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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Jong Pal Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2013.01); H03K 17/9645 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0204 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal processing device includes a detection unit configured to detect an intent to use the signal processing device based on whether the signal processing device is in contact with a subject; and a power supply unit configured to supply power to operate the signal processing device based on the detected intent to use the signal processing device without using a separate ON/OFF switch to supply the power to operate the signal processing device.