Patent Application
20230215557
The following relates to wearable devices and data processing, including content recommendations according to tags and physiological data.
Some devices may be configured to collect personal data from users. For example, a device may include one or more sensors that collect physiological data from a user. Some devices may also be able to perform various actions, such as providing insights to the user. Additionally or alternatively, some devices may be configured to provide content recommendations relevant to the user. However, improved techniques for providing content recommendations relevant to the user may be desired.
Various applications may collect physiological data associated with a user to provide insights or recommendations relevant to the user. In some cases, an application associated with health and wellness may include physiological data, and the like. For example, a wellness application may include information associated with a user's physiological history, and the like. In some other cases, an application associated with health and wellness may be configured to recommend various forms of content (guidance in the form of audio content, video content, etc.) to a user based on the user's physiological history. For example, a wellness application may include various guidance information (e.g., routines, actions, or the like) to improve the health and wellness of the user. Some applications for recommending content to a user may fail to identify and recommend relevant content that is most effective in improving the health and wellness of the user. As such, improvements to these applications of content recommendation that is intended to have a health and wellness impact on a user, are needed.
A system including a wearable device and a user device may collect physiological data, and based on the collected physiological data may deliver content recommendations to the user. Additionally or alternatively, the system including the wearable device and the user device may collect classifier data (also referred to as a tag, label, an indicator, a marker, or the like) of activities (e.g., consumption of beverages or food, travel, exercises, or the like) in which the user engaged. As such, the classifier data may allow for input, or automatic detection, of events that might not be directly measured by the wearable device. For example, an application associated with the wearable device may provide the functionality to a user to provide classifier data to activities (e.g., consumption of beverages or food, travel, exercises, or the like). In some other examples, the system may detect or otherwise derive the classifier data from situational information, location information, temporal information, a third-party application, or the like. As such, the system may process the physiological data and the classifier data of the user, and provide insights in a way that allows the user to understand the relationship between activities and health and wellness impact (sleep quality, mood, etc.).
By way of example, the system may process received physiological data, which may indicate that a user has a sleep issue, such as sleep latency (e.g., a timeframe in which the user transitions to a sleep state, such as a rapid eye movement (REM) sleep state or a non-REM sleep state). The system may also process classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. The classifier data may be provided by the user via a GUI of the user device running an application or automatically detected or derived. For example, classifier data may be related to any activity, event, environmental condition, physiological condition, or mental condition experienced by or otherwise associated with the user, such as beverage consumption (e.g., alcoholic beverages, caffeinated beverages), food consumption, medication consumption, physical activities, illness or physical symptoms, life events, sleeping conditions, environmental factors, and the like. As such, based on the identified sleep issue and the classifier data, the system may recommend content that may help the user transition to the sleep state earlier (e.g., reduce the user's sleep latency). While the sleep latency serves as an example of physiological data and the beverage consumption serves as an example of classifier data, various other forms of physiological data and classifier data may be used as triggers to recommend content to a user.
The system may provide a respective score associated with a user's general health and wellness based on physiological data and classifier data related to activities (e.g., consumption of alcohol or caffeine, travel, late night meal). For example, a user may launch, via a user device, an application, which may display via a GUI of the user device a respective score (e.g., a readiness score, a sleep score) and insights that include physiological data and classifier data, and the contributions these data and events make to the respective scores.
In some implementations, the system may provide various content recommendations in a variety of domains ranging from recommending web pages, news articles, restaurants, television programs, and products, and the like. The system may include a means for describing content that may be recommended, a means for creating a profile of the user that describes the types of content the user likes, and a means of comparing content to the user profile to determine what to recommend. The profile may be created and updated automatically in response to feedback on the desirability of content that have been presented to the user or a community of users. The system may support various data mining techniques to support content recommendations according to tags and physiological data. For example, the system may support a heuristic method, a regression method, neural network, machine learning, a decision tree method, a clustering method, an association rule method, or the like.
Additionally or alternatively, the system may rank and order content for recommendation to the user, for example, based on user preferences (e.g., priorities), previous selections by the user, or preferences inferred from groups of users (e.g., a community of users associated with the wearable device and/or application associated with the wearable device). In some other examples, the system may rank and order content for recommendation to the user based on a respective score of the content. For example, the system may rank and order content according to its relative score for impacting the health and wellness of the user. Different content may have different scores based on having different effectiveness for impacting the health and wellness of the user. As such, the system may provide recommended content high in a list that has a high relevance to the classifier data compared to other content that has a low relevance to the classifier data.
In some examples, an activity identified by the classifier data may be a late run taken by a user, and an insight may indicate that the user's late run the previous day led to a higher than average resting heart rate. The system may also provide a recommendation (e.g., content) or personalized message to the user in view of the insights. For example, in the case of the user's late run the previous day, the system may provide content in the form of audio, video, or a message, or any combination thereof, that may inform the user of how to better recover after a late run. In some other examples, an activity identified by the classifier data may be a beverage consumption (e.g., a caffeinated beverage, an alcoholic beverage), and may provide content in the form of audio, video, or a message, or any combination thereof, that may inform the user of how to improve the user's deep sleep or REM sleep.
With reference to the above examples, the system may process the received physiological data and the received classifier data, and determine a rank and order of recommended content. For example, in the case of the beverage consumption user's late run and beverage consumption, the system may first display via the GUI of the user device recommended content related to improving the user's deep sleep or REM sleep and then secondly display via the GUI of the user device recommended content related to improving the user's recovery after a late run. In other words, the system may rank recommended content that addresses improving the user's deep sleep or REM sleep higher than recommended content that addresses improving the user's recovery after a late run. The recommended content may be in the form of a message or multimedia content (such as, audio or video, or both) that may provide guidance to the user on how to improve user's deep sleep or REM sleep, for example, by avoiding late beverage consumptions. As such, the system may support analysis on how various user choices impact users' physiology data and can be derived from the user's classifier data, and may provide relevant content for recommendation to the user.
As a result, the system facilitates improvements to the user's health and wellness by providing content recommendations based on the user's tagged events. While much of the present disclosure is described in the context of health and wellness, this is not to be regarded as a limitation of the present disclosure. In particular, techniques described herein may enable content recommendation to a user, which may help improve the user's health and wellness. Moreover, health and wellness associated with a user may be used to update any score, measure, metric, or other abstraction associated with a user's health or activity.
Aspects of the disclosure are initially described in the context of systems supporting physiological data collection from users via wearable devices. Additional aspects of the disclosure are described in the context of an example GUI. Aspects of the disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flowcharts that relate to content recommendations according to tags and physiological data.
The electronic devices may include any electronic devices known in the art, including wearable devices 104 (e.g., ring wearable devices, watch wearable devices, etc.), user devices 106 (e.g., smartphones, laptops, tablets). The electronic devices associated with the respective users 102 may include one or more of the following functionalities: 1) measuring physiological data, 2) storing the measured data, 3) processing the data, 4) providing outputs (e.g., via GUIs) to a user 102 based on the processed data, and 5) communicating data with one another and/or other computing devices. Different electronic devices may perform one or more of the functionalities.
Example wearable devices 104 may include wearable computing devices, such as a ring computing device (hereinafter “ring”) configured to be worn on a user's 102 finger, a wrist computing device (e.g., a smart watch, fitness band, or bracelet) configured to be worn on a user's 102 wrist, and/or a head mounted computing device (e.g., glasses/goggles). Wearable devices 104 may also include bands, straps (e.g., flexible or inflexible bands or straps), stick-on sensors, and the like, which may be positioned in other locations, such as bands around the head (e.g., a forehead headband), arm (e.g., a forearm band and/or bicep band), and/or leg (e.g., a thigh or calf band), behind the ear, under the armpit, and the like. Wearable devices 104 may also be attached to, or included in, articles of clothing. For example, wearable devices 104 may be included in pockets and/or pouches on clothing. As another example, wearable device 104 may be clipped and/or pinned to clothing, or may otherwise be maintained within the vicinity of the user 102. Example articles of clothing may include, but are not limited to, hats, shirts, gloves, pants, socks, outerwear (e.g., jackets), and undergarments. In some implementations, wearable devices 104 may be included with other types of devices such as training/sporting devices that are used during physical activity. For example, wearable devices 104 may be attached to, or included in, a bicycle, skis, a tennis racket, a golf club, and/or training weights.
