KR20060054814A - Apparatus and method for managing weight in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a weight management apparatus and method using a mobile communication terminal capable of systematically managing a user's weight by a digital scale and a mobile communication terminal. Weight management apparatus of the present invention has a digital scale that measures the user's weight and outputs the weight data, and has a mobile platform to be connected to the digital scale and enable the wireless Internet, the weight data input from the digital scale and information input by the user Provides a mobile communication terminal with a weight management program that is processed and provided as a user's health information installed in a memory interlocking with a microprocessor, and a download web page for downloading a weight management program through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal. It consists of a web server. Weight management method of the present invention connects the digital scale and the mobile terminal, and outputs the weight data of the user by the digital scale. The weight data input from the digital scale and the user's information are processed as the user's health information by the weight management program of the mobile communication terminal and displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal, and the user's health information is integrated into the memory of the mobile communication terminal. Save it. According to the present invention, a series of data such as weight measured by a digital scale and information input by a user can be easily stored and managed in a mobile communication terminal in real time, and the weight of the measured user is processed by a weight management program. Various health information can be provided in real time. In addition, by accumulating health information according to the change in weight and providing it in various types of graphs, the user can easily obtain and use information that can systematically and efficiently manage weight and health.

Description

Weight management device using mobile communication terminal and method thereof {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WEIGHT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a weight management apparatus using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the digital scale and the mobile terminal in the weight management device of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the database in the weight management device according to the present invention,

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a main screen displayed on a display of a mobile communication terminal by the weight management device of the present invention;

5 is a view showing an example of exercise information screen displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal by the weight management device of the present invention illustratively,

6 is a diagram illustrating a body size information screen as another example of health information displayed on a display of a mobile communication terminal by the weight management apparatus of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating a weight management method of the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

10: digital scale 11: body

12: Load Cell 13: A / D Converter

14: USB port 15: microprocessor

20: mobile communication terminal 21: weight management program

22: mobile platform 23: keypad

24: Display 25: Memory

26: USB port 27: Microprocessor

28: USB cable 30: Internet

40: web server 41: server program

42: Webpage 42b: Download Webpage

43: Database 50: Client Computer

100: main screen 200: exercise information screen

220: body size information screen

The present invention relates to a weight management apparatus using a mobile communication terminal and a method thereof, and more particularly, the weight data and a series of user information inputted from a digital scale are processed by a weight management program of the mobile communication terminal to control a user's weight. The present invention relates to a weight management apparatus using a mobile communication terminal that can be easily and systematically managed and a method thereof.

In general, the scale used to measure the weight of the body by the user directly on the scale, the weight is used as a basic data to determine the degree of growth and development, health and nutrition. Recently, as interest in health has increased, more users wanting to systematically manage their weight. In order to manage the weight, the user has to take a very troublesome and inconvenient problem in which the user records the weight measured by the scale and graphs it so as to easily grasp the degree of change in weight or manages it by inputting it to a computer.

Meanwhile, the electronic scale and the digital scale have a function of storing the weight of the user to be measured in the memory. Therefore, there is no need to separately manage the weight measured by the user, but the price is expensive and has a problem that is cumbersome for many users to use. In addition, the diet should be carried out based on accurate health information such as body mass index, body fat percentage, obesity, abdominal obesity, basic metabolic rate, daily energy requirements, etc. There is a very cumbersome problem that is not known and must be calculated separately.

The present invention has been made to solve the various problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to transmit a series of data such as the weight of the user and information input by the user to the mobile terminal The present invention provides a weight management apparatus and method using a mobile communication terminal that can be easily stored and managed in real time.                         

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal that can provide a series of health information, such as body mass index, body fat percentage, obesity, abdominal obesity, exercise information, body size information by weight management program in real time by measuring weight. The present invention provides a weight management apparatus and a method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a weight management apparatus and method using a mobile communication terminal that can implement a systematic weight management by accumulating the health information according to the change in weight to provide various types of graphs.

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of preparing a digital scale to measure the weight of the user and output the weight data; Installing a weight management program that processes weight data input from the digital scale and information input by the user and provides the user's health information in a memory interoperating with a microprocessor of the mobile communication terminal; Inputting user information by executing a weight management program of the mobile communication terminal; Connecting the digital scale and the mobile terminal; Outputting weight data of the user by a digital scale; Processing the weight data input from the digital scale and the user's information into the user's health information by a weight management program of the mobile communication terminal and displaying it on the display of the mobile communication terminal; Weight management method using a mobile communication terminal comprising the step of storing the user's health information in the memory of the mobile communication terminal.

