Abstract:
An electronic device and method for measuring user body information are provided. The method for measuring user body information includes detecting a contact of a user's body portion on at least two spots of a touch screen of the electronic device, upon detecting the contact of the user's body portion on the at least two spots of the touch screen, applying power to a first coil in the electronic device, and measuring the user body information using at least one of a voltage and a second current measured after a first current is induced across the user's body by a first magnetic field generated from the first coil as the power is applied.
Abstract:
An electronic device for measuring biometric information is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor unit configured to detect an attitude of the electronic device, a biometric information measurement unit configured to detect biometric information on an examinee through a plurality of electrodes formed on at least one surface of the electronic device, a switch unit including a plurality of switches electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes and a controller configured to recognize an array of the plurality of electrodes based on the detected attitude of the electronic device and control the switch unit such that the recognized electrode array corresponds to a preset electrode array.
Abstract:
A washing machine having a plurality of washing units and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The washing machine classifies overall laundry according to the capacity or categories of laundry and independently washes the classified laundry using different washing units. The washing machine includes several washing units capable of classifying laundry according to the capacity or categories of laundry so as to separately wash the classified laundry in different washing ways, so that a user need not manually separate the laundry and the washing machine is not required to be driven several times, thereby reducing an overall washing time and implementing energy saving measures. If several washing units are simultaneously driven, the washing machine according to an embodiment monitors vibrations of the several washing units using a vibration sensor, so that excessive or abnormal vibrations of the washing machine can be effectively reduced.