Application No.: 15/437,666
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`AMENDMENT IN CLAIMS:
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`1. (Currently Amended) A biological signal measurement system comprising:
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`a processor;
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`a biological sensor, which combined with the processor, is configured to measure
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`a biological signal including external noise of biological noise and of environmental
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`noise;
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`a biological noise sensor, which combined with the processor, is configured to
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`measure a signal including predominantly—the biological noise, the signal not including
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`the environmental noise; and
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`an environmental noise sensor, which combined with the processor, is configured
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`to measure a signal including predominantly—the environmental noise, the signal not
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`including the biological noise;
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`wherein the processor peFferms-is configured to:
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`estimate the biological noise from the signal measured by the biological noise
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`senson
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`estimate the environmental noise from the signal measured by the environmental
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`noise sensor; and
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`calculate a biological signal in consideration of an effect of the external noise,
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`using the biological signal measured by the biological sensor, the estimated biological
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`noise and the estimated environmental noise.
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`2. (Previously Presented) The biological signal measurement system according
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`to claim 1,
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`wherein the processor estimates the biological noise to be a first signal obtained
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`by multiplying the signal measured by the biological noise sensor by a first constant,
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`the processor estimates the environmental noise to be a second signal obtained
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`by multiplying the signal measured by the environmental noise sensor by a second
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`constant, and
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`AMENDMENT IN CLAIMS:
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`1. (Currently Amended) A biological signal measurement system comprising:
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`a processor;
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`a biological sensor, which combined with the processor, is configured to measure
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`a biological signal including external noise of biological noise and of environmental
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`noise;
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`a biological noise sensor, which combined with the processor, is configured to
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`measure a signal including predominantly—the biological noise, the signal not including
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`the environmental noise; and
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`an environmental noise sensor, which combined with the processor, is configured
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`to measure a signal including predominantly—the environmental noise, the signal not
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`including the biological noise;
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`wherein the processor peFferms-is configured to:
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`estimate the biological noise from the signal measured by the biological noise
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`senson
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`estimate the environmental noise from the signal measured by the environmental
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`noise sensor; and
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`calculate a biological signal in consideration of an effect of the external noise,
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`using the biological signal measured by the biological sensor, the estimated biological
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`noise and the estimated environmental noise.
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`2. (Previously Presented) The biological signal measurement system according
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`to claim 1,
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`wherein the processor estimates the biological noise to be a first signal obtained
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`by multiplying the signal measured by the biological noise sensor by a first constant,
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`the processor estimates the environmental noise to be a second signal obtained
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`by multiplying the signal measured by the environmental noise sensor by a second
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`constant, and
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`the processor calculates the biological signal in consideration of the effect of the
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`external noise by subtracting the first signal and the second signal from the biological
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`signal measured by the biological sensor.
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`3. (Withdrawn — Previously Presented) The biological signal measurement
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`system according to claim 1, further comprising
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`an analyzer that performs independent component analysis of the biological
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`signal measured by the biological sensor,
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`wherein the processor estimates the biological noise to be an independent
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`component most similar to the biological signal measured by the biological noise sensor
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`out of at least one independent component as a result of signal separation by the
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`analyzer,
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`the processor estimates the environmental noise to be an independent
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`component most similar to the signal measured by the environmental noise sensor out
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`of the at least one independent component as a result of signal separation by the
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`analyzer, and
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`the processor calculates a biological signal excluding the biological noise and the
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`environmental noise by removing the estimated biological noise and the estimated
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`environmental noise from the biological signal measured by the biological sensor.
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`4. (Previously Presented) The biological signal measurement system according
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`to claim 1,
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`wherein the biological signal is brain waves,
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`the biological sensor has a first electrode attachable to a head of a user, and
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`the biological noise sensor has a second electrode attachable to a vicinity of at
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`least one of a throat, an eye, and a temple of the user.
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`5. (Previously Presented) The biological signal measurement system according
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`to claim 1,
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`wherein the biological signal is related to a temperature of at least one of a hand
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`fingertip, the nose, an instep and a foot fingertip of a user,
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`the biological sensor is attachable to at least one of a hand fingertip, the nose, an
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`instep and a foot fingertip of the user, and
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`the biological noise sensor is attachable to at least one of a wrist, a back of a
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`hand, a palm, a first joint of a finger, a forehead, an ankle and an instep of the user.