Another feature of the present invention, the digital weight scale for outputting the weight data by measuring the weight of the user standing on the main body; It is connected to the digital scale, has a mobile platform to enable the wireless Internet, and the weight management program that processes the weight data input from the digital scale and the information input by the user and provides the user's health information into a memory that works with the microprocessor. A mobile communication terminal installed; A weight management apparatus using a mobile communication terminal comprising a web server for providing a download web page for downloading a weight management program by the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a weight management apparatus and a method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to Figures 1 and 2, the weight management device using a mobile communication terminal of the present invention is provided with a digital weight scale 10 for measuring the weight of the user. The digital scale 10 includes a main body 11 on which the user can stand, a load cell 12 that is embedded in the main body 11 and detects a user's weight on the main body 11 as an electrical signal. , A universal analog / digital converter (A / D converter: 13) for converting the electrical signal of the load cell 12 into weight data of the digital signal and outputting the same; A microprocessor that controls a serial bus port (USB port: 14), a load cell 12 and an A / D converter 13, and calculates a user's weight by weight data input from the load cell 12. It consists of 15.

The load cell 12 of the digital scale 10 converts the deformation of the load cell element due to the user's weight into an electrical signal by using a strain gauge. In addition, the main body 11 of the digital scale 10 may be configured with a conventional display for displaying the weight of the user measured by the control of the microprocessor 15 and a lamp for displaying the execution of the mode.

In addition, the weight management apparatus of the present invention has a mobile communication terminal 20 that can be connected to the digital scale 10, the mobile communication terminal 20 is a cellular phone (PCell phone, PCS phone, Personal) Communication service phones, PDA terminals, and personal digital assistants terminals.

The mobile communication terminal 20 includes a weight management program 21 for processing a digital signal input from the digital scale 10 and providing a variety of health information, a wireless Internet platform for interoperability (WIPI) and a brew for wireless internet. Mobile platforms (BREW, Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) are installed. As is well known, the mobile communication terminal 20 is provided with a keypad 23 for setting a mode by a user's operation, a display 24 for displaying execution of the mode, and a weight management program 21. And a memory 25 for storing data, a USB port 26 for connection with the digital scale 10, and a microprocessor 27 for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal 20. Mobile communication of the mobile communication terminal 20 is performed through a conventional land network and satellite network.

 The USB port 24 of the digital scale 10 and the USB port 26 of the mobile communication terminal 20 are connected by a USB cable 28. The digital signal output from the A / D converter 13 of the digital scale 10 is input to the microprocessor 27 through the USB cable 28 and the USB port 26 of the mobile communication terminal 20, and the micro The processor 27 processes the digital signal of the digital scale 10 by the weight management program 21 to display and provide various health information on the display 24.

Referring to FIG. 1, the weight management apparatus of the present invention includes a web server 40 networked on the Internet 30. The web server 40 is composed of a server program 41, various web pages 42, and a database 43 that enable Internet users to search and execute data in the form of a universal resource locator (URL). The server program 41 receives a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request for accessing the web page 42 of the web server 40 and provides the web page 42 to Internet users.

The server program 41 of the web server 40 includes a database management program 41a, a short message service program (SMS) 41b, a multimedia messaging service program (MMS), and a weight management program. 41d is connected. The database management program 41a collects, organizes, classifies, arranges, evaluates, and analyzes data provided from the administrator of the web server 40, the user of the weight management apparatus, and the like. The SMS program 41b transmits a short message to the mobile communication terminal 20, and the SMS program 41c transmits a multimedia message including a video, a sound source, and a picture to the mobile communication terminal 20 and the user. Send to address. The weight management program 41d of the web server 40 processes the health information transmitted through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 20.

In addition, the web page 42 is a member registration web page (42a), a download web page (42b), health care information web page (42c), a user manual web page (42d) and a bulletin board, community, etc. It can be configured in various ways. Internet users such as the user of the weight management apparatus, the user of the mobile communication terminal can register as a member through the member registration web page 42a and download the weight management program through the download web page 42b.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the database 43 of the web server 40 operates in conjunction with the server program 41 for processing, storing, retrieving and updating data. The database 43 includes an administrator database 43a for storing and managing data of a manager, a member database 43b for storing and managing a member's data, and a mobile terminal database 43c for storing and managing data of a mobile terminal. The SM database 43d stores and manages the data of the SM, the MS database 43e stores and manages the MS data and the e-mail database 43f stores and manages the data of the e-mails sent to the members. Consists of

Referring to FIG. 1, the web server 40 of the present invention includes a client computer 50 operated by an administrator, a client computer 50 operated by an Internet user such as a user of a weight management apparatus, a mobile communication subscriber, and the Internet. Networked via 30. On the administrator computer 44 and the client computer 50, a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer is installed. After registering as a member and registering a password and ID (ID, Identification number), the web server is logged in. (20). In the weight management apparatus of the present invention, the manager computer 44 and the client computer 50 should be understood in many ways.

