KR101682478B1 - Smart nappy management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart diaper management system, and more particularly, to a smart diaper management system that includes a wearable terminal body detachably attached to one side of a diaper, a sensor module embedded in the wearable terminal body to detect whether urine and feces are present, A transmission module for wirelessly transmitting information; And a wearable terminal control module for controlling the transmission module; A management terminal control module for storing the detection information received from the reception module, and an alarm for sending an alarm signal to the manager under the control of the management terminal control module; And a management terminal unit including a management terminal unit having the reception module and the alarm module built therein.
The smart diaper management system according to the present invention is capable of receiving the presence or absence of small or large dementia of the demented elderly, intensive care unit, infant or newborn infant wirelessly through the terminal, displaying the change status and displaying the change status, The same information can be used as a database to check the health condition of a patient by using the same information. In the case of a stool sensor, the risk of corrosion and breakdown can be remarkably reduced by applying a non-contact sensor so as not to directly contact the stool .

Description

[0001] Smart nappy management system [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a smart diaper management system, and more particularly, to a smart diaper management system capable of detecting the presence or absence of a demented elderly person, an intensive care person, and a baby, .

In general, infants who are unable to handle their own personal use or who are uncomfortable to wear tend to wear diapers. If the diaper is not replaced within a certain period of time after the excretion, it may cause rash, eczema, or pressure sores due to excretion.

Therefore, it is very inconvenient for the infant or the caregiver of the patient to check the presence / absence of the small / small feces from time to time by using the olfactory, visual or tactile sense. Especially, when there is a small amount of excretion, it is not easy to check and is not unsanitary, .

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2004-0074806 discloses a diaper warning system for a diaper. In the above-described urinary alarm device, a conductive detection line is embedded at a predetermined interval, and an extension line of the detection line is connected to a detachable terminal made of a magnetic body on the band portion. The detachable terminal is detachably attached to the detachable terminal of the diaper A control IC for detecting whether or not urination has occurred in accordance with a change in the current detected by the detection unit; and a control IC for controlling the urination alarm to a melody And a sensing device including a battery having a structure that can be replaced with a volume control switch for controlling the volume of the melody IC.

The above-mentioned diuretic alarm device of the diaper has an advantage that it can immediately detect and inform the urine of the urine. However, since the detection line is coated with copper wire or conductive paint, it is still a limit point that causes skin troubles when it comes into contact with human skin have.

Further, since the detection line formed of a metal wire is more easily oxidized when reacting with the feces, it causes serious adverse effects on the soft skin of the infant or patient and contaminates the surface of the diaper.

Particularly, since the conventional detecting wire is formed of a thick copper wire, there is a disadvantage in that it causes a foreign body feeling and does not easily bend so that the wearing feeling is poor. In addition, the manufacturing cost is increased due to an increase in the amount of copper wire, .

Separately, in the case of a critical patient in a hospital, the number of times of feces is important, and a caregiver, a caregiver or a nurse must manually check the number of times of urine and feces on the chart in order to manage it.

In this way, the physician checks the changes in the number of urine and stools, and checks the patient's health condition. However, since the urine and stool frequency of the patient can not be confirmed at once, It takes a long time, and there is a problem that the risk of misdiagnosis exists.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a database of information on feces so that there is less concern about corrosion and malfunction, The present invention relates to a smart diaper management system having a structure of a smart diaper.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart diaper management system including a wearable terminal body detachably attached to one side of a diaper, a sensor module built in the wearable terminal body for detecting urine and feces, A transmission module for wirelessly transmitting information sensed by the sensor module; And a wearable terminal control module for controlling the transmission module; A management terminal control module for storing the detection information received from the reception module, and an alarm for sending an alarm signal to the manager under the control of the management terminal control module; And a management terminal unit having a module and a management terminal unit having the reception module and the alarm module incorporated therein.

Wherein the sensor module includes a urine detection sensor for detecting whether the urine of the wearer wears the diaper, and a diaper sensor for detecting whether the wearer has a diaper, wherein the urine sensor includes a humidity sensor or a moisture sensor, The faecal detection sensor is characterized by including a gas sensor.

Wherein the management terminal unit further comprises a management module for managing the sensing information transmitted from the transmitting module by the wearing terminal control module and received by the receiving module, A data management mode in which the user can check and manage the information of the feces including the time, the number of times, and the cycle of the wearer based on the received detection information, the order mode in which the diaper can be ordered through the Internet connection, And an alarm control mode for controlling the alarm control mode.

