KR20210158447A - Device and method to provide health information - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer apparatus includes a communicator, a storage medium, and at least one processor, wherein the communicator is connected to a wearable device positioned adjacent to a user, wherein the wearable device is for acquiring biometric information corresponding to the user. The at least one processor is configured to: determine a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input received from the user and store the biological cycle in a storage medium; repeatedly receive first biological information in a plurality of time intervals of the biological cycle from the wearable device; generate reference biometric values in the plurality of time intervals of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information and store the reference biometric values in the storage medium; receive second biometric information in any one among the plurality of time intervals of the biological cycle from the wearable device; compare the second biometric information with the reference biometric value in any one among the plurality of time intervals to determine the user's health status as at least one of a plurality of types; and generate an alarm based on the determined type. The present invention can have user adaptability and enhanced reliability.

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD TO PROVIDE HEALTH INFORMATION

The present invention relates to an apparatus included in a network system and a method using the same, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method included in a network system to provide health information.

Numerous types of application programs are provided to mobile terminals through the Internet. Accordingly, application programs developed for the purpose of managing human health are also being released. For example, an application program that checks and informs how much the user has walked for a certain period of time, an application program that provides various information and/or feedback for the purpose of managing weight, and various information necessary for the user in health management There are application programs and the like that expose information at an appropriate time.

On the other hand, recently, an application program that calculates a woman's menstrual cycle and informs the user has been provided. Such an application program may include functions of receiving necessary information such as the start date of menstruation from the user, and providing information that the user may be interested in, such as fertility period, based on the received information and pre-stored reference menstruation information.

The above description is only for helping the understanding of the background for the technical ideas of the present invention, and therefore it cannot be understood as the content corresponding to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

SUMMARY Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method that are adaptive to a user and have improved reliability for evaluating health status.

A computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a communicator positioned adjacent to a user and connected to a wearable device for acquiring biometric information corresponding to the user; storage medium; and at least one processor connected to the communicator and the storage medium, wherein the at least one processor determines a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input received from the user and stores it in the storage medium do; repeatedly receive first biometric information in a plurality of time intervals of the biocycle from the wearable device; generating reference biometric values in the plurality of time sections of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information and storing the generated reference biometric values in the storage medium; receiving, from the wearable device, second biometric information in any one of the plurality of time intervals of the biocycle; determining the health status of the user as at least one of a plurality of types by comparing the second biometric information with a reference biometric value in the one of the plurality of time intervals; and generate an alarm based on the determined type.

The computer device further includes a display, wherein the at least one processor communicates with an external server through the communicator; transmitting information on the determined type to the external server through the communicator; receiving recommendation information for one or more hospitals associated with the determined type from the external server; It may be configured to visualize the recommendation information on the display.

The at least one processor may further transmit information on the location of the computer device to the external server, and the one or more hospitals in the recommendation information may be further associated with the location.

The at least one processor is configured to: receive preference information from the user; The preference information may be further transmitted to the external server, and the one or more hospitals in the recommendation information may be further associated with the preference information.

the at least one processor communicates with an external server storing the user's medical record through the communicator to receive at least a portion of the medical record; and generate the alarm further based on the at least a portion of the medical record.

The at least one processor may be configured to receive the target time from the user, store the target time in the storage medium, and generate the alarm further based on the target time.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of providing health information using a wearable device positioned adjacent to a user to obtain biometric information corresponding to the user. The method may include determining a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input received from the user and storing the determination in a storage medium; repeatedly receiving first biometric information in a plurality of time sections of the biocycle from the wearable device; generating reference biometric values in the plurality of time sections of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information and storing the reference biometric values in the storage medium; receiving, from the wearable device, second biometric information in any one of the plurality of time sections of the biocycle; determining the health status of the user as at least one of a plurality of types by comparing the second biometric information with a reference biometric value in one of the plurality of time intervals; and generating an alarm based on the determined type.

The method may include transmitting information on the determined type to an external server through a network; receiving recommendation information for one or more hospitals associated with the determined type from the external server; and displaying the recommendation information.

The transmitting may further include transmitting the information on the location of the user to the external server, and the one or more hospitals in the recommendation information may be further associated with the location.

The method may further include receiving preference information from the user, and the transmitting may further include transmitting the preference information to the external server, wherein the one of the recommendation information or Further hospitals may be further associated with the preference information.

The method may further include receiving at least a portion of the medical record by communicating with an external server that stores the user's medical record through a network, and generating the alarm includes the at least a portion of the medical record. It may include the step of generating the alarm further based on.

