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CN108784675A - Electronic device and method capable of eliminating or avoiding offset interference and accurately measuring physiological characteristics - Google Patents

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CN108784675A
CN108784675A CN201710290128.XA CN201710290128A CN108784675A CN 108784675 A CN108784675 A CN 108784675A CN 201710290128 A CN201710290128 A CN 201710290128A CN 108784675 A CN108784675 A CN 108784675A
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一种量测生理特征之方法,包含:使用至少一发光单元,用以发射至少一光线,该至少一光线包含对应于一第一波长之一第一光线成份及对应于一第二波长之一第二光线成份,该第一波长不同于该第二波长;使用一影像感测电路,因应于该至少一光线,感测产生至少一生理特征量测讯号;对于该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一偏移校正操作,以产生至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号;以及,对该至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号进行计算,以估测得到一生理特征结果。

A method for measuring physiological characteristics includes: using at least one light emitting unit to emit at least one light, the at least one light including a first light component corresponding to a first wavelength and a second light component corresponding to a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength; using an image sensing circuit to sense and generate at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal in response to the at least one light; performing an offset correction operation on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal to generate at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal; and calculating the at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal to estimate a physiological characteristic result.

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能够消除或避免偏移干扰而可准确量测生理特征的电子装置 及方法An electronic device capable of eliminating or avoiding offset interference to accurately measure physiological characteristics and methods

技术领域technical field

本发明系关于一种生理特征量测机制,尤指一种量测生理特征的电子装置及方法。The invention relates to a mechanism for measuring physiological characteristics, in particular to an electronic device and method for measuring physiological characteristics.

背景技术Background technique

一般而言,传统的光体积描记法(Photoplethysmography,PPG)感测技术采用多波长侦测心跳讯号,但极易受到动作伪影(motion artifact)、光学感测系统本身及/或外部噪声的干扰影响,该些干扰易导致PPG讯号之估测产生偏移影响,致使心跳侦测错误,即便传统技术直接取两个不同波长的PPG讯号做比值处理,可以些微减轻部分噪声的干扰,然而始终无法解决光反射所造成之直流偏移的动作伪影、光学感测系统本身及/或外部噪声的干扰。In general, traditional photoplethysmography (PPG) sensing technology uses multiple wavelengths to detect heartbeat signals, but is highly susceptible to interference from motion artifacts, the optical sensing system itself, and/or external noise These interferences can easily lead to offset effects in the estimation of the PPG signal, resulting in heartbeat detection errors. Even if the traditional technology directly takes two PPG signals of different wavelengths for ratio processing, it can slightly reduce the interference of some noises, but it still cannot Solve the action artifacts of DC offset caused by light reflection, the interference of the optical sensing system itself and/or external noise.

发明内容Contents of the invention

因此,本发明之目的之一在于提供一种量测生理特征的电子装置及方法,以解决先前技术所遇到的问题。Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and method for measuring physiological characteristics to solve the problems encountered in the prior art.

根据本发明实施例,其揭示了一种量测生理特征的电子装置。该电子装置包含一影像感测电路、至少一发光单元及一处理电路,至少一发光单元用以发射至少一光线,该至少一光线包含对应于一第一波长之一第一光线成份及对应于一第二波长之一第二光线成份,该第一波长不同于该第二波长。影像感测电路可因应于该至少一光线,感测产生至少一生理特征量测讯号。处理电路耦接至该影像感测电路,并用以对于该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一偏移校正操作,以产生至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号,以及对该至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号进行计算,以估测得到一生理特征结果。According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device for measuring physiological characteristics is disclosed. The electronic device includes an image sensing circuit, at least one light emitting unit and a processing circuit, at least one light emitting unit is used to emit at least one light, the at least one light includes a first light component corresponding to a first wavelength and corresponding to A second light component at a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength. The image sensing circuit can sense and generate at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal in response to the at least one light. The processing circuit is coupled to the image sensing circuit, and is used for performing an offset correction operation on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal to generate at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal, and the at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal The physiological characteristic measurement signal is calculated to obtain a physiological characteristic result through estimation.

根据本发明实施例,另揭示了一种量测生理特征之方法。该方法包含:使用至少一发光单元,用以发射至少一光线,该至少一光线包含对应于一第一波长之一第一光线成份及对应于一第二波长之一第二光线成份,该第一波长不同于该第二波长;使用一影像感测电路,因应于该至少一光线,感测产生至少一生理特征量测讯号;对于该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一偏移校正操作,以产生至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号;以及,对该至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号进行计算,以估测得到一生理特征结果。According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for measuring physiological characteristics is also disclosed. The method includes: using at least one light emitting unit to emit at least one light, the at least one light includes a first light component corresponding to a first wavelength and a second light component corresponding to a second wavelength, the first light A wavelength is different from the second wavelength; an image sensing circuit is used to sense and generate at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal in response to the at least one light; an offset correction operation is performed on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal, to generate at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal; and perform calculation on the at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal to estimate and obtain a physiological characteristic result.

根据本发明实施例,主要优点在于能够解决传统技术的问题,提高光体积描记法传感器抵抗动作伪影的能力,增加心跳侦测的准确率,可针对多波长的偏移调校,来改善心跳侦测受到动作伪影的影响,例如通过取两个不同波长的光体积描记法讯号,分别移除动作噪声的直流偏移影响,再对移除直流偏移后之两个不同波长讯号进行比值处理或动作噪声扣除技巧,可以有效改善动作伪影的影响。According to the embodiment of the present invention, the main advantage is that it can solve the problems of traditional technologies, improve the ability of the photoplethysmography sensor to resist motion artifacts, increase the accuracy of heartbeat detection, and can be adjusted for multi-wavelength offsets to improve heartbeat Detection is affected by motion artifacts, for example, by taking two photoplethysmographic signals of different wavelengths, removing the DC offset effect of motion noise, and then comparing the two different wavelength signals after removing the DC offset Processing or motion noise subtraction techniques can effectively improve the impact of motion artifacts.

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为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案,下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动的前提下,还可以根据这些附图示出的结构获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

图1为本发明一实施例之用以量测生理特征之电子装置100的示意图。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device 100 for measuring physiological characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention.

图2为图1之电子装置进行偏移校正之测试结果讯号的一范例的FFT 频谱示意图。FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an FFT spectrum of an example of a test result signal of an offset correction performed by the electronic device of FIG. 1 .

图3为图1之电子装置进行偏移校正之测试结果讯号的另一范例的 FFT频谱示意图。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another example of the FFT spectrum of the test result signal of the electronic device in FIG. 1 performing offset correction.

图4为图1所示之处理电路的简要运作流程步骤图。FIG. 4 is a schematic flow diagram of the operation flow of the processing circuit shown in FIG. 1 .

