IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,605,082
Granted Patent B2
US 12,605,082 · App. 18/560,595 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Electronic device, method for controlling electronic device, and program

Inventors: Tooru Sahara (Yokohama, JP); Jun Kuroda (Kodaira, JP); Kenji Yamamoto (Yokohama, JP); Takuya Homma (Yokohama, JP); Fangwei Tong (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
A61B5/0245A61B5/05G01S13/88
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Patent No.
US 12,605,082
App. No.
18/560,595
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a transmission antenna, a reception antenna, and a controller. The transmission antenna transmits a transmission wave. The reception antenna receives a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected. The controller detects a heartbeat of a subject that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The controller forms a beam of the transmission wave in a direction of the subject to detect a heartbeat of the subject.

Claims (28)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a transmission antenna unit including phase control units and a plurality of transmission antennas and configured to transmit a transmission wave;

a reception antenna configured to receive a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected; and

a controller configured to detect a heartbeat of a subject that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave, wherein

the controller is configured to form a beam of the transmission wave by controlling a phase of each of the phase control units to form the beam of the transmission wave in a direction of the subject to detect a heartbeat of the subject, and

the controller is configured to, in response to detection of body movement of a human body serving as the subject, control the beam of the transmission wave to track the body movement by calculating an inverse matrix of a covariance matrix of an input signal, and a weight of the beam of the transmission wave by using a value calculated by using a correlation value between a phase and an amplitude of each antenna.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to detection of a body movement of the human body serving as the subject, form a beam of the transmission wave in a direction in which the body movement is detected.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

when the body movement of the human body serving as the subject is not detected, change a pattern of the beam of the transmission wave.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to, when the body movement of the human body serving as the subject is not detected, change a direction of the beam of the transmission wave.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage unit that is configured to store a correlation between a direction of beamforming and amounts of phase by which the respective transmission signals transmitted by the plurality of transmission antennas are to be controlled.

6 . A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

transmitting a transmission wave from a transmission unit including phase control units and a plurality of transmission antennas;

receiving, from a reception antenna, a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected;

detecting a heartbeat of a subject that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave;

forming a beam of the transmission wave by controlling a phase of each of the phase control units to form the beam of the transmission wave in a direction of the subject to detect a heartbeat of the subject; and

in response to detection of body movement of a human body serving as the subject, controlling the beam of the transmission wave to track the body movement by calculating an inverse matrix of a covariance matrix of an input signal, and a weight of the beam of the transmission wave by using a value calculated by using a correlation value between a phase and an amplitude of each antenna.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

storing a correlation between a direction of beamforming and amounts of phase by which the respective transmission signals transmitted by the plurality of transmission antennas are to be controlled.

8 . A program for causing an electronic device to execute:

transmitting a transmission wave from a transmission unit including phase control units and a plurality of transmission antennas;

receiving, from a reception antenna, a reflected wave that is the transmission wave having been reflected;

detecting a heartbeat of a subject that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave;

forming a beam of the transmission wave by controlling a phase of each of the phase control units to form the beam of the transmission wave in a direction of the subject to detect a heartbeat of the subject; and

in response to detection of body movement of a human body serving as the subject, controlling the beam of the transmission wave to track the body movement by calculating an inverse matrix of a covariance matrix of an input signal, and a weight of the beam of the transmission wave by using a value calculated by using a correlation value between a phase and an amplitude of each antenna.

9 . The program according to claim 8 , further causing electronic device to execute:

storing a correlation between a direction of beamforming and amounts of phase by which the respective transmission signals transmitted by the plurality of transmission antennas are to be controlled.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: SAHARA, TOORU; KURODA, JUN; YAMAMOTO, KENJI; HOMMA, TAKUYA; TONG, FANGWEI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-089576 · May 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240245317A1 · Jul 25, 2024
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