KR102463572B1 - Method for providing temperature information using a thermaneter, and method for control iot-based body attachable sensor terminal, and iot-based body attachable sensor terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method performed by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes collecting body temperature data and acceleration data measured by a body temperature sensor and an acceleration sensor mounted on an IoT-based detachable thermometer, and using the acceleration data. and determining the body part to which the thermometer is attached, and providing body temperature measurement information at the determined body part by analyzing the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period.

Description

A method for providing body temperature information using a thermometer, a method for controlling an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal, and an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal IOT-BASED BODY ATTACHABLE SENSOR TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method for providing body temperature information using a thermometer, a method for controlling an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal, and an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. The present invention relates to a method for providing body temperature information using a thermometer for providing, a method for controlling an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal, and an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal.

[Project unique number] F2020005

[Buddha] Gyeonggi-do

[Research and Management Specialized Institution] Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency

[Research project name] Gyeonggi-do technology development project

[Research project name] IOT-based detachable disposable thermometer that can be linked with a smartphone and Big Data

[Contribution rate] 1/1

[Organizer] Gloquadtech Co., Ltd.

[Research Period] September 1, 2020 ~ August 31, 2021

In general, in order to measure body temperature, it can be accurately measured after a certain period of time in a state in which the body is in contact or non-contact with the body using a thermometer.

Therefore, in order to measure the body temperature of infants, infants, or patients with limited mobility, the thermometer must be kept in contact or non-contact with the body of the measurement target for a certain period of time, so it is cumbersome to measure the body temperature.

In addition, body temperature can be measured in various body parts such as armpits, eardrums, forehead, wrists, oral cavity, and anus, but since the range of normal body temperature varies slightly depending on body parts, errors may occur in determining whether a fever is present. There is a problem.

Accordingly, there is a need for a body temperature measuring method capable of considering the range of normal body temperature according to body parts when determining a fever state using a thermometer.

Recently, it is possible to detect the health state of the body using various bio-sensors that can be attached to the body, such as a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a blood sugar sensor based on the Internet of Things (IoT).

However, in order to measure various numerical values on the body, since all sensors suitable for each body part must be provided and used, the cost increases, and the use of the sensors is inconvenient because the sensors must be individually attached to the body parts.

Therefore, when using the IoT-based biometric sensor, there is a need for a sensor that can be used for multiple purposes and can be applied to all body parts to be measured without having to have all kinds of sensors.

In addition, it is necessary to provide information to the user so that the values measured by the biosensor attached to each body part can be continuously monitored.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2087238 (2020.03.04. Registered)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for providing body temperature information using a thermometer capable of providing body temperature information and information on a fever state according to body parts using an IOT-based detachable thermometer.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a method for providing body temperature information using a thermometer that can provide corrected body temperature information in consideration of the external environment or body condition when the body temperature measured using a thermometer is affected. is to provide

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that, when using an IoT-based biometric sensor, it is possible to measure various body state-related numerical values using one sensor terminal without having to separately provide various types of sensors. and to provide a control method of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal that can be applied to all body parts to be measured, and an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a control method of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal that can automatically set a function suitable for each body part when using an IoT-based biometric sensor, and an IOT-based body It is to provide a detachable sensor terminal.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a method performed by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention collects body temperature data and acceleration data measured by a body temperature sensor and an acceleration sensor mounted in an IoT-based detachable thermometer. determining a body part to which the thermometer is attached using the acceleration data, and analyzing the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period to provide body temperature measurement information at the determined body part. .

As an embodiment, the step of collecting body temperature data and acceleration data measured by a body temperature sensor and an acceleration sensor mounted in the IoT-based detachable thermometer includes the body temperature data and acceleration data measured by a plurality of thermometers at a preset cycle. and receiving the body temperature data and acceleration data from each of the plurality of thermometers.

In an embodiment, the determining of the body part to which the thermometer is attached using the acceleration data includes determining the body part to which each of the plurality of thermometers is attached using the acceleration data received from each of the plurality of thermometers. and providing body temperature measurement information at the determined body part by analyzing the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period of time, wherein the body temperature data received from each of the plurality of thermometers is analyzed for each determined body part. The method may include providing a comparison result of the body temperature measurement information.

As an embodiment, the method further includes the steps of: obtaining fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part; and outputting a warning message when the measured body temperature data based on the fever reference information is greater than or equal to a fever reference value may include

As an embodiment, the obtaining of the fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part includes the steps of requesting the fever reference information for each body part from a server, and receiving the fever reference information for each body part provided from the server. may include steps.

As an embodiment, the analyzing of the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period and providing body temperature measurement information at the determined body part includes at least an average value, a maximum value, and a minimum value of the body temperature data measured at the body part. It may include outputting a statistical result including one.

