KR20130104977A - U-healthcare system and exercise amount measuring apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A u-health care system and a momentum measuring device for the same are provided to accurately measure momentum of a user. CONSTITUTION: A momentum measuring device (20) is loaded on sporting equipment (10) used by a user and is communicated and connected with a user terminal (100) by including a communication module. Sensing values which is sensed by the momentum measuring device are delivered to a u-health care server (200) through a center medium of the user terminal after being delivered to the user terminal. The user terminal and the u-health care server are connected through a wire and wireless network (300). A screen is indicated through a fixing terminal of a large screen if the user terminal is a mobile terminal including a smart phone etc. [Reference numerals] (10) Exercise equipment; (300) Wire/wireless network; (AA) Momentum measuring device of this invention is loaded; (BB) Inside your house; (CC) Communication (ex. short distance communication); (DD) U-healthcare App mounted; (EE) Momentum DB included

Description

[0001] U-HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to a u-health care system and an associated exercise quantity measurement device.

As a device and a method for measuring the amount of exercise of a person, a method of estimating / calculating the amount of exercise or consumed calories using a biosensor such as an EMG measurement, a heart rate measurement, a blood pressure measurement, a body temperature measurement, exist. However, this method has a problem that the user must attach the sensor to the body of the user, which is the subject of exercise, in order to measure electromyography, blood pressure, body temperature, and the like.

In another method, a vibration or translation motion generated in the process of the user's motion is sensed by a specific sensor, and a method of estimating / calculating the user's exercise amount or consumed calorie based on the vibration or translational motion Etc.) are also present. However, this method has a problem that the estimation / calculation value is not accurate because the user's motion is greatly simplified and the momentum is estimated / calculated. Also, there is a limit that does not reflect various types of exercise / there was.

In addition, the conventional u-healthcare system collects results of user's bio-signal sensing, mainly focuses on guidance of health-related indexes and prevention of diseases, and provides a system for real- There is a very rare case of being commercially available. In some cases, an exercise-related management system is established in cooperation with a health club, but this is limited to exercise in a health club or a sports facility, and it is assumed that a user exercises directly in the home A very simple and inexpensive u-healthcare system that can be applied is not yet available.

The present invention provides an improved momentum measuring device and a u-health care system using the same.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a momentum measuring device capable of more accurately measuring a momentum of a user by allowing rotational kinetic energy to be reflected in a user's momentum (kinetic energy) measuring process in addition to translational kinetic energy to be.

For this purpose, in order to measure the user's momentum (kinetic energy), the translational motion and rotational motion are measured more precisely by using an altitude sensor in addition to the acceleration sensor / gyro sensor and a Kalman filter capable of recursive estimation / measurement.

In addition, it is possible to easily determine the kind of exercise based on various exercise attitudes / exercise patterns of the user using the exercise device or the exercise assisting device by using the sensor combination, and to determine the calorie corresponding to the exercise amount (kinetic energy) The present invention provides a method of calculating the amount of consumption more accurately and provides a device for measuring the amount of exercise which can minimize disturbance of the user's movement / behavior during the exercise process.

In addition, the momentum measuring device can be detachable, so that it can be easily applied to various exercise devices to measure the momentum.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for measuring a movement of a user's home using a fitness device (mounted with a momentum measurement device) through a communication link between a momentum measurement device and a user terminal and a u- Healthcare system capable of receiving various information, guidance, and management about the exercise from the u-healthcare server through the terminal of the u-healthcare server in real time.

The u-healthcare system provides real-time assistance / guidance related to the exercise to the user via communication between the server and the user terminal, and further provides a variety of exercise experiences remotely by communicating with the health club vendor terminal And can be designed to greatly enhance the enjoyment and efficiency of the movement through collaboration with a virtual athletic assistant / designer or other remote user in the form of an exercise management program or an exercise assistant game.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a u-healthcare system including a momentum measurement device mounted on a fitness device, a user terminal, and a u-healthcare server,

The u-healthcare server comprises:

Calculating a user's amount of exercise based on the sensing information when the user's exercise-related sensing information using the exercise device measured by the exercise amount measuring device is received, converting the calorie consumption amount corresponding to the calculated exercise amount, And transmits data on the converted calorie consumption to the user terminal,

The user terminal may display data on the transmitted calorie consumption on the screen of the display device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a u-health care system including a momentum measurement device mounted on a fitness device, a user terminal, and a u-healthcare server,

The user terminal comprises:

Calculating a user's amount of exercise based on the sensing information when the user's exercise-related sensing information using the exercise device measured by the exercise amount measuring device is received, converting the calorie consumption amount corresponding to the calculated exercise amount, Displaying the converted calorie consumption data on a screen of a display device, transmitting at least one of the calculated amount of exercise and the calculated calorie consumption amount to the u-healthcare server,

The u-health care server may store and manage data transmitted from the user terminal in association with the user.

