Patents by Inventor Wei Ken FANG

Wei Ken FANG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for power reduction for wearable biometric monitoring devices using signal quality metrics
    Patent number: 12042256
    Abstract: One embodiment is a method comprising collecting photoplethysmography (“PPG”) data associated with a user using a biometric monitoring device; extracting a signal quality metric (“SQM”) from the collected PPG data; classifying the PPG data signal based on the extracted SQM into one of a plurality of signal quality levels; and determining based on the classification whether to increase, decrease, or maintain a power level of an LED of the biometric monitoring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Foroohar Foroozan, Di Xue, Wei Ken Fang, Giuseppe Scelsi, Yih Yi Wu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER REDUCTION FOR WEARABLE BIOMETRIC MONITORING DEVICES USING SIGNAL QUALITY METRICS
    Publication number: 20200337574
    Abstract: One embodiment is a method comprising collecting photoplethysmography (“PPG”) data associated with a user using a biometric monitoring device; extracting a signal quality metric (“SQM”) from the collected PPG data; classifying the PPG data signal based on the extracted SQM into one of a plurality of signal quality levels; and determining based on the classification whether to increase, decrease, or maintain a power level of an LED of the biometric monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Foroohar FOROOZAN, Di XUE, Wei Ken FANG, Giuseppe SCELSI, Yih Yi WU