Much of the present disclosure may be described in the context of a ring wearable device 104. Accordingly, the terms “ring 104,” “wearable device 104,” and like terms, may be used interchangeably, unless noted otherwise herein. However, the use of the term “ring 104” is not to be regarded as limiting, as it is contemplated herein that aspects of the present disclosure may be performed using other wearable devices (e.g., watch wearable devices, necklace wearable device, bracelet wearable devices, earring wearable devices, anklet wearable devices, and the like).
In some aspects, user devices 106 may include handheld mobile computing devices, such as smartphones and tablet computing devices. User devices 106 may also include personal computers, such as laptop and desktop computing devices. Other example user devices 106 may include server computing devices that may communicate with other electronic devices (e.g., via the Internet). In some implementations, computing devices may include medical devices, such as external wearable computing devices (e.g., Holter monitors). Medical devices may also include implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators. Other example user devices 106 may include home computing devices, such as internet of things (IoT) devices (e.g., IoT devices), smart televisions, smart speakers, smart displays (e.g., video call displays), hubs (e.g., wireless communication hubs), security systems, smart appliances (e.g., thermostats and refrigerators), and fitness equipment.
Some electronic devices (e.g., wearable devices 104, user devices 106) may measure physiological parameters of respective users 102, such as photoplethysmography waveforms, continuous skin temperature, a pulse waveform, respiration rate, heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), actigraphy, galvanic skin response, pulse oximetry, and/or other physiological parameters. Some electronic devices that measure physiological parameters may also perform some/all of the calculations described herein. Some electronic devices may not measure physiological parameters, but may perform some/all of the calculations described herein. For example, a ring (e.g., wearable device 104), mobile device application, or a server computing device may process received physiological data that was measured by other devices.
In some implementations, a user 102 may operate, or may be associated with, multiple electronic devices, some of which may measure physiological parameters and some of which may process the measured physiological parameters. In some implementations, a user 102 may have a ring (e.g., wearable device 104) that measures physiological parameters. The user 102 may also have, or be associated with, a user device 106 (e.g., mobile device, smartphone), where the wearable device 104 and the user device 106 are communicatively coupled to one another. In some cases, the user device 106 may receive data from the wearable device 104 and perform some/all of the calculations described herein. In some implementations, the user device 106 may also measure physiological parameters described herein, such as motion/activity parameters.
For example, as illustrated in
In some implementations, the rings 104 (e.g., wearable devices 104) of the system 100 may be configured to collect physiological data from the respective users 102 based on arterial blood flow within the user's finger. In particular, a ring 104 may utilize one or more LEDs (e.g., red LEDs, green LEDs) which emit light on the palm-side of a user's finger to collect physiological data based on arterial blood flow within the user's finger. In some implementations, the ring 104 may acquire the physiological data using a combination of both green and red LEDs. The physiological data may include any physiological data known in the art including, but not limited to, temperature data, accelerometer data (e.g., movement/motion data), heart rate data, HRV data, blood oxygen level data, or any combination thereof.
The use of both green and red LEDs may provide several advantages over other solutions, as red and green LEDs have been found to have their own distinct advantages when acquiring physiological data under different conditions (e.g., light/dark, active/inactive) and via different parts of the body, and the like. For example, green LEDs have been found to exhibit better performance during exercise. Moreover, using multiple LEDs (e.g., green and red LEDs) distributed around the ring 104 has been found to exhibit superior performance as compared to wearable devices which utilize LEDs which are positioned close to one another, such as within a watch wearable device. Furthermore, the blood vessels in the finger (e.g., arteries, capillaries) are more accessible via LEDs as compared to blood vessels in the wrist. In particular, arteries in the wrist are positioned on the bottom of the wrist (e.g., palm-side of the wrist), meaning only capillaries are accessible on the top of the wrist (e.g., back of hand side of the wrist), where wearable watch devices and similar devices are worn. As such, utilizing LEDs and other sensors within a ring 104 has been found to exhibit superior performance as compared to wearable devices worn on the wrist, as the ring 104 may have greater access to arteries (as compared to capillaries), thereby resulting in stronger signals and more valuable physiological data.
The electronic devices of the system 100 (e.g., user devices 106, wearable devices 104) may be communicatively coupled to one or more servers 110 via wired or wireless communication protocols. For example, as shown in
The system 100 may offer an on-demand database service between the user devices 106 and the one or more servers 110. In some cases, the servers 110 may receive data from the user devices 106 via the network 108, and may store and analyze the data. Similarly, the servers 110 may provide data to the user devices 106 via the network 108. In some cases, the servers 110 may be located at one or more data centers. The servers 110 may be used for data storage, management, and processing. In some implementations, the servers 110 may provide a web-based interface to the user device 106 via web browsers.
In some aspects, the system 100 may detect periods of time during which a user 102 is asleep, and classify periods of time during which the user 102 is asleep into one or more sleep stages (e.g., sleep stage classification). For example, as shown in
In some aspects, the system 100 may utilize circadian rhythm-derived features to further improve physiological data collection, data processing procedures, and other techniques described herein. The term circadian rhythm may refer to a natural, internal process that regulates an individual's sleep-wake cycle, which repeats approximately every 24 hours. In this regard, techniques described herein may utilize circadian rhythm adjustment models to improve physiological data collection, analysis, and data processing. For example, a circadian rhythm adjustment model may be input into a machine learning classifier along with physiological data collected from the user 102-a via the wearable device 104-a. In this example, the circadian rhythm adjustment model may be configured to “weight,” or adjust, physiological data collected throughout a user's natural, approximately 24-hour circadian rhythm. In some implementations, the system may initially start with a “baseline” circadian rhythm adjustment model, and may modify the baseline model using physiological data collected from each user 102 to generate tailored, individualized circadian rhythm adjustment models which are specific to each respective user 102.
In some aspects, the system 100 may utilize other biological rhythms to further improve physiological data collection, analysis, and processing by phase of these other rhythms. For example, if a weekly rhythm is detected within an individual's baseline data, then the model may be configured to adjust “weights” of data by day of the week. Biological rhythms that may require adjustment to the model by this method include: 1) ultradian (faster than a day rhythms, including sleep cycles in a sleep state, and oscillations from less than an hour to several hours periodicity in the measured physiological variables during wake state; 2) circadian rhythms; 3) non-endogenous daily rhythms shown to be imposed on top of circadian rhythms, as in work schedules; 4) weekly rhythms, or other artificial time periodicities exogenously imposed (e.g., in a hypothetical culture with 12 day “weeks”, 12 day rhythms could be used); 5) multi-day ovarian rhythms in women and spermatogenesis rhythms in men; 6) lunar rhythms (relevant for individuals living with low or no artificial lights); and 7) seasonal rhythms.
The biological rhythms are not always stationary rhythms. For example, many women experience variability in ovarian cycle length across cycles, and ultradian rhythms are not expected to occur at exactly the same time or periodicity across days even within a user. As such, signal processing techniques sufficient to quantify the frequency composition while preserving temporal resolution of these rhythms in physiological data may be used to improve detection of these rhythms, to assign phase of each rhythm to each moment in time measured, and to thereby modify adjustment models and comparisons of time intervals. The biological rhythm-adjustment models and parameters can be added in linear or non-linear combinations as appropriate to more accurately capture the dynamic physiological baselines of an individual or group of individuals.
In some aspects, the respective devices of the system 100 may support techniques for content recommendations according to classifier data (also referred to as a tag, label, an indicator, a marker, or the like) and physiological data. In particular, the system 100 illustrated in
In some examples, physiological data collected by the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a) and classifier data received or derived by the user device 106-a may be used to select content (e.g., messages, music, audio book, podcast, video, etc.) for recommending to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a). Any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may correlate the received physiological data and the received classifier data to select the content (e.g., messages, music, audio book, podcast, video, etc.) for recommending to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a). Similarly, the selection of the content may be performed by any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof.
The content may correspond to a respective effectiveness for regulating (e.g., increasing, decreasing, maintaining) the received physiological data of the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a). Upon selecting the content for recommending to the User 1 (user 102-a), the system 100 may selectively cause the GUI of the user device 106-a to display the selected content for recommending to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a). In some examples, any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may assign a rank to the content for recommending to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) based on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) engaged. For example, each content (e.g., messages, music, audio book, podcast, video, etc.) may be ranked based on a respective effectiveness for regulating (e.g., increasing, decreasing, maintaining) the physiological data associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a). Any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may order the content in a list of content provided to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) via the GUI of the user device 106-a based on assigning the rank to the content.