According to the improved type of momentum measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reflect rotational kinetic energy in addition to the translational kinetic energy in the process of measuring the user's momentum (kinetic energy), and in addition to the acceleration sensor / gyro sensor, And using a Kalman filter capable of recursive estimation / measurement, it is possible to measure the translational motion and the rotational motion more precisely.

Further, according to the improved form of exercise quantity measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily determine the type of exercise according to various exercise attitudes / exercise patterns of the user using the exercising device or the exercise assisting device, It is possible to calculate the calorie consumption corresponding to the user's momentum (kinetic energy) more precisely in the specific kind of exercise performed, and to minimize disturbance of the user's exercise / action in the exercise process. In addition, the momentum measuring device can be detachable, so that it can be easily applied to various exercise devices to measure the momentum.

The u-healthcare system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system in which a user's home using a fitness device (mounted with a momentum measurement device) through communication between the above-described exercise amount measurement device and a user terminal and a u- The user can receive various information, guidance, and management about the exercise in real time from the u-healthcare server through his / her terminal.

According to the u-healthcare system, the user can be provided with real-time assistance / guidance related to the exercise through communication between the server and the user terminal. Further, by communicating with the health club terminal, And can greatly improve the enjoyment and efficiency of the exercise by collaborating with a virtual athletic assistant / designer or other remote user in the form of an exercise management program or an exercise assistant game.

1 is a conceptual diagram of the overall u-health care system of the present invention.
2 is an example of a system configuration diagram for a u-healthcare system functioning as a movement management system.
3 is a block diagram of an example of a momentum measurement device for use in a u-healthcare system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a u-healthcare server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an example of a method of measuring exercise amount and aiding / managing method using a momentum measuring apparatus and a u-health care system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of another example of a method of measuring exercise amount and aiding / managing method using a momentum measuring apparatus and a u-health care system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, numerals (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Also, in this specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" with another element, the element may be directly connected or directly connected to the other element, It should be understood that, unless an opposite description is present, it may be connected or connected via another element in the middle.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention;

[Description of Fig. 1]

Fig. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the overall u-healthcare system of the present invention.

A central u-health care server (refer to reference numeral 200 of FIG. 2 to be described later) of the present invention is characterized in that 1) firstly, by communicating with a user terminal in a ubiquitous mobile environment Secondly, it enables virtual online games to be played / played by introducing competition with other users or virtual competitors in real life. Thirdly, it is possible to connect with a fitness club or a sports facility terminal in cooperation with a manager or a sports designer of the company / facility, or exercise aids / management therefrom in real time. In addition, Real-time arcade sports games in a specific room within the room. Needless to say, more various functions can be added.

In other words, the u-health care system of the present invention can improve the health care and medical care function by providing functions of an existing health care system as well as exercise aids / management functions, games / entertainment (entertainment) in a health club or athletic facility, / Multimedia / Virtual Reality, and so on.

Among the various functions that can be provided through the u-healthcare system of the present invention, in particular, a function (i.e., function 1) described above as a motion management system for real time assistance / management / check of a user's motion is focused In addition, the u-healthcare system of the present invention can have a system configuration as shown in Figs. 2 to 4, which will be described later. That is, the present invention will be described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, particularly, with reference to the specific functions and elements as a motion management system, among the above-described various functions and elements of the present invention.

In this specification, for the purpose of concentrating the explanations relating to the drawings of FIG. 2 and subsequent drawings, the case where a user exercises in the home will be mainly described. However, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above description of the present invention is not intended to be limited to the implementation of the essential principles of the present invention.

[Description of FIG. 2]

2 is an example of a system configuration diagram for a u-healthcare system functioning as a movement management system. Referring to FIG. 2, a u-healthcare system according to an embodiment of the present invention for performing a function as a movement management system includes a momentum measurement device 20, a user terminal 100, a u- (200).