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标号label 名称name 标号label 名称name 100100 电子装置electronic device 120120 处理电路processing circuit 105105 影像感测电路Image sensing circuit 12011201 偏移量决定单元Offset Determining Unit 110110 发光单元light unit 12021202 动作噪声校正单元Motion Noise Correction Unit 115115 光源控制器light source controller 12031203 生理特征估测单元 Physiological Characteristic Estimation Unit

本发明目的的实现、功能特点及优点将结合实施例,参照附图做进一步说明。The realization of the purpose of the present invention, functional characteristics and advantages will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明的一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有作出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

需要说明,若本发明实施例中有涉及方向性指示(诸如上、下、左、右、前、后……),则该方向性指示仅用于解释在某一特定姿态(如附图所示)下各部件之间的相对位置关系、运动情况等,如果该特定姿态发生改变时,则该方向性指示也相应地随之改变。It should be noted that if there is a directional indication (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indication is only used to explain the position in a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawing). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

另外,若本发明实施例中有涉及“第一”、“第二”等的描述,则该“第一”、“第二”等的描述仅用于描述目的,而不能理解为指示或暗示其相对重要性或者隐含指明所指示的技术特征的数量。由此,限定有“第一”、“第二”的特征可以明示或者隐含地包括至少一个该特征。另外,各个实施例之间的技术方案可以相互结合,但是必须是以本领域普通技术人员能够实现为基础,当技术方案的结合出现相互矛盾或无法实现时应当认为这种技术方案的结合不存在,也不在本发明要求的保护范围之内。In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second" and so on in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second" and so on are only for descriptive purposes, and should not be interpreted as indicating or implying Its relative importance or implicitly indicates the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In addition, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist , nor within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

本发明的精神在于减少或避免动作伪影、光学感测系统本身及/或外部噪声对光体积描记法讯号之估测所造成的偏移影响,动作伪影主要肇因于使用者产生动作移动而造成生理特征感测的不准确,例如当使用者将一可侦测生理特征的手腕式电子装置穿戴于其手腕时,使用者轻微的打字动作已足可影响到该手腕式电子装置致使生理特征的感测不准确,光学感测系统本身所造成的偏移主要肇因于每一光学感测装置于组装时有些微差异而导致生理特征的感测不准确,此外,外部噪声的原因之一在于当光线进入皮肤反射要进入传感器时被传感器感到的外部噪声,该外部噪声亦将导致生理特征的感测不准确。以下本发明之电子装置及对应的方法能够减少或避免动作伪影、光学感测系统本身及/或外部噪声对光体积描记法讯号之估测所造成的偏移影响,尤其是减少或避免对光体积描记法讯号之估测所造成的直流偏移影响,通过估计并校正至少一光体积描记法讯号的偏移,令后续采用修正后之光体积描记法讯号来估测生理特征(例如心跳频率等)时可获得更精确的生理特征感测结果,不受到动作伪影、光学感测系统本身及/或外部噪声的干扰。以下详述本发明的实施方式。The spirit of the present invention is to reduce or avoid the influence of motion artifacts, optical sensing system itself and/or external noise on the estimation of photoplethysmography signals. Motion artifacts are mainly caused by the movement of the user. And cause inaccurate sensing of physiological characteristics. For example, when a user wears a wrist-type electronic device that can detect physiological characteristics on his wrist, a slight typing action of the user is enough to affect the wrist-type electronic device and cause physiological problems. The sensing of features is inaccurate. The offset caused by the optical sensing system itself is mainly due to the slight differences in the assembly of each optical sensing device, which leads to inaccurate sensing of physiological features. In addition, the external noise is one of the reasons One is the external noise sensed by the sensor when light enters the skin and is reflected to enter the sensor, this external noise will also lead to inaccurate sensing of physiological characteristics. The following electronic device and corresponding method of the present invention can reduce or avoid the influence of motion artifacts, the optical sensing system itself and/or external noise on the estimation of the photoplethysmography signal, especially reduce or avoid the influence on the The influence of the DC offset caused by the estimation of the photoplethysmographic signal, by estimating and correcting the offset of at least one photoplethysmographic signal, so that the subsequent use of the corrected photoplethysmographic signal to estimate the physiological characteristics (such as heartbeat) frequency, etc.) to obtain more accurate physiological feature sensing results without interference from motion artifacts, the optical sensing system itself, and/or external noise. Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below.

请参照图1,所绘示为本发明一实施例用以量测生理特征之电子装置 100的示意图。电子装置100包含一影像感测电路105(例如一影像传感器数组)、至少一发光单元110、一光源控制器115及一处理电路120,实作上可以是一可携式电子装置或一穿戴式装置(例如智能手表或手环等),处理电路120包含偏移量决定单元1201、动作噪声校正单元1202及生理特征估测单元1203。Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an electronic device 100 for measuring physiological characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 100 includes an image sensing circuit 105 (such as an image sensor array), at least one light emitting unit 110, a light source controller 115, and a processing circuit 120, and may be a portable electronic device or a wearable electronic device in practice. For devices (such as smart watches or bracelets, etc.), the processing circuit 120 includes an offset determination unit 1201 , an action noise correction unit 1202 and a physiological feature estimation unit 1203 .

光源控制器115例如一发光二极管控制器,用以控制该至少一发光单元 110,该至少一发光单元110例如发光二极管,用以发射至少一光线至电子装置100之用户人体皮肤表面,令使用者人体血液的红血球成份吸收所发射之光线,因不同光线之吸收率不同而反射成像于该影像感测电路105,以得到不同光线的光体积描记法(Photoplethysmography,PPG)讯号,据此估测计算用户的生理特征结果(例如心跳频率等)。实作上,该至少一发光单元110 例如包含一白光发光二极管单元或包含对应多个不同光线波长的发光二极管单元(例如红光及绿光发光二极管单元,此非本案的限制),该白光发光二极管单元所发射之光线包含具有多个不同光线波长的光线成份,而该多个不同波长的发光二极管单元用以分别在不同时间点独立发射各自具有不同光线波长的光线成份至人体皮肤表面;上述该至少一发光单元110的可能实施方式均落入本案的范畴。The light source controller 115, such as a light emitting diode controller, is used to control the at least one light emitting unit 110. The at least one light emitting unit 110, such as a light emitting diode, is used to emit at least one light to the surface of the user's human skin of the electronic device 100, so that the user The red blood cell components of human blood absorb the emitted light, and reflect and image on the image sensing circuit 105 due to the different absorption rates of different light rays, so as to obtain photoplethysmography (PPG) signals of different light rays, and estimate and calculate accordingly The results of the user's physiological characteristics (such as heartbeat frequency, etc.). In practice, the at least one light emitting unit 110 includes, for example, a white light emitting diode unit or a plurality of light emitting diode units corresponding to different wavelengths of light (for example, red light and green light emitting diode units, which are not limited to this application), and the white light emits The light emitted by the diode unit includes light components with multiple light wavelengths, and the multiple light-emitting diode units with different wavelengths are used to independently emit light components with different light wavelengths to the surface of human skin at different time points; the above Possible implementations of the at least one light emitting unit 110 all fall within the scope of this application.

