KR20060055634A - Mobile communication terminal, diet management server system and method for providing diet management service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a diet management server system that provides a diet management service to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network.

The diet management server system according to the present invention is a diet management server system connected to a mobile communication terminal through a communication network to provide a subscriber's diet management service. The diet management server system includes a diet state management unit, a diet management prescription unit, and a diet management effect determination unit. The diet state management unit connects to the mobile communication terminal and collects and manages diet related information of the subscriber such as height, weight, body fat rate, and exercise amount. The diet management prescription unit delivers diet prescription related information for determining a diet prescription based on the diet related information of the subscriber to the diet state management unit. After the diet management effect is determined by the subscriber, the diet management effect determination unit analyzes the result of the diet prescription and generates information related to the diet management effect for determining the effect and transmits it to the diet state management unit.

Body fat, pedometer, diet, mobile communication terminal, telecommunications network

Description

Mobile communication terminal, diet management server system and method for providing diet management service}

1 is a view schematically showing an entire communication system in which a diet management service is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view schematically showing the components of the diet management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a message flow between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the diet management server 200 to provide a diet management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a diagram illustrating the operation of the components of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the flow of operations among the components.

5B is a diagram illustrating the operation of the components of the diet management server 200 side and the operation flow between the components, respectively.

The present invention relates to a diet management server system and a method for providing a diet management service, and more particularly, to a diet management server system for providing a diet management service to a mobile communication terminal and a method for providing a diet management service.

Recently, interest in diets is increasing due to the pursuit of well-being, but systematic diet management is currently performed through obesity clinics or obesity management companies. However, there is a limitation in the use layer due to time and cost problems for using it.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent Application No. 1999-0034426 discloses a "diet management method using a personal wireless portable communication device" as a conventional technology, and various methods related to diet using a personal wireless portable communication device such as a mobile phone and a PCS phone are disclosed. The present invention relates to a method of managing weight by providing information, but it is based on simple weight management based on calories of food ingested by a user and incorrect activity information input by the user.

As another conventional technology, Korean Patent Application No. 2001-0042532 discloses "a mobile service related to a mobile phone and a wireless diet having a function device for dieting". The sensor detects the movement of the human body and thereby uses the user's daily life. Measure calorie consumption in your life and display it on your mobile phone, and send calorie data to the server of the diet service site using the wireless data transmission system, analyze it in the server's diet management system, and perform database management for individual users It is about diet function mobile phone and wireless data related service that can display information on user's mobile phone through wireless data transmission.

However, it is important not only to maintain the proper weight based on the comparison of calorie consumption by eating food and exercise, but to maintain long-term health and to maintain proper weight management in consideration of body fat percentage and muscle mass. .

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal with a function that can directly collect diet-related information.

Another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a diet management server system for providing a diet management service to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network.

Another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention relates to a diet management service providing method for providing a diet management service to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal comprising: an input unit for inputting diet related information as a mobile communication terminal for transmitting and receiving data with a server through a communication network; A body fat measurement unit configured to measure body fat and generate body fat information; An exercise amount measuring unit measuring exercise amount to generate exercise amount information; And a diet management function for collecting and managing diet related information, body fat information, and exercise information obtained from the input unit, body fat measuring unit and exercise amount measuring unit, and collecting and managing the diet related information transmitted from the server. .

The apparatus may further include a database storing diet related information, body fat information and exercise amount information obtained from the input unit, body fat measuring unit and exercise amount measuring unit, and diet related information obtained from the server.

The body fat measuring unit may be a body fat meter measuring body fat by a bioelectrical impedance measuring method, and the exercise amount measuring unit may be a pedometer measuring a walking and driving related exercise amount.

And a display unit for displaying all messages related to the communication service, wherein the diet management function unit includes diet related information, body fat information and exercise amount information obtained from the input unit, body fat measuring unit and exercise amount measuring unit, and diet related information obtained from the server. Can be displayed on the display unit.

The diet related information input to the input unit may be diet basic information including at least one of sex, height, weight, and medical history.

The diet related information input to the input unit may be diet performance information including any one of intake food information and current weight.

The diet related information transmitted from the server may be diet prescription information including at least one of target weight, daily weight loss target value, daily diet, exercise type, and exercise amount.