The method may further include receiving a target time from the user and storing the target time in the storage medium, and generating the alarm may include generating the alarm further based on the target time. .

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a storage medium readable by a computer device for storing a computer program. the storage medium, wherein the computer device is located adjacent to the user and is configured to communicate with a wearable device for acquiring biometric information corresponding to the user, wherein the computer program is received from the user when executed by the computer device determining a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input and storing it in the computer device; repeatedly acquiring first biometric information in a plurality of time intervals of the biocycle from the wearable device; generating and storing reference biometric values in the plurality of time sections of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information in the computer device; acquiring second biometric information in any one of the plurality of time intervals of the biocycle from the wearable device; determining the health status of the user as at least one of a plurality of types by comparing the second biometric information with a reference biometric value in the one of the plurality of time intervals; and instructions for generating an alarm based on the determined type.

the computer program, when executed by the computer device, transmits information about the determined type to an external server; receiving recommendation information for one or more hospitals associated with the determined type from the external server; It may further include instructions for visualizing the recommendation information on the display.

According to embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus and method that are adaptive to a user and have improved reliability in determining a health state may be provided. For example, the apparatus and method may reflect the user's biorhythm to the reference biometric value by generating the reference biometric value for each time section of the biological cycle, and compare the user's biometric information with the reference biometric value to improve the health of the user Determining the state can make it adaptive to the user and have improved reliability.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the user terminal of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually illustrating information stored in a storage medium of the user terminal of FIG. 2 .
4 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the recommendation server of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating information stored in a storage medium of the recommendation server of FIG. 4 .
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating user-customized reference biometric information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing health information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of recommending hospital information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram illustrating a computer device suitable for implementing the user terminal of FIG. 2 .
FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a client server capable of communicating with the user terminal of FIG. 1 .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention are described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to obscure the gist of the present invention. Also, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. However, the embodiments described herein are provided to explain in detail enough to easily implement the technical spirit of the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "indirectly connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and not for limiting the present invention. Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, it means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. “At least any one of X, Y, and Z” and “at least any one selected from the group consisting of X, Y, and Z” means one X, one Y, one Z, or two of X, Y, and Z or It can be interpreted as any combination of more (eg, XYZ, XYY, YZ, ZZ). Herein, “and/or” includes any combination of one or more of the components.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a network system 100 may include a network 10 , a wearable device 105 , a user terminal 110 , a recommendation server 120 , and a medical record database server 130 .

Network system 100 may include a plurality of devices, servers, and/or software components that operate to perform various methods according to embodiments of the present invention described herein. The devices and/or servers illustrated in FIG. 1 may be configured in different ways, and the operations and services provided by the devices and/or servers may be combined or separated for the embodiments described herein. and may be performed by more or fewer devices and/or servers. One or more devices and/or servers may be run and/or maintained by the same or different entities.

The network 10 connects the components in the network system 100 such as the user terminal 110 , the recommendation server 120 , and the medical record database server 130 . Network 10 may include at least one of a public network, at least one private network, a wired network, a wireless network, another suitable type of network, and combinations thereof. Each of the components in the network system 100 may include at least one of a wired communication function and a wireless communication function, and thus may communicate with each other through the network 10 .

When the wearable device 105 and the user terminal 110 are adjacent to each other, they may communicate with each other through short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

The wearable device 115 is located adjacent to the user and is configured to acquire the user's biometric information using various methods well known in the art. For example, the wearable device 115 may include a shape and material suitable to be worn by a user, and may include sensors for acquiring various types of biosignals from the user. The wearable device 115 may determine biometric information such as a user's blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, sleep state, etc. based on the obtained bio signals, and transmit the determined biometric information to the user terminal 110 through short-range wireless communication. have.

The user terminal 110 may communicate with the wearable device 105 through short-range wireless communication, and may communicate with the recommendation server 120 and the medical record database server 130 through the network 10 . The user terminal 110 determines the user's biometric information according to the user input, receives the biometric information from the wearable device 105 as described above, and provides user-tailored health information using the bio cycle and biometric information. is composed

Also, the user terminal 110 may access the user's medical records stored in the medical records database server 130 , and obtain at least a portion of the user's medical records from the medical records database server 130 . The user terminal 110 may provide the above health information by further using at least a portion of the obtained medical records.

In embodiments, the user terminal 110 is a computer, an Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), a workstation, a net-book, a Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), a portable computer, a web tablet, a wireless It may be a computer device capable of transmitting and receiving information in a wireless environment, such as a wireless phone, a mobile phone, or a smart phone.

