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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Youngjae Oh, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinhong Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoungseon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Seongje Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Chulho Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/6844 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes a Photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor including a light source, a detector and a transparent electrode window and a processor configured to, based on determining that a user is in contact with the PPG sensor based on a value sensed by the transparent electrode window, activate the detector, and determine whether a contact between the PPG sensor and the user is poor based on an illuminance value sensed by the detector.