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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2023
Artilux, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jui-Wei Tsai, Hsinchu County, TW;
Kai-Wei Chiu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chih-Wei Yeh, Hsinchu County, TW;
Artilux, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for calculating heart rate are disclosed herein. The apparatus can include a processor configured to calculate heart rate information. The processor includes a heart rate calculator including a memory configured to store a PPG signal and a calculation element coupled to the memory and configured to calculate a heart rate value and generate at least one quality checking factor according to the PPG signal. The processor also includes a checking element configured to determine a validity indicator according to the at least one quality checking factor, a memory control element coupled to the memory and configured to access the memory to transmit the PPG signal, and a multiplexer configured to output the PPG signal accessed by the memory control element or the heart rate value calculated by the calculation element according to the validity indicator.