影像感测电路105用以感测具有不同光线波长的光线成份而产生不同的光体积描记法讯号,实作上,如果该发光单元110实作上仅包含白光发光二极管单元,则对应地影像感测电路105会采用一彩色滤波器数组(Color Filter Array,CFA)1051,该彩色滤波器数组1051包括有对应于不同的光线波长的多个颜色通道(color channel),分别滤出具有不同光线波长的光线成份,例如分别滤出红光波长、绿光波长、蓝光波长的光线成份,影像感测电路105 再根据红光波长、绿光波长、蓝光波长的光线成份,分别成像产生不同的光体积描记法讯号。另外,如果该发光单元110实作上包含有对应不同光线波长(例如第一波长的红光及第二波长的绿光)的多个发光二极管单元,则对应地影像感测电路105无需采用彩色滤波器数组,影像感测电路105可在第一时间点根据红光发光二极管所产生之光线在被使用者人体血液吸收后成像的结果讯号来产生红光波长的光体积描记法讯号,以及在第二时间点根据绿光发光二极管所产生之光线在被使用者人体血液吸收后成像的结果讯号来产生绿光波长的光体积描记法讯号,这样即可根据不同波长的光线成份来分别产生不同的光体积描记法讯号;因此,因应于该发光单元110的设计不同,彩色滤波器数组1051是可选的(optional),非本发明的限制。The image sensing circuit 105 is used to sense light components with different light wavelengths to generate different photoplethysmographic signals. The test circuit 105 will adopt a color filter array (Color Filter Array, CFA) 1051, the color filter array 1051 includes a plurality of color channels (color channels) corresponding to different light wavelengths, respectively filter out the color channels with different light wavelengths For example, the light components of red wavelength, green wavelength, and blue wavelength are respectively filtered out, and the image sensing circuit 105 then forms images to generate different light volumes according to the light components of red wavelength, green wavelength, and blue wavelength. Tracing signal. In addition, if the light-emitting unit 110 actually includes a plurality of light-emitting diode units corresponding to different light wavelengths (for example, red light with a first wavelength and green light with a second wavelength), then the corresponding image sensing circuit 105 does not need to use color light. The filter array, the image sensing circuit 105 can generate the photoplethysmography signal of the red light wavelength according to the imaging result signal of the light generated by the red light emitting diode after being absorbed by the blood of the user's body at the first time point, and at the first time point At the second time point, the photoplethysmography signal of the green wavelength is generated according to the result signal of the light generated by the green light-emitting diode after being absorbed by the user's blood, so that different wavelengths of light components can be generated respectively. The photoplethysmography signal; therefore, due to the different design of the light emitting unit 110, the color filter array 1051 is optional (optional), not limited by the present invention.

上述量测到的光体积描记法讯号可用以估测生理特征,即为本发明所述的生理特征量测讯号。应注意,上述每一光体积描记法讯号可能发生偏移或没有偏移,因此在产生上述的生理特征量测讯号后,为了减少或避免动作伪影、光学感测系统本身及/或外部噪声对光体积描记法讯号之估测所造成的偏移影响,处理电路120接收上述至少一生理特征量测讯号并校正上述至少一生理特征量测讯号的偏移,产生校正后的生理特征量测讯号,再根据校正后的生理特征量测讯号来估算一生理特征结果(例如用户的心跳频率)。以下详述处理电路120的运作。The photoplethysmographic signal measured above can be used to estimate physiological characteristics, which is the physiological characteristic measurement signal described in the present invention. It should be noted that each of the aforementioned photoplethysmographic signals may or may not be offset, so after generating the aforementioned physiological characteristic measurement signals, in order to reduce or avoid motion artifacts, the optical sensing system itself and/or external noise For the offset effect caused by the estimation of the photoplethysmography signal, the processing circuit 120 receives the above-mentioned at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal and corrects the offset of the above-mentioned at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal to generate a corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal, and then estimate a physiological characteristic result (such as the user's heartbeat frequency) according to the corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal. The operation of the processing circuit 120 is described in detail below.

实作上,处理电路120包含偏移量决定单元1201、动作噪声校正单元1202 及生理特征估测单元1203,对于一生理特征量测讯号(亦即PPG讯号)而言,偏移量决定单元1201用以产生或估测该PPG讯号的一偏移校正量,动作噪声校正单元1202用以根据该偏移校正量来校正该PPG讯号的偏移,产生校正后的PPG讯号,之后生理特征估测单元1203根据该校正后的PPG讯号来估算例如用户心跳频率。上述操作可采用软件、硬件或软硬件的组合来实现,亦即上述处理电路120及其单元1201至1203可采用软件或硬件或软硬件的组合来实现,以软件实现来说,单元1201至1203为包含于一特定程序代码的软件单元,处理电路120例如为一处理器并用以执行该特定程序代码来进行上述的偏移校正操作及生理特征估算操作。以硬件实现的话,则上述单元可采用不同的电路组件来实现之;以上软/硬件组合的实现均属本发明的范畴。In practice, the processing circuit 120 includes an offset determination unit 1201, an action noise correction unit 1202, and a physiological characteristic estimation unit 1203. For a physiological characteristic measurement signal (ie, a PPG signal), the offset determination unit 1201 For generating or estimating an offset correction amount of the PPG signal, the motion noise correction unit 1202 is used for correcting the offset of the PPG signal according to the offset correction amount, generating a corrected PPG signal, and then estimating physiological characteristics Unit 1203 estimates, for example, the user's heartbeat frequency according to the corrected PPG signal. The above operations can be realized by using software, hardware or a combination of software and hardware, that is, the above-mentioned processing circuit 120 and its units 1201 to 1203 can be realized by using software or hardware or a combination of software and hardware. In terms of software implementation, the units 1201 to 1203 As a software unit included in a specific program code, the processing circuit 120 is, for example, a processor and configured to execute the specific program code to perform the above-mentioned offset correction operation and physiological characteristic estimation operation. If it is realized by hardware, the above units can be realized by using different circuit components; the realization of the above software/hardware combination all belongs to the scope of the present invention.

