KR20160127912A

KR20160127912A - Apparatus for monitoring sleep state

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Publication number: KR20160127912A
Application number: KR1020150059383A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이준태; 임재중
Original assignee: 주식회사 엠프로스
Priority date: 2015-04-28
Filing date: 2015-04-28
Publication date: 2016-11-07
Also published as: KR101743209B1

Abstract

A sleep state monitoring apparatus is provided. A sleeping state monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case installed in a part of a neck through which an organ and a carotid is passed, a tilt sensor installed in the case and measuring a change in position of the neck with a change in a sleeping posture, A pressure sensor for measuring a pulse wave of the carotid artery and a pressure sensor for measuring a pulse wave of the carotid artery, the first sensor unit including a piezoelectric sensor for measuring a change in vibration due to air flowing along the organ, And a sleep state analyzer for analyzing the sleep state with the biological signals measured by at least one of the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR MONITORING SLEEP STATE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a sleep state monitoring apparatus, and more particularly, to a sleep state monitoring apparatus capable of easily and accurately analyzing a sleep state in real time using a sensor group in which various kinds of sensors are integrated.

Sleep disturbance refers to a state in which it fails to take a healthy sleep, is unable to maintain an awakening during the day despite having sufficient sleep, or is in a state of difficulty sleeping or awake when the sleep rhythm is disturbed.

Modern society is transformed into a living society for 24 hours because of industrial development. As a result, the disturbance of the biological clock occurs, and the disturbed biorhythm increases the population with sleep disorder.

When sleepiness has not been achieved due to sleep disturbance, work concentration and achievement in daily life are reduced, and risk of car accidents due to drowsiness driving is increasing. In addition, due to the imbalance of the bodily rhythm caused by the sleeping disorder, the probability of occurrence of various diseases such as stressful heart disease is increasing.

One of the most common methods of diagnosing sleep disorders is the sleep polyp test. The sleep polyvalence test is a method of diagnosing sleep disorders by measuring various signals such as brain waves, electrocardiograms and ocular conduction in a sleep state using various sensors.

However, the sleep polygraph has various cables for attaching sensors to various parts of the inspector and measuring signals from attached sensors to measure various signals. These cables can interfere with the sleep of the examiner.

Korea registered patent 1188655 (registered on September 28, 2012) Korean Registered Patent No. 1234821 (Registered on February 23, 2013)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a sleep state monitoring apparatus which can easily and accurately analyze a sleep state, .

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a sleep state monitoring apparatus capable of providing a user-customized health management plan using the analyzed sleep state.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other matters not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sleep state monitoring apparatus comprising: a case installed in a part of a neck through which an organ and a carotid artery pass; And a pressure sensor for measuring a pulse wave of the carotid artery, the pressure sensor being mounted on the case so as to be spaced apart from the first sensor unit and measuring a pulse wave of the carotid artery, And a light sensor for measuring an oxygen saturation of the carotid artery, and a sleep state analysis unit for analyzing a sleep state with a bio-signal measured by at least one of the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit do.

The second sensor unit may further include a vibration sensor installed between the carotid artery and the pressure sensor and measuring a vibration of the pulse wave transmitted to the second sensor unit.

The sleep state analyzing unit may include a bio-signal analyzing apparatus for analyzing the sleep state with the bio-signal, a storage device for storing the sleep state, and a display device for displaying the sleep state, Degree of dizziness, change in breathing during sleep, degree of snoring, pulse rate, and sleep phase changes.

In addition, the case may include a band member extending from the body of the case and fixed to the neck.

In addition, the sleep state monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a communication unit for transmitting information on the sleep state to an external terminal.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the sleep state monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of types of sensors can be integrated to form a single sensor module, thereby easily and accurately analyzing the sleep state.

In addition, according to the sleep state monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user-customized health care plan can be provided using the analyzed sleep state.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a sleep state monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in a part of a neck. FIG.
2 is a plan view of the sleeping state monitoring apparatus of FIG.
3 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit of the sleeping state monitoring apparatus of FIG.
4 is a block diagram showing the sleep state monitoring apparatus of FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, components and / or sections, it is needless to say that these elements, components and / or sections are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, element or section from another element, element or section. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first element, the first element or the first section mentioned below may be the second element, the second element or the second section within the technical spirit of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. As used herein, the terms "comprises" and / or "made of" means that a component, step, operation, and / or element may be embodied in one or more other components, steps, operations, and / And does not exclude the presence or addition thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In this regard, throughout the specification, like reference numerals refer to like elements, and it will be understood that each configuration of the processing flowchart diagrams and combinations of flowchart illustrations may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, so that those instructions, which are executed through a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, Thereby creating means for performing functions.

It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions mentioned in the configurations may occur out of order. For example, the two configurations shown in succession may in fact be performed substantially concurrently, or the configurations may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a sleep state monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in a part of a neck. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 is installed in the neck 1.

