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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Ho-sub Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Ho-Sub Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/3431 (2013.01); A61B 5/1071 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting a user to maintain a correct posture is provided. The apparatus includes a determining unit configured to determine whether the user is using a portable terminal in a correct posture based on a user's face image captured by the portable terminal, an angle of inclination of the portable terminal, or any combination thereof, and an alarming unit configured to provide a predetermined alarm according to a result of determination by the determining unit.