偏移量决定单元1201产生或估测一PPG讯号之一偏移校正量的运作如下。处理电路120接收例如三个PPG讯号,例如分别对应于红光波长通道、绿光波长通道及蓝光波长信道(RGB信道,亦即不同光线成份)的PPG讯号,本实施例,为了准确估算直流偏移量,处理电路120可采用分别对应于两不同波长信道的两PPG讯号(例如是红光波长与绿光波长的PPG讯号,或是蓝光波长与绿光波长的PPG讯号),进行生理特征估算操作,因此仅需要对两 PPG讯号进行偏移校正操作,并不需要对所有的PPG讯号进行偏移校正;然此不为本发明的限制,其他实施例也可对单一PPG讯号或是所有的PPG讯号进行偏移校正。The operation of the offset determining unit 1201 for generating or estimating an offset correction of a PPG signal is as follows. The processing circuit 120 receives, for example, three PPG signals, such as PPG signals respectively corresponding to the red wavelength channel, the green wavelength channel and the blue wavelength channel (RGB channels, that is, different light components). In this embodiment, in order to accurately estimate the DC bias The processing circuit 120 can use two PPG signals respectively corresponding to two different wavelength channels (for example, PPG signals of red wavelength and green wavelength, or PPG signals of blue wavelength and green wavelength) to perform physiological characteristic estimation Therefore, only two PPG signals need to perform offset correction operations, and it is not necessary to perform offset correction operations on all PPG signals; however, this is not a limitation of the present invention, and other embodiments can also perform offset correction operations on a single PPG signal or all PPG signals PPG signal is offset corrected.

举例来说,对于校正制程变异或个别像素之增益值所导致之直流偏移量,处理电路120通过先撷取全黑的背景影像,此时个别像素所对应产生之感测值可视为是该直流偏移量,亦即,处理电路120控制电子装置100等效处于遮蔽环境光的环境,接着于遮蔽环境光时量测一PPG讯号,估算全黑环境下该PPG讯号之直流偏移量,作为校正该直流偏移的偏移校正量,据此校正制程变异或个别像素之增益值所导致之直流偏移量。For example, to correct the DC offset caused by the process variation or the gain value of individual pixels, the processing circuit 120 first captures a completely black background image, and at this time the corresponding sensing value of the individual pixels can be regarded as The DC offset, that is, the processing circuit 120 controls the electronic device 100 to be in an environment where the ambient light is blocked, and then measures a PPG signal when the ambient light is blocked, and estimates the DC offset of the PPG signal in a completely dark environment , as the offset correction amount for correcting the DC offset, based on which the DC offset caused by the process variation or the gain value of individual pixels is corrected.

而对于校正动作伪影的直流偏移,系于不遮蔽环境光例如施加特定频率的动作伪影时进行,电子装置100例如置放于使用者的皮肤上并施加了特定频率或干扰的动作伪影,偏移量决定单元1201可通过逐步施加或调整多个不同直流偏移测试量至红光波长所对应的一颜色通道,产生对应于红光波长的多个不同的PPG测试结果讯号,从该些不同的PPG测试结果讯号,反推估测出红光波长之PPG讯号的一直流偏移校正量,动作噪声校正单元1202可使用该直流偏移校正量来对红光波长的PPG讯号执行一偏移校正,相似地,偏移量决定单元1201可通过逐步施加或调整多个不同直流偏移测试量至绿光波长所对应的一颜色通道,产生对应于绿光波长的多个不同PPG测试结果讯号,从该些不同的PPG测试结果讯号,反推估测出绿光波长之PPG讯号的一直流偏移校正量,并使用该直流偏移校正量来对绿光波长的PPG讯号执行一偏移校正。For correcting the DC offset of the motion artifact, it is performed when the ambient light is not shielded, for example, the motion artifact of a specific frequency is applied, and the electronic device 100 is placed on the user's skin and the motion artifact of a specific frequency or interference is applied. In this way, the offset determining unit 1201 can generate a plurality of different PPG test result signals corresponding to the red wavelength by gradually applying or adjusting a plurality of different DC offset test quantities to a color channel corresponding to the red wavelength, from From these different PPG test result signals, a DC offset correction value of the PPG signal with a red wavelength is inversely estimated, and the motion noise correction unit 1202 can use the DC offset correction value to perform an operation on the PPG signal with a red wavelength. An offset correction, similarly, the offset determination unit 1201 can generate multiple different PPGs corresponding to the green wavelength by gradually applying or adjusting multiple different DC offset test quantities to a color channel corresponding to the green wavelength The test result signal, from these different PPG test result signals, inversely estimates a DC offset correction amount of the PPG signal of the green wavelength, and uses the DC offset correction amount to execute the PPG signal of the green wavelength - Deskew.

上述施加或调整不同直流偏移测试量时,可通过一固定步阶大小(step size)来产生该些不同直流偏移测试量,或可通过动态调整一步阶大小来产生该些不同直流偏移测试量。其中,以固定步阶大小为例,其调整范围例如可选定从光学感测系统本身所造成之红光波长之初步直流偏移R_DC的负值的一半至该初步直流偏移之正值的一半,亦即-R_DC/2至R_DC/2,并以该调整范围的二十分之一的大小(亦即R_DC/20)作为固定步阶,进行直流偏移的测试调整。相似地,对于绿光波长及蓝光波长的测试调整,亦如同于上述操作,不再赘述。应注意,上述的范例说明仅为令读者更易明白本发明的实施方式,不为本发明的限制。When applying or adjusting different DC offset test values above, these different DC offset test values can be generated by a fixed step size, or these different DC offset test values can be generated by dynamically adjusting the step size test volume. Wherein, taking the fixed step size as an example, the adjustment range can be selected from half of the negative value of the initial DC offset R_DC of the red light wavelength caused by the optical sensing system itself to 1/2 of the positive value of the initial DC offset Half, that is, -R_DC/2 to R_DC/2, and one-twentieth of the adjustment range (that is, R_DC/20) is used as a fixed step to perform test adjustment of the DC offset. Similarly, the test adjustment of the green light wavelength and the blue light wavelength is also the same as the above operation, and will not be repeated here. It should be noted that the above illustrations are only for readers to understand the embodiments of the present invention more easily, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

此外,亦可统计并分析一或多个颜色通道的多个测试结果讯号之傅立叶变换函数的频谱,偏移量决定单元1201可采用傅立叶变换函数(例如快速傅立叶变换FFT)将每一测试结果讯号从时间域转换至频率域的频谱,根据每一测试结果讯号之一频谱的一最大能量值以及一比值,产生一特定临界值,以及根据该每一测试结果讯号中超过该特定临界值之频率成份的一局部极值个数,从多个不同的测试结果讯号所对应之多个不同直流偏移量中,反推估测出一特定光线波长之PPG讯号的一直流偏移校正量。当一特定测试结果讯号之一局部极值个数小于一特定个数时,偏移量决定单元1201选取该特定测试结果讯号所对应之一直流偏移量作为该直流偏移校正量。In addition, the frequency spectrum of the Fourier transform function of multiple test result signals of one or more color channels can also be counted and analyzed, and the offset determination unit 1201 can use a Fourier transform function (such as a fast Fourier transform FFT) to convert each test result signal Converting the frequency spectrum from the time domain to the frequency domain, generating a specific critical value based on a maximum energy value and a ratio of one spectrum of each test result signal, and based on the frequency of each test result signal exceeding the specific critical value The number of a local extremum of the component is reversely estimated from a plurality of different DC offsets corresponding to a plurality of different test result signals to estimate a DC offset correction value of a PPG signal with a specific light wavelength. When the number of local extreme values of a specific test result signal is less than a specific number, the offset determining unit 1201 selects a DC offset corresponding to the specific test result signal as the DC offset correction value.