The recommendation server 120 is configured to recommend one or more hospitals based on the user-customized health information determined by the user terminal 110 . The recommendation server 120 may collect reputation scores corresponding to each of a plurality of hospitals from a plurality of user terminals in the network system 100, and based on the reputation scores and user-customized health information, the plurality of hospitals At least one of them may be selected, and information on the selected hospital may be provided to the user terminal 110 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the user terminal of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually illustrating information stored in a storage medium of the user terminal of FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the user terminal 200 includes a communicator 210 , a user interface 220 , a display device 230 , a storage medium 240 , a global positioning system (GPS) 250 , and a peripheral device interface 260 . , and a health information providing device 270 .

The communicator 210 is configured to perform short-range wireless communication. The communicator 210 establishes short-range wireless communication with the wearable device 105 of FIG. 1 , and transmits signals and/or data with the wearable device 105 through short-range wireless communication in response to the control of the health information providing device 270 . can transmit and receive. Here, short-range wireless communication includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi communication, LTE Device-to-Device (D2D) communication, Near Field Communication (NFC), Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) communication, and Zigbee. ) communication, infrared data association (IrDA) communication, ultra wideband (UWB) communication, Ant+ communication, and/or communication using at least one communication protocol thereof.

The user interface 220 is configured to receive user inputs for controlling operations of the user terminal 200 and/or the health information providing device 270 .

The display device 230 is configured to display information processed by the user terminal 200 and/or the health information providing device 270 . For example, the display device 230 may display text, an icon, an item, an object, an image, an image, etc. under the control of the health information providing device 270 .

The storage medium 240 is configured to write and read data in response to the control of the health information providing device 270 .

The GPS 250 may detect (or determine) the physical location of the user terminal 200 through communication with a plurality of GPS satellites. The physical location may include location information, eg, at least one of longitude, latitude, and/or altitude.

The peripheral device interface 260 is configured to communicate with the communicator 210 , the user interface 220 , the display device 230 , the storage medium 240 , the GPS 250 , and the health information providing device 270 . The peripheral device interface 260 may provide an interface with the communicator 210 , the user interface 220 , the display device 230 , the storage medium 240 , and the GPS 250 to the health information providing device 270 . .

In embodiments, the communicator 210 , the user interface 220 , the display device 230 , the storage medium 240 , and the GPS 250 are implemented as hardware, and the peripheral device interface 260 and the health information providing device ( 270) may be implemented as software and executed by at least one processor to perform the operations described herein.

The health information providing device 270 receives the user's biometric information from the wearable device 105 through the communicator 210 , determines the user's biometric cycle according to a user input received through the user interface 220 , and It is configured to generate user-customized health information by using the cycle and biometric information. The health information providing device 270 may include a controller 271 , a biometric information collection unit 272 , a reference biometric information generator 273 , and a health state determining unit 274 .

The controller 271 is configured to control general operations of the health information providing device 270 . The controller 271 may interface between the components of the health information providing apparatus 270 and the peripheral device interface 260 .