At this time, the exercise amount measuring device 20 is mounted on the exercise device 10 used by the user for exercise. In Fig. 2, a coulter bell is shown as an example of such exercise apparatus. However, it is needless to say that the exercise device on which the exercise amount measuring device 20 is mounted is not particularly limited.

In this specification, the term "mounted on a fitness device" in the present specification means that the fitness device is manufactured in a form in which the exercise quantity measurement device like the embodiment of the present invention is fixedly inserted, And a case in which the exercise device and the exercise amount measuring device are integrated from the manufacturing stage.

In addition, in the present specification, the term "mounted on a fitness device" in the present specification means that a case in which a momentum measurement device is manufactured separately from the fitness device, do. In order to facilitate understanding of the invention, when the above case is further subdivided, the term 'attached later by the user' means, for example, a detachment means such as a banding device, a fixing hook, And it is possible to integrate with the exercise equipment through this. In addition, the 'case to be inserted later by the user' is, for example, a case where a groove, an insertion hole, or the like capable of fixing the momentum measuring device to the exercise device is provided and is integrated with the exercise device . Here, as in the first example above, when the momentum measuring device is provided with the detachment means, it is possible for the user to use any exercise device he or she wants to use, in which, besides the exercise device, (Including, for example, a baseball bat, etc.) that the user uses to exercise, but also has a great advantage in terms of its applicability.

Also, in the present invention, the momentum measurement device 20 may be communicatively coupled to the user terminal 100 by having a communication module. 2, a communication connection is established between the exercise amount measurement device 20 and the user terminal 100 through a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth or WiFi Direct. However, the present invention is not limited to the short-range wireless communication method Of course. Through such a communication connection, the user terminal 100 may receive sensing values from the momentum measurement device 20 that can measure (estimate) the user's momentum. At this time, the received sensing values will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2, the sensing values sensed by the exercise amount measuring device 20 are transmitted to the u-healthcare server 200 via the intermediary of the user terminal 100 after being transmitted to the user terminal 100 However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the momentum measuring device 20 is equipped with a communication module such as a WiFi module, so that the sensed values measured by the momentum measuring device 20 are transmitted to a u- Or may be delivered directly to the care server 200. In the following description, for the sake of explanation and convenience, the case of the former case (that is, the case where the mediated sensing values of the user terminal 100 are transmitted to the u-health care server 200) do.

The user terminal 100 communicates with the u-healthcare server 200 through the momentum measurement device 20 and the u-healthcare server 200, according to one embodiment, the sensed values received from the momentum measurement device 20, And displays the exercise aids / management data and screens received from the u-healthcare server 200 on a screen so that the user can check the aids.

The user terminal 100 and the u-health care server 200 may be connected to each other via the wired / wireless network 300 and the momentum measurement device 20 and the user terminal 100 may be connected to each other And may be connected through short-range wireless communication. The user terminal 100 is also connected to the u-healthcare server 200 and the momentum measurement device 20 and a specific application or program for data association (in the present specification, u- healthcare app) may be installed (or installed).

In addition, the following method can be used as a method of displaying the exercise aids / management data and screens received from the u-health care server 200 on the screen for user confirmation.

For example, when the user terminal 100 is a portable terminal such as a smart phone, the user terminal 100 may be displayed through a display device of the portable terminal. However, as shown in FIG. 2, A method of transmitting a screen image to a fixed terminal on a large screen may be a method in which the portable terminal 100 is connected to a fixed terminal 110 on a large screen through an HDMI cable or the like Various methods such as a method in which a screen displayed on the screen of the portable terminal 100 is mirrored by an HDMI, a method in which a screen is transmitted to the fixed terminal 110 through a wireless method such as wireless HDMI, etc. may be used.

2, when the user terminal is a large-screen terminal such as a smart TV equipped with the u-healthcare app described above, the exercise assist / management function received from the u-healthcare server 200 through the large screen of the smart TV, Data and the screen may be displayed directly. As can be easily understood from the above description, the screen on which the exercise assistance / management data and the screen are to be displayed may have a size that is convenient for the user to check during exercise and has a convenient size for confirmation, There is no need to.

In the above description, only the case in which the exercise assistance / management data is expressed through the image is mainly described. However, it may be helped to assist / manage the user's exercise by outputting audio signals such as voice. In this case, the audio output may be performed at the user terminal 100 itself or through a Bluetooth headset connected to the user terminal 100 and worn by the user.

