Foldable electronic device and method of estimating bio-information using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Min Kang, Seung Woo Noh, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to technology for estimating bio-information by using a foldable electronic device. The foldable electronic device includes a main body part, having a first main body and a second main body, configured to fold along a folding line; a first sensor provided on the first main body, and configured to obtain a contact image of an object of a user; a second sensor provided on the first main body, and configured to measure a degree of folding of the main body part; and a processor configured to estimate bio-information of the user, based on the contact image of the object and the degree of folding.
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A foldable electronic device, comprising:
- a main body part, having a first main body including a first display and a second main body including a second display, configured to fold along a folding line such that the first display and the second display face each other when the main body part is folded along the folding line;
- a first sensor provided on the first main body, and configured to obtain a contact image of an object of a user placed into contact with the first main body;
- a second sensor provided on the first main body, and configured to measure a degree of folding of the first main body relative to the second main body while the object is placed into contact with the first main body;
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- a processor configured to estimate bio-information of the user, based on a signal obtained from the contact image of the object and the degree of folding,
- wherein the obtained signal provides bio-information corresponding to one or more of blood pressure, vascular age, arterial stiffness, aortic pressure waveform, vascular compliance, stress index, and fatigue level of the user.
A method of estimating bio-information of a user by a foldable electronic device comprising a foldable main body part having a first main body and a second main body, the method comprising:
- obtaining a contact image of an object of the user by a first sensor provided on the first main body when the object is placed into contact with the first main body;
- measuring a degree of folding of the main body part by a second sensor provided on the first main body, the degree of folding being the folding of the first main body relative to the second main body while the object is placed into contact with the first main body;
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- estimating the bio-information of the user, based on a signal obtained from the contact image and the degree of folding,
- wherein the obtaining the contact image comprises obtaining the contact image of the object when the second main body is rotated to press the object against the first main body while the object contacts the first sensor on the first main body, and
- wherein the obtained signal provides bio-information corresponding to one or more of blood pressure, vascular age, arterial stiffness, aortic pressure waveform, vascular compliance, stress index, and fatigue level of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.