KR100466966B1 - Wrist watch for diet and health management and health management method using the wrist watch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a health care method using a wrist watch for health care that can manage diet and health care of a user. The present invention is to measure the user's exercise, etc. to make a database, and to provide a systematic diet management and health care service by an expert in conjunction with a website for providing diet management and health care services on the Internet using wireless communication . In addition, the weight change state of the user is represented using an avatar or the like to effectively manage the diet and health of the user without boredom. The health care method using the wrist watch for health care is inputted by the user's gender, height and weight, the user's weight target amount and the type of food the user consumed, and the user's daily intake estimate, the calorie estimate consumed by the user's exercise, Calculate the weight change estimate. If the weight target is not reached, the user's avatar is displayed in various stages according to the weight change.

Description

Wrist watch for diet and health care and health care method using the wrist watch {WRIST WATCH FOR DIET AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT METHOD USING THE WRIST WATCH}

The present invention relates to a health care method and a recording medium using a wrist watch for health care that can measure dietary intake and exercise of a user to manage diet and health of the user.

As the living environment changes, the importance of health care is important for everyone. To protect your health, you should try to take care of yourself.

However, with someone's help, you can be more efficient.

Many techniques for measuring body fat and exercise in a device such as a wrist watch have been published.

Prior arts related to the present invention include Korean Patent Publication No. 2001-000055 (name of invention: "Wrist watch type health watch") and Korean Patent Publication No. 1999-0065818 (name of invention: "Health linked to wireless network) Diagnostic devices ").

The Korean Patent Publication No. 2001-000055 discloses a wrist watch that calculates the number of pulses of a pulse during a user's movement through a sensor connected to a wrist jack and outputs a predetermined warning signal by comparing a target pulse number stored in advance. It's about a type health watch.

The Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-000055 has a problem in that the waterproof problem is not solved by connecting a jack to a wrist watch and measuring it, and the data measured using the sensor cannot be utilized as a database. Even if it is necessary to consult a specialist in the mid- to long-term in connection with a website that provides recent health care services, such services cannot be provided using health-related information such as the measured heart rate of the user. There was a limit.

The Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1999-0065818 adds a user's health diagnosis function along with a watch function and is connected to a wireless communication network that automatically informs a patient's health status to a guardian or an emergency agency in an emergency. To provide.

The Korean Patent Publication No. 1999-0065818 uses a wireless communication network to manage health by detecting a user's health abnormality, but it can be used for health management purposes such as weight control by adjusting the amount of meal and exercise of the user. Could not. In particular, it is not enough to provide a function that can effectively manage the weight of the user in conjunction with a website that provides a lot of obesity management, diet management services that have recently appeared.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art, by measuring the amount of exercise of the user in a database different from the conventional method by making the user to use in diet management and health care health care The purpose of the present invention is to provide a health care method using a wrist watch.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to systematically manage diet and health care by an expert in connection with a website for providing diet management and health care services on the Internet by transmitting and receiving data related to the user's health with a user computer using wireless communication such as infrared communication. The present invention provides a health care method using a wrist watch for health care that can be provided with services.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to enable the user to manage the diet and health of the user effectively without boredom by being able to represent the weight change state of the user through the control of the amount of meal and exercise using the avatar of the cyber character using the game format The present invention provides a health care method using a wrist watch for health care.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a health care system using a wrist watch for health care according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the internal configuration of the wrist watch for health care according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method for allowing the user to adjust the amount of exercise by himself using a game using a character representing the weight change of the user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are screens for receiving a type of food ingested from a user to calculate a daily intake of the user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flow chart illustrating a method for calculating an estimated calorie consumed by exercising according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6C are screens showing a character change state reflecting the health care result of FIG. 3.

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100: Health Care Clock 120: Your Computer

130: Health Information Database 140: Health Care Server

150: user-specific health information database

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, there is provided a recording medium containing a health care method using a wrist watch for health care and a program capable of performing such a method.

The health care method using the health care wrist watch receives at least one of a user's gender, height, and weight, receives a weight target amount of the user, and selects a food taken by the user from among a plurality of predetermined foods. The estimated calorie intake of the user is calculated using the contained calorie value for the selected food. The amount of calories consumed in accordance with the movement corresponding to the user's movement information and the gender, height or weight of the user input through the exercise amount measuring means, wherein the amount of calories consumed in accordance with the movement is predetermined Estimate calorie estimates consumed by the user's workout. The estimated weight intake of the user is calculated using the calculated daily intake estimate and the calorie estimate consumed by the exercise, and the weight target amount is determined by comparing the weight input amount with the user input. As a result of the determination, if the target amount is not reached, the user's character is transformed into a character that has failed to control the weight and is displayed.

The momentum measuring means may be an acceleration sensor. The motion information may include at least one of an acceleration value and a sign change of the acceleration value due to the movement of the user.

