KR101551151B1 - SMART CUP FOR SENSING DRINKING AND BREATHING PATTERN AND PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICE BASED ON IoT TECHNOLOGY - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser comprising an upper portion including a drinking hole through which a beverage passes and a cap for opening and closing a drinking hole and an outer wall portion of a transparent or semitransparent material and a beverage water portion connected to a lower end of the upper portion, And a lower end connected to the lower end of the main body to support the main body and including an illumination unit for emitting light of at least one or more colors to the outer wall, wherein the upper end is installed on the upper surface of the cap Further comprising a top sensor unit for analyzing air discharged from the nose when the user drinks a beverage and measuring respiration information of the user, wherein the main body includes a smart cup further comprising a pressure sensor and a gyro sensor installed on the bottom of the beverage dispenser, to provide.

Description

{SMART CUP FOR SENSING DRINKING AND BREATHING PATTERN AND PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICE BASED ON IO TECH TECHNOLOGY}, which provides healthcare services based on the Internet technology,

The present invention relates to smart cups and applications that are integrated with peripheral devices to provide healthcare services through object Internet technology.

Due to the development of medical technology and the improvement of living standards, the aging of the population has caused the interest in the health care of the elderly population. However, since obesity and various physical diseases and mental stress threaten the health of the elderly as well as the youth, health care is not limited to the elderly population but is a common concern of the whole population.

High interest in health has led to changes in the way health care is managed. Until the early 2000s, health care was centered around fitness fitness and various sports activities. Exercise-centered health management can bring about changes in external body, such as weight loss and strength improvement, but when the exercise is stopped, the effect is temporary, such as returning to the previous body shape. As a result, the way of health management centered on exercise activities shifted to improvement of lifestyle such as eating habits, sufficient sleep, and posture correction. In the long run, a common consensus has emerged that the proper way of life habits will naturally lead to health care.

The inventor of the present invention has paid particular attention to drinking and breathing as part of health care to help shape a healthy lifestyle.

It is a well-known fact that on average 60% of the substances that make up the human body consist of water. However, systemic management of water intake is rare. Depending on how you manage your beverage life along with your food management, the effectiveness of your health care can be very high or very low. Therefore, for effective health management, it is necessary to properly manage the calories and ingredients, intake, and speed of the drink to be drunk.

It is air that affects human health the most with water. Since humans breathe every moment, air has a greater impact on human health than any environmental factor. Air quality affects the nose, mouth, and blood in the body and causes disease when the contamination is severe or the supply is not smooth. Proper ventilation and temperature maintenance in indoor space can be very helpful for health care. Therefore, it is necessary to confirm the environment of the space in which the user is staying.

The inventor of the present invention has completed the present invention in order to help form a healthy lifestyle, and has paid particular attention to drinking and breathing as part of health care.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a smart cup for managing a user's water intake and breathing life, and an application program for managing health based thereon.

According to the present invention, the composition and the capacity of a beverage are sensed, a user's drinking pattern (speed and time required for drinking water) is measured, and the user's breathing and saliva components and breathing rhythms And a smart cup capable of sensing the degree of pollution with respect to the air at a place where the user is located can be provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to analyze the health state of a user, provide a health-tailored drink intake program, manage drinking and breathing patterns, measure air pollution, and determine the effect The present invention can provide an application and a healthcare system that provide a health care service that can be performed by a user.

These objects are described in detail below by this specification.

On the other hand, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be further considered within the scope of the following detailed description and easily deduced from the effects thereof.

In order to accomplish the above object, there is provided a lead sensor including a biosensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, an air flow rate sensor, and an oxygen sensor installed to detect information on a health state using respiration and a needle of a user; A color controller for adding a color usable in a smart cup when a predetermined water intake has been achieved for a predetermined period of time or more and decreasing the saturation of the colors when the user can not take the predetermined water intake for one day; And a communication module for transmitting data to a peripheral device through an object Internet function, wherein the lease sensor unit includes a respiration analysis module for analyzing lung capacity and end-tidal carbon dioxide to calculate a respiration analysis result; And a saliva measurement module for measuring the pH concentration of the saliva.