In detail, the sleeping state monitoring apparatus 100 may be installed in a part of the neck 1 through which the trachea 2 and the carotid artery 3 pass.

For example, when the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 measures a living body signal from the organ 2 of the neck 1 and the left carotid artery 3, the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 detects the state of the living organ 2, It is possible to measure a living body signal of the organ 2 and the left carotid artery 3 while surrounding a part of the neck 1 passing through the neck 1 passing through the neck 3.

As a result, the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is provided on a part of the neck 1 to measure a living body signal from the organ 2 or the carotid artery 3, analyze the measured signal, You can analyze the state.

In addition, according to the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, a user-customized health care plan can be provided using the analyzed sleep state.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sleep state monitoring apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the arrangement of a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit of the sleep state monitoring apparatus of FIG.

2 and 3, the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 includes a case 10, a first sensor unit 20, a second sensor unit 30, and a sleep state analysis unit 40.

The case 10 may be installed in a part of the neck 1 through which the trachea 2 and the carotid artery 3 pass.

Here, the case 10 may include a band member 12 extending from the case body 11.

The case 10 can be fixed by the band member 11 to a part of the neck 1 through which the organ 2 and the carotid artery 3 pass.

Here, the length of the band member 11 can be adjusted according to the thickness of the user's neck.

Therefore, according to the band member 11 according to the present embodiment, it is convenient for the user to wear, so that the sleeping vital sign can be measured without interfering with the user's sleeping surface.

Also, the first sensor unit 20 may be installed in the case 10.

The first sensor unit 20 may include a tilt sensor 21 and a piezoelectric sensor 22.

Here, the tilt sensor 21 and the piezoelectric sensor 22 may be fixed to the case 10 so as to be brought into contact with the neck 1. At this time, each of the tilt sensor 21 and the piezoelectric sensor 22 can be positioned facing the engine 2 with the neck 1 therebetween.

According to the present embodiment, the tilt sensor 21 is installed in a part of the neck 1 through which the organ 2 passes, and can measure the change in the position of the neck 1 in accordance with the change of the sleeping posture.

In detail, the tilt sensor 21 can measure the position reference value of the user in a state in which the user first lie down, and measure the position change value indicating the user's position change in response to the user's movement at the time of sleeping.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the degree of movement of the user during sleep can be measured by comparing the position reference value measured by the tilt sensor 21 with the position change value.

Further, according to the piezoelectric sensor 22 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to measure the vibration of the organ 3 by the air sucked or discharged when the user breathes.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to measure the user's breathing change according to the change of the vibration generated in the organ 3 by the piezoelectric sensor 22. [

The second sensor unit 30 may be installed on the case 10 so as to be spaced apart from the first sensor unit 20.

The second sensor unit 30 may include a pressure sensor 31, an optical sensor 32, and a vibration sensor 33.

Here, the pressure sensor 31, the optical sensor 32, and the vibration sensor 33 may be fixed to the case 10 so as to be brought into contact with the neck 1. At this time, each of the pressure sensor 31, the optical sensor 32, and the vibration sensor 33 can be positioned facing the carotid artery 3 with the neck 1 therebetween.

According to the pressure sensor 31 according to the present embodiment, a pulse wave according to a change in pressure generated when blood of a user passes through the carotid artery 3 can be measured.

Here, the pulse frequency at the time of sleeping of the user can be measured by calculating the peak frequency of the pulse wave measured by the pressure sensor 31.

According to the present embodiment, the optical sensor 32 is installed in a part of the neck 1 through which the carotid artery 3 passes, and the user's oxygen saturation can be measured by the optical sensor 32.

For example, the optical sensor 32 may be configured such that the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are integrally incorporated. At this time, when a light source emitted from the light emitting portion of the optical sensor 32 passes through the carotid artery 3 and a part of the passed light source is measured in the light receiving portion, the amount of oxygen in the carotid artery is measured according to the amount and wavelength of the measured light source .

Therefore, according to the optical sensor 32 according to the present embodiment, the oxygen content in the carotid artery can be measured by the amount and wavelength of the light source absorbed by the optical sensor 32, and the oxygen saturation of the user can be measured during sleeping.

Here, when a plurality of optical sensors 32 are provided, the oxygen saturation measured from the plurality of optical sensors 32 can be arithmetically averaged to measure the user's oxygen saturation at the time of sleep.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one optical sensor 32 or three or more optical sensors 32 ) Can measure the biological signal.

According to the present embodiment, the vibration sensor 33 is installed between the neck 1 and the pressure sensor 31 at a part of the neck 1 through which the carotid artery 3 passes, and can measure the vibration due to the pulse wave.

Here, the vibration measured by the vibration sensor 33 and the respiration signal of the piezoelectric sensor 22 are compared with each other, so that the pulse wave of the carotid artery contained in the respiration signal can be canceled.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the pulse wave signal included in the respiration signal of the piezoelectric sensor 22 can be removed by using the vibration signal measured by the vibration sensor 33. [

As a result, according to the sleeping state monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the first sensor unit 20 and the second sensor unit 30 are installed in the case 10 so that the organ 2 of the neck 1, (3) can be measured at the same time or at the same time, so that the sleep state of the user can be easily analyzed.