The order mode provides a history providing mode for providing the purchase date of the diaper, the purchase quantity, purchased product information, and a service mode in which a failure acceptance or an inquiry can be performed through the Internet connection when a failure occurs in the wearable terminal And the wearable terminal unit is further provided with a memory unit for storing information sensed by the sensor module, wherein the management terminal unit and the wearable terminal unit are configured to be interfaced with each other, So that the information stored in the storage unit can be loaded.

The wearable terminal further includes a voice sensor capable of detecting a cry of the child, and the sensed information transmitted from the transmitting module includes voice information output from the voice sensor.

The wearable terminal further includes a temperature sensor capable of measuring temperature, and the sensed information transmitted from the transmitting module includes temperature information measured by the temperature sensor.

The smart diaper management system according to the present invention is capable of receiving the presence or absence of the demented elderly, intensive care unit, infant, or newborn infant wirelessly through the terminal and displaying the change status to facilitate management thereof. The same information can be used as a database to check the health status of the patient.

In addition, in the case of the stool sensor, there is an advantage that the risk of corrosion and breakdown can be remarkably lowered by applying the non-contact type sensor so as not to directly contact the stool.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a smart diaper management system according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the components of a smart diaper management system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a smart diaper management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 show a smart diaper management system according to the present invention. 1 and 2, the smart diaper management system according to the present invention includes a wearable terminal unit 100; And a management terminal unit (200).

The wearing terminal unit 100 includes a wearing terminal body 110, a sensor module 120, a transmitting module 150, a wearing terminal control module 130 and a memory 140.

The wearer's main body 110 is detachably attached to one side of the diaper 5. It is preferable that the wearable terminal body 110 is slimly formed so as not to interfere with the wearer when attached to the diaper 5, and it is preferable to form a grip portion such as a clip on one side for easy attachment and detachment.

The sensor module 120 is built in the wearing terminal body 110 and detects urine and feces of a wearer and includes a urine detection sensor 121 and a feces detection sensor 122 .

The urine detection sensor 121 includes at least one selected from a humidity sensor, a moisture sensor, and a temperature sensor. The urine detection sensor 121 may be a humidity sensor, a moisture sensor, or a temperature sensor, but it may be applied to two or three selected to increase the accuracy of detection.

The faucet detection sensor 122 applies a gas sensor. The faucet detection sensor 122 may be a gas sensor or a temperature sensor, but both of them may be applied. The gas sensor detects a gas (for example, ammonia) generated in the feces and sends the feces detection signal.

The transmission module 150 wirelessly transmits information detected by the sensor module 120, that is, presence / absence of urine and presence / absence of presence / absence. In the smart diaper management system according to the present embodiment, the transmission module 150 is configured to perform Wi-Fi communication with the reception module 250 described later. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and Bluetooth or ZigBee Zigbee) may be applied.

The memory 140 stores information sensed by the sensor module 120. The memory 140 is mounted inside the wearable terminal body 110 and is controlled by a wearable terminal control module 130 .

The wearable terminal control module 130 receives the information sensed by the sensor module 120, processes the information to be stored in the memory 140, and controls the operation of the transmission module 150. When the sensing information is received from the sensor module 120, the wearable terminal control module 130 stores not only the sensing information but also the information of the time at which the sensing information was received in the memory 140, So as to be transmitted wirelessly.

The wearable terminal control module 130 receives a signal transmitted from the sensor module 120 to determine whether urine or feces are present. For example, when the moisture sensor or the humidity sensor is applied to the urine detection sensor 121, it is determined that no urine is generated when the electric signal transmitted from the moisture sensor or the humidity sensor is below the threshold value. Can be determined to have occurred.

The wearing terminal unit 100 includes a receiving module 250, a management terminal control module 220, an alarm module 230, and a management terminal body 210.

The receiving module 250 receives the sensing information transmitted from the transmitting module 150 and is capable of wireless communication with the transmitting module 150 and can perform Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or ZigBee communication.

The management terminal control module 220 stores the detection information received from the reception module 250 and not only the detection information but also the reception time of the detection information, .

The alarm module 230 transmits an alarm signal to the manager under the control of the management terminal control module 220 and may include a speaker 231 for transmitting a voice signal or a vibration element 232 for providing a vibration signal, And an LED 233 that emits light, may be used. The LED 233 may be omitted when the management terminal unit 200 is applied to a general smartphone.

The management terminal main body 210 includes the reception module 250 to the alarm module 230. In the present invention, a smart phone capable of mobile communication is applied.

The management terminal unit 200 further includes a management module 240 for managing the detection information transmitted from the transmission module 150 by the wearable terminal control module 130 and received by the reception module 250 do.

The management module 240 has a data management mode that allows the user to check and manage the information of the feces including the time, frequency, and period of the wearer's feces based on the sensed information received from the receiving module 250, An order mode in which the diaper 5 can be ordered through an Internet connection, and an alarm control mode for controlling the operation of the alarm module 230.

