US20180199887A1 - Electronic device to sense bio-signals - Google Patents

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US20180199887A1 US15/744,373 US201615744373A US2018199887A1 US 20180199887 A1 US20180199887 A1 US 20180199887A1 US 201615744373 A US201615744373 A US 201615744373A US 2018199887 A1 US2018199887 A1 US 2018199887A1
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  • This disclosure relates in general to the field of electronic devices, and more particularly, to a device to sense bio-signals.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7A is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a plan view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7B is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a plan view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a block diagram view of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9A is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a plan view of a portion of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9B is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a plan view of a portion of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9C is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a plan view of a portion of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9D is a simplified schematic diagram illustrating a plan view of a portion of an embodiment of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example computing system that is arranged in a point-to-point configuration in accordance with an embodiment
  • FIG. 11 is a simplified block diagram associated with an example system on chip (SOC) of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an example processor core, in accordance with an embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of an electronic device 100 that includes one or more bio-sensing areas.
  • Electronic device 100 can include a first housing 102 and a second housing 104 .
  • First housing 102 can include one or more bio-sensing areas 106 a and 106 b , a keyboard 108 , a touchpad 110 , and a bio-signals processing engine 126 .
  • Each bio-sensing area 106 a and 106 b may be a sensing plate, or area than can detect contact and collect bio signals or measurements from a user when in contact with the skin of the user. The collected bio-signals or measurements can be communicated to bio-signals processing engine 126 for analysis.
  • ECG electrocardiogram
  • Bio-sensing areas 106 a and 106 b on electronic device 100 can act as two dry electrodes for a 1-Lead ECG measurement.
  • other types of bio signals like EDA, GSR, bio-impedance, etc. may be collected and analyzed.
  • bio-sensing areas 106 a and 106 b can be configured to pass a small current (e.g., on the order of 1-10 ⁇ A) between themselves and measure the voltage.
  • the current and voltage data can be communicated to bio-signals engine 126 where a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) can be performed.
  • a BIA is a commonly used method for estimating body composition, and in particular body fat.
  • the impedance of cellular tissue can be modeled as a resistor (representing the extracellular path) in parallel with a resistor and capacitor in series (representing the intracellular path). This results in a change in impedance versus the frequency used in the measurement.
  • the bio-sensing area 106 a and 106 b can be used to monitor the health of a user, may be used as identification of a user, such as with or in place of a passcode, may be used for gaming purposes, or almost any other application or process where bio-sensing may be required or used to enhance a user's experience of an electronic device.
  • a typical electronic device form factor has a passive metallic or plastic enclosure body. During use of a typical electronic device, one or more areas of the electronic device are often in contact with the skin of a user. While any portion of the surface form factor of the electronic device can be converted into an active sensing element by embedding a sensing electrode material (e.g., steel) with a standard process like an inset mold, often such a design degrades the aesthetic appeal of the device because the color, finish, and material of the sensing surface is different than the surface form factor of the electronic device.
  • electronic device 100 in FIG. 1 can be configured to enable multiple bio-sensing area (e.g., bio-sensing area 106 a and 106 b ) as an integral part of the form-factor.
  • bio-sensing area to form factors can be achieved without degrading the visual appeal of the form factor and without increasing the thickness of the cover itself.
  • thin sections of material suitable for dry electrode applications such as stainless steel or German silver, can be fixed in pockets created on the form factor.
  • the pockets may be created along the surface topology of the form factor. The depth of these pockets may be uniform or can be varied to accommodate a variety of applications. Many such pockets may be created to house multiple electrodes to maximize skin contact for bio-sensing and conductive plates may be placed on the form factor to maximize skin contact as needed by the bio-sensing areas.
  • the form factor can include electrically non-conductive materials or may be treated with processes such as adonization before the bio-sensing areas are positioned.
  • the material selection for the bio-sensing electrodes can be such that the effective thickness, weight, and strength of the form factor with the bio-sensing areas is not compromised as compared to a traditional passive cover.
