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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A biological information acquisition device includes: a light emitting unit which casts light on a living body; a plurality of light receiving units which receives the light transmitted through the living body; and a control unit which controls the light emitting unit and the light receiving units. The control unit causes the light emitting unit to emit light as a measurement light emitting unit, causes a plurality of measurement light receiving units spaced apart from the measurement light emitting unit by a first distance, of the plurality of light receiving units, to receive the light cast from measurement light emitting unit and thus acquires a plurality of light receiving results, and acquires biological information using a first light receiving result with a highest light reception intensity and a second light receiving result with a lowest light reception intensity, of the plurality of light receiving results.