4 is a main screen displayed by the display of the mobile communication terminal by the weight management device of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a weight window 101, a body mass index window 102, a body fat percentage window 103, and a message window that respectively display weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, message, and date and time are displayed at the center of the main screen 100. (104), a year and month window (105) is provided. The left side of the main screen 100 is provided with a user information window 106 that displays the user's name, age, gender. In the lower portion of the user information window 106, a user management button 107, a dress-up button 108, and a baby weight-up button 109 are provided. On the right side of the main screen 100, there is an option button 110, graph view button 111, Internet connection button 112, health information button 113, data backup button 114, a comprehensive measurement result button 115 It is provided.

After the user connects the USB port 14 of the digital scale 10 and the USB port 26 of the mobile communication terminal 20 with the USB cable 28, the user climbs on the main body 11 of the digital scale 10. In writing, the digital scale 10 outputs the weight data and inputs it to the microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20. The weight management program 21 installed in the memory 25 interworking with the microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 processes weight data and measures the user's weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, and body weight. Each hour is displayed on the weight window 101, the body mass index window 102, the body fat percentage window 103, and the year, month, date and time window 105. In addition, the message window 104 displays a message for guiding a change in the weight of the existing measured value.

When the user selects the user management button 107, information such as name, age, gender, etc. may be input and registered, and the registered user may be deleted. The user's information is displayed via the user information window 106. After the user selects the dressing button 108, for example, a user can input a weight of a wear, such as a garment, a watch, or glasses, and the weight of the wear is measured based on the weight of the user measured by the digital scale 10. It is calculated by subtracting. Therefore, it is possible to accurately measure the actual weight of the user. When the user selects the baby weighting device button 109 and inputs the user's weight, for example, when the user stands on the main body 11 of the digital scale 10 with a baby under 4 years old and measures the weight, The weight of the user is subtracted from the weight of the user and the baby measured by the digital scale (10). Therefore, it is possible to accurately measure the actual weight of the baby, it is possible to easily and safely measure the weight of the baby difficult to measure the weight directly by the digital scale (10).

When the user selects and inputs the option button 110, the user may select an option such as help, a target weight setting, a personal password setting, and the like. By selecting the graph view button 111, a variety of information such as change in body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, obesity, abdominal obesity, etc. can be viewed in a graph, and the digital scale 10 by the internet connection button 112. The weight data of the user measured by can be sent directly to the web server. By selecting the health information button 113, for example, the exercise information button 113a and the body size information button 113b for selecting display of exercise information and body size information are displayed.

By selecting the data backup button 114, the weight data stored in the memory 25 of the mobile communication terminal 20 is stored and managed in storage means such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, a portable memory, a web server, etc. of a computer. Or backup from storage. Therefore, the user can be prepared for the loss of weight data even when the mobile communication terminal 20 becomes unavailable. By selecting the comprehensive measurement result button 115, body weight, body fat percentage, body mass index, body fat mass, obesity degree, abdominal obesity degree, muscle mass, body water quantity, whole body weight, proper weight range, weekly average value, monthly average value, weight change value, basic metabolic rate In addition, it is possible to check the comprehensive measurement result that simultaneously calculates 15 kinds of information such as daily energy requirements. Here, in calculating the user's health information, the body mass index is calculated using height and weight, and the obesity degree is calculated by dividing the weight by the standard weight. Basal metabolism refers to the amount of calories needed to perform a biological function. The lower the metabolic rate, the higher the chance of obesity, and the greater the decrease in basal metabolic rate as the weight decreases, the greater the likelihood of weight gain. Daily energy requirement means the recommended amount of energy intake needed per day, it is preferable to eat a meal to avoid excessive calorie restriction by referring to the daily energy requirement.

