US-20260123720-A1 - FUNCTIONAL COVER FOR RING WEARABLE

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for a functional cover are described. A removable cover (e.g., a functional cover) for a wearable ring device (e.g., a ring wearable) may include one or more electrical components positioned at least partially within the removable cover. The removable cover may further include a first electrical component exposed to an external surface of the removable cover, the first electrical component configured to contact (e.g., physical and electrically contact) a second electrical component of the wearable ring device, such as when the removable cover is in a mounted state on the wearable ring device. The first electrical component may be further configured to transfer electrical current, data, or both, between the one or more electrical components of the removable cover and one or more additional electrical components of the wearable ring device.

Inventors

• Jose Julio Doval
• Avi Halpern
• Gary Watts
• Jonathan Watson
• Kirt Alan Winter
• Teemu Juhani Haverinen

Assignees

• OURA HEALTH OY

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20251111

Claims (20)

1. 1 . (canceled)
2. 2 . A removable cover for a wearable device, comprising: a housing configured to at least partially surround the wearable device when the housing is in a mounted state on the wearable device, wherein both the housing and the wearable device at least partially surround an appendage of a user while the wearable device is worn on the appendage of the user with the housing in the mounted state; a first locking component configured to engage a second locking component of the wearable device to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in the mounted state; one or more electrical components positioned at least partially within the housing; and a first interface component disposed on or within an external surface of the housing, the first interface component comprising an electrical contact component, an inductive component, or both, the first interface component configured to wirelessly communicate with a second interface component of the wearable device when the housing is in the mounted state on the wearable device, wherein the first interface component is further configured to transfer electrical current, data, or both, between the one or more electrical components of the housing and one or more additional electrical components of the wearable device.
3. 3 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first locking component is configured to engage with the second locking component to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in a defined orientation that enables the first interface component to physically and electrically contact the second interface component.
4. 4 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first locking component comprises a tab that extends from the external surface of the housing, and wherein the second locking component comprises a channel, wherein the tab is configured to slide into the channel to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in the mounted state.
5. 5 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first locking component comprises a detent or hole, and wherein the second locking component comprises a button that extends from an external surface of the wearable device, wherein the detent or hole is configured to receive the button to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in the mounted state.
6. 6 . The removable cover of claim 2 , further comprising: a wireless communication component that is communicatively coupled with the one or more electrical components of the removable cover, wherein the wireless communication component is configured to: receive data acquired by the one or more electrical components of the removable cover, the one or more additional electrical components of the wearable device, or both; and transmit the data to a user device associated with the wearable device.
7. 7 . The removable cover of claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication component is further configured to: receive a signal from the user device; and communicate an electrical current to the wearable device via the first interface component based at least in part on receiving the signal.
8. 8 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first interface component is positioned on an inner curved surface of the housing.
9. 9 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the one or more electrical components of the removable cover comprise a battery, and the first interface component is configured to transfer electrical current from the battery to the one or more additional electrical components of the wearable device.
10. 10 . The removable cover of claim 9 , further comprising: a charging component electrically coupled with the battery, wherein the charging component is configured to receive an electrical current from a power source to charge the battery.
11. 11 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the one or more electrical components of the removable cover comprise one or more sensors configured to acquire data, and the first interface component is configured to transfer data acquired by the one or more electrical components to the one or more additional electrical components of the wearable device.
12. 12 . The removable cover of claim 11 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an air quality sensor, an accelerometer, or any combination thereof.
13. 13 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first interface component is configured to transfer an electrical current from the one or more additional electrical components of the wearable device to the one or more electrical components of the removable cover to enable the one or more electrical components to perform one or more operations.
14. 14 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first interface component comprises a through-hole component, a niobium terminal connector, an elastomeric connector, or any combination thereof.
15. 15 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the wearable device comprises a wearable ring device, and wherein the housing comprises a ring-shaped housing.
16. 16 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first interface component and the second interface component comprise electrical contact components, the first interface component configured to wirelessly communicate with the second interface component via physical and electrical contact.
17. 17 . The removable cover of claim 2 , wherein the first interface component and the second interface component comprise inductive communication components, the first interface component configured to wirelessly communicate with the second interface component based at least in part on being placed within a threshold distance of the second interface component.
