Abstract:
A bio-signal quality assessment apparatus may include: a bio-signal obtainer configured to obtain a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract periodic signals from the obtained bio-signal, and determine a signal quality index based on at least one of similarity between the extracted periodic signals and signal variability of the obtained bio-signal.
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.
Abstract:
A signal feature extracting method and apparatus is disclosed. The signal feature extracting apparatus estimates element signals forming an input signal using a signal model to be determined by parameters, and extracts signal features using the estimated element signals. The method of extracting a signal feature including estimating element signals from an input signal, and extracting a signal feature using the estimated element signals, wherein the estimating of the element signals comprises estimating a first element signal of the input signal, and estimating a second element signal based on a waveform of a first intermediate signal, the first intermediate signal being a signal derived from the first element signal eliminated from the input signal.
Abstract:
A electronic device, a system including the wearable electronic device, and an operating method of the wearable electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device includes a biosensor configured to sense bioinformation on a body of a user wearing the electronic device. The electronic device also includes a controller configured to determine a state of the user based on the bioinformation and surrounding environment information of a surrounding environment of the user, and control a change in a function of the electronic device based on the state of the user.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus provide for stable signal demodulation in a communication system. The method and apparatus includes including detecting an erroneous demodulation value based on backward-demodulation of received signals, using a difference between a received signal to be demodulated and a preceding signal of the received signals and correcting the error demodulation value. Alternatively, backward-demodulation is used to confirm received signals.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include: a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to: extract a cardiac output (CO) feature, a first candidate total peripheral resistance (TPR) feature, and a second candidate TPR feature from a bio-signal; determine one of the first candidate TPR feature and the second candidate TPR feature as a TPR feature based on a direction of change in the CO feature and a direction of change in the first candidate TPR feature between a blood pressure measurement time and a calibration time; and estimate the blood pressure based on the TPR feature and the CO feature.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information by using an ultrasonic signal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an ultrasonic sensor configured to acquire an ultrasonic signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect peaks from the acquired ultrasonic signal, and to determine false detection of a peak, among the detected peaks, by using at least one of amplitudes of the detected peaks or a left waveform shape and a right waveform shape of the peak.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: an ultrasonic sensor configured to acquire a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect peaks from the bio-signal, and to determine false detection of a peak, among the detected peaks, by using at least one of a time interval between a current peak and an immediately preceding peak, amplitudes of the current peak and the immediately preceding peak, a shape of a waveform on a left region and a right region of the peak, and an occurrence position of the peak.
Abstract:
An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of characteristic points from the bio-signal, determine internally dividing points of the plurality of characteristic points, and extract feature values from the bio-signal based on the internally dividing points to perform bio-information estimation.
Abstract:
A feature extraction apparatus configured to perform biometric information detection includes a bio-signal obtainer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to decompose a waveform of the acquired bio-signal into component pulses and extract a feature for the biometric information detection based on characteristic points of the component pulses.