公开(公告)号：US20230059810A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17982061

申请日：2022-11-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06V40/12

Abstract: Provided are foldable electronic device and method for estimating bio-information by using the same. The foldable electronic device may include: a main body part including a first main body and a second main body that are configured to be folded toward each other or unfolded from each other along a fold line where the first main body and the second main body meet; an image sensor part including a first image sensor and a second image sensor which are disposed at the first main body; and a processor configured to obtain a contact image of an object from the first image sensor disposed at the first main body and obtain an image of a marker that is displayed on the second main body, from the second image sensor disposed at the first main body, when the object is in contact with the first image sensor and the main body part is folded along the fold line, and estimate bio-information based on the contact image of the object and the image of the marker.

公开(公告)号：US11354933B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16951059

申请日：2020-11-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jong Wook Lee ,  Sang Yun Park ,  Byung Hoon Ko

IPC: G06V40/12 ,  G06F3/041 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  G06V40/60 ,  G06V40/13 ,  G06V40/14 ,  G06V40/10

Abstract: A wearable device may include a main body, a sensor formed on a stem disposed on a side of the main body, and configured to acquire a partial fingerprint image of a finger of a user based on the finger being in contact with the sensor, and a processor configured to control a display to guide the user based on the acquired partial fingerprint image and a full fingerprint image of the finger to permit a measurement site of the finger to contact the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220110535A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17559721

申请日：2021-12-22

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating cardiovascular information includes: a main body; and a strap connected to the main body and formed to be flexible to be wrapped around an object, wherein the main body may include: a pulse wave measurer configured to measure, from the subject, a first pulse wave signal by using a first light of a first wavelength, and a second pulse wave signal by using a second light of a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave measurer; and a processor configured to extract a cardiovascular characteristic value based on the first pulse wave signal, the second pulse wave signal, and change in the contact pressure, and estimate cardiovascular information based on the extracted cardiovascular characteristic value.

公开(公告)号：US11241197B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16164076

申请日：2018-10-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/029 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H10/00 ,  G16H50/50 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating cardiovascular information includes: a main body; and a strap connected to the main body and formed to be flexible to be wrapped around an object, wherein the main body may include: a pulse wave measurer configured to measure, from the subject, a first pulse wave signal by using a first light of a first wavelength, and a second pulse wave signal by using a second light of a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave measurer; and a processor configured to extract a cardiovascular characteristic value based on the first pulse wave signal, the second pulse wave signal, and change in the contact pressure, and estimate cardiovascular information based on the extracted cardiovascular characteristic value.

公开(公告)号：US11234647B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16268072

申请日：2019-02-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  A61B5/1172 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information such as blood pressure is provided. The bio-information measuring apparatus includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a fingerprint sensor configured to obtain fingerprint information of the object; and a processor configured to estimate a contact area of the object based on the fingerprint information, and obtain bio-information based on the pulse wave signal and the contact area.

公开(公告)号：US20220022757A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17133093

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jin Woo Choi ,  Sang Yun Park ,  Hye Rim Lim ,  Jae Min Kang ,  Seung Woo Noh

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively measuring 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 sensor position sensor configured to obtain sensor position information of the pulse wave sensor with respect to the object, based on the object being in contact with the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to estimate the bio-information based on blood vessel position information of the object, the sensor position information, and the pulse wave signal.

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：US09757049B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US14458736

申请日：2014-08-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sang Yun Park ,  Byung Hoon Ko

IPC: A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/0492 ,  A61B5/04 ,  H05K1/11 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/04087 ,  A61B5/04 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/0492 ,  A61B5/6832 ,  H05K1/115 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K2201/0145 ,  H05K2201/0329

Abstract: An electrode, a biosignal detecting device and a method of measuring a biosignal are provided. The electrode includes an ion conductive member configured to be attached to a body surface, a nonconductive member including a through hole and disposed on the ion conductive member, a conductive member disposed on the nonconductive member, and a nonpolarizable conductive member configured to electrically couple the ion conductive member to the conductive member.