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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics, Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
James Schuessler, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0295 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0531 (2013.01); A61B 5/0261 (2013.01); A61B 5/0295 (2013.01); A61B 5/02427 (2013.01); A61B 5/0533 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 2562/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments for self-aligning a sensor array with respect to blood vessel of a user comprise: determining an optimal sensor in a sensor array comprising an array of discrete sensors arranged on a band such that the sensor array straddles or otherwise addresses a blood vessel or other targeted area of a user by activating each of the discrete sensors to generate respective signals; designating as the optimal discrete sensor a particular discrete sensor producing a highest signal-to-noise ratio; and using the optimal sensor to collect physiological data of the user.