Patents by Inventor Chang Soon Park

Chang Soon Park has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230065255
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibration of a bio-information estimation model includes a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object in a reference interval; a feature extractor, implemented by at least one processor, configure to extract a reference feature value from the bio-signal; and a calibrator, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to determine whether a condition is satisfied based on at least one of the reference feature value and an offset value, and based on determining that the condition is satisfied, configured to calibrate the bio-information estimation model based on the reference feature value and the offset value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun KWON, Seung Keun YOON, Dae Geun JANG
  • Publication number: 20230056434
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a first feature and a heart rate based on the pulse wave signal, estimate a mean arterial pressure (MAP) based on the first feature and the heart rate, and estimate a first blood pressure based on the MAP and a pulse pressure (PP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dae Geun JANG, Chang Soon Park, Ui Kun Kwon, Young Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230038983
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of characteristic points from the bio-signal, determine internally dividing points of the plurality of characteristic points, and extract feature values from the bio-signal based on the internally dividing points to perform bio-information estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun KWON
  • Patent number: 11540779
    Abstract: A bio-information measuring apparatus bio-information measuring method are provided. The bio-information measuring apparatus includes: a pulse wave obtainer configured to obtain a pulse wave signal, and a processor configured to correct a feature of the obtained pulse wave signal based on a variation in an amplitude of the obtained pulse wave signal, and to measure bio-information based on the corrected feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Woo Noh, Yunseo Ku, Ui Kun Kwon, Youn Ho Kim, Chang Soon Park, Seung Keun Yoon, Dae Geun Jang
  • Patent number: 11525714
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibration of a bio-information estimation model includes a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object in a reference interval; a feature extractor, implemented by at least one processor, configure to extract a reference feature value from the bio-signal; and a calibrator, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to determine whether a condition is satisfied based on at least one of the reference feature value and an offset value, and based on determining that the condition is satisfied, configured to calibrate the bio-information estimation model based on the reference feature value and the offset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Ui Kun Kwon, Seung Keun Yoon, Dae Geun Jang
  • Patent number: 11497454
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is disclosed. The bio-information estimating apparatus includes: a sensor configured to measure a bio-signal; and a processor configured to obtain one or more characteristic points, related to one or more pulse waveform components constituting the bio-signal, based on a differential signal of the bio-signal, and to estimate bio-information based on the obtained one or more characteristic points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Ui Kun Kwon, Seung Keun Yoon, Dae Geun Jang
  • Publication number: 20220346722
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a second-order differential signal of the bio-signal, to detect at least one of an inflection point in a predetermined period of the second-order differential signal, and a zero-crossing point in the predetermined period of the second-order differential signal, to extract a feature based on the detected at least one of the inflection point and the zero-crossing point, and to estimate bio-information based on the extracted feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Seung Keun YOON, Dae Geun JANG
  • Publication number: 20220287655
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of characteristic points from the bio-signal, determine internally dividing points of the plurality of characteristic points, and extract feature values from the bio-signal based on the internally dividing points to perform bio-information estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun KWON
  • Patent number: 11426130
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating blood pressure is provided. According to one embodiment, the apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include a bio-signal sensor configured to measure a bio-signal from a user and a processor configured to extract a feature from the bio-signal at an extraction time, acquire an offset based on a relative change value of the feature extracted at the extraction time, relative to a reference value of the feature obtained a time of calibration, and estimate blood pressure based on the relative change value of the extracted feature and the acquired offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Geun Jang, Ui Kun Kwon, Chang Soon Park
  • Publication number: 20220265220
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a feature for blood pressure estimation is provided. The method includes extracting a reference feature from a bio-signal; obtaining a feature for blood pressure estimation by: obtaining, as the feature for blood pressure estimation, a first candidate feature based on the reference feature being less than a first threshold; obtaining, as the feature for blood pressure estimation, a second candidate feature based on the reference feature being greater than or equal to a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold; or obtaining, as the feature for blood pressure estimation, a combination of the first candidate feature and the second candidate feature based on the reference feature being less than the second threshold; and estimating a blood pressure by using the obtained feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun KWON, Young Soo KIM, Dae Geun JANG
