KR100673261B1 - Mobile Terminal For Sensing Specific Ingredient In exhalation And Method And System For Managing My Health By Using Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in respiration, a health care method using the same, and a system thereof. The present invention includes a specific component measuring sensor for detecting and converting a specific component of the respiration introduced from the outside into an electrical signal; A controller configured to receive a specific component measured from the specific component measuring sensor, read a reference value corresponding to the specific component, calculate a numerical value exceeding the measured specific component from the reference value, and determine a warning level; A warning message generator for generating a guide message according to the warning level received from the controller; Characterized in that it comprises a display for displaying a guide message sent from the warning message generating unit, it is possible to easily measure the amount of smoking or drinking.

Breathing, mobile terminal, health care

Description

Mobile terminal capable of measuring specific components contained in respiration, and a health care method using the same and a mobile terminal for the same.

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an internal configuration of a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in respiration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a health care system using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in respiration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a health care method using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in breathing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: mobile terminal

210: communication circuit

220: keypad

230: control unit

240: display unit

250 memory

260: Specific Component Measurement Sensor

262: smoking amount measuring sensor

264: drinking amount measuring sensor

266: signal amplifier

268: A / D converter

270: warning message generator

300: mobile communication network

400: Health Care Server

The present invention relates to a health care system using a mobile communication system, and more particularly, a specific component included in respiration for managing health by self quantitatively measuring a specific component measured from a sensor measuring a specific component included in respiration. The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of measuring a component, a health care method using the same, and a system thereof.

In general, with the rapid development of current communication technology, mobile communication services using mobile terminals such as cellular, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), PCS, etc. have been greatly activated, in particular, due to the convenience of mobile communication, Wireless Internet services are also rapidly spreading.

In addition, the amount of smoking and drinking of adults consumed a year is also the world's highest level.

However, in the case of smoking, it is difficult to refrain from smoking because it is cumbersome to recognize a certain amount of smoking per day and the amount of smoking affects health.

In addition, alcohol drinkers often drink alcohol according to the atmosphere of the drink often occurs. As in the case of smoking, not only the objective level of the amount of alcohol he drank, but also its effect on health is hard to know.

However, people who own a car drive a car because they think that they did not drink much, causing accidents caused by drinking.

In order to prevent this, a disposable breathalyzer for preventing drunk driving accidents has been produced and marketed in the form of a vending machine. However, it is installed in a very limited place so that the installed place can be found.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a specific component included in the breath for managing health by self quantitatively measuring the specific component measured from a sensor for measuring the specific component included in the breath. The present invention provides a mobile terminal capable of measuring, a health care method using the same, and a system thereof.

A mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the respiration according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A specific component measuring sensor for detecting and converting a specific component of respiration drawn from the outside into an electrical signal;

A controller for receiving a specific component measured from the specific component measuring sensor, reading a reference value corresponding to the specific component, and calculating a numerical value exceeding the measured specific component from the reference value to determine a warning level;

A warning message generator for generating a guide message according to the warning level received from the controller; And

And a display unit for displaying a guide message transmitted from the warning message generating unit.

In order to achieve the above object, a health care system using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in respiration according to a second aspect of the present invention,

A mobile terminal for extracting a specific component of respiration drawn from the outside and comparing the amount of the specific component with a predetermined reference value to determine and display a warning level according to the exceeded value when the reference value is exceeded; And

A health management server for receiving a health care request from a user of the mobile terminal, receiving at least one of a smoking amount and blood alcohol concentration summed up for a predetermined time from the mobile terminal, and reading and sending health information according to the received information; It is characterized by including the configuration.

Health care method using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component contained in the breath according to the third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A) calculating the amount of the specific component by extracting a specific component of the respiratory incoming;

B) determining a warning level according to the exceeded value when exceeding the reference value by comparing it with a predetermined reference value corresponding to the amount of the particular component; And

C) displaying a guide message according to the warning level.

Therefore, according to the present invention, one's own smoking amount or drinking amount can be easily measured.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in respiration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 200 includes a communication component 210, a keypad 220, a controller 230, a display 240, a warning message generator 270, and a specific component measuring sensor for measuring a specific component included in the respiration. And 260.

The communication circuitry 210 includes an antenna, a transmitter and a receiver, each connected via a duplexer to the antenna. A microphone is connected to the transmitter, and a speaker is connected to the receiver, and a logic circuit is connected to the transmitter and the receiver.

