Wearable Appliance
What is disclosed is a wearable appliance that includes a housing adapted to fit in an ear of a user, an optical transmitter disposed in the housing, an optical receiver disposed in the housing, a wireless network communication device disposed in the housing, an accelerometer disposed in the housing, a microphone disposed in the housing, and a speaker disposed in the housing.
1 . A wearable appliance, comprising:
a housing adapted to fit in an ear of a user;
an optical transmitter disposed in the housing;
an optical receiver disposed in the housing;
a wireless network communication device disposed in the housing;
an accelerometer disposed in the housing;
a microphone disposed in the housing; and
a speaker disposed in the housing.
2 . The wearable appliance of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network communication device is a Bluetooth® transceiver.
3 . The wearable appliance of claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature sensor.
4 . The wearable appliance of claim 1 , further comprising:
a physiological sensor.
5 . The wearable appliance of claim 1 , further comprising:
a processor disposed in the housing.
6 . The wearable appliance of claim 1 , further comprising:
a push-button disposed on the housing.
7 . The wearable appliance of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network communication device is adapted to communicate with a cellular phone.