Wearable device capable of having sensor for detecting biological signal attached thereto or detached therefrom and method of controlling the wearable device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSanghwa Jeong
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Abstract
Provided are a wearable device capable of having a sensor for detecting a biological signal attached thereto or detached therefrom, and a method of controlling the wearable device. The wearable device includes: a strap part configured to be worn on a body part of a user; a first interface configured to accommodate a detachable sensor and receive a biological signal from the detachable sensor in response to the detachable sensor being connected to the wearable device through the first interface; and a main body configured to process the biological signal.
Claims13
A wearable device comprising:
- an interface configured to receive, from a sensor that is detachably attached to the wearable device, a biological signal detected by the sensor and information about a method of detecting the biological signal;
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- a controller configured to recognize a type of the sensor based on the information about the method of detecting the biological signal, and generate biological information corresponding to the recognized type of the sensor, based on the biological signal,
- wherein the information about the method of detecting the biological signal comprises information about a wavelength and an intensity of light that is radiated by the sensor, and the controller is further configured to recognize the type of the sensor based on a value of the wavelength and a degree of the intensity of light that is radiated by the sensor.
A method of a wearable device comprising:
- receiving, from a sensor that is detachably attached to the wearable device, information about a method of detecting a biological signal;
- recognizing a type of the sensor, based on the information about the method of detecting the biological signal;
- receiving, from the sensor, the biological signal detected by the sensor;
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- generating, based on the biological signal, biological information that corresponds to the recognized type of the sensor,
- wherein the information about the method of detecting the biological signal comprises information about a wavelength and an intensity of light that is radiated by the sensor, and the recognizing comprises recognizing the type of the sensor based on a value of the wavelength and a degree of the intensity of light that is radiated by the sensor.
A wearable device comprising:
- an interface configured to receive, from a sensor that is detachably attached to the wearable device, a biological signal detected by the sensor and information about a method of detecting the biological signal;
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- a controller configured to recognize a type of the sensor based on the information about the method of detecting the biological signal, and generate biological information corresponding to the recognized type of the sensor, based on the biological signal,
- wherein the interface comprises a plurality of sub-interfaces to which a plurality of sensors of different types are detachably attached, the plurality of sensors comprising the sensor, and
- wherein the information about the method of detecting the biological signal comprises information about a wavelength and an intensity of light that is radiated by the sensor, and the controller is further configured to recognize a type of each sensor of the plurality of sensors based on a value of the wavelength and a degree of the intensity of light that is radiated by each sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.