In some examples, any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may determine previous content recommended to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) via the GUI of the user device 106-a based on an algorithm (e.g., a machine learning algorithm or model). The algorithm may be trained to identify the content for regulating the received physiological data based on the received classifier data. In some examples, any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may select content for recommending to User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) via the GUI of the user device 106-a based on correlating the classifier data to a set of classifier data associated with a set of users 102. In some implementations, the system 100 may have previously recommended the content to one or more users 102 of the set of users 12, such as one or more users of a community of users that share or are associated with an application (e.g., a health and wellness application, or the like).
In some examples, each content of a set of content may be scored based on a respective effectiveness associated with each respective content for regulating a value of the received physiological data. The scores may be based on how the content affects a particular user 102 (e.g., the scores may differ between users), or the scores may be based on how the content generally affects a population of physiologically or socially similar users 102 (e.g., athletes, senior citizens, users within particular age ranges or genders, etc.). In some implementations, any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may select content for recommending to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) based on a score associated with the content. In some other implementations, any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may select content for recommending to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) based on a pattern between the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) engaged.
In some implementations, any of the components of the system 100, including the wearable device 104-a (e.g., a ring 104-a), the user device 106-a associated with User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a), the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may generate recommendations for User 1 (e.g., via the ring 104-a, the user device 106-a, or both) based on the selected content. In some other implementations, any of the components of the system 100, including the ring 104-a, the user device 106-a associated with User 1, the one or more servers 110, or any combination thereof, may generate notifications (e.g., messages) for User 1 (e.g., via the ring 104-a, the user device 106-a, or both) based on the selected content, where the notification may provide health and wellness insights of the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a) and/or relevant content for recommendation to the User 1 (e.g., a user 102-a).
It should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that one or more aspects of the disclosure may be implemented in a system 100 to additionally or alternatively solve other problems than those described above. Furthermore, aspects of the disclosure may provide technical improvements to “conventional” systems or processes as described herein. However, the description and appended drawings only include example technical improvements resulting from implementing aspects of the disclosure, and accordingly do not represent all of the technical improvements provided within the scope of the claims.
In some aspects, the ring 104 may be configured to be worn around a user's finger, and may determine one or more user physiological parameters when worn around the user's finger. Example measurements and determinations may include, but are not limited to, user skin temperature, pulse waveforms, respiratory rate, heart rate, HRV, blood oxygen levels, and the like.
System 200 further includes a user device 106 (e.g., a smartphone) in communication with the ring 104. For example, the ring 104 may be in wireless and/or wired communication with the user device 106. In some implementations, the ring 104 may send measured and processed data (e.g., temperature data, photoplethysmogram (PPG) data, motion/accelerometer data, ring input data, and the like) to the user device 106. The user device 106 may also send data to the ring 104, such as ring 104 firmware/configuration updates. The user device 106 may process data. In some implementations, the user device 106 may transmit data to the server 110 for processing and/or storage.
The ring 104 may include a housing 205, which may include an inner housing 205-a and an outer housing 205-b. In some aspects, the housing 205 of the ring 104 may store or otherwise include various components of the ring including, but not limited to, device electronics, a power source (e.g., battery 210, and/or capacitor), one or more substrates (e.g., printable circuit boards) that interconnect the device electronics and/or power source, and the like. The device electronics may include device modules (e.g., hardware/software), such as: a processing module 230-a, a memory 215, a communication module 220-a, a power module 225, and the like. The device electronics may also include one or more sensors. Example sensors may include one or more temperature sensors 240, a PPG sensor assembly (e.g., PPG system 235), and one or more motion sensors 245.
The sensors may include associated modules (not illustrated) configured to communicate with the respective components/modules of the ring 104, and generate signals associated with the respective sensors. In some aspects, each of the components/modules of the ring 104 may be communicatively coupled to one another via wired or wireless connections. Moreover, the ring 104 may include additional and/or alternative sensors or other components which are configured to collect physiological data from the user, including light sensors (e.g., LEDs), oximeters, and the like.
The ring 104 shown and described with reference to
The housing 205 may include one or more housing 205 components. The housing 205 may include an outer housing 205-b component (e.g., a shell) and an inner housing 205-a component (e.g., a molding). The housing 205 may include additional components (e.g., additional layers) not explicitly illustrated in
The outer housing 205-b may be fabricated from one or more materials. In some implementations, the outer housing 205-b may include a metal, such as titanium, which may provide strength and abrasion resistance at a relatively light weight. The outer housing 205-b may also be fabricated from other materials, such polymers. In some implementations, the outer housing 205-b may be protective as well as decorative.
The inner housing 205-a may be configured to interface with the user's finger. The inner housing 205-a may be formed from a polymer (e.g., a medical grade polymer) or other material. In some implementations, the inner housing 205-a may be transparent. For example, the inner housing 205-a may be transparent to light emitted by the PPG light emitting diodes (LEDs). In some implementations, the inner housing 205-a component may be molded onto the outer housing 205-b. For example, the inner housing 205-a may include a polymer that is molded (e.g., injection molded) to fit into an outer housing 205-b metallic shell.
The ring 104 may include one or more substrates (not illustrated). The device electronics and battery 210 may be included on the one or more substrates. For example, the device electronics and battery 210 may be mounted on one or more substrates. Example substrates may include one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs), such as flexible PCB (e.g., polyimide). In some implementations, the electronics/battery 210 may include surface mounted devices (e.g., surface-mount technology (SMT) devices) on a flexible PCB. In some implementations, the one or more substrates (e.g., one or more flexible PCBs) may include electrical traces that provide electrical communication between device electronics. The electrical traces may also connect the battery 210 to the device electronics.
The device electronics, battery 210, and substrates may be arranged in the ring 104 in a variety of ways. In some implementations, one substrate that includes device electronics may be mounted along the bottom of the ring 104 (e.g., the bottom half), such that the sensors (e.g., PPG system 235, temperature sensors 240, motion sensors 245, and other sensors) interface with the underside of the user's finger. In these implementations, the battery 210 may be included along the top portion of the ring 104 (e.g., on another substrate).
The various components/modules of the ring 104 represent functionality (e.g., circuits and other components) that may be included in the ring 104. Modules may include any discrete and/or integrated electronic circuit components that implement analog and/or digital circuits capable of producing the functions attributed to the modules herein. For example, the modules may include analog circuits (e.g., amplification circuits, filtering circuits, analog/digital conversion circuits, and/or other signal conditioning circuits). The modules may also include digital circuits (e.g., combinational or sequential logic circuits, memory circuits etc.).
The memory 215 (memory module) of the ring 104 may include any volatile, non-volatile, magnetic, or electrical media, such as a random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile RAM (NVRAM), electrically-erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, or any other memory device. The memory 215 may store any of the data described herein. For example, the memory 215 may be configured to store data (e.g., motion data, temperature data, PPG data) collected by the respective sensors and PPG system 235. Furthermore, memory 215 may include instructions that, when executed by one or more processing circuits, cause the modules to perform various functions attributed to the modules herein. The device electronics of the ring 104 described herein are only example device electronics. As such, the types of electronic components used to implement the device electronics may vary based on design considerations.
The functions attributed to the modules of the ring 104 described herein may be embodied as one or more processors, hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof. Depiction of different features as modules is intended to highlight different functional aspects and does not necessarily imply that such modules must be realized by separate hardware/software components. Rather, functionality associated with one or more modules may be performed by separate hardware/software components or integrated within common hardware/software components.
The processing module 230-a of the ring 104 may include one or more processors (e.g., processing units), microcontrollers, digital signal processors, systems on a chip (SOCs), and/or other processing devices. The processing module 230-a communicates with the modules included in the ring 104. For example, the processing module 230-a may transmit/receive data to/from the modules and other components of the ring 104, such as the sensors. As described herein, the modules may be implemented by various circuit components. Accordingly, the modules may also be referred to as circuits (e.g., a communication circuit and power circuit).