As described above, the u-healthcare server 200 receives the sensed values measured by the exercise amount measuring device 20 through the medium of the user terminal 100 and calculates the momentum of the user based on the sensed values Related data such as the amount of calories consumed according to the user's motion (hereinafter referred to as exercise-assisted / management data, as described above) based on the calculated momentum and / or the exercise kind performed by the user And transmits a screen for the exercise assist / management data and its presentation / guidance to the user terminal 100. [ The roles and detailed functions of the u-health care server 200 will be described later with reference to Fig.

In the present specification, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, 1) momentum calculation, 2) calorie conversion, and 3) motion aiding / management data and a screen are all generated by u - Healthcare server 200 will be described mainly, but some or all of the above items may be processed in the user terminal 100 (more specifically, u-healthcare App installed in the user terminal 100) Needless to say, it can be processed directly. In this case, the processing result may be transferred from the user terminal 100 to the u-healthcare server 200 and stored and managed.

3 and 4, a block diagram of the apparatus for measuring momentum and a u-healthcare server according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 5, A method of measuring the momentum will be described.

[Description of Fig. 3]

3 is a block diagram of an example of a momentum measurement device for use in a u-healthcare system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the exercise quantity measuring device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a exercise machine, and measures the instantaneous moment (that is, every time point of a specific cycle) A second sensor (e.g., a gyro sensor 26 or the like) for sensing an angular velocity with respect to a motion using the exercise mechanism, and a second sensor And a third sensor (e.g., an altitude sensor 28 or the like) capable of sensing a position change or an altitude change during a movement process using a fitness instrument. However, the sensors illustrated in FIG. 3 are merely examples, and if the sensors are capable of sensing the speed, acceleration, and altitude change (or positional change) of the movement using the respective exercise devices, then the types and / It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied thereto regardless.

The momentum measuring device 20 may also be configured to measure the momentum related information (i.e., the sensed values output from the upper sensors) from the outside (e.g., the user terminal 100 or the u-healthcare server 200 ), And the like, hereinafter, assumed to be the user terminal 100). At this time, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the measured sensing results may be transmitted to the user terminal 100 through the communication module 22 of the momentum measuring device 20, 100 transmits the sensed information to the u-healthcare server 200 connected via the wired / wireless network through the u-healthcare App installed in the terminal.

In addition, as described above, the exercise quantity measuring device 20 of the present invention may be manufactured separately from the exercise device according to the embodiment, so that the exercise device 20 may be attached to a fitness device arbitrarily selected by the user. In such a case, the momentum measuring apparatus 20 may further include additional components (for example, a bending device, a fixing hook, a detaching means such as an adhesive element) for detachably attaching to the exercise device.

According to another embodiment, in order to correct the error of the velocity value sensed by the acceleration sensor 24, the momentum measurement device 20 itself may be provided with the acceleration sensor 24 based on the altitude information which is the sensing result of the altitude sensor 28 A Kalman filter unit that performs recursive comparison and correction with the velocity value to be calculated may be further included. However, in the present specification, in consideration of the recursive comparison of the sensed speed value and the processing burden of the correction job, it is possible to determine whether the u-healthcare server 200 (or the u-healthcare App installed in the user terminal 100) The following description will be made on the assumption that the above-described Kalman filter unit is included (see FIG. 4). Such a Kalman filter unit can be implemented by a software program, which can perform noise cancellation of the translational motion signal.

[Description of Fig. 4]

4 is a block diagram of a u-healthcare server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, a u-healthcare server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transmission / reception unit 210, a momentum calculation unit 220, a calorie conversion unit 230, an exercise assistance / management unit 240, A device linkage unit 250, and various DBs for exercise management.

Here, the various DBs may include a momentum DB 262, a motion type DB 264, a user DB 266, an exercise guidance DB 268, and the like. The exercise amount DB 262 may store a momentum-calorie consumption amount conversion table or a conversion function, which will be described later, for example. The exercise type DB 264 may store information on the exercise attitude / pattern, the sequence of the exercise, and the like according to each type of exercise. The user DB 266 may store various kinds of personal information related to the user who is a member, body / health information, and the like. The exercise guide DB 268 may store data for guiding the user through the exercise posture / pattern, type, exercise plan, and the like through still images / moving images / 3D images / sounds / sounds / virtual reality. The device interfacing unit 250 is connected to the u-healthcare server 200 and an external terminal (e.g., a user terminal 100, a momentum measuring device 20 or an external health club vendor server or terminal, A terminal used by a medical staff, a hospital, etc.).

