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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Samsung Electroncis Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A wearable device includes a body unit to be worn on a subject; a light source comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes and configured to emit light to the subject; a sensor comprising a plurality of photodiodes configured to generate electrical signals based on the light returning from the subject, the plurality of photodiodes being divided into a first photodiode (PD) group and a second PD group, and the photodiodes of the first PD group being disposed to face the photodiodes of the second PD group on the body unit; and a controller configured to extract biometric information of the subject based on the electrical signals generated by the plurality of photodiodes.