Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100137702 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL OF VEHICLE DRIVER - An apparatus for measuring a physiological signal of a vehicle driver includes: a conductive fabric electrode coated on a target object within a vehicle and detecting a physiological current of a driver when it comes in contact with the driver; and a signal generating unit generating an electrical signal corresponding to the physiological current. | 06-03-2010 |
20100137749 | NON-INTRUSIVE MOVEMENT MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING WEARABLE ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE FIBER - There is provided a non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus and method using wearable electro-conductive fibers. A non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus using wearable electro-conductive fibers according to an aspect of the invention may include a signal measurement device measuring a plurality of movement signals using a plurality of electro-conductive fibers put on user's body parts and having resistances varying according to the volume of the user's body parts; a movement analysis device analyzing the plurality of movement signals to obtain a user's movement patterns and movement intensity; and a movement display device displaying a movement analysis result of the movement analysis device. Accordingly, user's movement can be measured without limiting the user's radius of action. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145209 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF EXERCISE, SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF EXERCISE, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF EXERCISE - An apparatus for measuring the amount of exercise, a system for measuring the amount of exercise, and a method for measuring the amount of exercise are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring the amount of exercise includes: an exercise amount measuring unit that measures the amount of exercise of a user; a controller that generates information about exercise of each period from the amounts of exercise of the user measured at every predefined period; a memory unit that sequentially stores the information about the exercise of each period; and a communication unit that transmits the stored information about the exercise of each period to the exterior. | 06-10-2010 |
20100160743 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH INDEX USING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FIBER - Provided are an apparatus and method for monitoring a health index using an electroconductive fiber. In the apparatus, a bio signal acquiring unit measures a bio signal using an electroconductive fiber which is worn around a part of a user's body and in which a resistance is varied according to a user's body volume or body temperature. A health index acquiring unit analyzes the bio signal to acquire a health index. A health index notifying unit notifies the health index. Accordingly, the health index can be easily monitored without limitations on the user's behavior. | 06-24-2010 |
20100185076 | GARMENT FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - Provided are a physiological signal measurement garment and a physiological signal processing system. The physiological signal measurement garment includes: a main garment body which is formed of an elastic fabric and includes a mesh structure and an elastic band; at least one physiological signal sensing electrode sewn on the garment body; a physiological signal transmission unit which is sewn on the garment body and transmits a physiological signal sensed by the physiological signal sensing electrode; and a physiological information measurement module that measures various kinds of physiological information from the physiological signal, which is sensed by the physiological signal sensing electrode and transmitted through the physiological signal transmission unit. The physiological signal measurement garment is more comfortable for a wearer than similar existing garments and can measure a physiological signal with higher accuracy. | 07-22-2010 |
20100234715 | GARMENT FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is a garment for measuring physiological signals. The garment includes at least one electrode sensor, a signal connection line, a snap structure, and a measurement unit. The electrode sensor is coupled to an inner surface of the garment to make contact with a skin for detecting physiological signals. The signal connection line transmits the physiological signals detected by the electrode sensor. The signal connection line is finished against the inner surface of the garment. The snap structure is coupled to a portion of the garment where the electrode sensor is not overlapped and is electrically connected to the signal connection line. The measurement unit is mounted on the snap structure for measuring the physiological signals. The signal connection line has elasticity. | 09-16-2010 |
20110054341 | UNCONSTRAINED WEARABLE SPIROMETER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an unconstrained wearable spirometer apparatus. The apparatus includes a variable resistor including a conductive yarn, the length of which changes according to a change in circumference of one's chest when breathing, and having a resistance which changes according to a change in length of the conductive yarn, a resistance-voltage converter converting the resistance of the variable resistor into a voltage, an analog-digital converter converting the voltage in an analog-digital manner, and digitizing the converted results, a cross-sectional capacity calculator calculating changes in cross-sectional capacity of one's chest according to the digitized voltage, an adder adding the calculated changes in cross-sectional capacity and calculating lung capacity, and a transmitter externally transmitting the calculated lung capacity information. Therefore, lung capacity can be measured by wearing such an apparatus in the form of clothing without the use of an external apparatus or device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110106492 | WAIST BELT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MEASURING WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE - Provided is a waist belt for automatically measuring a waist circumference. The waist belt includes a belt part ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110152636 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR CALCULATING CONSUMED CALORIES - A portable device for measuring a consumed calories includes: a respiration measurement device measuring an amount of air inhaled into a user's nose to acquire and output a respiration signal; a plurality of movement detection devices acquiring and outputting acceleration signals reflecting (or indicating) the magnitude and direction of a movement of each part of the user's body; and a controller recognizing the amount of a user's movements and movement patterns by analyzing the acceleration signal, recognizing an intensity of an exercise by analyzing the respiration signal, and calculating a consumed calories in consideration of the amount of the user's movements, the movement patterns, and the intensity of exercise. A user's consumed calories can be precisely calculated by recognizing the user's movement and even the user's respiration rate. | 06-23-2011 |
20110152707 | WEARABLE RESPIRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A wearable respiration measurement apparatus including: an eyeglass frame having a nose flap which is formed in such a manner as to cover a user's nose; and an induced current generation device attached to the nose flap and generating an induced current corresponding to an amount of air inhaled or exhaled through the user's nose. | 06-23-2011 |
20110313260 | DIAPER-TYPE VITAL SIGN MEASURING APPARATUS - Provided is a vital sign measuring apparatus capable of measuring vital signs such as a temperature of a human body, breathing, acceleration, oxygen saturation, voice, etc. to analyze and display a health index. The diaper-type vital sign measuring apparatus includes a vital sign measuring part for detecting variation in abdominal circumference according to breathing of a wearer to measure a vital sign of the breathing of the wearer, a vital sign analysis part for analyzing the vital sign measured by the vital sign measuring part to calculate a health index of the wearer, and a display part for displaying the health index calculated by the vital sign analysis part. | 12-22-2011 |
20120136232 | NON-INTRUSIVE WEARABLE RESPIRATORY FAILURE ALARM APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A non-intrusive wearable respiratory failure alarm apparatus and method capable of detecting a user's respiratory failure state by estimating a change in a user's respiratory rate, while minimizing restrictions on a user's behavior are provided. The non-intrusive wearable respiratory failure alarm apparatus includes: a chest girth measurement unit including one or more resistive electro-threads attached to or worn on a user's chest, and generating a resistance value corresponding to the user's chest girth through the resistive electro-threads; a signal processing unit calculating a user's respiratory rate and whether or not the user is in respiratory failure by referring to the resistance value; and an output unit providing information regarding the user's respiratory rate and/or information regarding whether or not the user is in respiratory failure to the user or a monitoring device. | 05-31-2012 |