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 having an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface, wherein at least a portion of the inner curved surface is configured to at least partially contact a tissue of a user;
a curved battery positioned within the housing;
a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact disposed at least partially within the housing; and
one or more processors disposed at least partially within the housing, the one or more processors configured to:
cause the first electrical contact to generate an electrical current; and
perform one or more electrical measurements associated with the user based at least in part on the electrical current received via the second electrical contact via an electrical pathway formed between the first electrical contact, the tissue of the user, and the second electrical contact.
2 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, or both, are electrically isolated from the housing.
3 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:
an inner housing having at least a portion of the inner curved surface, wherein the inner housing comprises one or more electrically conductive materials, and wherein the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact comprises the inner housing; and
an outer housing defining at least a portion of the outer curved surface, wherein the outer housing comprises a conductive pad, and wherein the other of the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact comprises the conductive pad.
4 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 3 , wherein the inner housing is electrically isolated from the outer housing.
5 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
authenticate an identity of the user based at least in part on comparing the one or more electrical measurements to an electrocardiogram (ECG) profile associated with the user.
6 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
perform one or more actions based at least in part on authenticating the user, wherein the one or more actions comprise transmitting biometric data collected by the finger-worn wearable ring device to an additional device, generate one or more signals configured to allow the user to access to a vehicle or door, generate one or more signals to complete a two-factor authentication procedure, or any combination thereof.
7 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the electrical current is transmitted into the tissue of a first hand of the user, and wherein the electrical current is received via additional tissue of a second hand of the user, wherein the one or more electrical measurements comprise electrical measurements across a heart of the user.
8 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements.
9 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise measurements of P-U waveforms of the electrical current received via the second electrical contact.
10 . The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device has 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 the curved battery is positioned within a curved portion of the housing having a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 3 mm, the thickness of the curved portion of the housing measured between the outer curved surface and the inner curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device.
11 . A method, comprising:
generating an electrical current using a first electrical contact of a finger-worn wearable ring device, the first electrical contact electrically coupled with a curved battery disposed within a housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device;
receiving the electrical current using a second electrical contact of the finger-worn wearable ring device via an electrical pathway formed between the first electrical contact, a tissue of a user, and the second electrical contact; and
performing, using one or more processors of the finger-worn wearable ring device, a user device communicatively coupled with the finger-worn wearable ring device, or both, one or more electrical measurements associated with the user based at least in part on the electrical current received via the second electrical contact.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, or both, are electrically isolated from the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device comprises:
an inner housing having an inner curved surface that is configured to at least partially contact the tissue of the user, wherein the inner housing comprises one or more electrically conductive materials, and wherein the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact comprises the inner housing; and
an outer housing having an outer curved surface, wherein the outer housing comprises a conductive pad, and wherein the other of the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact comprises the conductive pad.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the inner housing is electrically isolated from the outer housing.
15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
authenticating an identity of the user based at least in part on comparing the one or more electrical measurements to an electrocardiogram (ECG) profile associated with the user.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
performing, using the one or more processors, one or more actions based at least in part on authenticating the user, wherein the one or more actions comprise transmitting biometric data collected by the finger-worn wearable ring device to the user device, generating one or more signals configured to allow the user to access to a vehicle or door, generating one or more signals to complete a two-factor authentication procedure, or any combination thereof.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the electrical current is transmitted into the tissue of a first hand of the user, and wherein the electrical current is received via additional tissue of a second hand of the user, wherein the one or more electrical measurements comprise electrical measurements across a heart of the user.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise measurements of P-U waveforms of the electrical current received via the second electrical contact.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device has 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 the curved battery is positioned within a curved portion of the housing having a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 3 mm, the thickness of the curved portion of the housing measured between an outer curved surface and an inner curved surface of the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device.