GUIDING CHARGING FEATURES FOR WEARABLE RING DEVICE

1 . A system, comprising:

a wearable ring device comprising one or more of indentation features, an inductive charging component, and one or more physiological sensors configured to measure physiological data from a user by the wearable ring device; and

a charger base configured to receive the wearable ring device, wherein the charger base comprises:

one or more of protruded alignment features configured to align with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device to orient the wearable ring device in a single radial orientation relative to the charger base when the wearable ring device is positioned onto the charger base; and

an inductive charging component of the charger base configured to charge the wearable ring device through inductive coupling with the inductive charging component of the wearable ring device when the wearable ring device is positioned onto the charger base and the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base align with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable ring device is configured to at least partially surround the charger base when the wearable ring device is positioned onto the charger base and the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base align with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base are configured to prevent the charger base from receiving the wearable ring device when the wearable ring device is oriented in a subset of radial orientations excluding the single radial orientation.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base are positioned along an outer circumferential surface of the charger base.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein a first protruded alignment feature of the one or more of protruded alignment features is positioned at a first location on the outer circumferential surface of the charger base and a second protruded alignment feature of the one or more of protruded alignment features is positioned at a second location on the outer circumferential surface of the charger base.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device are positioned along an inner circumferential surface of the wearable ring device.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein a first indentation feature of the one or more of indentation features is positioned at a first location on the inner circumferential surface of the wearable ring device and a second indentation feature of the one or more of indentation features is positioned at a second location on the inner circumferential surface of the wearable ring device.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features are sized to fit within the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device to secure the wearable ring device onto the charger base.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base comprise a tapered portion configured to receive the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device and guide the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base to fit within the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device comprise a semi-spherical indentation and the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base comprise a ball-shaped protrusion configured to engage with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device when the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base align with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features comprise one or more springs configured to exert a force that pushes the one or more of protruded alignment features against the one or more of indentations features to secure the wearable ring device onto the charger base.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the inductive charging component of the wearable ring device is positioned on at least one of the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device and

the inductive charging component of the charger base is positioned on at least one of the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base.

13 . A charging device, comprising:

a charger base configured to receive a wearable ring device;

one or more of protruded alignment features configured to align with one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device to orient the wearable ring device in a single radial orientation relative to the base when the wearable ring device is positioned onto the base; and

an inductive charging component of the base configured to charge the wearable ring device through inductive coupling with an inductive charging component of the wearable ring device when the wearable ring device is positioned onto the base and the one or more of protruded alignment features of the base align with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device, wherein the single radial orientation is configured to position the inductive charging component of the wearable ring device against the inductive charging component of the base.

14 . The charging device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base are configured to prevent the charger base from receiving the wearable ring device when the wearable ring device is oriented in a subset of radial orientations excluding the single radial orientation.

15 . The charging device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base are positioned along an outer circumferential surface of the charger base.

16 . The charging device of claim 15 , wherein a first protruded alignment feature of the one or more of protruded alignment features is positioned at a first location on the outer circumferential surface of the charger base and a second protruded alignment feature of the one or more of protruded alignment features is positioned at a second location on the outer circumferential surface of the charger base.

17 . The charging device of claim 13 , wherein a height of the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base is less than a height of the charger base.

18 . The charging device of claim 13 , wherein a height of the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base is equal to a height of the charger base.

19 . The charging device of claim 13 , wherein the charger base further comprises:

an indicator light configured to illuminate when the wearable ring device is positioned onto the charger base and the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base align with the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring.

20 . The charging device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more of protruded alignment features comprise one or more springs configured to exert a force that pushes the one or more of protruded alignment features against the one or more of indentations features to secure the wearable ring device onto the charger base.

21 . A wearable ring device, comprising:

one or more physiological sensors configured to measure physiological data from a user by the wearable ring device;

a battery disposed within the wearable ring device and electrically coupled with the one or more physiological sensors;

an inductive charging component disposed within the wearable ring device and electrically coupled with the battery, the inductive charging component configured to inductively couple with an inductive charging component of a charger base; and

one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device configured to receive one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base to orient the wearable ring device in a single radial orientation relative to the charger base so that the one or more of indentation features of wearable ring device align with the one or more of protruded alignment features of the charger base, wherein the single radial orientation is configured to position the wearable ring device in a charging position that facilitates current flow between the inductive charging component of the wearable ring device and the inductive charging component of the charger base.

22 . The wearable ring device of claim 21 , wherein the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device are positioned along an inner circumferential surface of the wearable ring device.

23 . The wearable ring device of claim 22 , wherein a first indentation feature of the one or more of indentation features is positioned at a first location on the inner circumferential surface of the wearable ring device and a second indentation feature of the one or more of indentation features is positioned at a second location on the inner circumferential surface of the wearable ring device.

24 . The wearable ring device of claim 21 , wherein the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device extend a width of the wearable ring device.

25 . The wearable ring device of claim 21 , wherein the one or more of indentation features of the wearable ring device extend less than a width of the wearable ring device.