The lead sensor unit of the present invention further includes an air pollution measurement sensor capable of measuring the pollution degree of air in the atmosphere.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the container further includes a side surface sensor unit installed to detect information on a pattern such as a content and a content of the contents and a speed at which the user drinks water.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a control unit that includes an MCU and collects data sensed by a lead sensor unit and transmits the collected data to an app of a smartphone through a communication module; And a battery capacity state of the power unit, a cell phone call transmitted through the app, an alarm such as text and mail, a water consumption time alarm to the user, and an LED unit performing the role of lighting according to the operation of the user in the app .

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that, if a hot beverage of 70 to 100 degrees is contained in the side of the smart cup, a red-based light, a green-based light of 60 to 20 degrees drink, And a temperature display unit for controlling the display unit to emit light.

According to the present invention, a user can acquire information about a beverage he or she drinks through a very natural behavior of drinking water or a drink, rather than a specific method, and a great problem occurs by confirming his / You can manage it before. The smart cup can automatically detect and calculate information such as the calorie of the beverage and the rate of ingestion, and provide a list that is analyzed in real time. Therefore, it is possible to manage more accurately and precisely ingested beverages, and it is possible to calibrate the beverage life based on information such as how much is consumed by the user, how fast he drinks, and the like.

In addition, data of environment for beverage and air can be collected through information detected by the sensor part of the cup. Many people around the world use Smart Cups to detect beverage ingredients in their local area. By detecting the ingredients of beverages and making them into a database, it is possible to provide information that enables non-users who are not smart cup users to live a healthy beverage life. In addition, air pollution measurement can be used effectively to provide various approaches to solve the increasingly serious environmental pollution. When a user holds a smart cup, he or she can naturally understand the air pollution level in the area, and based on this, it is possible to carry out various analyzes on the root cause of air pollution based on the air pollution. As such, smart cups can provide a convenient, lifelong health care program and can also diversify solutions to problems by gathering information about the surrounding environment that affects health.

On the other hand, even if the effects are not explicitly mentioned here, the effect described in the following specification, which is expected by the technical features of the present invention, and its potential effects are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a healthcare system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment of a smart cup structure according to the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating an upper end portion of a smart cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating an upper display unit of a smart cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view for showing an embodiment of measuring respiration in a smart cup according to the present invention.
6 is a view for showing an embodiment of a sensor for level determination of a smart cup according to the present invention.
7 is a view illustrating an embodiment of a body display unit of a smart cup according to the present invention.
8 is a view illustrating an embodiment of an illumination unit of a smart cup according to the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of lighting feedback of a smart cup according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a circuit configuration of a lower end portion of a smart cup according to the present invention.
* The accompanying drawings illustrate examples of the present invention in order to facilitate understanding of the technical idea of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a healthcare system according to the present invention.

1, the healthcare system 10 according to the present invention may include a smart cup 100, a mobile terminal 200, and a healthcare server 300. As shown in FIG.

The smart cup 100 can measure a component of a beverage consumed by a user, a respiration pattern of a user, a saliva component of a user, and air pollution information. The smart cup 100 is wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal 200 to exchange data. The wireless communication may be Near Field Communication, Wi-Fi, or Blue tooth, for example.

The mobile terminal 200 is a computing device having a communication function. Preferably, it may be a smart phone or a tablet PC. The mobile terminal 200 may be provided with a healthcare application. The health care application wirelessly connects the mobile terminal 200 and the smart cup 100 to exchange data. In one embodiment, the healthcare application may analyze the user's drinking pattern and breathing pattern using the data received at the smart cup 100 and may analyze the air contamination information of the environment in which the smart cup 100 is located .

The healthcare server 300 is wirelessly connected to a plurality of mobile terminals 200. The health care server 300 can analyze and store the user's drinking pattern, breathing pattern, and air pollution information received from the mobile terminal 200. [ The healthcare server 300 may analyze the change of the user's drinking pattern, the change of the respiratory pattern, the change of the air pollution information, and provide the information that can help the user to manage the life health using the stored data.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment of a smart cup according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an upper end portion of a smart cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the smart cup 100 according to the present invention includes a top end 110, a main body 130, and a bottom end 150. As shown in FIG.

<Top part>

The upper end portion 110 includes a connection portion 111, a lead portion 112, a drinking hole 113, a cap 114, an upper display portion 115, a first upper end sensor portion 116, a second upper end sensor portion 117 ).

