# US 10,945,619 B2 · Measurement apparatus, measurement method, and electronic device provided with measurement apparatus

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- Number: US 10,945,619 B2
- Document ID: US10945619B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/318,935
- Filed: 2015-06-26
- Published: 2017-05-11
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-26
- Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation
- Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation
- Inventors: Tomoyuki Tougasaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945619B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/0261: {using optical means, e.g. infrared light}
- A61B 5/0004: {characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted}
- A61B 5/6826: {Finger}
- A61B 5/6843: {Monitoring or controlling sensor contact pressure}
- A61B 5/6898: {Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers}
- A61B 5/742: {using visual displays (displays for heart-related electrical signals, e.g. ECG, A61B5/339)}
- A61B 5/7455: {characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation}
- H04M 1/72403: with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
- H04M 1/72436: for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
- H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

Provided are a measurement apparatus, a measurement method, and an electronic device provided with a measurement apparatus that can improve the measurement accuracy of biological information. A measurement apparatus includes a measurement unit that measures biological information and a controller that performs control to suspend measurement by the measurement unit when starting predetermined processing during measurement by the measurement unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A measurement apparatus comprising:
a measurement unit configured to measure biological information;
a communication interface; and
a controller configured to
start a measurement of the biological information,
start a predetermined processing related to control of the communication interface, the predetermined processing interrupting the measurement,
determine whether to output, as a result to a user, a partial result that is an output of the measurement from the start of the measurement up until the start of the predetermined processing, based on the partial result, and
perform control to output the result when the partial result satisfies a first condition that is related to a completion rate of a measurement made by the measurement unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein
the controller performs control to output the result when the partial result satisfies a second condition, and
the second condition is related to a completion rate of a measurement made by the measurement unit and is different from the first condition.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The measurement apparatus of claim 2, wherein
the controller performs control to use the result of the measurement in a next measurement by the measurement unit when the measurement made by the measurement unit up until the predetermined processing starts does not satisfy a second condition.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The measurement apparatus of claim 3, wherein
when the measurement made by the measurement unit up until the predetermined processing starts does not satisfy a second condition, the controller performs control to use the result of the measurement in the next measurement by the measurement unit upon the next measurement by the measurement unit being made within a predetermined time.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein
the predetermined processing is processing related to control when the communication interface executes incoming communication processing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An electronic device comprising the measurement apparatus of claim 1.