Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jaemin Kang

Sunkwon Kim

Yongjoo Kwon

Sangyun Park

Younho Kim

Seongho Cho

Hyoyoung Jeong

Youngzoon Yoon

Provided are a physiological signal analysis device and method to detect and analyze physiological information of a subject. The physiological signal analysis device includes a memory device configure to store a wrinkle pattern at a measurement position of a subject as a reference position; a sensor configured to sense the reference position and a physiological signal of the subject at the reference position in response to the stored reference position being within a range of the sensor; and a signal processor configured to process the physiological signal sensed the sensor.

Devices and methods for noninvasive physiological analysis

Provided are apparatuses and methods for detecting biological information. An apparatus for detecting biological information may include a biological signal measurement unit having at least two light emission elements having different light emission angles. The at least two light emission elements may include different types of light sources. The at least two light emission elements may include multiple light sources of the same type, and in this case, an optical element configured to adjust a light emission angle of one of the light sources may be provided. The apparatus for detecting biological information may include a biological signal measurement unit including a light emitting unit having variable light emission angle. The apparatus for detecting biological information may further include a data processor configured to extract and analyze biological information of a subject from data measured by the biological signal measurement unit.

Apparatus and method for detecting biological information

An apparatus for detecting biometric information of a living body detects a pulse wave and extracts the biometric information of the living body in a non-invasive method. The apparatus for detecting biometric information includes a surface pulse wave measurement unit for measuring a surface pulse wave of an object. The surface pulse wave measurement unit includes at least one light source that radiates incoherent light and at least one photodetector that measures an intensity of light radiated by the at least one light source and reflected from a surface of the object. The surface pulse wave measurement unit measures the surface pulse wave of the object based on a change in the intensity of the light reflected from the surface of the object.

Apparatus for detecting biometric information of living body

A detachable biosignal complex sensor includes a clip type structure including: a circuit module configured to receive a biosignal of a subject and perform signal processing on the biosignal, a first plate, and a second plate having an end thereof which is rotatably connected to an end of the first plate so that the clip type structure is configured to be fastened to an item; and a sensor and electrodes provided on outer surfaces of the first plate and the second plate and configured to obtain the biosignal and transmit the obtained biosignal to the circuit module.

Detachable biosignal complex sensor and method of detecting biosignal information using the same

A method of processing a bio-signal includes: generating a motion pattern from a motion of an object body; estimating a next point in time of a motion occurrence from the motion pattern; and generating a bio-signal pattern by combining an attenuation factor with a bio-signal of the object body at the estimated next point in time of the motion occurrence.

Method and apparatus for processing bio-signals using recursive estimation

An apparatus and a method for detecting bio-information are provided. The apparatus includes a bio-signal detector including a light emitter including a light-emitting diode (LED) and a laser diode (LD), the LED and the LD being configured to emit optical signals on an object. The bio-signal detector further includes an optical detector including a light-receiver configured to detect optical signals modulated by the object. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to process the optical signals to detect the bio-information of the object.

Apparatus for detecting bio-information

A biometric information measuring device includes a pulse wave measuring module configured to measure pulse waves by emitting light toward a target object and sensing light reflected from the target object; a communication module configured to obtain calibration information from a remote calibration server; and a biometric information analyzing module configured to analyze biometric information based on the measured pulse waves and the calibration information. The calibration information indicates biometric information measurement variables of a plurality of subjects.

Device and system for measuring biometric information

A touch panel apparatus for sensing a biosignal and a method of acquiring information about respiration of a user by the touch panel apparatus are provided. The touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel configured to sense a biosignal of a user based on a touch input through the touch panel; a detector configured to detect a respiratory signal from the biosignal; and a processor configured to acquire information about respiration of the user based on characteristics of the detected respiratory signal.

Touch panel apparatus for sensing a biosignal and method of acquiring information about respiration of user using the same

Provided is an apparatus and method of measuring a pulse wave. The method includes: causing receivers to respectively receive pulse wave signals that are detected at two points of an object, determining an effective pulse wave signal period by using the received pulse wave signals, and obtaining a pulse transit time (PTT) between the two points by using a result obtained after comparing a magnitude of an output signal of each of the receivers with a value that is less by a predetermined percentage than a peak value of an output signal of each of the receivers during the determined effective pulse wave signal period.

Apparatus and method of measuring pulse wave

A touch panel apparatus for measuring biosignals and a method of measuring the biosignals by using the touch panel apparatus, are provided. The touch panel apparatus includes a first electrode array configured to detect touch input signals, a second electrode array configured to be coupled to the first electrode array based on driving power, a controller configured to determine an operation mode of the touch panel apparatus as either a manipulation mode configured to manipulate a screen of the touch panel apparatus or a measuring mode configured to measure the biosignals, based on the detected touch input signals, and a mode converter configured to connect the second electrode array to a source of the driving power in response to the controller determining the operation mode as the manipulation mode, and connect the second electrode array to ground in response to the controller determining the operation mode as the measuring mode.

Touch panel apparatus for measuring biosignals and method of measuring biosignals by using the same

Provided are biological information detection apparatuses and methods of detecting biological information. The biological information detection apparatus includes a pulse wave measuring unit configured to detect a biological signal of a subject; a height controller configured to adjust a height of the pulse wave measuring unit; and a support member formed on a side of the height controller, wherein the pulse wave measuring unit is further configured to detect the biological signal while the pulse wave measuring unit is spaced apart from a surface skin of the subject by the adjusted height.

Biological information detection apparatus and method

Provided is an apparatus for analyzing living body information including: a plurality of pulse wave sensors configured to detect a pulse wave signal of an object and disposed on a rear surface of the apparatus; a processor configured to analyze living body information of the object based on the detected pulse wave signal; and a display configured to display the analyzed living body information and disposed on a front surface of the apparatus.

Apparatus and method for analyzing living body information

There are provided an apparatus and a method for measuring pulse waves. The pulse wave measuring apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive pulse wave signals sensed at at least two points of an object; an analog signal processor configured to amplify a voltage difference between two pulse wave signals from among the received pulse wave signals and integrate the amplified voltage difference; and a digital signal processor configured to analog to digital convert a value of the integrated amplified voltage difference and obtain, from the converted value, a pulse transit time between the two points corresponding to the two pulse wave signals.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jaemin Kang