The diet related information transmitted from the server may be a diet effect analysis result including at least one of a weight change, exercise calorie comparison and calorie intake of food, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a diet management server system is connected to a mobile communication terminal through a communication network to provide a diet management service for a subscriber. The diet management server system is connected to the mobile communication terminal and collects diet related information of a subscriber. Diet state management unit to manage; A diet management prescribing unit for delivering diet prescription related information for determining a diet prescription based on the diet related information of a subscriber; And after the subscriber performs the diet prescription, it may include a diet management effect determination unit for generating a diet management effect related information for analyzing the results of the diet prescription and determine the effect and deliver to the diet state management unit.

The method may further include a database storing the diet related information, diet prescription related information, and diet management effect related information.

The diet related information may include at least one of gender, height, weight, medical history, and ingested food information.

The diet prescription related information may include at least one of a target weight, a daily weight loss target value, a daily diet, an exercise type, and an exercise amount.

The information related to the diet management effect may include at least one of weight change, exercise calorie and intake calorie comparison, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a diet management service, wherein a mobile communication terminal connected to a diet management server system through a communication network provides a diet management service, including: a) at least one of gender, height, weight, and medical history; Receiving diet basic information including one and transmitting the diet basic information to the diet management server system; And b) receiving and displaying diet prescription information from the diet management server system including at least one of a target weight, a daily weight loss target value, a daily diet, an exercise type, and an exercise amount determined based on the basic diet information. .

After the step b), c) after performing the diet according to the diet prescription information, the diet information, body fat information and exercise information including at least one of the intake of food information, the current weight is collected and transmitted to the diet management server system It may further comprise a step.

The mobile communication terminal may be provided with a body fat meter for measuring body fat information and a pedometer for measuring exercise amount information.

After the step c), d) diet management effect information including at least one of weight change, exercise calorie and food intake calorie comparison, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis determined based on the diet performance information, body fat information and exercise amount information It may further comprise the step of receiving and displaying from the diet management server system.

Method for providing a diet management service according to another aspect of the present invention, a method of providing a diet management service to a diet management server system connected to a mobile communication terminal through a communication network, a) gender, height from the mobile communication terminal Receiving diet basic information including at least one of weight, medical history, and determining diet prescription information including at least one of a target weight, a daily weight loss target value, a daily diet, an exercise type, and an exercise amount, and transmitting the same to the mobile communication terminal. step; And b) receiving weight information from the mobile communication terminal, diet performance information including at least one of current weight, body fat information, and exercise amount information to compare weight change, calorie consumption and calorie intake, analysis of body fat percentage and muscle mass change. Determining diet management effect information including at least one of the information and transmitting the same to the mobile communication terminal.

After step b), the method may further include determining new diet prescription information based on the diet management effect information and transmitting the new diet prescription information to the mobile communication terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

First, a diet management service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

1 is a view schematically showing an entire communication system in which a diet management service is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a communication system in which a diet management service is performed includes a mobile communication terminal 100 and a diet management server 200.

The mobile communication terminal 100 and the diet management server 200 are connected to each other through the mobile communication network (300). In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 is a terminal equipped with a body fat meter and a pedometer function.

2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes a body fat calculator 110, a pedometer 120, a key inputter 130, a diet management function 140, a database 160, a display 170, and a controller. And a communication unit 190.

The body fat analyzer 110 measures body fat based on a bioelectrical impedance measurement method. The pedometer 120 measures the amount of exercise associated with walking and driving. The key input unit 130 manages data input through the keypad. The diet management function unit 140 processes functions to be performed at the mobile communication terminal for the diet management service. The database 160 stores and manages data related to a diet management service such as diet basic information input from the key input unit 130, a diet prescription received from the diet management server 200, measured body fat information, and exercise amount information. The display unit 170 displays all notification messages and the like that occur during the mobile communication service process. The controller 180 controls the overall operation flow of the mobile communication terminal 100. The communication unit 190 performs a wireless transmission and reception function with the mobile communication network.

3 is a view schematically showing the components of the diet management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the diet management server 200 includes a communication unit 210, a control unit 220, a diet state management unit 230, a diet management effect determination unit 240, a diet management prescription unit 250, and a database 260. ).

