Patents by Inventor Jae-Min Kang

Jae-Min Kang 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).

  • Patent number: 11690520
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for measuring bio-information. The apparatus for measuring bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to emit light of multiple wavelengths onto an object, and detect the light to obtain multi-wavelength pulse wave signals when the light is reflected or scattered from the object; and a processor configured to: obtain a conversion signal that indicates a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave sensor, based on the multi-wavelength pulse wave signals, obtain an oscillometric envelope based on the multi-wavelength pulse wave signals and the conversion signal, and obtain bio-information based on the oscillometric envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Youn Ho Kim, Sang Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20230200665
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure includes: a sensor, and a processor configured to estimate blood pressure based on a PPG signal and a contact pressure signal measured by the sensor. The sensor includes: a transparent elastic body; a first polarizing film provided on a surface of the transparent elastic body and configured to come into contact with the object; a light source provided under the transparent elastic body and configured to emit light toward the object; a first detector and a second detector provided under the transparent elastic body and configured to detect light, passing through the first polarizing film after being emitted by the light source and scattered or reflected from the object, to measure the PPG signal; and a second detector provided under the transparent elastic body and configured to detect light, not passing through the first polarizing film, to measure the contact pressure signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yun PARK, Jae Min KANG, Tak Hyung LEE, Byung Hoon KO, Seung Woo NOH, Jin Woo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230200731
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a main body, a force sensor disposed on one surface of the main body and configured to measure a force, and a processor configured to control the force sensor to measure a first force when the one surface of the main body faces upwards, control the force sensor to measure a second force sensor when the one surface of the main body faces downward, and calibrate the force sensor based on at least one of the measured first force and the measured second force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yun PARK, Jae Min KANG, Byung Hoon KO, Seung Woo NOH, Jin Woo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230172459
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part configured to obtain contact pressure of a contact surface contacted by an object, and configured to obtain a contact image of the object that contacts the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain a pulse wave signal of a region of interest based on the contact image, and configured to estimate bio-information based on the obtained pulse wave signal and the contact pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min KANG, Yong Joo KWON, Youn Ho KIM, Sang Yun PARK
  • Patent number: 11666277
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biometric information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a sensor comprising an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor configured to measure an ECG signal of a user and a pulse wave sensor configured to measure two or more pulse wave signals at two or more measurement sites of the user; and a processor configured to obtain biometric information based on the ECG signal and the two or more pulse wave signals measured by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Zoon Yoon, Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Seung Woo Noh, Sang Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20230130494
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: an ultrasonic sensor configured to acquire a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect peaks from the bio-signal, and to determine false detection of a peak, among the detected peaks, by using at least one of a time interval between a current peak and an immediately preceding peak, amplitudes of the current peak and the immediately preceding peak, a shape of a waveform on a left region and a right region of the peak, and an occurrence position of the peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ui Kun KWON, Jae Min KANG, Youn Ho KIM, Sang Kon BAE, Jin Woo CHOI, Chang Mok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230131673
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information by using an ultrasonic signal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an ultrasonic sensor configured to acquire an ultrasonic signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect peaks from the acquired ultrasonic signal, and to determine false detection of a peak, among the detected peaks, by using at least one of amplitudes of the detected peaks or a left waveform shape and a right waveform shape of the peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ui Kun KWON, Jae Min KANG, Youn Ho KIM, Sang Kon BAE, Jin Woo CHOI, Chang Mok CHOI
  • Patent number: 11633115
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that measures a pulse wave signal from an object and contact pressure of the object; and a processor that obtains an oscillometric envelope based on an amplitude of the pulse wave signal and the contact pressure, and estimates bio-information based on a center of mass of a phase of contact pressure of the obtained oscillometric envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Youn Ho Kim, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi
  • Publication number: 20230070636
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure from an object, a plurality of pulse wave signals having different wavelengths, a force sensor configured to measure a contact force applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to extract, from the plurality of pulse wave signals, at least one similarity feature indicating a similarity between the plurality of pulse wave signals, and estimate the blood pressure based on the similarity and the contact force that is measured at a point in time at which the at least one similarity feature is extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min KANG, Seung Woo NOH, Sang Yun PARK, Jin Woo CHOI
  • Patent number: 11589755
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part configured to obtain contact pressure of a contact surface contacted by an object, and configured to obtain a contact image of the object that contacts the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain a pulse wave signal of a region of interest based on the contact image, and configured to estimate bio-information based on the obtained pulse wave signal and the contact pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Youn Ho Kim, Sang Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20230059810
