Patents by Inventor Kun Kook Park

Kun Kook Park 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: 20110184754
    Abstract: A remote health care method, the method includes generating a user intention from usage data of a user provided by a health care terminal, generating a health care professional intention about the user, generating a personalized recommendation which adjusts compliance of the user with respect to remote health care management based on the user intention and the health care professional intention, and providing the personalized recommendation to the health care terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-kook PARK, Kwang-hyeon LEE
  • Patent number: 7805184
    Abstract: A portable body fat measurement device includes: a light source unit having at least two top view light sources and a guide unit perpendicularly guiding an optical signal generated in the top view light sources to determine a measurement point where body fat is measured; an optical detection unit detecting a scattered optical signal to transform into an electrical signal, the scattered optical signal being generated by a scattering of the optical signal irradiated to the measurement point; and a signal processing unit processing the electrical signal and calculating body fat information, wherein the at least two top view light sources and the optical detection unit are horizontally arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Duk Hwang, Kun Soo Shin, Kun Kook Park
  • Publication number: 20090051898
    Abstract: A non-invasive probe for measuring body components, and a non-invasive body component measurement system including the non-invasive probe is provided. The non-invasive probe includes an input light transferring unit for transferring an input light emitted from a light source; a light splitting unit for splitting the input light into a plurality of living body incident lights; a light condensing unit for condensing the plurality of living body incident lights, so that the plurality of living body incident lights can be irradiated onto a plurality of measuring points, each measuring point corresponding to one of the plurality of living body incident lights; and an output light transferring unit for transferring a plurality of output lights, which each correspond to the one of the plurality of measuring points and, which are obtained by irradiating the plurality of living body incident lights, to a spectrometer that classifies the output lights by wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-duk HWANG, Kun-Kook PARK, Hong-sig KIM, Soo-kwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20080275322
    Abstract: An optical sensor biosignal measurement apparatus including an optical sensor having a luminous element to emit light towards the skin of a user and a photo detector to detect light from the skin of the user; a light quantity adjustment member to adjust an optical transmission area of the photo detector; and a light quantity controller to detect the quantity of light detected by the photo detector, and control the light quantity adjustment member to adjust the optical transmission area of the photo detector according to the quantity of light is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Ho Kim, Kun Soo Shin, Kun Kook Park
  • Patent number: 7423438
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring body fat using current electrodes and voltage electrodes. The method includes continually detecting a voltage drop across the voltage electrodes by smoothly raising a contact pressure applied to the electrodes; determining a threshold contact pressure with reference to the detected voltage drop depending on variation of the contact pressure, the voltage drop across the voltage electrodes not increasing under the threshold contact pressure even when the contact pressure increases; comparing a detected contact pressure with the threshold contact pressure; detecting a measurement voltage across the voltage electrodes only when the detected contact pressure is larger than the threshold contact pressure; and compensating the measurement voltage for a threshold contact voltage corresponding to the threshold contact pressure and calculating a body fat value corresponding to the compensated measurement voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-kook Park, Kyung-Ho Kim, Jeong-Je Park
  • Publication number: 20080177162
    Abstract: A biosignal measurement apparatus including: a headset; a member being detachable from the headset, and being attached onto an ear of a user; a PPG sensor being attached onto the member to detect a PPG signal from the ear of the user; and an acceleration sensor being attached onto the member to detect an acceleration signal due to a motion of the user from the ear of the user is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Gon Bae, Kun Soo Shin, Kun Kook Park, Soo Kwan Kim, Youn Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20080177189
    Abstract: A photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor includes: a conductive member contacting with the skin of a user; a luminous element disposed on the conductive member to emit light towards the skin of the user through the conductive member; and a photo detector detecting the light emitted towards the skin of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Ho Kim, Kun-Kook Park, Kun Soo Shin, Sang Kon Bae, Soo Kwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20080071187
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring body fat using bioelectrical impedance, that reduces measurement errors and improves repeatability by compensating for variation of a contact voltage caused by variation of an electrode contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kun-Kook PARK, Kyung-Ho Kim, Jeong-Je Park
  • Publication number: 20080039729
    Abstract: Disclosed is a living body measurement apparatus including: a first light source placed on the surface of the skin in a living body and radiating a first light in a visible light wavelength range onto the surface of the skin; a second light source placed on the surface of the skin and radiating a second light in a near-infrared wavelength range onto the surface of the skin; an optical detector placed on the surface of the skin at a predetermined distance from the first and second light sources to detect, as an electric signal, first or second detection light penetrating up through the skin and inputted thereto among the radiated first or second light; and a controller for sequentially driving the first and second light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Jae-Geol Cho, Kyoung-Youm Kim, In-Duk Hwang, Kun-Kook Park
  • Publication number: 20080013777
    Abstract: A headset device includes a headset body, a connection unit to move relative to the headset body, and a sensor unit having a light emitting element and a light receiving element to sense a biosignal, the sensor unit mounted to the connection unit to make contact with a human body. The sensor unit may measure a biosignal of a user, and the headset body and the sensor unit are indirectly connected by the connection unit. Accordingly, the sensor unit may be isolated from movement or vibration received through the headset body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Kook Park, Jin Sang Hwang, Kun Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 7317320