The controller 271 may determine a biological cycle corresponding to the user according to a user input received through the user interface 220 , and store information on the determined biological cycle in the storage medium 240 . Here, the biological cycle may be a female menstrual cycle. In embodiments, the controller 271 may repeatedly receive a user input indicating a start time of menstruation, and may determine a menstrual cycle by averaging intervals between the received time points. Referring to FIG. 3 , one biological cycle may be divided into first to nth time intervals PD1 to PDn. The sizes of the first to nth time intervals PD1 to PDn may be the same. The sizes of the first to nth time sections PD1 to PDn may be different as needed.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the biometric information collection unit 272 may receive the biometric information from the wearable device 105 and accumulate the received biometric information in the storage medium 240 . The biometric information collection unit 272 may match the biometric information to any one of a plurality of time sections of the bio cycle according to the time when the biometric information is generated, and store the corresponding time section together with the biometric information. Accordingly, biometric information corresponding to each of the first to nth time sections PD1 to PDn may be collected. Referring to FIG. 3 , bio-information collected in the second time period PD2 of the bio-cycle is exemplarily illustrated. The biometric information may be a value quantifying various types of information, for example, blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, sleep state, and the like. The first to fifth biometric values BV11 to BV15 representing the first information type IT1 are collected, and the first to third biometric values BV21 to BV23 representing the second information type IT2 are collected, The first to fourth biological values BV31 to BV34 indicating the third information type IT3 may be collected. Biometric information may also be collected for each of the other time sections PD1 and PD3 to PDn of the biological cycle.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the reference biometric information generator 273 generates a reference biometric value in each of a plurality of time sections of a biological cycle based on the biometric information stored in the storage medium 240 , and uses the generated reference biometric values. may be stored in the storage medium 240 . Accordingly, the reference biometric values may be adaptively determined by the user of the wearable device 105 and/or the user terminal 110 . Referring to FIG. 3 , a first reference biometric value RBV1 is determined based on first to fifth biometric values BV11 to BV15 indicating a first information type IT1, and a second information type IT2 is The second reference biometric value RBV2 is determined based on the first to third biometric values BV21 to BV23, and the first to fourth biometric values BV31 to BV34 representing the third information type IT3. Based on the third reference biometric value RBV3 may be determined. For example, an average value of the biometric values of each information type may be calculated to determine a reference biometric value of the corresponding information type. As another example, an average value of the remaining biometric values excluding the maximum value and the minimum value among the biometric values of each information type may be calculated to determine the reference biometric value of the corresponding information type. In addition, the reference biometric value may be determined by referring to the biometric value according to various methods. In this way, since the reference biometric value is generated for each time section of the biological cycle, the user's biological rhythm that changes according to the biological cycle may be reflected, and accordingly, the reference biological value may be adaptive to the user's biological rhythm.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , after the reference biometric values are generated, when biometric information in any one of a plurality of time sections of the biological cycle is collected by the biometric information collection unit 272 , the health state determination unit 274 ) is configured to compare biometric information with a corresponding reference biometric value. The health state determining unit 274 may compare the collected biometric information with a reference biometric value in a time interval of the biometric information, and determine the user's health state as one of a plurality of health types according to the comparison result. Referring to FIG. 3 , when biometric information corresponding to the second time period PD2 is collected by the biometric information collection unit 272 , the biometric information is collected from among the first to third reference biometric values RBV1 to RBV3 . can be compared with either one. Among the first to third reference biometrics RBV1 to RBV3, a reference biometric value of the same information type as the biometric information may be compared with the biometric information. For example, if the biometric information corresponds to the first information type IT1 , the biometric information may be compared with the first reference biometric value RBV1 .

The health state determining unit 274 may determine the user's health state as at least one of a plurality of health types by comparing the biometric information with a corresponding reference biometric value. The health state determining unit 274 may compare the biometric information with a corresponding reference biometric value according to various methods. In embodiments, each reference biometric value may represent an arbitrary numerical range, and the health status of the user may be determined as one of a plurality of health types according to whether the biometric information falls within or out of the numerical range, and if so, how much it deviates. can For example, when the reference biometric value determined from the user's biometric information is a pulse rate of 82 to 91 beats per minute (BPM) and the collected biometric information indicates a pulse rate of 85 BPM, the health status of the user is the first indicating that the pulse rate is normal. It can be determined by health type. For example, when the collected biometric information indicates a pulse rate of 75 BPM, the health status of the user may be determined as the second health type indicating that the pulse rate is rather low. For example, when the collected biometric information indicates a pulse rate of 70 BPM, the health state of the user may be determined as the third health type indicating that the pulse rate is very low. For example, when the reference biometric value is a body temperature of 36.4 degrees Celsius and the collected biometric information indicates a body temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius, the health state of the user may be determined as the fourth health type indicating that the body temperature is rather high. In addition, various health types may be provided, and one or more of the various health types may be selected by comparing biometric information with reference biometric values.

The health state determining unit 274 may notify the determined health type to the controller 271 . The controller 271 may generate an alarm based on the determined health type. In embodiments, the controller 271 may display information corresponding to the determined health type through the display device 230 to allow the user to recognize it. For example, the control unit 271 may say, "You haven't eaten well these days, haven't you slept? I think I've been having a fever lately. A text message such as “I think you should visit a hospital” may be displayed on the display device 230 . In embodiments, text corresponding to each health type may be stored in the storage medium 240 . In embodiments, the controller 271 may trigger a specific operation of the component by providing an alarm to the component of the user terminal 200 .

As described above, since the reference biometric value is generated for each time section of the biological cycle, it is adaptive to the user's circadian rhythm, and the user's health status can be determined by comparing the reference biometric value and the biometric information, so it is adaptive to the user and has improved reliability can have

The health information providing device 270 may further include a medical record collecting unit 275 . The medical record collection unit 275 may access the medical record database server 130 to collect at least some of the user's medical records, and store the collected user's medical records in the storage medium 240 .

