公开(公告)号：US10888255B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US15892111

申请日：2018-02-08

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jung Yong Nam ,  Kun Sun Eom ,  Joon Hyung Lee ,  Ki Young Chang

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

Abstract: A biological component estimation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a light detector array including a plurality of light detectors; a plurality of light sources disposed on both ends of the light detector array; and a processor configured to calculate a blood vessel alignment index, which indicates a degree of alignment of the biological component estimation apparatus with respect to blood vessels, by using an intensity of a first light that is measured by the plurality of light detectors after the first light is emitted to a user's skin from a first light source disposed on one end of the light detector array among the plurality of light sources, and an intensity of a second light that is measured by the plurality of light detectors after the second light is emitted to the user's skin from a second light source disposed on the other end of the light detector array among the plurality of light sources.

公开(公告)号：US10883876B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16661556

申请日：2019-10-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sung Mo Ahn ,  Jin Young Park ,  Kun Sun Eom

IPC: G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/12

Abstract: Provided is a compact spectrometer including a light blocking layer having an aperture, a micro lens provided in contact with the light blocking layer, the micro lens being configured to collimate light having passed through the aperture, a filter array configured to filter the collimated light, and a photodetector array configured to detect the filtered light.

公开(公告)号：US12102421B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17135372

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myoung Hoon Jung ,  Moon Seong Park ,  Yun S Park ,  Kun Sun Eom

IPC: A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/273

CPC classification number: A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/273

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring impedance is provided. The apparatus may include an electrode part in which a plurality of electrodes are arranged; a depth controller configured to configure electrode clusters from among the plurality of electrodes of the electrode part based on a measurement depth of the object, and generate a control signal; a switch configured to connect electrodes in the electrode clusters to signal lines based on the control signal; and a measurer configured to measure the impedance of the object based on signals measured through the electrode clusters.

公开(公告)号：US11971348B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17702424

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyun Seok Moon ,  Yoon Jae Kim ,  Jin Young Park ,  Kun Sun Eom ,  Myoung Hoon Jung ,  Jeong Eun Hwang

IPC: G01N21/31

CPC classification number: G01N21/314 ,  G01N2201/06106

Abstract: An electronic device may include an optical sensor configured to emit a reference light to a reference object and detect the reference light reflected from the reference object during calibration, and emit a measurement light to a target object and detect the measurement light reflected from the target object during a measurement; and a processor configured to perform the calibration of the optical sensor while the electronic device is disposed to oppose or in contact with the reference object by controlling the optical sensor to emit and detect the reference light, and estimate bio-information based on a light quantity of the measurement light that is reflected from the target object by the optical sensor, and a light quantity of the reference light reflected from the reference object.

公开(公告)号：US11633132B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16743119

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Sung Yang ,  Kun Sun Eom ,  Myoung Hoon Jung ,  Byung Jun Kim ,  Alexander Zhbanov ,  Seung Yeob Lee ,  Ye Sung Lee

IPC: A61B5/1477 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/50 ,  G16B5/00

Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing an in vivo component is provided. The apparatus for analyzing an in vivo component may include an impedance sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode configured to contact a fluid channel of a fluid to be analyzed. The apparatus may include an impedance measurement device configured to apply a current to the first electrode and the second electrode, measure a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode based on applying the current, and measure an impedance of the fluid based on the measured voltage. The apparatus may include a processor configured to model the measured impedance using an equivalent circuit; and analyze the in vivo component based on modeling the measured impedance using the equivalent circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20220265149A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17354091

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jong Wook LEE ,  Byung Hoon Ko ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Seung Woo Noh ,  Hyun Seok Moon ,  Sung Mo Ahn ,  Kun Sun Eom ,  Tak Hyung Lee ,  Myoung Hoon Jung ,  Chang Mok Choi

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  H04N5/347 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/1172 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-signals is provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus for measuring bio-signals includes: a light source configured to emit light onto an object; an image sensor including: a pixel array configured to detect the light emitted by the light source and reacted by the object and a pixel binning unit configured to bin data of the light, detected by the pixel array, by using at least two different binning sizes; and a processor configured to acquire a plurality of bio-signals respectively based on data of the at least two different binning sizes, which are output from the image sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210383928A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US16950258

申请日：2020-11-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sang Kyu Kim ,  Yoon Jae Kim ,  Hyun Seok Moon ,  Jin Young Park ,  Sung Mo Ahn ,  Kun Sun Eom ,  Myoung Hoon Jung

IPC: G16H50/30 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information may a spectrometer configured to measure a spectrum from an object of the user; and a processor configured to control an output interface to output guide information to guide the user regarding spectrum measurement based on a hemoglobin index of the user while the spectrum is being measured by the spectrometer; and estimate the bio-information of the user based on a melanin index of the user and the spectrum.

公开(公告)号：US20210369135A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17135372

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myoung Hoon Jung ,  Moon Seong Park ,  Yun S Park ,  Kun Sun Eom

IPC: A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/273

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring impedance is provided. The apparatus may include an electrode part in which a plurality of electrodes are arranged; a depth controller configured to configure electrode clusters from among the plurality of electrodes of the electrode part based on a measurement depth of the object, and generate a control signal; a switch configured to connect electrodes in the electrode clusters to signal lines based on the control signal; and a measurer configured to measure the impedance of the object based on signals measured through the electrode clusters.

公开(公告)号：US20210235990A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17239047

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kun Sun Eom ,  Joon Hyung Lee ,  Jeong Eun Hwang ,  Jung Yong Nam ,  Ki Young Chang

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01N21/17 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/145

Abstract: A biological component measuring apparatus may include: a first light source configured to emit a first light of a first wavelength range onto an object; a second light source configured to emit a second light of a second wavelength range onto the object, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range; a detector configured to detect the first light and the second light which are scattered from the object; and a processor configured to determine a scattering coefficient based on the detected first light, obtain blood vessel depth information based on the detected second light, and measure a biological component by correcting the scattering coefficient based on the blood vessel depth information.

公开(公告)号：US20210219864A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16878192

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kun Sun Eom ,  Sung Hyun Nam ,  Moon Seong Park ,  Yun S Park ,  Myoung Hoon Jung

IPC: A61B5/053 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: A component analyzing apparatus is provided. The component analyzing apparatus includes: an impedance measurer including: a plurality of electrodes having an electrode width that is determined based on an effective measurement depth for analyzing a component of an analyte and a gap between two electrodes among the plurality of electrodes, and an electrode controller configured to apply a first current to a first electrode and a second electrode among the plurality of electrodes and configured to measure impedance based on a voltage between a third electrode and a fourth electrode; and a processor configured to analyze the component of the analyte based on the impedance measured by the electrode controller.