参照图2,所绘示为图1之电子装置进行偏移校正之测试结果讯号的一范例的FFT频谱之时频分析示意图。如图2所示,X轴代表时间,Y 轴代表FFT频谱之能量强度数值(代表某频率的讯号能量强度),水平虚线代表特定临界值TH,偏移量决定单元1201系先侦测得到该测试结果讯号之频谱的最大能量值位于A点,采用A点所对应的能量值以及一比值(例如1/4) 而计算得到TH,亦即TH之数值为A点所对应的能量值除4,接着比对该测试结果讯号中超过该特定临界值TH之频率成份的一局部极值个数,可侦测到局部极值个数为2,如果该特定个数设定为4,则本次的测试结果讯号之局部极值个数为2并小于特定个数4,因此偏移量决定单元1201可选取本次使采用的该测试结果讯号所对应之直流偏移量作为该直流偏移校正量。Referring to FIG. 2 , it is a schematic diagram of time-frequency analysis of an example FFT spectrum of the test result signal of the offset correction performed by the electronic device of FIG. 1 . As shown in Figure 2, the X-axis represents time, the Y-axis represents the energy intensity value of the FFT spectrum (representing the signal energy intensity of a certain frequency), and the horizontal dotted line represents a specific threshold TH, which is first detected by the offset determining unit 1201 The maximum energy value of the frequency spectrum of the test result signal is located at point A, and TH is calculated by using the energy value corresponding to point A and a ratio (for example, 1/4), that is, the value of TH is the energy value corresponding to point A divided by 4 , and then comparing the number of local extremums of the frequency components exceeding the specific critical value TH in the test result signal, it can be detected that the number of local extremas is 2. If the specific number is set to 4, then the The number of local extremums of the test result signal of this time is 2 and less than a specific number of 4, so the offset determination unit 1201 can select the DC offset corresponding to the test result signal used this time as the DC offset correction amount.

参照图3,所绘示为图1之电子装置进行偏移校正之测试结果讯号的另一范例的FFT频谱之时频分析示意图。如图3所示,X轴代表时间, Y轴代表FFT频谱之能量强度数值(代表某频率的讯号能量强度),水平虚线代表特定临界值TH,偏移量决定单元1201系先侦测得到该测试结果讯号之频谱的最大能量值位于A’点,采用A’点所对应的能量值以及一比值(例如1/4)而计算得到TH,亦即TH之数值为A’点所对应的能量值除4,接着比对该测试结果讯号中超过该特定临界值TH之频率成份的一局部极值个数,可侦测到局部极值个数为8,如果该特定个数设定为4,则本次的测试结果讯号之局部极值个数为8并大于特定个数4,因此偏移量决定单元1201不会选取本次使采用的该测试结果讯号所对应之直流偏移量作为该直流偏移校正量。Referring to FIG. 3 , it is a schematic diagram of time-frequency analysis of another example of the FFT spectrum of the test result signal of the offset correction performed by the electronic device of FIG. 1 . As shown in Figure 3, the X-axis represents time, the Y-axis represents the energy intensity value of the FFT spectrum (representing the signal energy intensity of a certain frequency), and the horizontal dotted line represents a specific threshold TH, which is detected by the offset determination unit 1201 first. The maximum energy value of the frequency spectrum of the test result signal is located at point A', and TH is calculated by using the energy value corresponding to point A' and a ratio (for example, 1/4), that is, the value of TH is the energy corresponding to point A' The value is divided by 4, and then compared with the number of local extremums of the frequency components exceeding the specific critical value TH in the test result signal, the number of local extrema can be detected to be 8, if the specific number is set to 4 , then the number of local extreme values of the test result signal this time is 8 and greater than the specific number 4, so the offset determination unit 1201 will not select the DC offset corresponding to the test result signal used this time as The DC offset correction amount.

当一测试结果讯号自时间域转换至频率域,该测试结果讯号之频谱的最大能量值之频率通常代表所估测的生理特征(即心跳频率),在没有直流偏移干扰的理想情况,该最大能量值会数倍于其他频率成份的能量强度值,因此采用了一比值(例如1/4)来区分出该最大能量值之频率与其他能量强度的频率成份,而实际上亦采用了一特定个数的设定,判断当前的测试结果讯号所受到的直流偏移影响较大或是较小,例如图2所示之测试结果讯号,其超过该特定临界值TH之频率成份的局部极值个数为2,偏移量决定单元1201 可判定该测试结果讯号受到直流偏移的影响较小,如果没有其他测试结果讯号优于该测试结果讯号,则可选定该测试结果讯号所对应之直流偏移量作为直流偏移校正量。反之,如图3所示之测试结果讯号,其超过该特定临界值TH之频率成份的局部极值个数为8,大于该特定个数4,偏移量决定单元 1201可判定该测试结果讯号受到直流偏移的影响较大,不选定该测试结果讯号所对应之直流偏移量作为直流偏移校正量。据此,偏移量决定单元1201可判别出不同测试结果讯号的优劣来决定最后所采用的直流偏移校正量。When a test result signal is converted from the time domain to the frequency domain, the frequency of the maximum energy value of the frequency spectrum of the test result signal usually represents the estimated physiological characteristics (ie heartbeat frequency). In an ideal situation without DC offset interference, the The maximum energy value will be several times the energy intensity value of other frequency components, so a ratio (such as 1/4) is used to distinguish the frequency of the maximum energy value from other frequency components of energy intensity, and in fact a The setting of a specific number determines whether the current test result signal is more or less affected by the DC offset. The number of values is 2, and the offset determination unit 1201 can determine that the test result signal is less affected by the DC offset, if no other test result signal is better than the test result signal, then the corresponding test result signal can be selected The DC offset is used as the DC offset correction amount. Conversely, in the test result signal shown in Figure 3, the number of local extremums of the frequency components exceeding the specific critical value TH is 8, which is greater than the specific number 4, and the offset determination unit 1201 can determine the test result signal It is greatly affected by the DC offset, so the DC offset corresponding to the test result signal is not selected as the DC offset correction amount. Accordingly, the offset determination unit 1201 can determine the quality of different test result signals to determine the final DC offset correction.

