Wearable computing device
A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.
1. A finger-worn wearable ring device, comprising:
a housing comprising an external housing and an internal potting, the external housing and the internal potting having an outer curved surface and an inner curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device, respectively;
a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within the housing;
a curved battery positioned within a curved portion of the housing;
a plurality of sensors configured to acquire data from a user to monitor at least one of physical activity, sleep, or health of the user, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise:
one or more light-emitting components configured to emit light through the internal potting into a tissue of the user;
one or more light-receiving components configured to receive the light transmitted by the one or more light-emitting components through the internal potting; and
a galvanic sensor disposed at least partially within the housing, the galvanic sensor configured to contact the tissue of the user to perform skin response measurements of the tissue;
one or more processors configured to process the data acquired by the plurality of sensors, the data based at least in part on the light received by the one or more light-receiving components and the skin response measurements performed by the galvanic sensor; and
a communication module communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, the communication module configured to transmit the data to a user device.
2. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the skin response measurements are based at least in part on sweat of the user.
3. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
measure a nervousness of the user based at least in part on the skin response measurements.
4. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
determine an activity level associated with the user based at least in part on the light received by the one or more light-receiving components, motion data received via a motion sensor of the finger-worn wearable ring device, temperature data received via a temperature sensor of the finger-worn wearable ring device, or any combination thereof; and
determine a sampling rate for the galvanic sensor based at least in part on the activity level, wherein the skin response measurements are performed based at least in part on the sampling rate.
5. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more light-emitting components are configured to emit the light associated with two or more wavelengths, wherein the two or more wavelengths include a first wavelength associated with infrared light and a second wavelength associated with visible light, and wherein the one or more light-receiving components configured to receive the light associated with the two or more wavelengths.
6. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more light-emitting components are further configured to emit the light associated with a third wavelength that is different from the first wavelength and the second wavelength.
7. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 ,
wherein the external housing comprises one or more metallic materials, and wherein at least a portion of the internal potting comprises a transparent material.
8. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the curved battery extends through at least a first portion of the housing, wherein the printed circuit board extends through at least a second portion of the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device that is different from the first portion, wherein the first portion of the housing is non-overlapping with the second portion.
9. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an interior width between 12 mm and 24 mm and an exterior width between 18 mm and 30 mm for at least a portion of the finger-worn wearable ring device, and wherein curved portion of the housing comprises a thickness between 1.5 and 3 mm.
10. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the internal potting is configured to encapsulate at least the printed circuit board, the one or more light-emitting components, the one or more light-emitting components, and the galvanic sensor within an internal space of the housing.
11. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the internal potting comprises a substantially transparent material.
12. A wearable computing device, comprising:
a housing having an external surface and an interior surface of the wearable computing device, wherein at least a portion of the interior surface is configured to contact a tissue of a user;
a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within the housing;
a plurality of sensors configured to acquire data from a user to monitor at least one of physical activity, sleep, or health of the user, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise:
one or more light-emitting components configured to emit light through the interior surface into a tissue of the user;
one or more light-receiving components configured to receive the light transmitted by the one or more light-emitting components through the tissue of the user; and
a galvanic sensor disposed at least partially within the housing, the galvanic sensor configured to contact the tissue of the user to perform skin response measurements of the tissue;
one or more processors configured to process the data acquired by the plurality of sensors, the data based at least in part on the light received by the one or more light-receiving components and the skin response measurements performed by the galvanic sensor; and
a communication module communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, the communication module configured to transmit the data to a user device.
13. The wearable computing device of claim 12 , wherein skin response measurements are based at least in part on sweat of the user.
14. The wearable computing device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
measure a nervousness of the user based at least in part on the skin response measurements.
15. The wearable computing device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
determine an activity level associated with the user based at least in part on the light received by the one or more light-receiving components, motion data received via a motion sensor of the wearable computing device, temperature data received via a temperature sensor of the wearable computing device, or any combination thereof; and
determine a sampling rate for the galvanic sensor based at least in part on the activity level, wherein the skin response measurements are performed based at least in part on the sampling rate.
16. The wearable computing device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more light-emitting components are configured to emit the light associated with two or more wavelengths, wherein the two or more wavelengths include a first wavelength associated with infrared light and a second wavelength associated with visible light, and wherein the one or more light-receiving components configured to receive the light associated with the two or more wavelengths.
17. The wearable computing device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more light-emitting components are further configured to emit the light associated with a third wavelength that is different from the first wavelength and the second wavelength.
18. The wearable computing device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a battery positioned at least partially within the housing, the battery coupled with the one or more light-emitting components, the one or more light-receiving components, the galvanic sensor, the one or more processors, the communication module, or any combination thereof.
19. The wearable computing device of claim 18 , wherein the wearable computing device comprises a wrist-worn wearable computing device.
20. A finger-worn wearable ring device, comprising:
a housing having an interior width between 12 mm and 24 mm and an exterior width between 18 mm and 30 mm for at least a portion of the finger-worn wearable ring device, the housing comprising:
an external housing having an external curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device; and
an internal housing formed of one or both of potting material or metallic material, the internal housing having an internal curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device, wherein at least a portion of the internal curved surface is configured to contact a tissue of a user;
a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within the housing;
a curved battery positioned within a curved portion of the housing, the curved portion of the housing comprising a thickness between 1.5 mm and 3 mm, the thickness of the curved portion of the housing measured between the external curved surface and the internal curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device; and
a plurality of sensors configured to acquire data from a user to monitor at least one of physical activity, sleep, or health of the user, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise:
one or more light-emitting components configured to emit light through the internal housing into a tissue of the user;
one or more light-receiving components configured to receive the light transmitted by the one or more light-emitting components through the internal housing; and
a galvanic sensor disposed at least partially within the housing, the galvanic sensor configured to contact the tissue of the user to perform skin response measurements of the tissue.