The amount of calories consumed according to the movement may further include a predetermined amount of calories consumed by reflecting the speed of the user's exercise. The exercise speed of the user may include at least one of the speed of the user's gait and the running speed.

The health care method using the wrist watch for health care further includes the step of transmitting at least one of the calculated user's daily intake estimate, calorie estimate consumed by exercise and weight change estimate to the digital data processing apparatus via wireless communication. can do.

The health care method using the wrist watch for health care provides a diet management or health care website on the Internet through at least one of the calculated user's daily intake estimate, calorie estimate consumed by exercise, and weight change estimate through wireless communication. The method may further include transmitting to the health care server.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an exercise amount measuring sensor, an analog-digital converter, a key input unit, a storage unit, a control unit and a wireless communication transmitter are included.

The exercise amount measuring sensor detects movement of the user's body to measure the user's motion information, and the analog-to-digital converter converts the user's motion information signal of the exercise amount measuring sensor into a digital signal.

The key input unit is for receiving input of health management input information from the user, wherein the health management input information includes at least one of a user's gender, height, weight, and type of food consumed by the user.

The storage unit pre-stores the amount of calories consumed according to the movement corresponding to at least one of the gender, height, and weight of the user.

The control unit may be coupled to the input unit, the storage unit, and the wireless communication receiver, and include at least one of a calorie estimate, a food intake estimate, and a weight increase / estimate estimate consumed by the user's exercise using the health care input information and the user's motion information. Calculate one.

The wireless communication transmitter transmits at least one of a calorie estimate, a food intake estimate, and a weight increase / estimate estimate consumed by the user's exercise to a database of the user's health information to the digital signal processing apparatus through wireless communication.

Hereinafter, a health care method and system using a wrist watch for health care according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a health care system using a wrist watch for health care according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a health care system using a health care wrist watch according to the present invention includes a health care wrist watch 100, a user computer 120 wirelessly coupled to the health care wrist watch 100, A health information database 130 connected to the user computer, a health management server 140 connected to the user computer 120 through a network, and a user-specific health information database 150 connected to the health management server.

Health care wristwatch 100 measures the amount of exercise of the user using a sensor and the like, and receives the food intake from the user, such as health information such as daily intake estimates, exercise amount estimates, calorie estimates consumed by the exercise wirelessly The communication is transmitted to the user computer 120 through the communication. Detailed description will be described later.

The user computer 120 receives the health information from the health care wrist watch 100 through wireless communication and stores the health information in the health information database 130. That is, the amount of exercise measured using the health care wrist watch 100 is databased in the user computer 120. For example, the health information database 130 stores the daily intake estimate, the exercise amount estimate, and the like calculated by the health care wrist watch 100. In addition, the information may be stored in the health information database 130 for a predetermined period of time, that is, weekly, monthly, or yearly, and used to manage the health state of the user.

The health care wrist watch 100 allows the user's health information to be databased on the user's computer 120, and is linked to a website for diet management and health care, such as reliable customized weight loss service by an expert. Provide health care services to users.

The health care server 140 provides various health information such as diet information to a user by an expert through the Internet. That is, the health care server 140 makes a database of health information for each user and stores it in the health information database 150 for each user, and provides a customized health care service for each user by a diet management expert, a health care professional, and the like.

Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the internal configuration of the wrist watch 100 for health care according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the health care wrist watch 100 may include an exercise amount measurement sensor 104, an AD conversion unit (analog digital conversion unit) 105, a key input unit 106, and a wireless communication receiving unit 108. An input unit, a control unit 102 connected to the input unit, a power supply unit 110 connected to the control unit 102, a storage unit 112, and an LCD driving circuit 114, an LCD display unit 115, and wireless communication transmission And an output configured as a section 116.

The exercise amount measurement sensor 104 which is attached to the user's wrist and operates automatically detects the movement of the body during the user's exercise, measures the exercise amount information, and converts the measured exercise amount into a digital value through the AD converter 105. And is transmitted to the control unit 102. For example, the momentum sensor 104 may use an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor may measure the acceleration of the user's body movement, and calculate the number of steps of the user and the speed of the step by using the exercise time and the acceleration change. Detailed description will be described later.

The user inputs the user's gender (male and female), height, weight, weight target amount, etc. through the key input unit 106.

The wireless communication receiver 108 receives updated diet type information, diet diagnosis information, health diagnosis information, etc. from the health care server 140 through the user computer 120 through wireless communication whenever necessary. The wireless communication may be, for example, infrared communication using infrared rays, and a photo diode may be used as the wireless communication receiver 108. Of course, the updated diet type information, diet diagnosis information, health diagnosis information, etc. may be received from the health care server 140 through wireless communication.

