teran, M Bishop, T Kimura, P Rucker… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention include a method of aligning the elements of a
tympanic lens, the method com prising the steps of: forming mold of a user's ear canal …

Apparatus and methods for estimating time-state physiological parameters

SF LeBoeuf - US Patent 9,788,785, 2017 - Google Patents
A method of determining a value of a physiological parameter for a subject at a selected
state includes obtaining, via a device located a distance from the subject, a value of the …

Damping in contact hearing systems

P Rucker, S Puria, S Wenzel, JL Olsen… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invent include a method of controlling unwanted vibration in a
tympanic lens, wherein the tympanic lens comprises a perimeter platform connected to a …

Self-adaptive matrix completion for heart rate estimation from face videos under realistic conditions

N Sebe, X Alameda-Pineda, S Tulyakov… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Recent studies in computer vision have shown that, while practically invisible to a human
observer, skin color changes due to blood flow can be captured on face videos and …