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`6. (Previously Presented) The biological signal measurement system according
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`to claim 1,
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`wherein the biological signal is related to a cerebral blood flow,
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`the biological sensor measures a first absorbance at a point of attention of a
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`head of a user, and
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`the biological noise sensor measures a second absorbance of the whole brain of
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`the user.
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`7. (Currently Amended) The biological signal measurement system according to
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`claim 1,
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`wherein the biological signal is related to emotional sweating,
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`the biological signal—measurepsensor measures a first amount of sweat produced
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`by a user due to emotional sweating, and
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`the biological noise measurer—sensor measures a second amount of sweat
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`produced due to a change in body temperature of the user.
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`8. (New)
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`A biological signal measurement system comprising:
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`a processor;
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`a biological sensor combined with the processor, the biological sensor being
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`configured to measure a biological signal of a living body, the biological signal including
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`biological noise and environmental noise;
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`a biological noise sensor combined with the processor, the biological noise
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`sensor being separate from the biological sensor, and configured to measure, based on
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`the living body, the biological noise to generate a signal including the biological noise;
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`and
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`an environmental noise sensor combined with the processor, the environmental
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`noise sensor being separate from the biological sensor, and configured to measure,
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`independently of the living body, the environmental noise to generate a signal including
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`the environmental noise;
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`wherein the processor is configured to:
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`estimate the biological noise from the signal measured by the biological noise
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`senson
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`estimate the environmental noise from the signal measured by the environmental
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`noise sensor; and
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`calculate a biological signal in consideration of an effect of the biological noise
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`and the environmental noise, using the biological signal measured by the biological
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`sensor, the estimated biological noise and the estimated environmental noise.
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`9. (New) The biological signal measurement system according to claim 8,
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`wherein the environmental noise sensor measures at least one of magnetic or radio
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`noise generated by peripheral equipment; a temperature; a humidity; an air current; a
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`radiant heat; a change in lighting in measurement environment; a change in an incident
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`angle to measuring probe; and a wind speed.
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`10. (New) The biological signal measurement system according to claim 8,
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`wherein the processor estimates the biological noise to be a first signal obtained
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`by multiplying the signal measured by the biological noise sensor by a first constant,
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`the processor estimates the environmental noise to be a second signal obtained
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`by multiplying the signal measured by the environmental noise sensor by a second
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`constant, and
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`the processor calculates the biological signal in consideration of the effect of the
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`biological noise and the environmental noise by subtracting the first signal and the
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`second signal from the biological signal measured by the biological sensor.
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`11. (New) The biological signal measurement system according to claim 8,
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`wherein the biological signal is brain waves,
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`the biological sensor has a first electrode attachable to a head of a user, and
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`the biological noise sensor has a second electrode attachable to a vicinity of at
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`least one of a throat, an eye, and a temple of the user.
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`12. (New) The biological signal measurement system according to claim 8,
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`wherein the biological signal is related to a temperature of at least one of a hand
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`fingertip, the nose, an instep and a foot fingertip of a user,
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`the biological sensor is attachable to at least one of a hand fingertip, the nose, an
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`instep and a foot fingertip of the user, and
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`the biological noise sensor is attachable to at least one of a wrist, a back of a
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`hand, a palm, a first joint of a finger, a forehead, an ankle and an instep of the user.
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`13. (New) The biological signal measurement system according to claim 8,
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`wherein the biological signal is related to a cerebral blood flow,
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`the biological sensor measures a first absorbance at a point of attention of a
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`head of a user, and
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`the biological noise sensor measures a second absorbance of the whole brain of
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`the user.
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`14. (New) The biological signal measurement system according to claim 8,
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`wherein the biological signal is related to emotional sweating,
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`the biological sensor measures a first amount of sweat produced by a user due
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`to emotional sweating, and
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`the biological noise sensor measures a second amount of sweat produced due to
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`a change in body temperature of the user.
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