公开(公告)号：US20240302223A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18210360

申请日：2023-06-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Ho Taik LEE ,  Woochul KIM ,  Jiyong KIM ,  Bok Soon KWON ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  Sungho KIM ,  Gimin PARK ,  Seungjai WOO ,  So Young LEE ,  Hong Soon RHEE

IPC: G01K13/20 ,  G01K7/02 ,  G01K17/00

CPC classification number: G01K13/20 ,  G01K7/02 ,  G01K17/00 ,  A61B5/01

Abstract: A heat flux sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a thermogalvanic cell; a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively disposed on a first surface and a second surface of the thermogalvanic cell; and a processor configured to estimate heat flux by measuring a voltage, generated by a temperature difference between the first surface and the second surface, by using the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein core body temperature may be estimated based on the heat flux, estimated by the heat flux sensor, and a skin surface temperature of an object.

公开(公告)号：US20230414109A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18155465

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.

Inventor： Sungho KIM ,  So Young LEE ,  Bok Soon Kwon ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  Ho Taik lee ,  Hong Soon RHEE

IPC: A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/024

CPC classification number: A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/02438 ,  A61B2562/0271

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a heat flux sensor including: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first voltage representing a first temperature; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure a second voltage representing a second temperature; and an amplifier configured to amplify a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage; and a processor configured to estimate a body temperature of a user based on the amplified voltage difference.

公开(公告)号：US20230358617A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17900404

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Bok Soon KWON ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  So Young LEE ,  Sung Ho KIM ,  Ho Taik LEE

IPC: G01K3/06 ,  G01K13/20

CPC classification number: G01K3/06 ,  G01K13/20

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating body temperature of an object may include: a heating element; a first temperature sensor configured to measure temperature of the heating element; a second temperature sensor disposed at a position spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure surface temperature of an object upon contact with the object; and a processor configured to estimate core temperature using a heat flux based on the temperature of the heating element and the surface temperature of the object, and to estimate body temperature of the object by correcting the core temperature, estimated using the heat flux, based on external temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20230066222A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17522363

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： So Young LEE ,  Sang Kyu KIM

IPC: G01K7/22 ,  G01K13/20 ,  G01K1/16

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating body temperature includes a sensor including a first sensor board; an object contact surface provided below the first sensor board; a thermally conductive material provided on an upper end of the first sensor board; a second sensor board provided on an upper end of the thermally conductive material; at least one first temperature sensor provided on the first sensor board and being configured to measure a surface temperature of the object; and at least one second temperature sensor provided on the second sensor board and being configured to measure a surface temperature of the thermally conductive material; and a processor configured to: measure a heat flux based on the surface temperature of the object and the surface temperature of the thermally conductive material; and estimate core temperature based on the measured heat flux and the surface temperature of the object.

公开(公告)号：US20220054050A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17119634

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ka Ram CHOI ,  So Young LEE ,  Jun Ho LEE ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  Hyeong Seok JANG

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G16H40/60

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining a target signal spectrum includes: a spectrum measurer configured to measure a plurality of spectra from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a difference spectrum matrix by subtracting a reference spectrum from each of the plurality of spectra, and to obtain a spectrum of a target signal based on the obtained difference spectrum matrix.

公开(公告)号：US20200245880A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16740640

申请日：2020-01-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ka Ram CHOI ,  Seung Keun YOON ,  Sang Kyu KIM

IPC: A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: A heartbeat index determination apparatus may include a pulse wave acquirer configured to acquire a plurality of pulse wave signals that are measured using light of different wavelengths; and a processor configured to measure wavelength-specific heartbeat index values from the plurality of pulse wave signals and determine that a wavelength-specific heartbeat index value that is obtained from the plurality of pulse wave signals a most number of times among the wavelength-specific heartbeat index values is a heartbeat index value of a user.

公开(公告)号：US20200060613A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16549610

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： So Young LEE ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  Hyun Seok MOON ,  Eui Seok SHIN

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/1455

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a body fluid includes: an optical sensor configured to emit light onto an object, receive the light returning from the object, and measure a first intensity of a first wavelength and a second intensity of a second wavelength from the received light; and a processor configured to estimate a body fluid volume of the object based on the first intensity and the second intensity.

公开(公告)号：US20190178797A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16268657

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Kyu KIM

IPC: G01N21/49 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G04G21/02

Abstract: A wearable device, a charger, and a method for estimating absorbance of the wearable device are provided. The wearable device includes a spectroscope configured to emit a first light to a reference material of a charger, measure an intensity of the first light reflected from the reference material, emit a second light to a skin of a user, and measure an intensity of the second light reflected from the skin of the user; and a processor configured to determine absorbance of the skin of the user based on the intensity of the first light and the intensity of the second light.

公开(公告)号：US20180146899A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-31

申请号：US15810916

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： So Young LEE ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  Sang Kon BAE ,  Yun S. PARK

IPC: A61B5/145 ,  A61M5/172 ,  G01N33/66

CPC classification number: A61B5/14532 ,  A61B5/1459 ,  A61B5/1495 ,  A61M5/1723 ,  G01N33/66

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating a biological component is provided. The apparatus may include: a sensor configured to measure a calibration spectrum for a first duration and measure a biological component estimation spectrum for a second duration, based on light returning from an object; and a processor configured to remove a signal of a biological component from the calibration spectrum to obtain a background spectrum for the first duration, and estimate the biological component, based on the background spectrum and the biological component estimation spectrum, for the second duration in response to a command for measuring the biological component.

公开(公告)号：US20170150931A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：US15221757

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Joon Hyung LEE ,  So Young LEE ,  Sang Kyu KIM ,  Jung Yong NAM ,  Jung Mok BAE ,  Ki Young CHANG

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/1455

CPC classification number: A61B5/7282 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/14532 ,  A61B5/14546 ,  A61B5/1455

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a blood component level, such as a blood neutral fat level or blood sugar level, is provided. The apparatus may include: a light source configured to emit a light toward a skin; a spectrometer configured to spectrally disperse the light reflected from the skin; a detector configured to detect a spectrum of the spectrally dispersed light to extract spectrum data for each wavelength; and a controller configured to apply the extracted spectrum data and a reference blood component level corresponding to the spectrum data to a first level estimation model to estimate a target blood component level