The processing module 230-a may communicate with the memory 215. The memory 215 may include computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing module 230-a, cause the processing module 230-a to perform the various functions attributed to the processing module 230-a herein. In some implementations, the processing module 230-a (e.g., a microcontroller) may include additional features associated with other modules, such as communication functionality provided by the communication module 220-a (e.g., an integrated Bluetooth Low Energy transceiver) and/or additional onboard memory 215.
The communication module 220-a may include circuits that provide wireless and/or wired communication with the user device 106 (e.g., communication module 220-b of the user device 106). In some implementations, the communication modules 220-a, 220-b may include wireless communication circuits, such as Bluetooth circuits and/or Wi-Fi circuits. In some implementations, the communication modules 220-a, 220-b can include wired communication circuits, such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) communication circuits. Using the communication module 220-a, the ring 104 and the user device 106 may be configured to communicate with each other. The processing module 230-a of the ring may be configured to transmit/receive data to/from the user device 106 via the communication module 220-a. Example data may include, but is not limited to, motion data, temperature data, pulse waveforms, heart rate data, HRV data, PPG data, and status updates (e.g., charging status, battery charge level, and/or ring 104 configuration settings). The processing module 230-a of the ring may also be configured to receive updates (e.g., software/firmware updates) and data from the user device 106.
The ring 104 may include a battery 210 (e.g., a rechargeable battery 210). An example battery 210 may include a Lithium-Ion or Lithium-Polymer type battery 210, although a variety of battery 210 options are possible. The battery 210 may be wirelessly charged. In some implementations, the ring 104 may include a power source other than the battery 210, such as a capacitor. The power source (e.g., battery 210 or capacitor) may have a curved geometry that matches the curve of the ring 104. In some aspects, a charger or other power source may include additional sensors which may be used to collect data in addition to, or which supplements, data collected by the ring 104 itself. Moreover, a charger or other power source for the ring 104 may function as a user device 106, in which case the charger or other power source for the ring 104 may be configured to receive data from the ring 104, store and/or process data received from the ring 104, and communicate data between the ring 104 and the servers 110.
In some aspects, the ring 104 includes a power module 225 that may control charging of the battery 210. For example, the power module 225 may interface with an external wireless charger that charges the battery 210 when interfaced with the ring 104. The charger may include a datum structure that mates with a ring 104 datum structure to create a specified orientation with the ring 104 during 104 charging. The power module 225 may also regulate voltage(s) of the device electronics, regulate power output to the device electronics, and monitor the state of charge of the battery 210. In some implementations, the battery 210 may include a protection circuit module (PCM) that protects the battery 210 from high current discharge, over voltage during 104 charging, and under voltage during 104 discharge. The power module 225 may also include electro-static discharge (ESD) protection.
The one or more temperature sensors 240 may be electrically coupled to the processing module 230-a. The temperature sensor 240 may be configured to generate a temperature signal (e.g., temperature data) that indicates a temperature read or sensed by the temperature sensor 240. The processing module 230-a may determine a temperature of the user in the location of the temperature sensor 240. For example, in the ring 104, temperature data generated by the temperature sensor 240 may indicate a temperature of a user at the user's finger (e.g., skin temperature). In some implementations, the temperature sensor 240 may contact the user's skin. In other implementations, a portion of the housing 205 (e.g., the inner housing 205-a) may form a barrier (e.g., a thin, thermally conductive barrier) between the temperature sensor 240 and the user's skin. In some implementations, portions of the ring 104 configured to contact the user's finger may have thermally conductive portions and thermally insulative portions. The thermally conductive portions may conduct heat from the user's finger to the temperature sensors 240. The thermally insulative portions may insulate portions of the ring 104 (e.g., the temperature sensor 240) from ambient temperature.
In some implementations, the temperature sensor 240 may generate a digital signal (e.g., temperature data) that the processing module 230-a may use to determine the temperature. As another example, in cases where the temperature sensor 240 includes a passive sensor, the processing module 230-a (or a temperature sensor 240 module) may measure a current/voltage generated by the temperature sensor 240 and determine the temperature based on the measured current/voltage. Example temperature sensors 240 may include a thermistor, such as a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor, or other types of sensors including resistors, transistors, diodes, and/or other electrical/electronic components.
The processing module 230-a may sample the user's temperature over time. For example, the processing module 230-a may sample the user's temperature according to a sampling rate. An example sampling rate may include one sample per second, although the processing module 230-a may be configured to sample the temperature signal at other sampling rates that are higher or lower than one sample per second. In some implementations, the processing module 230-a may sample the user's temperature continuously throughout the day and night. Sampling at a sufficient rate (e.g., one sample per second) throughout the day may provide sufficient temperature data for analysis described herein.
The processing module 230-a may store the sampled temperature data in memory 215. In some implementations, the processing module 230-a may process the sampled temperature data. For example, the processing module 230-a may determine average temperature values over a period of time. In one example, the processing module 230-a may determine an average temperature value each minute by summing all temperature values collected over the minute and dividing by the number of samples over the minute. In a specific example where the temperature is sampled at one sample per second, the average temperature may be a sum of all sampled temperatures for one minute divided by sixty seconds. The memory 215 may store the average temperature values over time. In some implementations, the memory 215 may store average temperatures (e.g., one per minute) instead of sampled temperatures in order to conserve memory 215.
The sampling rate, which may be stored in memory 215, may be configurable. In some implementations, the sampling rate may be the same throughout the day and night. In other implementations, the sampling rate may be changed throughout the day/night. In some implementations, the ring 104 may filter/reject temperature readings, such as large spikes in temperature that are not indicative of physiological changes (e.g., a temperature spike from a hot shower). In some implementations, the ring 104 may filter/reject temperature readings that may not be reliable due to other factors, such as excessive motion during 104 exercise (e.g., as indicated by a motion sensor 245).
The ring 104 (e.g., communication module) may transmit the sampled and/or average temperature data to the user device 106 for storage and/or further processing. The user device 106 may transfer the sampled and/or average temperature data to the server 110 for storage and/or further processing.
Although the ring 104 is illustrated as including a single temperature sensor 240, the ring 104 may include multiple temperature sensors 240 in one or more locations, such as arranged along the inner housing 205-a near the user's finger. In some implementations, the temperature sensors 240 may be stand-alone temperature sensors 240. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more temperature sensors 240 may be included with other components (e.g., packaged with other components), such as with the accelerometer and/or processor.
The processing module 230-a may acquire and process data from multiple temperature sensors 240 in a similar manner described with respect to a single temperature sensor 240. For example, the processing module 230 may individually sample, average, and store temperature data from each of the multiple temperature sensors 240. In other examples, the processing module 230-a may sample the sensors at different rates and average/store different values for the different sensors. In some implementations, the processing module 230-a may be configured to determine a single temperature based on the average of two or more temperatures determined by two or more temperature sensors 240 in different locations on the finger.
The temperature sensors 240 on the ring 104 may acquire distal temperatures at the user's finger (e.g., any finger). For example, one or more temperature sensors 240 on the ring 104 may acquire a user's temperature from the underside of a finger or at a different location on the finger. In some implementations, the ring 104 may continuously acquire distal temperature (e.g., at a sampling rate). Although distal temperature measured by a ring 104 at the finger is described herein, other devices may measure temperature at the same/different locations. In some cases, the distal temperature measured at a user's finger may differ from the temperature measured at a user's wrist or other external body location. Additionally, the distal temperature measured at a user's finger (e.g., a “shell” temperature) may differ from the user's core temperature. As such, the ring 104 may provide a useful temperature signal that may not be acquired at other internal/external locations of the body. In some cases, continuous temperature measurement at the finger may capture temperature fluctuations (e.g., small or large fluctuations) that may not be evident in core temperature. For example, continuous temperature measurement at the finger may capture minute-to-minute or hour-to-hour temperature fluctuations that provide additional insight that may not be provided by other temperature measurements elsewhere in the body.
The ring 104 may include a PPG system 235. The PPG system 235 may include one or more optical transmitters that transmit light. The PPG system 235 may also include one or more optical receivers that receive light transmitted by the one or more optical transmitters. An optical receiver may generate a signal (hereinafter “PPG” signal) that indicates an amount of light received by the optical receiver. The optical transmitters may illuminate a region of the user's finger. The PPG signal generated by the PPG system 235 may indicate the perfusion of blood in the illuminated region. For example, the PPG signal may indicate blood volume changes in the illuminated region caused by a user's pulse pressure. The processing module 230-a may sample the PPG signal and determine a user's pulse waveform based on the PPG signal. The processing module 230-a may determine a variety of physiological parameters based on the user's pulse waveform, such as a user's respiratory rate, heart rate, HRV, oxygen saturation, and other circulatory parameters.
