Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively 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 estimate blood pressure using the measured bio-signal. The processor may extract a first feature and a second feature from the bio-signal at an extraction time, estimate changes in the first feature and the second feature which have occurred during a time period from a calibration time at which the first feature and the second feature are calibrated to the extraction time at which the first feature and the second feature are extracted, and estimate a blood pressure based on the changes in the first feature and the second feature.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include: a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to: extract a cardiac output (CO) feature, a first candidate total peripheral resistance (TPR) feature, and a second candidate TPR feature from a bio-signal; determine one of the first candidate TPR feature and the second candidate TPR feature as a TPR feature based on a direction of change in the CO feature and a direction of change in the first candidate TPR feature between a blood pressure measurement time and a calibration time; and estimate the blood pressure based on the TPR feature and the CO feature.

Abstract: A method of determining regularity of a bio-signal is provided. The method of determining regularity of a bio-signal according may include acquiring a plurality of pulse waveforms of the bio-signal, acquiring a plurality of slope waveforms corresponding to the plurality of pulse waveforms, binarizing the plurality of slope waveforms, acquiring synchronization information of the plurality of pulse waveforms based on binarizing the plurality of pulse waveforms; acquiring a synchronization rate of a reference interval based on the synchronization information, and determining whether the bio-signal is regular or irregular based on the synchronization rate of the reference interval.

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.

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.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting a bio-signal feature are provided. The apparatus according to one aspect may include: a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to generate an envelope signal of the bio-signal, and detect at least one feature of the bio-signal based on a difference between the envelope signal and the bio-signal.

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.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information of a user may include a first sensor configured to measure a first signal from the user; a second sensor configured to measure a second signal from the user; and a processor configured to obtain a first characteristic point from the first signal; obtain a second characteristic point from the second signal based on the first characteristic point and a pre-defined probability distribution function; and estimate the bio-information of the user based on the second characteristic point.

Abstract: A bio-information processing apparatus may include: a bio-signal measurer configured to measure a bio-signal; a bio-information receiver configured to receive first bio-information; and a processor configured to estimate second bio-information based on the bio-signal, and to correct the second bio-information based on measurement circumstances of the first bio-information and the second bio-information.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a blood pressure estimation model includes: a signal acquirer configured to receive input a first signal and a second signal from a user; and a processor configured to obtain a pulse transit time (PTT) as a first predictor variable value based on the first signal and the second signal, to extract at least one feature from the second signal, to obtain a second predictor variable value based on the extracted at least one feature, and to generate a blood pressure estimation model based on the first predictor variable value and the second predictor variable value.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for estimating bio-information. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to obtain a pulse wave signal from a user; extract components of a plurality of element waveforms which constitute a waveform of the pulse wave signal; and obtain a cardiovascular feature based on the extracted components of the plurality of element waveforms. The processor is configured to extract a component of at least one element waveform based on a component of an adjacent element waveform.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. According to one embodiment, the apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include a sensor configured to measure a bio-signal from a subject, and a processor configured to acquire, form the bio-signal, a first feature value associated with cardiac output (CO) and a second feature value associated with total peripheral resistance (TPR), determine whether a current mechanism of blood pressure change of the subject is a post-exercise hypotension mechanism based on the first feature value and the second feature value, and estimate blood pressure according to determination of whether the current mechanism is the post-exercise hypotension mechanism.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for estimating blood pressure, including a plurality of sensors; and at least one processor configured to: determine situation information and posture information prior to estimation of blood pressure of a user based on data acquired using the plurality of sensors, select a cardiovascular feature from among a plurality of predetermined cardiovascular features based on the situation information and the posture information, generate a blood pressure estimation model based on the cardiovascular feature, the situation information, and the posture information, and estimate the blood pressure of the user based on the generated blood pressure estimation model.

Abstract: A blood pressure estimating apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal of an object; and a processor configured to extract a first cardiovascular feature and a second cardiovascular feature based on the bio-signal, and estimate blood pressure based on a first changing tendency of the first cardiovascular feature from a first reference level and a second changing tendency of the second cardiovascular feature from a second reference level, the first changing tendency and the second changing tendency being independent from each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include: a processor configured to measure a current time interval between a plurality of element waveforms of the pulse wave signal, determine whether a current measurement posture of the user corresponds to a reference posture based on the current time interval of the plurality of element waveforms, and estimate the bio-information based on a determination of whether the current measurement posture corresponds to the reference posture.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes a bio-signal obtainer configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to: obtain function values by applying a predetermined function to sections of the bio-signal, corresponding to respective windows of a predetermined size, while sliding a window on a time axis of the bio-signal, obtain an oscillometric waveform envelope based on the obtained function values, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the oscillometric waveform envelope.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating physiological variables includes: a sensor configured to measure a bio-signal from an object; and a processor. The processor is configured to: configure input data for use in a neural network-based physiological variable estimation model based on bio-signal data measured at different times by the sensor, and input the configured input data to the physiological variable estimation model to obtain a variation in physiological variables over a time period from a calibration time to a current time.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information, includes a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from a user, and a processor configured to obtain two or more parameters among a maximum point, an average point, and an onset point, from a waveform of the measured pulse wave signal, and combine the obtained two or more parameters to generate a pulse wave analysis result.

Abstract: A bio-signal quality assessment apparatus may include: a bio-signal obtainer configured to obtain a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract periodic signals from the obtained bio-signal, and determine a signal quality index based on at least one of similarity between the extracted periodic signals and signal variability of the obtained bio-signal.

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.