KR20000072634A - New-born baby picture transferring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for transmitting a newborn baby image provides the baby's mother and family members staying in a different place with the baby's image in real time. CONSTITUTION: The system for transmitting a newborn baby image comprises a camera(20) photographing each baby in a baby room(10), an image transmitting server(30) for processing the image signal from the camera(20), several monitors(50), and a signal distributing unit(40) for distributing the image signal provided from the image transmitting server(30) to each monitor according to a preset table. The system further comprises a signal arranging terminal(70) for generating the table by input information of an arranger or performing a controlling operation of the signal distributing unit, and an image controlling unit(60) for editing and controlling an image of the image transmitting server. In the system, the signal distributing unit has a character generator for outputting information of the baby and the woman along with the baby image.

Description

Newborn baby image transmission system {NEW-BORN BABY PICTURE TRANSFERRING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to an image transmission system, and more particularly, to an image transmission system for taking a real-time image of a newborn and displaying it to a mother or a family.

In general, in the case of delivery in a general hospital (or private hospital), a baby born by natural delivery for the prevention of infection and confirmation of abnormalities of the newborn will be in the newborn room for about 3 days only through the hospitalization procedure of the mother, Cesarean births will be in the neonatal room for about 6-7 days.

In this case, the mother is usually postpartum cooked for about 3 days (about 7 days in the case of cesarean delivery) in the inpatient room, and when the baby is healthy, the baby may be discharged like the mother's discharge. . If the baby has an abnormal condition, the mother is discharged first and the baby stays in the hospital until treatment is complete.

As such, newborns are isolated from their parents and outsiders during the first few days of birth, making it difficult for mothers and families to see them. Typically, the family visits the baby in the newborn's room only once or twice a day. In this case, the visit method is a method in which a nurse takes a baby through a window of a newborn room at a time set for each hospital.

As described above, it is difficult for the family and the mother to see the baby for a few days after birth, and it is difficult to see the baby such as the newborn visit time. This is especially hard to see for a father who is at work.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a system for transmitting a baby's image to a mother or a family in real time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for transmitting and showing the image of the baby in real time at any time the mother or family wants.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a system for transmitting and outputting a baby's video and audio in real time at any time desired by a mother or remote family.

In order to achieve the above object, the newborn image transmission system according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of cameras and microphones to take images of each of a plurality of newborns in a newborn's room, receive audio, and receive signals for the input image and audio. And a video / audio transmission server for transmitting the video and audio data of the newborn to an operator web server connected to the Internet, and a plurality of monitors provided in a plurality of hospital rooms, respectively, in the video / audio transmission server 30. It is characterized in that it has a signal selection distribution device to properly distribute the signals for the images and audio of a plurality of newborns provided to each monitor of the mother.

1 is a block diagram of the whole newborn image transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is an exemplary view of a monitor screen for setting signal selection distribution of a signal manager terminal in FIG.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a video / audio transmission server of FIG.

4 is a schematic diagram of an Internet connection state between a video / audio transmission server, an operator web server, and a remote subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a signal flowchart for transmitting a newborn image between an operator web server and a remote subscriber of FIG.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as specific components are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and it is understood that these specific details may be changed or changed within the scope of the present invention. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau.

1 is a block diagram of the whole newborn image transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an image transmission system generally implemented in a hospital includes a camera / microphone 20 provided for each newborn to capture an image of each of a plurality of newborns in a newborn's room 10 and receive audio. Performs signal processing on the image and audio received from the camera / microphone 20 of the provided to the signal selection distribution device 40 at the rear end, and is connected to the Internet 80 to provide information about the image and audio of the newborn Provided by the video / audio transmission server 30 to serve as a servo, a plurality of monitors (50) each provided in a plurality of hospital rooms, that is, a hospital room where the mother is hospitalized, and a video / audio transmission server 30 It is configured to include a signal selection and distribution device 40 to properly distribute the signal for the video and audio of the plurality of newborn to the monitor 50 provided in each room of the mother. In this case, the monitor 50 may be implemented as a general TV, or may be implemented as a separate screen output monitor.