The u-healthcare server 200 can receive the information sensed by the momentum measuring device 20 from the user terminal 100 via the transceiver 210. [ Of course, as described above, according to the embodiment, the sensed information may be directly received from the momentum measuring apparatus 20 without mediation of the user terminal 100. [

The momentum calculating unit 220 of the u-healthcare server 200 calculates the amount of exercise according to the user's motion based on the thus-transmitted sensing information. At this time, various physical quantities can be used for the calculated momentum, but in this specification, it is assumed that the kinetic energy is used as the momentum-related physical quantity. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, for calculation of the momentum, the rotational kinetic energy is calculated using the translational kinetic energy and the angular velocity at each time point using the instantaneous velocity at each time of measurement, This is used to calculate the total kinetic energy.

In this regard, an example of a concrete method will be described in accordance with a kinetic energy calculation sequence as follows. First, based on the sensed values output through the acceleration sensor 24, the gyro sensor 26, and the altitude sensor 28, the (i-th) speed v_i of each sampling instant of the exercise using the user's corresponding exercise mechanism ) And an angular velocity w_i. Here, the velocity of the sampling instant may be obtained by the acceleration sensor 24, and the angular velocity may be acquired by the gyro sensor 26. [ The obtained velocity is used to calculate the translational kinetic energy by the corresponding motion, and the angular velocity is used to calculate the rotational kinetic energy by the corresponding motion. In this case, the velocity value to be used for calculating the translational kinetic energy may be the same as the value obtained by the acceleration sensor 24 according to an embodiment of the present invention, The velocity value after performing the correction of the measurement error by the sensor may be used. 3, the apparatus 20 for measuring momentum according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes an altitude sensor 28. The altitude value obtained through the altitude sensor 28 is time- When the differential is made, the speed at the sampling time is calculated. Therefore, when the recursive analysis is performed using the Kalman filter using both the velocity value obtained based on the sensing value of the altitude sensor 28 and the velocity value outputted by the acceleration sensor 24 as both inputs , It is possible to obtain a more accurate velocity value in which the error due to the physical characteristics of the sensor is corrected. Therefore, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the accuracy of calculation of translational kinetic energy can be further improved by using the error-corrected speed value. At this time, the Kalman filter for performing the recursive analysis described above may be embodied in the form of a software program in the momentum calculator 220.

(I.e., E_i = 1/2 * m * v_i ^ 2 + 1/2 * I *) using the velocity v_i and the angular velocity w_i of the instantaneous sampling moment of the exercise instrument, w_i ^ 2), the total kinetic energy at the sampling time can be calculated.

In this manner, the calorie conversion unit 230 of the u-healthcare server 200 converts the total kinetic energy calculated at each sampling time or the total kinetic energy for a specific time obtained by summing sampling periods of several cycles , And calculates calorie consumption corresponding to the kinetic energy. At this time, to convert the momentum (in this example, the calculated kinetic energy) into calorie consumption, a table for converting the amount of exercise-calorie consumption may be used. At this time, the exercise amount-calorie consumption amount conversion table may be stored in the exercise amount DB 262 in advance.

Here, the table in which the correlation between the kinetic energy and the calorie consumption amount is simply mapped may be used. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the exercise amount-calorie consumption amount table Which are mapped differently. This is because, even in the case of the same exercise amount, the calorie consumption amount can be different depending on the type of exercise (or exercise attitude / pattern, etc.). As described above, the conversion table in consideration of the kind of exercise can be created on the basis of the database accumulated in advance for a long time. In addition to the exercise type, a specific (or standardized) momentum-calorie consumption conversion table may be used for the user's body data based on the body data such as the general body type / weight / body fat / muscle volume of the user.

That is, when the calorie conversion unit 230 of the u-healthcare server 200 uses the calculated total kinetic energy E_total and the kind of exercise as input values by using the above-described exercise amount-calorie consumption amount conversion table, The calculated kinetic energy and the calorie consumption in the exercise type can be calculated. Of course, in the above description, the method of calculating the calorie consumption using the conversion table has been mainly described, but other methods may be used. For example, if it is assumed that it appears as a function of "calorie = f (E_total, kind of exercise)", the relationship function f of calorie and E_total is made according to each kind of exercise (or posture or pattern) It is also possible to calculate the calorie consumption amount according to the kinetic energy in a specific exercise type using the exercise device.

