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| 20080275322 | Optical sensor biosignal measurement apparatus and method of controlling optical sensor of the apparatus - An optical sensor biosignal measurement apparatus including an optical sensor having a luminous element to emit light towards the skin of a user and a photo detector to detect light from the skin of the user; a light quantity adjustment member to adjust an optical transmission area of the photo detector; and a light quantity controller to detect the quantity of light detected by the photo detector, and control the light quantity adjustment member to adjust the optical transmission area of the photo detector according to the quantity of light is provided. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090013793 | PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A pressure sensor includes at least one cantilever formed on an upper surface of a silicon substrate, a piezoresistor formed on a fixed end of the cantilever, and a metal wire and an electrode pad connected to both ends of the piezoresistor, wherein a stopper that limits a deformation of a free end of the cantilever is formed below the cantilever. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090069698 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE - Provided is a blood pressure measuring apparatus and a method of measuring blood pressure. The blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a plurality of blood pressure measuring units disposed on a substrate, a plurality of optical sensors disposed on the substrate to correspond to the blood pressure measuring units, and a control unit that measures blood pressure by analyzing signals received from the optical sensors and the blood pressure measuring units, wherein each of the blood pressure measuring units comprises a plurality of blood pressure sensors. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090150113 | MODULE FOR MEASURING PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES LINKED TO EXERCISE, SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES LINKED TO EXERCISE AND INCLUDING THE MODULE, AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE MODULE - Provided are a module, for measuring physical attributes linked to exercise, comprising: a pad that is attachable or wearable to the body of a person; a signal sensing unit installed on the pad to sense at least one type of physical attributes signal that changes according to motions of the body; and a transmitting unit transmitting the physical attributes signal sensed by the signal sensing unit, a system including the module, and a method of applying the module. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100036265 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE - A method of measuring blood pressure includes measuring a characteristic of body fat of a measured body part, detecting a sphygmus wave and a pressure of a blood vessel of the measured body part, detecting a base blood pressure of the measured body part based on a result of the detecting the sphygmus wave and the pressure of the blood vessel of the measured body part, and detecting a continuous blood pressure using a blood pressure calibration. The blood pressure calibration uses the base blood pressure and a blood pressure calculation regression equation including the characteristic of the body fat. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100113898 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING PLURALITY OF BIOLOGIC SIGNALS - An apparatus for integrally processing a plurality of biologic signals includes a first signal processing module and a second signal processing module. The first processing module generates a signal for operating a sensing module, which includes a plurality of sensor groups which measures the plurality of biologic signals, and which processes a biologic signal provided from the plurality of sensor groups based on a control signal. The second signal processing module authenticates a sensor group from among the plurality of sensor groups, generates the control signal according to a result of the authentication while automatically setting a processing condition, processes the biologic signal provided from the first signal processing module according to the processing condition and outputs a result of processing the biologic signal. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100121206 | PRESSURIZING MODULE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a pressurizing module and a blood pressure measuring device including the pressurizing module. The pressurizing module includes a driving block optionally discharging compressed air; and a bellows-type airbag formed to overlap with the driving block, and comprising an inner space accommodating the compressed air discharged from the driving block, a plurality of wrinkles flattened so as to expand the inner space, and a pressurizing surface formed at an end portion of the wrinkles and spaced apart from the driving block as the inner space expands. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100125212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING ACCURACY OF BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS - A method for testing accuracy of blood pressure measurement in a blood pressure monitoring apparatus includes calculating a difference between measured blood pressures of a user measured at two or more measurement points, calculating a difference between hydrostatic pressures of blood estimated at the two or more measurement points, and calculating an error of the measured blood pressures. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100185104 | PRESSURIZING APPARATUS - A pressurizing apparatus includes a lower frame and an upper frame. A first end of the upper frame may be hinged to the lower frame at a rotation axis, and a second end of the upper frame may be rotated about the rotation axis by an actuator. A pressurizing unit may be combined to the upper frame in such a way that the pressurizing unit is rotatable relative to the upper frame. When the actuator rotates the second end of the upper frame, the pressurizing unit pressurizes an object to be pressurized. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100204588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MEASUREMENT SITE OF BLOOD PRESSURE - An apparatus and method which detects a blood-pressure measurement site. The apparatus for detecting a site of a body to measure blood pressure includes a sensing unit for sensing pressures applied to a blood vessel of a site of the body, a calculation unit for calculating a waveform representing the sensed pressure, and a determination unit for determining whether the site is the optimal site. