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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University, Seoul, KR;
Ho Taik Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Woochul Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang Kyu Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Bok Soon Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Jiyong Kim, Seoul, KR;
So Young Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Gimin Park, Hanam-si, KR;
Seungjai Woo, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for estimating body temperature includes: a first temperature sensor configured to measure surface temperature of a wrist of a user; and a processor configured to calculate skin heat flux based on the surface temperature of the wrist, to estimate central wrist temperature of the user based on the surface temperature of the wrist, the calculated skin heat flux, and a blood flow rate and metabolism of the user, and to estimate core body temperature of the user based on the estimated central wrist temperature.