  • the design of the bio-sensing areas may be such that the bio-sensing areas blend with the surface of the form factor, the opportunity of skin contact is increased or maximized, and electrical insulation needed between bio-sensing areas is maintained.
  • Bio-sensing areas 106 a and 106 b could be color matched to the rest of the cover using hard coatings created using processes like PVD.
  • the rest of the cover could be made of plastic, aluminum, magnesium, etc.
  • the cover can also be treated with a process such as anodization or paint finish which may also allow for or enhance the isolation between bio-sensing areas 106 a and 106 b.
  • Electronic device can be configured to provide sensing capability (e.g., bio-sensing) integrated on the form-factor with no impact or relatively small impact to the thickness and weight of the form-factor.
  • sensing capability e.g., bio-sensing
  • one or more bio-sensing areas can be dry electrodes fixed in pockets integrated into the form factor in regions where the user's palm typically rests and can be configured to allow for a large skin contact area.
  • the large skin contact area allows for greater probability of opportunistic sensing in addition to intentional sensing.
  • intentional sensing the user can interact with the device with the specific intent of activating bio-sensing.
  • these bio-measurements are made automatically as the user interacts with the device naturally.
  • bio-measurements can be made on the electronic device even as the user is typing on the keyboard. This allows for long term wellness monitoring solutions.
  • bio-sensing areas can be blended with the color, finish and material of the form-factor and can have a pleasing visual appeal.
  • electronic device 100 may include software modules (e.g., bio-signals engine 126 ) to achieve, or to foster, operations as outlined herein.
  • modules may be suitably combined in any appropriate manner, which may be based on particular configuration and/or provisioning needs. In some embodiments, such operations may be carried out by hardware, implemented externally to these elements, or included in some other network device to achieve the intended functionality.
  • the modules can be implemented as software, hardware, firmware, or any suitable combination thereof. These elements may also include software (or reciprocating software) that can coordinate with other network elements in order to achieve the operations, as outlined herein.
  • electronic device 100 may include a processor that can execute software or an algorithm to perform activities as discussed herein.
  • a processor can execute any type of instructions associated with the data to achieve the operations detailed herein.
  • the processors could transform an element or an article (e.g., data) from one state or thing to another state or thing.
  • the activities outlined herein may be implemented with fixed logic or programmable logic (e.g., software/computer instructions executed by a processor) and the elements identified herein could be some type of a programmable processor, programmable digital logic (e.g., a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an EPROM, an EEPROM) or an ASIC that includes digital logic, software, code, electronic instructions, or any suitable combination thereof.
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • FIG. 2 illustrates one example of a first housing 102 a that includes bio-sensing areas 106 c and 106 d .
  • bio-sensing areas 106 c and 106 d are positioned in first housing 102 a where the palm of a user may typically rest.
  • a hairline gap may be visible around the areas and a bezel may be formed around bio-sensing areas 106 c and 106 d .
  • the bezel may be used to provide for an aesthetic pleasing surface.
  • Bio-sensing areas 106 c and 106 d can collect bio-data from a user and communicate the bio-data to bio-signals engine 126 .
  • Bio-signals engine 126 can analyze the bio-data and provide feedback to a user or another device such as a network server, cloud services, network device, hospital monitoring device, etc.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a first housing 102 b that includes bio-sensing areas 106 e and 106 f .
  • bio-sensing areas 106 e and 106 f are positioned in first housing 102 b where the palm of a user may typically rest.
  • Bio-sensing areas 106 e and 106 f can be positioned such that the entire palm rest area or most of the palm rest area can capture bio-signals from the user.
  • bio-sensing areas 106 e and 106 f can extend and wrap around first housing 102 b (e.g., in a shape that has a 3D profile). In the example illustrated in FIG.
  • Bio-sensing areas 106 e and 106 f can collect bio signals from a user and communicate the bio signals to bio-signals engine 126 .
  • Bio-signals engine 126 can analyze the bio signals and provide feedback to a user or another device such as a network server, cloud services, network device, hospital monitoring device, etc.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates one example of a first housing 102 c that houses bio-sensing areas 106 g and 106 h .