The control unit 102 receives data input through the AD conversion unit 105, the key input unit 106, and the wireless communication receiving unit 108 to calculate the daily intake estimate, the exercise amount estimate, the calorie estimate consumed by the exercise, and the result. Store in the storage 112.

As the power supply unit 110, a battery which can be repeatedly charged, for example, a rechargeable lithium ion battery used in a portable wrist watch, can be used.

Also, the estimated values are preferably displayed by the LCD driving circuit 114 through the LCD display 115. In addition, the character indicating the degree of obesity of the user to be described later is also displayed on the LCD display 115.

The wireless communication transmitter 118 transmits the estimated values to the user computer 120 using wireless communication such as infrared rays. When using infrared communication, the wireless communication transmitter 118 may use an infrared LED.

Figure 3 shows a flow chart illustrating a method for allowing the user to adjust the amount of exercise by himself using a game using a character representing the weight change of the user according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4A and 4B illustrate screens for receiving a type of food ingested from a user to calculate a daily intake amount of the user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user first inputs data such as gender, height, and weight of the user through the key input unit 106 (step 301). The user inputs his weight target amount through the key input unit 106. For example, if the user is currently weighing 55Kg and the target weight is 50Kg, enter 50Kg as the weight target amount.

When the user inputs the food ingested through the key input unit 106, the controller 102 calculates the daily intake amount. In this case, the user may input the food ingested by selecting the food most ingested or the food most similar to the food from the diet menu stored in the storage 112 in advance.

4A and 4B, for example, a user may select a meal from among various foods stored in the storage 112 in advance for stocks, soups, dinners, and side dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. The diet stored in the storage unit 112 may be configured to be different for each season. In addition, by preparing a basic diet reflecting the type of food often ingested by the user on a daily basis, stored in the user computer 120, the storage unit 112 receives the basic diet from the user computer 120 about twice a month. You can also update your diet by saving it.

The storage unit 112 stores the corresponding calorie amount for each of the pre-stored foods, and the control unit 102 calculates the calories for the foods selected by the user to calculate an estimated daily intake amount. The estimate of the daily intake is stored in the storage 112 and transmitted to the user computer 120 via wireless communication to be a database.

Next, the controller 102 receives the exercise amount of the user measured by the exercise amount measuring sensor 104 and calculates an estimated calorie value consumed by the exercise (307). The method for calculating the calories burned by exercise is as follows.

The calorie value consumed per step of height, weight, and gender is stored in the storage 112 in advance. The calories consumed per step are assumed to be constant when height, weight and gender are selected. The movement of the user's arm is determined using the exercise amount sensor 104 attached to the wrist watch, and the number of steps of the user is obtained using the motion information output from the exercise amount sensor 104. Here, the motion information refers to an acceleration value, a sign change of the acceleration value, and the like, for example, when using an acceleration sensor.

To this end, the pendulum's movement principle is used to move with a certain angle. Whenever the pendulum reciprocates, the acceleration changes periodically, and once in reciprocating motion, the sign of acceleration changes twice. One reciprocation of the pendulum is two sign changes in acceleration, two movements of the user's arm, and one movement of the user. That is, the number of steps of the user may be known by determining a sign change of acceleration with time using the output of the acceleration sensor. The total calories consumed due to the exercise may be calculated using the calorie value consumed per step stored in the storage 112.

By using an exercise amount measuring sensor 104 such as an acceleration sensor, a user may know an exercise distance such as a walking or running distance and an exercise speed such as a walking or running speed. The amount of calories consumed according to the user's exercise speed may be stored in the storage 112 in advance. Calorie consumption can be calculated to reflect whether the user is slow, breaking, or running.

Next, the user's weight increase and decrease estimate is calculated using the user's daily intake estimate and the calorie estimate consumed by the exercise (step 309). The data about the weight gain or loss according to the relationship between the daily intake cal and the amount of calories consumed by the exercise is stored in the storage 112 in advance.

Using the weight input by the user and the calculated weight increase / decrease value, it is determined whether the target amount of the weight input by the user has been reached (step 311).

As a result of the determination, when the target amount is achieved, the user's character is transformed into a character (see FIG. 6B) that has succeeded in weight control together with a message indicating that the target amount has been achieved and displayed on the LCD display 115.

As a result of the determination, if the target amount is not achieved, the user's character is transformed into a character (see FIGS. 6A and 6C) that fails to control the weight and displayed through the LCD display 115. The user adjusts the amount of meal and exercise with reference to the character (step 315) and repeats from step 305 until the weight target is achieved.

FIG. 6A illustrates a case where the weight control result due to the exercise of the user falls short of the weight target amount, FIG. 6C illustrates a case where the weight target amount is exceeded, and FIG. 6B illustrates a case where the weight target amount is satisfied within a predetermined range. Here, only three states are shown to illustrate the figure of the character, but a larger number of various stages, for example, seven stages, may display the figure of the character according to the weight difference from the weight target amount.

