Electronic apparatus capable of measuring biosignals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12274540-B2
Application number	US-202318172023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Apr 15, 2025
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a portion of a conductive portion, a display visually exposed to an outside through a portion of the housing, a communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive portion, a sensor electrically connected to the conductive portion, a first blocking circuit connected between the conductive portion and the communication circuit and configured to block a signal in a first frequency range, a second blocking circuit connected between the conductive portion and the sensor to block a signal in a second frequency range, and a processor operatively connected to the display, the communication circuit and the sensor, wherein the conductive portion is configured to operate as an antenna of the communication circuit and a biometric electrode of the sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including conductive portions, wherein the conductive portions include a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion forming at least a portion of a side surface of the housing;
a display visually exposed to an outside through at least a portion of the housing;
a communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive portions;
a sensor electrically connected to the conductive portions;
a first blocking circuit connected between the conductive portions and the communication circuit and configured to block a signal in a first frequency range;
a second blocking circuit connected between the conductive portions and the sensor to block a signal in a second frequency range; and
a processor operatively connected to the display, the communication circuit, and the sensor,
wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are configured to operate as an antenna of the communication circuit and a biometric electrode of the sensor, and
wherein the side surface includes electrically insulating portions arranged between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion and electrically insulating the first conductive portion from the second conductive portion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first blocking circuit includes at least one capacitor, and
wherein the second blocking circuit includes at least one inductor.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency range is a higher frequency range than the second frequency range.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive portions constitute a bezel of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one electrode spaced apart from the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion,
wherein the processor is configured to measure a biosignal of a user contacting the at least one electrode through the sensor and at least one of the first conductive portion or the second conductive portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one electrode is arranged to be exposed to an outside through one surface of the housing facing in an opposite direction to the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion that are arranged to be spaced apart from each other.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a manipulation unit arranged on at least a segment of the side surface of the housing and including a conductor exposed to an outside,
wherein the conductor is configured to operate as the biometric electrode of the sensor.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the conductor is electrically insulated from the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the biosignal includes an electrocardiogram (ECG), a galvanic skin response (GSR), an electroencephalogram (EEG) or a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) signal.

11. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to reduce radiation power of the communication circuit when detecting contact of a body of the user with at least one of the first conductive portion or the second conductive portion through the sensor.

12. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing in an opposite direction to the first surface, and a side surface including conductive portions, wherein the conductive portions include a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion forming at least a portion of the side surface;
at least one attachment member detachably attached to at least an area of the housing;
a display visually exposed to an outside through at least a portion of the first surface;
a sensor, electrically connected to the conductive portions, including at least one biometric electrode exposed to the outside through at least a portion of the second surface;
a communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive portions;
a first blocking circuit connected between the conductive portions and the communication circuit to block a signal in a first frequency range;
a second blocking circuit connected between the conductive portions and the sensor to block a signal in a second frequency range; and
a processor operatively connected to the display, the communication circuit, and the sensor,
wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are configured to operate as an antenna of the communication circuit and a biometric electrode of the sensor, and
wherein the side surface includes electrically insulating portions arranged between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion and electrically insulating the first conductive portion from the second conductive portion.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the second frequency range is a higher frequency range than the first frequency range.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 ,
wherein the first blocking circuit includes at least one capacitor, and
wherein the second blocking circuit includes at least one inductor.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
an input device arranged on at least a segment of the side surface and including at least a portion of an additional conductive portion,
wherein the additional conductive portion is configured to operate as an additional biometric electrode of the sensor.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are electrically insulated from the additional conductive portion.

17. The electronic device of claim 12 ,
wherein the sensor measures a biosignal of a user contacting the at least one biometric electrode and at least one of the first conductive portion or the second conductive portion, and
wherein the biosignal includes an electrocardiogram (ECG), a galvanic skin response (GSR), an electroencephalogram (EEG) or a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) signal.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display to output a biosignal measurement result measured by using the sensor.

19. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first conductive portion forms part of the side surface surrounding an upper half of the housing,
wherein the second conductive portion forms part of the side surface surrounding a lower half of the housing, and
wherein the upper half of the housing and the lower half of the housing are separated by the electrically insulating portions.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jeehoon
• Cho Shinhee
• Lee Suho
• Jung Hyunjun

Classifications

• A61B5/68

  Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient · CPC title

• A61B5/25

  Bioelectric electrodes therefor · CPC title

• A61B5/256

  Wearable electrodes, e.g. having straps or bands · CPC title

• A61B2560/0204

  of power management · CPC title

• A61B5/291

  for electroencephalography [EEG] · CPC title