Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to obtain spectra from an object, obtain a component produced based on a change in pressure applied to the object, correct the spectra based on the obtained component produced based on the change in pressure, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the corrected spectra.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for non-invasively estimating a target component value based on a light spectrum. The apparatus for estimating the target component value may include a sensor configured to obtain a spectrum of light scattered or reflected from an object, and a processor configured to correct a first reflectance value of the spectrum based on a melanin index; obtain a second reflectance value based on correcting the first reflectance value; convert the second reflectance value into an absorbance value; estimate the target component value based on the absorbance value; and correct the target component value based on a hemoglobin index.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a component of an analyte may include a sensor including a light source configured to emit light to the analyte, and a detector configured to measure a spectrum of light reflected from the analyte; and a processor configured to: based on an initial amount of received light being obtained from the analyte by operating the sensor under initial operating conditions, determine optimal operating conditions based on the initial amount of received light and the initial operating conditions; and based on a spectrum being measured from the analyte by operating the sensor under the optimal operating conditions, estimate the component of the analyte based on the spectrum.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a body fluid includes: an optical sensor configured to emit light onto an object, receive the light returning from the object, and measure a first intensity of a first wavelength and a second intensity of a second wavelength from the received light; and a processor configured to estimate a body fluid volume of the object based on the first intensity and the second intensity.

Abstract: A device and method for monitoring a user's health state by continuously measuring data on triglycerides of the user and a device for managing the user's health state are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a user health state monitoring device includes a measurement unit configured to continuously measure a triglyceride concentration level of the user for a predetermined period; an analysis unit configured to analyze a graph showing the triglyceride concentration level to acquire analytical information; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor the user's health state based on the acquired analytical information.

Abstract: A method of optimizing a bio-information estimation model by reflecting temperature variation characteristics for each wavelength is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of optimizing a bio-information estimation model includes: obtaining a plurality of spectra according to a temperature variation; obtaining a rate of change in absorbance at each wavelength of the plurality of spectra according to the temperature variation by subtracting a reference spectrum from the plurality of spectra; generating a characteristic matrix for each wavelength based on the rate of change in absorbance at each wavelength according to the temperature variation; obtaining a temperature signal spectrum based on the characteristic matrix for each wavelength; and optimizing a bio-information estimation model based on the temperature signal spectrum.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for non-invasively estimating a target component value based on a light spectrum. The apparatus for estimating the target component value may include a sensor configured to obtain a spectrum of light scattered or reflected from an object, and a processor configured to correct a first reflectance value of the spectrum based on a melanin index; obtain a second reflectance value based on correcting the first reflectance value; convert the second reflectance value into an absorbance value; estimate the target component value based on the absorbance value; and correct the target component value based on a hemoglobin index.

Abstract: Provided is a method of correcting an error of an optical sensor including a light source and an image sensor, the method including emitting light to a material by driving the light source, acquiring an image of the material by the image sensor, and correcting an error of a distance between the light source and the image sensor of the optical sensor based on a gradation of the acquired image of the material.

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining a target signal spectrum includes: a spectrum measurer configured to measure a plurality of spectra from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a difference spectrum matrix by subtracting a reference spectrum from each of the plurality of spectra, and to obtain a spectrum of a target signal based on the obtained difference spectrum matrix.

Abstract: A touch display device includes a touch sensing electrode and a touch drive electrode disposed on an encapsulation unit configured to encapsulate a light-emitting element, the touch sensing electrode and the touch drive electrode being configured to form a first mutual capacitor, and first and second compensation electrodes disposed in a non-active area of a substrate so as to be opposite each other, the first and second compensation electrodes being configured to form a second mutual capacitor, whereby the value of capacitance of all mutual capacitors is increased, and therefore it is possible to prevent deterioration in touch performance.

Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing a substance of an object in a non-invasive manner is provided. The apparatus for analyzing a substance of an object includes: a sensor part including an image sensor, and a plurality of light sources disposed around the image sensor; and a processor configured to drive the plurality of light sources to obtain absorbance of each pixel of the image sensor based on an intensity of light received by each pixel, to correct the absorbance of each pixel based on a distance between the plurality of light sources and each pixel, and to analyze a substance of an object based on the corrected absorbance of each pixel.

