Apparatus and method for measuring biological information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for measuring biological information comprising:
- an input unit configured to receive an input from a user for selecting each of a body fat measurement mode, a pulse measurement mode and a blood vessel aging degree measurement mode;
a memory configured to store biological information of the user;
an infrared ray transmission and reception unit configured to radiate infrared rays having a single wavelength, and measure an infrared absorbance of a certain portion of the user'"'"'s body by analyzing a reflected amount of the radiated infrared rays;
a controller configured to calculate each one of a body fat value, a pulse value and a blood vessel aging degree value based on the measured infrared absorbance and stored biological information according to the measurement mode selected via the input unit;
a current/voltage conversion unit configured to convert a current signal provided by the infrared ray transmission and reception unit into a voltage signal;
a low pass filter unit configured to filter the voltage signal to cancel radio frequency (RF) optical noise included in the voltage signal;
an amplifying unit configured to amplify the filtered voltage signal;
a high pass filter configured to filter direct current (DC) noise generated by a power source; and
a display unit configured to display at least one of the calculated body fat value, pulse value and blood vessel aging degree value,wherein the single wavelength is the same in the body fat measurement mode, the pulse measurement mode and the blood vessel aging degree measurement mode.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for precisely measuring various biological information of a user'"'"'s body by using a single measuring apparatus enable precisely and effectively measuring biological information including body fat, pulse and a blood vessel aging degree. By measuring an infrared absorbance or infrared rays irradiated to a measurement target according to a modulation and tuning method and obtaining the information with reference to supplementary biological information obtained from a user, the plurality of biological information can be precisely measured at a low driving voltage through the modulation and tuning method by using a single infrared light source. Also, the measuring apparatus can be reduced in size by simplifying its construction and can be effectively integrated into various device.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for measuring biological information comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive an input from a user for selecting each of a body fat measurement mode, a pulse measurement mode and a blood vessel aging degree measurement mode; a memory configured to store biological information of the user; an infrared ray transmission and reception unit configured to radiate infrared rays having a single wavelength, and measure an infrared absorbance of a certain portion of the user'"'"'s body by analyzing a reflected amount of the radiated infrared rays; a controller configured to calculate each one of a body fat value, a pulse value and a blood vessel aging degree value based on the measured infrared absorbance and stored biological information according to the measurement mode selected via the input unit; a current/voltage conversion unit configured to convert a current signal provided by the infrared ray transmission and reception unit into a voltage signal; a low pass filter unit configured to filter the voltage signal to cancel radio frequency (RF) optical noise included in the voltage signal; an amplifying unit configured to amplify the filtered voltage signal; a high pass filter configured to filter direct current (DC) noise generated by a power source; and a display unit configured to display at least one of the calculated body fat value, pulse value and blood vessel aging degree value, wherein the single wavelength is the same in the body fat measurement mode, the pulse measurement mode and the blood vessel aging degree measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 19, 22)
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7. A method for measuring biological information, the method comprising:
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receiving an input for selecting each of a body fat measurement mode, a pulse measurement mode and a blood vessel aging degree measurement mode; radiating infrared rays having a single wavelength to a particular portion of a user'"'"'s body, and measuring an infrared absorbance of the user'"'"'s body by analyzing a reflected amount of the radiated infrared rays; calculating each of a body fat value, a pulse value and a blood vessel aging degree value based on the measured infrared absorbance and pre-set user biological information according to the selected measurement mode; detecting and converting a current signal generated by the radiated infrared rays into a voltage signal; filtering radio frequency (RF) optical noise included in the voltage signal by low-pass-filtering; amplifying the filtered voltage signal; filtering direct current (DC) noise generated by a power source by high-pass-filtering; and displaying at least one of the calculated body fat value, the pulse value and the blood vessel aging degree value, wherein the single wavelength is the same in the body fat measurement mode, the pulse measurement mode and the blood vessel aging degree measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 20, 23)
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12. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a keypad configured to receive an input from a user for selecting each of a body fat measurement mode, a pulse measurement mode and a blood vessel aging degree measurement mode; a memory configured to store biological information of the user; an infrared ray transmission and reception unit configured to radiate infrared rays having a single wavelength, and measure an infrared absorbance of a certain portion of the user'"'"'s body by analyzing an amount of infrared rays reflected therefrom; a controller configured to calculate each of a body fat value, a pulse value and a blood vessel aging degree value based on the measured infrared absorbance and biological information according to the measurement mode selected by the user; a voice conversion unit configured to convert at least one of the calculated body fat value, the pulse value and the blood vessel aging degree value into a voice signal and outputting the voice signal; and a display unit configured to display at least one of the calculated body fat value, the pulse value and the blood vessel aging degree value, wherein the single wavelength is the same in the body fat measurement mode, the pulse measurement mode and the blood vessel aging degree measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 24)
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13. A remote controller, comprising:
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a keypad configured to receive an input from a user for selecting each of a body fat measurement mode, a pulse measurement mode and a blood vessel aging degree measurement mode; a memory configured to store biological information of the user; an infrared ray transmission and reception unit configured to radiate infrared rays having a single wavelength, and measure an infrared absorbance value of a certain portion of the user'"'"'s body by analyzing an amount of the radiated infrared rays reflected therefrom; a microcomputer configured to calculate each of a body fat value, a pulse value and a blood vessel aging degree value based on the measured infrared absorbance value and biological information according to the measurement mode selected by the user; a local area communication unit configured to transmit at least one of the calculated body fat value, the pulse value and the blood vessel aging degree value to an external electronic device having a display unit, wherein the single wavelength is the same in the body fat measurement mode, the pulse measurement mode and the blood vessel aging degree measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 18, 21, 25)
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