In this case, the controller 271 may generate the above alarm further based on the user's medical record stored in the storage medium 240 . For example, the control unit 271 may say, "You haven't eaten well these days, haven't you slept? Are you taking the prescribed contraceptive pills well? I have a low fever recently and I think my menstrual cycle is too long. If the menstrual cycle exceeds 60 days, it is better to visit a hospital.”

The controller 271 may receive a target time (eg, expected pregnancy date) from the user through the user interface 220 , and store the received target time in the storage medium 240 . The controller 271 may generate the above alarm further based on the target time. In the embodiments, “Did you not eat well or sleep these days? I think I've been having a fever lately. Although the fever is low, the due date of pregnancy is approaching, so it is better to visit the hospital.”

4 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the recommendation server of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the recommendation server 300 includes a bus 310 , at least one processor 320 , a system memory 330 , a storage medium interface (I/F) 340 , and a communication interface (I/F). 350 , a storage medium 360 , and a communicator 370 .

The bus 310 is connected to various components of the recommendation server 300 to transmit data, signals, and information. The processor 320 may be either a general-purpose or dedicated processor, and may control general operations of the recommendation server 300 .

The processor 320 is configured to load a computer program including instructions that, when executed, perform the operations described below, into the system memory 330 and process the loaded computer program. The system memory 330 may be provided as a working memory of the processor 320 . In an embodiment, the system memory 330 may include at least one of a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and other types of computer-readable media. In FIG. 4 , the system memory 330 is illustrated as being separate from the processor 320 , but at least a portion of the system memory 330 may be included in the processor 320 .

The storage medium interface 340 is coupled to the storage medium 360 . The storage medium interface 340 may interface between the storage medium 360 and components such as the processor 320 and the system memory 330 connected to the bus 310 . Communication interface 350 is coupled to communicator 370 . The communication interface 350 may interface between the components connected to the bus 310 and the communicator 370 . The processor 320 may communicate with the user terminal 110 (refer to FIG. 1 ) through the network 10 through the communicator 370 .

In embodiments, the bus 310 , the processor 320 , and the system memory 330 may be integrated into one board 1050 . For example, the bus 310 , the processor 320 , and the system memory 330 may be mounted on one semiconductor chip. In embodiments, one board 1050 may further include a storage medium interface 340 and a communication interface 350 .

The storage medium 360 may include various types of nonvolatile storage media that retain stored data even when power is cut off, for example, a flash memory, a hard disk, and the like.

The communicator 370 (or transceiver) may transmit/receive signals between the recommendation server 300 and other devices and/or servers in the network system 100 (refer to FIG. 1 ) through the network 10 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating information stored in a storage medium of the recommendation server of FIG. 4 .

4 and 5 , the storage medium 360 is associated with each hospital ID, and the corresponding hospital information, location, and first to mth health types HT1 to mth health types HT1 to HTm respectively corresponding to the corresponding hospital Reputation scores can also be stored. The location information may include information in various ways that can specify the physical location of the hospital, and the hospital information includes various necessary information other than location information, for example, hospital contact information, doctors belonging to the hospital, and information of each doctor. (eg, gender), images related to hospitals, texts related to hospitals, etc. may be included. In FIG. 5 , information on four hospital IDs HID1 to HID4 is exemplified. In association with the first hospital ID (HID1), the first hospital information (HI1), the first location (LC1), and the first to m-th reputation scores (RPS11 to RPS1m) may be stored, and the second hospital ID ( HID2), the second hospital information (HI2), the second location (LC2), and the first to mth reputation scores (RPS21 to RPS2m) may be stored, and in association with the third hospital ID (HID3) The third hospital information (HI3), the third location (LC3), and the first to mth reputation scores (RPS31 to RPS3m) may be stored, and the fourth hospital information (HID4) in association with the fourth hospital ID (HID4) HI4), the fourth location LC4, and the first to mth reputation scores RPS41 to RPS4m may be stored. As such, the recommendation server 300 may store a plurality of reputation scores respectively corresponding to a plurality of health types in association with each hospital.

Referring to FIG. 2 together, the controller 271 of the user terminal 200 may request the recommendation server 300 for a recommended hospital corresponding to the determined health type. More specifically, the controller 271 may notify the recommendation server 300 of the determined health type. The processor 320 of the recommendation server 300 refers to the reputation scores (eg, RPS11 to RPS41) corresponding to the corresponding health type (eg, HT1) to one of the hospital IDs (HID1 to HID4) or More than that may be selected, and hospital information corresponding to the selected hospital IDs may be transmitted to the controller 271 . Accordingly, the controller 271 may visualize the received hospital information on the display device 230 .

