A method is presented for predicting heat stroke of a subject. The method includes an earbud covered with a waterproof moisture permeable membrane allowing for moisture penetration, the earbud including an infrared (IR) temperature sensor for measuring core body temperature of the subject, wherein the IR temperature sensor is covered with a waterproof IR transmittable film to inhibit water drops from contacting a detector of the IR temperature sensor, a first humidity sensor positioned within a sweat flow path within the earbud, a second humidity sensor positioned outside the earbud, and a sodium ion (Na.sup.+) concentration sensor for measuring hydration levels of the subject.

Aspects relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to a portable device that may be used to identify a critical intensity and an anaerobic work capacity of an individual. The device may utilize muscle oxygen sensor data, speed data, or power data. The device may utilize data from multiple exercise sessions, or may utilize data from a single exercise session. The device may additionally estimate a critical intensity from a previous race time input from a user.

A multi-object thermal radiation measuring device may include: a sensing unit including a thermal sensor, and configured to generate a thermal image for a measurement target space based on a detection signal of the thermal sensor; a multi-object thermal radiation measuring unit configured to detect a specific portion of a measurement target object by applying an image recognition technology to the thermal image, and acquire and store a thermal radiation measurement value of the specific portion; a disease symptom detection unit configured to determine whether each measurement target object is abnormal, and detect a disease symptom of an abnormal object based on a result obtained by precisely measuring the thermal radiation of the abnormal object; and a driving unit configured to rotate the sensing unit according to a command transferred by any one of the multi-object thermal radiation measuring unit and the disease symptom detection unit.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a medical device for assessing, and predicting and operating the user's health by capturing the user's vital signs in real time. The medical device comprises a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sensors positioned on various finger sheaths, wrist portions, and hand portions. The various finger sheaths, the wrist portions, and the hand portions are configured to allow the plurality of electrodes to detect a plurality of electrical potentials on different surfaces of a user's body parts and the plurality of sensors to collect vital signs on different surfaces of a user's body parts. at least one processing device configured to contact with the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of sensors, the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of sensors configured to transmit the detected plurality of electrical potentials and the plurality of vital signs from the different surfaces of the user's body parts to the processing device. The processing device configured to store the plurality of electrical potentials and the plurality of vital signs and process the detected plurality of electrical potentials and the plurality of vital signs to assess a user's health and an end user device configured to receive the plurality of processed electrical potentials and the plurality of vital signs form the processing device through a network.

An electronic thermometer is provided. The electronic thermometer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is for periodically measuring a body temperature by being attached to a body of a user, and comprises: at least one temperature sensor mounted on the one surface of a flexible circuit board; a memory unit for storing information obtained via the temperature sensor; a communication unit for externally transmitting the information stored in the memory unit; a control unit for controlling the operations of the temperature sensor, memory unit, and communication unit; a power supply unit arranged on the one surface of the flexible circuit board such that driving power can be provided; and a protection member surrounding the flexible circuit board such that external exposure of the temperature sensor, memory unit, communication unit, control unit, and power supply unit can be prevented.

Systems and methods for non-invasive blood pressure measurement are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system comprises a wearable member configured to generate first and second signals, and a blood pressure calculation system. The blood pressure calculation system a pre-processing module configured to filter noise from the signals, and a wave selection module configured to identify subsets of waves of the signals, a feature extraction module configured to generate sets of feature vectors form the subsets of waves, and a blood pressure processing module configured to calculate an arterial blood pressure value based on the sets of feature vectors and an empirical blood pressure calculation model, the empirical blood pressure calculation model configured to receive the sets of feature vectors as input values. The blood pressure calculation system further includes a communication module configured to provide a message including or being based on the arterial blood pressure value.

provided is an automotive key device connected, in the form of a holder, to a mechanism of opening or shutting an automotive door or merged with the mechanism of opening or shutting the automotive door. The automotive key device includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor having a first body signal electrode and a second body signal electrode and a contact terminal electrically connected to the ECG sensor. The contact terminal is configured to serve as a passage for electrical connection with devices within a vehicle. A steering wheel docking station and a system configured to include the steering wheel docking station and the automotive key device are also provided.

A body temperature management server executes: acquiring body temperature information indicating a body temperature of a user and associated with a user ID specifying the user; acquiring user information about the user associated with the user ID; acquiring an alert criterion in accordance with the user information; determining whether the body temperature information satisfies the alert criterion; generating alert information for issuing an alert about a health state of the user in association with the user ID when the body temperature information is determined to satisfy the alert criterion; and outputting the alert information.

Support structures for positioning sensors on a physiologic tunnel for measuring physical, chemical and biological parameters of the body and to produce an action according to the measured value of the parameters. The support structure includes a sensor fitted on the support structures using a special geometry for acquiring continuous and undisturbed data on the physiology of the body. Signals are transmitted to a remote station by wireless transmission such as by electromagnetic waves, radio waves, infrared, sound and the like or by being reported locally by audio or visual transmission. The physical and chemical parameters include brain function, metabolic function, hydrodynamic function, hydration status, levels of chemical compounds in the blood, and the like. The support structure includes patches, clips, eyeglasses, head mounted gear and the like, containing passive or active sensors positioned at the end of the tunnel with sensing systems positioned on and accessing a physiologic tunnel.