应注意的是,偏移量决定单元1201进行频谱分析时,可只取正常心跳频率范围内之能量强度值进行统计分析,例如图2所示之频率f1至频率f2的范围。然此并非本案的限制。It should be noted that when the offset determination unit 1201 performs spectrum analysis, it can only take energy intensity values within the normal heartbeat frequency range for statistical analysis, such as the range from frequency f1 to frequency f2 shown in FIG. 2 . However, this is not a limitation of this case.

当偏移量决定单元1201最终决定出直流偏移的校正量时,动作噪声校正单元1202则根据该校正量来调校以减少或消除所对应之一光线波长之PPG讯号的直流偏移,接着生理特征估测单元1203则根据两不同光线波长之校正后的PPG讯号来估测出心跳频率,实作上,生理特征估测单元1203可对两不同光线波长之校正后的PPG讯号个自进行色度空间转换,取两PPG讯号的对应色度值,计算两组色度讯号的一比值,再将该比值转换至频率域来判断心跳频率。例如,一实施例中,若偏移量决定单元1201分别决定出红光波长与绿光波长之颜色信道的生理特征量测讯号的两偏移校正量,则动作噪声校正单元1202采用红光波长与绿光波长之该两偏移校正量来减少或消除红光波长、绿光波长之PPG讯号的直流偏移,而生理特征估测单元1203则将校正后的红光波长、绿光波长之两PPG讯号分别进行色度空间转换,取两PPG讯号的对应色度值,计算两组色度讯号的比值,再将该比值转换至频率域来判断心跳频率。上述操作亦适用于蓝光波长与绿光波长的PPG讯号。When the offset determination unit 1201 finally determines the correction amount of the DC offset, the motion noise correction unit 1202 adjusts according to the correction amount to reduce or eliminate the DC offset of the PPG signal corresponding to a wavelength of light, and then The physiological feature estimation unit 1203 estimates the heartbeat frequency based on the corrected PPG signals of two different light wavelengths. In practice, the physiological feature estimation unit 1203 can independently perform a Chromaticity space conversion, take the corresponding chromaticity values of the two PPG signals, calculate a ratio of the two sets of chromaticity signals, and then convert the ratio to the frequency domain to determine the heartbeat frequency. For example, in one embodiment, if the offset determination unit 1201 respectively determines the two offset correction amounts of the physiological characteristic measurement signal of the color channels of the red wavelength and the green wavelength, the motion noise correction unit 1202 uses the red wavelength The two offset correction amounts of the green wavelength and the green wavelength are used to reduce or eliminate the DC offset of the PPG signal of the red wavelength and the green wavelength, and the physiological characteristic estimation unit 1203 uses the corrected red wavelength and the green wavelength The two PPG signals are respectively converted into chromaticity space, and the corresponding chromaticity values of the two PPG signals are taken, the ratio of the two sets of chromaticity signals is calculated, and then the ratio is converted to the frequency domain to determine the heartbeat frequency. The above operations are also applicable to the PPG signals of the blue wavelength and the green wavelength.

为了使读者易于了解本发明之操作,另将上述电子装置100的处理电路 120之运作流程步骤描述于图4,以有助于读者理解。倘若大体上可达到相同的结果,并不需要一定照图4所示之流程中的步骤顺序来进行,且图4 所示之步骤不一定要连续进行,亦即其他步骤亦可插入其中:In order for readers to easily understand the operation of the present invention, the operation flow steps of the processing circuit 120 of the above-mentioned electronic device 100 are described in FIG. 4 to help readers understand. If substantially the same result can be achieved, it is not necessary to follow the sequence of steps in the process shown in Figure 4, and the steps shown in Figure 4 do not have to be performed continuously, that is, other steps can also be inserted therein:

步骤405:开始;Step 405: start;

步骤410:令电子装置100处于遮蔽环境光的环境;Step 410: Make the electronic device 100 in an environment that shields ambient light;

步骤415:测量全黑环境下PPG讯号之直流偏移量,作为初步偏移校正量;Step 415: Measure the DC offset of the PPG signal in total darkness as a preliminary offset correction value;

步骤420A:分别逐步施加调整多个不同直流偏移测试量至两不同光线波长所对应的颜色通道,产生对应于不同光线波长的多个不同的PPG测试结果讯号;Step 420A: applying and adjusting a plurality of different DC offset test quantities step by step to color channels corresponding to two different light wavelengths to generate a plurality of different PPG test result signals corresponding to different light wavelengths;

步骤425A:从不同的PPG测试结果讯号,反推估测不同光线波长的直流偏移校正量;Step 425A: From different PPG test result signals, inversely estimate the DC offset correction amounts of different light wavelengths;

步骤420B:根据每一PPG测试结果讯号之一频谱的一最大能量值以及一比值,产生一特定临界值;Step 420B: Generate a specific critical value according to a maximum energy value and a ratio of a frequency spectrum of each PPG test result signal;

步骤425B:比对该每一测试结果讯号中超过该特定临界值之频率成份的一局部极值个数,反推估测出一直流偏移校正量;Step 425B: Comparing the number of a local extremum of the frequency component exceeding the specific critical value in each test result signal, inversely estimating a DC offset correction amount;

步骤430:决定两不同光线波长之最终偏移校正量,校正两不同光线波长的PPG讯号;Step 430: Determine the final offset correction amount of the two different light wavelengths, and correct the PPG signals of the two different light wavelengths;

步骤435:对两不同光线波长之校正后的PPG讯号个自进行色度空间转换,取两PPG讯号的对应色度讯号值;以及Step 435: Perform chromaticity space conversion on the calibrated PPG signals of two different light wavelengths, and obtain corresponding chromaticity signal values of the two PPG signals; and

步骤440:计算两组色度讯号的一比值,再将该比值转换至频率域以判断用户心跳频率。Step 440: Calculate a ratio of the two sets of chrominance signals, and then transform the ratio into frequency domain to determine the heartbeat frequency of the user.

再者,实作上,上述的PPG讯号包含一矩阵值,于计算偏移校正量时,可分别通过以单一像素单元大小为单位(pixel-based)将感测像素值相加进行计算、通过以单一像素行大小为单位(column-based)将多个像素行的值进行相加来计算或是通过以整张图框大小为单位(frame-based)将整个图框的值进行相加来计算,举凡类似的实施变化均符合本发明的精神。Furthermore, in practice, the above-mentioned PPG signal includes a matrix value. When calculating the offset correction amount, it can be calculated by adding the sensing pixel values in a single pixel unit size (pixel-based). Calculated by adding the values of multiple pixel rows in units of a single pixel row size (column-based) or by adding the values of the entire frame in units of the entire frame size (frame-based) For calculation, all similar implementation changes are consistent with the spirit of the present invention.

