Abstract: A wireless wearable device to passively detect fatigue in a user may include a suite of sensors including but not limited to accelerometry sensors for generating motion signals in response to a user's body motion, force sensors for generating force signals in response to force exerted by a body portion on the force sensor, and biometric sensors for generating biometric signals indicative of biometric activity including GSR, EMG, bioimpedance, image sensors, and arousal in the SNS. The suit of sensors may operate to passively determine, one or more of TRHR, systemic inflammation (I), contraction (C) (e.g., due to dehydration), stress, fatigue, and mood without any intervention or action on part of the user. The suite of sensors may comprise sensors distributed among a plurality of wireless wearable devices that are wirelessly linked and may share sensor data and data processing in making determinations of fatigue in the user.

Abstract: A wireless wearable device to passively detect a true resting heart rate (TRHR) of a user may include a suite of sensors including but not limited to accelerometry sensors for generating motion signals in response to a user's body motion, force sensors for generating force signals in response to force exerted by a body portion on the force sensor, and biometric sensors for generating biometric signals indicative of biometric activity in the body including GSR, EMG, bioimpedance, and arousal in the SNS. The suite of sensors may operate to passively determine (e.g., in real time), one or more of TRHR, systemic inflammation (I), contraction (C) (e.g., due to dehydration), stress, fatigue, and mood without any intervention or action on part of the user. The suite of sensors may comprise sensors distributed among a plurality of wireless wearable devices that are wirelessly linked and may share sensor data and data processing.

Abstract: A wireless data capable strapband operative to detect inflammation, true resting heart rate (TRHR), and fatigue of a user may include sensors for generating motion signals in response to body motion (e.g., accelerometry), for generating force signals in response to force exerted by a body portion, for generating biometric signals indicative of biometric activity in the body (e.g., heart rate, respiration, arousal), and for generating location signals based on user location. The sensor signals may be processed to monitor parameters that may positively or negatively impact a state of sleep of the user (e.g., time of sleep, quality of sleep, hydration, inflammation, contraction, fatigue, TRHR, accelerometry, arousal of the SNS, etc.). Data from the processed signals may be presented (e.g., visually, sound, email, text message, tactile, webpage, etc.) to the user in a format (e.g., reports notifications, coaching, avoidance) intended to instruct/encourage the user to improve their state of sleep.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for wireless communications are disclosed. A detection system is used to detect a usage mode or orientation of a wireless communication device. The usage mode or orientation is used to vary the radiation pattern of the antenna of the wireless communication device. By varying the radiation pattern based on the usage mode or orientation, battery life and the quality of transmission and reception can be increased, while the size and cost of the device can be reduced. Embodiments of the invention may be used in numerous applications, such as mobile phones, PDA's, and laptops.

Abstract: Techniques for media device, application, and content management using sensory input are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a data-capable strapband, processing the input to determine a pattern, referencing a pattern library using the pattern, generating a control signal to a media application, the control signal being determined based on whether the pattern matches another pattern in the pattern library, and selecting a media file configured to be presented, the media file being selected using the control signal.

Abstract: A light-based skin contact detector is described, including a boot having an index of refraction less than or equal to another index of refraction associated with skin at a frequency of light, a light emitter and detector coupled to the boot and configured to measure an amount of light energy reflected by an interface of the boot, and a digital signal processor configured to detect a change in the amount of light energy reflected by the interface. Embodiments relate to methods for detecting skin contact by measuring an amount of energy reflected by an interface when a boot is not in contact with skin, measuring another amount of energy reflected by another interface when the boot is in contact with the skin, and detecting a change between the amount of energy and the another amount of energy using a digital signal processor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to audio device and wearable computing devices to detect and characterize an ambient sound, to adjust an output volume of an audio device. More specifically, disclosed are systems, components and methods to generate audio signals associated with an audio device and an output volume, receive ambient sound signals associated with an ambient sound source, detect the ambient sound signals reaching a threshold intensity, analyzing digital data representing the ambient sound and adjust the audio signals to change the output volume according to a category of the ambient sound signals.

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to electronics, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating wireless communication of information. Systems such as RF, A/V or proximity detection in at least one wireless media device may be configured to detect presence of a user(s) or wireless user devices, and may generate an acoustic environment that may persist for a time operative to render the sounds so generated imperceptible on a conscious level to the user(s). Upon terminating/altering the sounds, the user(s) may become consciously aware of the absence/change in the sounds and may take or refrain from some prescribed action. Hardware and/or software systems in one or more of the wireless media devices may execute an Awareness User Interface (AUI) configured to interact with the user(s) using verbal, audio, acoustic, visual, physical, image-based, gesture-based, tactile, haptic, or proximity-based inputs and/or outputs.

Abstract: Techniques for communication management for periods of inconvenience on wearable devices using sensory input are described. Various embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, human-computing interfaces, wired and wireless network communications, telecommunications, data processing, and computing devices. Disclosed are techniques for receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device, determining pattern data associated with an incoming call based on the input, determining the incoming call is received in a period of inconvenience by comparing the pattern data against data representing one or more inconvenience patterns, and initiating execution of a moderation operation associated with the period of inconvenience to modify an operation of the wearable device. In some embodiments, the input includes a local time. In some embodiments, the pattern data includes data representing an activity.

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to electronic and electronic hardware, computer software, wired communications, wireless communications, and wireless network communications, portable, wearable, and stationary media devices. RF transceivers and/or audio system in each media device may be used to wirelessly communicate between media devices and/or user devices and allow configuration, content, and other data to be wirelessly transmitted from one media device and/or user device to another media device. One or more user devices in proximity of one or more media devices, post detection, may wirelessly communicate (e.g., using RF, light, sound/acoustics) with the one or more media devices and the one or more media devices may orchestrate wireless handling (e.g., using RF, light, sound/acoustics) of content from the user device and/or from a wirelessly accessible location such as the Cloud, Internet, data storage device, or other location as indicated by an application (APP), content, data or both from the user device.

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to wearable/mobile computing devices and computer software configured to perform image processing, including transformation of images of characters into data representing characters. More specifically, disclosed are wearable systems, platforms and methods directed to, for example, health and wellness, for identifying character data, such as text, from captured image data, including but not limited to the identification of nutrition-related information captured as an image. In various embodiments, a method can include receiving an image that includes characters, and identifying a sub-image of a group of characters. Adaptations of the sub-image can be generated to form an adapted sub-image. The method includes transforming data that can be classified by subsets of character data. A converted group of characters can be formed based on at least the classified subsets. The method can also include coupling a plurality of the converted group of characters.

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices. More specifically, various embodiments are directed to, for example, aligning a flexible substrate and/or components thereof during fabrication to enhance reliability. In one example, a method includes forming a framework that includes, for example, a portion (e.g., an anchor portion) configured to couple to a flexible substrate, the portion having a neutral axis. Also, the method may include forming a flexible substrate that includes a supported flex region including conductors and one or more rigid regions configured to receive one or more components. A rigid region might include an encapsulated rigid region. The method further may also include aligning the encapsulated rigid region at an angle to the neutral axis, and molding over the encapsulated rigid region.