Samsung has been at the forefront of product innovation in terms of product innovation. Whether it’s on the screen or the camera and the assembly of various sensors, every year, new products always give people a sense of stand out.

Since entering the smart health field in 2014, Samsung has integrated hardware and software support functions for user health testing on its mobile phones and wristbands. The software has a well-known S health (later domestic version changed its name to Samsung Health), and the hardware adds a heart rate sensor to the Galaxy S phone. The user only needs to press and hold the sensor opening, and the mobile phone can detect the current heart rate of the user.

▲Image from: LetsGoDigital

The Samsung patent published on September 26th by the US Patent and Trademark (USPTO) The document describes a patent filed by Samsung on March 20 this year entitled “Electronic devices including multiple light sources.”

This document details the design and operation of an infrared spectrometer or a mobile phone equipped with an infrared spectrometer. According to the graphical depiction of the patent file described by the foreign media LetsGoDigital, four spectral sensors are designed on the left side of the camera. These sensors emit infrared and visible light to the object, and then let the device receive the signal reflected from the object and generate spectral data for deep analysis by the device.

▲ Samsung Galaxy S11 concept map (the spectrum sensor on the far left)

After the spectral sensor is added, the mobile phone can detect the freshness of the food in addition to the appearance data of the object. For example, if the object to be detected is an apple, the mobile phone can detect the sugar content of the apple by means of a sensor, thereby estimating its taste and nutritional value; and, for example, by using an instrument to detect moisture or other data of the human skin, and then provide skin care or Medical advice.

An example of a closer life is that when customers arrive at the supermarket, they only need to scan the mobile phone to see the nutrients in the fruit stand, and even give suggestions for purchase directly, reducing the time for fruit selection.

▲ Changhong’s principle of spectral sensors for mobile phones announced in 2017. Image from: LetsGoDigital< /a>

China Knowledge Network in 2008 included Beijing Institute of Technology The Department of Optoelectronic Engineering of the School of Information Science and Technology of the University introduced a product design called “Short-wave Infrared Spectroscopy Device for Skin Moisture Content Detection”, which can analyze the moisture content of human skin using short-wave infrared spectroscopy. And, the document also Reference for 2007 about near infrared Techniques for testing the fruit sugar content of the experiment.

So we can also see that the patented technology applied by Samsung is not a brand new technology. As far back as 10 years ago, the research in this field has already been studied.

Samsung described in the patent documentAs mentioned, the spectral sensor can not only work with the rear camera, but also work with the flash and the front 3D camera. In other words, in addition to being able to detect the item in the future, it may also be used as a self-portrait beauty beautification.