In some implementations, the PPG system 235 may be configured as a reflective PPG system 235 in which the optical receiver(s) receive transmitted light that is reflected through the region of the user's finger. In some implementations, the PPG system 235 may be configured as a transmissive PPG system 235 in which the optical transmitter(s) and optical receiver(s) are arranged opposite to one another, such that light is transmitted directly through a portion of the user's finger to the optical receiver(s).
The number and ratio of transmitters and receivers included in the PPG system 235 may vary. Example optical transmitters may include light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The optical transmitters may transmit light in the infrared spectrum and/or other spectrums. Example optical receivers may include, but are not limited to, photosensors, phototransistors, and photodiodes. The optical receivers may be configured to generate PPG signals in response to the wavelengths received from the optical transmitters. The location of the transmitters and receivers may vary. Additionally, a single device may include reflective and/or transmissive PPG systems 235.
The PPG system 235 illustrated in
The processing module 230-a may control one or both of the optical transmitters to transmit light while sampling the PPG signal generated by the optical receiver. In some implementations, the processing module 230-a may cause the optical transmitter with the stronger received signal to transmit light while sampling the PPG signal generated by the optical receiver. For example, the selected optical transmitter may continuously emit light while the PPG signal is sampled at a sampling rate (e.g., 250 Hz).
Sampling the PPG signal generated by the PPG system 235 may result in a pulse waveform, which may be referred to as a “PPG.” The pulse waveform may indicate blood pressure vs time for multiple cardiac cycles. The pulse waveform may include peaks that indicate cardiac cycles. Additionally, the pulse waveform may include respiratory induced variations that may be used to determine respiration rate. The processing module 230-a may store the pulse waveform in memory 215 in some implementations. The processing module 230-a may process the pulse waveform as it is generated and/or from memory 215 to determine user physiological parameters described herein.
The processing module 230-a may determine the user's heart rate based on the pulse waveform. For example, the processing module 230-a may determine heart rate (e.g., in beats per minute) based on the time between peaks in the pulse waveform. The time between peaks may be referred to as an interbeat interval (IBI). The processing module 230-a may store the determined heart rate values and IBI values in memory 215.
The processing module 230-a may determine HRV over time. For example, the processing module 230-a may determine HRV based on the variation in the IBls. The processing module 230-a may store the HRV values over time in the memory 215. Moreover, the processing module 230-a may determine the user's respiratory rate over time. For example, the processing module 230-a may determine respiratory rate based on frequency modulation, amplitude modulation, or baseline modulation of the user's IBI values over a period of time. Respiratory rate may be calculated in breaths per minute or as another breathing rate (e.g., breaths per 30 seconds). The processing module 230-a may store user respiratory rate values over time in the memory 215.
The ring 104 may include one or more motion sensors 245, such as one or more accelerometers (e.g., 6-D accelerometers) and/or one or more gyroscopes (gyros). The motion sensors 245 may generate motion signals that indicate motion of the sensors. For example, the ring 104 may include one or more accelerometers that generate acceleration signals that indicate acceleration of the accelerometers. As another example, the ring 104 may include one or more gyro sensors that generate gyro signals that indicate angular motion (e.g., angular velocity) and/or changes in orientation. The motion sensors 245 may be included in one or more sensor packages. An example accelerometer/gyro sensor is a Bosch BM1160 inertial micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor that may measure angular rates and accelerations in three perpendicular axes.
The processing module 230-a may sample the motion signals at a sampling rate (e.g., 50 Hz) and determine the motion of the ring 104 based on the sampled motion signals. For example, the processing module 230-a may sample acceleration signals to determine acceleration of the ring 104. As another example, the processing module 230-a may sample a gyro signal to determine angular motion. In some implementations, the processing module 230-a may store motion data in memory 215. Motion data may include sampled motion data as well as motion data that is calculated based on the sampled motion signals (e.g., acceleration and angular values).
The ring 104 may store a variety of data described herein. For example, the ring 104 may store temperature data, such as raw sampled temperature data and calculated temperature data (e.g., average temperatures). As another example, the ring 104 may store PPG signal data, such as pulse waveforms and data calculated based on the pulse waveforms (e.g., heart rate values, IBI values, HRV values, and respiratory rate values). The ring 104 may also store motion data, such as sampled motion data that indicates linear and angular motion.
The ring 104, or other computing device, may calculate and store additional values based on the sampled/calculated physiological data. For example, the processing module 230 may calculate and store various metrics, such as sleep metrics (e.g., a Sleep Score), activity metrics, and readiness metrics. In some implementations, additional values/metrics may be referred to as “derived values.” The ring 104, or other computing/wearable device, may calculate a variety of values/metrics with respect to motion. Example derived values for motion data may include, but are not limited to, motion count values, regularity values, intensity values, metabolic equivalence of task values (METs), and orientation values. Motion counts, regularity values, intensity values, and METs may indicate an amount of user motion (e.g., velocity/acceleration) over time. Orientation values may indicate how the ring 104 is oriented on the user's finger and if the ring 104 is worn on the left hand or right hand.
In some implementations, motion counts and regularity values may be determined by counting a number of acceleration peaks within one or more periods of time (e.g., one or more 30 second to 1 minute periods). Intensity values may indicate a number of movements and the associated intensity (e.g., acceleration values) of the movements. The intensity values may be categorized as low, medium, and high, depending on associated threshold acceleration values. METs may be determined based on the intensity of movements during a period of time (e.g., 30 seconds), the regularity/irregularity of the movements, and the number of movements associated with the different intensities.
In some implementations, the processing module 230-a may compress the data stored in memory 215. For example, the processing module 230-a may delete sampled data after making calculations based on the sampled data. As another example, the processing module 230-a may average data over longer periods of time in order to reduce the number of stored values. In a specific example, if average temperatures for a user over one minute are stored in memory 215, the processing module 230-a may calculate average temperatures over a five minute time period for storage, and then subsequently erase the one minute average temperature data. The processing module 230-a may compress data based on a variety of factors, such as the total amount of used/available memory 215 and/or an elapsed time since the ring 104 last transmitted the data to the user device 106.
Although a user's physiological parameters may be measured by sensors included on a ring 104, other devices may measure a user's physiological parameters. For example, although a user's temperature may be measured by a temperature sensor 240 included in a ring 104, other devices may measure a user's temperature. In some examples, other wearable devices (e.g., wrist devices) may include sensors that measure user physiological parameters. Additionally or alternatively, medical devices, such as external medical devices (e.g., wearable medical devices) and/or implantable medical devices, may measure a user's physiological parameters. One or more sensors on any type of computing device may be used to implement the techniques described herein.
The physiological measurements may be taken continuously throughout the day and/or night. In some implementations, the physiological measurements may be taken during 104 portions of the day and/or portions of the night. In some implementations, the physiological measurements may be taken in response to determining that the user is in a specific state, such as an active state, resting state, and/or a sleeping state. For example, the ring 104 can make physiological measurements in a resting/sleep state in order to acquire cleaner physiological signals. In one example, the ring 104 or other device/system may detect when a user is resting and/or sleeping and acquire physiological parameters (e.g., temperature) for that detected state. The devices/systems may use the resting/sleep physiological data and/or other data when the user is in other states in order to implement the techniques of the present disclosure.
In some implementations, as described previously herein, the ring 104 may be configured to collect, store, and/or process data, and may transfer any of the data described herein to the user device 106 for storage and/or processing. In some aspects, the user device 106 includes a wearable application 250, an operating system (OS), a web browser application (e.g., web browser 280), one or more additional applications, and a GUI 275. The user device 106 may further include other modules and components, including sensors, audio devices, haptic feedback devices, and the like. The wearable application 250 may include an example of an application (e.g., “app”) which may be installed on the user device 106. The wearable application 250 may be configured to acquire data from the ring 104, store the acquired data, and process the acquired data as described herein. For example, the wearable application 250 may include a user interface (UI) module 255, an acquisition module 260, a processing module 230-b, a communication module 220-b, and a storage module (e.g., database 265) configured to store application data.
