Physiological detection system with adjustable signal source and operating method thereof
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1. A physiological detection system, comprising:
- a physiological detection module comprising;
a light source configured to provide light to illuminate a skin region;
a photo sensor comprising a first pixel and a second pixel, and configured to detect emergent light passing the skin region with at least one signal source parameter and output an image signal, wherein the photo sensor further comprises opaque metal layers around the first pixel and the second pixel to respectively form an overhead first light tunnel toward the first pixel and a stepped second light tunnel toward the second pixel to cause the first pixel and the second pixel to receive the emergent light from the skin region at different first and second light receiving angles respectively, and the different first and second light receiving angles define the at least one signal source parameter, anda first processor configured to calculate a first confident level according to the image signal and update the at least one signal source parameter according to the first confident level.
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Abstract
A physiological detection system including a light source module, a photo sensor and a processor is provided. The light source module is configured to provide light to illuminate a skin region. The photo sensor is configured to detect emergent light passing the skin region with at least one signal source parameter and output an image signal. The processor is configured to calculate a confident level according to the image signal to accordingly adjust the at least one signal source parameter.
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1. A physiological detection system, comprising:
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a physiological detection module comprising; a light source configured to provide light to illuminate a skin region; a photo sensor comprising a first pixel and a second pixel, and configured to detect emergent light passing the skin region with at least one signal source parameter and output an image signal, wherein the photo sensor further comprises opaque metal layers around the first pixel and the second pixel to respectively form an overhead first light tunnel toward the first pixel and a stepped second light tunnel toward the second pixel to cause the first pixel and the second pixel to receive the emergent light from the skin region at different first and second light receiving angles respectively, and the different first and second light receiving angles define the at least one signal source parameter, and a first processor configured to calculate a first confident level according to the image signal and update the at least one signal source parameter according to the first confident level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An operating method of a physiological detection system, the physiological detection system comprising a physiological detection module which comprises a photo sensor having a first pixel and a second pixel, the operating method comprising:
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detecting, by the physiological detection module, emergent light from a skin region with at least one signal source parameter to generate an image signal, wherein the photo sensor further comprises opaque metal layers around the first pixel and the second pixel to respectively form an overhead first light tunnel toward the first pixel and a stepped second light tunnel toward the second pixel to cause the first pixel and the second pixel to receive the emergent light from the skin region at different first and second light receiving angles respectively, and the different first and second light receiving angles define the at least one signal source parameter; calculating, by the physiological detection module, a confident level according to the image signal; comparing, by the physiological detection module, the confident level with at least one threshold; and updating, by the physiological detection module, the at least one signal source parameter according to a comparison result of comparing the confident level and the at least one threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An operating method of a physiological detection system, the physiological detection system comprising a physiological detection module, which comprises a photo sensor having a first pixel and a second pixel, and an application module coupled to each other, the operating method comprising:
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detecting, by the physiological detection module, emergent light from a skin region with at least one signal source parameter to generate an image signal, wherein the photo sensor further comprises opaque metal layers around the first pixel and the second pixel to respectively form an overhead first light tunnel toward the first pixel and a stepped second light tunnel toward the second pixel to cause the first pixel and the second pixel to receive the emergent light from the skin region at different first and second light receiving angles respectively, and the different first and second light receiving angles define the at least one signal source parameter; calculating, by the physiological detection module, a first confident level according to the image signal; outputting, by the physiological detection module, an intensity variation signal according to a plurality of image signals; calculating, by the application module, a second confident level according to the intensity variation signal; and updating the at least one signal source parameter according to the first confident level and the second confident level. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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