  • Patent number: 11419557
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a second-order differential signal of the bio-signal, to detect at least one of an inflection point in a predetermined period of the second-order differential signal, and a zero-crossing point in the predetermined period of the second-order differential signal, to extract a feature based on the detected at least one of the inflection point and the zero-crossing point, and to estimate bio-information based on the extracted feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Seung Keun Yoon, Dae Geun Jang
  • Patent number: 11419561
    Abstract: An adaptive bio-signal feature combining apparatus includes: a feature extractor configured to extract first feature values and second feature values from a bio-signal of an object; a stable interval determiner configured to determine at least one stable interval in the bio-signal; a statistical variable calculator configured to calculate a statistical variable value of a first feature and a statistical variable value of a second feature for each of the at least one stable interval based on the first and second feature values extracted from the at least one stable interval; and a feature combiner configured to calculate an integrated combining coefficient that is used to combine the first feature and the second feature, based on the statistical variable value of the first feature and the statistical variable value of the second feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Ui Kun Kwon, Dae Geun Jang, Young Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20220233079
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus for estimating blood pressure according to an example embodiment includes: a sensor configured to measure a photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect a position of a dicrotic notch based on a local maximum point and a local minimum point of a second-order derivative signal of the PPG signal, to obtain a first value and a second value from a first section and a second section of the PPG signal divided based on the dicrotic notch of the PPG signal, to obtain a pulse pressure feature value based on the first value and the second value, and to estimate blood pressure based on a variation in the obtained pulse pressure feature value compared to a reference pulse pressure feature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun Kwon, Young Soo Kim, Dae Geun Jang
  • Patent number: 11382572
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of characteristic points from the bio-signal, determine internally dividing points of the plurality of characteristic points, and extract feature values from the bio-signal based on the internally dividing points to perform bio-information estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Ui Kun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20220192607
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include: a bio-signal measurer configured to measure a bio-signal from a user; and a processor configured to extract one or more feature values from the bio-signal, to adjust a combination coefficient for combining the one or more feature values based on a reference value associated with vascular compliance, and to estimate blood pressure based on the adjusted combination coefficient, and the one or more feature values extracted from the bio-signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ui Kun KWON, Chang Soon PARK
  • Publication number: 20220167927
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include: a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract one or more first feature values from the bio-signal, determine a scale factor based on the first feature values, and to estimate bio-information based on the scale factor and the first feature values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun KWON, Yunseo KU, Seung Woo NOH, Seung Keun YOON, Dae Geun JANG
  • Publication number: 20220117563
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of characteristic points from the bio-signal, determine internally dividing points of the plurality of characteristic points, and extract feature values from the bio-signal based on the internally dividing points to perform bio-information estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Ui Kun KWON
  • Patent number: 11298086
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include: a bio-signal measurer configured to measure a bio-signal from a user; and a processor configured to extract one or more feature values from the bio-signal, to adjust a combination coefficient for combining the one or more feature values based on a reference value associated with vascular compliance, and to estimate blood pressure based on the adjusted combination coefficient, and the one or more feature values extracted from the bio-signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Chang Soon Park
  • Patent number: 11284843
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include: a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract one or more first feature values from the bio-signal, determine a scale factor based on the first feature values, and to estimate bio-information based on the scale factor and the first feature values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Ui Kun Kwon, Yunseo Ku, Seung Woo Noh, Seung Keun Yoon, Dae Geun Jang
  • Patent number: 11266357
    Abstract: A bio-signal feature scaling apparatus may include: a processor configured to execute instructions to: extract a feature from a bio-signal of an object; estimate a cause of change in a bio-state of the object; calibrate a scale factor based on the estimated cause of change in the bio-state; and scale the extracted feature by applying the calibrated scale factor to the extracted feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Chang Soon Park, Dae Geun Jang, Young Soo Kim