  • bio-sensing areas 106 g and 106 h can allow for increased contact area along the edges and more sensing opportunity for long term opportunistic monitoring.
  • any gaps visible around each bio-sensing areas 106 g and 106 h may be located such that the gap is moved away from the palm rest region for improved aesthetics.
  • each bio-sensing area 106 g and 106 h does not create a bezel or the bezel is only slightly visible.
  • Bio-sensing areas 106 g and 106 h can collect bio signals from a user and communicate the bio signals to bio-signals engine 126 .
  • Bio-signals engine 126 can analyze the bio-data and provide feedback to a user or another device such as a network server, cloud services, network device, hospital monitoring device, etc.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates one example of first housing 102 d that includes pockets 128 a and 128 b .
  • pockets 128 a and 128 b can house or accommodate removable bio-sensing pads 130 a and 130 b respectively.
  • Bio-sensing pads 130 a and 130 b can be removably inserted into bio-sensing area pockets 128 a and 128 b .
  • bio-sensing pads 130 a and 130 b are replaceable and can be removed and replaced or even changed with different bio-sensing pads that can detected different bio-signals.
  • bio-sensing pads 130 a and 130 b can be removed and replaced by a user during operation of first housing 102 d and electronic device 100 .
  • Bio-sensing pads 130 a and 130 b can collect bio signals from a user and communicate the bio signals to bio-signals engine 126 .
  • Bio-signals engine 126 can analyze the bio-data and provide feedback to a user or another device such as a network server, cloud services, network device, hospital monitoring device, etc.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of first housing 102 that include bio-sensing area 106 .
  • bio-sensing area 106 can be coupled to an outside surface 136 of first housing 102 using a bonding agent 134 .
  • a typical thickness of a form factor surface for an electronic device made of aluminum is about 0.8 mm.
  • a thickness of bio-sensing area 106 may be about 250 microns to about 400 microns thick and a thickness 138 of bio-sensing area 106 , bonding agent 134 , and outside surface 136 can be less than about 1 mm.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B illustrates one example of a hand held electronic device 116 .
  • Hand held electronic device 116 can include a display 120 , bio-signals engine 126 , and bio-sensing areas 132 a - 132 d .
  • Hand held electronic device 116 can include a mobile device, a tablet device (e.g., i-PadTM), PhabletTM, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smartphone, an audio system, a movie player of any type, game controller, a handheld game console, etc. As illustrated in FIG.
  • a tablet device e.g., i-PadTM
  • PhabletTM PhabletTM
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • Bio-sensing areas 132 a - 132 d can collect bio signals from a user and communicate the bio signals to bio-signals engine 126 .
  • Bio-signals engine 126 can analyze the bio signals and provide feedback to a user or another device such as a network server, cloud services, network device, hospital monitoring device, etc.
  • display 120 can be a liquid crystal display (LCD) display screen, a light-emitting diode (LED) display screen, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display screen, a plasma display screen, or any other suitable display screen system.
  • Display may be a touchscreen that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area.
  • hand held electronic device 116 may include a camera, a microphone, speakers, etc.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of hand held electronic device 116 .
  • a backside of hand held electronic device 116 can include bio-sensing areas 118 a - 118 d .
  • the user's fingers may naturally rest or come into contact with bio-sensing areas 118 a and 118 b .
  • the user's fingers may naturally rest or come into contact with bio-sensing areas 118 c and 118 d .
  • the location of bio-sensing areas 118 a - 118 d as illustrated in FIG.
  • Bio-sensing areas 118 a - 118 d can collect bio signals from a user and communicate the bio signals to bio-signals engine 126 .
  • Bio-signals engine 126 can analyze the bio-data from the bio-signals and provide feedback to a user or another device such as a network server, cloud services, network device, hospital monitoring device, etc.
  • FIGS. 9A-9D illustrate examples of an electronic device 200 that includes bio-sensing areas.
  • bio-sensing areas 206 a - 206 h may be a part of the cover itself and not a separate component.