The specific component measuring sensor 260 for measuring a specific component included in the respiration is formed at a predetermined position of the mobile terminal 200 so that the user's inhalation of the mobile terminal 200 is easily introduced. In addition, the specific component measuring sensor 260 is a smoking amount measuring sensor for measuring the amount of smoking by measuring the amount of carbon monoxide contained in the breath and drinking amount measuring sensor for measuring the amount of alcohol by measuring the amount of alcohol contained in the breath It is configured to include.

The specific component measuring sensor 260 further includes a signal amplifier and an A / D converter. The signal amplifier comprises an operational amplifier for amplifying the current generated according to the amount of carbon monoxide or the amount of alcohol to a predetermined level, the A / D (Analog to Digital) converter is an analog signal output through the signal amplifier Sampling at a predetermined frequency is converted into digital data corresponding thereto.

In addition, when the digital data output through the A / D converter is the amount of carbon monoxide, the controller 230 may set a reference value of the amount of smoking allowed for a predetermined period of time, for example, stored in the memory 250 built in the mobile terminal 200. It reads out and compares with the quantity of carbon monoxide output from the said A / D conversion part. As a result of the comparison, when the smoking amount exceeds the reference value, the excess value is calculated to determine the warning level according to the excess value, and outputs a request message generation request according to the warning level to the warning message generator 270.

In addition, when the digital data output through the A / D converter is the amount of alcohol, the controller 230 processes and computes the data according to the blood alcohol concentration calculation program stored in the memory 250 built in the mobile terminal 200. Output percentage data for blood alcohol concentration. The reference value for the amount of alcohol stored in the memory 250, that is, the reading value is read out and compared with the blood alcohol concentration, and as a result of the comparison, when the breaking value is exceeded, the excess value is calculated and the warning level according to the exceeding value Determine and output the guide message generation request according to the warning level to the warning message generating unit 270.

For example, current road traffic regulations require unregulated if blood alcohol concentration is less than 0.019%, penalties for minors and novice drivers for 0.02 to 0.049%, suspension and fine for 0.05 ~ 0.09%, and 0.1 ~ 0.35% In case of cancellation, the fine shall be imposed and fined up to 5 million won.

The warning message generating unit 270 adds and stores the amount of smoking for one day in response to the request for generating the guide message from the controller 230 and displays the smoking amount on the screen of the mobile terminal 200. In addition, when the sum of smoking amount exceeds the reference value, a warning message is generated. The warning message may be generated in a text format or a voice message format through a microphone.

In addition, the warning message generation unit 270 is a guide message including the punishment prescribed by the road traffic regulations when the warning level according to the road traffic law is determined by the controller 230 and receives the guide message according to the warning level. Create

As shown in FIG. 2, the system of the present invention includes a mobile terminal 200, a mobile communication network 300, and a health care server 400.

When the user of the mobile terminal 200 having the function as shown in FIG. 1 registers with the health care server 400 for health management, the mobile terminal 200 measures from the specific component measuring sensor 260. The amount of smoking and / or the amount of alcohol consumed is transmitted manually or automatically to the health care server 400 through the mobile communication network 300.

The mobile terminal 200 transmits the smoking amount and / or the drinking amount together with the subscriber information of the mobile terminal 200 to the health care server 400. The period of transmission from the mobile terminal 200 to the health care server 400 may be set by the user every day, two days, a week or the like.

Examples of the subscriber information include a mobile identification number (MIN), a mobile directory number (MDN), and a client ID defined in the OMA standard.

When the health care server 400 receives a health care request by the mobile terminal 200 or a terminal connected through a wired Internet network, individual information of a user who wants to health care to the health care server 400 is stored. It must be entered. The individual information includes personal information, a physical condition, a physical condition, and a disease state of the user of the mobile terminal 200.

In addition, the health care server 400 is a health information DB with the information on the amount of smoking and / or drinking, the amount of smoking and / or drinking is periodically received from the mobile terminal 200 together with the subscriber information of the mobile terminal (Database; 450). In addition, the health information DB stores and manages data on health information about smoking and drinking.

The operating state of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a health care method using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in breathing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The specific component measuring sensor 260 formed at a predetermined position of the mobile terminal 200 and for measuring a specific component included in the breath extracts a specific component of the breath introduced from the outside (S300 and S305).

As an example of specific components of respiration, the present invention provides, but is not limited to, carbon monoxide and alcohol.

