KR20170050469A

KR20170050469A - System for monitoring residential environment, method thereof, and computer recordable medium storing the method

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Publication number: KR20170050469A
Application number: KR1020150152028A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 유기석
Original assignee: 유기석
Priority date: 2015-10-30
Filing date: 2015-10-30
Publication date: 2017-05-11

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for monitoring a residential environment, and a computer-readable recording medium having the method recorded therein. The system for monitoring residential environment according to the present invention comprises: a sensor device which is mounted on each of a refrigerator door, a room door, a gas lock of a gas range, and transmits a detection signal when detecting that the refrigerator door, the room door, and the gas lock are opened; a dongle device which receives the detection signal, and transmits the detection signal through a network; and a monitor server which receives, accumulates, and stores the detection signal, analyzes an activity state of a resident on the basis of an opening time and the number of opening times of the refrigerator door, the room door, and the gas lock in accordance with the detection signal, and transmits a help request message of reporting necessity of help for the resident to a preset user device in accordance with the analysis result.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a system for a residential environment monitor, a method therefor, and a computer readable recording medium on which the method is recorded.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a technology for a residential environment monitor, and more particularly, to a system for a residential environment monitor, a method therefor, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the method is recorded.

In recent years, with the rapid economic growth, the proportion of nuclear families has been increasing, and the problem of recognition of whether the elderly people are left alone or living or not is a serious social problem. Moreover, as the recent UN report points out, aging is a worldwide phenomenon as a result of lower fertility rates and an increase in average life expectancy. Moreover, if the current low fertility rate continues, Korea will be one of the three countries (Japan, Macao, Korea) that has the highest rate of aging in the world (more than 40% of the population aged 60 and over) . Such rapid aging will cause various national problems in all aspects of politics, economy and society. The financial burden of elderly medical expenses is expected to increase significantly. Therefore, we are trying to solve these problems in various fields. In recent years, with the rapid economic growth, the proportion of nuclear families has been increasing, and the problem of recognition of whether the elderly people are left alone or living or not is a serious social problem. Sensor-based network technologies that detect activity information of elderly living alone and transmit sensed activity information to a network-based management server or an administrator terminal are being researched and developed variously. That is, there is provided a sensing device for detecting the activity state of the elderly living alone in the residential area of the elderly living alone, and is transmitted to the management server or the manager personal terminal through the wired or wireless communication network to check and respond to the residential activity information . However, in the related art as described above, when the power source of the sensing device for sensing the activity state of the elderly living alone is provided through the battery, the battery power is discharged and replaced when the battery is used for a certain period of time. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically check the battery of the sensing device in the power supply structure through the battery, and it is inevitably required to increase the management and maintenance cost. In addition, in the prior art, the installation position of the sensing device and the type of the sensor to be provided are limited, and a dedicated terminal is used in addition to a separate installation work, so that the single-handed person can have a sense of rejection. In addition, there is a problem in that the elderly living alone, who rarely have a place to contact, has low effectiveness due to low frequency of use of dedicated terminals.

Korean Public Patent No. 2011-0022171 Published Mar. 07, 2011 (Name: System and method for monitoring the living conditions of the elderly living alone)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for a single elderly person's monitor for monitoring the activity status of a single occupant, particularly a single elderly person through a plurality of sensors, detecting an occurrence of an emergency situation according to the monitor, And a computer-readable recording medium on which the method is recorded.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for monitoring a residential environment, the system comprising: a refrigerator door, a door and a gas lock, A dongle device for receiving the sensing signal and transmitting the sensed signal through a network, and a controller for receiving and accumulating the sensed signal and for sensing the refrigerator door, And a monitor server for analyzing the activity status of the resident based on the open time and the number of openings of the gas lock and transmitting a help request message informing the resident of the necessity of assistance to the user apparatus predetermined according to the analysis result.

The monitor server estimates that the user needs assistance when the number of openings of the refrigerator door, the door, and the gas lock falls below a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined period of time.

When the sensor device detects that the front door is opened, the sensor device transmits a confirmation request for confirming whether or not the occupant has opened the front door to the user device, and upon receiving the identification information according to the confirmation request from the user device, And transmits the identification information to the dongle device. The dongle device transmits the identification information to the monitor server. Upon receiving the identification information, the monitor server compares the identification information with the identification information corresponding to the dongle device, .

