Enhanced Health and Vital Signs Monitoring Ring with Integrated Display
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
An advanced health monitoring ring with integrated display, featuring haptic feedback, machine learning-based health risk prediction, biocompatible materials, and comprehensive health profiling, providing users with enhanced vital signs monitoring and personalized health insights.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent, 'Health and vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display and making of same', had limitations in providing users with timely alerts, predicting potential health risks, and ensuring a safe and hygienic wearable experience. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing a haptic feedback module, machine learning algorithms, biocompatible materials, and a mobile application for comprehensive health profiling.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The enhanced health monitoring ring features a haptic feedback module that provides tactile alerts to users when vital signs exceed predetermined thresholds, ensuring timely interventions. The ring incorporates a machine learning algorithm that analyzes historical vital signs data to predict potential health risks, enabling users to take proactive measures. The ring housing is constructed from biocompatible, antimicrobial materials, reducing the risk of infection. A mobile application tracks and analyzes vital signs data over time, providing a comprehensive health profile and personalized health recommendations.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce novel features, including haptic feedback, machine learning-based health risk prediction, biocompatible materials, and comprehensive health profiling, which are non-obvious and significant improvements over the original patent.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include variations in the type of sensors used, the design of the ring housing, or the integration of additional features, such as GPS or voice assistant capabilities. The concept could also be adapted for use in other wearable devices, such as smartwatches or fitness trackers.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The enhanced health monitoring ring has significant commercial potential in the healthcare and wearable technology industries, particularly in the areas of preventive medicine, remote patient monitoring, and personalized health and wellness.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A61 | A61B5/6826 |
| A | A61 | A61B5/01 |
| A | A61 | A61B5/0245 |
| A | A61 | A61B5/1455 |
| A | A61 | A61B2562/0215 |
| A | A61 | A61B2562/0219 |
| A | A61 | A61B2562/0271 |
| A | A61 | A61B2562/166 |
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Medical electronics and wearable health monitoring devices, specifically focusing on physiological parameter tracking using integrated sensor technologies in compact form factors like rings. Requires expertise in biomedical engineering, electronic sensor design, signal processing, and human-computer interaction
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A biomedical engineer or electrical engineer with advanced degree, 3-5 years experience in wearable medical device design, familiar with biosensor technologies, signal processing algorithms, and miniaturized electronic integration techniques
Obviousness Rationale
A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the published technical disclosure represents predictable variations and incremental improvements to the source patent's core health monitoring ring technology. The additional features like haptic feedback, machine learning risk prediction, and biocompatible materials are logical extensions of existing wearable health monitoring design principles. These variations represent standard design choices that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner seeking to enhance user experience and device functionality.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,342 |
|---|---|
| Title | Health and vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display and making of same |
| Assignee(s) | JABIL INC. |