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20080208173 | Insulin Pump Having Triple Functions Which Enables Efficient Control of Blood Glucose Concentration and Insulin Injection System Comprising the Same - The present invention relates to an insulin pump having triple functions for the efficient regulation of a blood glucose concentration and an insulin injection system comprising the same. The insulin pump comprises an insulin syringe into which an insulin is stored, a pump to pressurize the insulin syringe in response to a programmed control signal, a control device that generates the programmed control signal to control the pump, a mode selection button to determine an insulin injection mode, and an operating button to command an insulin injection. The insulin injection mode is comprised of a base mode that continuously infuses the insulin at a basic rate to control a blood glucose concentration at a fasting, a food mode that infuses the insulin at a bulk to control the blood glucose concentration after food intake, and an activation mode that infuses the insulin in pulses for a predetermined time period. Preferably, the insulin pump complementarity cooperates with a physiological saline syringe pump that infuses physiological saline solution immediately after the infusion of the insulin at the activation mode. | 08-28-2008 |
20090104689 | Microchip For Use In Cytometry, Velocimetry And Cell Sorting Using Polyelectrolytic Salt Bridges - The present invention relates to a microchip using polyelectrolyte salt bridge for cytometry, velocimetry, and cell sorting. The microchip comprises; a) an inlet for solution to be analyzed, b) a microchannel which provides a moving passage for solution to be analyzed, c) at least one outlet for solution to be analyzed which has passed through the moving passage, d) at least one electrode system comprising a first and a second salt bridges connected to the microchannel (the two salt bridges face each other), and a first and a second reservoirs connected to said each salt bridge (the reservoir comprises electrode and standard electrolyte solution). The microchip detects analytes in the solution to be analyzed (for example, a cell) by detecting change of impedance. In detail, anion in the standard electrolyte solution, which is comprised in the first reservoir, moves from the first salt bridge to the second salt bridge across the microchannel. Impedance change occurs by interference of anion moving across the microchannel and the change can be detected by impedance analyzer connected to electrodes in the first and the second reservoirs. | 04-23-2009 |
20130068543 | WIDTH VARIABLE STRUCTURE OF MOVING AND TRANSPORT MEANS USING MECANUM WHEELS - A width variable structure of a moving and transport means using mecanum wheels is provided, which includes a plurality of mecanum wheels, a plurality of links connecting the mecanum wheels, and motors mounted on the mecanum wheels to transfer driving forces to the links, respectively. Since the width of the moving and transport means in the horizontal and vertical directions can be adjusted using the driving forces of the mecanum wheels, components such as actuators are omitted from the present invention in the overall assembly. | 03-21-2013 |
20130103199 | SURGICAL ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a surgical robot control apparatus, in which a control stick member is connected to an upper surface of a base member, pivots and rotates around a connection portion, and is provided with a rotary button control member, a mode switching button member, and a control member which can be operated with the thumb Thus, the surgical robot control apparatus can realize multiple functions. A surgeon can grasp the control stick member to easily control operation of a surgical robot and can perform other work using the other hand. Thereby, when performing surgery, the surgical robot control apparatus remarkably reduces the fatigue of the surgeon, thereby providing a surgical environment that is convenient and safe and provides maximized efficiency. Further, the surgical robot control apparatus can increase the safety of a patient using a safety device based on a buttons and software while performing surgery. | 04-25-2013 |
20130158415 | BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM FOR VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A ballistocardiogram (BCG) analysis apparatus, method, and system is provided for utilizing the BCG for a vehicle. A basic pattern is selected when measurement of a BCG is initiated. Data about BCG is measured for a predetermined period of time. Whether the basic pattern is suitable for the measured data is determined by comparing the measured data with the basic pattern. If the basic pattern is suitable for the measured BCG data, continuous data about the BCG is collected. Signal processing is performed based on pattern matching using the continuous data. A biological condition of the examinee is recognized using results of the signal processing. A posture of the examinee is measured, and if the posture of the examinee has changed, a pattern DB is searched, the basic pattern is changed to a suitable pattern, and then signal processing is performed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130237973 | LASER EMISSION SYSTEM AND ROBOT LASER EMISSION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a laser emission system comprising a laser emission device for irradiation a laser to an area of a targeted object; a monitoring device; a display unit for displaying an image captured by the monitoring device; and a control unit connected to the monitoring device and the display unit. Here, the control unit receives the information on a movement direction and a moving distance of the laser emission device and distinguishes between an area emitted with a laser by the laser emission device and an area which is not emitted with a laser, and then displays them on the display unit. Regardless of the perceived skill of the operator, the present invention prevents the irradiation of the area from being omitted and prevents the area from being excessively or insufficiently emitted in the laser treatment. | 09-12-2013 |