In addition, the signal manager terminal 70 implemented in the form of a terminal for performing a control operation for setting the signal distribution for the newborn image and voice of the signal selection distribution device 40, the video / audio transmission server 30 An image control apparatus 60 for image editing and control may be provided.

Referring to the operation of the image transmission system as shown in Figure 1, the video and audio for a plurality of newborns in the newborn room 10 is input to the camera / microphone 20, the video / audio transmission server 30 After a proper signal processing operation in the) is provided to the signal selection distribution unit 40, the signal selection distribution unit 40 is properly connected to each camera / microphone 20 and each monitor of the mother in a specific room The monitor 50 outputs the image and audio of the newborn. In this case, the monitor 50 is provided with a speaker for audio output. In this case, it is also possible to configure to receive only the image of the newborn without output for the voice of the newborn and output it to the monitor of the mother. In this case, it is not necessary to have a microphone or a speaker necessary for inputting and processing voice signals.

A connection operation of each camera / microphone 20 and a monitor of the signal selection distribution device 40 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is an exemplary view of a monitor screen for setting signal selection distribution of the signal manager terminal 70 in FIG. 1. First, (a) of FIG. 2 shows an example of an operation setting screen of a signal manager for signal selection distribution setting, and the screen of the signal selection distribution setting screen 701 is a camera number (position of newborn baby) and a monitor number corresponding thereto. It consists of a screen for input (ie, the mother's position). Referring to the signal selection distribution setting screen 701 of FIG. 2 (a), camera 2 and monitor 10 are set to be connected to each other, camera 4 is connected to monitor 20, and camera 3 is connected to monitor 10. Is shown to be set. The information set in this way is stored in a proper memory inside the signal manager terminal 70 as a signal selection distribution setting table, and the signal selection distribution device 40 performs an operation of connecting each camera and a monitor with reference thereto. do.

The signal selection distribution setting screen 701 shown in FIG. 2 (a) is shown as a simple example. In addition, one side of the screen is sequentially listed by each camera number, and the number of the corresponding monitor is input to the other side. It may be configured as possible, or may be configured to enter the name of the newborn and the name of the mother corresponding to each camera.

Meanwhile, as cameras 2 and 3 of FIG. 2 (a) are set to the same monitor 10, there may be a case where several mothers are located in a hospital room, and one common monitor is allocated to the hospital room. In such a case, the signal selection distribution device 40 may output a plurality of camera images to one common monitor at a predetermined time interval (for example, about 10 seconds per camera) in a relay manner. In order to output each of these camera image outputs to one monitor at appropriate time intervals, a signal generator 40 may be provided with a time generator therein.

In this way, the set matters such as a camera number, a monitor number, a newborn baby, and a mother's name may be output to the monitor of the signal manager terminal 70 in various forms to assist the manager in the management operation or to reset the manager. FIG. 2B is a monitor-specific setting state screen 702 showing an example of a setting state for each monitor. A screen showing a state of an image output time of a newborn and a mother and a corresponding newborn is set. . By setting an appropriate value, for example, 10 seconds or 20 seconds, in the output time column for the corresponding newborn image on the monitor setting status screen 702, the output time per each newborn image can be adjusted.

On the other hand, the signal selection distribution device 40 is provided with a character generator, such as OSD (On Screen Display), generates a letter for the name of the newborn and mother input as shown in FIG. You can have your newborn and mother's names printed together.

The newborn image transmission system according to the present invention may be achieved by the configuration and operation illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Meanwhile, various text or graphic information may be input from the video control apparatus 60 that manages and controls the video / audio transmission server 30 in the system. Such information may be provided to the video / audio transmission server 30. The video / audio transmission server 30 may overlap each camera image provided to the signal selection distribution device 40 or replace each camera image.

Through the image control device 60, the manager may display information about various guides or advertisements such as 'hospital patient seminar guide', 'childcare education common sense', 'hospital entrance and discharge procedure guide', or the like. It can also be output to the monitor 50 in each room in broadcast form.

