Patents by Inventor Jong-pal Kim

Jong-pal Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20120004563
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing a biological signal. The apparatus may measure the biological signal, detect a noise signal influencing the electrical characteristics of the measured biological signal, and display the measured biological signal by distinguishing a normal section of the measured biological signal from an abnormal section of the biological signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Jong-pal KIM, Seok Chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20110306892
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatuses for measuring a biological signal, in which a biological signal of an examinee is detected via at least one interface that touches skin of the examinee, and a dummy signal is detected via a dummy interface Noise that is generated by a fluctuation in the electrical characteristics of the at least one interface is removed from the biological signal using the biological signal and the dummy signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Byung-hoon Ko
  • Patent number: 8043002
    Abstract: A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20110237904
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a biological signal of a body, the apparatus including; at least three interfaces which obtain signals from the body, a signal application unit which applies a signal having a frequency which is higher than one of a frequency of interest of the biological signal to one of a first interface from among the at least three interfaces, and one of a plurality of internal elements of the apparatus, a feedback signal generation unit which generates a feedback signal from component signals generated due to the applied signal, wherein the feedback signal generation unit generates the feedback signal using a signal obtained from at least one of a second interface and a third interface from among the at least three interfaces and an input control unit which receives the generated feedback signal and controls a signal input from at least one of the second interface and third interface to an amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong-pal KIM
  • Publication number: 20100305457
    Abstract: A method for estimating blood pressure includes sensing a sphygmus wave at a body part of a user to which vibration is applied to generate a sensed sphygmus wave, filtering the sensed sphygmus wave to generated a filtered sphygmus wave, and estimating blood pressure of the user based on time differences between peaks of the sensed sphygmus wave and peaks of the filtered sphygmus wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Pal KIM
  • Publication number: 20100298726
    Abstract: A blood pressure monitoring apparatus including a pressing unit which presses a measurement body part of a subject, a sensing unit which senses a sphygmus wave at the measurement body part while the measurement body part is being pressed, a control unit controlling a point of time of stopping the pressing based on an amplitude of the sensed sphygmus wave, and an estimation unit which estimates a blood pressure of the subject based on the sphygmus wave sensed before the pressing performed by the pressing unit is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Chan KIM, Jong-pal KIM, Youn-ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20100286533
    Abstract: A method of detecting a biosignal includes; measuring a biosignal from a user; band pass filtering the biosignal to each of a first frequency band and/or a second frequency band, and detecting a first frequency band signal and/or a second frequency band signal; calculating a PSD of the first frequency band signal and detecting a frequency band signal with a maximum PSD in the first frequency band as a heartbeat signal of the user; and calculating a PSD of the second frequency band signal and/or detecting a frequency band signal with a maximum PSD in the second frequency band as a respiration signal of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi Hee LEE, Kun Soo SHIN, Soo Hyun BAE, Jong Pal KIM
  • Publication number: 20100286538
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a sensing unit including a plurality of sensors sensing sphygmus waves at a measurement site, a selection unit selecting one sensor of the plurality of sensors based on the sphygmus waves sensed by the plurality of sensors, and a blood pressure estimation unit estimating blood pressure of the measurement site based on a sphygmus wave sensed by the selected sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pal KIM, Kun-soo SHIN, Sang-kon BAE, Kyoung-ho KANG, Youn-ho KIM, Seok Chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20100274143
    Abstract: A method for estimating blood pressure includes: sensing a value of a first sphygmus wave in a region of a user's body while pressurizing the region with a first pressure; sensing a value of a second sphygmus wave in the region while pressurizing the region a second pressure; and estimating blood pressure of the region based on the sensed values of the first sphygmus wave and the second sphygmus wave. The first pressure and the second pressure are each either a variable pressure or a constant pressure. A height of the region, relative to the user's body, is different for the sensing the value of the first sphygmus wave than for the sensing the value of the second sphygmus wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pal KIM, Seok Chan KIM
  • Patent number: 7800494
    Abstract: A method of wirelessly receiving a biological signal is provided. Thus, it is possible to considerably reduce power consumption of a wireless biological signal receiver by determining a transmission period of an externally received biological signal, setting an operation mode of the wireless biological signal receiver to an active mode in which it is possible to receive the biological signal for a predetermined time for each determined transmission period and receiving the biological signal, and changing the operation mode from the active mode to a low-power mode in which it is impossible to receive the biological signal, after the predetermined time is elapsed with respect to each determined transmission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-pal Kim