20140039330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING HEART RATE OF PASSENGER - A system and method is provided for observing a heart rate of a passenger. The system for observing a heart rate of a passenger includes a plurality of different types of heart rate sensors provided on a seat cushion or a seat back, and a control unit for collecting waveforms of the heart rate sensors for respective sensor types, computing accuracies of the waveforms for respective sensor types at each unit time, selecting a waveform having a highest accuracy at each unit time, and then calculating a heart rate. | 02-06-2014 |
20140172166 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR HEMIPLEGIA - The treatment device for hemiplegia comprises a robot which is putted on the hemiplegic side of the body of a subject; a motion measurement unit for measuring the motion of the healthy side of the body of the subject; and a control which is connected with the robot and the motion measurement unit, wherein the control unit is configured to receive the healthy side's motion measured by the motion measurement unit and to control the robot, whereby the hemiplegic side having the robot put thereon moves in accordance with the motion of the healthy side of the body. | 06-19-2014 |
20140243887 | Surgical Operation by Wire Type Surgical Operation Apparatus - Disclosed herein is a surgical operation by wire (SOBW) type surgical operation apparatus including an end effector configured so as to remove or minimize configurations of a mechanical cable. The SOBW type surgical operation apparatus includes: a body part; an extension part having one end connected to the body part; and an end effector formed at the other end of the extension part, and receiving electrical energy transferred through the body part and the extension part and converting the electrical energy into mechanical energy. | 08-28-2014 |
20140257178 | DRUG INFUSION PUMP - A drug infusion pump is provided. The drug infusion pump includes a main body including a drive motor and a processor, and a cartridge module including a pump module and a drug cartridge and detachably provided in the main body. When the cartridge module is fitted in the main body, the pump module and the drug cartridge are accommodated in the main body and the pump module is coupled to the drive motor. The drug infusion pump is configured such that the pump module is coupled with the drive motor when the cartridge module is fitted in the main body. Accordingly, the cartridge may be easily separated and replaced so as to address a problem of a patient's inconvenience in using the drug infusion pump. | 09-11-2014 |
20150126876 | BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS METHOD AND VEHICLE BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A BCG analysis system includes a vehicle behavior sensor, a posture measurement sensor, a pattern database, a BCG measurement unit, a signal processing unit, and a biostate recognition unit. The vehicle behavior sensor measures the physical momentum of a vehicle. The posture measurement sensor measures the posture of a testee. The pattern database stores standardized representative patterns. The BCG measurement unit measures the BCG signal of the testee. The signal processing unit obtains desired data by matching the BCG signal with a pattern of the pattern database, searching the pattern database for a new pattern when the posture of the testee and the physical momentum of the vehicle may be changed, and matching the BCG signal of the BCG measurement unit with the new pattern. The biostate recognition unit recognizes the biostate of the testee. | 05-07-2015 |
20150136693 | CYTOKINE ADSORPTION SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND BLOOD FILTER COMPRISING THE SAME - A cytokine adsorption sheet comprises a nanofiber web formed by electrospinning a spinning solution prepared by mixing an adsorbent material capable of adsorbing cytokine and an electrospinnable polymer material. Thus, the dissolution of the adsorbent material by blood can be prevented. | 05-21-2015 |
20150245876 | SURGICAL ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a surgical robot control apparatus, in which a control stick member is connected to an upper surface of a base member, pivots and rotates around a connection portion, and is provided with a rotary button control member, a mode switching button member, and a control member which can be operated with the thumb. Thus, the surgical robot control apparatus can realize multiple functions. A surgeon can grasp the control stick member to easily control operation of a surgical robot and can perform other work using the other hand. Thereby, when performing surgery, the surgical robot control apparatus remarkably reduces the fatigue of the surgeon, thereby providing a surgical environment that is convenient and safe; and which provides maximized efficiency. Further, the surgical robot control apparatus can increase the safety of a patient using a safety device based on a buttons, software, and hardware while performing surgery. | 09-03-2015 |
