Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090051524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING SENSORS - There is provided a daily activity recognition system using sensors installed in required positions in a home to recognize daily activities of an old person, the system including: a radio frequency (RF) management unit receiving data measured by a plurality of sensors installed in required positions in a home, recognizing a corresponding sensor transmitting the received data, and converting the received data into a basic activity corresponding to the recognized sensor; a buffer management unit storing the basic activity received from the wireless processing manager in an internal buffer; and a daily activity recognition unit recognizing daily activities of an old person at each point in time previously set, based on the basic activity stored in the buffer. The daily activities of the old person are recognized and stored in a database, thereby providing various services related to the health of the old person. | 02-26-2009 |
20090066501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING ABNORMAL SIGNS IN DAILY ACTIVITIES - There are provided a method and system for sensing abnormal signs in daily activities, the method comprising, at the system, sensing the daily activities, reading previously stored daily activity information, generating a daily activity sequence based thereon, sensing the abnormal signs from the daily activity sequence by using a preset sequence alignment algorithm, and providing the sensed abnormal signs to a user. As described above, the abnormal signs, which should be checked to provide care services, are sensed via changes in a daily activity pattern and added to a care service system that will be installed in welfare facilities for the aged or a home of a solitary old person, thereby effectively sensing the abnormal signs in daily activities of the aged. | 03-12-2009 |
20090082699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFINING SUBJECT ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING THE SAME - Apparatus and method for refining subject activity classification for the recognition of daily activities of a subject, and a system for recognizing daily activities using the same. The refining apparatus improves the correctness of subject activity classification using daily activities of a subject, activation time information of sensors mounted on objects associated with the daily activities of the subject, and the suitability of a continuous activity pattern in relation to the daily activities. This improves the correctness of subject activity classification that becomes basic information in daily activity analysis. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089089 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICE - A method and apparatus provide geriatric care management service. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors, which generate sensor signals for informing daily behavior or health of an aged person, a signal processor, which analyzes the sensor signals to generate daily behavior information, an emergency situation manager, which informs a care giver that an emergency situation occurs and generates emergency situation occurrence information, an abnormal symptom manager, which analyzes the daily behavior information to informs the care giver whether or not the abnormal symptom occurs and generates abnormal symptom occurrence information, and a care information manager, which summarizes the daily behavior information, the emergency situation occurrence information, and the abnormal symptom occurrence information and generates care information. | 04-02-2009 |
20090120865 | DISPOSABLE MULTI-LAYERED FILTRATION DEVICE FOR THE SEPARATION OF BLOOD PLASMA - Provided is a disposable multi-layered filtration device for the separation of blood plasma which can be applied to a biochip and appropriate for disposal uses. The filtration device for the separation of blood plasma includes: an upper substrate including a blood inlet; an intermediate substrate including a filtering unit for extracting blood plasma from blood flowing through the blood inlet; and a lower substrate including an air outlet, wherein the upper substrate, the intermediate substrate, and the lower substrate are stacked and adhered. | 05-14-2009 |
20090121826 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING QUALITY OF SLEEP - An apparatus of managing quality of sleep includes a weight sensor unit including a plurality of pressure sensors, which detect pressures in response to a presence and a movement of a user; an environment sensor including multiple sensors, which detect an environment surrounding the user in a sleep; and a controller for collecting and analyzing information, detected by the weight sensor unit and the environment sensor unit, and classifying and managing the analyzed information according to quality of sleep. The apparatus provides an optimized sleep environment adequate for a subject by learning various sleep environments, and provides a comfortable and cozy sleep environment to the subject to restore energy and be refreshed, so that the subject can enjoy energetic and effective daytime life. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127275 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING TAKING MEDICINE - An apparatus for supporting taking medicine includes a medicine storage unit which has a plurality of medicine storage holes to store therein medicines to be taken by a user, a sensor controller which determines whether the medicine storage holes include medicines therein, and a medicine taking service unit which receives a preset schedule by synchronizing with a personal computer, checks whether a user has taken medicine according to a determination of the sensor controller and informs a user to take a medicine according to the preset schedule. Thus, users who should take various medicines on a regular basis for daily life may observe the medicine taking time. | 05-21-2009 |
20090147997 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING DISTANCE USING LINEAR REGRESSION AND SMOOTHING IN AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE DISPLAY - The invention provides a method of correcting a distance between an ambient intelligence display and a user using a linear regression and a smoothing, by which distance information of a user who approaches to the display can be accurately output even in an unanticipated condition using a passive infrared (PIR) sensor and an ultrasonic device. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148022 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING DISTAL RADIUS METAPHYSIS - Provided is a method and an apparatus for extracting an edge of a distal radius metaphysis. The method includes: setting a region of interest including a distal radius in an X-ray image; setting a potential energy distribution of the region of interest by using a gradient of gray levels; setting a temporary edge adjacent to both sides of a distal radius metaphysis and a side of an epiphysis in the region of interest; and extracting a detailed edge of the distal radius metaphysis having minimum energy by adjusting the set temporary edge using a metropolis annealing technique. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152187 | FILTER CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a filter chip in which a filter is mounted on a microfluidic device as a hybrid form, and a method of manufacturing the filter chip. The method includes: forming a bottom structure where a groove for stably mounting a filter is formed; mounting the filter on the groove; forming a top structure forming a fluid inlet for injecting a fluid into the filter; and covering the top structure on a top area of the groove to attach to the bottom structure, wherein the groove and the filter have a shape becoming narrow from the fluid inlet to a fluid outlet in such a way that the fluid receives a rapid change of a capillary force while passing through the filter. Accordingly, blood plasma is capable of being separated at a higher speed by increasing the capillary force of the fluid outlet, thereby obtaining the blood plasma as large amount as possible. | 06-18-2009 |
