PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS DETECTION DEVICE

• US 20150335274A1
• Filed: 05/11/2015
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eminence Electronic Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Eminence Electronic Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Tom, Wu, Kao-Pin, Fang, Chih-Jen, Hung, Shang-Ming, Huang, Chiao-Yi, Lo, Chan-Peng, Kuo-Tsai, Tseng
• Application Number:
  US14/708,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20150335274A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02433 for infrared radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7203 for noise prevention, reduction or removal

Abstract

A physiological signals detection device has a light source connecting to a control unit, a light detector and a processing unit. The light detector has a pixel sensor array including multiple light sensing elements. The light source emits light through a lens to the human body to generate reflected light. The light detector receives the reflected light to generate a sensing signal. Since the light sensing elements respectively receive different reflected light from different directions, the light sensing elements receiving reflected light from the noise are easily selected and eliminated from calculating the physiology value. Therefore, the calculated physiology value is more accurate.

Claims

1. A physiological signals detection device comprising:

a first light source providing a first light beam;

a light detector having

a pixel sensor array having multiple first light sensing elements and detecting a reflected light resulted from the first light beam emitted from the first light source to a user'"'"'s body to generate a first sensing signal;

a lens covering on the light detector, and the pixel sensor array receiving the reflected light of the first light beam through the lens;

a processing unit connecting to the light detector and calculating the user'"'"'s heartbeat value based on the first sensing signal; and

a control unit connecting to the first light source, the light detector and the processing unit, switching the first light source on and off, controlling the light detector to sense and controlling the processing unit to process signals.

2. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a second light source, wherein

the control unit connects to and switches the second light source on and off;

the second light source provides a second light beam having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light beam;

the pixel sensor array further has multiple second light sensing elements and detects a reflected light resulted from the second light beam emitted from the second light source to a user'"'"'s body to generate a second sensing signal; and

the processing unit calculates the blood oxygen saturation index based on the first and second sensing signals.

3. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light beam is infrared light.

4. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first light beam is an infrared light and the second light beam is a green light.

5. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the light detector further has a visible light sensor receiving a visible light, generating a third sensing signal and mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array;

the control unit connects to and controls the visible light sensor to sense; and

the processing unit calculates an illumination a color contrast of an ambient light based on the third sensing signal.

6. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the light detector further has a visible light sensor receiving a visible light, generating a third sensing signal and mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array;

the control unit connects to and controls the visible light sensor to sense; and

the processing unit calculates an illumination a color contrast of an ambient light based on the third sensing signal.

7. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 5, wherein when the pixel sensor array is switched off, the control unit actuates the visible light sensing unit.

8. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the pixel sensor array is switched off, the control unit actuates the visible light sensing unit.

9. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the light detector further has an infrared sensor receiving a reflected light from an infrared light, generating a fourth sensing signal and mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array;

the control unit connects to and controls the infrared sensor to sense; and

the processing unit calculates whether an object approaches, to determine a position of the object or to determine a gesture based on the fourth signal.

10. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the light detector further has an infrared sensor receiving a reflected light from an infrared light, generating a fourth sensing signal and mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array;

the control unit connects to and controls the infrared sensor to sense; and

the processing unit calculates whether an object approaches, to determine a position of the object or to determine a gesture based on the fourth signal.

11. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 5, wherein

the light detector further has an infrared sensor receiving a reflected light from an infrared light, generating a fourth sensing signal and mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array;

the control unit connects to and controls the infrared sensor to sense; and

the processing unit calculates whether an object approaches, to determine a position of the object or to determine a gesture based on the fourth signal.

12. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 9, wherein when the pixel sensor array is switched off, the control unit actuates the infrared sensor.

13. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 10, wherein when the pixel sensor array is switched off, the control unit actuates the infrared sensor.

14. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the pixel sensor array is switched off, the control unit actuates the infrared sensor.

15. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light detector further has an black current sensor mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array and connecting to the control unit and the processing unit to generate a reference signal for black current compensation.

16. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the light detector further has an black current sensor mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array and connecting to the control unit and the processing unit to generate a reference signal for black current compensation.

17. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the light detector further has an black current sensor mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array and connecting to the control unit and the processing unit to generate a reference signal for black current compensation.

18. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the light detector further has an black current sensor mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array and connecting to the control unit and the processing unit to generate a reference signal for black current compensation.

19. The physiological signals detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the light detector further has an black current sensor mounted adjacent to the pixel sensor array and connecting to the control unit and the processing unit to generate a reference signal for black current compensation.