  • Publication number: 20100204588
    Abstract: An apparatus and method which detects a blood-pressure measurement site. The apparatus for detecting a site of a body to measure blood pressure includes a sensing unit for sensing pressures applied to a blood vessel of a site of the body, a calculation unit for calculating a waveform representing the sensed pressure, and a determination unit for determining whether the site is the optimal site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn-ho KIM, Kun-soo SHIN, Sang-kon BAE, Jong-pal KIM
  • Publication number: 20100204606
    Abstract: A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Patent number: 7771361
    Abstract: Provided is a blood pressure measuring apparatus and a method of measuring blood pressure. The blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a plurality of blood pressure measuring units disposed on a substrate, a plurality of optical sensors disposed on the substrate to correspond to the blood pressure measuring units, and a control unit that measures blood pressure by analyzing signals received from the optical sensors and the blood pressure measuring units, wherein each of the blood pressure measuring units comprises a plurality of blood pressure sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-kon Bae, Kun-soo Shin, Jong-pal Kim, Youn-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20100185104
    Abstract: A pressurizing apparatus includes a lower frame and an upper frame. A first end of the upper frame may be hinged to the lower frame at a rotation axis, and a second end of the upper frame may be rotated about the rotation axis by an actuator. A pressurizing unit may be combined to the upper frame in such a way that the pressurizing unit is rotatable relative to the upper frame. When the actuator rotates the second end of the upper frame, the pressurizing unit pressurizes an object to be pressurized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pal KIM, Kun-soo SHIN, Sang-kon BAE, Youn-ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20100179443
    Abstract: A circuit and method for compensating for an electrode motion artifact in which the electrode motion artifact is generated because impedance between a subject and a measuring electrode changes during measurement of the subject's biosignal, and the electrode motion artifact can be differentially measured and an electrocardiogram signal can be compensated by introducing a predetermined voltage or an electric current to the subject. A circuit and method for compensating electrode motion artifact, which can differentially measure the difference information between impedance components by introducing a predetermined voltage or electric current to a subject, in association with the electrode motion artifact. In this instance, the impedance component is a component of electrode motion artifact and the electrode motion artifact is generated when measuring a biosignal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kun Soo Shin, Jong Pal Kim, Jin Sang Hwang, Hyun Tai Hwang
  • Patent number: 7745958
    Abstract: A tact switch module is provided. The tact switch module includes a tact switch to control a driving voltage to be supplied to a power supply by sensing an ON input by a user; and a power control unit having a power input port which is connected to the power supply and a power output port to output a first voltage when power is supplied to the power input port, wherein the driving voltage triggers the power supply to output the power, and the power supply supplies the power to the power input port while the first voltage is supplied from the power output of the power control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pal Kim, Kun Soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20100148286
    Abstract: Provided are a contact-force sensor package and a method of fabricating the same. The contact-force sensor package includes an elastic layer comprising a side that contacts a source of a contact-force; and a substrate layer adhered to the opposing side of the elastic layer from the side that contacts the source of the contact-force and comprising a cantilever beam separated from the elastic layer and deformed due to the contact-force, a pillar extending from a free end portion of the cantilever beam to the elastic layer and transferring the contact-force from the elastic layer to the cantilever beam, and a deformation sensing element for generating an electrical signal that is proportional to a degree of deformation of the cantilever beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pal KIM, Byeung-leul LEE
  • Patent number: 7722249
    Abstract: A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20100123468
    Abstract: An apparatus for optimizing a Wheatstone bridge robust in a temperature change, the apparatus including; a voltage difference measuring unit which measures a voltage difference between a current input end and a current output end of the Wheatstone bridge, wherein the Wheatstone bridge comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor and a fourth resistor and a tuning resistor; and a resistance tuning controller which detects a resistance ratio of a first distribution resistance and a second distribution resistance of the tuning resistor so that the voltage difference measuring unit measures a maximum voltage difference, and controls tuning of the tuning resistor according to the detected resistance ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pal KIM, Sang-kon BAE
  • Publication number: 20100125212
    Abstract: A method for testing accuracy of blood pressure measurement in a blood pressure monitoring apparatus includes calculating a difference between measured blood pressures of a user measured at two or more measurement points, calculating a difference between hydrostatic pressures of blood estimated at the two or more measurement points, and calculating an error of the measured blood pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Chan KIM, Jong Pal KIM, Kun-soo SHIN, Sang-kon BAE, Kyoung-ho KANG, Youn-ho KIM