20090152326 | ULTRASONIC WELDING-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic welding-based microfluidic device, the method including: forming a bottom board having two welding stoppers formed right and left and having a certain height and a certain interval; forming a top board having two energy directors formed with an interval greater than the interval between the two welding stoppers; putting the top board on the bottom board to locate the energy directors at the outside of welding stoppers, respectively; and welding the top board to the bottom board by using ultrasonic welding, wherein a channel is formed between the two welding stoppers without additional energy directors. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon that a fluid irregularly flows due to an uneven surface formed on a side of the channel while the energy directors are melted. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157587 | CONTEXT AWARE SYSTEM AND CONTEXT AWARE METHOD THEREOF - A context aware system and a context aware method thereof perform a reasoning to be aware of contexts in ubiquitous environments. The context aware method includes procedures of modeling a knowledge base describing context information including constraints; classifying the context information described in the knowledge base according to the constraints; filtering fact data having same constraints as input sensor data from the classified context data; storing only rules, which satisfy the filtered fact data and constraints, in an working memory; and inferring a service context by reasoning the stored fact data and rules. The method receives input sensor data, associated with a subject, continuously monitored and serviced by indoor sensors, performs a reasoning based upon the input sensor data, in order to be aware of the present contexts of the subject and also provide, in real-time, a service suitable for the present contexts, thereby promoting the convenience of life. | 06-18-2009 |
20090315719 | FALL ACCIDENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a fall accident detection apparatus and method capable of detecting frequent falling accidents in daily lives of old, feeble or invalid pedestrians in real time and notifying a fall control server of the falling accidents in order to actively prepare for possible secondary accidents by falls. The fall accident detection apparatus includes an acceleration sensor detecting information on acceleration and slope; a controller judging behaviors using the information on acceleration and slope detected by the acceleration sensor and determining a fall accident by analyzing a sequential pattern of the judged behaviors; and a communication unit transmitting information on a fall accident when the fall accident is determined by the controller. | 12-24-2009 |
20100057250 | DOSAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a dosage management system and an apparatus and method for supporting a medicine-taking service. The dosage management system includes a dosage management server managing information required for a dosage schedule and support of a medicine-taking service, and transmitting a corresponding dosage schedule on demand of the dosage schedule; and an apparatus for supporting a medicine-taking service, wherein the apparatus for supporting a medicine-taking service deposits packets of medicines packaged in a series of medicine packets, receives a corresponding dosage schedule, displays medicine-tacking alarm according the received corresponding dosage schedule, sequentially discharges one of the deposited packets of medicines, checks whether a user takes a packet of medicines to transmit the result of taking medicine to the dosage management server. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060435 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an apparatus and method for supporting a medicine-taking service capable of supporting patients to take a medicament to dynamically comply with a dosage schedule managed in a remote control manner. The automatic distribution of the medicaments is carried out by receiving a dynamically changing dosage schedule and prescription from a server to store the received dosage schedule and prescription; checking a medicine-taking time using the dosage schedule and storing the checked medicine-taking time; informing a user and the server of the medicine-taking time; distributing a corresponding number of medicaments from corresponding vials using the dosage schedule according to a user's intention to take medicine when it is the medicine-taking time; confirming whether a user takes the distributed medicaments; and transmitting the confirmed medicine-taking results to the server. | 03-11-2010 |
20100090197 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE SENSOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE SENSOR DEVICE MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - Provided are a method of manufacturing a semiconductor nanowire sensor device and a semiconductor nanowire sensor device manufactured according to the method. The method includes preparing a first conductive type single crystal semiconductor substrate, forming a line-shaped first conductive type single crystal pattern from the first conductive type single crystal semiconductor substrate, forming second conductive type epitaxial patterns on both sidewalls of the first conductive type single crystal pattern, and forming source and drain electrodes at both ends of the second conductive type epitaxial patterns. | 04-15-2010 |
20100102955 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING MEDICATION, MEDICATION BOX, AND MEDICATION STORAGE CONTAINER - An apparatus and method for assisting medication are capable of assisting medication of users who have to regularly take medications in daily life. The apparatus includes a medication box having a plurality of containers, each of which stores a dose of medication to be taken at one time according to a medication schedule, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter carried on a user and transmitting an RF signal, an RF receiver receiving the RF signal from the RF transmitter, and a controller controlling medication assisting. Thus, the apparatus checks a spatial-temporal situation of the user, i.e. an medication, notification or information situation, using the received RF signal, and creating and providing medication service corresponding to the checked situation. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING MEAL ACTIVITY USING PRESSURE SENSOR - There is provided a method and apparatus for sensing a meal activity among the various activities of daily life using pressure sensors. A meal activity sensing apparatus collects sensor data detected through a plurality of pressure sensors installed in a smart meal mat, filters the collected sensor data, measures a pressure variance by using the filtered sensor data, determines whether a meal activity has taken place by comparing the measured pressure variance with a preset threshold value, and transmits meal activity information associated with the meal activity to an information processor communicating with the smart meal mat via radio frequency. Since this provides an advantage of more accurate detection of the meal activity, it can be useful in care services for eldercare facilities and for elderly individuals living alone, and further, in the efficient observance of an individual's daily meal patterns. | 04-29-2010 |
20100119733 | METHOD OF IMMOBILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ON SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE - Provided is a method of immobilizing an active material on a surface of a substrate. The method including cleaning a substrate, functionalizing a surface of the substrate using a hydroxyl group, functionalizing the surface of the substrate at atmospheric pressure using a vaporized organic silane compound, and immobilizing an active material to an end of the surface of the substrate. Therefore, since evacuation or the use of carrier gas is not necessary, a uniform, high-density, single-molecular, silane compound film can be formed inexpensively, simply, and reproducibly, and an active material can be immobilized to the single-molecular silane compound film. | 05-13-2010 |
20100123576 | MEDICATION SERVICE APPARATUS, MEDICATION BOX, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING MEDICATION - An apparatus and method for assisting medication are disclosed. The apparatus includes a medication box and a medication service device. The medication box includes a plurality of containers each storing a paper bag of medication, and discharges a paper bag of medication from a corresponding one of the containers using a rotational force of an electric motor, and detects whether the stored paper bag of medication is present or is discharged. The medication service device includes a situation detector detecting a status of a user based on user identification and signal strength included in a radio frequency signal, and a status of the medication box, a situation recognizer recognizing a medication situation, and a service executor generating a service for medication. The user who has to regularly take a paper bag of medication for a long time can be assisted to take an accurate dose of medication on time. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124790 | PORTABLE OPTICAL BIOSENSOR MEASURING APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a portable optical biosensor measuring apparatus. The portable optical biosensor measuring apparatus includes a light emitting unit emitting a light having a first line width, an optical biosensor receiving an output light from the light emitting unit, and a peak wavelength detector detecting one peak wavelength having a second line width from a light from the optical biosensor. The first line width is greater than the second line width, and the optical biosensor provides the peak wavelength according to an antigen-antibody reaction. | 05-20-2010 |
