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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul D. Mannheimer, Los Altos, CA (US);

Albert E. Cerussi, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0223 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract

Estimation of a characteristic of a user's physiological signals can be improved using one or more calibration relationships that may be dependent on a characteristic of the optical sensor. For example, different calibration relationships can be used that are dependent on a spatial characteristic and/or that are dependent on a wavelength characteristic of the light emitting component(s) of the respective emitter of a channel. In some examples, a unique calibration relationship can be used for each channel. In some examples, a common calibration relationship can be used for multiple channels with shared distance and/or wavelength characteristics. Utilizing distance-dependent and/or wavelength-dependent calibration relationships can improve robustness of pulse oximetry measurements.


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