The sensor device transmits a warning signal to the warning device when the gas lock is opened and the predetermined time has elapsed, and the warning device outputs a warning sound or emits light.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for monitoring a living environment, the method comprising: sensing a refrigerator door, a door, and a gas lock in a residence, Receiving the sensing signal and transmitting the sensed signal through a network, receiving a sensing signal from the monitor server and accumulating the sensed signal, and analyzing the sensed signal accumulated in the monitor server for a predetermined period of time A step of estimating that the resident is in need of assistance when the number of openings of the refrigerator door, the visit and the gas lock falls below a preset threshold value; and, if the help is necessary, transmitting a help request message to the preset user device .

In addition, when the sensor device senses that the front door is opened, it transmits a confirmation request to the user device to confirm whether or not the occupant has opened the door, and transmits the identification information according to the confirmation request from the user device Transmitting the received identification information to the dongle device; and transmitting the identification information to the monitor server when the dongle device receives the identification information; and transmitting the identification information corresponding to the dongle device And confirming whether or not the resident has returned home.

The method further includes the steps of transmitting a warning signal to the warning device when the sensor device is opened for a predetermined period of time after the gas lock is opened, and the warning device emitting a warning sound or emitting light. A method for monitoring a residential environment.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a method for monitoring a residential environment is recorded.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to detect the occurrence of an emergency situation by monitoring the activities of a single resident or the elderly living alone, and to promptly provide assistance to a single resident or an elderly person living alone in the event of an emergency can do.

1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a monitor system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for informing a resident of whether or not he / she is home according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for monitoring whether a resident is active according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a method for monitoring whether or not a resident is active according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart for explaining a gas lock open warning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or preliminary meaning, and the inventor may designate his own invention in the best way It should be construed in accordance with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be appropriately defined as a concept of a term to describe it. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some of the elements in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown, and the size of each element does not entirely reflect the actual size.

First, a living alone elderly person monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a monitor system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a monitor system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of sensor units 100, a light emitting device 200, a dongle 300, a LAN device 400, a server 500, and a user device 600 ). Here, the plurality of sensors 100 include a screw release sensor 110, a door open detection sensor 120, and a gas lock open detection sensor 130. In addition, the user device 600 includes first and second user devices 610 and 620.

The screw loosening sensor 110 is attached to a screw of a door, a window frame, or the like of a user who is a single occupant or an elderly person living alone, and detects whether or not the screw is loosened. The door openness detection sensor 120 is mounted on each door (refrigerator door, door, visit, etc.) of a user who is a single occupant or a single elderly person, and senses that the door is opened and closed. The gas lock opening detection sensor 130 detects whether the gas range is ignited or extinguished by being installed in the gas range of the user of a single occupant or a living elderly user. The sensor unit 100 including the above-described screw loosening sensor 110, the door open sensor 120 and the gas lock open sensor 130 includes a communication module, A sensing signal indicating whether the door is opened or not, a sensing signal indicating whether the gas lock is opened, a sensing signal indicating whether the screw is loosened, or the like can be transmitted to the dongle 300.

The dongle 300 may communicate with the plurality of sensors 100 to receive the sensing signal from the sensor unit 100 and then transmit the sensing signal to the server 500 through the LAN device 400. [ Preferably, the communication between the dongle 300 and the sensor unit 100 performs communication according to the Bluetooth, i.e., the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard.

The server 500 analyzes the behavior of the user through the received detection signal and determines whether to provide assistance to the user. For example, the server 500 receives a sensing signal that senses that the door is opened or closed, a sensing signal that senses whether the gas range is ignited or extinguished, and when the door is opened or closed, the ignition / The number of meals and the number of meals can be determined according to the viewpoint or the number of times. In addition, the server 500 can grasp the degree of the user's motion, the amount of exercise, and the like through the opening and closing times of the user's visit, the front door, and the like. In this manner, the server 500 can analyze the user's behavior such as the number of meals, meals, exercise level, and exercise amount based on the detection signal.

Accordingly, the server 500 determines whether or not help should be provided according to the analyzed user's behavior, and sends a message to the second user device 620 to request help. The second user device 620 may be a pre-registered guardian or a user device used by social welfare.