  • a thin film coating of a hard material can be created on the form factor of electronic device 200 by using physical vapor deposition or a similar process. Using such a process, multiple sensing surfaces can be created, even those with complex patterns.
  • FIGS. 8A-8D illustrate only a portion of the patterns that may be created.
  • additional sensing surfaces can be created on each side. Further, the designs can allow for enhanced visual and personalization appeal with new aesthetically pleasing patterns that also serve as bio-sensing area.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a computing system 1000 that is arranged in a point-to-point (PtP) configuration according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 shows a system where processors, memory, and input/output devices are interconnected by a number of point-to-point interfaces.
  • processors, memory, and input/output devices are interconnected by a number of point-to-point interfaces.
  • one or more of the network elements of electronic device 100 may be configured in the same or similar manner as computing system 1000 .
  • system 1000 may include several processors, of which only two, processors 1070 and 1080 , are shown for clarity. While two processors 1070 and 1080 are shown, it is to be understood that an embodiment of system 1000 may also include only one such processor.
  • Processors 1070 and 1080 may each include a set of cores (i.e., processor cores 1074 A and 1074 B and processor cores 1084 A and 1084 B) to execute multiple threads of a program.
  • Each processor 1070 , 1080 may include at least one shared cache 1071 , 1081 .
  • Shared caches 1071 , 1081 may store data (e.g., instructions) that are utilized by one or more components of processors 1070 , 1080 , such as processor cores 1074 and 1084 .
  • Processors 1070 and 1080 may also each include integrated memory controller logic (MC) 1072 and 1082 to communicate with memory elements 1032 and 1034 .
  • Memory elements 1032 and/or 1034 may store various data used by processors 1070 and 1080 .
  • memory controller logic 1072 and 1082 may be discrete logic separate from processors 1070 and 1080 .
  • Processors 1070 and 1080 may be any type of processor, and may exchange data via a point-to-point (PtP) interface 1050 using point-to-point interface circuits 1078 and 1088 , respectively.
  • Processors 1070 and 1080 may each exchange data with a control logic 1090 via individual point-to-point interfaces 1052 and 1054 using point-to-point interface circuits 1076 , 1086 , 1094 , and 1098 .
  • Control logic 1090 may also exchange data with a high-performance graphics circuit 1038 via a high-performance graphics interface 1039 , using an interface circuit 1092 , which could be a PtP interface circuit.
  • any or all of the PtP links illustrated in FIG. 10 could be implemented as a multi-drop bus rather than a PtP link.
  • Control logic 1090 may be in communication with a bus 1020 via an interface circuit 1096 .
  • Bus 1020 may have one or more devices that communicate over it, such as a bus bridge 1018 and I/O devices 1016 .
  • bus bridge 1018 may be in communication with other devices such as a keyboard/mouse 1012 (or other input devices such as a touch screen, trackball, etc.), communication devices 1026 (such as modems, network interface devices, or other types of communication devices that may communicate through a computer network 1060 ), audio I/O devices 1014 , and/or a data storage device 1028 .
  • Data storage device 1028 may store code 1030 , which may be executed by processors 1070 and/or 1080 .
  • any portions of the bus architectures could be implemented with one or more PtP links.
  • the computer system depicted in FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a computing system that may be utilized to implement various embodiments discussed herein. It will be appreciated that various components of the system depicted in FIG. 10 may be combined in a system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture or in any other suitable configuration. For example, embodiments disclosed herein can be incorporated into systems including mobile devices such as smart cellular telephones, tablet computers, personal digital assistants, portable gaming devices, etc. It will be appreciated that these mobile devices may be provided with SoC architectures in at least some embodiments.
  • SoC system-on-a-chip
  • FIG. 11 is a simplified block diagram associated with an example ecosystem SOC 1100 of the present disclosure.
  • At least one example implementation of the present disclosure can include the bio-sensing features discussed herein.