20100133510 | BIO-SENSOR CHIP - Provided is a bio-sensor chip. The bio-sensor chip includes a sensing part, a board circuit part, a channel part, and a cover. In the sensing part, a target material and a detection material interact with each other to detect the target material. The board circuit part is electrically connected to the sensing part. The channel part provides a solution material containing the target material into the sensing part. The cover is coupled to the board circuit part to cover the channel part and the sensing part. | 06-03-2010 |
20100134799 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BIO MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIO MATERIALS BY USING THE APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus for detecting bio materials and a method for detecting bio materials by using the apparatus. The apparatus includes a bio material reacting unit, an optical source unit, and a detecting unit. The bio material reacting unit includes bio sensing materials immobilized on gold nanoparticles. The optical source unit emits light toward the bio material reacting unit. The detecting unit measures variations of surface absorbance of the gold nanoparticles by detecting light transmitted through the bio material reacting unit before and after a bio material is bound to the bio sensing materials. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135856 | NANOPARTICLE FOR DETECTING BIOMATERIALS AND BIOSENSOR BY USING THE NANOPARTICLE - Provided are a nanoparticle for detecting biomaterials and a biosensor by using the nanoparticle. The nanoparticle includes a metal nanostructure around which an electric field is induced by localized surface plasmon resonance when light is irradiated onto a surface of the metal nanostructure, a spacer covering the surface of the metal nanostructure, and capture molecules specifically reacting with fluorophore-labeled target molecules, and immobilized on a surface of the spacer. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135965 | METHOD OF CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FROM MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHONDROGENIC CELL DIFFERENTIATED USING THE METHOD TO TREAT DISEASE CAUSED BY CARTILAGE DAMAGE - Provided are a method of chondrogenic differentiation from mesenchymal stem cells and a composition comprising chondrogenic cells differentiated using the method to treat diseases caused by cartilage damage. In the method, a centrifugal force is applied to human mesenchymal stem cells to be differentiated into chondrogenic cells. The chondrogenic differentiation may be achieved at moderate cost without using expensive cytokines or growth factors by periodically applying only a centrifugal force. According to the method of chondrogenic differentiation from mesenchymal stem cells in the present embodiment, chondrogenic cells may be also differentiated from human mesenchymal stem cells. | 06-03-2010 |
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 |
20100141280 | BIOSENSOR READER AND BIOSENSOR READER SYSTEM - A biosensor reader and a biosensor reader system are provided. The biosensor reader has a field-effect transistor (FET) biosensor attached thereto, and the FET biosensor includes between electrodes a probe channel to which probe materials are immobilized. The biosensor reader analyzes an electrical conductivity change of the probe channel caused by the binding between the probe material and a target material contained in an analysis solution. The biosensor reader includes a measurement module and an output module. The measurement module connects the probe channel electrically to a reference resistance with a fixed resistance value by the attachment of the FET biosensor, measures a reference voltage drop across the reference resistance and a channel voltage drop across the probe channel, and analyzes an electrical conductivity change of the probe channel from the reference voltage drop and the channel voltage drop. The output module outputs the analysis result of the target material according to the electrical conductivity change. | 06-10-2010 |
20100141397 | SYSTEM FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION - A sensor-based activity recognition system is disclosed. Activity information is received by using various sensors that can detect activities in daily life and analyzed to recognize daily activities of an individual. A required device can be controlled or relevant information is transferred to a management center according to the recognized daily activity to thus quickly cope with various situations. | 06-10-2010 |
20100141942 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BIOMATERIALS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMATERIALS BY USING THE APPARATUS - Provided are an apparatus and method for detecting biomaterials. The apparatus for detecting the biomaterials includes a light source unit, a biomaterial reacting unit, and a detection unit detecting. The light source unit provides incident light. The biomaterial reacting unit includes a substrate and metal nanoparticles spaced from the substrate. The surface plasmon resonance phenomenon is induced on surfaces of the metal nanoparticles by the incident light. First detecting molecules specifically binding to target molecules are immobilized to the surfaces of the metal nanoparticles. The detection unit detects a resonance wavelength of emission light emitted from the metal nanoparticles by the surface plasmon resonance phenomenon. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142674 | METHOD AND SUPPORT DEVICE FOR MEASURING JAWBONE MINERAL DENSITY - There are provided a method and support device for measuring jawbone mineral density using a jawbone X-ray image. The method for measuring jawbone mineral density includes: obtaining a jawbone X-ray image using a support device for jawbone; defining a region of interest from the obtained jawbone X-ray image; and measuring jawbone mineral density from the defined region of interest. Therefore, the support device for measuring jawbone mineral density may be useful to measure jawbone mineral density with a jawbone X-ray imaging device, which has been widely used in dental clinics, by using the method. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142678 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE PARTICLE BEAM CANCER THERAPY APPARATUS - A minimally invasive particle beam cancer therapy apparatus that can be inserted into the body and deliver a particle beam onto a cancer cell generated in the body. The minimally invasive particle beam cancer therapy apparatus may include: a particle beam delivery system delivering a particle beam onto a diseased part formed inside a therapy subject, the particle beam delivery system being partially inserted into the therapy subject when delivering the particle beam; a medical apparatus body shaped like a pipe having a predetermined length and physically connected to the particle beam delivery system, the medical apparatus being partially inserted into the therapy subject in a longitudinal direction along with the particle beam delivery system being partially inserted into the therapy subject to help the insertion of the particle beam delivery system into the therapy subject; and a control system controlling a driving operation of the particle beam delivery system. | 06-10-2010 |
20100143194 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - Provided is a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes a sample storage chamber storing sample fluid therein, a detection chamber connected to the sample storage chamber and detecting a specific material of the sample fluid, a cleaning liquid storage chamber connected to the detection chamber and storing cleaning liquid therein, a plurality of fluid passages interconnecting the chambers, and a micropump transferring the cleaning liquid. The microfluidic device precisely inspects a sample fluid although a small amount of the sample fluid flows. | 06-10-2010 |