5 illustrates an exercise information screen as an example of health information displayed on a display of a mobile communication terminal by the weight management apparatus of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the exercise type window 201, the number window 202, the exercise time window 203, and the division are provided on the upper side of the exercise information screen 200 so that a user can input a series of information about the exercise performed by the user. A window 204, weight window 205, street window 206 and memo window 207 are provided. The graph window 208 of the exercise information screen 200 displays a graph indicating a change in weight according to exercise time. The exercise information button 113 of the health information button 113 shown in FIG. 4 of the exercise information screen 200 may be selected and viewed.

6 illustrates a body size information screen as an example of health information displayed on a display of a mobile communication terminal by the weight management device of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, an upper window 221, a top bust window 222, an under bust window 223, so that a user may input a series of information about a body size, on the upper side of the body size information screen 220, Waist circumference 224, Hip circumference 225, Belly circumference 226, Arm circumference 227, Thigh circumference 228, Calf circumference 228, Thin neck circumference 230, Separation window 231, a weight window 212, and a memo window 233 are provided. The graph window 234 of the body size information screen 220 displays a graph indicating a change in body size. The body size information button 113b of the health information button 113 shown in FIG. 4 of the body size information screen 220 can be selected and viewed.

Meanwhile, in addition to the health information screen 200 and the body size information screen 220 of the health information displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal, the weight management apparatus of the present invention may provide a meal information screen and a blood pressure pulse information screen. . The meal information screen records and manages the meal contents and the amount of meal, so that it is easy to grasp the correlation between the amount of meal and the weight change. Blood pressure pulse information screen records and manages blood pressure and pulse that are closely related to various diseases, so that the correlation between the improvement of hypertension or hypotension and the change in weight can be easily used to maintain the health state of the user. .

The weight management method shown in FIG. 7 by the weight management apparatus using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention having such a configuration will now be described.

1 to 4 together, the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 prepares the digital scale 10 (S300). Then, the user accesses the download web page 42b of the web server 40 through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 20 (S301), and downloads the weight management program to the microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 and The weight management program 21 is installed in the memory 25 to be interlocked (S302). When the weight management program 21 is installed in the memory 25 of the mobile communication terminal 20, after the weight management program 21 is downloaded to the hard disk of the client computer 50 networked to the Internet 30, The USB port of the client computer 50 and the USB port 26 of the mobile communication terminal 20 are connected by the USB cable 28, and the weight management program downloaded to the hard disk of the computer 50 is transferred to the mobile communication terminal. It can be downloaded and installed in the memory 25 of (20). The weight management program may be provided to the purchaser of the digital scale 10 as a compact disc. In this case, the user may load the compact disc in the compact disc reader of the conventional computer, connect the computer and the mobile communication terminal 20, and install a weight management program in the memory 25.

Next, the user installs the weight management program 21 in the memory 25 of the mobile communication terminal 20, and then executes the weight management program 21 by the operation of the keypad 23 to the main screen 100 Is displayed on the display 24 (S303), and the user management button 107 is selected to input a series of user information such as name, age, gender, content of exercise, size of each part of the body (S304). In addition, the user of the exercise type window 201, the number window 202, the exercise time window 203, the division window 204, the weight window 205, the distance of the exercise information screen 200 shown in FIG. Through the window 206 and the memo window 207, a series of information about the exercise is input. The user is the height window 221, top bust window 222, under bust window 223, waist circumference window 224, hip circumference window 225 of the body size information screen 220 shown in FIG. Belly circumference window 226, arm circumference window 227, thigh circumference window 228, calf circumference window 229, thin neck circumference window 230, division window 231, weight window 212, memo window 233 Enter the size of each part of the body. The user's information may be input in various ways such as information related to meals, blood pressure and pulse rate.

On the other hand, the microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 processes the input user information and stores it in the memory 25 (S305). When the input of the user information is completed, the USB port 14 of the digital scale 10 and the USB port 26 of the mobile communication terminal 20 are connected by the USB cable 28 (S306).

The microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 determines whether the user information is confirmed by the execution of the weight management program 21 (S307). The user may know whether the user information is input by the user information displayed on the user information window 106 of the main screen 100, and the user information may be corrected and additionally inputted. If it is determined that the user information is not confirmed, the microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 proceeds to step S304. After the user confirms the user information, the user climbs on the main body 11 of the digital scale 10 and measures the weight (S308). When the user climbs on the main body 11 of the digital scale 10, the load cell 12 detects the user's weight as an electrical signal, and the A / D converter 13 converts the electrical signal of the load cell 12 into a digital signal. It is converted to the weight data of the output. The microprocessor 15 of the digital scale 10 may transmit the weight data of the digital signal input from the A / D converter 13 to the USB port of the mobile communication terminal 20 through the USB port 14 and the USB cable 28. Send to 26.

