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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Robert G. Messerschmidt, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher D. Brown, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Messerschmidt, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher D. Brown, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avolonte Health LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 19/3406 (2013.01); G09G 3/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for obtaining a physiological measurement associated with a user using a portable device is disclosed herein. Information displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the portable device specifies the contact area(s) on the portable device for a user to touch. One or more areas on the portable device and/or a detachable device connected to the portable device comprise conductive areas for measuring the resistance or impedance of the user's body between those conductive areas.