20150287190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING LASER TREATMENT - Provided is a system and method for evaluating laser treatment, for converting the attribute of a laser beam and numerically evaluating proficiency of a laser treatment operator by processing data obtained by photographing the converted laser beam so as to use the evaluated data as training data. The laser treatment evaluating system includes an attenuation unit for attenuating intensity of a laser beam transmitted through a transmissive plate, a camera for photographing the laser beam transmitted through the attenuation unit, and an image data processing apparatus connected to the camera, for processing an image captured by the camera, tracking a trajectory of a laser beam on the transmissive plate, and calculating a distribution state of spots on which the laser beam on the transmissive plate is emitted. | 10-08-2015 |
20160051156 | FILM-TYPE BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, CARDIOPULMONARY FITNESS ESTIMATING APPARATUS, AND PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a film-type biomedical signal measuring apparatus configured in a such a way that a plurality of metallic thin film electrodes and a circuit unit are formed on a film-type piezoelectric element so as to easily attach the apparatus to the skin and an electrical signal as well as an electrical signal of a human body is simultaneously measured using the plurality of metallic thin film electrodes and the circuit unit. Accordingly, the film-type biomedical signal measuring apparatus simultaneously measures electrocardiogram (ECG) and ballistocardiogram (BCG) from the simultaneously measured electrical signal and vibration signal of the human body and extracts biomedical information of various types of health indexes such as a heart rate, a stress index, BCG, a blood pressure, an amount of physical activity, a respiration rate, and VO | 02-25-2016 |
20160102334 | RAPID ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN MORPHOLOGY AND GROWTH PATTERN OF A MICROBIAL CELL UNDER DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF VARIOUS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS, AND AUTOMATED CELL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM THEREFOR - Provided are a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test, based on an analysis of changes in morphology and growth pattern of a microbial cell under different concentrations of various antimicrobial agents, and an automated cell image analysis system therefor. The antimicrobial susceptibility test is rapidly performed based on an analysis of changes in morphology and growth pattern of a microbial cell under different concentrations of various antimicrobial agents, and this makes it possible to obtain highly reliable test results faster by six to seven times than the standard method recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). | 04-14-2016 |
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20100177210 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE - A white balance adjustment method is disclosed, in which a plurality of input pixels are transformed into a digital component color space, a hue region of each of the color-space transformed input pixels is determined, and a transformation matrix is determined according to the determined hue region. | 07-15-2010 |
20100214434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE OF DIGITAL IMAGE - A method and an apparatus are provided for adjusting white balance of a digital image. An input image is converted into a YCbCr color space. White pixels of the converted input image are detected by determining whether each pixel of the converted input image is included in a preset region of the YCbCr color space. A gain of each channel is calculated from averages of R, G and B values of the detected white pixels. White balance adjustment is performed by applying the calculated gain of each channel to each pixel of the input image. | 08-26-2010 |
20100226579 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN EDGE OF AN OBJECT WITHIN AN IMAGE - An image processing method and apparatus capable of easily detecting an edge of an object from an input image, in which the edge is detected using one step, without a pre-processing step, and a complicated trigonometric function is not used for gradient detection. The image processing method includes setting a window within an input image, analyzing the window to determine directions of edges of objects within the image included in the window, detecting edge information including the edge directions, and processing and outputting the window using the edge information. | 09-09-2010 |
20100238316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING IMAGES - An image classification apparatus and method for Automatic White Balance (AWB) are provided. An input image is divided into blocks including pluralities of pixels. A hue value and a chroma value are calculated for each of the blocks. A color-changed block is detected by calculating, for each one of the blocks, differences between the hue and chroma values calculated for all blocks adjacent to the one of the blocks and the hue and chroma values calculated for the one of the blocks. A hue variance and a chroma variance are calculated for the entire input image if a number of the detected color-changed blocks is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The input image is determined as a non-monochromatic image, if the hue variance is greater than or equal to a second threshold or the chroma variance is greater than or equal to a third threshold. | 09-23-2010 |
