Method and System to Notify Female Fertility Period

a technology of a fertility period and a system, applied in the field of methods and systems for determining a fertility period, can solve the problems of many discouraged, methods prove annoying, and it is difficult to start a pregnancy, and achieve the effect of improving the reliability of the method

Active Publication Date: 2018-01-18
WITHINGS SAS
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The system provides a reliable, user-friendly method for determining fertile periods by analyzing heart rate data during sleep, enhancing simplicity and non-invasiveness, and accurately notifying users of their fertility window.

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There is a need to try to predict and / or notify the fertile periods of a female subject, because in some cases nowadays it may be difficult to start a pregnancy.
However, practically, these methods prove to be annoying and discourage many.
The menstrual cycle and ovulation dates are estimated by comparing the day temperature value with a monthly average reference value and / or by drafting timing charts, which often upsets the user.

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[0041]In the figures, the same references denote identical or similar elements.

[0042]As illustrated on FIGS. 1 and 2, one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, shown a watch-like device 1.

[0043]Advantageously, the watch-like device 1 may be worn at the wrist 90, via a wrist strap 5. Said wrist strap 5 may have a front window 51 through which user can view the display of the watch-like device and a back window 52 that will be discussed later.

[0044]The watch-like device can be a conventional wrist watch, an activity monitor otherwise called activity tracker, a smart watch, or the like.

[0045]The watch-like device 1 comprises a control unit 2 otherwise called processing unit 2 or CPU.

[0046]According to the exemplified embodiment illustrated at FIG. 3, a non-invasive heart sensor 4 is placed in contact with a portion of the skin 91 of the individual, behind a protective glass 14.

[0047]Alternatively, as shown at FIG. 2, the non-invasive heart sensor 4 can be placed opposite to t...

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A method for determining a fertility period for a female human individual (FU), carried out in a device comprising a controller, a non-invasive heart sensor placed in contact or opposite to a portion of the skin of the individual, during the sleep of the individual, the heart sensor being configured to sense heart pulses of the individual and the controller being configured to determine the heart rate, the method comprising the following steps: / a / collecting, at the sensor, heart pulses signals of the individual; / b / extracting therefrom, at the controller, current heart rate during a night; / c / calculating a minimal sleep heart rate denoted MSHR(i), over the night; / d / comparing MSHR(i) with values of MSHR(k) recorded previously, and / or comparing MSHR(i) with a long term average of the minimal sleep heart rate values denoted LTHR; / e / deducing therefrom a current ovulation probability index, according to a predefined criteria; / f / if the ovulation probability index is higher than a predefined threshold denoted PTH, notify the individual with a fertility time window.

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]The present invention relates to methods and systems for determining a fertility period for a female human individual (FU).BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]There is a need to try to predict and / or notify the fertile periods of a female subject, because in some cases nowadays it may be difficult to start a pregnancy.[0003]Many methods to predict fertile periods have been proposed, in which the female subject has to take particular measurement(s) at particular moment(s), at wakeup or during the day. However, practically, these methods prove to be annoying and discourage many.[0004]Some have proposed to determine female menstrual cycles by measuring precisely every morning at wakeup a body core temperature of a subject. The menstrual cycle and ovulation dates are estimated by comparing the day temperature value with a monthly average reference value and / or by drafting timing charts, which often upsets the user.[0005]Therefore, there remains a need to propo...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B10/00A61B5/11A61B5/024A61B5/00A61B5/0205
CPCA61B10/0012A61B5/681A61B5/0205A61B5/02416A61B5/743A61B5/0002A61B5/1118A61B5/02438A61B2010/0019A61B2010/0029A61B2562/0271A61B5/024A61B5/6892A61B5/01A61B5/1123A61B5/4325A61B5/4343A61B5/4809A61B2562/0219
InventorBUARD, NADINEYANG, RUIYIBESNARD, MARCHUTCHINGS, CEDRIC
OwnerWITHINGS SAS