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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kun Sun Eom, Yongin-si, KR;
Yoon Jae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Seok Moon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Young Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Myoung Hoon Jung, Bucheon-si, KR;
Jeong Eun Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include an optical sensor comprising a light emitter disposed on a substrate, and a plurality of light receiving groups which are arranged on a plurality of concentric circles on the substrate, at different distances from the light emitter, respectively, and a processor configured to drive one of the plurality of light receiving groups that is selected based on a type of the bio-information to be estimated, and estimate the bio-information of an object based on optical signals detected by the driven light receiving group.