The various data processing operations described herein may be performed by the ring 104, the user device 106, the servers 110, or any combination thereof. For example, in some cases, data collected by the ring 104 may be pre-processed and transmitted to the user device 106. In this example, the user device 106 may perform some data processing operations on the received data, may transmit the data to the servers 110 for data processing, or both. For instance, in some cases, the user device 106 may perform processing operations which involve relatively low processing power and/or operations which involve a relatively low latency, whereas the user device 106 may transmit the data to the servers 110 for processing operations which involve relatively high processing power and/or operations which may allow relatively higher latency.
In some aspects, the ring 104, the user device 106, and the server 110 of the system 200 may be configured to evaluate sleep patterns for a user. In particular, the respective components of the system 200 may be used to collect data from a user via the ring 104, and generate one or more scores (e.g., Sleep Score, Readiness Score) for the user based on the collected data. For example, as noted previously herein, the ring 104 of the system 200 may be worn by a user to collect data from the user, including temperature, heart rate, HRV, and the like. Data collected by the ring 104 may be used to determine when the user is asleep in order to evaluate the user's sleep for a given “sleep day.” In some aspects, scores may be calculated for the user for each respective sleep day, such that a first sleep day is associated with a first set of scores, and a second sleep day is associated with a second set of scores. Scores may be calculated for each respective sleep day based on data collected by the ring 104 during the respective sleep day. Scores may include, but are not limited to, Sleep Scores, Readiness Scores, and the like.
In some cases, “sleep days” may align with the traditional calendar days, such that a given sleep day runs from midnight to midnight of the respective calendar day. In other cases, sleep days may be offset relative to calendar days. For example, sleep days may run from 6:00 pm (18:00) of a calendar day until 6:00 pm (18:00) of the subsequent calendar day. In this example, 6:00 pm may serve as a “cut-off time,” where data collected from the user before 6:00 pm is counted for the current sleep day, and data collected from the user after 6:00 pm is counted for the subsequent sleep day. Due to the fact that most individuals sleep the most at night, offsetting sleep days relative to calendar days may enable the system 200 to evaluate sleep patterns for users in such a manner which is consistent with their sleep schedules. In some cases, users may be able to selectively adjust (e.g., via the GUI) a timing of sleep days relative to calendar days so that the sleep days are aligned with the duration of time in which the respective users typically sleep.
In some implementations, each overall score for a user for each respective day (e.g., Sleep Score, Readiness Score) may be determined/calculated based on one or more “contributors,” “factors,” or “contributing factors.” For example, a user's overall Sleep Score may be calculated based on a set of contributors, including: total sleep, efficiency, restfulness, REM sleep, deep sleep, latency, timing, or any combination thereof. The Sleep Score may include any quantity of contributors. The “total sleep” contributor may refer to the sum of all sleep periods of the sleep day. The “efficiency” contributor may reflect the percentage of time spent asleep compared to time spent awake while in bed, and may be calculated using the efficiency average of long sleep periods (e.g., primary sleep period) of the sleep day, weighted by a duration of each sleep period. The “restfulness” contributor may indicate how restful the user's sleep is, and may be calculated using the average of all sleep periods of the sleep day, weighted by a duration of each period. The restfulness contributor may be based on a “wake up count” (e.g., sum of all the wake-ups (when user wakes up) detected during different sleep periods), excessive movement, and a “got up count” (e.g., sum of all the got-ups (when user gets out of bed) detected during the different sleep periods).
The “REM sleep” contributor may refer to a sum total of REM sleep durations across all sleep periods of the sleep day including REM sleep. Similarly, the “deep sleep” contributor may refer to a sum total of deep sleep durations across all sleep periods of the sleep day including deep sleep. The “latency” contributor may signify how long (e.g., average, median, longest) the user takes to go to sleep, and may be calculated using the average of long sleep periods throughout the sleep day, weighted by a duration of each period and the number of such periods (e.g., consolidation of a given sleep stage or sleep stages may be its own contributor or weight other contributors). Lastly, the “timing” contributor may refer to a relative timing of sleep periods within the sleep day and/or calendar day, and may be calculated using the average of all sleep periods of the sleep day, weighted by a duration of each period.
By way of another example, a user's overall Readiness Score may be calculated based on a set of contributors, including: sleep, sleep balance, heart rate, HRV balance, recovery index, temperature, activity, activity balance, or any combination thereof. The Readiness Score may include any quantity of contributors. The “sleep” contributor may refer to the combined Sleep Score of all sleep periods within the sleep day. The “sleep balance” contributor may refer to a cumulative duration of all sleep periods within the sleep day. In particular, sleep balance may indicate to a user whether the sleep that the user has been getting over some duration of time (e.g., the past two weeks) is in balance with the user's needs. Typically, adults need 7-9 hours of sleep a night to stay healthy, alert, and to perform at their best both mentally and physically. However, it is normal to have an occasional night of bad sleep, so the sleep balance contributor takes into account long-term sleep patterns to determine whether each user's sleep needs are being met. The “resting heart rate” contributor may indicate a lowest heart rate from the longest sleep period of the sleep day (e.g., primary sleep period) and/or the lowest heart rate from naps occurring after the primary sleep period.
Continuing with reference to the “contributors” (e.g., factors, contributing factors) of the Readiness Score, the “HRV balance” contributor may indicate a highest HRV average from the primary sleep period and the naps happening after the primary sleep period. The HRV balance contributor may help users keep track of their recovery status by comparing their HRV trend over a first time period (e.g., two weeks) to an average HRV over some second, longer time period (e.g., three months). The “recovery index” contributor may be calculated based on the longest sleep period. Recovery index measures how long it takes for a user's resting heart rate to stabilize during the night. A sign of a very good recovery is that the user's resting heart rate stabilizes during the first half of the night, at least six hours before the user wakes up, leaving the body time to recover for the next day. The “body temperature” contributor may be calculated based on the longest sleep period (e.g., primary sleep period) or based on a nap happening after the longest sleep period if the user's highest temperature during the nap is at least 0.5° C. higher than the highest temperature during the longest period. In some aspects, the ring may measure a user's body temperature while the user is asleep, and the system 200 may display the user's average temperature relative to the user's baseline temperature. If a user's body temperature is outside of their normal range (e.g., clearly above or below 0.0), the body temperature contributor may be highlighted (e.g., go to a “Pay attention” state) or otherwise generate an alert for the user.
In some aspects, the system 200 may support techniques for content recommendations according to classifier data (also referred to as a tag, a label, an indicator, a marker, or the like) and physiological data. In particular, the system 200 illustrated in
In some implementations, the system 200 may via the GUI 275 of the user device 106 may receive classifier data (e.g., a tag) associated with an activity in which the user engaged. The classifier data (e.g., a tag) may be selected by the user from a subset of classifiers displayed via the GUI 275 or may be manually inputted by the user via the GUI 275. In some examples, the classifier data may include activity information indicating a type of the activity in which the user engaged, timing information indicating a timestamp of the activity in which the user engaged, location information indicating a locality of the activity in which the user engaged, or any combination thereof. In some aspects, physiological data collected by the ring 104 and classifier data received by the user device 106 may be used to select the content (e.g., music, audio book, podcast, video, etc.) for recommending to the user. The selection of the content may be performed by any of the components of the system 200. Upon selecting the content (e.g., music, audio book, podcast, video, etc.) for recommending to the user, the system 200 may cause the GUI 275 of the user device 106 to display the recommended content.
As noted previously herein, the ring 104 of the system 200 may be worn by a user to collect physiological data from the user, including temperature data, heart rate data, sleep data, respiration rate data, and the like. The ring 104 of the system 200 may collect the physiological data from the user based on arterial blood flow. The physiological data may be collected continuously. In some implementations, the physiological data may be collected periodically or aperiodically. In some implementations, the acquisition module 260 may receive the collected physiological data from the ring 104 and forward the physiological data to the processing module 230-b for selecting content for recommending to the user. In some implementations, the UI module 255 may receive the classifier data from the user device 106 and forward the classifier data to the processing module 230-b for selecting content for recommending to the user.