20100143887 | BIOSENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES BY USING THE BIOSENSOR - Provided are a biosensor and a method for detecting biomolecules by using the biosensor. The biosensor includes a detection unit and a fluid channel. The detection unit is disposed on a substrate and has a surface to which detection target molecules binding specifically to probe molecules are immobilized. The fluid channel is configured to provide an analysis solution containing the probe molecules to the detection target molecules. The probe molecules bind specifically to the target molecules and the detection target molecules. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144020 | DISPOSABLE DIAGNOSTIC KIT - Provided is a disposable diagnostic kit capable of diagnosing diseases. The disposable diagnostic kit includes a preprocessor, a target material reactor, and a microfluidic channel. The preprocessor filters target materials from a fluid containing various biomaterials. The target material reactor includes a diffraction grating on whose surface sensing materials reacting with the target materials are immobilized. Herein, a wavelength of light penetrated into the diffraction grating or a wavelength of light reflected by the diffraction grating varies depending on the target materials. The microfluidic channel moves the filtered fluid from the preprocessor to the target material reactor. | 06-10-2010 |
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 |
20100145234 | HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living, and a system for detecting activities of daily living using the same. The hand-held device comprises a behavior information detector unit detecting physical activity information from user's movements; an article use information detector unit detecting article use information on whether the user uses the article from a sensor module attached to the article; a controller unit generating information on activities of daily living of the user from the physical activity information and the article use information; and a memory unit storing the information on the activities of daily living of the user. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - An apparatus and method for outdoor advertising are disclosed. The apparatus for outdoor advertising includes an input unit receiving data related to desired advertising, a search unit searching for an advertisement, which is highly associated with the data, and a display unit displaying the searched advertisement. The method for outdoor advertising includes receiving data related to desired advertising, searching for an advertisement, which is highly associated with the data, and displaying the searched advertisement. | 06-10-2010 |
20100150420 | METHOD FOR DETECTING GROUND GLASS OPACITY USING CHEST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - There is provided a method for detecting Ground Glass Opacity (GGO) using chest computed tomography. The method includes detecting a candidate cell having a brightness value within a detection range by sequentially scanning a three-dimensional image of a pulmonary region, and designating the candidate cell as a seed cell when surrounding cells of the candidate cell have brightness values within the detection range; when a plurality of seed cells are obtained by the designating of the candidate cell as a seed cell, grouping adjacent seed cells to obtain one or more candidate zones; and detecting one or more zones, which have a greater size than a GGO detection size and including therein more than the detection reference number of seed cells, out of the one or more candidate zones, and setting the detected one or more zones as one or more GGO candidates. | 06-17-2010 |
20100152763 | WIRELESS MAGNETIC NEEDLE SYSTEM FOR TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL MEDICINE - A wireless magnetic needle system for traditional oriental medicine can apply a magnetic field to a needle being used for the acupuncture process on a patient by use of a Helmholtz coil capable of applying a magnetic field to a wide space and can apply a magnetic stimulus to the patient through the needle, thereby making it possible to maximize the therapy effect of the needle. The wireless magnetic needle system includes a current generating unit and a Helmholtz coil. The Helmholtz coil includes a first coaxial coil disposed over a bed for a patient, and a second coaxial coil disposed under the bed. The current generating unit generates a current, and the Helmholtz coil creates a magnetic field by using the current generated by the current generating unit. | 06-17-2010 |
20100157295 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH DEVICE FOR DECIDING MEASUREMENT START POINT - Provided is a measurement device. The measurement device includes a sensor, a wavelength-tunable light source, an additional light source, a coupler, and an optical power measurer. The sensor accepts a sample. The wavelength-tunable light source irradiates wavelength-tunable light to detect a reaction of the sensor. The additional light source irradiates wavelength-fixed light to detect an initial time of the reaction. The coupler combines the wavelength-tunable light source and the additional light source and irradiates the combined input light on the sensor. The optical power measurer detects the reaction of the sensor from an output light transmitted through or reflected by the sensor. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157300 | LIQUID SAMPLE ANALYSIS CHIP READING SYSTEM, AND ANALYSIS METHOD AND UBIQUITOUS READING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided is a liquid sample analysis chip reading system. The reading system includes an analysis chip, a light emitting part, a plurality of light wave-guides, and a light receiving part. The analysis chip includes a plurality of detecting parts. The light emitting part includes three light sources emitting light having wavelengths (or colors) different from each other. The plurality of light wave-guides irradiate the light emitted from the light emitting part onto the plurality of corresponding detecting parts, respectively. The light receiving part includes a plurality of light receiving devices for receiving the light having a specific color reflected from each of the plurality of corresponding detecting parts of the analysis chip. The three light sources are discontinuously controlled to emit light onto the plurality of light wave-guides. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159573 | MICROFLUIDIC DILUTION DEVICE - Provided is a microfluidic dilution device that uses capillary force to dilute first and second fluids in a predetermined ratio. The microfluidic dilution device includes a channel plate, a cover plate, fluid chambers, and a confluence chamber. The fluid chambers are filled with first and second fluids in a predetermined ratio. First and second fluids flowing to the confluence chamber are diluted in a predetermined ratio. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159574 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT - Provided are a microfluidic device and a microfluidic analysis equipment. The microfluidic device includes guides disposed along both edges, a lower plate including a flow path defined between the guides, and a movable upper plate moved along the guides on the lower plate and having a length less than that the flow path. A fluid flow can be simply accurately controlled by adjusting a position of the movable upper plate. As a result, the fluid can sufficiently react in the detection part and the reaction part. Therefore, effective reaction and detection can be realized using only a small amount of fluid, thereby improving sensitivity. In addition, due to the improved sensitivity, a washing process for removing materials that are not consumed in the reaction can be omitted. Also, the movable upper plate can be manually moved using a user's finger. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159600 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS - Provided are methods of controlling a fluid flow in a microfluidic device and a microfluidic analysis apparatus. According to the method, an inclination of the microfluidic device with respect to a horizontal direction can be adjusted to simply and accurately control a fluid flow in the microfluidic device. Thus, a fluid conveyance can be completely controlled, and an inspection can be performed using only a small amount of sample. In addition, the method of controlling the fluid flow in the microfluidic device can be manually performed by a user. Thus, since a power is not required, the method of controlling the fluid flow in the microfluidic device can be economical and simple. The microfluidic analysis apparatus includes an inclination operation unit for causing an inclination change of a receiving part of the microfluidic device with respect to a horizontal plane and an inclination control part for controlling an operation of the inclination operation unit to simply and accurately control the fluid flow, thereby to accurately analyze the fluid. | 06-24-2010 |
