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Abstract

A first light source and a second light source held by an annular structure emit light having respective wavelengths. A light receiver held by the annular structure receives reflected or scattered light associated with the first light source and the second light source. A control unit controls the first light source and the second light to emit intermittently and determines whether the annular structure is mounted on a finger, based on received light levels by the light receiver. A distance from the light receiver to the second light source is longer than a distance from the light receiver to the first light source. The control unit is configured to perform a mounted-state determination process that determines whether the annular structure is mounted on the finger based on the received light levels by the light receiver, and to perform a biometric-information measurement process based on the received light levels.

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What is claimed is:

A first light source and a second light source held by an annular structure emit light having respective wavelengths. A light receiver held by the annular structure receives reflected or scattered light associated with the first light source and the second light source. A control unit controls the first light source and the second light to emit intermittently and determines whether the annular structure is mounted on a finger, based on received light levels by the light receiver. A distance from the light receiver to the second light source is longer than a distance from the light receiver to the first light source. The control unit is configured to perform a mounted-state determination process that determines whether the annular structure is mounted on the finger based on the received light levels by the light receiver, and to perform a biometric-information measurement process based on the received light levels.
Timeline
Filed
03/12/2026
Published
07/16/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61B 5/00:Measuring for diagnostic purposes (radiation diagnosis A61B 6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B 8/00); Identification of persons
A61B 5/01:Measuring temperature of body parts (clinical contact thermometers G01K 13/20)