    Abstract: Provided are foldable electronic device and method for estimating bio-information by using the same. The foldable electronic device may include: a main body part including a first main body and a second main body that are configured to be folded toward each other or unfolded from each other along a fold line where the first main body and the second main body meet; an image sensor part including a first image sensor and a second image sensor which are disposed at the first main body; and a processor configured to obtain a contact image of an object from the first image sensor disposed at the first main body and obtain an image of a marker that is displayed on the second main body, from the second image sensor disposed at the first main body, when the object is in contact with the first image sensor and the main body part is folded along the fold line, and estimate bio-information based on the contact image of the object and the image of the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Sang Yun Park
  • Publication number: 20230007884
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor including channels, and configured to measure pulse wave signals from an object at the channels; a force sensor configured to measure a contact force applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to determine correlations between the pulse wave signals of the channels, and to estimate bio-information based on the measured pulse wave signals and the measured contact force based on the correlations satisfying a condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Seung Woo Noh, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi
  • Publication number: 20220409072
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus configured to estimate bio-information, the apparatus including a pulse wave sensor including a plurality of channels disposed in an isotropic shape, a force sensor configured to measure a force applied by an object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to detect a center of gravity based on pressure, applied by the object, in a space formed by the plurality of channels based on pulse wave signals measured by each of the plurality of channels included in the pulse wave sensor, provide a user with guide information with respect to contact of the object to the pulse wave sensor based on the detected center of gravity, and estimate bio-information based on the pulse wave signals and the force which are measured based on the guide information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min KANG, Seung Woo NOH, Sang Yun PARK, Jin Woo CHOI
  • Patent number: 11538846
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 11538272
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a signal is provided. The apparatus for measuring a signal may include a sensor configured to generate pixel data representing a fingerprint image of an object by detecting light scattered or reflected from the object and a processor configured to acquire the fingerprint image of the object based on the pixel data and acquire a pulse wave signal based on the fingerprint image and the pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Sang Yun Park
  • Patent number: 11520375
    Abstract: Provided are foldable electronic device and method for estimating bio-information by using the same. The foldable electronic device may include: a main body part including a first main body and a second main body that are configured to be folded toward each other or unfolded from each other along a fold line where the first main body and the second main body meet; an image sensor part including a first image sensor and a second image sensor which are disposed at the first main body; and a processor configured to obtain a contact image of an object from the first image sensor disposed at the first main body and obtain an image of a marker that is displayed on the second main body, from the second image sensor disposed at the first main body, when the object is in contact with the first image sensor and the main body part is folded along the fold line, and estimate bio-information based on the contact image of the object and the image of the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Sang Yun Park
  • Patent number: 11517206
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: a communication interface configured to receive, from a touch pen, force information about a force of the touch pen exerted onto an object when the object is in contact with the touch pen; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure a pulse wave of the object when the object is brought into contact with the electronic device by the force of the touch pen; and a processor configured to estimate a blood pressure of the object based on the force information and the pulse wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yun Park, Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon
  • Patent number: 11478157
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating bio-information. The apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part comprising a pulse wave sensor array configured to detect a pulse wave signal when an object contacts a contact surface of the sensor part, and a load sensor configured to detect a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain contact load distribution of the contact surface based on the pulse wave signal, and to estimate bio-information based on the contact load distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Joo Kwon, Jae Min Kang, Sang Yun Park, Youn Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20220330841
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user; a contact force measurer including at least three force sensors and configured to measure a contact force between the touch sensor and the user by using the at least three force sensors; a contact area measurer configured to measure a contact area between the user and the touch sensor; and a processor configured to determine a vertical direction error, which indicates a degree of deviation of a direction of force, applied by the user to press the touch sensor, from a vertical direction to a surface of the touch sensor based on sensor values sensed by the at least three force sensors, and estimate blood pressure according to a determination result of the vertical direction error based on the pulse waves, the contact force, and the contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yun PARK, Jae Min KANG, Yong Joo KWON, Youn Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20220304583
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus, may include: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user's finger when the user's finger is in contact with the touch sensor; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the user's finger and the touch sensor; a fingerprint recognizer configured to recognize a fingerprint of the user's finger; and a processor configured to determine a degree of position coincidence between the user's finger and the pulse wave measurer based on the recognized fingerprint, and to estimate a blood pressure of the user based on the pulse waves and the contact pressure according to the determined degree of position coincidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yun PARK, Jae Min Kang, Yong Joo Kwon, Youn Ho Kim