As an embodiment, the step of analyzing the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period and providing body temperature measurement information at the determined body part includes outputting a monitoring result of the body temperature data for each date and time period measured at the body part. may include steps.

As an embodiment, the step of analyzing the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period and providing body temperature measurement information at the determined body part may include comparing the measured body temperature data with an average value of the user's past body temperature data and a difference of more than a reference value may include outputting a warning message when

As an embodiment, the method includes receiving an ambient temperature measurement value measured by an external temperature measurement sensor connected through a wireless communication interface, and correcting the body temperature data using the received ambient temperature measurement value. may further include.

As an embodiment, the method may further include receiving sweat secretion data measured by a sweat secretion measurement sensor mounted on the thermometer, and correcting the body temperature data using the sweat secretion amount data.

A method performed by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, sensing data and acceleration data measured by a plurality of sensors and acceleration sensors mounted on an IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal collecting , determining a body part to which the sensor terminal is attached using the acceleration data, and sensors measurable in the determined body part among the plurality of sensors are turned on and not measurable The sensors include outputting a control signal to the sensor terminal to turn off.

As an embodiment, the plurality of sensors may include at least one of a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a moisture level sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a skin damage sensor, and a blood glucose sensor.

As an embodiment, the method may further include providing health state information of the body part by analyzing the sensed data collected for a predetermined period of time for the determined body part.

As an embodiment, the method may further include transmitting the sensing data collected for a predetermined period with respect to the determined body part to a medical staff terminal.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit communicating with an external device, a sensor unit including a plurality of biometric sensors and an acceleration sensor, and the plurality of Collecting sensing data and acceleration data measured by a biosensor and the acceleration sensor, determining a body part to which the sensor terminal is attached using the acceleration data collected for a predetermined period, and determining the determined body part among the plurality of biosensors and a control unit that controls to turn on the biosensor corresponding to the body part and turn off the biosensor that does not correspond to the determined body part.

As an embodiment, the controller may transmit only sensing data measured by a biosensor corresponding to the determined body part among the plurality of biosensors to an external device.

As an embodiment, the controller may transmit the determined information on the body part together with the sensing data to the external device.

As an embodiment, the controller may change the determined body part based on a change amount of sensing data measured by each of the plurality of biosensors for a predetermined period.

1 is a block diagram of a system including an IOT-based detachable thermometer and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart of a method performed by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a system including an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal and a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a method performed by a computing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an example of providing information on a fever state when measuring body temperature for each body part using an exemplary thermometer that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention.
7 is an example of providing body temperature measurement information for each body part using an exemplary thermometer that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention.
8 is an example of correcting body temperature data measured using an exemplary thermometer that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention.
9 is an example of controlling each sensor of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal in an exemplary smart phone that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention.
10 is an example of controlling each sensor according to a body part sensed in an exemplary IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention.
11 is a hardware configuration diagram of an exemplary computing device that may implement methods according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present disclosure and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the following embodiments complete the technical spirit of the present disclosure, and in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs It is provided to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the scope of the present disclosure, and the technical spirit of the present disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present disclosure, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural, unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase.

In addition, in describing the components of the present disclosure, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the elements from other elements, and the essence, order, or order of the elements are not limited by the terms. When it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is between each component. It should be understood that elements may be “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected.”

As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements mentioned. or addition is not excluded.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a system including an IOT-based detachable thermometer and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , a system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an IOT-based detachable thermometer 10 and a user terminal 1 .

The IOT-based detachable thermometer 10 is connected to the user terminal 1 through a wireless communication interface such as, for example, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wifi-direct. The user terminal 1 is provided with a computing device capable of wireless communication, such as a smart phone, tablet, notebook, PC, etc., for example, and is connected to an external device 2 such as an IOT-based detachable thermometer 10 and a server through a wireless communication interface. can be connected

The IOT-based detachable thermometer 10 can be attached to and detached from various body parts, and includes a body temperature sensor capable of measuring body temperature, and an acceleration sensor capable of measuring acceleration and angular velocity according to body movement. do.

The body temperature sensor may be implemented as, for example, an infrared sensor, and may measure the body temperature by detecting infrared rays sensed from a body part using the infrared sensor. The acceleration sensor may be implemented as, for example, a gyro sensor, and may know which body part the movement corresponds to by using the angular velocity measured by the gyro sensor.

The user terminal 1 collects body temperature data and acceleration data measured by the body temperature sensor 11 and the acceleration sensor 12 mounted on the IOT-based detachable thermometer 10 .