In this way, since hospitals are recommended based on reputation scores corresponding to the determined health type, hospitals can be recommended according to reputation scores evaluated by people who have the same health type as the user, and thus recommended hospital information can be useful to users.

The control unit 271 obtains the location information of the user terminal 200 through various methods well known in the field, such as using the GPS 250, and transmits the obtained location information to the recommendation server 300 along with the above health type. can The processor 320 of the recommendation server 300 may select one or more of the hospital IDs HID1 to HID4 with additional reference to the transmitted location. The processor 320 determines locations adjacent to the transmitted location among the first to fourth locations LC1 to LC4, selects one or more hospital IDs with reference to reputation scores of hospitals in the determined locations, and selects the selected hospital Hospital information corresponding to the IDs may be transmitted to the controller 271 . As such, the recommendation information on the hospital provided by the recommendation server 300 may be further related to the location provided by the user terminal 200 .

The controller 271 may receive preference information from the user through the user interface 220 and transmit the received preference information to the recommendation server 300 . The processor 320 of the recommendation server 300 may select one or more of the hospital IDs HID1 to HID4 with additional reference to the transmitted preference information. The processor 320 searches for preference information among the first to fourth hospital information HI, for example, hospital information that matches the doctor's gender desired by the user, and refers to the reputation scores of the searched hospitals for one or more hospitals. IDs may be selected, and hospital information corresponding to the selected hospital IDs may be transmitted to the controller 271 . As such, the recommendation information on the hospital provided by the recommendation server 300 may be further related to the preference information provided by the user terminal 200 .

Of course, the user of the user terminal 200 may select any one of the recommended hospitals and, for example, provide an evaluation for the selected hospital after visiting the selected hospital, and the control unit 271 may determine the health type, The selected hospital ID and evaluation information may be transmitted to the recommendation server 300 . The recommendation server 300 may update a reputation score (eg, RPS11) corresponding to the selected hospital ID (eg, HID1) and health type (eg, HT1) based on the evaluation information. As such, the reputation scores stored in the storage medium 360 may be updated by user terminals connected to the network 5 (refer to FIG. 1 ).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating user-customized reference biometric information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 6 , in step S110, a biological cycle corresponding to the user is determined based on a user input received from the user. The circadian cycle may be a woman's menstrual cycle. Time points related to the biological cycle may be received through a user input, and the biological cycle may be determined by processing the received time points through various methods. For example, the circadian cycle may be determined by repeatedly receiving a user input indicating a start time of the menstrual cycle, and averaging intervals between the received time points.

In step S120 , biometric information is repeatedly collected from the wearable device 105 in a plurality of time sections of the biocycle.

In step S130, a reference biometric value in each of a plurality of time sections of a bio cycle is generated based on the collected biometric information.

Accordingly, the generated reference biometric values may be adaptively determined by the user of the wearable device 105 and/or the user terminal 110 , and thus the reference biometric values provide improved reliability in evaluating the user's own health condition. can have Furthermore, since the reference biometric value is generated for each time section of the biological cycle, the user's biorhythm can be reflected, and accordingly, it is adaptive to the user's biorhythm, and therefore has improved reliability in evaluating the health status. can

In embodiments, steps S110 to S130 of FIG. 6 may be performed by the user terminal 110 .

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing health information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7 , in step S210 , biometric information is received from the wearable device 105 , and the biometric information may correspond to any one of a plurality of time sections of a biocycle according to a time at which it is received.

In operation S220 , the received biometric information may be compared with a reference biometric value of the corresponding time period to determine the user's health status as one of a plurality of health types. In embodiments, the reference biometric value may represent an arbitrary numerical range, and the health status of the user may be determined as one of a plurality of health types according to whether the biometric information belongs to, or deviates from, the reference biometric value. can

In step S230, an alarm is generated based on the determined health type.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the user's health state can be determined by comparing the biometric information with a reference biometric value adaptive to the user's own biorhythm, the determined health state can be adaptive to the user and have improved reliability.

In embodiments, steps S210 to S230 of FIG. 7 may be performed by the user terminal 110 .

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of recommending hospital information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 8 , in step S310 , the determined health type and the location of the user terminal 110 are transmitted to the recommendation server 300 . In step S320 , recommended information on hospitals associated with the transmitted health type and location is received from the recommendation server 300 . The recommendation server 300 may select one or more hospitals by referring to reputation scores of hospitals adjacent to the transmitted location, and may provide hospital information corresponding to the selected hospitals.

