公开(公告)号：US20220409072A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17500620

申请日：2021-10-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

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

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus configured to estimate bio-information, the apparatus including a pulse wave sensor including a plurality of channels disposed in an isotropic shape, a force sensor configured to measure a force applied by an object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to detect a center of gravity based on pressure, applied by the object, in a space formed by the plurality of channels based on pulse wave signals measured by each of the plurality of channels included in the pulse wave sensor, provide a user with guide information with respect to contact of the object to the pulse wave sensor based on the detected center of gravity, and estimate bio-information based on the pulse wave signals and the force which are measured based on the guide information.

公开(公告)号：US20220117499A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17237888

申请日：2021-04-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/1172 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information includes an image sensor configured to acquire a first contact image of an object, based on the object being in contact with the image sensor, an actuator, and a processor configured to determine a contact position and a direction of the object, based on the acquired first contact image, and control the actuator to adjust a position of the image sensor, based on the determined contact position and the determined direction of the object so that a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor moves to a predefined measurement area on the object.

公开(公告)号：US20210401357A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16950140

申请日：2020-11-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/021 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first sensor configured to obtain a fingerprint image of a finger of the user; a second sensor configured to measure a force or a pressure applied by the finger; and a processor configured to obtain, based on the fingerprint image, a first feature value related to pulse waves and a second feature value related to skin elasticity; obtain a third feature value based on the force or the pressure; and estimate the bio-information of the user based on the first feature value, the second feature value, and the third feature value.

公开(公告)号：US20210386298A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17091832

申请日：2020-11-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Seung Woo NOH ,  Sang Yun PARK ,  Jin Woo CHOI

IPC: A61B5/0205 ,  G01N33/483 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: A wearable device includes an external light collector configured to collect external light; a sensor including an auxiliary light source and a light receiver, and configured to measure a bio-signal of an object; and a processor configured to determine whether the external light is sufficient to measure the bio-signal, and to control driving of the auxiliary light source based on the determination.

公开(公告)号：US20180110427A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

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: A61B5/022 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/02225 ,  A61B5/0004 ,  A61B5/02108 ,  A61B5/02416 ,  A61B5/0261 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61B2560/0223

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：US20200085320A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

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 ,  G01B17/00 ,  G01D5/24 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01L5/00 ,  A61B5/1172 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/053

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：US20200037956A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

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

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：US20190387985A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16393432

申请日：2019-04-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Yong Joo KWON ,  Youn Ho KIM ,  Sang Yun PARK

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for measuring bio-information. The apparatus for measuring bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to emit light of multiple wavelengths onto an object, and detect the light to obtain multi-wavelength pulse wave signals when the light is reflected or scattered from the object; and a processor configured to: obtain a conversion signal that indicates a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave sensor, based on the multi-wavelength pulse wave signals, obtain an oscillometric envelope based on the multi-wavelength pulse wave signals and the conversion signal, and obtain bio-information based on the oscillometric envelope.

公开(公告)号：US20190313979A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16130574

申请日：2018-09-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae Min KANG ,  Yong Joo KWON ,  Sang Yun PARK

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

Abstract: A bio-information measuring apparatus includes: a pulse wave measurer configured to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure contact a pressure between the object and the pulse wave measurer; and a processor configured to obtain a plurality of first envelopes based on the contact pressure and the plurality of pulse wave signals, obtain a second envelope by combining the plurality of first envelopes, and measure bio-information based on the second envelope.

公开(公告)号：US20190239758A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16266672

申请日：2019-02-04

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Yun PARK ,  Jae Min KANG ,  Yong Joo KWON ,  Youn Ho KIM

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

CPC classification number: A61B5/02116 ,  A61B5/02416 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/6826 ,  A61B5/6831 ,  G06K9/00006

Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus, may include: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user's finger when the user's finger is in contact with the touch sensor; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the user's finger and the touch sensor; a fingerprint recognizer configured to recognize a fingerprint of the user's finger; and a processor configured to determine a degree of position coincidence between the user's finger and the pulse wave measurer based on the recognized fingerprint, and to estimate a blood pressure of the user based on the pulse waves and the contact pressure according to the determined degree of position coincidence.