The present invention allows the user to immediately see whether the user has achieved the weight target amount by looking at the user's own character through the game method as described above. As a result, the game allows the user to control his or her food intake and exercise in a tedious and stimulating way. Preferably, if the weight control fails with the user character, the health care server 140 provides the recommended health care information about the recommended food type, food intake, exercise time, exercise amount, etc. via the user computer 120 from the health care server 140. I can receive it. Alternatively, the wireless communication device may be attached to the health care watch 100 without directly passing through the user computer 120 to receive recommended health care information directly from the health care server 140.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

The health care method using the wrist watch for health care according to the present invention has an effect of allowing a user to utilize in diet management and health care by measuring the amount of exercise of a user and making a database in a different way from the conventional method.

In addition, the present invention provides a systematic diet management and health care service by an expert in conjunction with a diet management and health care service providing website on the Internet by transmitting and receiving the user's health-related data with a user computer using wireless communication such as infrared communication There is also an effect that can be provided.

In addition, the present invention can effectively represent the user's weight increase and decrease through the adjustment of the amount of meal and exercise amount using the avatar of the cyber character using the game format to effectively manage the diet and health of the user without boredom There is also.

Claims (7)

A health care method performed in a wrist watch for health care comprising a means for measuring an exercise amount of a user, Receiving at least one of a gender, height, and weight of the user; Receiving a weight target amount of the user; Receiving a food selected by the user from a plurality of predetermined foods; Calculating an estimated daily intake of the user using the calorie value of the selected food; The amount of calories consumed in accordance with the movement corresponding to the user's movement information and the gender, height or weight of the user input through the exercise amount measuring means, wherein the amount of calories consumed in accordance with the movement is predetermined Calculating an estimated calorie consumed by the user's exercise; Calculating a weight change estimate of the user using the calculated daily intake estimate and the calorie estimate consumed by the exercise; Comparing the weight input amount with the weight input by the user to determine whether the weight target amount has been achieved; And If the result of the determination, if the target amount does not reach the step of transforming the user's character into a character of the weight control failed to display Health care method using a health care wrist watch comprising a. The method of claim 1, The momentum measuring means Acceleration sensor, The motion information is At least one of an acceleration value and a sign change of the acceleration value due to the movement of the user, The calorie estimate consumed by the exercise The number of steps of the user is calculated using the number of changes in the sign of acceleration due to the exercise of the user, and is calculated by using a predetermined calorie amount consumed in consideration of the calculated number of steps and the gender, height, or weight of the user. Health care method using a wrist watch for health care, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Health care method using the health care wrist watch is If it is determined that the weight target amount has not been achieved, transforming and displaying the user character into a character that successfully controls the weight; Transmitting at least one of the calculated daily intake estimate of the user, an estimated calorie consumed by exercise, and an estimated weight change to a digital data processing apparatus through wireless communication; And And receiving the updated food type, the diet diagnosis information, the health diagnosis information, and the like, which are provided from the diet management or health care website on the Internet, from the digital data processing apparatus through wireless communication. How to care with your wrist watch. An exercise amount measuring sensor for detecting movement of a user's body and measuring movement information of the user; An analog-to-digital converter for converting a user's motion information signal of the exercise amount measuring sensor into a digital signal; A key input unit for receiving input of health management input information from the user, wherein the health management input information includes at least one of a user's gender, height, weight, and type of food ingested by the user; A storage unit which stores in advance the amount of calories consumed according to the movement corresponding to at least one of the gender, height and weight of the user; A wireless communication receiver configured to receive updated food type, diet diagnosis information, health diagnosis information, etc. from the digital data processing apparatus using wireless communication; Combined with the input unit, the storage unit and the wireless communication receiver to calculate at least one of the calorie estimate, the food intake estimate, and the weight increase / loss estimate consumed by the user's exercise using the health care input information and the user's motion information. A control unit; A wireless communication transmitter which transmits at least one of a calorie estimate, a food intake estimate, and a weight increase estimate estimated by the user's exercise to a database of the health information of the user to a digital signal processing apparatus through wireless communication; An LCD display unit which displays a character representing the degree of obesity of the user by using the user's weight and the weight increase and decrease estimate; And LCD driving circuit for driving the LCD display unit Health care wrist watch comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The control unit It is determined whether the weight target amount is reached by comparing the weight target amount input by the user with the sum of the weight of the user and the calculated weight increase and decrease estimate. Outputting a control signal for transforming and displaying the user's character into a character whose weight has failed to be adjusted if the target amount is not reached as a result of the determination; It is determined whether the weight target amount is reached by comparing the weight target amount input by the user with the sum of the weight of the user and the calculated weight increase and decrease estimate. And a control signal for outputting a control signal for converting and displaying the character of the user into a character of a successful weight control when the target amount is reached as a result of the determination. delete delete