Apparatus and method of measuring biological information
First Claim
1. A biological information measuring apparatus with a pillow shape having a convex portion to be contacted with a cervical region of a user, comprising:
- a first measuring unit arranged on the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in a sleeping condition;
a second measuring unit arranged in a position other than the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in the sleeping condition;
a selecting unit selecting any one of the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit based on the measured result of the first measuring unit and the measured result of the second measuring unit; and
a heart beat detecting unit detecting heart beats of the user based on the measured result of the first measuring unit or the second measuring unit selected by the selecting unit.
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Abstract
A biological information measuring apparatus with a pillow shape having a convex portion to be contacted with a cervical region of a user, the apparatus includes a first measuring unit arranged on the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in a sleeping condition; a second measuring unit arranged in a position other than the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in the sleeping condition; a selecting unit selecting any one of the first and the second measuring unit based on the measured results of the first and second measuring unit; and a heart beat detecting unit detecting heart beats of the user based on the measured result of the first or the second measuring unit selected by the selecting unit.
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10 Claims
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1. A biological information measuring apparatus with a pillow shape having a convex portion to be contacted with a cervical region of a user, comprising:
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a first measuring unit arranged on the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in a sleeping condition;
a second measuring unit arranged in a position other than the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in the sleeping condition;
a selecting unit selecting any one of the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit based on the measured result of the first measuring unit and the measured result of the second measuring unit; and
a heart beat detecting unit detecting heart beats of the user based on the measured result of the first measuring unit or the second measuring unit selected by the selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of measuring biological information by using a biological information measuring apparatus with a pillow shape having a convex portion to be contacted with a cervical region of a user, comprising:
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measuring biological information about the user in a sleeping condition by a first measuring unit arranged on the convex portion;
measuring biological information about the user in the sleeping condition by a second measuring unit arranged in a position other than the convex portion;
selecting any one of the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit based on the measured result of the first measuring unit and the measured result of the second measuring unit; and
detecting heart beats of the user based on the measured result of the selected any one of the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit.
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