The content may correspond to a respective effectiveness for regulating (e.g., increasing, decreasing, maintaining) the received physiological data of the user. Upon selecting the content for recommending to the user, the system 200 may cause the GUI 275 of the user device 106 to display the selected content for recommending to the user. In some examples, any of the components of the system 200, including the ring 104, the user device 106 associated with the user, or any combination thereof, may assign a rank to the content for recommending to the user based on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. For example, each content (e.g., messages, music, audio book, podcast, video, etc.) may be ranked based on a respective effectiveness for regulating (e.g., increasing, decreasing, maintaining) the physiological data associated with the user. Any of the components of the system 200, including the ring 104, the user device 106 associated with the user, or any combination thereof, may order the content in a list of content provided to the user via the GUI 275 of the user device 106 based on assigning the rank to the content.
In some implementations, any of the components of the system 200, including the ring 104, the user device 106, or any combination thereof, may generate recommendations for the user based on the selected content. In some other implementations, any of the components of the system 200, including the ring 104, the user device 106, or any combination thereof, may generate notifications (e.g., messages) for the user (e.g., via the ring 104, the user device 106, or both) based on the selected content, where the notification may provide health and wellness insights of the user and/or relevant content for recommendation to the user. The content may, for example, be a recommendation to the user to maintain or adjust a readiness score of the user.
Any of the components of the system 200, including the ring 104, the user device 106, or any combination thereof, may cause the GUI 275 of the user device 106 to output content (e.g., insights about physiological data and classifier data). In some implementations, any of the components of the system 200, including the ring 104, the user device 106, or any combination thereof, may cause the GUI 275 of the user device 106 to display content (e.g., insights about physiological data and classifier data) within a time interval after receiving, or detecting, the classifier data associated with an activity in which the user engaged. In some cases, the time interval may be preconfigured or selected by the user from a number of time intervals based on the user's preferences. The system 200 may thereby facilitate improvements to the user's general health and wellness by providing insights and recommended content according to classifier data (e.g., tags) and the user's physiological data.
The application interface 305 may be associated with an application running on a user device 106. In some examples, the application interface 305 may include a set of graphical elements (also referred to as widgets or components) that the application provides so that a user 102 may provide input to, and receive output from, the application via the application interface 305. In some examples, one or more operations associated with the GUI 300 may be performed based on a manipulation of the one or more graphical elements associated with the GUI 300. Examples of graphical elements associated with the GUI 300 may include, but are not limited to, buttons, sliders, drop lists, tabs, text boxes, and the like. The application interface 305 may also include a set of tabs enabling the user 102 to switch between different features of the application. For example, the set of tabs may allow the user 102 to switch between one or more of a “home feature,” a “readiness feature,” a “sleep feature,” or an “activity feature,” in the application running on the user device 106.
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The recommended content 330 may be ranked and/or ordered based on a criterion or criteria. For example, the recommended content 330 may be ranked and/or ordered based on user preferences (e.g., priorities), previous selections by the user, or preferences inferred from groups of users (e.g., a community of users associated with the wearable device and/or application associated with the wearable device). Alternatively, the system may rank and order the recommended content 330 based on a respective score of the content. For example, the recommended content 330 may be ranked and/or ordered based on a relative score of each recommended content 330 for impacting the health and wellness of the user. Different recommended content 330 may have different scores based on having different effectiveness for impacting the health and wellness of the user. As such, some of the recommended content 330 may be provided higher in a list if they have a high relevance to the classifier data compared to other content of the recommended content 330 that has a lower relevance to the classifier data.
Therefore, the GUI 300 may provide personalized insights relevant to physiological data and classifier data (e.g., tags associated with activities in which the user engaged), and their contribution to a respective health score (e.g., the Sleep Score 315) associated with the user. As such, the GUI 300 may be configured to support classifier data (e.g., tags) in insights that may consist of text-based insight messages and recommended content that references classifier data (e.g., tags), the impact it had, and guidance associated with the classifier data (e.g., tags). By providing personalized insights to the user, the user may experience an improvement to the health and wellness of the user (e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate, and the like).
The input module 410 may provide a means for receiving information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to illness detection techniques). Information may be passed on to other components of the device 405. The input module 410 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
The output module 415 may provide a means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 405. For example, the output module 415 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to illness detection techniques). In some examples, the output module 415 may be co-located with the input module 410 in a transceiver module. The output module 415 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
The wearable application 420, the input module 410, the output module 415, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of content recommendations according to tags and physiological data as described herein. For example, the wearable application 420, the input module 410, the output module 415, or various combinations or components thereof may support a method for performing one or more of the functions described herein.
In some examples, the wearable application 420, the input module 410, the output module 415, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in communications management circuitry). The hardware may include a processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some examples, a processor and memory coupled with the processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by executing, by the processor, instructions stored in the memory).
Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the wearable application 420, the input module 410, the output module 415, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code (e.g., as communications management software or firmware) executed by a processor. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the wearable application 420, the input module 410, the output module 415, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure).
In some examples, the wearable application 420 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, monitoring, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the input module 410, the output module 415, or both. For example, the wearable application 420 may receive information from the input module 410, send information to the output module 415, or be integrated in combination with the input module 410, the output module 415, or both to receive information, transmit information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
For example, the wearable application 420 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The wearable application 420 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device (e.g., the device 405) running an application. The wearable application 420 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The wearable application 420 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The wearable application 420 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device (e.g., the device 405) running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
By including or configuring the wearable application 420 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 405 (e.g., a processor controlling or otherwise coupled to the input module 410, the output module 415, the wearable application 420, or a combination thereof) may support techniques for reduced processing and reduced power consumption.
The input module 510 may provide a means for receiving information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to illness detection techniques). Information may be passed on to other components of the device 505. The input module 510 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
The output module 515 may provide a means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 505. For example, the output module 515 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to illness detection techniques). In some examples, the output module 515 may be co-located with the input module 510 in a transceiver module. The output module 515 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
The device 505, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of content recommendations according to tags and physiological data as described herein. For example, the wearable application 520 may include a physiological data component 525, a classifier data component 530, an analysis component 535, a content component 540, an application component 545, or any combination thereof. The wearable application 520 may be an example of aspects of a wearable application 420 as described herein. In some examples, the wearable application 520, or various components thereof, may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, monitoring, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the input module 510, the output module 515, or both. For example, the wearable application 520 may receive information from the input module 510, send information to the output module 515, or be integrated in combination with the input module 510, the output module 515, or both to receive information, transmit information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
The physiological data component 525 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The classifier data component 530 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device (e.g., the device 505) running an application. The analysis component 535 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The content component 540 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The application component 545 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device (e.g., the device 505) running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
The physiological data component 625 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The classifier data component 630 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device running an application. The analysis component 635 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The content component 640 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The application component 645 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
In some examples, the rank component 650 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for assigning a rank to the content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the application component 645 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user further based at least in part on assigning the rank to the content.
In some examples, the order component 660 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for ordering the content in a list of content provided to the user via the GUI of the user device based at least in part on assigning the rank to the content. In some examples, the application component 645 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device running the application to display the selected content for recommending to the user further based at least in part on ordering the content in the list of content provided to the user via the GUI of the user device.
In some examples, the content component 640 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for determining previous content recommended to the user via the GUI of the user device based at least in part on a machine learning model. The machine learning model may be trained to identify the content for regulating the received physiological data based at least in part on the received classifier data. In some examples, the content component 640 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for selecting the content for recommending to the user further based at least in part on determining the previous content recommended to the user.
In some examples, the analysis component 635 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for correlating the classifier data to a set of classifier data associated with a set of users, the content being previously recommended to one or more users of the set of users. In some examples, the content component 640 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for selecting the content for recommending to the user further based at least in part on correlating the classifier data to the set of classifier data associated with the set of users. In some examples, the content is selected based at least in part on a pattern between the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged.
In some examples, the notification component 655 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for generating a notification based at least in part on the selected content. In some examples, the application component 645 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for outputting the generated notification in an application running on the user device and via the GUI of the user device. In some examples, the application component 645 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device running the application to display the content within a duration after receiving the classifier data.
In some examples, the content is selected based at least in part on a score associated with the content. In some examples, each respective content of a set of content is scored based at least in part on a respective effectiveness associated with each respective content for regulating a value of the received physiological data. In some examples, the physiological data comprises heart rate data associated with the user, respiratory rate data associated with the user, sleep data associated with the user, activity data associated with the user, temperature data associated with the user, or any combination thereof.