The newborn image transmission system as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a function of transmitting the image and audio of a newborn baby to a remote subscriber, for example, the father or family of a baby, over the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. Will be performed. Hereinafter, a method of transmitting an image of a newborn baby to a remote subscriber through the Internet will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the configuration and operation of the video / audio transmission server 30 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3. 3 is a detailed block diagram of the video / audio transmission server 30 of FIG. 1. The video / audio transmission server 30 receives a multi-channel video / audio signal from a plurality of cameras / microphones 20 as shown in FIG. 303 and the voice signal processing unit 304, and a control unit 301 which performs overall control operations of a service provided by the video / audio transmission server 30.

In addition, a device connection unit 302 connected to the image control apparatus 60 shown in FIG. 1 and interfacing between the image control apparatus 60 and the video / audio transmission server 30, and the voice provided from the control unit 301. A video signal processor 303 and an audio signal processor 304 for processing signals and a video signal, respectively, and audio and video signals output from the audio signal processor 303 and the video signal processor 304 are synthesized and shown in FIG. The data storage unit includes a signal synthesizing unit 305 provided to the signal selection and distribution device 40 and an optical / magnetic disk drive for temporarily recording the video and audio signals synthesized by the signal synthesizing unit 305. 306 and an Internet connection unit 307 for interfacing the video / audio transmission server 30 and the Internet 80.

Having such a configuration, the video / audio transmission server 30 transmits the newborn's video and audio data to the operator's web server via the Internet, so that the remote subscriber accesses the operator's web server via the Internet to the newborn's image. And the voice data will be received in real time. Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 4 is a schematic diagram of an Internet connection state between an image transmission server, an operator web server, and a remote subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a signal flowchart for transmitting a newborn image between an operator web server and a remote subscriber of FIG. .

As shown in Fig. 5, the terminal 90 of each subscriber, such as a PC, connects the Internet / Intranet 80 with the operator web server 100, and the operator web server 100 also receives video / audio over the Internet. It is connected to the transmission server (30). In this case, the Internet / Intranet 80 is defined as a concept including wired and wireless networks.

The operator web server 100 includes an advertisement server 120 for collecting advertisement files transmitted from a plurality of advertisers (not shown), an operation server 110, and a data input unit 140 for the operator to input a control command. And a browser generation unit 150 for generating a browser for synthesizing the file transmitted from the video / audio transmission server 30 and other files on the monitor of the operator terminal and transmitting the synthesized file to the subscriber terminal 90. A subscriber information database 160 that stores information of the video / audio transmission server 30 and information of a corresponding subscriber of the subscriber terminal 90, and stores video and audio data transmitted from the video / audio transmission server 30. The image database 170 for managing the advertisement database 180 and the operator web server 100 for storing the advertisement data provided through the advertisement server 120 and the subscriber terminal 90 and the image / Well It processes various data from the sex transmission server 30, and reads the corresponding file to the video database 170 at the request of the subscriber terminal 90 or the video / audio transmission server 30 through the operation server 110. It is configured to include a main controller 130 to transmit.

Referring to the operation between the operator web server 100 and the subscriber, as shown in FIG. 6, first, in step 901, any subscriber terminal 90 accesses the operator web server 100 through the Internet / Intranet 80. In step 902, the operator web server 100 transmits an initial screen (ie, a homepage). Thereafter, in step 903, the subscriber station 90 performs a login operation by inputting an ID (ID) and a password previously assigned to a corresponding column of the initial screen. The input ID and password are transmitted to the operator web server 100, and in operation 904, the operator web server 100 searches for subscriber basic information stored in the internal subscriber database and approves the access in the case of a registered user. Thereafter, if there is a newborn image request from the subscriber terminal 90 in step 905, in step 906, the operator web server 100 transmits a live image of the corresponding newborn baby of the corresponding subscriber to the subscriber terminal 90.

By the above process, the subscriber 90 such as a family member at a remote place, for example, a family member at work or at home, can receive the real-time video and audio of the baby from the operator web server 100 through the Internet.

Meanwhile, in the above process, the new registration process of the subscriber has been omitted. The new registration of the subscriber is one of the hospitalization procedures of the hospital when the subscriber is hospitalized in the hospital with the newborn image transmission system according to the present invention, it is possible to set whether to register. In addition, the subscriber can pay the cost of using the newborn image transmission service directly or indirectly to the operator of the system.