Here, as the basic data used for converting the amount of exercise-calorie consumption, the type of exercise can be largely determined in two ways. In the first case, the user can be determined by the way in which he or she selects the type of exercise desired by a particular exercise device. For example, when a user selects (or inputs) a type of exercise desired by a user via a UI (user interface) displayed through a u-healthcare App installed in his / her terminal, And transmitted to the healthcare server 200, the u-healthcare server 200 can confirm the type of exercise to be based on the conversion of the amount of exercise-calorie consumption.

In the second case, a method of estimating the kind of exercise being performed by the current user based on the sensing values of various sensors transmitted from the momentum measuring device 20 to the u-healthcare server 200 is used . For example, based on the amount of change in the altitude information sensed by the altitude sensor 28, the information about the translational motion sensed by the acceleration sensor 24, and the information about the rotational motion sensed by the gyro sensor 26, The exercise amount calculating unit 220 may calculate the exercise amount related to the exercise in addition to the calculation of the exercise amount (i.e., the kinetic energy in this example) by the process of comparing with the patterns of the exercise type previously stored in the DB 264 By estimating, it is possible to confirm the type of exercise the current user is proceeding with. At this time, the calorie conversion unit 230 may calculate the calorie consumption amount according to the calculated exercise amount, based on the kind of exercise thus confirmed (estimated). As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the u-healthcare server 200 performs the above-described processing, so that even when the user takes a variety of exercise postures / patterns with a specific exercise device, By precisely predicting the kinetic energy as well as the type of exercise, the calorie consumption can be calculated more precisely by reflecting the exercise situation.

The result of the calorie consumption calculated as described above is transmitted from the u-health care server 200 to the user terminal 100, and the result is displayed on the display device (which may be the display of the user terminal, (Which may be another terminal screen (e.g., a TV screen) of the user as in the configuration diagram).

In the above example, the case of calorie consumption according to the user's exercise is taken as an example. However, various exercise aids and management (eg, exercise / posture correction / guidance for the exercise, presentation of motion of another set / Real-time comparison, etc.) may be additionally possible. 5 and 6, which will be described later. The functions and roles of the exercise assistant / managing unit 240 in the block diagram relating to the u-healthcare server 200 of FIG. 4 will be described together in the flowcharts of FIG. 5 and FIG.

[Description of Fig. 5]

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of measuring exercise amount and aiding / managing method using a momentum measuring apparatus and a u-health care system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S512, the user terminal 100 acquires user movement information (i.e., the sensing values output from the respective sensors in Fig. 3) corresponding to the user's motion from the momentum measurement device 20 mounted on the exercise device 10 Receive.

If the sensing values are received for the first time, the user terminal 100 may automatically execute (execute) the u-healthcare App installed in the terminal, as in step S514, according to an example. Of course, it is obvious that there may be cases in which the apparatus is manually driven by a user other than the case of automatic driving. That is, although the user may drive the u-healthcare App before starting the exercise, FIG. 5 shows a case in which the device is automatically driven according to the transmission of the sensing value even though the user does not perform manual driving. At this time, the u-healthcare application continuously communicates with the u-healthcare server 200 and the exercise quantity measuring device 20 until the exercise of the user is completed and the user ends the execution of the app, And exercise / assistance / management / guidance can be performed.

In step S516, the user terminal 100 (more specifically, the u-healthcare App installed in the user terminal 100) transmits the sensing values transmitted from the momentum measuring device 20 to the u-healthcare server 200 . Accordingly, the momentum calculating unit 220 of the u-healthcare server 200 calculates the amount of exercise (i.e., kinetic energy) and estimates the kind of exercise based on the sensed values transmitted in step S518. Estimation of the momentum based on the transmitted sensing values and methods for estimating the kind of motion have been described with reference to FIG. 4, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

If the exercise amount calculation and exercise type are estimated through the preceding steps, the calorie conversion unit 230 of the u-healthcare server 200 can calculate the calorie consumption amount based on the two input values in step S520. At this time, as described above, the exercise amount-calorie consumption amount conversion table or the conversion function can be used for the calculation.