As an embodiment, a plurality of IOT-based detachable thermometers 10 connected to the user terminal 1 through a wireless communication interface may be implemented. In this case, the user terminal 1 may receive body temperature data and acceleration data from each of the plurality of thermometers 10 .

The user terminal 1 determines a body part to which the thermometer 10 is attached by using the acceleration data collected from the thermometer 10 . In this case, the user terminal 1 may determine the body part by analyzing the acceleration data collected for a certain period in order to increase the accuracy of body part determination.

The user terminal 1 analyzes body temperature data collected for a predetermined period and provides body temperature measurement information at the determined body part. For example, the user terminal 1 may provide information such as an average value, a maximum value, a minimum value of body temperature in a body part determined by analyzing body temperature data, and body temperature by date and time.

As an embodiment, the user terminal 1 may receive the fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part from an external server, and output a warning message when the measured body temperature data is equal to or greater than the fever reference value.

As described above, according to the configuration of the IOT-based detachable thermometer and the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to detect a body part to which the thermometer is attached and provide body temperature information and information on a fever state according to the body part.

2 is a flowchart of a method performed by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method according to the present embodiment may be executed by a computing device, for example, by the user terminal 1 .

The computing device executing the method according to the present embodiment may be a computing device having an application program execution environment. Note that the description of a subject performing some operations included in the method according to the present embodiment may be omitted, and in such a case, the subject is the computing device.

Referring to FIG. 2 , first, in operation S21 , body temperature data and acceleration data measured by the body temperature sensor 11 and the acceleration sensor 12 mounted on the IoT-based detachable thermometer 10 are collected.

As an embodiment, operation S21 includes an operation of requesting body temperature data and acceleration data measured by each of the plurality of thermometers 10 at a preset period, and an operation of receiving body temperature data and acceleration data from each of the plurality of thermometers 10 . may include.

Next, in operation S22, a body part to which the thermometer 10 is attached is determined using the acceleration data. As an embodiment, operation S22 may include an operation in which a body part to which each of the plurality of thermometers 10 is attached is determined using acceleration data received from each of the plurality of thermometers 10 .

Finally, in operation S23, body temperature measurement information determined by analyzing body temperature data collected for a predetermined period is provided. As an embodiment, operation S23 may include outputting a monitoring result of body temperature data for each date and time period measured in a body part. For example, the body temperature measured for each date and time period and a graph for monitoring the change amount of the body temperature may be displayed.

As an embodiment, operation S23 may include outputting a statistical result including at least one of an average value, a maximum value, and a minimum value of body temperature data measured in a body part. Through this, it is possible to provide information for determining whether there is a large difference from the normal body temperature or an abnormal body temperature.

As an embodiment, operation S23 may include outputting a warning message when the measured body temperature data differs from the average value of the user's past body temperature data by more than a reference value. That is, when the body temperature of the subject to be measured is abnormally high or low compared to the past average value, information about this may be provided in the form of a warning message from the smart phone of the person or guardian.

As an embodiment, the method may further include obtaining fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part, and outputting a warning message when body temperature data measured based on the fever reference information is equal to or greater than the fever reference value. have. In this case, the fever reference information for each body part may be provided by requesting the external server, and it may be determined whether the body temperature measured at the determined body part is equal to or greater than the fever reference value.

As an embodiment, the method further includes an operation of receiving an ambient temperature measurement value measured by an external temperature measurement sensor connected through a wireless communication interface, and an operation of correcting body temperature data using the received ambient temperature measurement value. may include As another embodiment, the method may further include an operation of receiving sweat secretion amount data measured by a sweat secretion amount measurement sensor mounted on a thermometer, and an operation of correcting the body temperature data using the sweat secretion amount data.

As described above, according to the method performed by the computing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide body temperature information according to body parts and information about a fever state using a thermometer. In addition, when body temperature is affected by an external environment or body state, corrected body temperature information may be provided in consideration of this.

3 is a block diagram of a system including an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3 , the system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a configuration of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal 20 and a user terminal 3 .

The IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal 20 is connected to the user terminal 3 through a wireless communication interface such as, for example, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wifi-direct. The user terminal 3 is provided as a computing device capable of wireless communication, such as a smart phone, tablet, notebook, PC, etc., and is connected to the IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal 20 and the external device 4 through a wireless communication interface. can

The IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal 20 can be attached to and detached from various body parts, and includes a plurality of sensors of various types and an acceleration sensor capable of measuring acceleration and angular velocity according to body movement.

The plurality of sensors may include, for example, at least one of a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a moisture sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a skin damage sensor, and a blood sugar sensor. In addition, each of the plurality of sensors may be provided as various types of biosensors capable of measuring health status and disease-related values of each body part. The acceleration sensor may be implemented as, for example, a gyro sensor, and it is possible to know which body part the movement corresponds to by using the acceleration or angular velocity measured by the acceleration sensor.

