KR101652418B1 - Child Care System habing Bolometer type Infrared Detector and Child Care Management Method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

In the child care health care system and the child care health care method using the same, the image capturing camera 20 automatically recognizes / tracks the infant, the infant non-cooled infrared ray detector 30 measures the infant body temperature, The alarm is sounded by the alarm sound speaker 60 using the wireless network 40 in accordance with the determination result, and the smartphone 50 of the protector at the remote place ) To transmit the real-time body temperature information so that the baby sitter takes appropriate measures immediately on the spot according to the fever state of the infant or the protector at the remote place takes prompt and appropriate action using the smart phone 50.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a child care health care system having a bolometer type infrared detector and a child care health care method using the same,

The present invention relates to a healthcare system for childcare, and more particularly, to a healthcare system for childcare that incorporates a bolometer-type infrared detector capable of coping with disturbances in a remote place when the temperature of infants is abnormally observed by a bolometer-type uncooled infrared detector, Health care method.

In reality, it is hard for parents and guardians to care for their children while working in a dual-income couple, so it is inevitable to hire a babysitter or leave infants in facilities such as daycare centers.

However, as parents' anxiety is increased due to the accidents of infants and children related to babysitters and daycare centers, the infant burden of infants is further amplified.

One example of such anxiety for parents is the continuous monitoring of infants and toddlers by home CCTV.

Especially, the built-in CMOS sensor, which is mainly used in low-end digital cameras and mobile phone cameras, provides convenience for parents to check the state of infants and children even when they are away from infants and toddlers.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0128213 (November 23, 2011)

However, in the monitoring of infants and toddlers using home CCTV, since CMOS sensors only accept visible light, there is a problem that limited application such as simple monitoring or security notice is inconvenient.

In particular, although home-use CCTVs using infrared LEDs can only be taken at night, LEDs can only play a role of simple lighting, and home CCTVs that do not adopt LEDs are limited to simple daytime observation.

In addition, home CCTV requires users to directly adjust the gaze of CCTV, so that infants who are out of sight can not be observed.

In view of the above, the present invention is to continuously monitor infant's body temperature by temperature measurement using a bolometer-type uncooled infrared ray detector and to continuously monitor infants out of the screen by applying a target tracking algorithm, The present invention is directed to a healthcare system for childcare that incorporates a bolometer-type infrared detector capable of continuously observing infants and young children even when they are separated by a smart phone information or a speaker voice through a network, and to provide a childcare healthcare method using the same. .

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a health care system for a childcare including a bolometer-type infrared ray detector, which transmits and receives data to and from a wireless network and discriminates a temperature detection and judgment algorithm and infant / A controller having an infant awareness and tracking algorithm to do; A video camera having a servo motor for adjusting the angle of photographing and photographing the infants; A bolometer non-cooled infrared detector for detecting a body temperature of the infant; An alarm sound speaker for receiving an output of the controller through the wireless network and generating a sound; A smartphone equipped with a smartphone healthcare application for receiving an output of the controller through the wireless network and providing an activation button for urgent action together with infant baby image and baby body temperature; Is included.

The temperature detection and judgment algorithm determines a heating state in two steps with the infant body temperature at 35 ° C normal in the image photographed by the imaging camera.

The infant awareness and tracking algorithm adjusts an image capturing angle of the image capturing camera so that infants, which are targets in the image captured by the image capturing camera, do not go out of the screen.

The alarm sound speaker is installed at a place where the infant is present or at a nearby place.

The smartphone health care application includes a steady state confirmation window in which a body temperature display bar appears together with an infant ' s image; A thermometer for checking infants and toddlers; Includes infant and toddler images, and a high-temperature status window that displays a thermometer, a heat-up button, a babysitter connection button, a 119 connection button, and a room temperature control button.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a child care health care method using a child care health care system including a bolometer type infrared ray detector, the child care health care method comprising: (A) Detecting the body temperature of the infant to be tracked continuously; (B) determining, in the controller, a change in body temperature of the infant using the detected body temperature; (C) dividing the infant into a normal state, a low-temperature state, and a high-temperature state by the body temperature change in the controller; (D) In the controller, the controller continues the infant body temperature change determination in the steady state, while generating a speaker alarm sound using the wireless network in the low or high temperature state, and transmitting the speaker alarm sound to the smartphone of the infant and child protector. (E) displaying the infant's body temperature classified according to a low-temperature state and a high-temperature state in the smartphone, and taking an urgent action with the activation button provided by the smartphone; As shown in FIG.

In the step (A), the photographing is performed by an image camera, the body temperature detection is performed by a bolometer non-cooled infrared ray detector, and the tracking of the infant of the image camera is performed by a servo motor under the control of the controller.