以上所述仅为本发明之较佳实施例,凡依本发明申请专利范围所做之均等变化与修饰,皆应属本发明之涵盖范围。The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

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1.一种量测生理特征之电子装置,包含:1. An electronic device for measuring physiological characteristics, comprising: 至少一发光单元,用以发射至少一光线,该至少一光线包含对应于一第一波长之一第一光线成份及对应于一第二波长之一第二光线成份,该第一波长不同于该第二波长;At least one light-emitting unit for emitting at least one light, the at least one light includes a first light component corresponding to a first wavelength and a second light component corresponding to a second wavelength, the first wavelength is different from the second wavelength; 一影像感测电路,可因应于该至少一光线,感测产生至少一生理特征量测讯号;以及An image sensing circuit capable of sensing and generating at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal in response to the at least one light; and 一处理电路,耦接至该影像感测电路,用以对于该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一偏移校正操作,以产生至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号,以及对该至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号进行计算,以估测得到一生理特征结果。A processing circuit, coupled to the image sensing circuit, for performing an offset correction operation on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal to generate at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal, and correcting the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal The subsequent physiological characteristic measurement signal is calculated to estimate a physiological characteristic result. 2.如申请专利范围第1项所述之电子装置,其中该处理电路估计该至少一光线成份之至少一直流偏移校正量,并根据该至少一直流偏移校正量,对该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一直流偏移校正操作。2. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the processing circuit estimates at least one DC offset correction amount of the at least one light component, and according to the at least one DC offset correction amount, the at least one physiological A DC offset correction operation is performed on the characteristic measurement signal. 3.如申请专利范围第2项所述之电子装置,其中该至少一生理特征量测讯号包含有对应于该第一光线成份之一第一生理特征量测讯号及对应于该第二光线成份之一第二生理特征量测讯号,该处理电路包含:3. The electronic device as described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal includes a first physiological characteristic measurement signal corresponding to the first light component and a signal corresponding to the second light component A second physiological characteristic measurement signal, the processing circuit includes: 一决定单元,用以估计对应于该第一光线成份之一第一直流偏移校正量以及估计对应于该第二光线成份之一第二直流偏移校正量;a determination unit, used for estimating a first DC offset correction amount corresponding to the first light component and estimating a second DC offset correction amount corresponding to the second light component; 一校正单元,用以分别根据该第一直流偏移校正量及该第二直流偏移校正量,对该第一生理特征量测讯号及该第二生理特征量测讯号执行该直流偏移校正操作,产生该校正后之第一生理特征量测讯号及该校正后之第二生理特征量测讯号;以及A calibration unit, configured to perform the DC offset on the first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the second physiological characteristic measurement signal according to the first DC offset correction amount and the second DC offset correction amount respectively a calibration operation to generate the calibrated first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the calibrated second physiological characteristic measurement signal; and 一估测单元,用以根据该校正后之第一生理特征量测讯号及该校正后之第二生理特征量测讯号,计算估测出该生理特征结果。An estimation unit is used for calculating and estimating the physiological characteristic result according to the corrected first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the corrected second physiological characteristic measurement signal. 4.如申请专利范围第3项所述之电子装置,其中该估测单元进行一色度空间转换,分别将该校正后之第一生理特征量测讯号及该校正后之第二生理特征量测讯号转换为一第一色度讯号及一第二色度讯号,并计算该第一色度讯号与该第二色度讯号之一比值,以及将该比值转换至一频率域,以计算得到该生理特征结果。4. The electronic device as described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the estimation unit performs a chromaticity space conversion, and respectively measures the corrected first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the corrected second physiological characteristic measurement signal The signal is converted into a first chrominance signal and a second chrominance signal, and a ratio of the first chrominance signal to the second chrominance signal is calculated, and the ratio is converted to a frequency domain to calculate the Physiological Characterization Results. 5.如申请专利范围第2项所述之电子装置,其中该处理电路系于遮蔽环境光时量测一直流偏移作为该偏移校正操作所使用之一初步直流偏移校正量。5. The electronic device as described in claim 2, wherein the processing circuit measures a DC offset when the ambient light is shielded as a preliminary DC offset correction value used in the offset correction operation. 6.如申请专利范围第5项所述之电子装置,其中该处理电路系通过逐步施加多个不同直流偏移测试量至该至少一光线成份所对应之至少一颜色通道,以产生多个不同的测试结果讯号,从该些不同的测试结果讯号,反推估测该直流偏移校正量,使用该直流偏移校正量来对该至少一生理特征量测讯号执行该偏移校正操作。6. The electronic device as described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the processing circuit generates multiple different The different test result signals are used to inversely estimate the DC offset correction amount from the different test result signals, and use the DC offset correction amount to perform the offset correction operation on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal. 7.如申请专利范围第6项所述之电子装置,其中该处理电路逐步施加该多个不同直流偏移测试量至该至颜色通道时,系通过一固定步阶大小来产生该些不同直流偏移测试量,或通过动态调整一步阶大小来产生该些不同直流偏移测试量。7. The electronic device as described in item 6 of the scope of the patent application, wherein when the processing circuit gradually applies the multiple different DC offset test values to the color channel, the different DC offsets are generated through a fixed step size Offset test quantities, or generate these different DC offset test quantities by dynamically adjusting the step size. 8.如申请专利范围第6项所述之电子装置,其中该处理电路系根据每一测试结果讯号之一频谱的一最大能量值以及一比值,产生一特定临界值,以及根据该每一测试结果讯号中超过该特定临界值之频率成份的一局部极值个数,从该些不同的测试结果讯号所对应之该些不同直流偏移量中,反推估测出该直流偏移校正量,其中当一特定测试结果讯号之一局部极值个数小于一特定个数时,该处理电路选取该特定测试结果讯号所对应之一直流偏移量作为该直流偏移校正量。8. The electronic device as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the processing circuit generates a specific critical value according to a maximum energy value and a ratio of a frequency spectrum of each test result signal, and according to each test result The number of local extremums of the frequency components in the result signal exceeding the specific critical value, from the different DC offsets corresponding to the different test result signals, the DC offset correction amount is estimated by inverse estimation , wherein when the number of local extreme values of a specific test result signal is less than a specific number, the processing circuit selects a DC offset corresponding to the specific test result signal as the DC offset correction value. 9.如申请专利范围第1项所述之电子装置,其中该至少一生理特征量测讯号包括一数值矩阵,该处理电路系能够采用以像素单元(pixel)为单位、以像素行(column)为单位或以图框(frame)为单位来对该数值矩阵之数值进行计算,以算出该偏移校正操作所使用之一偏移校正量。9. The electronic device as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal includes a numerical matrix, and the processing circuit can use pixel units (pixels) as units, pixel rows (columns) The value of the numerical matrix is calculated in unit or frame, so as to calculate an offset correction amount used in the offset correction operation. 