The user terminal 3 collects sensing data and acceleration data measured by the plurality of sensors 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 and the acceleration sensor 29 mounted on the IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal 20 . The user terminal 3 determines a body part to which the sensor terminal 20 is attached by using the acceleration data.

The user terminal 3 sends the sensor terminal 20 to the sensor terminal 20 so that the sensors that can be measured in the body part determined among the plurality of sensors 21, 22, 23, and 24 are turned on, and the sensors that are not measurable are turned off. Outputs a control signal. For example, when it is determined that the body part to which the sensor terminal 20 is attached is a wrist using the acceleration data, the user terminal 3 is a sensor that can be measured at the wrist among a plurality of sensors mounted on the sensor terminal 20 . The body temperature sensor and the heart rate sensor may be controlled to be turned on, and all other sensors may be controlled to be off.

As an embodiment, the user terminal 3 may provide health state information of the body part by analyzing the sensed data collected for a predetermined period for the determined body part. For example, the user terminal 3 provides information such as body temperature, heart rate, skin moisture level, skin damage information, blood sugar level, etc. measured by a plurality of sensors of the sensor terminal 20 by date, and such information It is possible to determine the health status of the subject to be measured.

As an embodiment, the user terminal 3 may transmit sensing data collected for a predetermined period for the determined body part to the medical staff terminal (refer to reference numeral '41' in FIG. 9 ). For example, by providing various measurement values measured from a patient's body part to the server of a medical institution or the medical staff terminal 41 for remote treatment or remote monitoring, it can be used as information for understanding the patient's health status and treatment effect. have.

As described above, according to the configuration of the IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal and the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, when using the IOT-based biometric sensor, there is no need to separately provide each of several types of sensors. It can be applied to all body parts to be measured using the sensor terminal, and a function capable of measuring various body state-related values can be provided. In addition, when using the IOT-based biometric sensor, functions suitable for each body part can be automatically set.

4 is a flowchart of a method performed by a computing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method according to the present embodiment may be executed by a computing device, for example, by the user terminal 3 .

The computing device executing the method according to the present embodiment may be a computing device having an application program execution environment. Note that the description of a subject performing some operations included in the method according to the present embodiment may be omitted, and in such a case, the subject is the computing device.

Referring to FIG. 4 , first, in operation S41 , the sensing data measured by the plurality of sensors 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 and the acceleration sensor 29 mounted on the IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal 20 and Acceleration data is collected. Here, the plurality of sensors 21 , 22 , 23 , and 24 may include at least one of a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a moisture sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a skin damage sensor, and a blood sugar sensor.

Next, in operation S42 , a body part to which the sensor terminal is attached is determined using the acceleration data measured by the acceleration sensor 29 .

Finally, in operation S43 , the sensor terminal 20 turns on the sensors that can be measured in the body part determined among the plurality of sensors 21 , 22 , 23 , and 24 , and turns off the non-measurable sensors. control signal is output. For example, when it is determined using the acceleration data that the body part to which the sensor terminal 20 is attached is the forehead, a body temperature sensor and a moisture degree sensor that can be measured on the forehead among a plurality of sensors mounted on the sensor terminal 20 The measurement sensor may be controlled to be on, and all other sensors may be controlled to be off.

As an embodiment, the method may include an operation of providing health state information of the body part by analyzing the sensing data collected from the plurality of sensors 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 for a predetermined period for the determined body part. can

As an embodiment, the method may include transmitting sensing data collected by the plurality of sensors 21 , 22 , 23 , and 24 to the medical staff terminal 41 for the determined body part for a predetermined period. Accordingly, measurement values related to the health state of each body part of the subject to be measured may be provided as medical data, and may be used for the purpose of diagnosing a health state and understanding a treatment effect of a disease.

As described above, according to the method performed by the computing device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when using the IoT-based biometric sensor, there is no need to separately provide various types of sensors, and a single sensor terminal It is possible to measure various kinds of physical state-related numerical values using the . In addition, a function of the sensor terminal suitable for each body part may be automatically set through the user terminal.

5 is a block diagram of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the configuration of the sensor unit 31, the wireless communication unit 32, and the control unit 33, and in addition to the sensor unit It may further include a configuration of a battery unit (not shown) for supplying power to (31). The sensor terminal 30 is connected to the external device 5 through the wireless communication unit 32 . The configuration included in the sensor terminal 30 is not limited by the above-described embodiment and may be implemented including additional other configurations.