In some examples, the classifier data comprises activity information indicating a type of the activity in which the user engaged, timing information indicating a timestamp of the activity in which the user engaged, location information indicating a locality of the activity in which the user engaged, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the content comprises multimedia content including audio content, video content, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the content comprises a recommendation to the user to maintain or adjust a readiness score of the user. In some examples, the wearable device comprises a ring device.
The communication module 710 may manage input and output signals for the device 705 via the antenna 715. The communication module 710 may include an example of the communication module 220-b of the user device 106 shown and described in
In some cases, the device 705 may include a single antenna 715. However, in some other cases, the device 705 may have more than one antenna 715, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. The communication module 710 may communicate bi-directionally, via the one or more antennas 715, wired, or wireless links as described herein. For example, the communication module 710 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The communication module 710 may also include a modem to modulate the packets, to provide the modulated packets to one or more antennas 715 for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the one or more antennas 715.
The user interface component 725 may manage data storage and processing in a database 730. In some cases, a user may interact with the user interface component 725. In other cases, the user interface component 725 may operate automatically without user interaction. The database 730 may be an example of a single database, a distributed database, multiple distributed databases, a data store, a data lake, or an emergency backup database.
The memory 735 may include RAM and ROM. The memory 735 may store computer-readable, computer-executable software including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor 740 to perform various functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 735 may contain, among other things, a BIOS which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.
The processor 740 may include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 740 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In other cases, a memory controller may be integrated into the processor 740. The processor 740 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory 735 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting a method and system for sleep staging algorithms).
For example, the wearable application 720 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The wearable application 720 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device (e.g., the device 705) running an application (e.g., the wearable application 720). The wearable application 720 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The wearable application 720 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The wearable application 720 may be configured as or otherwise support a means for causing the GUI of the user device (e.g., the device 705) running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
By including or configuring the wearable application 720 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 705 may support techniques for improved user experience related to reduced processing and longer battery life.
The wearable application 720 may include an application (e.g., “app”), program, software, or other component which is configured to facilitate communications with a ring 104, server 110, other user devices 106, and the like. For example, the wearable application 720 may include an application executable on a user device 106 which is configured to receive data (e.g., physiological data) from a ring 104, perform processing operations on the received data, transmit and receive data with the servers 110, and cause presentation of data to a user 102.
At 805, the method may include receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The operations of 805 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 805 may be performed by a physiological data component 625 as described with reference to
At 810, the method may include receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device running an application. The operations of 810 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 810 may be performed by a classifier data component 630 as described with reference to
At 815, the method may include correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The operations of 815 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 815 may be performed by an analysis component 635 as described with reference to
At 820, the method may include selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The operations of 820 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 820 may be performed by a content component 640 as described with reference to
At 825, the method may include causing a GUI of a user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data. The operations of 825 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 825 may be performed by an application component 645 as described with reference to
At 905, the method may include receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The operations of 905 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 905 may be performed by a physiological data component 625 as described with reference to
At 910, the method may include receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device running an application. The operations of 910 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 910 may be performed by a classifier data component 630 as described with reference to
At 915, the method may include correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The operations of 915 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 915 may be performed by an analysis component 635 as described with reference to
At 920, the method may include selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The operations of 920 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 920 may be performed by a content component 640 as described with reference to
At 925, the method may include assigning a rank to the content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The operations of 925 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 925 may be performed by a rank component 650 as described with reference to
At 930, the method may include causing a GUI of a user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on assigning the rank to the content. The operations of 930 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 930 may be performed by an application component 645 as described with reference to
At 1005, the method may include receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device. The operations of 1005 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1005 may be performed by a physiological data component 625 as described with reference to
At 1010, the method may include receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged. In some examples, the classifier data is provided by the user via a GUI of a user device running an application. The operations of 1010 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1010 may be performed by a classifier data component 630 as described with reference to
At 1015, the method may include correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The operations of 1015 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1015 may be performed by an analysis component 635 as described with reference to
At 1020, the method may include selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data. The operations of 1020 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1020 may be performed by a content component 640 as described with reference to
At 1025, the method may include assigning a rank to the content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged. The operations of 1025 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1025 may be performed by a rank component 650 as described with reference to
At 1030, the method may include ordering the content in a list of content provided to the user via a GUI of a user device based at least in part on assigning the rank to the content. The operations of 1030 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1030 may be performed by an order component 660 as described with reference to
At 1035, the method may include causing the GUI of the user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on ordering the content in the list of content provided to the user via the GUI of the user device. The operations of 1035 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1035 may be performed by an application component 645 as described with reference to
It should be noted that the methods described above describe possible implementations, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Furthermore, aspects from two or more of the methods may be combined.
The following provides an overview of the present disclosure:
A method is described. The method may include receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device, receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged, correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data, and causing the GUI of the user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
An apparatus is described. The apparatus may include a processor, memory coupled with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device, receive classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged, correlate the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, select content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data, and cause the GUI of the user device to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
Another apparatus is described. The apparatus may include means for receiving physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device, means for receiving classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged, means for correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, means for selecting content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data, and means for causing the GUI of the user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to receive physiological data associated with a user from a wearable device, receive classifier data indicating an activity in which the user engaged, correlate the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, select content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged, wherein the content corresponds to a respective effectiveness for regulating the received physiological data, and cause the GUI of the user device to display the selected content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, wherein the classifier data is provided by the user via the GUI of the user device running the application
Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for assigning a rank to the content for recommending to the user based at least in part on correlating the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged and wherein causing the GUI of the user device running an application to display the selected content for recommending to the user may be further based at least in part on assigning the rank to the content.
Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for ordering the content in a list of content provided to the user via the GUI of the user device based at least in part on assigning the rank to the content and wherein causing the GUI of the user device running the application to display the selected content for recommending to the user may be further based at least in part on ordering the content in the list of content provided to the user via the GUI of the user device.
Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for determining previous content recommended to the user via the GUI of the user device based at least in part on a machine learning model, the machine learning model may be trained to identify the content for regulating the received physiological data based at least in part on the received classifier data and wherein selecting the content for recommending to the user may be further based at least in part on determining the previous content recommended to the user.
Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for correlating the classifier data to a set of classifier data associated with a set of users, the content being previously recommended to one or more users of the set of users and wherein selecting the content for recommending to the user may be further based at least in part on correlating the classifier data to the set of classifier data associated with the set of users.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the content may be selected based at least in part on a pattern between the received physiological data and the received classifier data associated with the activity in which the user engaged.
Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for generating a notification based at least in part on the selected content and outputting the generated notification in an application running on the user device and via the GUI of the user device.
Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for causing the GUI of the user device running the application to display the content within a duration after receiving the classifier data.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the content may be selected based at least in part on a score associated with the content.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, each respective content of a set of content may be scored based at least in part on a respective effectiveness associated with each respective content for regulating a value of the received physiological data.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the physiological data comprises heart rate data associated with the user, respiratory rate data associated with the user, sleep data associated with the user, activity data associated with the user, temperature data associated with the user, or any combination thereof.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the classifier data comprises activity information indicating a type of the activity in which the user engaged, timing information indicating a timestamp of the activity in which the user engaged, location information indicating a locality of the activity in which the user engaged, or any combination thereof.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the content comprises multimedia content including audio content, video content, or any combination thereof.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the content comprises a recommendation to the user to maintain or adjust a readiness score of the user.
In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the wearable device comprises a ring device.
The description set forth herein, in connection with the appended drawings, describes example configurations and does not represent all the examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “exemplary” used herein means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration,” and not “preferred” or “advantageous over other examples.” The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.
In the appended figures, similar components or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If just the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
Information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.
The various illustrative blocks and modules described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration).
The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described above can be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations. Also, as used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items (for example, a list of items prefaced by a phrase such as “at least one of” or “one or more of”) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (e.g., A and B and C). Also, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an exemplary step that is described as “based on condition A” may be based on both a condition A and a condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manner as the phrase “based at least in part on.”
Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A non-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, non-transitory computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.
The description herein is provided to enable a person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but is to be accorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
The present application for patent claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/295,929 by Still et al., entitled “CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS ACCORDING TO TAGS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA,” filed Jan. 2, 2022, assigned to the assignee hereof and expressly incorporated by reference herein.
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