First, the monitor system according to the embodiment of the present invention can determine whether or not a resident has a home. In this way, a method of determining whether a resident has a home or not, and notifying the caregiver of the situation, will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for informing a resident of whether or not he / she is home according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that no sensor device 100 installed at a home visit has exceeded a predetermined time without detecting an open state. Then, it can be judged that the occupant is not located in the house at present.

2, the sensor device 100 is a door open detection sensor 120 mounted on a front door to detect whether the door is opened.

The first user device 610 is a resident portable device having at least a peer-to-peer communication module, for example, a Bluetooth communication module, and the second user device 620 is preset to the monitor server 500 to inform the resident's home It is the user's portable device. For example, the second user device 620 may be a portable device of a resident's caregiver.

In Fig. 2, it is assumed that the occupant is opening the front door and entering the premises. Then, the sensor device 100 can detect that the front door is opened in step S110. Then, the sensor device 100 transmits a confirmation request in step S120. The confirmation request is to confirm whether or not the resident in the house is right. This acknowledgment request is transmitted via the BLE signal and is broadcast within the coverage of the communication module within the sensor device 100 without being targeted.

Since the resident is opening the front door and entering the premises, the first user device 610, which is a resident's portable device, can receive this confirmation request. Then, the first user equipment 610 transmits the identification information of the first user equipment 610 to the sensor device 100 in step S130 according to the confirmation request.

The sensor device 100 transmits the identification information to the dongle device 300 in step S140 and the dongle device 300 transmits the identification information to the monitor server 500 through the LAN device 400 and the network.

The monitor server 500 stores in advance the identification information of the first user equipment 610 of the resident corresponding to the dongle device 300. [ Accordingly, when the monitor server 500 receives the identification information in step S160, the monitor server 500 can compare the identification information corresponding to the dongle device 300 and determine whether the resident has returned home. Accordingly, if it is determined that the resident has returned home,

In step S170, the monitor server 500 transmits a message to the second user device 620 indicating whether or not the user is home. Then, the user of the second user device 620 can confirm whether or not the resident has returned home.

On the other hand, in FIG. 2, when a person other than the resident opens the entrance door and enters, the user device of the other person transmits the identification information other than the identification information registered in advance to the monitor server 500, I can not. In this case, the sensor apparatus 100 will transmit other identification information or transmit blank identification information. As a result, other identification information or blank identification information is transmitted to the monitor server 500. In this case, the monitor server 500 can transmit a message to the second user device 620 indicating that another person has entered the home . The user of the second user device 620 may then recognize this and take subsequent actions accordingly.

The monitor system can monitor whether or not the resident is active in the state where the resident is located in the house according to the same procedures as the steps S110 to S170. Such a method will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for monitoring whether a resident is active or not according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a method for monitoring whether a resident is active according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

4, the sensor device 100 includes a plurality of sensor devices 100 and includes at least one door opening sensor 120 mounted on a refrigerator, a door, a door, and the like, and at least one gas lock opening sensor 130 mounted on the gas range .

The plurality of sensor apparatuses 100 can sense the open state when the gas lock is opened, the refrigerator door is opened, or the visitor is opened in step S210. Then, in step S220, the sensor device 100 transmits a detection signal to the dongle device 300. Here, the sensing signal includes a sensing target and an open time. For example, if the refrigerator door was opened at 10:10 on October 10, the sensing signal includes an identifier (e.g., 'REFRIG') indicating the refrigerator and an open time (e.g., '10101427'). Also, if the visit was held at 15:36 on October 11, the sense signal includes an identifier (e.g., 'ROOMDR') indicating the visit and an open time (e.g., '10111536').

The dongle device 300 transmits the detection signal to the monitor server 500 through the LAN device 400 and the network in step S230.

In step S240, the monitor server 500 receives the detection signal and accumulates and stores the detection signal in the sensing object and time. In step S250, the monitor server 500 analyzes the activity state of the resident based on the accumulated sensed signals.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the number of times of opening of the sensing target in accordance with the sensing signal. Referring to the graph of FIG. 4, the monitor server 500 can determine the activity state of the resident through the number of gas lock opening, the number of opening of the door of the refrigerator, and the number of opening of the door. According to the graph, residents' activity is active before T. However, after T, the residents' activity is not clear. In this way, the monitor server 500 can analyze the activity state of the resident.