The connection part 111 fastens the upper end part 110 to the main body 130. The connection portion 111 forms a drinking hole 113 therein. The beverage stored in the beverage container 131 is discharged through the drinking hole 113 to the outside of the smart cup 100.

The lead portion 112 extends horizontally from the upper end of the connection portion 111, and may be formed to be inclined upward toward the distal end. The top surface of the lead portion 112 is open, and the center of the lead portion 112 is recessed to form a predetermined empty space. The lid portion 112 is a portion where the lips of the user are closed. The beverage that has passed through the drinking hole 113 reaches the lip of the user through the lead portion 112.

The cap 114 is located at the upper end of the connection portion 111, and opens and closes the drinking hole 113. In the preferred embodiment, the cap 114 slides horizontally at the connection portion 111 and can move the drinking hole 113 in a manner that moves it. 3, the cap 114 may be received in a predetermined hollow space that is dented inside the lead portion 112. As shown in FIG.

The upper display unit 115 is disposed on the upper surface of the upper portion 110 and includes display means capable of displaying predetermined information. 4, the upper display unit 115 may be coupled to the upper surface of the cap 114. In FIG. Normally, the upper display unit 115 may display the date, time, and temperature as in the embodiment of FIG. 4 (a). Meanwhile, although not shown, the upper display unit 115 can display air pollution and humidity. In the mode in which the drink information is displayed, the upper display unit 115 may display the type, calorie, volume, and temperature of the beverage as in the embodiment of FIG. 4 (b). Also, after drinking the beverage, the upper display unit 115 may display the type of drink, the volume of the drink, the time taken for drinking, and the drink speed as in the embodiment of FIG. 4C.

The first upper sensor unit 116 is located on the upper surface of the upper end 110 and includes at least one sensor for detecting the saliva component of the user. In the preferred embodiment, the first upper sensor portion 116 may be formed at one end of the upper surface of the lid portion 112, and more preferably at a position adjacent to the drinking hole 113.

In a preferred embodiment, the first upper sensor portion 116 may include a pH sensor that measures the pH of the user's saliva, and a biosensor that measures the concentration of the organic compound. Biosensors can convert biological interactions to specific materials into optical signals. Biosensors can measure DNA, enzymes and antibodies secreted from the human body and can measure environmental hormones, BOD, heavy metals and pesticides.

The second upper sensor part 117 is located on the upper surface of the upper part 110 and includes at least one sensor for measuring the user's breathing, air pollution, and the like. The second upper sensor unit 117 may include an air flow sensor for measuring the amount of breathing exhaled by the user, and a carbon dioxide sensor for measuring a user's end-tidal CO2 concentration.

In the preferred embodiment, the second upper end sensor portion 117 may be formed at one end of the upper surface of the cap 114, and more preferably at a position corresponding to the upper portion of the drinking hole 113 vertically. 5, when the cap 114 slides on the lid portion 112 and retreats to open the drinking hole 113, the second upper end sensor portion 117 contacts the center portion of the upper surface of the cap 114 . When the user opens the cap 114 to open the drinking hole 113 and takes a drink, the second upper sensor unit 117 comes close to the nose of the user, so that the user's breathing can be efficiently measured .

Meanwhile, the smart cup 100 may include an air pollution measurement sensor (which may include a plurality of sensors) for measuring air pollution such as fine dust, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, an oxygen sensor for measuring oxygen amount, Such sensors may be included in the first upper sensor unit 116 or the second upper sensor unit 117, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, such sensors may be formed on the side of the connection part 111 or on the back side of the lead part 112. Particularly, in the case of the humidity sensor, it is preferable that the humidity sensor is formed at a position corresponding to the opposite side of the drinking hole 113 so as not to drink.

<Body>

The body 130 may include a beverage dispenser 131, an outer wall 132, a first body sensor 133, a second body sensor 134, and a body display 135.

The main body 130 is formed in a double structure including a beverage container 131 and an outer wall 132. [ The beverage container 131 is formed in a cup shape for accommodating a beverage, and may be formed of stainless steel, preferably.

