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.

Abstract: Proposed is a pin array assembly and a connector for high-speed signal transmission using the same and, more particularly, a connector technology in which high-speed signal transmission characteristics are guaranteed by implementing a pin array assembly with multiple pins whose pitches are precisely adjusted by insert injection and a connector capable of relieving stress caused by an external force while applying the pin array assembly.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Abstract: A bio-information measuring apparatus bio-information measuring method are provided. The bio-information measuring apparatus includes: a pulse wave obtainer configured to obtain a pulse wave signal, and a processor configured to correct a feature of the obtained pulse wave signal based on a variation in an amplitude of the obtained pulse wave signal, and to measure bio-information based on the corrected feature.

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: 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.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor having a plurality of channels to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object; a force sensor configured to obtain a force signal by measuring an external force exerted onto the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to: obtain a first feature for each channel by inputting the plurality of pulse wave signals for each channel and the force signal, into a first neural network model; obtain a weight for each channel by inputting the first feature to a second neural network model; obtain a second feature by applying the weight to the first feature for each channel by using the second neural network model; and obtain bio-information by inputting the second feature to a third neural network model.

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: 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.

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.

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.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is disclosed. The apparatus may include: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a force sensor configured to obtain a force signal by measuring an external force exerted onto the force sensor; and a processor configured to obtain a first input value, a second input value, and a third input value based on the pulse wave signal and the force signal, to extract a feature vector by inputting the first input value, the second input value, and the third input value into a first neural network model, and to obtain the bio-information by inputting the feature vector into a second neural network model.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure includes: a ballistocardiogram (BCG) sensor configured to measure a limb BCG signal from a user; and a processor configured to obtain blood pressure-related features from the measured limb BCG signal, according to sensing characteristics of the BCG sensor, and estimate a blood pressure of the user based on the obtained blood pressure-related features.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information of an object of interest may include a processor configured to obtain a plurality of pulse wave signals of an object via a plurality of channels, determine a plurality of oxygen saturation values corresponding to the plurality of channels based on the plurality of pulse wave signals, select a channel to be used for estimating the bio-information of the object of interest from among the plurality of channels based on the plurality of oxygen saturation values, and estimate the bio-information of the object of interest based on a pulse wave signal corresponding to the selected channel.

Abstract: A bio-information estimating apparatus includes a sensor part configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object, a contact force that is applied by the object to the sensor part, and a contact area of the object that is applied to the sensor part, and a processor configured to obtain a first feature value, based on a first change in the contact area with respect to a second change in the contact force, obtain a second feature value, based on the pulse wave signal, and estimate bio-information, based on the first feature value and the second feature value.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an anaerobic threshold may include a heart rate detector configured to detect a heart rate from a signal sensed from a user, and an anaerobic threshold estimator configured to estimate an anaerobic threshold of the user based on a change in the detected heart rate.