Microsoft files new patent for health tracking device

       Microsoft has canceled its Microsoft Band fitness bracelet project and ended support for fitness apps and services, but a new patent application suggests that Microsoft has not completely given up on the design.

　　IT Home learned that Microsoft obtained a new patent related to health tracking in June this year. This new patent was applied for in November 2019 and published by WIPO in June 2020. The patent shows a fitness tracking device that looks similar to the Microsoft Band. It is worth noting that the patent also reveals a new sensing technology that can collect relevant data of the body by shining light on the surface of the skin to track the user's health information, including blood pressure and heart rate.

　　Microsoft said that this health tracking device also has a built-in photodetector to receive the light emitted by the device to the surface of the skin. The device supports temperature regulation/processing and can detect the user's heart rate value, stroke volume and other data.

　　Microsoft believes that health tracking devices will be very useful for ordinary consumers who may not check their blood pressure or heart rate frequently. However, the patent application does not mean that Microsoft will launch a new health bracelet, but it means that Microsoft is still considering developing fitness tracking devices.