When the manager inputs an execution signal through the input module provided in the management terminal main body 210, the management terminal module 220 controls the management module 240 such that the administrator can set the data management mode, the order mode, The management terminal body 210 displays a selection menu that can be selected from among the selection menus through a display module provided in the management terminal main body 210. [

In the data management mode, the urine or feces time of the wearer can be confirmed on a daily, monthly or yearly basis, and is displayed on the display module so that the user can easily check the daily, monthly, yearly frequency, urine cycle and faeces cycle.

Meanwhile, in the order mode, a purchase mode in which the diaper 5 worn by the wearer can be purchased, a history providing mode in which the date of purchase of the diaper 5, the purchase quantity, and the purchase product information are provided, And provides a service mode in which a failure acceptance or an inquiry can be performed through an Internet connection when a failure of the unit 100 occurs.

Meanwhile, the management terminal unit 200 and the wearable terminal unit 100 are configured to be interfaced with each other, and the management terminal unit 200 can load information stored in the wearable terminal unit 100 have. That is, the management terminal unit 200 and the wearable terminal unit 100 can communicate with each other through a wired communication method as well as a wireless communication method. It is also possible to perform the NFC (Near Field Communication) method in addition to the data transmission cable in the interfacing method between the management terminal unit 200 and the wearable terminal unit 100.

Although not shown in the drawing, the wearable terminal of the smart diaper system according to the present invention is provided with a voice sensor 160 capable of detecting a cry of a child and a temperature sensor 170 capable of measuring temperature .

The voice sensor 160 is for detecting a cry of a child and further includes a band-pass filter for selectively passing only a voice corresponding to a cry of the child so as to prevent performance degradation due to life noise .

The temperature sensor 170 measures the body temperature of a wearer, such as an infant or a patient, to which the diaper 5 is worn. The temperature sensor 170 is mounted on the wearing terminal body 110 and is preferably installed at a position where the temperature sensor 170 is in contact with the wearer's skin when the wearing terminal body 110 is attached to the diaper. The temperature information measured by the temperature sensor 170 is transmitted to the management terminal unit 200 in real time via the transmission module 150.

The voice information and the temperature information sensed by the voice sensor 160 and the temperature sensor 170 are stored in the memory by the wearer terminal control module 130 and stored in the memory of the wearer terminal control module 130, And is transmitted wirelessly through the transmission module 150 by control.

The management terminal unit 200 receives and stores radio signals transmitted from the transmission module 150. The management module 240 receives a radio signal transmitted from the transmission module 150 through the management module 240, Information can be confirmed and managed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. You will understand that an example is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the true technical protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

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110: wearing terminal body
120: Sensor module
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210: Management terminal body
220: Management terminal control module
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240: Management module
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Claims (7)

A wearable terminal body detachably attached to one side of the diaper, a sensor module built in the wearable terminal body for detecting urine and feces, and a transmission module for wirelessly transmitting information sensed by the sensor module; And a wearable terminal control module for controlling the transmission module;
A management module for managing sensing information received from the receiving module; a management module for managing sensing information received by the receiving module; And a management terminal unit including an alarm module for sending an alarm signal to an administrator under the control of the management terminal control module and a management terminal body having the reception module and the alarm module built therein,
The management module includes a data management mode for checking and managing the information of the feces including the time, frequency and period of the wearer's feces based on the sensed information received from the receiving module according to the selection of the manager, And an alarm control mode for controlling the operation of the alarm module,
The order mode provides a history providing mode for providing the purchase date of the diaper, the purchase quantity, purchased product information, and a service mode in which a failure acceptance or an inquiry can be performed through the Internet connection when a failure occurs in the wearable terminal A smart diaper management system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sensor module includes a urine detection sensor for detecting whether urine of a wearer wearing the diaper is present and a diaper sensor for detecting whether the wearer has a diaper,
The urine detection sensor includes a humidity sensor or a moisture sensor,
Wherein the faecal detection sensor comprises a gas sensor. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the wearable terminal further comprises a memory for storing information sensed by the sensor module,
Wherein the management terminal unit and the wearable terminal unit are configured to be interfaced with each other, and the management terminal unit is capable of loading information stored in the wearable terminal unit. The method according to claim 1,
The wearable terminal further comprises a voice sensor capable of detecting a cry of the child,
Wherein the sensing information transmitted from the transmitting module includes voice information output from the voice sensor. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the wearing terminal unit further comprises a temperature sensor capable of measuring a temperature,
Wherein the sensing information transmitted from the transmitting module includes temperature information measured by the temperature sensor.

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