In (B) above, the body temperature change is based on 35 占 폚.

In the step (C), the steady state is when the infant body temperature is 35 ° C, the mild state is 1 ° C or more and less than 2.5 ° C than 35 ° C, and the high temperature state is 2.5 ° C or more than 35 ° C.

In the step (C), the speaker alarm sound is generated at a position where the baby sitter can listen to the baby.

In the step (D), the active button in the low-heat state displays a body temperature together with an infant image and includes a feather guide button for indicating a cause of the fever and action information, and a babysitter connection button connected to the babysitter.

In the step (D), the body temperature is displayed on the active button in the high-temperature state, and the baby's seat connection button is connected to the baby sitter by telephone A 119 connection button to be connected, and a room temperature adjustment button to which a signal for lowering the room temperature of the place where the infant is present is transmitted to the wireless network.

The present invention can measure the body temperature of infants and young children by using a bolometer-type uncooled infrared detector for 24 hours. In particular, the present invention has an effect of detecting the heating state of infants with frequent fever, in real time.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of automatically keeping the angle of view of the photographing line without a separate operation through the infant ' s recognition / tracking algorithm so that the target does not go out of the screen.

In addition, the present invention enables a guardian who is physically separated from infants and young children to check the body temperature state of infants and children in real time through a smart phone application. In particular, a smartphone application allows a caregiver, physically separated from infants and young children, The effect can be performed in real time.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a child care health care system incorporating a bolometer type infrared ray detector according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a child care health care method using a child care health care system incorporating a bolometer type infrared ray detector according to the present invention FIG. 3 is an example of a screen for each state of an application in which the present invention is displayed using a smartphone.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

1 shows a configuration of a healthcare system for childcare incorporating a bolometer-type infrared detector according to the present embodiment.

As shown, the health care system for child care includes a controller 10, a video camera 20, a bolometer non-cooled infrared detector 30, a wireless network 40, a smart phone 50, an alarm sound speaker 60, .

The controller 10 controls all the devices constituting the healthcare system for childcare, and in particular, includes a temperature detection and judgment algorithm 10-1 for discriminating the body temperature of infants and an infant child recognition and tracking Algorithm 10-2.

The infant / child temperature detection and judgment algorithm 10-1 recognizes an object having a temperature of 35 ° C or higher in the image photographed by the image capturing camera 20 as a target. This is based on the fact that the human body temperature is maintained at a temperature higher by 10 ° C or more than 18 ° C (winter time) to 27 ° C (summer time), which is an appropriate room temperature. From this, the highest temperature among all the target recognized pixels is determined as the body temperature of the infant. At this time, the body temperature is detected by the bolometer non-cooled infrared ray detector 30 having a temperature difference with the contact type thermometer, so the state of the infant is judged by the change amount of the temperature, not the absolute value of the target body temperature. It is provided as a reference value.

In particular, infants and toddlers can be divided into three categories: 'normal', 'low', and 'high'. For example, the steady state has no temperature change, and the low temperature state is a case where the temperature change is 1 ° C or more and less than 2.5 ° C, and the high temperature state is 2.5 ° C or more.

These results are all transmitted to the smartphone 50 of the protector through the wireless network 40 in common.

The infant awareness and tracking algorithm 10-2 keeps the infant, which is a target in the image photographed by the imaging camera 20, out of the screen. In particular, when the target infant is out of the screen, the photographing angle of the video camera 20 is adjusted.

The image capturing camera 20 includes a servomotor 20-1 capable of adjusting the image capturing angle so that the image capturing camera 20 can be adjusted by controlling the controller 10 when the target infant is out of the screen And captures and transmits the target infant and child to the controller 10.

Particularly, through the control of the controller 10, the servo motor 20-1 adjusts the imaging camera 20 so that the center of the recognized target is located at the center of the image, The direction of the video camera 20 is adjusted so that the target comes to the center of the screen.

Therefore, in the video camera 20, a video is shot in a state in which the target infant is not out of the screen.

The bolometer non-cooled infrared ray detector 30 detects the body temperature of the target infant and provides the detected temperature to the controller 10.

The wireless network 40 receives all the information output from the controller 10 and transmits the information to the smartphone 50 and the alarm sound speaker 60. The controller 10 transmits a command to the controller 10 for control.

The smartphone 50 is a communication device used by a guardian, and in particular, includes a smartphone healthcare application 50-1 that can check the status of infants and young children determined by the controller 10.

Particularly, in the smartphone healthcare application 50-1, a steady state confirmation window (FIG. 3) in which a thermometer indication bar 50A appears together with an infant image, a thermometer indication bar 50A, 50B, a babysitter connection button 50C, and a baby's seat connection button 50E, a baby's seat connection button 50E, And a high-temperature state confirmation window (shown in FIG. 3) in which the connection button 50F and the room temperature adjustment button 50G are displayed.

