Apple's new patent announcement provides menstrual cycle tracking and prediction

CTOnews.com news on December 7, according to the China Patent announcement of the State intellectual property Office (application no.: CN115440393A), according to Apple's application for "menstrual cycle tracking and prediction" patent announcement.

The summary shows that this application involves menstrual cycle tracking and prediction. The invention provides a mechanism for estimating the menstrual cycle and the window period of conception. The mechanism tracks the menstrual cycle based on the accuracy of the prediction compared to the user input used to record the start and stop of the cycle; the accuracy of the user input and the previous cycle prediction is used to improve and update future forecasts. Therefore, as the mechanism receives additional data, it improves its predicted pregnancy window and menstruation. The user's heart rate can be used to estimate the pregnancy window, menstruation and other parts of the menstrual cycle.

CTOnews.com has learned that Apple Watch Series 8, which was released this year, has launched an innovative temperature sensing feature to provide women with further health assessment. Apple Watch Series 8 uses a unique dual-sensor temperature sensing method, with one sensor located on the back of the watch close to the wrist and the other under the display screen to reduce errors caused by the external environment.

With the new temperature sensing function of Apple Watch Series 8, users can receive information about the estimated ovulation date. Knowing the timing of ovulation is helpful to fertility planning, while the extrapolation information provided by Apple Watch Series 8 in healthy App can help users know when to ovulate more easily. The function of temperature sensing can also improve the accuracy of menstrual prediction.