Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyoungki Lee

Seokwon Bang

Kiwan Choi

Sangmin Yoon

Hyeon Koon Myeong

Changkyu Choi

Donggeon Kong

Sungi Hong

Kyunghwan Kim

Youngjin Hong

Myungjin Jung

Sookwon Bang

Iihwan Kim

A method, medium, and apparatus for measuring a heart rate from blood flow in a blood vessel of a human body part, including: an amplifying circuit receiving a light signal reflected or penetrated from a human body part and generating a multi-stage amplified signal made up of a plurality of signals with a corresponding different gains; and a processor separating the multi-stage amplified signal into a plurality of channel signals having corresponding gains, reconfiguring the light signal using a channel signal selected among the plurality of channel signals and calculating the heart rate from the reconfigured light signal. Accordingly, it is possible to make an accurate measurement of a heart rate by minimizing effects of measuring environments. In addition, the apparatus, method, and medium are resistive to noise resulting from a movement of a human body part by comparing an optimum signal pattern and a correlation coefficient.

Method, medium, and apparatus for measuring heart rate

An apparatus and method for estimating a location of a mobile body and generating a map of a mobile body environment using an upper image of the mobile body environment, and a computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for controlling the apparatus. The apparatus includes: a landmark generating unit observing corner points from the upper image obtained by photographing in an upper vertical direction in the mobile body environment and respectively generating landmarks from the observed corner points; and a location and map operation unit estimating the location of the mobile body and generating the map of the mobile body environment from the landmarks.

Apparatus and method for estimating location of mobile body and generating map of mobile body environment using upper image of mobile body environment, and computer readable recording medium storing computer program controlling the apparatus

The present invention relates to a mobile device capable of performing biomedical signal measurement and a health care method using the same. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile device capable of efficiently performing health care functions for a user by checking a user's state of health using a handheld mobile device mounted with a biomedical signal measurement module, which can be used both as a mobile device and in measuring the emotional state and physical condition of a user if necessary, and a health care method using the same. In order to achieve the above object, the mobile device of the present invention comprises a biomedical signal measurement module for detecting biomedical signals from a user's body, classifying the detected biomedical signals by respective signals and outputting the classified signals; and a health care module for analyzing a user's emotional state and physical condition based on the biomedical signals input from the biomedical signal measurement module and user's physical information.

Mobile device having health care function based on biomedical signals and health care method using the same

A person tracking method and apparatus using a robot. The person tracking method includes: detecting a person in a first window of a current input image using a skin color of the person; and setting a plurality of second windows in a next input image, correlating the first window and the second windows and tracking the detected person in the next input image using the correlated results.

Person tracking method and apparatus using robot

There is provided an apparatus and method for correcting location information of a mobile body and a computer-readable recording medium storing at least a computer program for controlling the apparatus. The apparatus for correcting the location information of the mobile body, the location information regarding at least one of a location and an azimuth angle of the mobile body, includes a beam generator generating at least one beam; and a location information correcting unit receiving measured location information, sensing the generated beam, and correcting the received measured location information using the sensed beam, wherein the location information correcting unit is installed in the mobile body. Therefore, it is possible to easily correct location information of a mobile body using beams and more accurately correct the location information without accumulating errors, differently from a conventional dead reckoning system. Also, it is possible to correct the location information without an artificial landmark, even at night, or when no lighting exists, since the location information is corrected using an infrared ray, and to more accurately correct the location information of a mobile body by increasing the number of the beams. Further, it is possible to flexibly provide a trade-off between the number of the beams and accuracy in correcting of the location information, and to allow the mobile body to sense beams and accurately correct its location information, when the mobile body is picked up and moved to a different location. Therefore, it is possible to accurately correct at least one of a location and an azimuth angle measured by the dead reckoning system, for example, in a home robot having a home base.

Apparatus and method for correcting location information of mobile body, and computer-readable media storing computer program for controlling the apparatus

A human tracking apparatus and a human tracking method, a storing medium storing a program for executing the method, and a mobile electronic system including the apparatus. The human tracking apparatus includes: an upper body location detection module detecting at least one piece of upper body location for a human; a leg location detection module detecting at least one piece of leg location for a human; a tracking object selection module selecting a tracking object based on the at least one piece of upper body location and the at least one piece of leg location; a tracking speed and orientation calculator calculating tracking speed and orientation of the mobile electronic system for tracking the tracking object selected by the tracking object selection module; a module operating the mobile electronic system; and a motor controller controlling the motor based on the calculated tracking speed and orientation.

Human tracking apparatus and method, storage medium storing program executing the method, and mobile electronic system including the apparatus

A three-dimensional location measurement sensor including first and second rotation plates to rotate about a fixed axial member independently of each other, a camera, formed inside the fixed axial member in the middle of the second rotation plate, a mirror, to be supported by a mirror supporting unit so as to be disposed over the camera, the mirror supporting unit being fixed to the first rotation plate, at least one light source, to be supported by a light source supporting unit so as to be disposed between the mirror and the second rotation plate, the light source supporting unit being fixed to the first rotation plate, a mark, to be supported by a mark supporting unit so as to be disposed between the mirror and the second rotation plate, the mark supporting unit being formed on the second rotation plate, and a gear unit, which is formed at an outer circumference of the second rotation plate and adjusts an inclination angle of the mirror. Accordingly, relatively easily determining the location of a target object by using the three-dimensional location measurement sensor is possible.

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Hyoungki Lee