Therefore, even if the caregiver is at a remote location, it is possible to quickly respond to matters to be handled to the infant through his / her own smartphone 50.

The alarm sound loudspeaker 60 is installed at a place where infants are present or at a nearby place, and the controller 10 invokes an alert to the infant by executing an alarm sound under control.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 shows a child care health care method using a child care health care system incorporating a bolometer type infrared ray detector according to the present embodiment.

As shown, the infant is recognized (S10), the recognized infant is continuously tracked (S20), and the body temperature of the infant to be tracked is detected (S30). Next, the infant body temperature change is determined using the detected infant body temperature in step S40, and the determined infant body temperature change is classified into the normal state S50, the feeble state S60, and the high fever state S70. Then, in the normal state (S50), feedback is made to S30 to continuously detect the infant's body temperature. On the other hand, in the case of the low-temperature state (S60) or the high-temperature state (S70), it is transmitted to the smartphone 50 (S80) and the voice information is outputted to the alarm sound speaker 60 (S90).

This process is executed by the infant recognition and tracking algorithm 10-2 of the controller 10 so that the infant and infant images are photographed by the imaging camera 20 and the infant's body temperature is detected by the non-cooled infrared detector 30 of the bolometer. Further, when the temperature detection and judgment algorithm 10-1 of the controller 10 is activated, the heating state of the infant is judged. In a steady state (S50) in which there is no temperature change amount of the infant body temperature from the heating state, (S60) in which the temperature is less than 1 DEG C and less than 2.5 DEG C (S60), and a high-temperature state (S70) in which the temperature change of the infant and baby body temperature is 2.5 DEG C or more.

In addition, by using the wireless network 40, information about infants in the low-heat state S60 and the high-heat state S70 is output to the smartphone transmission S80 and the voice information S90, respectively.

In the present embodiment, the output of the voice information S90 is composed of an alarm sound speaker 60. The alarm sound speaker 60 allows the baby sitter to take care of infants or take care of them in the vicinity, (S60) or the high-temperature state (S70).

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the information about the low heat state S60 and the high heat state S70 transmitted to the smartphone 50 of the protector is provided in detail through the smartphone health care application 50-1.

3 shows in detail the execution state of the smartphone healthcare application 50-1.

3 (A) is a state in which the smartphone healthcare application 50-1 is operated as a steady state confirmation window in which the thermometer indicator 50A appears together with the infant and child image. This is the basic operating phase in which the infant shows normal conditions without any abnormality, and the push button that the caregiver can take action is not activated. Therefore, when information on the low-heat state (S60) or the high-heat state (S70) is received, the smartphone health care application (50-1) The confirmation window or the high-temperature state confirmation window shown in FIG. 3 (C) is switched to, and from this, a push button (Push Button) for the guardian to take action is activated.

In FIG. 3 (B), a low-heat status confirmation window is displayed by executing a low-temperature message (for example, 38.8 ° C), and in the low-heat status check window, a thermometer index indicator 50A, a heat indicator guide button 50B, A push button such as the push button 50C is activated. Then, the guardian can quickly deal with infants and young children at the remote place by selecting the heat treatment guide button 50B and the babysitter connection button 50C.

For example, the guide button 50B displays the basic information to be used when the baby feels a fever and the possible cause. In the baby sitter connection button (50C), the telephone connection is performed to the pre-designated babysitter contact.

3 (C) shows a case in which a thermometer sign 50A, a hyperthermia guide button 50D, a babysitter connection button 50E, a connection 119 A push button such as a button 50F and a room temperature adjustment button 50G is activated. Then, the caregiver can quickly deal with infants and children at a remote place by selecting the high-temperature measure guidance button 50D, the babysitter connection button 50E, the connection button 50F, and the room temperature adjustment button 50G.

For example, the hyperthermia guide button (50D) displays the basic information to be taken when the baby feels hot and the possible cause. In the baby sitter connection button (50E), a telephone connection is performed to a pre-designated babysitter contact. 119 The connection button (50F) dials 119 directly. In the room temperature adjusting button 50G, a predetermined system air conditioner application is executed and the temperature of the room is lowered, so that the body temperature of the infant can be lowered in an emergency mode.

As described above, in the child care health care system and the child care health care method using the same according to the present embodiment, the image capturing camera 20 automatically recognizes / tracks the infant and the non-cooled infrared infrared detector 30 detects infants' The controller 10 determines whether or not the body temperature has changed based on the body temperature measured by the controller 10 and alerts the user to the scene with the alarm sound speaker 60 using the wireless network 40 according to the determination result, The baby sitter takes appropriate measures immediately on the spot according to the fever state of the infant, or the protector at the remote place uses the smart phone 50 to quickly and appropriately take measures .