  • the architecture can be part of any type of tablet, smartphone (inclusive of AndroidTM phones, iPhonesTM, iPadTM Google NexusTM, Microsoft SurfaceTM, personal computer, server, video processing components, laptop computer (inclusive of any type of notebook), UltrabookTM system, any type of touch-enabled input device, etc.
  • ecosystem SOC 1100 may include multiple cores 1106 - 1107 , an L2 cache control 1108 , a bus interface unit 1109 , an L2 cache 1110 , a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1115 , an interconnect 1102 , a video codec 1120 , and a liquid crystal display (LCD) I/F 1125 , which may be associated with mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)/high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) links that couple to an LCD.
  • MIPI mobile industry processor interface
  • HDMI high-definition multimedia interface
  • SOC 1100 may also include a subscriber identity module (SIM) I/F 1130 , a boot read-only memory (ROM) 1135 , a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) controller 1140 , a flash controller 1145 , a serial peripheral interface (SPI) master 1150 , a suitable power control 1155 , a dynamic RAM (DRAM) 1160 , and flash 1165 .
  • SIM subscriber identity module
  • ROM read-only memory
  • SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • SPI serial peripheral interface
  • DRAM dynamic RAM
  • flash 1165 flash
  • one or more embodiments include one or more communication capabilities, interfaces, and features such as instances of BluetoothTM 1170 , a 3G modem 1175 , a global positioning system (GPS) 1180 , and an 802.11 Wi-Fi 1185 .
  • the example of FIG. 11 can offer processing capabilities, along with relatively low power consumption to enable computing of various types (e.g., mobile computing, high-end digital home, servers, wireless infrastructure, etc.).
  • such an architecture can enable any number of software applications (e.g., AndroidTM, AdobeTM FlashTM Player, Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE), JavaFX, Linux, Microsoft Windows Embedded, Symbian and Ubuntu, etc.).
  • the core processor may implement an out-of-order superscalar pipeline with a coupled low-latency level-2 cache.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a processor core 1200 according to an embodiment.
  • Processor core 12 may be the core for any type of processor, such as a micro-processor, an embedded processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a network processor, or other device to execute code.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • FIG. 12 a processor may alternatively include more than one of the processor core 1200 illustrated in FIG. 12 .
  • processor core 1200 represents an embodiment of processors cores 1074 a , 1074 b , 1084 a , and 1084 b shown and described with reference to processors 1070 and 1080 of FIG. 10 .
  • Processor core 1200 may be a single-threaded core or, for at least one embodiment, processor core 1200 may be multithreaded in that it may include more than one hardware thread context (or “logical processor”) per core.
  • FIG. 12 also illustrates a memory 1202 coupled to processor core 1200 in accordance with an embodiment.
  • Memory 1202 may be any of a wide variety of memories (including various layers of memory hierarchy) as are known or otherwise available to those of skill in the art.
  • Memory 1202 may include code 1204 , which may be one or more instructions, to be executed by processor core 1200 .
  • Processor core 1200 can follow a program sequence of instructions indicated by code 1204 .
  • Each instruction enters a front-end logic 1206 and is processed by one or more decoders 1208 .
  • the decoder may generate, as its output, a micro operation such as a fixed width micro operation in a predefined format, or may generate other instructions, microinstructions, or control signals that reflect the original code instruction.
  • Front-end logic 1206 also includes register renaming logic 1210 and scheduling logic 1212 , which generally allocate resources and queue the operation corresponding to the instruction for execution.
  • Processor core 1200 can also include execution logic 1214 having a set of execution units 1216 - 1 through 1216 -N. Some embodiments may include a number of execution units dedicated to specific functions or sets of functions. Other embodiments may include only one execution unit or one execution unit that can perform a particular function. Execution logic 1214 performs the operations specified by code instructions.
  • back-end logic 1218 can retire the instructions of code 1204 .
  • processor core 1200 allows out of order execution but requires in order retirement of instructions.
  • Retirement logic 1220 may take a variety of known forms (e.g., re-order buffers or the like). In this manner, processor core 1200 is transformed during execution of code 1204 , at least in terms of the output generated by the decoder, hardware registers and tables utilized by register renaming logic 1210 , and any registers (not shown) modified by execution logic 1214 .