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 |
20100161352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION - A system and method for providing healthcare services in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to synthetically manage healthcare related information as well as provide desired healthcare services using an IPTV, an IPTV data center and an IPTV communication network, the system includes at least one health device, a healthcare set-top mounted on the IPTV, and a healthcare server installed at an IPTV data center. The health device collects personal health data, and transfers the collected data based on a Personal Health Device (PHD) standard. The healthcare set-top analyzes the PHD standard personal health data transferred from the at least one health device, converts the analyzed data into Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) standard data, and transfers the converted CDA standard data through an IPTV communication network. The healthcare server synthetically manages the CDA standard data transferred from the healthcare set-top through the IPTV communication network. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE USING UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLATFORM - A health care system and method using a personal health device (PHD)-based universal health platform in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to measure health record by a PHD used by a user and automatically provide it so as to be used for various health care services via platforms, the health care system includes a measurement platform for collecting PHD standard personal health data from one or more PHDs, converting the collected data into clinical document architecture (CDA) standard data, and transmitting the converted data to an information collecting platform; and the information collecting platform for generating composite CDA standard data by using the received CDA standard data and providing the generated composite CDA standard data to services. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161706 | ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING - An activity monitoring system and method are disclosed to reduce the size of an activity sensor device to reduce its power consumption and smoothly transmit activity and occupancy information from the activity sensor device and an occupancy sensor device to an activity monitoring server to monitor an individual's activity and occupancy information. The activity monitoring system includes: an activity sensor device configured to detect a physical activity of a user, classify the detected physical activity, and transmit activity classification information as a result along with user identification information; one or more occupancy sensor devices configured to receive the activity classification information and the individual's identification information from the activity sensor device, and transmit the received information along with occupancy information; and an activity monitoring server configured to manage the activity classification information, the occupancy information, and the individual's identification information received from the occupancy sensor devices. | 06-24-2010 |
20100227419 | LAB-ON-A-CHIP AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a lab-on-a-chip. The lab-on-a-chip includes a first region where a lower substrate and an upper substrate are bonded to each other, a second region where the lower and upper substrates are not bonded, and a gap adjusting member disposed at an end of the second region that is opposite to a boundary between the first and second regions, the gap adjusting member being configured to adjust a gap between the first and second substrates to control a capillary force. | 09-09-2010 |
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 |
20100260643 | PORTABLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING BIOPHOTONIC SENSOR - There is provided a portable measuring system having a biophotonic sensor. The portable measuring system also includes a tunable light source, an output intensity detector and an output wavelength detector, which are mounted therein. The portable measuring system can precisely measure a variation in the reflectivity spectrum and/or the transmittance spectrum of the biophotonic sensor before and after an antigen-antibody reaction by varying the wavelength of the tunable light source. Thus, the concentration of the antigen is precisely measured. | 10-14-2010 |
20100261244 | METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING BIO-MATERIAL ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES IMMOBILIZED BY BIO-MATERIAL - There is provided a method for immobilizing a bio-material on a surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO | 10-14-2010 |
20100264428 | SILICON BIOSENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A silicon biosensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The silicon biosensor includes: a light emitting layer emitting light according to injected electrons and holes and changing a wavelength of the light depending on whether a biomaterial is absorbed by the light emitting layer; an electron injection layer injecting the electrons into the light emitting layer; and a hole injection layer injecting the holes into the light emitting layer. Accordingly, it is possible to produce low price biosensors in large quantities. | 10-21-2010 |
20100264567 | APPARATUS FOR FIXING PLASTIC SHEET AND METHOD OF FABRICATING NANO PATTERN ON PLASTIC SHEET USING THE SAME - There are provided an apparatus for fixing a plastic sheet which fixes a plastic sheet to fabricate a nano pattern and a method of fabricating a nano pattern on a plastic sheet using the same. The apparatus for fixing a plastic sheet includes: a pair of planar metal guide rings interposingly fixing a plastic sheet from above and below, respectively; and a sheet fixing chuck including: a ring fixer sucking the pair of planar metal guide rings through a vacuum groove to be fixed thereto; and a sheet fixer having a plurality of vacuum pin holes formed therein, the vacuum pin holes sucking a bottom of the plastic sheet fixed by the planar metal guide rings. The apparatus allows fabrication of the nano pattern on the plastic sheet having less roughness than that of a semiconductor substrate or a glass substrate. | 10-21-2010 |
20100267570 | PS-SPCL SEARCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE - A Positional Scanning—Synthetic Peptide Combinatorial Library (PS-SPC) searching apparatus and method using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) are provided. The method includes spotting and fixing each of a plurality of peptide pools to a top of one thin metal film, inputting specific materials to the top of the thin metal film, applying a TM-mode light to a bottom of the thin metal film and exciting SPR for the thin metal film, and detecting a TM mode reflected light reflected from the thin metal film and displaying the detected light as a two-dimensional image. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273247 | SEMI-QUANTITATIVE IMMUNOLOGICAL DETECTION DEVICE WITH DIFFERENTIAL ANTIBODIES OR SUBSTRATES - A semi-quantitative immunological detection device with differential antibodies and substrates is provided. The semi-quantitative immunological detection device with differential antibodies, includes: a sample injecting portion through which a sample is injected; and a reaction portion where a plurality of reacting materials reacting with an MUT (material under test) contained in the sample with different sensitivities to generate marker materials are disposed in the same space. Accordingly, a diagnosis result can be visually identified with user's eyes, and the diagnosis result similar to that of a quantitative assay apparatus can be provided. | 10-28-2010 |
20100278694 | SILICON BIOSENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A silicon biosensor and a manufacturing method thereof is provided, the silicon biosensor includes: a light source performing self emission a light detector generating a photoelectric current corresponding to an amount of incident light an optical fiber transmitting the light from the light source to the light detector and a micro fluidic channel adjusting an optical transmission rate of the optical fiber according to an antibody-antigen reaction when the antibody-antigen reaction occurs. The silicon biosensor can be easily integrated or bonded with a silicon electronic device, so that it is possible to manufacture the biosensor with a low price, under mass production. | 11-04-2010 |