The sensor unit 31 includes a plurality of biometric sensors 311 , 312 , 313 and an acceleration sensor 310 , and each of the biometric sensors 311 , 312 , 313 is, for example, a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, and moisture. The sensor may be provided as a sensor for measuring values related to various body conditions, such as a degree measuring sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a skin damage detecting sensor, and a blood sugar measuring sensor. The acceleration sensor 310 may be provided as, for example, a gyro sensor that measures angular velocity according to movement.

The wireless communication unit 32 communicates with the external device 5 using a wireless communication method. The wireless communication unit 32 may communicate with the external device 5 using a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or Wifi-direct, for example. For example, the wireless communication unit 32 may be provided as a printed circuit board (PCB) including a wireless communication module such as Wi-Fi. The communication method of the wireless communication unit 32 is not limited thereto, and other communication methods may be used to communicate with the external device 5 .

The controller 33 collects sensing data measured by the plurality of biosensors 311 , 312 , and 313 of the sensor unit 31 and acceleration data measured by the acceleration sensor 310 . The controller 33 determines a body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached by using the acceleration data measured by the acceleration sensor 310 for a predetermined period.

When the body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached is determined, the controller 33 turns on a biometric sensor corresponding to the determined body part among the plurality of biosensors 311 , 312 , 313 , and the determined body part Controls to turn off the biosensor that does not correspond to . For example, if the body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached is determined to be the forehead by analyzing the acceleration data, the body temperature sensor and the moisture measurement sensor that can be measured on the forehead among the plurality of biometric sensors are turned on, and the forehead The heart rate sensor and blood glucose sensor that are not measurable may be turned off.

As an embodiment, the controller 33 transmits only the sensing data measured by the biometric sensor corresponding to the determined body part among the plurality of biometric sensors 311 , 312 , and 313 to the external device 5 through the wireless communication unit 32 . can In this case, the controller 33 may transmit information about the body part determined together with the sensing data to the external device 5 . For example, when the body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached is determined to be the forehead, sensing data of the body temperature sensor and the moisture sensor that can be measured on the forehead are controlled to be transmitted to the user terminal or the server. In this case, it is possible to control so that sensing data measured by the heart rate measuring sensor and the blood glucose measuring sensor in which the measurement on the forehead is meaningless is not provided to the user terminal or the server.

As an embodiment, the controller 33 may change the body part determined based on the amount of change in the sensing data measured by each of the plurality of biosensors 311 , 312 , and 313 for a predetermined period. For example, if the body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached is determined as the forehead using the acceleration data, for example, when the amount of change in the heart rate measurement data measured by the heart rate sensor for a predetermined period is greater than or equal to a threshold, the sensor terminal 30 This attached body part can be changed to a wrist.

As described above, according to the IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to measure various body state-related numerical values using a sensor terminal including various types of bio-sensors, and to measure It can be applied to any desired body part. In addition, a function suitable for a body part to which the sensor terminal is attached may be automatically set.

6 is an example of providing information on a fever state when measuring body temperature for each body part using an exemplary thermometer that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention. 6 is an embodiment based on the configuration of the system of FIG. 1 , and shows an example in which the user terminal 1 provides body temperature-related information using the IOT-based detachable thermometer 10 .

In the illustrated example, the user terminal 1 receives body temperature data and acceleration data from a thermometer 10 equipped with a body temperature sensor 11 and an acceleration sensor 12 .

As an embodiment, the user terminal 1 may determine a body part to which the thermometer 10 is attached by using the acceleration data, and may request heat reference information corresponding to the determined body part from the server 21 .

The user terminal 1 may receive the fever reference information of the body part determined from the server 21 , and determine whether the body temperature data received from the thermometer 10 is equal to or greater than the fever reference value based on the fever reference information. At this time, when the body temperature data is equal to or greater than the fever reference value, the user terminal 1 may output a warning message 61 .

For example, when the body part to which the thermometer 10 is attached is 'armpit', the fever reference information provided from the server 21 includes, for example, a normal body temperature range of 35 degrees to 36.9 degrees, and a fever standard exceeding 36.9 degrees. may contain content. In addition, when the body part to which the thermometer 10 is attached is the 'ear', the fever reference information provided from the server 21 includes, for example, that the normal body temperature is 35.7 degrees to 37.5 degrees, and the fever standard is more than 37.5 degrees. may contain content. That is, even if the body temperature measured by the thermometer 10 is the same 37 degrees Celsius, when it is measured from the armpit, it can be determined as a fever state, but when it is measured from the ear, it can be determined as a normal body temperature.