The outer wall portion 132 is formed in a cup shape for accommodating the beverage dispensing portion 131. The outer wall part 132 is formed of a translucent or transparent material so that light can be transmitted therethrough, and may be formed of a plastic material. The outer wall portion 132 may be formed to have a predetermined thickness or may be spaced apart from the outer wall of the beverage container by a predetermined distance. As the light emitted from the illumination unit 153 propagates from the lower end to the upper end of the outer wall part 132, the color of the outer wall part 132 is changed.

The first body sensor unit 133 is formed at the lower end of the main body 130 and may be formed on the bottom surface of the beverage receptacle 131, as shown in FIG. 6 (a). The first body sensor unit 133 includes a pressure sensor capable of measuring the weight of the beverage. In addition, the first main body sensor unit 133 may include a sodium sensor for measuring the salinity of the beverage, a gyro sensor for measuring the physical quantity such as rotational inertia, an acceleration sensor capable of measuring the intensity of the acceleration, And a pH sensor capable of measuring the pH of the beverage.

The second body sensor unit 134 is formed on the side surface of the main body 130 and is preferably formed on the side surface of the beverage container 131 as shown in FIG. 6 (b). A plurality of second body sensor portions 134 may be provided according to their heights. The second body sensor unit 134 measures the volume of the beverage stored in the beverage dispenser 131. The second body sensor unit 134 can measure the height of the beverage by measuring the level of the beverage stored in the beverage container 131 using an infrared sensor or an electromagnetic sensor that emits infrared rays. Since the bottom area of the beverage dispenser 131 is a fixed value, the volume of the beverage can be calculated by measuring the height of the beverage.

The main body display unit 135 is formed on the side surface of the main body 130, and may be formed on the side surface of the outer wall 132, as shown in FIG. The main body display unit 135 may be formed to extend longitudinally, but it is not limited thereto, and may be formed in a lateral direction.

The main body display section 135 includes display means capable of displaying predetermined information. Normally, the main body display unit 135 can display date, time, and temperature as in the embodiment of FIG. 7 (a). In the mode for displaying the drink information, the main body display unit 135 may display the type, calorie, volume, and temperature of the beverage as in the embodiment of FIG. 7 (b). In addition, the main body display unit 135 may display the type of the drink, the volume of the drink, the time taken for drinking, and the drink speed as shown in FIG. 7C after the drink is consumed.

The main body display unit 135 may include touch sensing means for sensing a user's touch. For example, a touch of a user can be detected by a method of detecting a change in capacitance due to a user's touch.

The main body display unit 135 can respond according to a user's touch. In one embodiment, when the user touches the main body display unit 135, a mode for displaying drink information may be executed.

<Lower part>

The lower end portion 150 may include a support portion 151, an illumination portion 153, and a control portion 155.

The support portion 151 fastens the main body 130 and the lower end portion 150. The support part 151 houses the control part 155 and supports the smart cup 100.

The illumination unit 153 is formed between the support unit 151 and the main body 130 and emits light toward the main body 130. The illumination unit 153 includes a plurality of light emitting devices 154 that emit light of various colors. The light emitting element 154 preferably represents five or more colors (white, red, yellow, green, blue, etc.). For this purpose, the light emitting element 154 may include a plurality of LED elements in a color. For example, one light emitting device 154 may include R, G, and B LED devices. On the other hand, the light emitting element 154 can adjust the saturation of the color to a clear and hazy degree.

The illumination portion 153 has a predetermined thickness. 8, the thickness of the illumination part 153 may be preferably a distance between the outer surface of the beverage container 131 and the outer surface of the outer wall part 132. [ The illumination unit 153 is coupled to the lower end of the main body 130.

The light emitted from the illumination unit 153 passes through the outer wall portion 132. Since the outer wall part 132 is made of a transparent or opaque material, the light emitted from the illumination part 153 is scattered and displayed as in the embodiment of FIG. Since the illuminating unit 153 is emitted upward from the lower end of the main body 130, the light is blurred toward the upper end of the outer wall 132. For example, in FIG. 9A, since the area a is close to the illumination part 153, the color is expressed darkly. However, since the area b is spaced apart from the illumination part 153, the color is blurred. Accordingly, the outer wall portion 132 can smoothly produce a gradation effect.

The control unit 155 is connected to the upper end 110 and the main body 130 and receives signals from the various sensors 116, 117, 133 and 134 to control the displays 115 and 135. The color of the illumination unit 153 And chroma. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the control unit 155 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a circuit configuration of a lower end portion of a smart cup according to the present invention.