The communication unit 210 provides a connection between the diet management server and the mobile communication network. The controller 220 controls the overall operation flow of the diet management server 200. The diet state manager 230 manages the subscriber's diet state and diet prescription. The diet management effect determination unit 240 determines the diet management effect implemented by the subscriber. The diet management prescribing unit 250 determines a diet prescription based on the subscriber's diet status, diet basic information, and diet management effect. The database 260 is received from the subscriber's diet basic information and the mobile communication terminal 100 generated by the operation of the state management unit 230, the diet management effect determination unit 240 and the diet management prescription unit 250, etc. Store and manage your data.

Next, a method of providing a diet management service will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a message flow between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the diet management server 200 to provide a diet management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Through the diet management service subscriber mobile communication terminal (100), the subscriber applies for service use to the diet management server, inputs basic diet information such as gender, height, current weight, existing medical history, etc. The unit 110 measures the current body fat. The collected basic diet information and body fat information are transmitted to the diet management server 200 (S410).

The diet management server 200 is based on the basic diet basic information and body fat information received from the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 100, the initial diet such as target weight, daily weight loss target value, daily diet, exercise type and exercise amount The prescription is determined and transmitted to the subscriber mobile communication terminal 100 (S420).

Then, after a predetermined time elapses, at a specific diet management time point, the mobile communication terminal 100 collects the total food intake information of the day that the subscriber inputs to the terminal, the weight of the day that the subscriber inputs, and the pedometer 120 on the day. One walk-related exercise amount information, body fat measurement through the body fat measurement unit 110 and diet performance information such as muscle mass is collected and transmitted to the diet management server 200 (S430).

Based on the diet performance information, the first diet prescription, and the initial diet basic information of the subscriber, the diet management server 200 includes a diet management effect such as weight change, exercise calorie consumption and intake of food calories, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis. Analyze, and delivers this diet management effect analysis results to the mobile communication terminal (100) (S440).

In addition, the diet management effect analysis results, based on the current diet progress and the initial diet basic information, the diet management server 200 determines a new diet prescription and delivers it to the mobile communication terminal (S450).

5A and 5B, a diet management service method using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a body fat analyzer and a pedometer function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail. Here, FIGS. 5A and 5B are separated for convenience of description, and FIG. 5A shows the operation of the components of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the operation flow between the components, and FIG. 5B shows the diet management server 200 Represents the operation of the components of and the flow of operations between the components, respectively.

First, in FIG. 5A, a subscriber who wants to receive a diet management service using the mobile communication terminal 100 equipped with a body fat meter and a pedometer function, connects to the diet management server 200 and applies for service provision, and the key input unit 130. In the diet management function program, and enter their first diet basic information, such as gender, height, current weight, existing medical history. The subscriber first diet basic information (gender, height, current weight, existing medical history) is transmitted to the diet management function unit 140 (S501).

In addition, the body fat meter 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100 measures the current body fat of the subscriber based on the bioelectrical impedance measurement method and transmits body fat information to the diet management function unit 140 (S502).

The diet management function unit 140 transmits the initial diet basic information and the measured body fat information thus collected to the diet management server 200 through the communication unit 190 to register subscriber and initial diet basic information on the diet management server 200. Request (S503; A).

Next, in FIG. 5B, the subscriber diet state management unit 230 of the diet server 200 stores the received subscriber first diet basic information in the database 260 (S504), and the subscriber's first diet in the diet prescription management unit 250. Request to determine the prescription (S505).

The diet management prescribing unit 250 calculates a target weight in consideration of the sex, height, current weight, etc. of the subscriber, sets a time to reach the target weight, a daily weight loss target and calorie intake, and prepares a daily diet. Then, in consideration of the body's existing fat history and body fat information calculated by the body fat percentage and muscle mass, an appropriate exercise method and exercise amount are determined to determine the subscriber's first diet prescription (S506), and informs the subscriber's diet status management unit (S507).

The subscriber diet state management unit 230 stores the initial diet prescription in the database 260 (S508), and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S509; B).