For example, when the number of gas lock opening times, the number of door openings of the refrigerator door, the number of opening door openings, and the like fall below a predetermined threshold value (for example, 'C' in FIG. 4) The monitor server 500 can estimate that the resident is very active and thus needs assistance to the resident.

In step S260, the monitor server 500 may transmit a help request message to the second user device 620. [ Here, the second user device 620 may be a portable device of a user registered in advance in the monitor server 500, and the user of the second user device 620 may be a guardian of a resident, a social worker, or the like. Accordingly, the user of the second user device 620 may visit the resident's home according to the help request message and provide assistance to the resident.

Next, a gas lock opening warning method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a gas lock open warning method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, it is assumed that the sensor device 100 is a gas lock opening detection sensor 130.

If the occupant uses the gas range, the sensor device 100 can detect the gas lock open state in step S310. Then, after the gas lock is opened in step S320, the sensor apparatus 100 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, three minutes) has passed without being closed. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the sensor device 100 transmits a warning signal to the warning device 200 in step S330. The warning device 200 may be mounted on the front surface of the TV, or mounted on a ceiling or the like. Upon receiving the warning signal, the warning device 200 generates a warning sound in step S320, or alerts the user that the resident has turned on the gas. Accordingly, the occupant can recognize that the gas is turned on.

Meanwhile, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 may be implemented in a form of a program readable by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. For example, the recording medium may be a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk magneto-optical media, and hardware devices that are specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include machine language wires such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language wires that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

Thus, according to the embodiment of the present invention, if the living environment of a resident is analyzed and assistance is needed, the resident can be assisted in various ways. In particular, residents with one resident, especially the elderly living alone, have the benefit of timely assistance.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several preferred embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

100: Sensor device 110: Screw release sensor
120: Door open sensor 130: Gas lock open sensor
200: warning device 300: dongle device
400: LAN device 500: monitor server
600: user device 610: first user device
620: second user device

Claims

A system for monitoring a residential environment,
A sensor device mounted on each of a refrigerator door, a door, and a gas lock of a gas range to detect opening of a refrigerator door, a door, and a gas lock;
A dongle device for receiving the detection signal and transmitting the detection signal through a network; And
The control unit analyzes the activity state of the resident based on the opening time and the number of opening of the refrigerator door, the door and the gas lock according to the sensing signal, And a monitor server for transmitting a help request message informing that a help is needed.

The method according to claim 1,
The monitor server
Wherein when the number of openings of the refrigerator door, the door and the gas lock drops below a preset threshold value for a predetermined period of time, it is estimated that the resident needs a help.

The method according to claim 1,
When the sensor device detects that the front door is opened, the sensor device transmits a confirmation request for confirming whether or not the occupant has opened the front door to the user device, and upon receiving the identification information according to the confirmation request from the user device, And transmits the identified identification information to the dongle device,
The dongle device transmits identification information to a monitor server,
Wherein the monitor server compares the identification information with the identification information corresponding to the dongle device when receiving the identification information, and confirms whether the resident returns home.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sensor device transmits a warning signal to a warning device when a gas lock is opened and a predetermined time has elapsed, and the alarm device outputs a warning sound or emits light.

A method for monitoring a residential environment,
Sensing the opening of a refrigerator door, a door and a gas lock in a resident's premises and transmitting a sensing signal;
The dongle device receiving the detection signal and transmitting the detection signal through the network;
The monitor server receiving and accumulating the sensing signal;
Analyzing the cumulative stored sensed signal and estimating that the resident is in need of assistance when the number of openings of the refrigerator door, the door, and the gas lock falls below a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined period of time; And
And transmitting a help request message to a predetermined user device if the help is required.

6. The method of claim 5,
If the sensor device detects that the front door is opened, transmitting a confirmation request to the user device to confirm whether the occupant has opened the front door;
Receiving identification information according to a confirmation request from the user device, and transmitting the received identification information to the dongle device;
The dongle device transmitting identification information to a monitor server; And
When the monitor server receives the identification information, comparing the identification information with identification information corresponding to the dongle device, and checking whether the resident returns home.

6. The method of claim 5,
Transmitting an alarm signal to the warning device when the gas sensor is opened and the predetermined time has elapsed; And
Wherein the warning device outputs a warning sound or emits light.

A computer-readable recording medium on which a method for monitoring a residential environment according to any one of claims 5 to 7 is recorded.