In step S330, the recommendation information is displayed so that the user recognizes the recommended hospital.

In embodiments, steps S310 to S330 of FIG. 8 may be performed by the user terminal 110 .

9 is a block diagram illustrating a computer device suitable for implementing the user terminal of FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , the computer device 1000 includes a communicator 1100 , a user interface 1200 , a display device 1300 , a storage medium 1400 , a GPS 1500 , a processor 1600 , and a system memory 1700 . ) may be included.

The communicator 1100 operates in response to the control of the processor 1600 . The processor 1600 may communicate with the network 10 (refer to FIG. 1 ) through the communicator 1100 . The communicator 1100 includes a cellular mobile communication unit and a short-range wireless communication unit.

The cellular mobile communication unit transmits and receives radio signals to and from other devices and/or servers through an access point covering a relatively large land area defined by a cell on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data according to the transmission and reception of the multimedia message.

The short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication. The short-range wireless communication unit is configured to perform wireless communication with a device within coverage corresponding to a short range, for example, the wearable device 105 of FIG. 1 by using one or more of various communication protocols.

The user interface 1200 is configured to receive user inputs for controlling operations of the computer device 1000 and/or the processor 1600 . In embodiments, the user interface 1200 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, a finger mouse, and the like. When the touch pad is integrally formed with the display device 1300 , it may be referred to as a touch screen. In this case, the user interface 1200 may be visualized by the display device 1300 .

The display device 1300 is configured to display information processed by the computer device 1000 and/or the processor 1600 . When the display device 1300 is integrally formed with a touch pad to constitute a touch screen, the display device 1300 may visualize the user interface 1200 . In embodiments, the display device 1300 may include at least one of various types of display devices, such as a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode display, and a flexible display. have.

The storage medium 1400 is configured to write and read data in response to the control of the processor 1600 . In embodiments, the storage medium 1400 may be at least one of a flash memory, a hard disk drive, and a multimedia card.

The GPS 1500 may detect the physical location of the computer device 1000 through communication with a plurality of GPS satellites.

The communicator 1100, the user interface 1200, the display device 1300, the storage medium 1400, and the GPS 1500 are the communicator 210, the user interface 220, the display device 230 of FIG. 2, respectively. It may be provided as a storage medium 240 , and a GPS 250 .

The processor 1600 may include either a general-purpose or dedicated processor, and a communicator 1100, a user interface 1200, a display device 1300, a storage medium 1400, a GPS 1500, and a system memory ( 1700) to control the operations.

The processor 1600 loads the health information providing module 1710 that performs the operations of the health information providing apparatus 270 described with reference to FIG. 2 when executed by the processor 1600 into the system memory 1700 , and loading health information providing module 1710 may be executed. When executed by the processor 1600 , the health information providing module 1710 may occupy a part of the storage space of the storage medium 1400 , store data in the occupied storage space, and manage the stored data.

The processor 1600 may load the operating system 1720 into the system memory 1700 and execute the loaded operating system 1720 . The operating system 1720 may provide the functions of the peripheral device interface 260 described with reference to FIG. 2 when executed by the processor 1600 . As such, the operating system 1720 interfaces with components of the computer device 1000 such as the communicator 1100 , the user interface 1200 , the display device 1300 , the storage medium 1400 , and the GPS 1500 . may be provided to the health information providing module 1710 .

In embodiments, the system memory 1700 may include at least one of random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and other types of computer-readable storage media.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a client server capable of communicating with the user terminal of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 10 , the client server 2000 may be connected to the computer device 1000 of FIG. 9 through a network 10 (refer to FIG. 1 ). A computer program executed by the computer device 1000 may be provided from the client server 2000 . Referring to FIG. 10 , the client server 2000 may include a communicator 2100 , a processor 2200 , and a database 2300 . The communicator 2100 may communicate with the computer device 1000 through the network 10 (refer to FIG. 1 ). The database 2300 may store a computer program executable by the computer device 1000 and/or the processor 1600 of FIG. 9 , for example, the health information providing module 1710 of FIG. 9 or an installation file thereof. The database 2300 may be implemented as at least one of nonvolatile storage media such as a flash memory, a hard disk, and a multimedia card.

The processor 2200 may provide the computer program stored in the database 2300 to the computer device 1000 through the communicator 2100 in response to a request from the computer device 1000 . The computer program may be installed and executed in the computer device 1000 .