Then, in Figure 5a, the diet management function unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 receiving the first diet prescription stores the prescription in the database 160, and informs the subscriber (S510).

After ingesting food, the subscriber drives the diet management function program through the key input unit 130 of the mobile communication terminal 100 and inputs information on the ingested food (S511).

Then, after a predetermined time elapses, at a particular diet management time point, the subscriber drives the diet management function program through the key input unit 130 of the mobile communication terminal 100 and inputs the weight of the day and other exercise amount information on the day (S512). ). In addition, the body fat measurement unit 110 also transmits the subscriber body fat information measured by the diet management function unit 140 (S513), and the pedometer 120 also collects walking and driving related exercise information collected by the diet management function unit 140. Transfer to (S514).

Diet management function unit 140 is a diet, such as the total amount of food intake of the subscriber on the day, the amount of walking-related exercise information collected through the pedometer on the day, body fat measurement information collected through the body fat meter, the weight of the day input by the subscriber and other information on the amount of exercise on the day The performance information is transmitted to the diet management server 200 (S515; C).

The subscriber diet state management unit 230 of the diet management server 200 receiving the diet performance information stores the corresponding information in the database 260 (S516), and applies the diet management effect to the diet management effect determination unit 240 on the day. Request to judge (S517).

The diet management effect determination unit 240 analyzes the diet management effect based on the diet performance information, the initial diet prescription, and the basic diet basic information stored in the database 260 (S518), weight change, exercise calories burned and intake food calories. The diet management effect analysis results, such as comparison, analysis of body fat and muscle mass changes, inform the subscriber diet state management unit 230 (S519).

Subscriber diet state management unit 230 stores the result of the diet management effect analysis in the database 260 (S520), and transmits to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S521; D).

In FIG. 5A, the diet management function unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 that receives the result of analyzing the diet management effect stores the result in the database 160 and displays the result on the display unit 170 to inform the subscriber (S522). .

Meanwhile, in FIG. 5B, the subscriber diet state management unit 230 of the diet management server 200 requests the diet management prescription unit 250 to re-determine the diet prescription according to the current diet progress state (S523).

The diet management prescribing unit 250 re-determines a diet prescription such as a daily weight loss goal, an intake calorie, a daily diet, an exercise method, and an exercise amount based on the subscriber initial diet basic information and the diet progress state (S524), and the subscriber diet state manager ( 230) (S525).

The subscriber diet state management unit 230 stores the re-prescribed diet prescription in the database 260 (S526), and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S527; E).

In FIG. 5A, the diet management function unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 receiving the diet prescription stores the prescription in the database 160 and displays the represcribed diet prescription on the display unit 170 to the subscriber. Inform (S528). In addition, the subscriber may retrieve past diet prescription information or diet management progress information whenever necessary through the database 160 of the mobile communication terminal 100 during the diet process.

The procedure from step S511 to step S528 may be repeatedly performed until the target weight is reached.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various other changes and modifications are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the exercise amount of the subscriber is measured using a pedometer, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any type of mobile communication terminal may be used as long as it can measure the exercise amount of the subscriber. That is, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the same structure as the embodiment, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the claims also belong to the scope of the present invention.

The present invention utilizes a mobile communication terminal that adds the ability to directly collect basic information such as walking-related exercise amount, body fat percentage and body muscle mass to the mobile communication terminal that the subscribers carry on a daily basis to calculate the diet effect Increase the accuracy of, has the effect of enabling a more effective and routine diet management.

In addition, subscribers can access a diet server with expertise through a mobile communication terminal at a desired place and time to perform diet management so that they can receive higher quality diet management using less time and less cost. Has an effect.                     

In addition, it is easy to measure body fat by mounting a body fat meter on a mobile communication terminal that is carried on a daily basis, and by using this to provide a diet prescription considering body fat mass and muscle mass rather than simple weight management to promote long-term health maintenance and continuous proper weight management Has the effect of providing a systematic diet management service.