10: controller 10-1: temperature detection and judgment algorithm
10-2: Infant Recognition and Tracking Algorithm
20: video camera 20-1: servo motor
30: Bolometer Uncooled Infrared Detector
40: Wireless network
50: Smartphone 50-1: Smartphone Healthcare Application
60: Alarm sound speaker

Claims (12)

A controller having a temperature detection and judgment algorithm for discriminating the body temperature of infants and children, and an infant awareness and tracking algorithm for discriminating infants'movements;
A video camera having a servo motor for adjusting the angle of photographing and photographing the infants;
A bolometer non-cooled infrared detector for detecting a body temperature of the infant;
An alarm sound speaker for receiving an output of the controller through the wireless network and generating a sound;
And a smartphone equipped with a smartphone health care application for receiving an output of the controller through the wireless network and providing an activation button for urgent action together with body temperature of infants and young children,
The temperature detection and determination algorithm is a method of recognizing an object of 35 ° C or higher detected by the non-cooled infrared ray detector of the bolometer in the image photographed by the image photographing camera as a target and outputting the pixel of the highest temperature among the recognized target pixels to the infant And determining the state of the infant according to the temperature change amount. The health care system for a child care incorporating the infrared detector of the present invention.
The temperature detection and determination algorithm according to claim 1, wherein the temperature detection and determination algorithm determines a heating state in two steps, with the infant body temperature being normal to 35 ° C in an image taken by the imaging camera, Built-in health care system for childcare.
The infant-and-child recognition and tracking algorithm according to claim 1, wherein the imaging angle of the imaging camera is adjusted so that the infant, which is a target in the image taken by the imaging camera, does not go out of the screen, Built-in health care system for childcare.
The healthcare system for child care as recited in claim 1, wherein the alarm sound speaker is installed at a place where the infant is present or at a nearby place.
The smartphone healthcare application of claim 1, wherein the smartphone healthcare application includes a steady state confirmation window in which a body temperature display bar is displayed together with an infant & A thermometer for checking infants and toddlers; And a high-temperature state confirmation window in which a thermometer, a thermometer, a thermometer guide button, a babysitter connection button, a connection button 119, and a room temperature adjustment button are displayed together with the infant image. (A) The controller recognizes an object at 35 ° C or higher in the captured image as a target, identifies the infant at the highest temperature among the pixels of the recognized target as the temperature of the infant, continuously tracks the infant perceived Detecting a body temperature of the infant to be tracked;
(B) determining, in the controller, a change in body temperature of the infant with the detected temperature change amount;
(C) dividing the infant into a normal state, a low-temperature state, and a high-temperature state by the body temperature change in the controller;
(D) In the controller, the controller continues the infant body temperature change determination in the steady state, while generating a speaker alarm sound using the wireless network in the low or high temperature state, and transmitting the speaker alarm sound to the smartphone of the infant and child protector.
(E) displaying the infant's body temperature classified according to a low-temperature state and a high-temperature state in the smartphone, and taking an urgent action with the activation button provided by the smartphone;
The method of claim 1, wherein the infrared ray detector is an infrared ray detector.
[7] The method of claim 6, wherein in the step (A), the photographing is performed by an image camera, the body temperature detection is performed by a bolometer non-cooled infrared ray detector, and the tracking of the infant of the image camera is performed by a servomotor Wherein the infrared ray detector comprises a bolometer-type infrared detector.
The child care health care method according to claim 6, wherein in (B), the temperature change is based on 35 占 폚.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein in the step (C), the steady state is when the infant body temperature is 35 DEG C, the low heat state is 1 DEG C or more and less than 2.5 DEG C or more than 35 DEG C, Wherein the infrared ray detector comprises a bolometer-type infrared detector.
[Claim 7] The method of claim 6, wherein, in the step (C), the speaker alarm sound is generated at a position where the babysitter can take care of the infant. Parenting health care using method.
[Claim 6] The method of claim 6, wherein in the step (D), the body temperature is displayed together with the infant image on the active button in the low-heat state, and a heat treatment guide button for indicating a cause of the fever and action information, Wherein the infrared ray detector includes a bolometer type infrared ray detector.
[Claim 6] The method of claim 6, wherein in the step (D), the body temperature is displayed on the active button in the high temperature state, and the body temperature is displayed on the active button in the high temperature state, Button 119, a connection button 119 connected to the telephone 119, and a room temperature control button for transmitting a signal for lowering the room temperature of the place where infants and young children are present to the wireless network. Parenting healthcare method using healthcare system.

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