When the specific component included in the respiration is carbon monoxide, that is, when the user of the mobile terminal 200 inhales breath into the specific component measuring sensor 260 of the mobile terminal 200 during or after smoking, the carbon monoxide is included in the respiration. do. The amount of carbon monoxide is added and stored for a predetermined time, and the predetermined time is set by the user for one day, two days, one week, etc. according to the frequency of smoking (S310, S320, S325).

When the total amount of carbon monoxide exceeds a reference value according to a predetermined time, a warning level according to the total amount of carbon monoxide is determined (S330 and S340).

When the warning level is determined, the warning message generation unit generates a warning message according to the warning level, and displays the warning message on the display unit 240 of the mobile terminal 100 when the warning message is in text format (S345). In one application, the warning message is a voice message.

When the amount of carbon monoxide is less than the reference value in step S330, the alarm is alerted by displaying the current amount and the reference value (S335).

When the predetermined time has elapsed, the amount of carbon monoxide added in the predetermined memory is deleted to zero (S350, S360).

When the specific component is alcohol in step S310, the blood alcohol concentration is calculated from the amount of alcohol included in the breath by the blood alcohol concentration calculation program stored in the mobile terminal 200 (S370).

When the blood alcohol concentration exceeds the regulation value, the regulation level is determined according to how much the regulation value is exceeded and displayed on the display unit 240 of the mobile terminal (S385, S390).

However, if the blood alcohol concentration is less than the regulation value, the current state and the regulation value are displayed on the display unit 240 of the mobile terminal 200 (S380).

In addition, if you want to receive health care by the health care server 400, the mobile terminal requests the health management server 400 to manage its own health.

The health management server 400 registers information related to the health of the user of the mobile terminal 200 and periodically transmits a smoking amount and / or a drinking amount measured through the mobile terminal 200.

The health care server 4000 transmits health information and a predetermined health program to the mobile terminal 200 of the user based on the received smoking amount and / or drinking amount of the user.

As described in detail above, according to the mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the breath of the present invention, and a health care method using the same, and a system thereof, the amount of smoking formed inside the mobile terminal when the specific component included in the breath is carbon monoxide. By using the measurement sensor to quantify and obtain the amount of smoking generated within a user-determined time, there is an effect of refraining from smoking incessantly by not knowing how many cigarettes were smoked per day or thinking that some cigarettes were smoked.

And users who want to quit smoking can help their willingness to quit smoking knowing the amount of smoke and its risk.

If the specific ingredient included in the breath is alcohol, using alcohol detection sensor formed inside the mobile terminal, regardless of time and place after drinking and drinking, anyone can always measure the amount of drinking with simple button operation, It can be prevented in advance and prevents casualties and disasters and enhances the awareness of personal drinking.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone skilled in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various modifications or changes are possible.

Claims (21)

