Patents by Inventor Kun-soo Shin

Kun-soo Shin 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: 9254088
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun Kook Park, Jin Sang Hwang, Kun Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 9198583
    Abstract: A method of correcting an error in a measured blood pressure includes measuring a blood pressure at a first site of a first body, calculating, using a processor, the error in the blood pressure measured at the first site of the first body based on a correlation between a shape of a sphygmogram measured at a first body part and a difference between a blood pressure measured at the first body part and a blood pressure measured at a second body part, where the correlation is predetermined using a statistical method based on a plurality of data from the blood pressure measured at the first body part and the blood pressure measured at the second body part, and correcting, using the processor, the blood pressure measured at the first site of the first body using the error calculated based on the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn-ho Kim, Seok-chan Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Patent number: 9155477
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pal Kim, Kun-soo Shin, Sang-kon Bae, Youn-ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9144387
    Abstract: An electrode for measuring a bio potential includes a conductive adhesive having one side configured to have at least two metal electrodes attached thereto while the electrode is being used, and another side configured to be attached to a living body while the electrode is being used, the conductive adhesive having a predetermined area and a predetermined thickness; and a supporting element configured to support the conductive adhesive while the conductive adhesive is attached to the living body; wherein an impedance is formed between the at least two metal electrodes while the at least two metal electrodes are attached to the side of the conductive adhesive, the impedance depending on a thickness of the conductive adhesive and having a value that prevents the at least two metal electrodes from being shorted together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-hoon Ko, Tak-hyung Lee, Youn-ho Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20150139198
    Abstract: A gateway and method thereof are provided to communicate with sensor nodes. The gateway includes a generator configured to generate, based on schedule information on a previous uplink interval, response data. The gateway also includes an allocator configured to allocate a subsequent uplink interval to the sensor nodes to generate schedule information on the subsequent uplink interval. The gateway includes a transmitter configured to transmit the response data and the schedule information on the subsequent uplink interval to the sensor nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo Sun HWANG, Chi Sung BAE, Young Jun HONG, Kun Soo SHIN
  • Patent number: 8986206
    Abstract: A health care apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes: a motion sensing unit; a bio-electric potential sensing unit sensing an electric potential signal of the health examinee corresponding to the sensed result; and an analysis unit analyzing the sensed result. By recognizing a current motion of the examinee and sensing an electric potential signal corresponding to the recognized current motion from the examinee, a more reliable health index of the examinee can be calculated. Even when information on the current motion of the health examinee is not given, the current motion can be recognized by the apparatus and method. Furthermore, since the health examinee is notified of the calculated health index in real time, the health examinee can be informed immediately if the physical condition is in an emergency state. As a result, the examinee can respond quickly to the emergency situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-ho Kim, Kun-soo Shin, Wan-taek Han, Hyung-sok Yeo, Hyun-tai Hwang, Jong-pal Kim
  • Publication number: 20150042312
    Abstract: Disclosed are a biosignal measurement device and a capacitively-coupled active electrode. The capacitively-coupled active electrode includes an electrode face configured to form capacitive coupling with a subject in a non-contact manner to detect a biosignal, and a pre-amplifier disposed on a rear side of the electrode face and embedded in a porous insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Ho KIM, Kun Soo SHIN, Kwang Suk PARK, Jeong Su LEE, Yong Gyu LIM
  • Publication number: 20150042313
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of removing common mode noise in the case of measuring a biosignal using a capacitive coupling active electrode (CCE) is provided. A frequency band of a common mode signal may interact with a shield voltage and thus, a frequency band of a biosignal may be compensated for.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Ho KIM, Jae Min KANG, Kun Soo SHIN, Kwang Suk PARK, Jeong Su LEE, Yong Gyu LIM
  • Publication number: 20150025326
    Abstract: An accessory for remote monitoring, including: a body capable of being placed on a human body; a measurement unit installed in the body and measuring a change in surroundings; a signal processing unit for processing a signal acquired from the measurement unit; and a wireless communication unit including a monopole antenna transmitting the signal processed by the signal processing unit and a ground installed along the body, corresponding to the monopole antenna. The signal processing unit and the monopole antenna are manufactured in a small size to be formed in the accessories body or periphery of the accessories body, and a space for wiring the ground may be obtained by using a band or the accessories body in an extended shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pal KIM, Kun Soo SHIN
  • Patent number: 8882667
    Abstract: An accessory for remote monitoring, including: a body capable of being placed on a human body; a measurement unit installed in the body and measuring a change in surroundings; a signal processing unit for processing a signal acquired from the measurement unit; and a wireless communication unit including a monopole antenna transmitting the signal processed by the signal processing unit and a ground installed along the body, corresponding to the monopole antenna. The signal processing unit and the monopole antenna are manufactured in a small size to be formed in the accessories body or periphery of the accessories body, and a space for wiring the ground may be obtained by using a band or the accessories body in an extended shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pal Kim, Kun Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 8874195