  • a processor may include other elements on a chip with processor core 1200 , at least some of which were shown and described herein with reference to FIG. 10 .
  • a processor may include memory control logic along with processor core 1200 .
  • the processor may include I/O control logic and/or may include I/O control logic integrated with memory control logic.
  • Example A1 is an electronic device including a plurality of bio-sensing areas, where the bio-sensing areas are located in one or more areas of the electronic device where a user typically comes into contact with the electronic device and a bio-signals engine, where the bio-signals engine can analyze bio signals detected by the bio-sensing areas.
  • Example A2 the subject matter of Example A1 can optionally include where the electronic device includes a keyboard portion and the plurality of bio-sensing areas are located on the keyboard portion of the electronic device.
  • Example A3 the subject matter of any one of Examples A1-A2 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas located in an area where a user typically rests their palms.
  • Example A4 the subject matter of any one of Examples A1-A3 can optionally include where the electronic device is a handheld device and the plurality of bio-sensing areas are located in an area where a user typically holds the handheld device.
  • Example A5 the subject matter of any one of Examples A1-A4 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are blended with the form-factor of the electronic device.
  • Example A6 the subject matter of any one of Examples A1-A5 can optionally include where each of the plurality of bio-sensing areas are removably contained in a pocket on the electronic device.
  • Example A7 the subject matter of any one of Example A1-A6 can optionally include where the bio-sensing areas have a thickness of about 250 microns to about 400 microns thick.
  • an electronic device can include a first housing and a second housing, where the first housing includes a display and the second housing includes a keyboard, a plurality of bio-sensing areas, where the bio-sensing areas are located in an area of the electronic device where a user typically comes into contact with the electronic device, and a bio-signals engine, where the bio-signals engine can analyze bio signals detected by the bio-sensing areas.
  • Example AA2 the subject matter of Example AA1 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are located in an area where a user typically rests their palms.
  • Example AA3 the subject matter of any one of Examples AA1-AA2 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are blended with the form-factor of the electronic device.
  • Example AA4 the subject matter of any one of Examples AA1-AA3 can optionally include where each of the plurality of bio-sensing areas are removably contained in a pocket on the form-factor of the electronic device.
  • Example AA5 the subject matter of any one of Examples AA1-AA4 can optionally include where the bio-signals engine can analyze bio signals and perform a bioelectrical impedance analysis.
  • Example AA6 the subject matter of any one of Examples AA1-AA5 can optionally include where the electronic device is a laptop computer.
  • Example M1 is a method including detecting bio-signals using a plurality of bio-sensing areas, where the bio-sensing areas are located in an area of the electronic device where a user typically comes into contact with the electronic device and analyzing the detected bio-signals.
  • Example M2 the subject matter of Example M1 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are located on a keyboard portion of a laptop.
  • Example M3 the subject matter of any one of the Examples M1-M2 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are located in an area where a user typically rests their palms.
  • Example M4 the subject matter of any one of the Examples M1-M3 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are located in an area where a user typically holds a handheld device.
  • Example M5 the subject matter of any one of the Examples M1-M4 can optionally include where the plurality of bio-sensing areas are blended with the form-factor of the electronic device.
  • Example M6 the subject matter of any one of the Examples M1-M5 can optionally include where the bio-signals are analyzed by a bio-signals engine.
  • Example M7 the subject matter of any one of the Examples M1-M7 can optionally include where the bio-signals engine can analyze bio signals and perform a bioelectrical impedance analysis.
  • Example X1 is a machine-readable storage medium including machine-readable instructions to implement a method or realize an apparatus as in any one of the Examples A1-A7, or M1-M7.
  • Example Y1 is an apparatus comprising means for performing of any of the Example methods M1-M7.
  • the subject matter of Example Y1 can optionally include the means for performing the method comprising a processor and a memory.
  • Example Y3 the subject matter of Example Y2 can optionally include the memory comprising machine-readable instructions.

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