10.一种量测生理特征之方法,包含:10. A method of measuring physiological characteristics, comprising: 使用至少一发光单元,用以发射至少一光线,该至少一光线包含对应于一第一波长之一第一光线成份及对应于一第二波长之一第二光线成份,该第一波长不同于该第二波长;At least one light emitting unit is used to emit at least one light, the at least one light includes a first light component corresponding to a first wavelength and a second light component corresponding to a second wavelength, the first wavelength is different from the second wavelength; 使用一影像感测电路,因应于该至少一光线,感测产生至少一生理特征量测讯号;using an image sensing circuit to sense and generate at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal in response to the at least one light; 对于该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一偏移校正操作,以产生至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号;以及performing an offset correction operation on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal to generate at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal; and 对该至少一校正后之生理特征量测讯号进行计算,以估测得到一生理特征结果。Calculation is performed on the at least one corrected physiological characteristic measurement signal to estimate a physiological characteristic result. 11.如申请专利范围第10项所述之方法,其中进行该偏移校正操作之步骤包含:估计该至少一光线成份之至少一直流偏移校正量,并根据该至少一直流偏移校正量,对该至少一生理特征量测讯号进行一直流偏移校正操作。11. The method as described in claim 10, wherein the step of performing the offset correction operation comprises: estimating at least one DC offset correction amount of the at least one light component, and based on the at least one DC offset correction amount , performing a DC offset correction operation on the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal. 12.如申请专利范围第11项所述之方法,其中该至少一生理特征量测讯号包含有对应于该第一光线成份之一第一生理特征量测讯号及对应于该第二光线成份之一第二生理特征量测讯号,该方法另包含:12. The method described in claim 11, wherein the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal includes a first physiological characteristic measurement signal corresponding to the first light component and a signal corresponding to the second light component A second physiological characteristic measurement signal, the method further includes: 估计对应于该第一光线成份之一第一直流偏移校正量以及估计对应于该第二光线成份之一第二直流偏移校正量;estimating a first DC offset correction amount corresponding to the first light component and estimating a second DC offset correction amount corresponding to the second light component; 分别根据该第一直流偏移校正量及该第二直流偏移校正量,对该第一生理特征量测讯号及该第二生理特征量测讯号执行该直流偏移校正操作,产生该校正后之第一生理特征量测讯号及该校正后之第二生理特征量测讯号;以及performing the DC offset correction operation on the first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the second physiological characteristic measurement signal according to the first DC offset correction amount and the second DC offset correction amount respectively, to generate the correction the subsequent first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the corrected second physiological characteristic measurement signal; and 根据该校正后之第一生理特征量测讯号及该校正后之第二生理特征量测讯号,计算估测出该生理特征结果。The physiological characteristic result is calculated and estimated according to the corrected first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the corrected second physiological characteristic measurement signal. 13.如申请专利范围第12项所述之方法,其中计算估测出该生理特征结果的步骤包含:13. The method described in item 12 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of calculating and estimating the result of the physiological characteristic includes: 进行一色度空间转换,分别将该校正后之第一生理特征量测讯号及该校正后之第二生理特征量测讯号转换为一第一色度讯号及一第二色度讯号;performing a chromaticity space conversion, respectively converting the corrected first physiological characteristic measurement signal and the corrected second physiological characteristic measurement signal into a first chrominance signal and a second chrominance signal; 计算该第一色度讯号与该第二色度讯号之一比值;以及calculating a ratio of the first chrominance signal to the second chrominance signal; and 将该比值转换至一频率域,以计算得到该生理特征结果。The ratio is transformed into a frequency domain to calculate the physiological characteristic result. 14.如申请专利范围第11项所述之方法,其中估计该至少一光线成份之该至少一直流偏移校正量之步骤包含:于遮蔽环境光时量测一直流偏移作为该偏移校正操作所使用之一初步直流偏移校正量。14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of estimating the at least one DC offset correction of the at least one light component comprises: measuring a DC offset as the offset correction when ambient light is blocked One of the preliminary DC offset corrections used by the operation. 15.如申请专利范围第14项所述之方法,其中估计该至少一光线成份之该至少一直流偏移校正量之步骤另包含:15. The method as described in claim 14, wherein the step of estimating the at least one DC offset correction amount of the at least one light component further comprises: 通过逐步施加多个不同直流偏移测试量至该至少一光线成份所对应之至少一颜色通道,以产生多个不同的测试结果讯号;以及A plurality of different test result signals are generated by gradually applying a plurality of different DC offset test quantities to at least one color channel corresponding to the at least one light component; and 从该些不同的测试结果讯号,反推估测该直流偏移校正量。From the different test result signals, the DC offset correction amount is inversely estimated. 16.如申请专利范围第15项所述之方法,其中逐步施加多个不同直流偏移测试量之步骤包含:通过一固定步阶大小来产生该些不同直流偏移测试量,或通过动态调整一步阶大小来产生该些不同直流偏移测试量。16. The method as described in item 15 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the step of gradually applying a plurality of different DC offset test values includes: generating these different DC offset test values through a fixed step size, or by dynamically adjusting The step size is used to generate these different DC offset test values. 17.如申请专利范围第15项所述之方法,其中从该些不同的测试结果讯号反推估测该直流偏移校正量的步骤包含;17. The method as described in item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of inversely estimating the DC offset correction amount from the different test result signals includes; 根据每一测试结果讯号之一频谱的一最大能量值以及一比值,产生一特定临界值;以及generating a specific critical value according to a maximum energy value and a ratio of a frequency spectrum of each test result signal; and 根据该每一测试结果讯号中超过该特定临界值之频率成份的一局部极值个数,从该些不同的测试结果讯号所对应之该些不同直流偏移量中,反推估测出该直流偏移校正量;According to the number of local extremums of the frequency components exceeding the specific critical value in each test result signal, the different DC offsets corresponding to the different test result signals are reversely estimated to estimate the DC offset correction amount; 其中当一特定测试结果讯号之一局部极值个数小于一特定个数时,系选取该特定测试结果讯号所对应之一直流偏移量作为该直流偏移校正量。Wherein when the number of local extreme values of a specific test result signal is less than a specific number, a DC offset corresponding to the specific test result signal is selected as the DC offset correction value. 18.如申请专利范围第10项所述之方法,其中该至少一生理特征量测讯号包括一数值矩阵,该处理电路系能够采用以像素单元为单位、以像素行为单位或以图框为单位来对该数值矩阵之数值进行计算,以算出该偏移校正操作所使用之一偏移校正量。18. The method as described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the at least one physiological characteristic measurement signal includes a numerical matrix, and the processing circuit can use the unit of pixel unit, the unit of pixel row or the unit of picture frame Calculate the values of the numerical matrix to calculate an offset correction amount used in the offset correction operation.
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