20100279396 | MICRO-SCALED ANIMAL CELL INCUBATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a cell culture technology for culturing an animal cell in a separate microstructure. The micro-scaled animal cell incubator includes a lower glass substrate having fine hot wires processed with a metal and formed in an upper surface thereof; a first PDMS film attached onto the lower glass substrate to form two or more liquid and solid storage spaces in a position corresponding to the fine hot wires of the lower glass substrate and gas flow channels coupled respectively to the liquid and solid storage spaces to allow generated gases to flow therethrough; a gas-permeable PDMS thin film attached onto the gas flow channels of the PDMS film to pass the generated gases therethrough; a second PDMS film attached onto the PDMS thin film and having a culture medium storage space for storing a culture medium; and an upper glass substrate attached onto the second PDMS film and having fine hot wires formed in a lower surface thereof, the fine hot wires being covered by the PDMS film. The micro-scaled animal cell incubator may be useful to control a temperature of a culture medium to a suitable temperature level, as well as to self-supply gases required for the animal cell culture in a microstructure. | 11-04-2010 |
20100304501 | BIO LAB-ON-A-CHIP AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AND OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a bio lab-on-a-chip. The bio lab-on-a-chip is provided on a piezoelectric thin film on a substrate, and includes a sensing unit to sense a bio signal and a fluidic control unit which controls a transfer of a microfluid adjacent to the sensing unit. Provided is also a method of fabricating the bio lab-on-a-chip. The method includes the steps of forming a piezoelectric thin film, forming a sensing unit to sense a bio signal of a microfluid on the piezoelectric thin film, and forming a fluidic control unit located adjacent to the sensing unit. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309937 | WAVELENGTH TUNABLE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS - A semiconductor laser apparatus is provided which can vary an output wavelength of a light source. A semiconductor laser diode and one or more heat source devices arranged around the semiconductor laser diode are integrated on one substrate. The semiconductor laser diode is configured to be uniformly heated by the heat source device. An output wavelength of the semiconductor laser diode can be easily and quickly varied. | 12-09-2010 |
20110005669 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLLOW MICRONEEDLE STRUCTURES - Provided is a method of manufacturing a hollow microneedle structure. The method includes coating a hollow core having a predetermined section and being long in a lengthwise direction with a coating solution, and solidifying the coating solution to form a coating layer, depositing a metal seed layer on the coating layer, plating the seed metal layer with a metal to form a plated layer, cutting the hollow core having the plated layer at an inclination angle with respect to the lengthwise direction to form a surface inclination, and removing the hollow core and the coating layer to form a hollow. Thus, the hollow microneedle structure can be manufactured to have such diameter, length, hardness, and inclination angle as to minimize pain. By use of the hollow core, the microneedle structure can have vertical microneedles with a uniform inner diameter. | 01-13-2011 |
20110009729 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - Provided is an apparatus for measuring physiological signals by distributing modules according to functions. The physiological signal measuring apparatus includes first and second detection electrodes, a physiological signal detection module, a power supply module, and a connection line. The first and second detection electrodes are adhered to a target skin to detect physiological signals. The physiological signal detection module is installed at the first detection electrode to generate physiological signal data from the physiological signals detected by the first and second detection electrodes. The power supply module is installed at the second detection electrode to supply power to the physiological signal detection module. The connection line connects the physiological signal detection module and the power supply module. | 01-13-2011 |
20110011827 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLLOW MICRONEEDLE STRUCTURES - Provided is a method of manufacturing a hollow microneedle structure. The method includes forming an injection mold having a through hole, filling the injection mold with a photoresist formed of a viscous material, and extruding the photoresist from the injection mold through the through hole, solidifying the extruded photoresist to form a needle-type photoresist structure, forming a seed layer on the surface of the photoresist structure, forming a metal plated layer on the seed layer, inclining an end tip of the photoresist structure having the metal plated layer, and removing the photoresist from the metal plated layer to form a hollow. Thus, the hollow microneedle structure can be manufactured to have such diameter, length, hardness, and inclination angle as to minimize pain. The hollow microneedle structure can be combined with an apparatus for detecting a biomaterial or injecting cosmetic substances or medicines, and variously applied. | 01-20-2011 |
20110043758 | APPARATUS FOR IRRADIATING BEAM AT USER'S EYE GAZE POINT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an apparatus for irradiating a beam at a user's eye gaze point and an operation method thereof. The apparatus includes an eye gaze point detecting part analyzing a movement of a user's pupils and detecting the user's eye gaze point, and a beam irradiation part irradiating a beam at the user's eye gaze point detected by the eye gaze point detecting part. The apparatus detects the user's current eye gaze point and irradiates the beam at the user's detected eye gaze point, thereby allowing for the performance of desired control with greater accuracy. | 02-24-2011 |
20110049401 | MAGNETIC MICROVALVE USING METAL BALL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a magnetic microvalve using a metal ball and a method of manufacturing the same. A magnetic microvalve using a metal ball according to an aspect of the invention may include: an upper substrate having a microchannel serving as a passage through which a fluid moves, a fluid inlet through which the fluid flows into the microchannel, and a fluid outlet through which the fluid, having passed through the microchannel, flows out of the microchannel; a lower substrate having a trench locally provided therein; a PDMS/metal ball combination having a metal ball and PDMS surrounding the metal ball so that the metal ball is located in a central portion thereof, the PDMS/metal ball combination being inserted into the trench provided in the lower substrate; and a magnet located above the microchannel, provided in the upper substrate, and generating magnetic force. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053134 | SENSOR-BASED TEACHING AID ASSEMBLY - A sensor-based teaching aid assembly includes: a plurality of teaching aid parts having a unique ID, detecting their location and adjacent teaching aid parts through an internal sensor, and transmitting result data to outside; and an information processing terminal displaying an image of an assembly target structure, analyzing the data received from the plurality of teaching aid parts to evaluate a completion degree of the structure assembled by the plurality of teaching aid parts, and displaying the evaluation results. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053290 | LIGHT ADDRESSING BIOSENSOR CHIP AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a biosensor chip. The biosensor chip includes a plurality of biosensor cells that are arranged in a matrix and selectively generate and output a sensed signal by addressing of external light, at least one sensing line that is simultaneously connected with the plurality of biosensor cells and transmits the sensed signal from one selected from the biosensor cells, and an output terminal that receives the sensed signal from the sensing line and outputs the sensed signal to an external reader. Thus, the biosensor cells are set in array in the biosensor chip without a separate driving unit, so that a process of manufacturing the biosensor chip is simplified. The biosensor cell to be sensed is selectively addressed through the external light, so that it is possible to reduce a price of the biosensor chip used as a disposable chip. | 03-03-2011 |
