Patents by Inventor Byung-Hoon Ko
Byung-Hoon Ko 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).
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Patent number: 11419529Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information of an object of interest may include a processor configured to obtain a plurality of pulse wave signals of an object via a plurality of channels, determine a plurality of oxygen saturation values corresponding to the plurality of channels based on the plurality of pulse wave signals, select a channel to be used for estimating the bio-information of the object of interest from among the plurality of channels based on the plurality of oxygen saturation values, and estimate the bio-information of the object of interest based on a pulse wave signal corresponding to the selected channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11354933Abstract: A wearable device may include a main body, a sensor formed on a stem disposed on a side of the main body, and configured to acquire a partial fingerprint image of a finger of a user based on the finger being in contact with the sensor, and a processor configured to control a display to guide the user based on the acquired partial fingerprint image and a full fingerprint image of the finger to permit a measurement site of the finger to contact the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Sang Yun Park, Byung Hoon Ko
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Patent number: 11337609Abstract: A bio-signal measuring apparatus may include: a finger contact surface configured to be in contact with a finger of a user; an optical sensor configured to be disposed underneath the finger contact surface and sense a light when the light is reflected from the user, and a textured area formed on the finger contact surface at a boundary of the optical sensor, and configured to provide a texture different from a texture of a remaining area of the finger contact surface other than the textured area, so as to allow the user to feel a tactile sensation from the textured area when the finger is in contact with the finger contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Jeong Eun Hwang, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20220125321Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biological information may include a sensor configured to detect a first light signal and a second light signal from an object of a user and a processor configured to determine whether a condition for estimating biological information is satisfied based on the detected first light signal and estimate biological information based on the second light signal, wherein the sensor includes a force sensor configured to measure a force applied to the object when the object is in contact with a cover surface of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Hoon KO, Yong Joo KWON, Seung Woo NOH, Hyun Seok MOON, Sung Mo AHN, Kun Sun EOM, Jong Wook LEE, Tak Hyung LEE, Myoung Hoon JUNG, Chang Mok CHOI
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Publication number: 20220087549Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information includes: a light source including a first light emitter that emits first light of a first wavelength, and a second light emitter that emits second light of a second wavelength; an image sensor including a first pixel region including first pixels that detect the first light reacted with an object, and a second pixel region including second pixels that detect the second light reacted with the object; a light source controller that controls the first light emitter to emit the first light of the first wavelength when a first light exposure operation is performed on the first pixels, and controls the second light emitter to emit the second light of the second wavelength when a second light exposure operation is performed on the second pixels; and a processor that obtains a bio-signal of the object from data detected by the image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tak Hyung LEE, Byung Hoon KO, Jong Wook LEE
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Publication number: 20220087556Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor including a light source and a detector. The light source is configured to emit multi-wavelength light to an object of interest and the detector is configured to detect light reflected from the object. In addition, the apparatus may include a processor configured to obtain a change in volume of a blood vessel based on one or more of quantity of detected multi-wavelength light and absorbance coefficients of respective wavelengths of the multi-wavelength light and obtain bio-information based on the measured change in volume of the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim, Young Soo Kim, Jeong Eun Hwang
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Patent number: 11213216Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor including a light source and a detector. The light source is configured to emit multi-wavelength light to an object of interest and the detector is configured to detect light reflected from the object. In addition, the apparatus may include a processor configured to obtain a change in volume of a blood vessel based on one or more of quantity of detected multi-wavelength light and absorbance coefficients of respective wavelengths of the multi-wavelength light and obtain bio-information based on the measured change in volume of the blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim, Young Soo Kim, Jeong Eun Hwang
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Publication number: 20210365664Abstract: A wearable device may include a main body, a sensor formed on a stem disposed on a side of the main body, and configured to acquire a partial fingerprint image of a finger of a user based on the finger being in contact with the sensor, and a processor configured to control a display to guide the user based on the acquired partial fingerprint image and a full fingerprint image of the finger to permit a measurement site of the finger to contact the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Sang Yun PARK, Byung Hoon KO
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Publication number: 20210345973Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information, includes a sensor including a cover having a transmitting area provided at a center of the cover, and non-transmitting areas provided at both edges of the cover, a light source configured to emit light onto an object that is in contact with the cover, and a detector configured to detect a first optical signal of the emitted light that is scattered or reflected from the object after passing through the transmitting area, and a second optical signal of the emitted light that is reflected from the non-transmitting areas. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to estimate bio-information, based on the detected first optical signal and the detected second optical signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Hoon KO, Seung Woo NOH, Jong Wook LEE, Jeong Eun HWANG, Youn Ho KIM
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Publication number: 20210321884Abstract: An assembly for measuring bio-information includes a finger contact interface configured to move based on a contact force applied by a finger of a user to the finger contact interface; a bio-sensor configured to measure the bio-information of the user based on the finger being in contact with the finger contact interface; a force sensor configured to measure the contact force of the finger applied to the finger contact interface; and a support configured to guide movement of the finger contact interface and support the force sensor against the finger contact interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong Eun HWANG, Byung Hoon KO, Seung Woo NOH, Jong Wook LEE, Tak Hyung LEE
