Portable device having exhalation sensing function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10241105-B2
Application number	US-201615180682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2016
Priority date	Jan 25, 2016
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

A portable device having an exhalation sensing function is provided. The portable device includes a gas detector that analyzes exhalation, and a device main body including a receiving portion in which the gas detector is received, the device main body having a call function, wherein, when a user makes a call using the device main body, the gas detector is automatically projected from the receiving portion of the device main body, and senses the user's exhalation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable device having an exhalation sensing function, the portable device comprising:
a gas detector configured to analyze a user's exhalation; and
a device main body including a receiving portion in which the gas detector is received, the device main body having a call function that is executed in response to a user input on a call button or a call icon of the device main body,
wherein, the gas detector, in response to the user input on the call button or the call icon of the main body, is further configured to:
be automatically projected from the receiving portion of the device main body, and
sense the user's exhalation.

2. The portable device of claim 1 , wherein when the gas detector is projected from the device main body, a projecting portion of the gas detector is inclined toward a mouth of the user.

3. The portable device of claim 1 , wherein the gas detector is configured to project from a side of a mouthpiece portion of the device main body.

4. The portable device of claim 3 , wherein the gas detector comprises:
a moving body slidingly disposed in the receiving portion of the device main body, and
a gas sensor portion rotatably disposed in the moving body,
wherein the device main body comprises a drive portion to move the moving body with respect to the receiving portion of the device main body, and
wherein when the gas detector is projected from the receiving portion of the device main body by the drive portion, the gas sensor portion is rotated a predetermined angle toward the mouthpiece portion of the device main body.

5. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the gas sensor portion comprises:
a sensor module that analyzes the exhalation,
a short-range transceiver unit that transmits data measured by the sensor module to the device main body,
a sensor battery that supplies an electric power to the sensor module and the short-range transceiver unit, and
a housing that receives the sensor module, the short-range transceiver unit, and the sensor battery, the housing rotatably connected to the moving body.

6. The portable device of claim 5 ,
wherein the gas sensor portion comprises a receiving coil for charging that charges the sensor battery, and
wherein the device main body is provided with a transmitting coil for charging that supplies electricity to the receiving coil for charging.

7. The portable device of claim 6 , wherein when a battery of the device main body is charged, the transmitting coil for charging supplies electricity to the receiving coil for charging, thereby charging the sensor battery.

8. The portable device of claim 5 , wherein the gas sensor portion comprises a microphone for measuring strength of the exhalation.

9. The portable device of claim 5 , wherein the sensor module comprises at least one of a bad breath detection sensor, an alcohol detection sensor, a carbon monoxide detection sensor, a carbon dioxide detection sensor, a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) detection sensor, and a volatile sulfide compounds (VSCs) detection sensor.

10. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the gas sensor portion is configured to be rotated with respect to the moving body by a motor.

11. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein a torsion spring is disposed between the gas sensor portion and the moving body.

12. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the drive portion comprises: a sliding actuator disposed at a side of the moving body in the device main body, a plurality of bearings disposed opposite the sliding actuator in the device main body, and a plurality of elastic members disposed to press the plurality of bearings toward the moving body.

13. The portable device of claim 12 , wherein the drive portion comprises a position detecting portion for detecting a position of the moving body.

14. The portable device of claim 12 , wherein a guide member is disposed on a side surface of the moving body that is in contact with the sliding actuator.

15. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the drive portion comprises:
a drive roller that is disposed in the device main body and pressed in contact with one side surface of the moving body, a drive motor that rotates the drive roller, and a plurality of bearings that is disposed opposite the drive roller in the device main body and supports the moving body.

16. The portable device of claim 4 ,
wherein the device main body comprises a controller for controlling the portable device, and
wherein when a call button or icon provided in the device main body is operated, the controller controls the drive portion to project the gas detector from the device main body.

17. The portable device of claim 16 , wherein the device main body comprises a display portion for displaying information, and wherein the controller outputs an analysis result of the exhalation detected by the gas detector to the display portion.

18. The portable device of claim 17 ,
wherein the device main body comprises a memory for storing measurement data of the exhalation, and
wherein the controller outputs exhalation measurement data of a certain period of time that is stored in the memory and comments for the exhalation measurement data to the display portion.

19. The portable device of claim 4 , wherein the moving body comprises a stylus pen or a thermometer.

20. A mobile phone device comprising:
a gas detector; and
a main body including a receiving portion in which the gas detector is received, the main body having a call function that is executed in response to a user input on a call button or a call icon of the main body,
wherein, the main body, in response to receiving the user input on the call button or the call icon, is configured to:
automatically project the gas sensor from the receiving portion of the main body,
perform an exhalation sensing function; and
analyze the sensed exhalation, and

wherein the main body is foldable.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwak Hyun-Suk
• Park Jang-Pyo
• Lee Sang-Hun
• Kim Chang-Hyun
• Lee Jeong-Eun

Classifications

• H04M1/72409

  by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) · CPC title

• A61B5/7425

  Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image · CPC title

• A61B5/082

  Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath (A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01N33/4972

  Determining alcohol content (for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06) · CPC title

• G01N33/497 Primary

  of gaseous biological material, e.g. breath · CPC title