Wearable to monitor exposure to uv radiation

Abstract

A wearable or attachable device comprising a sensor configured to provide user-specific burn rate times providing an indication to the user when they are exposing themselves to harmful levels of radiation.

1 . A wearable device to monitor radiation exposure of a wearer of the wearable device, the wearable device comprising:
 a band operable to wrap around a limb of the wearer;   a plurality of sensors disposed on the band, the sensor configured to generate an output based on radiation detected at the sensors;   an output device configured to provide an alert to the wearer based on output from the sensor;   a memory configured to store one or more wearer characteristics; and,   a processor configured to execute instructions that cause the processor to:
 store, in the memory, information indicative of the radiation detected at the sensors over time; 
 determine a total exposure of the wearer to radiation based on monitoring the output from the sensors; 
 determine, based on the one or more wearer characteristics, whether the total exposure has reached a threshold amount of exposure to radiation; and, 
 cause the output device to provide the alert to the wearer in response to determining that the total exposure has reached the threshold amount of exposure to radiation. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wearable device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wearer characteristics include a burn rate time for the wearer, the burn rate time being a time the wearer is able to be exposed to radiation without taking mitigating actions. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable device of  claim 1 , further comprising a 6 axis motion sensor in a single die comprising an accelerometer, gyroscope and a magnetometer. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable device of  claim 1 , further comprising a 9 axis motion sensor in a single die comprising an accelerometer, gyroscope and a magnetometer. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable device of  claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data with a mobile computing device wherein the mobile computing device is configured to: store data received from the wearable device; and, facilitate presenting the data received from the wearable device to a medical service provider. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable device of  claim 5 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises: a processor; and, a memory storing machine-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform one or more operations, the operations comprising:
 facilitate selection and/or entry of a skin type by the wearer; facilitate selection and/or entry of a protection factor by the wearer; and, determine the threshold amount of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for the wearer.   
     
     
         7 . The wearable device as in  claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise: transmitting, from the mobile computing device to the wearable device, the threshold amount of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for the wearer for storing in the memory of the wearable device as a user characteristic. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable device as in  claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, at the mobile computing device from the wearable, data indicative of the ultraviolet radiation detected at the sensor of the wearable device over time. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable device as in  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise: determining, at the mobile computing device, an amount of Vitamin D received by the wearer, the determining based on the received data from the wearable device over time. 
     
     
         10 . A wearable device to monitor radiation exposure of a wearer, the wearable device comprising:
 a plurality of sensors configured to generate an output based on radiation detected at the sensors;   a gesture control system configured to measure physiological aspects of the wearer, the gesture control system comprising a skin sensor disposed in or on the wearable device and configured to determine the wearer's body temperature and/or oxygen levels;   an output device configured to provide an alert to the wearer based on output from the sensor;   a memory configured to store one or more wearer characteristics; and,   a processor configured to execute instructions that cause the processor to:
 store, in the memory, information indicative of the radiation detected at the sensors over time; 
 determine a total exposure of the wearer to radiation based on monitoring the output from the sensors; 
 determine, based on the one or more wearer characteristics, whether the total exposure has reached a threshold amount of exposure to radiation; 
   determine, based on the wearer's body temperature and/or oxygen levels, whether the wearer has reached a threshold temperature and/or a threshold oxygen level; and,   cause the output device to provide the alert to the wearer in response to determining that the threshold temperature and/or the threshold oxygen level and/or threshold amount of exposure to radiation.   
     
     
         11 . The wearable device of  claim 10 , wherein the threshold temperature is a rise in body temperature of the wear using the skin sensor, and wherein the alert being based on threshold amount of exposure to radiation, threshold temperature and the threshold oxygen is indicative of a heat stroke. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable device of  claim 10 , further comprising: a heart rate monitor. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable device of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine, based on a rise in the wearer's heart rate detected by the heart rate monitor of the wearable device, whether the wearer has reached a heart rate threshold; and,   cause the output device to provide the alert to the wearer in response to determining that the heart rate threshold and/or threshold amount of exposure to radiation has been reached.   
     
     
         14 . The wearable device of  claim 10 , wherein the alert is indicative of a heat stroke. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 receiving, through a graphical user interface, an indication of one or more wearer characteristics of a wearer of a wearable device;   calibrating a sensor of the wearable device, the sensor configured to measure ultraviolet radiation;   monitoring, using the calibrated sensor of the wearable device, an amount of ultraviolet radiation that the wearer of the wearable device is exposed to; and,   alerting the wearer of the wearable device in response to the wearer being exposed to a threshold amount of ultraviolet radiation, the threshold amount of ultraviolet radiation based on the one or more wearer characteristics.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more wearer characteristics comprise an indication of a skin type of the wearer of a wearable device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the wearable device comprises a hear rate monitor, the method further comprising:
 determining, based on a rise in the wearer's heart rate, whether the wearer has reached a heart rate threshold; and,   alerting the wearer in response to determining that the heart rate threshold has been reached, wherein the alerting is indicative of a heat stroke.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the wearable device comprises a skin sensor and/or a skin galvanic sensing unit, the method further comprising:
 determining, based on the wearer's body temperature and/or oxygen levels, whether the wearer has reached a threshold temperature and/or a threshold oxygen level; and,   alerting the wearer in response to determining that the threshold temperature and/or the threshold oxygen level has been reached, wherein the alerting is indicative of a heat stroke.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein calibrating the sensor comprises:
 obtaining an indication of an amount of ultraviolet radiation incident at a location of a mobile computing device, the indication based on weather at the location of the mobile computing device, a distance between the Earth and the Sun, and/or an angle of the Earth-axis with respect to the Sun;   determining a calibration amount for the sensor of the wearable device based on an obtained indication of the amount of ultraviolet radiation incident at the location of the mobile computing device.