As an embodiment, the user terminal 1 may receive all heat reference information for various body parts from the server 21 . In this case, information on whether the body temperature data is greater than or equal to the fever reference value may be provided by using the fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part among the fever reference information for each body part provided from the server 21 .

7 is an example of providing body temperature measurement information for each body part using an exemplary thermometer that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention. 7 is an embodiment based on the configuration of the system of FIG. 1 , and shows an example in which the user terminal 1 provides body temperature-related information using a plurality of thermometers 10 .

In the illustrated example, the user terminal 1 receives body temperature data and acceleration data from each of the plurality of thermometers 10 on which the body temperature sensor 11 and the acceleration sensor 12 are mounted.

As an embodiment, the user terminal 1 determines a body part to which each thermometer 10 is attached using the acceleration data received from each thermometer 10 , and relates to body temperature data measured for each determined body part. information can be provided.

For example, when the body part to which each thermometer 10 is attached is determined as the forehead, wrist, and ear, information 71 regarding body temperature data measured from the forehead, wrist, and ear, respectively, may be displayed.

8 is an example of correcting body temperature data measured using an exemplary thermometer that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows an example of correcting body temperature data received from the thermometer 10 in the user terminal 1 using the ambient temperature as an embodiment based on the configuration of the system of FIG. 1 .

In the illustrated example, the user terminal 1 receives body temperature data and acceleration data from a thermometer 10 equipped with a body temperature sensor 11 and an acceleration sensor 12 .

As an embodiment, the user terminal 1 may receive an ambient temperature measurement value from an external temperature measurement sensor 22 connected through a wireless communication interface. In this case, the user terminal 1 may correct the body temperature data received from the thermometer 10 using the received ambient temperature measurement value.

For example, when the body temperature measured by the body temperature sensor 11 of the thermometer 10 is 37 degrees and the ambient temperature measurement value received from the temperature sensor 22 is 31 degrees, the body temperature may be corrected to 36.8 degrees. That is, since the body temperature may be measured higher than the actual temperature when the ambient temperature is high, body temperature data closer to the actual temperature may be obtained by performing the correction reflecting the ambient temperature.

9 is an example of controlling each sensor of an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal in an exemplary smart phone that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the user terminal 3 controls each sensor of the sensor terminal 20 as an embodiment based on the configuration of the system of FIG. 3 .

In the illustrated example, the user terminal 3 is equipped with a body temperature sensor 211 , a moisture level sensor 221 , a heart rate sensor 231 , a blood sugar measurement sensor 241 , and an acceleration sensor 291 . A plurality of sensing data and acceleration data are received from the sensor terminal 20 .

As an embodiment, the user terminal 3 may determine a body part to which the sensor terminal 20 is attached by using the acceleration data measured by the acceleration sensor 291 . At this time, the user terminal 3 outputs a control signal to turn on the sensors measurable in the determined body part among the plurality of sensors of the sensor terminal 20, and to turn off the non-measurable sensors. can

For example, when the body part to which the sensor terminal 20 is attached is determined 91 as the forehead, the user terminal 3 includes a body temperature sensor 211 and a moisture measurement sensor ( 221 may be turned on, and the heart rate measuring sensor 231 and blood glucose measuring sensor 241 that cannot be measured on the forehead may output a control signal to turn off.

As an embodiment, the user terminal 3 may transmit the sensed data measured from the determined body part to the medical staff terminal 41 used by a medical staff or a medical institution. For example, when the body part to which the sensor terminal 20 is attached is determined 91 as the forehead, the user terminal 3 senses the temperature measured by the body temperature sensor 211 and the moisture measurement sensor 221 on the forehead. Data may be transmitted to the medical staff terminal 41 .

10 is an example of controlling each sensor according to a body part sensed in an exemplary IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal that may be provided in some embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows an example of controlling each sensor by the sensor terminal 30 itself as an embodiment based on the configuration of FIG. 5 .

In the illustrated example, the sensor terminal 30 includes a plurality of biosensors such as a body temperature sensor 3111, a moisture level sensor 3121, a heart rate sensor 3131, and a blood glucose sensor 3141, and an acceleration sensor ( 3101).

As an embodiment, the sensor terminal 30 may determine a body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached using acceleration data measured by the acceleration sensor 3101 for a predetermined period.

The sensor terminal 30 may control to turn on a sensor measurable in a determined body part among the plurality of biosensors, and to turn off a sensor that is not measurable in the determined body part. For example, when the body part to which the sensor terminal 30 is attached is determined to be the forehead, the body temperature sensor 3111 and the moisture level sensor 3121 that can be measured on the forehead are turned on, and the heart rate sensor that is not measurable on the forehead 3131 and the blood glucose measurement sensor 3141 may be controlled to be turned off.

