# US 11,076,768 B2 · Operating method of 3D physiological detection system

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- Number: US 11,076,768 B2
- Document ID: US11076768B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/412,702
- Filed: 2019-05-15
- Published: 2019-08-29
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-23
- Assignees: Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Applicants: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Inventors: Sen-Huang Huang; Ren-Hau Gu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11076768B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/02427: {Details of sensor}
- A61B 5/7257: {using Fourier transforms}
- A61B 2562/0238: Optical sensor arrangements for performing transmission measurements on body tissue
- A61B 2562/04: Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type
- A61B 2576/00: Medical imaging apparatus involving image processing or analysis (A61B1/00009, A61B6/52 and A61B8/52 take precedence)
- G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

A physiological detection system including an image sensor, a converting unit, a retrieving unit and a processing unit is provided. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels respectively configured to output a PPG signal. The converting unit is configured to convert a plurality of PPG signals of a plurality of pixels regions to a plurality of frequency domain signals. The retrieving unit is configured to respectively retrieve a spectral energy of the frequency domain signals corresponding to each of the pixel regions. The processing unit is configured to construct a 3D energy distribution according to the spectral energies.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An operating method of a physiological detection system, the physiological detection system comprising an image sensor having a plurality of pixels each configured to output a PPG signal, the operating method comprising:
reading a plurality of PPG signals outputted by a plurality of pixel regions, wherein each pixel region comprises at least one pixel of the image sensor,
adding the PPG signals outputted by the pixel regions of a same frame to generate a spatial sum of PPG signals;
determining a reference frequency according to the spatial sum of PPG signals;
calculating single-point discrete Fourier transformation of the PPG signal outputted by each of the plurality of pixel regions of the image sensor at the reference frequency to respectively generate a base frequency spectral energy value corresponding to each of the pixel regions; and
constructing a three dimensional energy distribution of the base frequency spectral energy values, each base frequency spectral energy value corresponding to one of the pixel regions, by distributing the base frequency spectral energy values in a two dimensional space of the pixel regions as the three dimensional energy distribution that has an energy value corresponding to each of the pixel regions.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein before calculating the single-point discrete Fourier transformation the operating method further comprises:
adding the PPG signals of corresponding pixel regions of different frames.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
constructing a three dimensional energy variation of the three dimensional energy distribution with time.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reference frequency is determined in a time domain directly according to the spatial sum of PPG signals.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reference frequency is determined according to a peak spectral frequency after converting the spatial sum of PPG signals to a frequency domain.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
adding the PPG signals of a plurality of pixels included in each of the pixel regions into a sum and output said sum as the PPG signal of the pixel region.