公开(公告)号：US20250025063A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18907764

申请日：2024-10-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunsun Eom ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Myounghoon Jung ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0533 ,  A61B5/06

Abstract: The wrist-type body component measuring apparatus includes: a band configured to be worn on a wrist of a user; a first input electrode and a first output electrode disposed on an inside surface of the band and configured to be in contact with the wrist of the user; a second input electrode and a second output electrode disposed on an outside surface of the band; a measuring unit configured to apply a current to the first and second input electrodes and detect a voltage from the first and second output electrodes to measure a body impedance of the user; and an electrode converter configured to convert a disposition of the first and second input electrodes and the first and second output electrodes based on a determination of whether the band is worn on a left wrist or a right wrist of the user.

公开(公告)号：US10292646B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US14699536

申请日：2015-04-29

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunsun Eom

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/0404 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/053 ,  A61B5/024

Abstract: Provided are a health care device and a method of operating the health care device. The method includes: detecting, by the health care device, biosignal information of a user through skin of the user; obtaining health status information of the user by using the detected biosignal information; providing a task of the user for improving a health status, according to the obtained health status information; and monitoring whether the user achieves the provided task.

公开(公告)号：US11612333B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US17832188

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myounghoon Jung ,  Eunsung Park ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Kunsun Eom ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/026

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining bio information includes: a first electrode portion including a current electrode and a voltage electrode arranged to contact a first body portion of a subject; a second electrode portion including a current electrode and a voltage electrode arranged to contact a second body portion of the subject; and a measuring unit configured to measure a bio impedance of the subject by applying a current to the current electrodes of the first and second electrode portions and detecting a voltage at the voltage electrodes of the first and second electrode portions. In order to decrease errors of a measured bio impedance, contact resistances of the first and second body portions of the subject contacting the current electrode and the first and second body portions of the subject contacting the voltage electrode are different from each other, for at least one of the first and second electrode portions.

公开(公告)号：US11375917B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US14966053

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myounghoon Jung ,  Eunsung Park ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Kunsun Eom ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/026

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining bio information includes: a first electrode portion including a current electrode and a voltage electrode arranged to contact a first body portion of a subject; a second electrode portion including a current electrode and a voltage electrode arranged to contact a second body portion of the subject; and a measuring unit configured to measure a bio impedance of the subject by applying a current to the current electrodes of the first and second electrode portions and detecting a voltage at the voltage electrodes of the first and second electrode portions. In order to decrease errors of a measured bio impedance, contact resistances of the first and second body portions of the subject contacting the current electrode and the first and second body portions of the subject contacting the voltage electrode are different from each other, for at least one of the first and second electrode portions.

公开(公告)号：US10595743B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US16379497

申请日：2019-04-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yeolho Lee ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Kunsun Eom ,  Myounghoon Jung ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/053 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: A wrist-wearable body composition measuring device includes a main body; a strap connected to the main body; a first input electrode and a first output electrode which are provided on an inner surface of the strap and configured to contact a wrist of a subject; a second input electrode and a second output electrode which are provided on an outer surface of the strap; a measuring unit configured to measure a body impedance of the subject by applying current to the first input electrode and the second input electrode and detecting a voltage generated between the first output electrode and the second output electrode in response to the applied current; and a processor configured to analyze a body composition of the subject based on the body impedance measured by the measuring unit.

公开(公告)号：US11627889B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16277727

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunsun Eom ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Myounghoon Jung ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/0537 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0533 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/318

Abstract: The wrist-type body component measuring apparatus includes: a band configured to be worn on a wrist of a user; a first input electrode and a first output electrode disposed on an inside surface of the band and configured to be in contact with the wrist of the user; a second input electrode and a second output electrode disposed on an outside surface of the band; a measuring unit configured to apply a current to the first and second input electrodes and detect a voltage from the first and second output electrodes to measure a body impedance of the user; and an electrode converter configured to convert a disposition of the first and second input electrodes and the first and second output electrodes based on a determination of whether the band is worn on a left wrist or a right wrist of the user.

公开(公告)号：US11064944B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16395477

申请日：2019-04-26

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunsun Eom ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Myounghoon Jung ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0537 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H40/67 ,  A61B5/053 ,  A61B5/318

Abstract: A mobile healthcare device and method of operating the same are provided. The method includes setting a mode of the mobile healthcare device to a measurement mode, displaying a screen for guiding a user to maintain a predetermined position during the measurement mode, and, in response to a predetermined amount of time passing from a time at which the screen begins to be displayed, obtaining state information of the user based on bio information of the user, the bio information being received from a sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10368773B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US14791593

申请日：2015-07-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myounghoon Jung ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Kunsun Eom ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/053

Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring body fat of a user, the method including: measuring a first impedance by using a 4-point measuring method; measuring a second impedance by using a 2-point measuring method; determining a bio impedance by using the first impedance and the second impedance; and determining a body fat percentage by using the bio impedance and body information of the user.

公开(公告)号：US10238312B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US14804718

申请日：2015-07-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunsun Eom ,  Yeolho Lee ,  Kak Namkoong ,  Myounghoon Jung ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: A61B5/053 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/0205

Abstract: Provided is a wrist-type body component measuring apparatus. The wrist-type body component measuring apparatus includes: a band configured to be worn on a wrist of a user; a first input electrode and a first output electrode disposed on an inside surface of the band and configured to be in contact with the wrist of the user; a second input electrode and a second output electrode disposed on an outside surface of the band; a measuring unit configured to apply a current to the first and second input electrodes and detect a voltage from the first and second output electrodes to measure a body impedance of the user; and an electrode converter configured to convert a disposition of the first and second input electrodes and the first and second output electrodes based on a determination of whether the band is worn on a left wrist or a right wrist of the user.

公开(公告)号：US10859492B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15078462

申请日：2016-03-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sangkyu Kim ,  Kunsun Eom ,  Myounghoon Jung

IPC: G01N21/55 ,  G01N33/483 ,  G01N21/59 ,  G01N21/64 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/02 ,  G01N21/359 ,  G02B26/00

Abstract: An optical sensor and a method of operating the optical sensor are provided. The optical sensor includes a light source configured to emit a light, and a path adjuster configured to adjust a traveling path of the light to reflect the light at a first time, and allow the light to pass through the path adjuster at a second time. The optical sensor further includes a light receiver configured to receive a reference light among the reflected light, and receive, among the light passing through the path adjuster, a measurement light related to a target material.