As an embodiment, the sensor terminal 30 may transmit only sensing data measured by a biosensor corresponding to a body part determined among a plurality of biosensors to the user terminal 51 . That is, when the determined body part is the forehead, only the sensing data collected from the body temperature sensor 3111 and the moisture level sensor 3121 that can be measured on the forehead are provided to the user terminal 51, and the sensing data collected from other sensors may not be provided.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, in using the IoT-based biometric sensor, it is possible to measure various body state related numerical values using one sensor terminal without the need to separately provide various types of sensors, Functions suitable for each body part can be set automatically.

11 is a hardware configuration diagram of an exemplary computing device that may implement methods according to some embodiments of the present invention. 11 , the computing device 100 loads one or more processors 101 , a bus 107 , a network interface 102 , and a computer program 105 executed by the processor 101 . It may include a memory 103 and a storage 104 for storing the computer program (105). However, only the components related to the embodiment of the present invention are illustrated in FIG. 11 . Accordingly, one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can see that other general-purpose components other than the components shown in FIG. 11 may be further included.

The processor 101 controls the overall operation of each component of the computing device 100 . The processor 101 includes at least one of a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processor unit (MPU), a micro controller unit (MCU), a graphic processing unit (GPU), or any type of processor well known in the art. may be included. In addition, the processor 101 may perform an operation on at least one application or program for executing the method/operation according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The computing device 100 may include one or more processors.

The memory 103 stores various data, commands and/or information. Memory 103 may load one or more programs 105 from storage 104 to execute methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present invention. For example, if the computer program 105 is loaded into the memory 103 , logic (or modules) may be implemented on the memory 103 . An example of the memory 103 may be a RAM, but is not limited thereto.

The bus 107 provides communication functions between the components of the computing device 100 . The bus 107 may be implemented as various types of buses, such as an address bus, a data bus, and a control bus.

The network interface 102 supports wired/wireless Internet communication of the computing device 100 . The network interface 102 may support various communication methods other than Internet communication. To this end, the network interface 102 may be configured to include a communication module well known in the art.

The storage 104 may store one or more computer programs 105 non-transitory. The storage 104 may include a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, a removable disk, or any type of computer-readable recording medium well known in the art.

The computer program 105 may include one or more instructions in which methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present invention are implemented. When the computer program 105 is loaded into the memory 103 , the processor 101 may execute the one or more instructions to perform methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present invention.

As an embodiment, the computer program 105 collects body temperature data and acceleration data measured by a body temperature sensor and an acceleration sensor mounted on an IoT-based detachable thermometer, and the thermometer is attached using the acceleration data. It may include instructions for performing an operation of determining a body part present and an operation of providing body temperature measurement information in the determined body part by analyzing the body temperature data collected for a predetermined period.

At this time, the computer program 105 performs an operation of acquiring the fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part, and an operation of outputting a warning message when the measured body temperature data is equal to or greater than the fever reference value based on the fever reference information. It may further include instructions for.

In addition, the computer program 105 performs an operation of receiving an ambient temperature measurement value measured by an external temperature measurement sensor connected through a wireless communication interface, and correcting the body temperature data using the received ambient temperature measurement value. It may further include instructions for executing.

As an embodiment, the computer program 105 collects sensing data and acceleration data measured from a plurality of sensors and acceleration sensors mounted on the IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal, and the sensor terminal using the acceleration data. An operation of determining the attached body part, and a control signal to the sensor terminal so that sensors measurable in the determined body part among the plurality of sensors are turned on and sensors that are not measurable are turned off It may include instructions for performing an output operation.

So far, various embodiments of the present invention and effects according to the embodiments have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11 . Effects according to the technical spirit of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The technical ideas of the present invention described so far may be implemented as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be, for example, a removable recording medium (CD, DVD, Blu-ray disk, USB storage device, removable hard disk) or a fixed recording medium (ROM, RAM, computer-equipped hard disk). can The computer program recorded in the computer-readable recording medium may be transmitted to another computing device through a network such as the Internet and installed in the other computing device, thereby being used in the other computing device.

In the above, even though all the components constituting the embodiment of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, the technical spirit of the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all of the components may operate by selectively combining one or more.

Although acts are shown in a particular order in the drawings, it should not be understood that the acts must be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown, or that all depicted acts must be performed to obtain a desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of various components in the embodiments described above should not be construed as necessarily requiring such separation, and the program components and systems described may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that there is

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can practice the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. can understand that there is Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the technical ideas defined by the present invention.