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100249537 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURING BIO SIGNALS - An apparatus and method for simultaneously measuring at least two different bio signals without interference are provided. The apparatus includes a stimulus signal generating unit generating the stimulus signal to be applied to a human body, a sensing unit contacting the human body, including a plurality of electrodes to which the stimulus signal is applied and from which at least one intermediate signal containing the first and second bio signals is detected, configured to share at least one of the plurality of electrodes to apply the stimulus signal or to detect each intermediate signal, and a signal acquisition unit separating and acquiring the first and second bio signals from each intermediate signal detected from the sensing unit. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100286538 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE - A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a sensing unit including a plurality of sensors sensing sphygmus waves at a measurement site, a selection unit selecting one sensor of the plurality of sensors based on the sphygmus waves sensed by the plurality of sensors, and a blood pressure estimation unit estimating blood pressure of the measurement site based on a sphygmus wave sensed by the selected sensor. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100298721 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE BY USING VARIABLE CHARACTERISTIC RATIO - A method of estimating blood pressure includes obtaining a pressure wave detected at a measurement body part of a subject, calculating a characteristic ratio of the subject according to a shape of the detected pressure wave based on a correlation between the characteristic ratio used to determine blood pressure at a measurement body part and the shape of the pressure wave detected at the measurement body part, and estimating blood pressure at the measurement body part of the subject is estimated using the calculated characteristic ratio. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100298726 | LOW-PRESSURIZATION BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A blood pressure monitoring apparatus including a pressing unit which presses a measurement body part of a subject, a sensing unit which senses a sphygmus wave at the measurement body part while the measurement body part is being pressed, a control unit controlling a point of time of stopping the pressing based on an amplitude of the sensed sphygmus wave, and an estimation unit which estimates a blood pressure of the subject based on the sphygmus wave sensed before the pressing performed by the pressing unit is stopped. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110021932 | BLOOD VESSEL PRESSING CUFF, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE BLOOD VESSEL PRESSING CUFF, AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD USING THE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS - A blood vessel pressing cuff includes a strap surrounding a body part, a first actuator disposed on the strap and including a first shape memory alloy which changes to a first shape memorized in advance, at a temperature equal to or higher than a first temperature, and a second actuator disposed on the strap and including a second shape memory alloy which changes to a second shape memorized in advance, at a temperature equal to or higher than a second temperature that is different from the first temperature. If the first shape memory alloy changes to the first shape, pressure applied to the body part surrounded by the strap is increased. Even when the first shape memory alloy changes to the first shape, if the second shape memory alloy changes to the second shape, the pressure applied to the body part surrounded by the strap is reduced. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120041292 | ELECTRODE FOR A LIVING BODY AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A BIO-SIGNAL - Provided are an electrode for a living body and a device for detecting bio-signals using the electrode. The electrode includes an insulation sheet that has at least one via hole, an electrode unit formed in the at least one via hole, and a guiding unit for guiding the attachment of a signal processing unit. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120190994 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL WITH MULTIPLE UNIT MEASURERS - A biological signal measuring apparatus is provided. The biological signal measuring apparatus includes a first unit measurer configured to measure a first biological signal of a subject based on an electrical characteristic difference between first electrodes contacting the skin of the subject, and a second unit measurer configured to measure a second biological signal of the subject based on an electrical characteristic difference between second electrodes contacting the skin of the subject at positions different from positions of the first electrodes. A plurality of unit measurers including at least the first unit measurer and the second unit measurer are arranged based on characteristics of contact parts of the first and second electrodes. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120232369 | APPARATUS, UNIT MEASURER AND METHOD OF MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - A biological signal measuring apparatus is provided. The biological signal measuring apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a biological signal from each of unit measurers arrayed on a subject's skin, and configured to receive a noise signal that is a common component of electrical characteristics, and a noise filtering unit configured to filter noise from a first biological signal between first electrodes of a first unit measurer among the unit measurers, by using a second noise signal between second electrodes of a second unit measurer among the unit measurers. The biological signal corresponds to a difference between the electrical characteristics of electrodes of each of the unit measurers. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120259182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PEAK FROM BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - A peak detecting method is provided. The peak detecting method includes receiving a biological signal that represents an electrical characteristic difference between electrodes attached to a patient, receiving an activity signal that represents an amount of activity of the patient from an activity sensor detecting activity of the patient, detecting at least one of a plurality of peaks in the input biological signal on the basis of the activity signal, and outputting information regarding the detected peak. