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`Steven Francis LeBoeuf
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation application of U.S. Patent
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`Application Serial No. 13/715,247, filed December 14, 2012, which is a
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`continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/691,388, filed
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`January 21, 2010, now U.S. Patent No. 8,700,111, which claims the benefit of
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`and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/208,567 filed
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`02/25/2009, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/208,574 filed 02/25/2009,
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`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/212,444 filed 4/13/2009, and U.S.
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`Provisional Patent Application No. 61/274,191 filed 8/14/2009, the disclosures of
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`The present invention relates generally to headsets and, more
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`particularly, to headset earbuds.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`There is growing market demand for personal health and
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`environmental monitors, for example, for gauging overall health and metabolism
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`during exercise, athletic training, dieting, daily life activities, sickness, and
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`physical therapy. However, traditional health monitors and environmental
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`monitors may be bulky, rigid, and uncomfortable- generally not suitable for use
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`during daily physical activity. There is also growing interest in generating and
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`comparing health and environmental exposure statistics of the general public
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`and particular demographic groups. For example, collective statistics may enable
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`the healthcare industry and medical community to direct healthcare resources to
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`where they are most highly valued. However, methods of collecting these
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`statistics may be expensive and laborious, often utilizing human-based
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`recording/analysis steps at multiple sites.
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`As such, improved ways of collecting, storing and analyzing
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`physiological information are needed. In addition, improved ways of seamlessly
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`extracting physiological information from a person during everyday life activities,
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`especially during high activity levels, may be important for enhancing fitness
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`training and healthcare quality, promoting and facilitating prevention, and
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`reducing healthcare costs.
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`SUMMARY
`It should be appreciated that this Summary is provided to introduce
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`a selection of concepts in a simplified form, the concepts being further described
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`below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key
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`features or essential features of this disclosure, nor is it intended to limit the
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`scope of the invention.
`According to some embodiments of the present invention, a
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`headset configured to be attached to the ear of a person includes a base, an
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`earbud housing extending outwardly from the base that is configured to be
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`positioned within an ear of a subject, and a cover surrounding the earbud
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`housing. The base includes a speaker, an optical emitter, and an optical
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`detector. The cover includes light transmissive material that is in optical
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`communication with the optical emitter and the optical detector and serves as a
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`light guide to deliver light from the optical emitter into the ear canal of the subject
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`wearing the headset at one or more predetermined locations and to collect light
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`external to the earbud housing and deliver the collected light to the optical
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`detector. The optical emitter, via the light-guiding cover, directs optical energy
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`towards a particular region of ear and the optical detector detects secondary
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`optical energy emanating from the ear region. In some embodiments, the optical
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`detector may include an optical filter configured to pass secondary optical energy
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`at selective wavelengths. In some embodiments, the light transmissive material
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`of the cover may be configured, for example via the use of cladding and/or light
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`reflective material, such that the cover serves as a light guide that is coupled in
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`parallel to the optical emitter and detector. In some embodiments, the light
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`transmissive material of the cover may be configured, for example via the use of
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`cladding and/or light reflective material, such that the cover serves as a light
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`guide that is coupled perpendicular to the optical emitter and detector.
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`In some embodiments, the headset may include various electronic
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`components secured to the base. For example, the headset may include one or
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`5 more environmental sensors configured to detect and/or measure environmental
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`conditions in a vicinity of the headset. The headset may include a signal
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`processor configured to receive and process signals produced by the optical
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`detector. For example, in some embodiments, a signal processor may be
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`configured to extract secondary optical energy and remove optical noise or
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`environmental noise. The headset may include a signal processor configured to
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`receive and process signals produced by the one or more environmental
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`sensors. In addition, the headset may include a transmitter configured to transmit
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`signals processed by the signal processor to a remote device in real time.
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`Headsets according to embodiments of the present invention may utilize, for
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`example, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, Zig Bee, or other wireless transmitters.
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`In some embodiments, a housing is secured to and overlies the
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`base so as to enclose and protect the speaker, optical emitter and optical
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`detector, as well as other electronic components secured to the base (e.g.,
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`sensors, processor, transmitter etc.).
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`The earbud housing is in acoustical communication with the
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`speaker and has at least one aperture through which sound from the speaker
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`can pass. The light-guiding cover surrounding the earbud housing also includes
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`at least one aperture through which sound from the speaker can pass. The cover
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`may be formed from a soft, resilient material, such as silicone which deforms
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`includes an alignment member that facilitates alignment of the earbud housing
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`within an ear canal of a subject.
`Light directed into the ear of a subject from a light emitter and the
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`subsequent collection of light at a light detector, according to embodiments of
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`the present invention, may be utilized for detecting and/or measuring, among
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`other things, body temperature, skin temperature, blood gas levels, muscle
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`tension, heart rate, blood flow, cardiopulmonary functions, etc.
`In some embodiments of the present invention, the light-guiding
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`cover may include a lens that is in optical communication with the optical emitter
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`and/or optical detector. The lens may be configured to focus light emitted by the
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`optical emitter and/or to focus collected light toward the optical detector. In some
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`embodiments, multiple lenses may be incorporated into a light-guiding cover.
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`In some embodiments, the light-guiding cover may include a light
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`diffusion region in optical communication with the light transmissive material that
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`diffuses light emitted by the optical detector.
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`In some embodiments, the light-guiding cover may include a
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`luminescence-generating region, such as a phosphor-containing region, that is in
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`optical communication with the light transmissive material. The luminescence-
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`generating region may be embedded within the light-guiding cover and/or on a
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`surface of the light-guiding cover. The luminescence-generating region is
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`configured to receive light emitted by the optical emitter and convert at least a
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`portion of the received light to light having a different wavelength from that of the
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`received light.
`In some embodiments, the light-guiding cover includes one or more
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`grooves formed therein. Each groove is configured to direct external light to the
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`optical detector.
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`guiding cover is configured to direct light from the optical emitter to a plurality of
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`locations at an outer surface of the cover for delivery into an ear canal of a
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`subject.
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`In some embodiments, the light transmissive material of the light(cid:173)
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`guiding cover is a translucent material or includes translucent material in
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`selected locations.
`In some embodiments, a light reflective material is on at least a
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`portion of one or both of the inner and outer surfaces of the light-guiding cover.
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`guiding earbud for a headset includes light transmissive material that is in optical
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`communication with an optical emitter and optical detector associated with the
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`headset. The light transmissive material is configured to deliver light from the
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`optical emitter into the ear canal of a subject at one or more predetermined
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`locations and to collect light external to the earbud housing and deliver the
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`collected light to the optical detector. In some embodiments, the light emitter and
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`light detector may be integral with the earbud. For example, in some
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`embodiments, a flexible optical emitter is incorporated within the earbud and is in
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`optical communication with the light transmissive material.
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`In some embodiments, an earbud includes at least one lens in
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`optical communication with the light transmissive material. Each lens may be
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`configured to focus light from the optical emitter onto one or more predetermined
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`locations in the ear of a subject and/or to focus collected external light onto the
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`optical detector
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`In some embodiments of the present invention, an earbud may
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`excitation of the luminescent material by an optical emitter.
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`In some embodiments of the present invention, an earbud may
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`integrate a sensor module containing a plurality of sensor elements for
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`measuring