APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PULSE AND METHOD OF OBTAINING PULSE INFORMATION USING THE SAME
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1. A pulse measurement apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
a first arm and a second arm installed in the frame so that the first and the second arms are rotated; and
a sensor unit formed at one end of each of the first arm and the second arm, brought in contact with an inner wall within an ear of a user, and configured to detect pulse waves transferred through a blood vessel.
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A pulse measurement apparatus and a method of obtaining pulse information using the same are provided. The pulse measurement apparatus includes a frame, a first arm and a second arm installed in the frame so that the first and the second arms are rotated, and a sensor unit formed at one end of each of the first arm and the second arm, brought in contact with an inner wall within an ear of a user, and configured to detect pulse waves transferred through a blood vessel. The pulse measurement apparatus mounted on an ear and reduced in size can be provided, and a continuous and stable pulse wave signal can be measured using the pulse measurement apparatus.
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1. A pulse measurement apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a first arm and a second arm installed in the frame so that the first and the second arms are rotated; and a sensor unit formed at one end of each of the first arm and the second arm, brought in contact with an inner wall within an ear of a user, and configured to detect pulse waves transferred through a blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of obtaining pulse information, the method comprising:
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inserting a head into an inside of an ear of a user and closely adhering the head to an inner wall within the ear of the user; detecting a pulse wave signal transferred through a blood vessel passing through the inside of the ear, from the head closely adhered to the inner wall within the ear; extracting pulse information from the detected pulse wave signal; and wirelessly transmitting the extracted pulse information to an external reception apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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