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Publication number: 20210251508Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus includes: an ultrasound image acquirer configured to acquire ultrasound images of an object; a pressurizer configured to apply pressure to the object to occlude a blood vessel; and a processor configured to estimate a change in a diameter of the blood vessel using the ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound image acquirer before and after an occlusion of the blood vessel, and estimate bio-information based on the estimated change in the diameter of the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: So Young LEE, Jong Keun SONG, Byung Hoon KO, Hyun Seok MOON, Sang Kon BAE, Eui Seok SHIN, Jeong Eun HWANG
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Publication number: 20210244301Abstract: An electronic device may a main body; a sensor part disposed on a side of the main body; and a processor configured to control a display to display a first graphical object related to a contact state of a finger based on information related to the contact state of the finger received from the sensor part before measurement of a bio-signal; and control the display to display a second graphical object related to a contact force of the finger based on information related to the contact force of the finger received from the sensor part during measurement of the bio-signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Hoon KO, Youn Ho KIM, Seung Woo NOH, Jong Hoon PARK, Sung Mo AHN, Eun Ju YEOM, Yun Ki LEE, Jong Wook LEE, Tak Hyung LEE, Jeong Eun HWANG
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Patent number: 11083380Abstract: A bio-signal acquiring apparatus includes a sensor part and a signal processor. The sensor part includes a bio-signal sensor, a load sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor array, the bio-signal sensor configured to detect a bio-signal of an object that comes into contact with the sensor part, the load sensor configured to detect a contact load of the object, and the ultrasonic sensor array configured to detect contact load distribution of the object. The signal processor is configured to obtain a contact load of the object at a region of interest based on the contact load and the contact load distribution, and configured to output the contact load of the object at the region of interest and the bio-signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Joo Kwon, Sang Yun Park, Jae Min Kang, Byung Hoon Ko, Jeong Eun Hwang
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Publication number: 20210038098Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor that may measure a pulse wave signal from an object in contact with a measurement surface. The apparatus may include a force sensor that may measure a contact force between the pulse wave sensor and the object. The apparatus may include a fastener configured to fasten the pulse wave sensor to an electronic device such that the pulse wave sensor is rotatable around a center axis in a length direction of the pulse wave sensor. The apparatus may include a processor that may determine a direction in which a measurement region of the pulse wave signal or the measurement surface of the pulse wave sensor is oriented, select a measurement mode from among a plurality of measurement modes, and estimate bio-information of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong Eun HWANG, Byung Hoon KO, Jong Wook LEE, Youn Ho KIM
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Publication number: 20210036046Abstract: A display includes a display portion formed of an array of unit pixels that each respectively include a light source pixel and a detector pixel. The display includes a control driver including a light source driver and a data driver which are respectively connected to each light source pixel, and a detector driver which is connected to each detector pixel. The display includes a controller configured to control the control driver to operate the display portion in a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode that are each different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Joo KWON, Jae Min KANG, Byung Hoon KO, Youn Ho KIM, Sang Yun PARK, Jong Wook LEE, Deuk Seok CHUNG
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Patent number: 10905382Abstract: A bio-signal quality assessment apparatus, a bio-signal quality assessment method, a bio-signal measurement parameter optimization apparatus, and bio-signal measurement parameter optimization apparatus method are provided. The bio-signal quality assessment apparatus includes a processor configured to determine a moving average of a bio-signal, and assess a quality of the bio-signal, based on a comparison between the determined moving average and the bio-signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Byung Hoon Ko, Jin Hyun Yun
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Publication number: 20210022622Abstract: An electronic device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a touch screen. The electronic device includes a communication interface that may receive, from a touch pen, a pulse wave signal of a user which is measured from a finger of the user by the touch pen while the touch pen is placed on the touch screen. The electronic device includes a processor that may determine whether a measurement posture of the user is appropriate based on whether the finger touches the touch screen, and in response to determining that the user's measurement posture is appropriate, estimate bio-information of the user based on the received pulse wave signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Wook LEE, Byung Hoon KO, Young Soo KIM, Chang Mok CHOI, Jeong Eun HWANG, Youn Ho KIM
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Publication number: 20200390346Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object, for a predetermined period of time, a processor configured to extract DC components of the pulse wave signal measured for the predetermined period of time, normalize the extracted DC components, based on at least one of the extracted DC components of the pulse wave signal measured at a time when a reference force is applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor, and estimate the bio-information, based on the normalized DC components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Jeong Eun Hwang, Byung Hoon Ko, Jong Wook Lee, Youn Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20200383641Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor having a circular contact surface that is convex toward a contact surface of an object of interest, and that may measure one or more pulse wave signals from the object of interest in contact with the circular contact surface. The apparatus may include a force sensor disposed below or on a side of the pulse wave sensor, and that may measure a contact force of the object of interest. The apparatus may include a processor that may estimate bio-information of the object of interest based on the one or more measured pulse wave signals and the measured contact force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong-Eun HWANG, Byung Hoon KO, Chang Mok CHOI, Sang Yun PARK
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Patent number: 10779766Abstract: A wearable measurement apparatus capable of measuring a biometric signal is provided. The wearable measurement apparatus includes a main body, and a main-body elastic part disposed on a bottom surface of the main body, and configured to elastically support the main body against a body part of a user. The wearable measurement apparatus further includes a biometric signal sensor disposed apart from the main-body elastic part, and configured to detect a biometric signal from the body part, and a sensor elastic part interposed between the main body and the biometric signal sensor, and configured to form a step difference between a bottom surface of the biometric signal sensor and a bottom surface of the main-body elastic part, and elastically support the biometric signal sensor against the main body.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Hoon Ko, Yong Joo Kwon, Youn Ho Kim, Sang Yun Park, Jin Hyun Yun, Jong Wook Lee, Chang Mok Choi