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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Chan Kyu Park, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Joo Chan Sohn, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Yeon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Yun Koo Chung, Daejeon, KR;
Chan Kyu Park, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Hong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Joo Chan Sohn, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Yeon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Yun Koo Chung, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for sensing photoplethysmogram and fall. According to the present invention, the apparatus and for sensing photoplethysmogram and fall may include: a sensor unit that senses acceleration and photoplethysmogram; a photoplethysmogram/fall determining module that synthetically tests sensed acceleration signals and photoplethysmogram signals sensed by the sensor unit to determine whether emergency occurs due to fall or emergency occurs due to photoplethysmogram; and a communication module that transmits the test results.