Abstract: Provided is a method for predicting optical properties of a sample, the method including obtaining, by a device, a plurality of diffuse reflectance values based on optical energy diffusely reflected from the sample, generating, by a multi-layered Deep Fully Connected Neural Network (DFCNN) in the device, a first set of intermediate values by non-linearly mapping the plurality of diffuse reflectance values to the first set of intermediate values, generating, by a One-Dimensional-Convolutional Neural Network (1D-CNN) in the device, a second set of intermediate values by non-linearly mapping the plurality of diffuse reflectance values to the second set of intermediate values, and predicting, by the device, values of the optical properties of the sample based on the first set of intermediate values and the second set of intermediate values.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat lock including: a fixed bracket fixed to a leg of a chair; a locking unit disposed on the fixed bracket; and a movable bracket fixed to a seat of the chair in such a manner as to rotate together with the seat and having a seat rotation shaft and a locking piece coupled to an end periphery of the seat rotation shaft in such a manner as to be exposed to the outside, wherein the locking unit includes a driving motor having a driving shaft, a driving cam fitted to the driving shaft of the driving motor, and a latch rotating in a range of a given angle around a shaft fixed to the fixed bracket to limit the rotational movement of the locking piece. According to the present invention, the seat lock can utilize the locking unit to allow the seat to be more efficiently managed.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information may a spectrometer configured to measure a spectrum from an object of the user; and a processor configured to control an output interface to output guide information to guide the user regarding spectrum measurement based on a hemoglobin index of the user while the spectrum is being measured by the spectrometer; and estimate the bio-information of the user based on a melanin index of the user and the spectrum.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device having a reduced bezel area. The display device includes a plurality of touch lines electrically connected to a plurality of touch electrodes and display link lines electrically connected to a light-emitting element, the display link lines being disposed in a non-active area of a substrate, wherein a minimum of M touch lines (M being a natural number greater than 1 and less than N) is disposed with respect to a minimum of N display link lines (N being a natural number greater than 1), among the plurality of display link lines, in the non-active area. Consequently, a narrow bezel may be realized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fingerprint sensor-integrated touch screen panel, in which, since an electrode disposed to be parallel to a driving electrode is used as a receiving electrode, a bezel area is formed in an extending direction of the driving electrode, thereby minimizing the bezel area and allowing the number of channels required for fingerprint sensing to be reduced.

Abstract: A method of transforming Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) may include obtaining, by a DRS device, MC simulated DRS measurements using a pre-defined number of photons; pre-processing, by the DRS device, the MC simulated DRS measurements to obtain normalized DRS measurements; correcting, by the DRS device, non-monotonicity of the normalized DRS measurements to obtain monotonic DRS measurements; converting, by the DRS device, the monotonic DRS measurements to a logarithmic domain to obtain logarithmic DRS measurements; performing, by the DRS device, curve fitting on the logarithmic DRS measurements in the logarithmic domain to obtain curve-fitted logarithmic DRS measurements; and transforming, by the DRS device, the curve-fitted logarithmic DRS measurements to a non-logarithmic domain to obtain transformed MC simulated DRS measurements.

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating a biological component is provided. The apparatus may include: a sensor configured to measure a calibration spectrum for a first duration and measure a biological component estimation spectrum for a second duration, based on light returning from an object; and a processor configured to remove a signal of a biological component from the calibration spectrum to obtain a background spectrum for the first duration, and estimate the biological component, based on the background spectrum and the biological component estimation spectrum, for the second duration in response to a command for measuring the biological component.

Abstract: A multi-processor system includes a plurality of processors, a scheduler, and a selector. Each of the plurality of processors is included in at least one of a plurality of domains. The plurality of domains include three or more domains and are defined based on a hierarchical domain structure. The scheduler receives and manages at least one task performed by the plurality of processors. The selector selects one of the plurality of domains based on states of the plurality of domains to assign the at least one task to the selected domain, and selects at least one processor among processors in the selected domain based on states of the processors in the selected domain to assign the at least one task to the selected processor, when the at least one task is received.

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating a biological component is provided. The apparatus may include: a sensor configured to measure a calibration spectrum for a first duration and measure a biological component estimation spectrum for a second duration, based on light returning from an object; and a processor configured to remove a signal of a biological component from the calibration spectrum to obtain a background spectrum for the first duration, and estimate the biological component, based on the background spectrum and the biological component estimation spectrum, for the second duration in response to a command for measuring the biological component.