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 |
20110054358 | GAIT AND POSTURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CORRECTED FOOT PRESSURE - There is provided a gait/posture analysis method which analyzes a gait/posture of a walker wearing a shoe having one or more pressure sensors attached thereon. The gait/posture analysis method includes: measuring a base foot pressure, which is generated when the walker wears the shoe, at arbitrary time intervals; calculating a representative base foot pressure by using the plurality of base foot pressures measured at the arbitrary time intervals; correcting a foot pressure measured by the pressure sensors by using the representative base foot pressure; calculating a foot-pressure related value, which is to be used for analyzing the gait/posture of the walker, by using the corrected foot pressure; and analyzing the gait/posture of the walker by using the foot-pressure related value. | 03-03-2011 |
20110068053 | FILTERING DEVICE - Provided is a filtering device including a filter part having a plurality of filters stacked to filter contaminants in fluid, and a sample part disposed on an outer plane of the filter part and having a plurality of samples corresponding to the filters, respectively. Therefore, a filter exchange period can be accurately determined by measuring properties of the filter varied during filtering of contaminants, and indiscriminate exchange of the filters can be prevented to reduce maintenance cost. | 03-24-2011 |
20110068115 | MEDICATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a medication supporting apparatus and method. In the medication supporting apparatus, a storage section stores a strip of dosage bags that are continuously connected. A carrier section carries the dosage bag strip in the storage section. A sensor section generates a detection signal detecting a position of the dosage bag strip on the carrier section. A circuit section determines the position of the dosage bag strip according to the detection signal of the sensor section, and controls the carrier section. The dosage bag strip packed in continuous dosage bags is recognized in a unit of one dosage bag, is adjusted to a start position thereof, and is dispensed by a size of one dosage bag, so that the dosage bag strip can be accurately dispensed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071888 | OUTDOOR ADVERTISMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a an outdoor advertisement device including an outdoor display part including an environment sensor and displaying transmitted advertisement data, and a control server for receiving a detection signal from the environment sensor, selecting the advertisement data corresponding to the current environment of a place at which the outdoor display part is installed, and transmitting the advertisement data to the outdoor display part. Therefore, an advertisement can be selected according to peripheral environmental information using sensors installed at the outdoor advertisement device to perform advertisement, increasing attention of passersby, utility of the advertisement, and thus increasing advertisement effect. | 03-24-2011 |
20110077904 | MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING FOOTWEAR FOR MOTION RECOGNITION - There is provided a motion recognition system using footwear for motion recognition. The motion recognition system includes footwear for motion recognition and an information processing terminal. The footwear for motion recognition includes a pressure sensor, a height sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor, measures variations in foot pressure, height and acceleration according to a user's motion, preprocesses signals measured by the sensors, and transmits the preprocessed signals. The information processing terminal analyses the signals received from the footwear for motion recognition, obtains information regarding the user's center of gravity, position within three-dimensional space and feet movements, and provides application services based on the obtained information. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077910 | UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE STANDARDIZATION OF NON-STANDARDIZED HEALTHCARE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a universal adapter for the personal health device (PHD) standardization of a non-standardized healthcare device and an operating method thereof. The universal adapter includes: an adapter interface device communicating with a non-standardized healthcare device, which does not follow PHD standardization, to collect measurement data measured by the non-standardized healthcare device; and a universal adapter device receiving the measurement data from the adapter interface device, generating a PHD standard message including the received measurement data, and transmitting the PHD standard message to a PHD gateway according to a PHD standard communication scheme. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082056 | ARRAY APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING SINGLE CELL - An array apparatus for dividing a single cell includes: a fluid channel having one or more spaces for separating a single cell included in a fluid; an air valve channel positioned at an upper portion of an entrance and exit of the spaces formed in the fluid channel and controlling a fluid flow in the fluid channel; a pressure channel positioned at upper portions of the spaces formed in the fluid channel and dividing the single cell separated from the spaces; and a cell trapping structure installed in the interior of the spaces formed in the fluid channel and separating a single cell included in the fluid flowing along the fluid channel. | 04-07-2011 |
20110091905 | BIOCHIP AND METHOD OF DETECTING REACTION FROM THE SAME - Provided are a biochip and a method of detecting a reaction from the biochip. This method includes preparing a first mixture solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and a sample including target molecules, measuring absorbance or transmittance of the first mixture solution, preparing a second mixture solution including the PVP, the sample, and a receptor of the target molecules, measuring absorbance or transmittance of the second mixture solution, and calculating an absorbance or transmittance difference between the first mixture solution and the second mixture solution. Thus, it is possible to reduce the production cost of the biochip by inducing a reaction of an antigen and an antibody using PVP. Further, it is possible to detect an accurate quantity of the antigen by analyzing a quantity of antigen on the basis of the absorbance or transmittance difference. | 04-21-2011 |
20110101244 | TARGET MATERIALS FOR GENERATING PROTONS AND TREATMENT APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a treatment apparatus including a target material for generating protons. The treatment apparatus includes a cylindrical bore member having an inner space to receive a patient; a proton generating target material provided to an inner surface of the bore member; and a laser adapted to supply a laser beam to the proton generating target material so that protons are generated from the proton generating target material and projected to a tumor site of the patient. The proton generating target material includes a supporting film and a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) film provided on the supporting film. | 05-05-2011 |
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 |
20110129846 | PHOTONIC BIOSENSOR, PHOTONIC BIOSENSOR ARRAY, AND METHOD OF DETECTING BIOMATERIALS USING THE SAME - A photonic biosensor, a photonic biosensor array, and a method of detecting a bio-material using the same are provided. The photonic biosensor includes a light emitting diode configured to emit light, a photodiode (PD), an optical fiber configured to connect the light emitting diode with the PD, and a micro-fluidic channel disposed on the optical fiber. Bio-antibodies or aptamers are fixed to the surface of the optical fiber, and the micro-fluidic channel includes gold (Au) nanoparticles to which bio-antibodies or aptamers are fixed. The photonic biosensor may be configured using absorption of surface plasmons in Au nanoparticles with respect to light traveling through the surface of the optical fiber configured to connect the light emitting diode with the PD, thus simplifying the manufacture of the biosensor and reducing the manufacturing cost. | 06-02-2011 |