Although specific embodiments and application examples have been described herein, these are only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains Various modifications and variations are possible from this substrate as it grows.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and not only the claims described below, but also all of the claims and all equivalents or equivalent modifications to the claims will be said to belong to the scope of the spirit of the present invention. .

105: wearable device
110: user terminal
120: recommendation server
130: medical record database server
270: health information providing device

Claims (14)

a communicator located adjacent to a user and connected to a wearable device for obtaining biometric information corresponding to the user;
storage medium; and
at least one processor coupled to the communicator and the storage medium;
the at least one processor,
determining a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input received from the user and storing it in the storage medium;
repeatedly receive first biometric information in a plurality of time intervals of the biocycle from the wearable device;
generating reference biometric values in the plurality of time sections of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information and storing the generated reference biometric values in the storage medium;
receiving, from the wearable device, second biometric information in any one of the plurality of time intervals of the biocycle;
determining the health status of the user as at least one of a plurality of types by comparing the second biometric information with a reference biometric value in the one of the plurality of time intervals;
and generate an alarm based on the determined type. The method of claim 1,
further comprising a display,
the at least one processor,
communicate with an external server through the communicator;
transmitting information on the determined type to the external server through the communicator;
receiving recommendation information for one or more hospitals associated with the determined type from the external server;
a computer device configured to visualize the recommendation information on the display. 3. The method of claim 2,
The at least one processor further transmits information on the location of the computer device to the external server,
The one or more hospitals in the recommendation information are further associated with the location. 3. The method of claim 2,
the at least one processor,
receive preference information from the user;
Further transmitting the symbol information to the external server,
The one or more hospitals in the recommendation information are further associated with the preference information. The method of claim 1,
the at least one processor,
receiving at least a portion of the medical record by communicating with an external server that stores the user's medical record through the communicator;
and generate the alarm further based on the at least a portion of the medical record. 6. The method of claim 5,
the at least one processor,
receiving the target time from the user and storing it in the storage medium;
and generate the alarm further based on the target timing. A method of providing health information using a wearable device positioned adjacent to a user to obtain biometric information corresponding to the user, the method comprising:
determining a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input received from the user and storing the determination in a storage medium;
repeatedly receiving first biometric information in a plurality of time sections of the biocycle from the wearable device;
generating reference biometric values in the plurality of time sections of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information and storing the reference biometric values in the storage medium;
receiving, from the wearable device, second biometric information in any one of the plurality of time sections of the biocycle;
determining the health status of the user as at least one of a plurality of types by comparing the second biometric information with a reference biometric value in one of the plurality of time intervals; and
and generating an alarm based on the determined type. 8. The method of claim 7,
transmitting information on the determined type to an external server through a network;
receiving recommendation information for one or more hospitals associated with the determined type from the external server; and
The method further comprising the step of displaying the recommendation information. 9. The method of claim 8,
The transmitting step further comprises transmitting information on the user's location to the external server,
and the one or more hospitals in the recommendation information are further associated with the location. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising the step of receiving preference information from the user,
The transmitting step further comprises transmitting the preference information to the external server,
and the one or more hospitals in the recommendation information are further associated with the preference information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The method further comprising the step of receiving at least a portion of the medical record by communicating with an external server that stores the user's medical record through a network,
The method of generating the alarm comprises generating the alarm further based on the at least a portion of the medical record. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising the step of receiving the target time from the user and storing it in the storage medium,
The method of generating the alarm includes generating the alarm further based on the target time period. A storage medium readable by a computer device for storing a computer program, comprising:
The computer device is located adjacent to the user and is configured to communicate with a wearable device for obtaining biometric information corresponding to the user,
When the computer program is executed by the computer device,
determining a biological cycle corresponding to the user based on a user input received from the user and storing the determination in the computer device;
repeatedly acquiring first biometric information in a plurality of time intervals of the biocycle from the wearable device;
generating and storing reference biometric values in the plurality of time sections of the biological cycle based on the first biometric information in the computer device;
acquiring second biometric information in any one of the plurality of time intervals of the biocycle from the wearable device;
determining the health status of the user as at least one of a plurality of types by comparing the second biometric information with a reference biometric value in the one of the plurality of time intervals;
A storage medium comprising instructions for generating an alarm based on the determined type. 14. The method of claim 13,
When the computer program is executed by the computer device,
transmitting information on the determined type to an external server;
receiving recommendation information for one or more hospitals associated with the determined type from the external server;
The storage medium further comprising instructions for visualizing the recommendation information on the display.

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