ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,046, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Physiological monitoring soundbar" was invented by Massi Joe E. Kiani (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soundbar for medical monitoring which may comprise a speaker, a sensor, and a hardware processor. The speaker can be configured to emit audio signals. The sensor can be configured to obtain sensor data relating to a physiology of a subject. The sensor can include a camera and the sensor data can include image data. The hardware processor can be configured to access the sensor data and determine a health status of the subject based on at leas...