As described above, the configuration, operation and use of the newborn image transmission system according to the characteristics of the present invention can be made.

Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the signal selection and distribution device 40 as shown in FIG. 1 may be connected to a separate fancy goods maker and provide an image of a newborn to the fancy goods maker. The fancy article maker may be a variety of devices that can print newborn images in T-shirts, mugs or various accessories, as well as general color photographs. In addition, the subscriber terminal 90 as shown in FIG. 4 may be not only a general PC, but also a composite comprehensive wireless terminal such as an internet phone and a CDMA-2000 terminal, which are recently developed. As such, various changes and modifications may be made to the present invention, and therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims and the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the system of the present invention is provided with a camera and a microphone to take a picture of each of the plurality of newborns in the newborn room and receive a voice, process the signal for the input image and voice, connected to the Internet operator It is provided with a video / audio transmission server for transmitting the video and audio data of the newborn to the web server, a plurality of monitors each provided in a plurality of wards, a plurality of newborns provided from the video / audio transmission server 30 and It has a signal selection and distribution device to properly distribute the signal to the monitor provided in each room of the mother, so that the mother and remote family can transmit and show the baby's video and audio in real time at any time. .

Claims (9)

In the system for transmitting a real-time image of the newborn, A camera provided for each newborn baby which is provided in a newborn baby room and photographs each of a plurality of newborns, An image transmission server performing signal processing on the image signal photographed through the camera; A plurality of monitors provided in a plurality of hospital rooms, And a signal selection distribution device for distributing the video signals provided from the video transmission server according to a table preset to the plurality of monitors. The method of claim 1, A signal manager terminal for generating the table and performing a control operation of the signal selection distribution device through input of information from an administrator to set the video signal distribution of the signal selection distribution device; And an image control device for editing and controlling the image of the image transmission server. According to claim 1 or claim 2, The video signal distribution is capable of distributing the plurality of video signals of the plurality of cameras through a common monitor so that the plurality of camera images are each relayed output at a predetermined time intervals Image transmission system characterized in that. The image transmission system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the signal selection distribution device is provided with a character generator, and outputs information on a newborn baby and a mother for each camera previously inputted on a corresponding camera image. The image control apparatus of claim 2, wherein the image control apparatus is capable of inputting various character or graphic information, which is provided to the image transmission server to overlap each camera image provided from the image transmission server to the signal selection distribution apparatus. Image transmission system, characterized in that to replace the camera image. In the system for transmitting a real-time image of the newborn, A camera / speaker provided in each of the newborns, which is provided in a newborn room and records images of a plurality of newborns and receives a voice; A video / audio transmission server for performing signal processing on the video signal and the audio signal photographed through the camera / speaker; A plurality of monitors provided in a plurality of hospital rooms and equipped with speakers; A signal selection distribution device for distributing a plurality of video and audio signals provided from the video / audio transmission server according to a table preset to the plurality of monitors; And a signal manager terminal for generating the table and performing a control operation of the signal selection distribution device through input of information from an administrator in order to set the video signal distribution of the signal selection distribution device. system. In the system for transmitting a real-time image of the newborn, A camera provided for each newborn baby which is provided in a newborn baby room and photographs each of a plurality of newborns, A video transmission server which performs signal processing on the video signal photographed through the camera and is connected to the Internet and provides video data of a newborn baby photographed through each camera to an operator web server; A plurality of monitors provided in a plurality of hospital rooms, A signal selection distribution device for distributing the video signals provided from the video transmission server according to a table preset to the plurality of monitors; And a signal manager terminal for generating the table and performing a control operation of the signal selection distribution device through input of information from an administrator in order to set the video signal distribution of the signal selection distribution device. system. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the operator web server transmits newborn image data provided from an image transmission server to a remote subscriber through the Internet. According to claim 7, It is possible to input a variety of text or graphic information, which is provided to the image transmission server superimposed on each camera image provided to the signal selection device from the image transmission server or replace each camera image And an image control device for enabling the image transmission system.