Claims (20)

In the mobile communication terminal for transmitting and receiving data with the server through a communication network, An input unit for inputting diet related information; A body fat measurement unit configured to measure body fat and generate body fat information; An exercise amount measuring unit measuring exercise amount to generate exercise amount information; And The diet management function unit collects and manages diet related information, body fat information, and exercise information obtained from the input unit, body fat measuring unit and exercise amount measuring unit, and collects and manages diet related information transmitted from the server. Mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a database storing diet related information, body fat information, and exercise information obtained from the input unit, body fat measuring unit and exercise amount measuring unit, and diet related information obtained from the server. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The body fat measuring unit is a body fat meter for measuring body fat by a bioelectrical impedance measuring method. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The momentum measuring unit is a mobile communication terminal that is a pedometer for measuring the amount of exercise related to walking and driving. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a display unit for displaying all messages related to the communication service, And the diet management function unit displays diet related information, body fat information and exercise amount information obtained from the input unit, body fat measuring unit and exercise amount measuring unit, and diet related information obtained from the server on the display unit. The method of claim 1, The diet related information input to the input unit is a mobile communication terminal which is basic diet information including at least one of sex, height, weight, and medical history. The method of claim 1, The diet related information input to the input unit is a mobile communication terminal which is diet performance information including any one of intake food information and current weight. The method of claim 1, The diet related information transmitted from the server is a mobile communication terminal which is diet prescription information including at least one of a target weight, a daily weight loss target value, a daily diet, an exercise type, and an exercise amount. The method of claim 1, The diet-related information transmitted from the server is a mobile communication terminal which is a result of a diet effect analysis including at least one of weight change, exercise calorie consumption and calorie intake of food, fat percentage and muscle mass change. In the diet management server system that is connected to the mobile communication terminal through a communication network to provide a diet management service of the subscriber, A diet state management unit for accessing the mobile communication terminal to collect and manage diet related information of a subscriber; A diet management prescribing unit for delivering diet prescription related information for determining a diet prescription based on the diet related information of a subscriber; And After the subscriber performs the diet prescription, the diet management effect judgment unit for analyzing the results of the diet prescription and generating a diet management effect related information to determine the effect and deliver to the diet state management unit Diet management server system comprising a. The method of claim 10, A diet management server system further comprising a database storing the diet related information, diet prescription related information, and diet management effect related information. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein The diet related information includes at least one of sex, height, weight, medical history, ingested food information. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein The diet prescription related information includes at least one of a target weight, daily weight loss target value, daily diet, exercise type, and exercise amount. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein Diet management effect related information includes a diet management server system including at least one of weight change, exercise calorie and intake calorie comparison, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis. In a method for providing a diet management service to a mobile terminal connected to a diet management server system through a communication network, a) receiving diet basic information including at least one of gender, height, weight, and medical history and transmitting the same to the diet management server system; And b) receiving and displaying diet prescription information including at least one of a target weight, a daily weight loss target value, a daily diet, an exercise type, and an exercise amount determined based on the basic diet information from the diet management server system; Diet management service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 15, After step b), c) after performing the diet according to the diet prescription information, the diet further comprising the step of collecting diet information, body fat information and exercise information including at least one of the current food weight, and transmits the information to the diet management server system How to Provide Managed Services. The method of claim 16, The mobile communication terminal is a diet management service providing method comprising a pedometer that can measure the body fat meter and exercise amount information to measure body fat information. The method of claim 16, After step c), d) The diet management server system includes diet management effect information including at least one of weight change, exercise calorie and intake food calories, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis determined based on the diet performance information, body fat information and exercise amount information. The method of providing a diet management service further comprising the step of receiving from the display. In the method for providing a diet management service to a diet management server system connected to a mobile communication terminal through a communication network, a) receiving diet basic information including at least one of gender, height, weight, and medical history from the mobile communication terminal, and diet prescription information including at least one of a target weight, daily weight loss target value, daily diet, exercise type, and exercise amount Determining and transmitting to the mobile communication terminal; And b) from the mobile communication terminal, receiving weight information, diet performance information including at least one of the current body weight, body fat information and exercise information by weight change, exercise calorie and intake of food calories comparison, body fat percentage and muscle mass change analysis Determining diet management effect information including at least one and transmitting the same to the mobile communication terminal; Diet management service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 19, After step b), Determining a new diet prescription information based on the diet management effect information and transmitting the new diet prescription information to the mobile communication terminal.

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