18. 18 . A wearable device system, comprising: a wearable device configured to be worn on an appendage of a user, comprising: one or more sensors positioned at least partially within the wearable device, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to acquire physiological data associated with the user; a first locking component; and a first interface component disposed on or within an external surface of the wearable device, the first interface component comprising a first electrical contact component, a first inductive component, or both; and a removable cover configured to engage the wearable device, the removable cover comprising: a housing configured to at least partially surround the wearable device when the removable cover is in a mounted state on the wearable device, wherein both the housing and the wearable device at least partially surround the appendage of the user while the wearable device is worn on the appendage of the user with the removable cover in the mounted state; a second locking component configured to engage the first locking component of the wearable device to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in the mounted state; one or more electrical components positioned at least partially within the housing; and a second interface component disposed on or within an external surface of the housing, the second interface component comprising a second electrical contact component, a second inductive component, or both, the second interface component configured to wirelessly communicate with the first interface component of the wearable device when the housing is in the mounted state on the wearable device, wherein the second interface component is further configured to transfer electrical current, data, or both, between the one or more electrical components of the removable cover and one or more sensors of the wearable device.
19. 19 . The wearable device system of claim 18 , wherein the second locking component is configured to engage with the first locking component to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in a defined orientation that enables the first interface component to physically and electrically contact the second interface component.
20. 20 . The wearable device system of claim 18 , wherein the second locking component comprises a tab that extends from the external surface of the housing, and wherein the first locking component comprises a channel, wherein the tab is configured to slide into the channel to secure the removable cover to the wearable device in the mounted state.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE The present Application for Patent is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/855,083 by Doval et al., entitled “FUNCTIONAL COVER FOR RING WEARABLE,” filed Jun. 30, 2022, which is assigned to the assignee hereof, and is expressly incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY The following relates to wearable devices and data processing, including functional covers for ring wearables. BACKGROUND Some wearable devices may be configured to collect data from users, including temperature data, heart rate data, and the like. Wearable devices may be configured to provide information to the user based on the collected data. In some cases, a manufacturer of the wearable device update the wearable device, such as by adding additional functionality to the wearable device through software updates. However, in cases where additional functionality requires new and/or additional electrical components, users may be forced to upgrade to new models of the wearable device, which may be costly, inconvenient, and wasteful. As such, conventional techniques for updating functionality to a wearable device may be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a system that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a system that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a wearable device diagram that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a wearable device diagram that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a wearable device diagram that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a locking mechanism that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a locking mechanism that supports functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 illustrates examples of wearable device diagrams that support functional covers for ring wearables in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Some wearable devices may be configured to collect data from users associated with movement and other activities. For example, some wearable devices may be configured to acquire physiological data associated with a user including temperature data, heart rate data, and the like (e.g., data collection performed continuously, periodically, aperiodically). In some cases, a housing of a wearable device may store components that include device electronics, a power source (e.g., a battery), and electrical circuitry to interconnect the device electronics, the power source, or both. The device electronics may include one or more sensors configured to acquire physiological data from a user. The power source may store energy, and the electrical circuitry may distribute the stored energy to the device electronics, including the one or more sensors. In some cases, the components of the wearable device may be anchored or otherwise attached to the wearable device such that one or more of the components are nondetachable or difficult to remove without causing damage to the wearable device. For instance, in some cases, the power source of the wearable device may be nondetachable by a user of the wearable device, meaning that the power source is not able to be removed without specialized tools, or without risking damage to the wearable device. In such cases, a user may be unable to swap the power source with a fully charged power source when the energy stored by the power source is depleted, for example. Instead, the user may remove the wearable device from being worn on their body to charge the wearable device such that the wearable device may be unable to acquire physiological data from the user while charging. Additionally, a battery module of an electronic device is frequently the module in a device that declines in performance most quickly (e.g., the battery module has a lower lifespan than most other modules of a device). Therefore, when a battery module fails or begins to a fail, a user may be forced to upgrade to a newer module of the wearable device even though the previous wearable device otherwise operated as intended. Similar situations may arise due to other module failures within the wearable device. Moreover, as manufacturers continue to develop wearable devices, new features may be enabled. Some new features enabled by wearable devices may be implemented in software updates that do not require physical changes to the electrical components of the wearable device. However, other feature u