According to the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, since the interference signal between the first sensor unit 20 and the second sensor unit 30 can be removed by the vibration sensor 33, The state can be analyzed accurately.

As a result, according to the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the user's sleep state can be easily and accurately measured.

The sleep state analyzing unit 40 may analyze the sleep state with the bio-signals measured by at least one of the first sensor unit 20 and the second sensor unit 30. [

Here, the sleeping state analysis unit 40 includes a living body signal analysis device 41, a storage device 42, and a display device 43.

According to the bio-signal analyzer 41 of the present embodiment, the bio-signals measured by at least one of the first sensor unit 20 and the second sensor unit 30 are subjected to noise and interference signals Can be eliminated.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the bio-signal analyzer 41 can analyze the sleep state of the user by using the bio-signal from which the noise is removed.

The storage device 42 may store the sleep state.

According to the present embodiment, the storage device 42 may store information on the sleep state such as the degree of user's motion at the time of sleep and the change in respiration at the time of sleep.

In addition, the living body signal processed by the living body signal analyzer 41 may be stored in the storage device 42.

The display device 43 may display the sleep state.

According to the present embodiment, the display device 43 may display information on the sleep state such as the degree of motion of the user at the time of sleep and the change in respiration at the time of sleep, in the form of a graph, an image, a text or a numerical value.

At this time, the sleep state may include body turnover, respiratory change at sleep, degree of snoring, pulse rate, and change in sleep stage.

In detail, the degree of flipping of the body indicates the frequency of movement of the inspector at the time of sleep, and the change in respiration at the time of sleep may indicate whether or not the inspector's apnea symptom occurs at the time of sleep or whether the respiration pattern at the time of sleep is uniform. In addition, the pulse rate indicates the pulse rate of the test at the time of sleep, and the change in the sleep phase can indicate the number of repetitions of REM sleep and non-REM sleep, or the duration of deep sleep state.

Therefore, the sleep state analyzing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can analyze the state of sleep, such as degree of body turnover, breathing change at sleep, degree of snoring, pulse rate, and change in sleep phase.

For example, when the sleep state analyzed by the sleep state analyzer 40 is severe and the apnea frequency is high in the sleep state, the sleep state analyzer 100 judges that the sleep state of the user is "bad" can do. At this time, the sleep state analyzing apparatus 100 can provide a way for the user to overcome the sleeping problems such as reducing the consumption of beverages such as coffee containing caffeine or taking a walk in the sunlight.

As a result, the sleep state analyzing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can provide a user-customized health care plan by analyzing the sleep state.

4 is a block diagram showing the sleep state monitoring apparatus of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sleep state monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may further include a communication unit 50.

The communication unit 50 can transmit information on the sleep state to the external terminal.

Here, the communication unit 50 may include a wireless communication device such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, or a wired communication device using a cable.

Also, the external terminal may be a terminal such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer including a display device.

The sleeping state analyzed by the sleeping state analyzing unit 40 may be displayed on the sleeping state monitoring apparatus 100 by the display unit 43 or displayed on the external terminal connected to the communication unit 50 .

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1: neck
2: organ 3: carotid artery
100: Sleep state monitoring device
10: Case
11: Case body 12: Band member
20: first sensor unit
21: tilt sensor 22: piezoelectric sensor
30: second sensor unit
31: Pressure sensor 32: Light sensor
33: Vibration sensor
40: sleep state analysis unit
41: biological signal analyzing device 42: storage device
43: Display device
50:

Claims

A case installed in a part of the neck through which the organ and the carotid artery pass;
A first sensor unit installed in the case and including a tilt sensor for measuring a change in position of the neck according to a change in a sleeping posture and a piezoelectric sensor for measuring a change in vibration due to air flowing along the tube;
A second sensor unit including a pressure sensor for measuring a pulse wave of the carotid artery and an optical sensor for measuring an oxygen saturation of the carotid artery, the second sensor being installed in the case so as to be spaced apart from the first sensor unit; And
A sleep state analyzer for analyzing a sleep state with a biological signal measured by at least one of the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit; And a sleep state monitoring device.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second sensor unit comprises:
And a vibration sensor installed between the carotid artery and the pressure sensor for measuring vibrations due to the pulse wave transmitted to the second sensor unit.

The method according to claim 1,
The sleep state analysis unit may include:
A bio-signal analyzing device for analyzing the sleep state with the bio-signal, a storage device for storing the sleep state, and a display device for displaying the sleep state,
Wherein said sleep state includes body turnover, respiratory change during sleep, degree of snoring, pulse rate, and change in sleep phase.

The method according to claim 1,
In this case,
And a band member extending from the body of the case and fixed to the neck.

The method according to claim 1,
And a communication unit for transmitting information on the sleep state to an external terminal.