公开(公告)号：US20220125321A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17349419

申请日：2021-06-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Byung Hoon KO ,  Yong Joo KWON ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Hyun Seok MOON ,  Sung Mo AHN ,  Kun Sun EOM ,  Jong Wook LEE ,  Tak Hyung LEE ,  Myoung Hoon JUNG ,  Chang Mok CHOI

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biological information may include a sensor configured to detect a first light signal and a second light signal from an object of a user and a processor configured to determine whether a condition for estimating biological information is satisfied based on the detected first light signal and estimate biological information based on the second light signal, wherein the sensor includes a force sensor configured to measure a force applied to the object when the object is in contact with a cover surface of the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220117499A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17237888

申请日：2021-04-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/1172 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information includes an image sensor configured to acquire a first contact image of an object, based on the object being in contact with the image sensor, an actuator, and a processor configured to determine a contact position and a direction of the object, based on the acquired first contact image, and control the actuator to adjust a position of the image sensor, based on the determined contact position and the determined direction of the object so that a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor moves to a predefined measurement area on the object.

公开(公告)号：US20210401357A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16950140

申请日：2020-11-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/021 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first sensor configured to obtain a fingerprint image of a finger of the user; a second sensor configured to measure a force or a pressure applied by the finger; and a processor configured to obtain, based on the fingerprint image, a first feature value related to pulse waves and a second feature value related to skin elasticity; obtain a third feature value based on the force or the pressure; and estimate the bio-information of the user based on the first feature value, the second feature value, and the third feature value.

公开(公告)号：US20210386298A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17091832

申请日：2020-11-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  G01N33/483 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: A wearable device includes an external light collector configured to collect external light; a sensor including an auxiliary light source and a light receiver, and configured to measure a bio-signal of an object; and a processor configured to determine whether the external light is sufficient to measure the bio-signal, and to control driving of the auxiliary light source based on the determination.

公开(公告)号：US20210244301A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17134808

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Byung Hoon KO ,  Youn Ho KIM ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Jong Hoon PARK ,  Sung Mo AHN ,  Eun Ju YEOM ,  Yun Ki LEE ,  Jong Wook LEE ,  Tak Hyung LEE ,  Jeong Eun HWANG

IPC: A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/0225 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: An electronic device may a main body; a sensor part disposed on a side of the main body; and a processor configured to control a display to display a first graphical object related to a contact state of a finger based on information related to the contact state of the finger received from the sensor part before measurement of a bio-signal; and control the display to display a second graphical object related to a contact force of the finger based on information related to the contact force of the finger received from the sensor part during measurement of the bio-signal.

公开(公告)号：US20190110757A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16160570

申请日：2018-10-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ui Kun KWON ,  Yunseo KU ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Chang Soon PARK ,  Seung Keun YOON ,  Dae Geun JANG

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/029 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0205

Abstract: A blood pressure estimating apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal of an object; and a processor configured to extract a first cardiovascular feature and a second cardiovascular feature based on the bio-signal, and estimate blood pressure based on a first changing tendency of the first cardiovascular feature from a first reference level and a second changing tendency of the second cardiovascular feature from a second reference level, the first changing tendency and the second changing tendency being independent from each other.

公开(公告)号：US20180110427A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15493314

申请日：2017-04-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Yong Joo KWON ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Youn Ho KIM ,  Young Zoon YOON

IPC: A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/02225 ,  A61B5/0004 ,  A61B5/02108 ,  A61B5/02416 ,  A61B5/0261 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61B2560/0223

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement apparatus, a portable pressure measurement apparatus, and a calibration method for the blood pressure measurement apparatus are provided. The blood pressure measurement apparatus includes a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse wave data of a subject while a user pressurizes and depressurizes the blood pressure measurement apparatus, using a portable pressure measurement apparatus, and a communicator configured to receive pressure data that is applied to the blood pressure measurement apparatus during the pressurizing and the depressurizing of the blood pressure measurement apparatus, from the portable pressure measurement apparatus, the pressure data being measured by the portable pressure measurement apparatus. The blood pressure measurement apparatus further includes a processor configured to update a blood pressure estimation formula, based on the received pressure data and the measured pulse wave data.

公开(公告)号：US20230200731A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17748557

申请日：2022-05-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Yun PARK ,  Jae Min KANG ,  Byung Hoon KO ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/6843 ,  A61B5/02108 ,  G06F1/163 ,  A61B2562/0247

Abstract: A wearable device includes a main body, a force sensor disposed on one surface of the main body and configured to measure a force, and a processor configured to control the force sensor to measure a first force when the one surface of the main body faces upwards, control the force sensor to measure a second force sensor when the one surface of the main body faces downward, and calibrate the force sensor based on at least one of the measured first force and the measured second force.

公开(公告)号：US20230070636A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17541336

申请日：2021-12-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure from an object, a plurality of pulse wave signals having different wavelengths, a force sensor configured to measure a contact force applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to extract, from the plurality of pulse wave signals, at least one similarity feature indicating a similarity between the plurality of pulse wave signals, and estimate the blood pressure based on the similarity and the contact force that is measured at a point in time at which the at least one similarity feature is extracted.

公开(公告)号：US20220061674A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17360682

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Yun PARK ,  Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/02

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a body temperature includes: a light source part configured to emit a light onto an object; a thermochromic part configured to change a spectrum of the light, which is reflected or scattered from the object and passes therethrough, according to a thermochromic property of the thermochromic part; a light receiver configured to detect the light having passed through the thermochromic part; and a processor configured to determine a body temperature of the object by using the spectrum of the detected light.