公开(公告)号：US11083380B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16389014

申请日：2019-04-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yong Joo Kwon ,  Sang Yun Park ,  Jae Min Kang ,  Byung Hoon Ko ,  Jeong Eun Hwang

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  G01L5/00 ,  A61B5/1172 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/0533 ,  A61B5/0535 ,  G01B17/00 ,  A61B5/25 ,  A61B5/024 ,  G01D5/24 ,  G01K13/20 ,  A61B5/389

Abstract: A bio-signal acquiring apparatus includes a sensor part and a signal processor. The sensor part includes a bio-signal sensor, a load sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor array, the bio-signal sensor configured to detect a bio-signal of an object that comes into contact with the sensor part, the load sensor configured to detect a contact load of the object, and the ultrasonic sensor array configured to detect contact load distribution of the object. The signal processor is configured to obtain a contact load of the object at a region of interest based on the contact load and the contact load distribution, and configured to output the contact load of the object at the region of interest and the bio-signal.

公开(公告)号：US20200253485A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16578546

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Youn Ho Kim ,  Sang Yun Park ,  Jin Woo Choi

IPC: A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0285 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that measures a pulse wave signal from an object and contact pressure of the object; and a processor that obtains an oscillometric envelope based on an amplitude of the pulse wave signal and the contact pressure, and estimates bio-information based on a center of mass of a phase of contact pressure of the obtained oscillometric envelope.

公开(公告)号：US10660532B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

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: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024

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：US12193798B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17846613

申请日：2022-06-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Yun Park ,  Jae Min Kang ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Youn Ho Kim

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0225 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/022

Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user; a contact force measurer including at least three force sensors and configured to measure a contact force between the touch sensor and the user by using the at least three force sensors; a contact area measurer configured to measure a contact area between the user and the touch sensor; and a processor configured to determine a vertical direction error, which indicates a degree of deviation of a direction of force, applied by the user to press the touch sensor, from a vertical direction to a surface of the touch sensor based on sensor values sensed by the at least three force sensors, and estimate blood pressure according to a determination result of the vertical direction error based on the pulse waves, the contact force, and the contact area.

公开(公告)号：US11969260B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17237862

申请日：2021-04-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yong Joo Kwon ,  Yeol Ho Lee ,  Joon Hyung Lee

IPC: A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/6843 ,  A61B5/14532 ,  A61B5/14546 ,  A61B5/4845 ,  A61B5/4872 ,  A61B5/4875 ,  A61B5/7214 ,  A61B5/7239 ,  A61B2090/065

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a body component according to an example embodiment includes: a sensor configured to detect a bio-signal of an object according to a contact pressure that gradually changes between the object and the sensor; and a processor configured to determine a time point, at which an amplitude of an alternating current (AC) component of the bio-signal is maximum or a slope of a direct current (DC) component of the bio-signal is maximum, and to detect a body component of the object based on the determined time point.

公开(公告)号：US11786180B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16811774

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min Kang ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Youn Ho Kim ,  Sang Yun Park ,  Jin Woo Choi

IPC: A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  G01L5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/16

CPC classification number: A61B5/6843 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/6898 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B5/7485 ,  G01L5/0038 ,  A61B5/02007 ,  A61B5/02108 ,  A61B5/02427 ,  A61B5/165 ,  A61B2560/0223

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information may include: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a force sensor configured to measure a force exerted by the object to the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to obtain a contact pressure based on the force and a reference contact area between the object and a contact surface, and estimate bio-information based on the contact pressure and the pulse wave signal.

公开(公告)号：US11779228B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US16422220

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Byung Hoon Ko ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Young Soo Kim ,  Sang Yun Park ,  Jong Wook Lee ,  Chang Mok Choi ,  Jae Min Kang ,  Youn Ho Kim

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/02108 ,  A61B5/6826 ,  A61B5/6843 ,  A61B2562/0247

Abstract: A bio-signal measurement apparatus may include a first substrate and a second substrate, an optical sensor mounted in the first substrate, a force sensor disposed on or below the first substrate, and a separation structure interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to prevent transmission of a force between the first substrate and the second substrate. An upper surface of the first substrate and an upper surface of the second substrate may be provided at the same level.

公开(公告)号：US11589755B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US16415586

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min Kang ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Youn Ho Kim ,  Sang Yun Park

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part configured to obtain contact pressure of a contact surface contacted by an object, and configured to obtain a contact image of the object that contacts the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain a pulse wave signal of a region of interest based on the contact image, and configured to estimate bio-information based on the obtained pulse wave signal and the contact pressure.

公开(公告)号：US20230000405A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17725700

申请日：2022-04-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yeol Ho LEE ,  Joon Hyung Lee ,  Yong Joo Kwon ,  Yun S Park

IPC: A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/25

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: an impedance sensor including a pair of input electrodes and a pair of receiving electrodes, and configured to measure bio-impedance of a user by applying a current to the pair of input electrodes and by measuring a voltage between the pair of receiving electrodes; and a processor configured to estimate bio-information by applying, to the measured bio-impedance, an estimation model that uses a correlation between the measured bio-impedance and the bio-information to be estimated.

公开(公告)号：US11517206B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16419099

申请日：2019-05-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Yun Park ,  Jae Min Kang ,  Yong Joo Kwon

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/0522 ,  A61B5/1171 ,  G06V40/18

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: a communication interface configured to receive, from a touch pen, force information about a force of the touch pen exerted onto an object when the object is in contact with the touch pen; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure a pulse wave of the object when the object is brought into contact with the electronic device by the force of the touch pen; and a processor configured to estimate a blood pressure of the object based on the force information and the pulse wave.