The calorie consumption amount data thus converted is transmitted to the user terminal 100 again in accordance with step S522. The u-healthcare App of the user terminal 100 displays the calorie consumption amount data on the screen, (That is, the converted calorie consumption amount here) in real time.

Also, in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, the u-healthcare server 200 may be configured to perform a motion aiding / managing method in accordance with the system of the present invention, wherein, as in steps S526 and S528, (I.e., guidance information such as voice / text / video) that can be helpful for the user to perform the exercise, based on the type, the calculated momentum (or calorie) As shown in FIG.

4, extraction and generation of the guidance data as in step S526 can be performed by the exercise aiding / managing unit 240 of the u-healthcare server 200, Data stored in the DB 268 may be used. For example, the guide data may include data for guiding a movement / attitude / sequence to a user in voice / text, moving image data for guiding the user to follow the movement / still / animation / . ≪ / RTI > According to this, according to the guide information and images displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100 by the user (refer to step S530), the user can be informed of a motion sequence to be assisted or followed by his / her motion / posture.

5, the sensing value output from the momentum measuring apparatus 20 is transmitted to the u-healthcare server 200 via the user terminal 100, and based on the transmitted sensed values, Healthcare server 200 performs an overall function related to the calculation, calculation, calorie calculation, exercise assistant / management related data extraction, delivery to the user terminal 100, and guidance.

However, the exercise amount calculation, calorie calculation, exercise assistant / management data extraction and guidance can be directly processed in the u-healthcare app of the user terminal 100, and the type of exercise can be directly input by the user have. Therefore, a flowchart focusing on the case of such another embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

[Description of Fig. 6]

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of another example of a method of measuring exercise amount and aiding / managing method using a momentum measuring apparatus and a u-health care system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S612, the user activates the u-healthcare App at his / her terminal before starting the exercise. At this time, as in step S614, the user can select the kind of exercise desired by the user through the UI screen of the driven app. In this case, the user terminal 100 may request the u-healthcare server 200 for data related to the kind of exercise selected by the user according to step S616. Here, the data related to the type of exercise selected by the user is similar to that described above, so that the assist / guide information (e.g., an exercise posture / sequence, etc.) Text / audio / video etc.) may be applicable here.

The u-healthcare server 200 receiving the request motion data request requests the user DB 266, the exercise type DB 264, the exercise guide DB 268, and the exercise instruction DB 268 in accordance with steps S618 and S620, (Or all data related to the selected exercise type) corresponding to the user in consideration of the body information of the user, the exercise schedule / plan / sequence that has been performed, and the like, And can transmit it to the user terminal 100. In this case, based on the received data, the user terminal 100 can display on the screen guidance images and information related to a motion sequence or the like suitable for the user's exercise assistance / management / guidance (refer to step S622).

Then, when the user performs the exercise while watching the guidance information / image provided on the terminal screen, the user terminal 100 receives the respective sensing values from the momentum measuring device 20 as in step S624. 6, the calculation of the amount of exercise and the calorie conversion (refer to step S626) may be performed using the u-healthcare server 200, the u-healthcare server 200, healthcare app). Therefore, in the case of FIG. 6, in the block diagram of FIG. 4, a component having the same / similar function as the momentum calculating unit 220 and the calorie converting unit 230, which are components of the u-healthcare server 200, The user terminal 100 may be included in the user terminal 100 (or an application hereinafter), and a component having the same / similar function as the exercise assistance management unit 240 may be included in the user terminal 100. [

In such a case, the above-mentioned momentum amount calculation, conversion table or function for calorie conversion may be stored in the user terminal 100. Of course, the above conversion table or function may be stored in the u-healthcare server 200 side, and the user terminal 100 may request the server 200 for necessary data whenever necessary. In the case of FIG. 6, unlike FIG. 5, the type of exercise is not estimated, and the amount of exercise is calculated based on the type of exercise input by the user.