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A method performed by a computing device, comprising:
Collecting body temperature data and acceleration data measured by a body temperature sensor and an acceleration sensor mounted on each of the first thermometer attached to the first part and the second thermometer attached to the second part, the first thermometer and the second thermometer 2 the thermometer is an IoT-based detachable thermometer;
A body part to which the first thermometer is attached is determined as a first part using the acceleration data collected from the first thermometer, and the second thermometer is attached using the acceleration data collected from the second thermometer. determining a body part that has become a second part; and
analyzing the body temperature data collected from the first thermometer and the body temperature data collected from the second thermometer for a predetermined period and providing a comparison result of body temperature measurement information at each of the first and second parts; containing,
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. The method of claim 1,
The step of collecting body temperature data and acceleration data measured by the body temperature sensor and the acceleration sensor includes:
requesting the body temperature data and acceleration data measured by the first thermometer and the second thermometer at a preset cycle; and
receiving the body temperature data and acceleration data from each of the first thermometer and the second thermometer;
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. delete The method of claim 1,
obtaining fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part; and
The method further comprising: outputting a warning message when the measured body temperature data based on the fever reference information is greater than or equal to a fever reference value;
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of obtaining the fever reference information corresponding to the determined body part comprises:
requesting heat reference information for each body part from a server; and
Receiving the heat reference information for each body part provided from the server,
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. The method of claim 1,
The step of providing a comparison result of the body temperature measurement information comprises:
outputting statistical results including at least one of an average value, a maximum value, and a minimum value of the body temperature data measured at each of the first and second portions;
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. The method of claim 1,
The step of providing a comparison result of the body temperature measurement information comprises:
Comprising the step of outputting the monitoring result of the body temperature data for each date and time period measured in each of the first part and the second part,
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. The method of claim 1,
The step of providing a comparison result of the body temperature measurement information comprises:
and outputting a warning message when the body temperature data measured at each of the first part and the second part differs by more than a reference value compared with the average value of the user's past body temperature data;
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. The method of claim 1,
receiving an ambient temperature measurement value measured by an external temperature measurement sensor connected through a wireless communication interface; and
Further comprising the step of correcting the body temperature data using the received ambient temperature measurement value,
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. The method of claim 1,
receiving sweat secretion amount data measured by sweat secretion measurement sensors mounted on each of the first and second thermometers; and
Further comprising the step of correcting the body temperature data using the sweat secretion data,
A method of providing body temperature information using a thermometer. A method performed by a computing device, comprising:
Collecting sensing data and acceleration data measured from a plurality of sensors and acceleration sensors mounted on the IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal;
determining a body part to which the sensor terminal is attached using the acceleration data; and
When the determined body part is a first part, a first sensor measurable in the first part among the plurality of sensors mounted on the sensor terminal is controlled to be turned on, and the first sensor that is not measurable in the first part is controlled to be turned on. The remaining sensors output a control signal that controls to be turned off to the sensor terminal,
When the determined body part is a second part different from the first part, a second sensor measurable in the second part among the plurality of sensors mounted on the sensor terminal is controlled to be turned on, and the second part is turned on. Including the step of outputting a control signal for controlling the remaining sensors that are not measurable in the region to be turned off to the sensor terminal,
A control method for an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
The plurality of sensors may include at least one of a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a moisture sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a skin damage sensor, and a blood sugar sensor.
A method of controlling an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Analyzing the sensed data collected for a predetermined period of time with respect to the determined body part further comprising the step of providing health state information of the body part,
A method of controlling an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising the step of transmitting the sensing data collected for a predetermined period for the determined body part to a medical staff terminal,
A method of controlling an IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. In the IOT-based body attachable sensor terminal,
a wireless communication unit communicating with an external device;
a sensor unit including a plurality of biometric sensors and an acceleration sensor; and
Collecting sensing data and acceleration data measured by the plurality of bio-sensors and the acceleration sensor, and determining a body part to which the sensor terminal is attached using the acceleration data collected for a predetermined period, and the determined body part is In the case of a first portion, a first sensor measurable in the first portion among the plurality of biosensors is controlled to be turned on, and the remaining sensors that are not measurable in the first portion are controlled to be turned off, and , when the determined body part is a second part different from the first part, a second sensor measurable in the second part among the plurality of biosensors is controlled to be turned on, and measurement is possible in the second part The remaining sensors that are not included include a control unit to control to be off (off),
IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit is
Transmitting only sensing data measured by the biosensor corresponding to the determined body part among the plurality of biosensors to an external device,
IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. 17. The method of claim 16,
The control unit is
transmitting information about the determined body part together with the sensing data to the external device,
IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit is
changing the determined body part based on the amount of change in the sensed data measured by each of the plurality of biosensors for a predetermined period,
IOT-based body-attachable sensor terminal.

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