    Abstract: A health care apparatus and method thereof. The health care apparatus comprises: a sensing position determining unit determining a body part of an examinee where vital signals of the examinee are sensed; a vital potential sensing unit sensing potential signals of the examinee corresponding to a determined result; and an analyzing unit analyzing the sensed result. Accordingly, the health care apparatus can determine body parts by itself and senses potential signals corresponding to the body parts to calculate reliable measurements without information of the body parts to which the health care apparatus is attached. Furthermore, the health care apparatus can be easily attached to the body compared to a conventional health care apparatus, and can calculate a health index reflecting the present behavior pattern of the examinee. The health care apparatus can also determine the health state of local body parts of the examinee and inform the examinee of the calculated health indexes on a real-time basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-ho Kim, Kun-soo Shin, Hyung-sok Yeo
  • Patent number: 8870781
    Abstract: A pressure supplier including an actuator that may be selectively expanded and contracted by applying a voltage, an elastic board being transformed in a predetermined direction to apply pressure upon a body part of a user when the actuator is contracted, and a guide member connecting with the actuator and the elastic board, and guiding the elastic board to be transformed in the predetermined direction while applying the pressure when the actuator is contracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Youn Lee, Kenichi Yamakoshi, Kun Soo Shin, Shinobu Tanaka, Takehiro Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 8814803
    Abstract: A portable biosignal measurement apparatus and the method is provided. The apparatus includes: a micro pump; a pressure supplier including a cuff which applies a pressure in a direction of a radial artery of a user's wrist by a fluid, which is flowed depending on pressure provided by the micro pump; and a sensor unit to measure a biosignal using displacement of the radial artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Youn Lee, Kenichi Yamakoshi, Kun Soo Shin, Shinobu Tanaka, Takehiro Yamakoshi
  • Publication number: 20140228694
    Abstract: Provided is a blood pressure measuring apparatus including: a pressurizing unit applying pressure to a blood vessel according to a first condition or a second condition; a pressure sensor sensing a sphygmus wave and a pressure of the blood vessel from the blood vessel under the first condition or the second condition; a standard blood pressure calculating unit for calculating a systolic standard blood pressure and a diastolic standard blood pressure; a continuous blood pressure calculating unit for calculating continuous blood pressure; and a repressurizing determining unit for determining whether pressure is applied to the blood vessel under the second condition during measuring of continuous blood pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-ho KIM, Kun-soo SHIN, Sang-kon BAE, Seok-chan KIM
  • Patent number: 8798698
    Abstract: An apparatus for integrally processing a plurality of biologic signals includes a first signal processing module and a second signal processing module. The first processing module generates a signal for operating a sensing module, which includes a plurality of sensor groups which measures the plurality of biologic signals, and which processes a biologic signal provided from the plurality of sensor groups based on a control signal. The second signal processing module authenticates a sensor group from among the plurality of sensor groups, generates the control signal according to a result of the authentication while automatically setting a processing condition, processes the biologic signal provided from the first signal processing module according to the processing condition and outputs a result of processing the biologic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-ho Kim, Jong-keun Song, Dong-wook Kim, Kun-soo Shin, Hyung-sok Yeo, Sang-kon Bae, Woo-young Jang, Ji-hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8798726
    Abstract: An apparatus for eliminating motion artifacts in a bio signal includes a bio signal acquisition unit configured to acquire a bio signal from a patient; a reconstruction signal generator configured to generate a reconstruction signal of the acquired bio signal based on a result of comparing the acquired bio signal with a bio signal pattern of the patient generated using a bio signal measured from the patient before acquiring the bio signal from the patient; and a motion artifact elimination unit configured to eliminate motion artifacts in the acquired bio signal based on a difference between the reconstruction signal and the acquired bio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-min Kang, Kun-kook Park, Kun-soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20140206946
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring a stress based on a motion of a user. A stress measurement apparatus may include motion analyzing unit configured to analyze a motion of a user, a stress measurement determining unit configured to determine whether to measure a stress level of the user based on the motion of the user, and a stress assessment unit configured to assess the stress of the user when the stress of the user is determined to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Ho Kim, Sang Kon Bae, Kun Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 8784325
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for measuring blood pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-ho Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Patent number: 8784322
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensing a sleeping condition of a user, including measuring a physiological signal of a user who is sleeping, determining whether or not a predetermined motion artifact is contained in the measured physiological signal, and determining that the user goes into an awake state when the predetermined motion artifact is contained in the measured physiological signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pal Kim, Kun Soo Shin, Soo Hyun Bae, Mi Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20140194761
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a biosignal includes receiving a biosignal and a reference signal, determining a signal state of the biosignal based on the reference signal, and analyzing the biosignal using an analysis technique having a resource consumption depending on the signal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tak Hyung Lee, Kun Kook Park, Kun Soo Shin