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US 12,596,433 B2Granted
Wearable device for detecting biometric information of user
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHongki Kim, Daegyu Kang
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a wearable device includes a housing including a first surface configured to contact a first body part of a user in a state in which the wearable device is worn on the first body part, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a groove recessed from the second surface toward the first surface. The wearable device includes a first sensor in the housing disposed toward the groove. The first sensor is configured to detect a second body part of the user, distinct from the first body part of the user, positioned in the groove.
Claims20
A finger-wearable electronic device comprising:
- a ring-shaped housing comprising:
- a ring-shaped inner side contacted with a finger of a user when the finger-wearable electronic device is worn by the user, and
- a ring-shaped outer side opposite to the ring-shaped inner side;
- a first sensor, disposed in the ring-shaped housing, and configured to obtain data regarding a contact on a first portion of the ring-shaped outer side;
- a second sensor, disposed in the ring-shaped housing, and configured to obtain data regarding a contact on a second portion of the ring-shaped outer side spaced apart from the first portion of the ring-shaped outer side;
- and
- a biometric sensor, disposed in the ring-shaped housing, the biometric sensor comprising:
- at least one light-emitting circuit configured to emit light through at least one light transmittance portion disposed in the ring-shaped inner side, and
- at least one light-receiving circuit configured to receive the light through the at least one light transmittance portion disposed in the ring-shaped inner side,
- wherein the biometric sensor is disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor.
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A finger-wearable electronic device comprising:
- a ring-shaped housing comprising:
- a ring-shaped inner side contacted by a finger of a user when the finger-wearable electronic device is worn by the user,
- a ring-shaped outer side opposite to the ring-shaped inner side, and
- a hole formed in the ring-shaped outer side;
- a cover member, disposed in the ring-shaped outer side, and covering the hole;
- a fingerprint sensor disposed toward the ring-shaped outer side and connected to the cover member, the fingerprint sensor comprising:
- first light-emitting circuitry configured to emit light through the cover member, and
- first light-receiving circuitry configured to receive the light through the cover member;
- a first sensor, disposed in the ring-shaped housing, configured to obtain data regarding a first contact on a first portion of the ring-shaped outer side;
- and
- a second sensor, disposed in the ring-shaped housing, configured to obtain data regarding a second contact on a second portion of the ring-shaped outer side spaced apart from the first portion of the ring-shaped outer side;
- wherein the fingerprint sensor is disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor.
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A finger-wearable electronic device comprising:
- a ring-shaped housing comprising:
- a ring-shaped inner side contacted by a finger of a user, when the finger-wearable electronic device is worn by the user,
- a ring-shaped outer side opposite to the ring-shaped inner side, and
- a groove portion recessed from the ring-shaped outer side toward the ring-shaped inner side;
- a sensor, disposed in the ring-shaped housing, configured to obtain data regarding a contact on a portion of the ring-shaped outer side, wherein the portion of the ring-shaped outer side is positioned in the groove portion;
- a motion sensor configured to obtain data regarding a motion of the user through the finger on which the finger-wearable electronic device is worn;
- at least one processor comprising processing circuitry;
- and
- memory, comprising one or more storage mediums, storing instructions,
- wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the finger-wearable electronic device to:
- identify a touch on the portion of the ring-shaped outer side through the sensor;
- and
- identify the motion of the user through the motion sensor based on identifying the touch on the portion of the ring-shaped outer side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.