A specific component measuring sensor for detecting and converting a specific component of respiration drawn from the outside into an electrical signal; A controller for receiving a specific component measured from the specific component measuring sensor, reading a reference value corresponding to the specific component, and calculating a numerical value exceeding the measured specific component from the reference value to determine a warning level; A warning message generator for generating a guide message according to the warning level received from the controller; And A display unit for displaying a guide message transmitted from the warning message generator; The specific component measuring sensor comprises a smoking amount measuring sensor for measuring the amount of carbon monoxide included in the breathing is a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the respiration. delete The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the specific component measuring sensor further comprises a drinking amount measuring sensor for measuring the amount of alcohol included in the breath. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the specific component measuring sensor comprises: a signal amplifier configured to amplify a current generated according to a measured amount of carbon monoxide or an amount of alcohol to a predetermined level; And Measuring the specific component included in the respiration characterized in that it further comprises an A / D conversion unit for converting the analog signal output through the signal amplification unit at a predetermined frequency and converts it into digital data corresponding to the control unit to be transmitted to the control unit This is possible mobile terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein the control unit, When the specific component measuring sensor is a smoking amount measuring sensor, the digital component is received from the A / D converter and compared with a smoking amount reference value and sets a warning level according to a comparison result. Mobile terminal capable of measuring. The method of claim 5, wherein the mobile terminal, And a memory for storing the summed smoking amount or blood alcohol concentration with date information. The sum of the smoking amount or the blood alcohol concentration is displayed on the screen as a graph with date information, respectively, characterized in that the mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the breath. A mobile terminal for extracting a specific component of respiration drawn from the outside and comparing the amount of the specific component with a predetermined reference value to determine and display a warning level according to the exceeded value when the reference value is exceeded; And A health management server for receiving a health care request from a user of the mobile terminal, receiving at least one of the smoking amount and blood alcohol concentration summed up for a predetermined time from the mobile terminal, and reading and returning health information according to the received information; Including, The mobile terminal, A smoking amount sensor configured to detect a carbon monoxide contained in the breath formed at a position capable of contacting a breath introduced from the outside; A control unit for receiving the measured amount of carbon monoxide from the smoking amount measuring sensor, calculating a value in which the measured amount of carbon monoxide is exceeded from a reference value, and determining a warning level; A warning message generator for generating a guide message according to the warning level received from the controller; And Health management system using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the respiration, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for displaying a guide message transmitted from the warning message generating unit. delete The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal, It further comprises a drinking amount measuring sensor for measuring the amount of alcohol contained in the breath, The control unit calculates the concentration of alcohol in the blood from the amount of alcohol by a predetermined calculation program, and if the concentration of the alcohol in the blood exceeds the intermittent value, the breathing level characterized in that according to the blood alcohol concentration Health care system using a mobile terminal capable of measuring the specific components included in. The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile terminal, And further comprising a memory for storing the summed smoking amount or blood alcohol concentration with date information, wherein the summed smoking amount or blood alcohol concentration is displayed on the screen as a graph with date information respectively. Mobile terminal capable of measuring the specific components included in. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the mobile terminal transmits subscriber information together when the mobile terminal transmits at least one of the sum of smoking amount and blood alcohol concentration to the health care server. Health care system. The health management system of claim 11, wherein the subscriber information is any one of a MIN, an MDN, and a client ID. A) calculating the amount of the specific component by extracting a specific component of the respiratory incoming; B) determining a warning level according to the exceeded value when exceeding the reference value by comparing it with a predetermined reference value corresponding to the amount of the particular component; And C) displaying a guide message according to the warning level, Step A), A-1) determining a specific component of the breath introduced from the outside; A-2) measuring the amount of carbon monoxide when the specific component is carbon monoxide; And A-3) health care method using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component contained in the respiration, comprising the step of reading the amount of carbon monoxide added for a predetermined time and summing with the amount of the measured carbon monoxide. delete The method of claim 13, wherein step B) B-1) determining whether the amount of carbon monoxide added exceeds a reference value; B-2) if the amount of carbon monoxide added exceeds a reference value, determining a warning level according to the amount of carbon monoxide added; And B-3) when the amount of carbon monoxide added is less than or equal to the reference value, displaying the amount of carbon monoxide added and the reference value, using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the respiration. Health care methods. The method of claim 15, wherein the method is D) determining whether a predetermined time elapses; And E) health management method using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component contained in the respiration, characterized in that it comprises the step of deleting the amount of carbon monoxide added when the predetermined time has elapsed. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein step A) A-4) measuring the amount of the alcohol when the specific component is alcohol as a result of the determination in step A-1); And A-5) A health care method using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component contained in the breath, characterized in that it further comprises the step of calculating the blood alcohol concentration from the amount of the measured alcohol. The method of claim 17, wherein step B) B-4) determining whether the blood alcohol concentration exceeds the regulation value; B-5) determining the warning level according to the blood alcohol concentration when the blood alcohol concentration exceeds the regulation value; And B-6) when the blood alcohol concentration is less than the interruption level, health care using a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the respiration, further comprising the step of displaying the blood alcohol level and the interruption level Way. The method of claim 18, wherein the method is F) the mobile terminal accessing a health care server through the mobile communication network; G) requesting, by the mobile terminal, the health care server to the health care server and transmitting at least one of the smoking amount and the blood alcohol concentration summed up for a predetermined time to the health care server; And H) receiving at least one of the sum of the smoking amount and the blood alcohol concentration and transmitting health information based on the received information further comprising the health of a mobile terminal capable of measuring a specific component included in the respiration How to manage. The method of claim 19, wherein the method is I) by selecting a predetermined button provided on the mobile terminal further comprises the step of displaying the combined smoking amount or blood alcohol concentration stored in the memory of the mobile terminal with the date information, characterized in that the specific component included in the breath Health care method using a mobile terminal that can be measured. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the sum of the smoking amount or the blood alcohol concentration of step I) is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal in a graph together with date information, respectively. Used health care methods.

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