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Granted Patent B2
US 10,342,427 · App. 15/213,864 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Electronic apparatus and the control method thereof

Inventors: Tae-ho Hwang (Seoul, KR); Mi-young Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Min-sung Jang (Seoul, KR); Hang-ho Lee (Seoul, KR); Min-su Hwangbo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
A61B5/0024A61B5/0205A61B5/0402A61B5/0476A61B5/0488A61B5/4809A61B5/681A61B5/6803A61B5/7282A61B5/7405A61B5/7425A61B5/02416A61B5/0533
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Patent No.
US 10,342,427
App. No.
15/213,864
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus which is capable of being worn on a user's body is provided. The electronic apparatus includes first and second wearing units configured to connect to each other, the first wearing device including a first measurer configured to measure the user's body, and a first communicator configured to communicate with the second wearing device, and the second wearing device including a second measurer configured to measure a user's body, and a second communicator configured to communicate with the first wearing device, and a at least one main processor configured to process a first measurement signal generated by using the first measurer while the first and second wearing devices are connected to each other, and to process a second measurement signal measured and generated by the second measurer while the first and second wearing devices are either connected to each other or disconnected from each other.

Claims (35)

1. An electronic apparatus which is capable of being worn on a user's body, the electronic apparatus comprising:

a first wearing device and a second wearing device configured to connect to each other,

wherein the first wearing device comprises:

a first sensor configured to measure a first vital signal from the user's body,

a first amplifier, and

a first communicator configured to communicate with the second wearing device, and

wherein the second wearing device comprises:

a second sensor configured to measure a second vital signal from the user's body,

a second amplifier, and

a second communicator configured to communicate with the first wearing device; and

at least one main processor configured to:

based on the first wearing device and the second wearing device being disconnected from each other, control the first amplifier to amplify the measured first vital signal and generate a first measurement signal based on the amplified first vital signal, and control the second amplifier to amplify the measured second vital signal and generate a second measurement signal based on the amplified second vital signal, respectively, and

based on the first wearing device and the second wearing device being connected to each other, control the first amplifier to amplify the measured second vital signal and generate a third measurement signal based on the amplified second vital signal.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first sensor and the second sensor are configured to generate a sensing signal by measuring the user's body; and

wherein each of the first sensor and the second sensor comprises a sub-processor configured to process the sensing signal to generate at least one of the first measurement signal and second measurement signal.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the sub-processor comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the sensing signal.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first vital signal and the second vital signal comprises at least one of electroencephalogram (EEG), electrocardiogram (ECG), photo plethysmography (PPG), electromyogram (EMG), or galvanic skin reflex (GSR).

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an output portion configured to output information.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the output portion is provided in at least one of the first wearing device and the second wearing device.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the output portion comprises a display configured to display an image corresponding to the information.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the output portion comprises a speaker configured to output sound corresponding to the information.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one main processor is further configured to:

compare information on at least one of the first measurement signal or the second measurement signal with a predetermined information on a critical value, and generate diagnostic information on the user's health status based on comparison result, and

control the output portion to provide the generated diagnostic information.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the user's health status comprises the user's sleeping status.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one main processor controls the output portion to warn that the user is asleep.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one main processor controls the output portion to provide a user interface (UI) comprising menu items for a user to change setting information of the electronic apparatus.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first communicator and the second communicator is capable of communicating with an external device.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one main processor controls the output portion to provide information transmitted from the outside.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first communicator and the second communicator comprises a terminal to supply or receive power, and

wherein the at least one main processor controls the first communicator and the second communicator to exchange power between the first wearing device and second wearing device when the first wearing device and the second wearing device are connected to each other.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one main processor generates user authentication information based on the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one main processor controls at least one of the first communicator and the second communicator to transmit the authentication information to an external device in response to a request for authentication from the external device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2016
From: HWANG, TAE-HO; KIM, MI-YOUNG; JANG, MIN-SUNG; LEE, HANG-HO; HWANGBO, MIN-SU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039189/0548 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0002392 · Jan 8, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170196456A1 · Jul 13, 2017
Cited By (1)
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