20110007969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING LENS SHADING - A lens shading correction method and apparatus are provided for removing vignetting occurring in digital images due to lens shading. A white image captured by an image pickup device and an image pickup unit is separated into reference white images corresponding to color channels. A vignetting center having a maximum light intensity is estimated in each of the reference white images. Multiple reference segments on each of the reference white images are defined. A lens shading correction value corresponding to each pixel constituting the reference segments are calculated using a corresponding light intensity. A lens shading correction function corresponding to each reference segment is derived using a corresponding lens shading correction value. Vignetting of a general image received in a general image processing mode is removed, using the derived multiple lens shading correction functions. | 01-13-2011 |
20110032396 | EDGE-ADAPTIVE INTERPOLATION AND NOISE FILTERING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An edge-adaptive interpolation and noise filtering method is provided including performing primary interpolation on a first color, based on a first preset number of directions, with respect to a first color window obtained from an input image window, estimating an edge direction within a primary interpolated first color window obtained by the primary interpolation, based on a second preset number of directions, the second preset number of directions being larger than the first preset number, with respect to the primary interpolated first color window, performing secondary interpolation on the first color, based on the estimated edge direction, with respect to the primary interpolated first color window, and performing interpolation on a second color, based on the estimated edge direction, with respect to a second color window obtained from the input image window. | 02-10-2011 |
20110188774 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EMPHASIZING EDGE BASED ON IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS - An image generating apparatus and method for emphasizing an edge, based on image characteristics by extracting an edge region from an input original image, and an edge gain indicating a degree for emphasizing the edge region and an edge threshold indicating a degree of complexity between pixels are calculated for each of a plurality of image regions of the original image. The extracted edge region is combined with the calculated edge gain. Thresholding is performed by adjusting the calculated edge threshold for the edge region combined with the edge gain, and the thresholding-applied edge region is combined with the original image to output a final image. By adaptively adjusting an edge gain and an edge threshold for a portion where an edge needs to be emphasized and the other portions in an image having multiple image characteristics, both edge emphasis and noise cancellation can be achieved together. | 08-04-2011 |
20110194764 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DEFECTIVE PIXELS - A method for removing defective pixels using a signal processing scheme with a Bayer pattern, by determining an output value of the inter-channel according to whether or not a difference between a center pixel and an average of neighboring pixels, which have the same color as that of the center pixel, is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and using values of neighboring pixels nearest to a center pixel as an input, obtaining an output value of the cross-channel by finding a median value among a median value of vertical and horizontal lines including the center pixel, a median value of diagonal lines including the center pixel, and a value of the center pixel. Then, a defective pixel is removed, through the use of the output value of the inter-channel, the output value of the cross-channel, and the value of the center pixel. | 08-11-2011 |
20110221937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING IMAGE COLOR NOISE - A device and method for reducing color noise of an image by using a distance weight depending on a distance from a central pixel for each pixel of an image and an edge weight depending on the difference in luminance and chrominance with the central pixel is provided, which can effectively reduce the color noise of the image by using the correlation between the luminance and the chrominance and edge characteristics. | 09-15-2011 |
20130027590 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING NOISE GENERATED FROM IMAGE SENSOR - The present invention provides a method for efficiently removing noise of an image sensor. To this end, the present invention enables: an area to be divided into an edge area, a sensitivity difference generation area, and a pattern area relative to an input image of a Bayer pattern; and different noise removing methods to be applied according to each of the divided areas. By doing this, noise can be removed efficiently since the noise is adaptively removed in each area. Further, sensitivity differences between Gr and Gb are considered in such a manner that resolution can be improved. | 01-31-2013 |
20130107084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | 05-02-2013 |
20150319417 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH IN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Various exemplary embodiments related to an electronic apparatus and a method for taking a photograph in the electronic apparatus are disclosed, and according to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic apparatus may include a display that displays a screen; a depth sensor that outputs a first image signal and depth information; an image sensor that outputs a second image signal; and a control unit that controls to display a preview screen on the display using the first image signal, obtain both depth information of a photographing moment and an image of the photographing moment using the second image signal in response to a request of photographing, and store the image and the depth information. Also, other various exemplary embodiments may be possible. | 11-05-2015 |