20110137681 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE MEASUREMENT DATA BASED ON HL7 CDA STANDARD - A system for managing personal health device measurement data based on the HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) standard includes: a reception unit receiving a device CDA from a health gateway; a CDA analyzing unit analyzing the device CDA delivered from the reception unit to extract header information and health measurement information; a user/device database (DB) storing the header information which has been extracted by the CDA analyzing unit; and a personal health record (PHR) DB storing the health measurement information which has been extracted by the CDA analyzing unit. | 06-09-2011 |
20110139637 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ISOELECTRIC POINT USING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring an isoelectric point using a field effect transistor. The method includes providing a field effect transistor including a substrate, source and drain electrodes disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other, and a channel region between the source and drain electrodes, providing a first electrolyte solution having a first concentration to the channel region of the field effect transistor and measuring a first current value of the channel region between the source and drain electrodes, providing a second electrolyte solution having a second concentration greater than the first concentration and measuring a second current value of the channel region between the source and drain electrodes, and determining as the isoelectric point of the field effect transistor or a material disposed on the field effect transistor using a difference between the first and second current values. | 06-16-2011 |
20110147403 | MEDICINE STORAGE MODULE AND METHOD - Provided are a medicine storage module and method. The medicine storage module includes medicine storage boxes, each of which stores medicine in a unit of a dosage, a medicine storage box cartridge storing the medicine storage boxes in a stacked fashion, and a discharge module discharging a lowermost one of the medicine storage boxes of the medicine storage box cartridge to an outside according to a medicine discharge instruction of a user. Thus, it is possible to store a large quantity of prescription medicine in a unit of a dosage regardless of its shape, and to provide the medicine to a user in the dosage unit at a time when the user takes the medicine. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153069 | MEDICATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISCHARGING STORAGE BOX THEREOF, AND MEDICATION SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a medication supporting apparatus, which includes an output unit providing an alarm and a warning according to a medication situation of a user, an input unit receiving a medicine discharge instruction from the user, a medicine storage box cartridge storing a plurality of medicine storage boxes in a stacked fashion, and a discharge module discharging a lowermost one of the medicine storage boxes of the medicine storage box cartridge to an outside according to the medicine discharge instruction. Thus, when the user requests the discharge of medicine, the medicine to be taken at a time according to a corresponding schedule can be discharged without a discharge error. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153261 | SMART FOOTWEAR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Smart footwear includes: a film type insole sensor measuring a change of force applied by a user's foot, as a resistance value; an acceleration sensor measuring an acceleration value according to a change in the motion of the user's foot; and a microcontroller estimating the user's current condition and the quantity of motion based on the resistance value and the acceleration value, and generating user condition information and quantity of motion information. | 06-23-2011 |
20110165557 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES - Provided are an apparatus and method for detecting biomolecules. The apparatus includes a FET having a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel region between the source and drain electrodes, and probe molecules fixed to the channel region, wherein the source and drain electrodes are separated on the substrate, a microfluid supplier selectively supplying one of a reference buffer solution of low ionic concentration and a reaction solution of high ionic concentration containing target molecules, to the channel region of the FET to which the probe molecules are fixed, and a biomolecule detector detecting the target molecules by measuring a first current value of the channel region of the FET, and a second current value of the channel region of the FET to which the target molecules and the probe molecules that bind to each other in the reaction solution of high ionic concentration are fixed. | 07-07-2011 |
20110194976 | DETECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A detection device and system are provided. The detection device includes a detection capacitor and a Field Effect Transistor (FET). The detection capacitor has a reactive material layer reacting to a specific functional group in a fluid, and first and second electrodes disposed on the both surfaces of an insulating layer, and the FET has a source electrode connected with the second electrode, a gate electrode connected with the first electrode, and a drain electrode. Here, the insulating layer of the detection capacitor is thicker than a gate insulating layer of the FET. | 08-11-2011 |
20110236277 | MICROFLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a plastic microfluid control device having a multi-step microchannel and a method of manufacturing the same. The device includes a lower substrate, and a fluid channel substrate contacting the lower substrate and having a multi-step microchannel having at least two depths in a side coupling to the lower substrate. Thus, the device can precisely control the fluid flow by controlling capillary force in a depth direction of the channel by controlling the fluid using the multi-step microchannel having various channel depths. A multi-step micropattern is formed by repeating photolithography and transferred, thereby easily forming the multi-step microchannel having an even surface and a precisely controlled height. | 09-29-2011 |
20130178689 | TARGETS FOR GENERATING IONS AND TREATMENT APPARATUSES USING THE TARGETS - Provided is an ion beam treatment apparatus including the target. The ion beam treatment apparatus includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, and including a cone type hole decreasing in width from the first surface to the second surface to pass through the substrate, wherein an inner wall of the substrate defining the cone type hole is formed of a metal, an ion generation thin film attached to the second surface to generate ions by a laser beam incident into the cone type hole through the first surface and strengthen, and a laser that emits a laser beam to generate ions from the ion generation thin film and project the ions onto a tumor portion of a patient. The laser beam incident into the cone type hole is focused by the cone type hole and is strengthened. | 07-11-2013 |
20130212882 | MICROFLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a plastic microfluid control device having a multi-step microchannel and a method of manufacturing the same. The device includes a lower substrate, and a fluid channel substrate contacting the lower substrate and having a multi-step microchannel having at least two depths in a side coupling to the lower substrate. Thus, the device can precisely control the fluid flow by controlling capillary force in a depth direction of the channel by controlling the fluid using the multi-step microchannel having various channel depths. A multi-step micropattern is formed by repeating photolithography and transferred, thereby easily forming the multi-step microchannel having an even surface and a precisely controlled height. | 08-22-2013 |
20130331295 | LIGHT ADDRESSING BIOSENSOR CHIP AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a biosensor chip. The biosensor chip includes a plurality of biosensor cells that are arranged in a matrix and selectively generate and output a sensed signal by addressing of external light, at least one sensing line that is simultaneously connected with the plurality of biosensor cells and transmits the sensed signal from one selected from the biosensor cells, and an output terminal that receives the sensed signal from the sensing line and outputs the sensed signal to an external reader. Thus, the biosensor cells are set in array in the biosensor chip without a separate driving unit, so that a process of manufacturing the biosensor chip is simplified. The biosensor cell to be sensed is selectively addressed through the external light, so that it is possible to reduce a price of the biosensor chip used as a disposable chip. | 12-12-2013 |
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