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring body fat using bioelectrical impedance, that reduces measurement errors and improves repeatability by compensating for variation of a contact voltage caused by variation of an electrode contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-kook Park, Kyung-Ho Kim, Jeong-Je Park
  • Publication number: 20070293768
    Abstract: A portable body fat measurement device includes: a light source unit having at least two top view light sources and a guide unit perpendicularly guiding an optical signal generated in the top view light sources to determine a measurement point where body fat is measured; an optical detection unit detecting a scattered optical signal to transform into an electrical signal, the scattered optical signal being generated by a scattering of the optical signal irradiated to the measurement point; and a signal processing unit processing the electrical signal and calculating body fat information, wherein the at least two top view light sources and the optical detection unit are horizontally arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: In Duk Hwang, Kun Soo Shin, Kun Kook Park
  • Patent number: 7310542
    Abstract: In a non-invasive body component measuring apparatus for measuring a concentration of a body component in a measuring portion of a living body, and a method of non-invasively measuring the concentration of the body component, the non-invasive body component measuring apparatus includes a light source unit for generating light of a predetermined wavelength and for applying the light onto the measuring portion, a detection unit for detecting light reflected or transmitted by the measuring portion and for converting the detected light into an electrical signal, a signal processing unit for processing the electrical signal, and a body-apparatus interface unit for fixing a periphery of the measuring portion during measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kye-jin Jeon, Jong-youn Lee, In-duk Hwang, Kun-kook Park, Hye-jeong Kim, Hye-jin Jung, Eun-young Choe
  • Publication number: 20070185399
    Abstract: A portable body fat measurement apparatus using a near infrared ray, the apparatus including a near infrared sensor to receive a second near infrared ray reflected from a body part of a user after the body part is irradiated with a first near infrared ray, and to convert the second near infrared ray into an electrical signal, an alternating current signal extraction unit to extract an alternating current component from the electrical signal, and a body fat measurement control unit to compare an amplitude of the alternating current component with a predetermined threshold, and to generate an alarm signal when the amplitude of the alternating current component meets the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Kook Park, In Duk Hwang
  • Publication number: 20060167335
    Abstract: A method and device for tinnitus therapy. The method includes generating pure sounds, each having a predetermined frequency, within an audible range, and waiting for a user to press an input button when the user hears the pure sound. Then, the hearing characteristics of the user are interpreted in conjunction with equal loudness contours. From this interpretation, either a tinnitus masking method or a tinnitus retraining therapy are selected according to the hearing characteristics of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jeong-je Park, Kyung-ho Kim, Kun-kook Park, Youn-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20060122533
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring body fat using bioelectrical impedance, that reduces measurement errors and improves repeatability by compensating for variation of a contact voltage caused by variation of an electrode contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Kun-kook Park, Kyung-Ho Kim, Jeong-Je Park
  • Patent number: 6990426
    Abstract: A diagnosis method and apparatus for measuring blood hemoglobin concentration, oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiration rate, or degree of aging of blood vessels using light includes an input/output unit for receiving a command for measurement from a user and for providing information on the result of a measurement to the user; a control unit for receiving the command for measurement from the input/output unit and for generating a control signal; a light generating unit for generating at least two light beams for measurement according to the control signal; a light receiving unit for receiving the light beams transmitted through an object that is subject to measurement and for converting the received light beams into electrical signals; and a data processing unit for processing the electrical signals received from the light receiving unit and for outputting information on the result of a predetermined measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil-won Yoon, Hong-sig Kim, Kye-jin Jeon, Jong-youn Lee, Kun-kook Park, Su-jin Kim, Hoon-jong Jwa
  • Publication number: 20050159658
    Abstract: In a non-invasive body component measuring apparatus for measuring a concentration of a body component in a measuring portion of a living body, and a method of non-invasively measuring the concentration of the body component, the non-invasive body component measuring apparatus includes a light source unit for generating light of a predetermined wavelength and for applying the light onto the measuring portion, a detection unit for detecting light reflected or transmitted by the measuring portion and for converting the detected light into an electrical signal, a signal processing unit for processing the electrical signal, and a body-apparatus interface unit for fixing a periphery of the measuring portion during measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Kye-jin Jeon, Jong-youn Lee, In-duk Hwang, Kun-kook Park, Hye-jeong Kim, Hye-jin Jung, Eun-young Choe
  • Publication number: 20050154268
    Abstract: A body component concentration measuring apparatus, and method, for measuring a concentration of a body component in a measuring portion of a living body, includes a light source for emitting light, a diffraction grating being movable to disperse light emitted from the light source into light components having a plurality of wavelength bands, a shutter for controlling transmission of the light components having the plurality of wavelength bands, a lens for focusing the light components passing the shutter onto the measuring portion, and a detector for detecting the light components passing through the measuring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: In-duk Hwang, Wan-taek Han, Kye-jin Jeon, Kun-kook Park, Eun-young Choe, Hyun-tai Hwang
  • Patent number: 6847705
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving a voice signal and data, and a controlling method thereof, by which a voice telephone call can be made even in power failure, network error, or CPU error, comprises: a splitter for dividing data transmitted from a data transmission unit into an internet protocol data packet and a voice signal; a first telephone connected to an analog POTS channel of the splitter for receiving the voice signal divided in the splitter; and an integrated access device (IAD) for connecting a second telephone to a voice line, that is, the analog POTS channel of the splitter or connecting the second telephone to a data line of the splitter according to state of power failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kun Kook Park