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130117207 | METHOD OF CLASSIFYING INPUT PATTERN AND PATTERN CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS - A method of classifying an input pattern and a pattern classification apparatus are provided. The method includes enabling an artificial neural network to learn based on learning input data received by an input layer of the artificial neural network, determining classification of an input pattern received by the input layer of the enabled artificial neural network according to an output value obtained from an output layer of the artificial neural network, the obtained output value being based on the input pattern, updating connection intensities of a plurality of connection lines of the enabled artificial neural network to output a result value indicating the determined classification from the output layer when the input pattern, and determining updated classification of the input pattern according to an updated output value obtained from an output layer of the updated artificial neural network, the obtained updated output value being based on the input pattern. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130204110 | ELECTRODE FOR MEASURING BIO POTENTIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE, AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - An electrode for measuring a bio potential includes a conductive adhesive having one side configured to have at least two metal electrodes attached thereto while the electrode is being used, and another side configured to be attached to a living body while the electrode is being used, the conductive adhesive having a predetermined area and a predetermined thickness; and a supporting element configured to support the conductive adhesive while the conductive adhesive is attached to the living body; wherein an impedance is formed between the at least two metal electrodes while the at least two metal electrodes are attached to the side of the conductive adhesive, the impedance depending on a thickness of the conductive adhesive and having a value that prevents the at least two metal electrodes from being shorted together. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130237868 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THRESHOLD FOR DETECTING PEAKS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - A method of controlling a threshold for detecting peaks of physiological signals includes: obtaining a physiological signal measured from a person being examined; determining whether a peak of the physiological signals is detected based on a result of comparing the physiological signals with a threshold; and controlling the threshold based on a minimum threshold and either the threshold or a feature value of the detected peak based on a result of the determining. When a threshold for detecting peaks of physiological signals is controlled, even if an interval between the peaks is irregular or there is a large difference in values of the peaks, the peaks can be accurately detected. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140137647 | ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM (1RM) ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A one repetition maximum (1RM) estimating apparatus includes a potential signal receiving unit configured to receive a potential signal of a muscle from a sensor attached to a user, and a 1RM estimating unit configured to estimate a 1RM of the user based on the potential signal. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD - An apparatus for estimating an anaerobic threshold may include a heart rate detector configured to detect a heart rate from a signal sensed from a user, and an anaerobic threshold estimator configured to estimate an anaerobic threshold of the user based on a change in the detected heart rate. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142448 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE CARDIAC DISEASE MANAGEMENT - An apparatus and method for remotely managing a disease. The apparatus includes a sensor having a first determining unit for determining whether a measured biosignal has a normal waveform, and a transmitter for transmitting the biosignal to a server when the biosignal is determined to have an abnormal waveform. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140176390 | ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTENNA - An antenna and a method of manufacturing the antenna are provided. The antenna may include an antenna surface, a ground plane, and an air layer comprising a porous structure. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140206946 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING STRESS BASED ON BEHAVIOR OF A USER - Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring a stress based on a motion of a user. A stress measurement apparatus may include motion analyzing unit configured to analyze a motion of a user, a stress measurement determining unit configured to determine whether to measure a stress level of the user based on the motion of the user, and a stress assessment unit configured to assess the stress of the user when the stress of the user is determined to be measured. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140371611 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MEASURE BIOSIGNAL - Provided is a biosignal measurement method and device that may measure a biosignal by connecting a simple electrode or a capacitive coupling active electrode to a biosignal processor to analyze the biosignal. The biosignal processor may change a frequency band in which the biosignal is to be filtered based on a type of the connected electrode. The biosignal measurement device includes a first signal connector capable of removably attaching to an electrode unit that is configured to sense a biosignal, wherein the first signal connector is configured to receive the biosignal from the electrode unit; a power supplier configured to supply power to the electrode unit in response to the power supplier being connected to the electrode unit; and a signal processor configured to process the biosignal received by the first signal connector. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150042312 | ELECTRODE FOR MEASURING BIOSIGNAL AND BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Disclosed are a biosignal measurement device and a capacitively-coupled active electrode. The capacitively-coupled active electrode includes an electrode face configured to form capacitive coupling with a subject in a non-contact manner to detect a biosignal, and a pre-amplifier disposed on a rear side of the electrode face and embedded in a porous insulator. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150042313 | CIRCUIT, DEVICE, AND METHOD TO MEASURE BIOSIGNAL USING COMMON MODE DRIVEN SHIELD - An apparatus and method of removing common mode noise in the case of measuring a biosignal using a capacitive coupling active electrode (CCE) is provided. A frequency band of a common mode signal may interact with a shield voltage and thus, a frequency band of a biosignal may be compensated for. | 02-12-2015 |