At this time, the converted calorie consumption amount is expressed on the screen (see step S628). In this case, the calorie consumption and the exercise amount may be transmitted to the u-healthcare server 200 (step S630) so that the u-healthcare server 200 can continuously update and store the exercise-related information of the user See step S632). In addition, the information such as the exercise sequence and the exercise time that the user has performed at this time is also transmitted to the server 200 and updated / managed, thereby being used to assist / manage the user's subsequent exercise.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims And changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

A u-healthcare system including a momentum measurement device mounted on a fitness device, a user terminal, and a u-healthcare server,
The u-healthcare server comprises:
Calculating a user's amount of exercise based on the sensing information when the user's exercise-related sensing information using the exercise device measured by the exercise amount measuring device is received, converting the calorie consumption amount corresponding to the calculated exercise amount, And transmits data on the converted calorie consumption to the user terminal,
The user terminal, the u-healthcare system, characterized in that to express the data on the calorie consumption delivered through the screen of the display device.
A u-healthcare system including a momentum measurement device mounted on a fitness device, a user terminal, and a u-healthcare server,
The user terminal,
When the exercise-related sensing information of the user using the exercise apparatus measured by the exercise amount measuring device is received, calculate the exercise amount of the user based on the sensing information, convert the calorie consumption corresponding to the calculated exercise amount, Expressing the converted calorie consumption data through a screen of a display device, transferring at least one of the calculated exercise amount and the calculated calorie consumption amount to the u-healthcare server,
The u-healthcare server, the u-healthcare system, characterized in that for storing and managing the data transmitted from the user terminal in relation to the user.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the momentum measuring device comprises:
A first sensor for sensing a speed at each time point of a specific cycle of the user's motion using the exercise device,
A second sensor for sensing acceleration at every time point of a specific cycle related to the exercise of the user using the exercise device;
A third sensor for sensing an altitude or a positional change at each time point of a specific period of the user's motion using the exercise device,
Communication module for transmitting the sensing information output from the first to third sensors to the user terminal or the u-healthcare server
U-healthcare system comprising a.
The method of claim 3,
The momentum calculation may be performed,
The translational kinetic energy is calculated using the velocity value determined based on the sensing information of at least one of the first and third sensors, and the rotational kinetic energy is calculated using the acceleration value determined based on the sensing information of the second sensor. By calculating the total kinetic energy of the sum of the translational kinetic energy and the rotational kinetic energy,
The calorie consumption conversion may be performed,
U by converting the calorie consumption by using an exercise amount-calorie consumption conversion table or a conversion function showing a correlation between the calculated total kinetic energy and the user's exercise type as the input of the exercise type. -Healthcare system.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the determination of the velocity value based on the sensing information of at least one of the first and third sensors comprises:
When the speed value obtained by differentiating the speed value output from the first sensor and the altitude value output from the third sensor are input, it is determined through recursive analysis using a Kalman filter. U-healthcare system.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the type of exercise as a work input used for converting the calorie expenditure is a type of exercise the user has selected to perform through the user terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
The exercise type as a work input used for the conversion of the calorie expenditure,
And a motion sequence estimated based on at least one of a motion pattern, a motion pattern, and a motion sequence estimated to be performed by the user according to sensing information output from the first to third sensors. Healthcare system.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The u-healthcare server comprises:
A user DB for storing and managing at least one user information of the user's body information, health information, current exercise information, and exercise plan,
The guidance information related to at least one of the exercise schedule, the exercise sequence, the exercise attitude, and the exercise duration / duration according to the exercise type is stored in at least one form of text / voice / sound / still image / animation / animation / And a motion guide DB for managing,
Wherein the user terminal is equipped with a predetermined application program implemented to perform momentum measurement and exercise assistance / management,
Receiving, from the u-healthcare server, the exercise-related guide information corresponding to the exercise type of the user and the user information using the exerciser when the predetermined application program is executed through the user terminal, And displays the guide information on the screen of the user terminal so that the guide information can be confirmed during the exercise process.
As momentum measuring device,
Detachable means for fixing integrally to the exercise equipment,
A first sensor for sensing a speed at each time point of a specific cycle of the user's motion using the exercise device,
A second sensor for sensing acceleration at every time point of a specific cycle related to the exercise of the user using the exercise device;
A third sensor for sensing an altitude or a positional change at each time point of a specific period of the user's motion using the exercise device,
Communication module for transmitting at least one of the sensing information output from the first to third sensors to an external communication device or server
Momentum measurement device comprising a.
10. The method of claim 9,
The Kalman filter unit is further configured to obtain an error-corrected speed value through recursive analysis using the speed value obtained by differentiating the speed value output from the first sensor and the altitude value output from the third sensor. Including,
And the communication module transmits the error-corrected speed value output by the Kalman filter unit to the external communication device or server.

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