Next, the microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 processes the weight data input through the USB port 26 by the weight management program 21 to calculate the weight of the user (S309). The microprocessor 27 of the mobile communication terminal 20 displays the health information processed by the weight of the user calculated by the execution of the weight management program 21 on the display 24 of the mobile communication terminal 20 (S310). ), And stores the user's health information in the memory 25 of the mobile communication terminal 20 (S311).

The user's health information is based on the selection of the comprehensive measurement result button 115, body weight, body fat percentage, body mass index, body fat mass, obesity, abdominal obesity, muscle mass, body mass, weight, weight, range, weekly average, monthly average, weight change 15 kinds of information such as a value, a basic metabolic amount, and a daily energy requirement can be displayed on the display 24 of the mobile communication terminal 20. By recording and managing the contents of the exercise through the exercise information screen 200 shown in FIG. 5, the user can easily grasp the correlation of the exercise amount to the change in weight, and through the continuous recording and management of the exercise information. You can find out which exercise works best for you in losing weight. By recording and managing the size of each body part through the body size information screen 220 shown in FIG. 6, the user can easily grasp the change in body size for weight change, and the effect of weight loss is specifically Since it shows in which part, it can manage the balanced body efficiently.

1 and 4, when the user selects and inputs the Internet connection button 112 of the main screen 100, the user is stored in the memory 25 through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 20. Health information is transmitted to and stored in the database 43 of the web server 40 (S312). At this time, the weight management program 41d of the web server 40 processes the health information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20. In this way, the user stores and manages the health information in the database 43 of the web server 40 through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 20, thereby the web page of the web server 40 by the client computer 50 ( 42) you can easily use your own health information, you can prepare for the loss of health information. In addition, when the user registers as a member of the web server 40, the mobile communication terminal 20 and the client computer 50 through the SMS of the administrator of the web server 40 useful and various information about the health (SMS) , MMS, can be provided in real time via email. The user operates the keypad 23 of the mobile communication terminal 20 to end the health care program 21.

The embodiments described above are merely to describe preferred embodiments of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, those skilled in the art within the spirit and claims of the present invention It will be understood that various changes, modifications, or substitutions may be made thereto, and such embodiments are to be understood as being within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the weight management apparatus and method using the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, a series of data such as the weight of the user measured by the digital scale and the user input information is conveniently The user's weight can be stored and managed by a weight management program to provide a series of health information such as body mass index, body fat percentage, obesity, abdominal obesity, exercise information and body size information in real time. In addition, by accumulating health information according to the change in weight and providing it in various types of graphs, the user can easily obtain and use information that can systematically and efficiently manage weight and health.

Claims (6)

Preparing a digital scale that measures weight of the user and outputs weight data; Installing a weight management program that processes weight data input from the digital scale and information input by the user and provides a weight management program as the health information of the user in a memory interoperating with a microprocessor of a mobile communication terminal; Inputting user information by executing a weight management program of the mobile communication terminal; Connecting the digital scale and the mobile terminal; Outputting weight data of the user by the digital scale; Processing the weight data inputted from the digital scale and the user's information into health information of the user by a weight management program of the mobile communication terminal and displaying the weight information on the display of the mobile communication terminal; Comprising the health information of the user and storing in the memory of the mobile communication terminal weight management method using a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein in the installing the weight management program in a memory interoperating with the microprocessor of the mobile communication terminal, after accessing a download webpage of a web server through the wireless Internet by the mobile communication terminal, Weight management method using a mobile communication terminal to download and install the weight management program provided on the download web page. The weight management method of claim 1, wherein in the displaying on the display of the mobile communication terminal, the user information is provided to the health information by a weight management program of the mobile communication terminal. The weight management method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting and storing the health information stored in a memory of the mobile communication terminal in a database of a web server through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal. . The weight management method according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4, wherein the health information accumulates the weight of the user in order and provides a graph of weight change. A digital scale that measures the weight of the user standing on the main body and outputs weight data of the digital signal; A microprocessor is provided with a mobile platform that is connected to the digital scale and has a mobile platform to enable wireless internet. The weight management program processes weight data input from the digital scale and information input by the user and provides the health information of the user. A mobile communication terminal installed in a memory to interoperate with; Weight management device using a mobile communication terminal consisting of a web server for providing a download web page for downloading the weight management program by the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal.

Images