Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyunjun Jung

Suho Lee

Seongwook Jo

Shinhee Cho

Younghyun Kim

Injo Jeong

Hyunguk Yoo

Jeehoon Lee

Soohan Yoo

Seungwon Lee

Seongmin Je

Jongmin Choi

Hyuncheol Park

Hyejung Seo

Jeahyuck Lee

Jeongroh Lee

Sungki Kim

Gunwoo Jin

Hyoujoo Kwon

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display disposed in the housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed under the display, a first conductive member disposed under the PCB, a layer of glass disposed under the first conductive member, and a second conductive member disposed under the layer of glass and electrically connected with the first conductive member.

Electronic device having electrode measuring biological signal

According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes: a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, a temperature sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to store first information on blood flow of a user, as associated with second information on temperature of a part of the user's body. The processor is configured to change a state of the temperature sensor from active state to inactive state. The processor is configured to identify that a first value representing the blood flow of the user is out of a first range. The processor is configured to change the state of the temperature sensor from the inactive state to the active state. The processor is configured to, based on identifying that a second value representing the temperature of the part of the user's body is out of the second range, provide a notification.

Electronic device and method for identifying body temperature of user

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory, a biosensor configured to measure oxygen saturation, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to obtain electronic medical record (EMR) data from an external server through the communication module, identify oxygen saturation-related medical records based on the EMR data, based on occurrence of an event, determine a specified oxygen saturation measurement period and a specified reference oxygen saturation range based on the oxygen saturation-related medical records, measure oxygen saturation based on the specified oxygen saturation measurement period by using the biosensor, identify whether the measured oxygen saturation satisfies the specified reference oxygen saturation range, and display the measured oxygen saturation and information indicating whether the measured oxygen saturation satisfies the specified reference oxygen saturation range on the display.

Electronic device and method of measuring oxygen saturation based on user context in the electronic device

A coupling pin and a wearable electronic device in which the coupling pin is configured to connect a wearable member to a housing of the wearable electronic device are provided. The coupling pin includes a tube portion which is configured to be accommodated in the wearable member, and which at least partially has electrical conductivity, a core portion which is configured to protrude from at least one of both ends of the tube portion to be bound to the housing, and which at least partially has electrical conductivity, and a sleeve which is arranged adjacent to the tube portion while surrounding at least a portion of the core portion, and which has electrical conductivity, wherein the sleeve is electrically insulated from the core portion and the tube portion.

Coupling pin and wearable electronic device comprising same

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first sensor configured to detect a movement, a second sensor configured to measure an oxygen saturation, a memory, and at least one processor operatively connected to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the memory, and the at least one processor is configured to identify whether a period in which a posture is maintained before a movement is detected is greater than or equal to a predetermined period based on a movement greater than or equal to a predetermined value being detected via the first sensor, to identify an oxygen saturation reference value stored in the memory based on the period in which the posture is maintained before the movement is detected being greater than or equal to the predetermined period, and to adjust, based on the oxygen saturation reference value, an oxygen saturation value obtained via the second sensor during the period in which the posture is maintained before the movement is detected.

Electronic device adjusting oxygen saturation and method for controlling the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a portion of a conductive portion, a display visually exposed to an outside through a portion of the housing, a communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive portion, a sensor electrically connected to the conductive portion, a first blocking circuit connected between the conductive portion and the communication circuit and configured to block a signal in a first frequency range, a second blocking circuit connected between the conductive portion and the sensor to block a signal in a second frequency range, and a processor operatively connected to the display, the communication circuit and the sensor, wherein the conductive portion is configured to operate as an antenna of the communication circuit and a biometric electrode of the sensor.

Electronic apparatus capable of measuring biosignals

A ring-type wearable electronic device is provided. The ring-type wearable electronic device includes a ring-shape housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, wherein the second housing portion is configured to contact a finger of a user wearing the ring-type wearable electronic device, a first light source including a plurality of light emitters disposed in the ring-shape housing, and configured to emit light of red wavelength and infrared wavelength bands towards the finger, a first sensor disposed in the ring-shape housing, and configured to receive light emitted by the first light source, a second sensor disposed in the ring-shape housing, and configured to receive light emitted by the first light source, wherein the first sensor is positioned farther from the first light source than the second sensor is positioned from the first light source, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) disposed in the ring-shape housing, wherein the first light source, the first sensor, and the second sensor are disposed on the FPCB at least partially bent corresponding to the ring-shape housing, at least one processor including a processing circuitry, and memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the ring-type wearable electronic device to: emit, by the first light source at a first time, first light of red wavelength and infrared wavelength bands, the first light being configured to reach the first sensor through the finger, based on the first light emitted by the first light source at the first time, obtain first information corresponding to part of the first light that is received by the first sensor via the finger, emit, by the first light source at a second time different from the first time, second light of red wavelength and infrared wavelength bands, the second light being configured to reach the second sensor through the finger, based on the second light emitted by the first light source at the second time, obtain second information corresponding to part of the second light that is received by the second sensor via the finger, and acquire an oxygen saturation information of the user based on at least one of the first information or the second information.

Wearable electronic device for obtaining biometric information

Disclosed is a display panel. The display panel comprises: a light-emitting device; a first protection layer disposed on the light-emitting device and having an anti-glare-treated surface; a second protection layer disposed on the first protection layer and having a surface having been subjected to at least one of an anti-glare treating and an anti-reflection treating; and a transparent layer containing a transparent material that allows visible lights to penetrate there through and absorbs or reflects ultraviolet rays and infrared rays.

Display panel with protection layer to protect against radiant energy

According to an embodiment, a wearable electronic device may include at least two electrodes for measuring a biometric signal, a living body contact detecting unit configured to apply a voltage to at least one electrode contacting a living body among the at least two electrodes and output information indicating an operation state for biometric signal measurement of the wearable electronic device based on a voltage output from the at least one electrode, and a processor configured to determine the operation state for biometric signal measurement of the wearable electronic device, based on the information received from the living body contact detecting unit. Various other embodiments may be provided.

Wearable electronic device and method for detecting contact of living body to wearable electronic device

A wearable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of electrodes configured to measure a biometric signal, an offset correction circuit, at least one processor operatively connected with the plurality of electrodes and the offset correction circuit, and a memory operatively connected with the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executed to enable the at least one processor to measure an offset between voltages via at least two electrodes among the plurality of electrodes and correct the offset via the offset correction circuit to allow the measured offset to fall within a threshold range.

Method for processing biometric signal and electronic device and storage medium for the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first surface, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to form a space in the housing, a display viewable in the first direction through the first surface of the housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the space, a glass covering at least a part of the second surface of the housing and including a fourth surface facing the first direction and a fifth surface facing the second direction, a high-hardness member disposed on the fifth surface, a first conductive member disposed between the high-hardness member and the glass, and a second conductive member disposed on the fourth surface and electrically connected to the PCB.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyunjun Jung