Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A battery cell array includes a plurality of battery banks, each battery bank including a two-dimensional m-by-n or higher-order matrix of battery cells; a row address decoder configured to activate selected address lines, the address lines including a wordline(s); a column address decoder configured to activate selected address lines, the address lines including a bitline(s); an address decoder(s), if required, configured to activate a select signal(s) to select an additional address line(s) for a more than two-dimensional matrix of battery cells; a controller configured to directly or indirectly activate a bank select signal(s) to select a battery bank of the plurality of battery banks.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A biological component measuring apparatus may include: a first light source configured to emit a first light of a first wavelength range onto an object; a second light source configured to emit a second light of a second wavelength range onto the object, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range; a detector configured to detect the first light and the second light which are scattered from the object; and a processor configured to determine a scattering coefficient based on the detected first light, obtain blood vessel depth information based on the detected second light, and measure a biological component by correcting the scattering coefficient based on the blood vessel depth information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shape measurement apparatus comprising: a driving body 130; a measurement arm part 110 having a stylus 111 coming into contact with an object to be measured, and an arm 113 for supporting the stylus 111 so that the stylus 111 comes into contact with the object to be measured; a measurement arm support part 120 coupled to an end of the arm 113; a pivot 121 for rotatably supporting the measurement arm support part 120 with respect to the driving body 130; and an actuator part 140 for controlling the measurement arm support part 120 to rotate up and down with respect to the pivot 121 so that the stylus 111 moves along the object to be measured.

Abstract: A biological component measuring apparatus may include: a first light source configured to emit a first light of a first wavelength range onto an object; a second light source configured to emit a second light of a second wavelength range onto the object, the second wavelength range being different from the first wavelength range; a detector configured to detect the first light and the second light which are scattered from the object; and a processor configured to determine a scattering coefficient based on the detected first light, obtain blood vessel depth information based on the detected second light, and measure a biological component by correcting the scattering coefficient based on the blood vessel depth information.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for non-invasively monitoring a health condition. The apparatus for monitoring health according to an example embodiment of the disclosure includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to obtain a first pulse wave signal in a first contact state of an object and a second pulse wave signal in a second contact state of the object; and a processor configured to estimate a degree of vasodilation based on an alternating current (AC) component of each of the first pulse wave signal and the second pulse wave signal, configured to monitor a vascular health condition based on the estimated degree of vasodilation, and configured to output a result of monitoring the vascular health condition.

Abstract: A battery management system includes several blocks: a battery cell array comprising a plurality of battery cells; a charger selector array connected electrically to the battery cell array to charge the battery cells; an analyzer array configured to monitor a condition or status of the battery cells and report the condition or status of the battery cells; a battery output array connected electrically to the battery cell array to provide electric power out of the battery cells; and a controller configured to control charge movement and command flow among the blocks in the battery system such as charger selector array and the battery output array according to the reported condition or status from the analyzer array.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shape measurement device including: a stylus (131) configured to contact an object to be measured; a measurement arm (130) configured to support the stylus (131) to allow the stylus (131) to contact the object to be measured; a measurement arm part (120) configured to support the measurement arm (130); and a measurement arm support (110) configured to support the measurement arm part (120) to allow the stylus (131) to move along an outer shape of the object to be measured, wherein the measurement arm support (110) includes: a support body (111) provided with a movement rail (113) formed on a top surface thereof, the measurement arm part (120) moving along the movement rail (113); a body coupling block (115) coupled to the movement rail (113) to move along the movement rail and detachably coupled to the measurement arm part (120), the body coupling block having a position-fixing groove (116) formed in a central area thereof; and a first magnet part (117) and a second magnet part (118) cou

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel polypeptide capable of binding Taq DNA polymerase, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a recombinant vector comprising the polynucleotide, a cell having the recombinant vector introduced therein, a method of producing the polypeptide using the recombinant cell, and a hot-start PCR composition comprising the polypeptide. The polypeptide of the present invention is capable of binding specifically to Taq DNA polymerase to inhibit the activity of the polymerase, and thus may be effectively used in hot-start PCR using Taq DNA polymerase.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include: a pulse wave sensor comprising at least one pair of light emitters which are disposed apart from each other and a light receiver disposed between the at least one pair of light emitters, and configured to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object by using the light receiver and the at least one pair of light emitters; a force sensor configured to measure a contact force that is applied to the pulse wave sensor by the object; and a processor configured to generate an integrated pulse wave signal by integrating the plurality of pulse wave signals based on the contact force and an area of a contact surface of the pulse wave sensor, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the integrated pulse wave signal.