10, the control unit 155 includes an upper display unit 115, a first upper sensor unit 116, a second upper sensor unit 117, a first main body sensor unit 133, (134) and the main body display unit (135). The control unit 155 includes a power unit 152, a light emitting device 154, and an MCU 156 connected to the communication unit 157. Although not shown, the control unit 155 includes a memory unit for storing application programs and data.

The power supply unit 152 supplies power to the control unit 155. The power supply unit 152 may be an exchangeable battery or a rechargeable lithium battery. The communication unit 157 wirelessly communicates with an external device such as the mobile terminal 200.

<Application>

The mobile terminal 200 constituting the healthcare system according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 may be a smart phone. Applications are installed on smartphones. The application communicates with the smart cup 100 to collect data. The control part of the smart cup collects the sensed data from the upper part and the sensor part of the main body and transmits them to the application of the smart phone through the communication part.

The application may be installed in a smart cup. Since the Smart Cup includes MCU, memory, etc., various application programs can be installed and executed. Once the application is installed in the SmartCup, the SmartCup can acquire the results of the application itself, described below, without having to communicate with the smartphone. In the following embodiments, the case where an application is installed in a smartphone is mainly described, but the description does not exclude an embodiment in which an application is embedded in a smart cup.

The application can use the data to analyze the health status of the user, the ingredient and capacity of the beverage, and the like. The analyzed contents are transmitted to the control unit through the communication unit of the smart cup again.

All of the data analyzed by the application may be displayed to the user through the display of the smartphone and displayed through the display unit of the smart cup at the same time. For example, data such as the amount of beverage, temperature, etc. may be communicated to the user through the upper display portion of the smart cup. Various analysis results of the application to be described below can also be displayed through the display unit of the smart cup. Meanwhile, the application can display various information through color and saturation change through the illumination unit in addition to the display unit, which will be described later.

<Beverage management function of application>

The application can be used to manage the beverage that the user drinks. The user can record the amount of the drink, the time of drinking, the total time to drink, and the ingredients of the drink through the smart cup as a database and record it in a list format and display it through the smart cup.

The application can display the amount of beverage that the user drinks during the day. At this time, if the user sets the amount of the drink to drink for one day, the degree of achievement of the drink ingestion may be displayed together.

<Respiration management function of application>

The application provides a program that allows users to practice breathing rhythms correctly through a smart cup, and records the exercised information in a database in a list format. When the user designates the cycle of the inspiration and expiration that suits him / herself as a timer, the data is transmitted to the smart cup and instructs the method of breathing through the lighting unit.

The smart cup measures whether the user is breathing right through the air flow sensor of the second upper sensor and sends it to the application. The application can display information that the user has been breathing for a day. If the user sets the amount to practice for a day, the degree of achievement can be displayed together.

<Health management function of application>

The application can analyze the information gathered through the top sensor part of the smart cup (breathing and acupuncture sensing, space air sensing, etc.). For example, with regard to respiration, you can analyze your body's health status by examining lung capacity and end-tidal carbon dioxide. In addition, it is possible to analyze the health condition of the body by examining the pH concentration of the saliva.

Such an analysis may utilize a separate healthcare server (300 of FIG. 1). When using a healthcare server, the application receives the analyzed information back from the server.

Applications can provide users with current and future health information. For example, if the water intake is insufficient, the user is informed of the recommended amount of water intake, the intake schedule is provided, and the color of the illumination unit is adjusted when the intake schedule arrives. . For example, if the recommended water intake per day is 1 liter, change the color of the illumination part 5 at intervals of 2 hours to let the user know that the time for water ingestion is coming and to consume 200ml through the upper display part or the body display part. Can be displayed.

The application can provide information about the air environment. For example, information about humidity, oxygen concentration, carbon dioxide concentration, and degree of air pollution can be displayed. In addition, such data can be analyzed to provide air environment improvement information. For example, humidification may be suggested when humidity is low, or ventilation may be recommended if air contamination is severe.

In a preferred embodiment, when the application is to suggest a humidification, the color of the illumination section may be changed to blue and the display section may display phrases such as "current humidity 20%", "humidification required". Further, when the air pollution is severe, the color of the illuminating unit may be changed to red, and a phrase such as "increase of carbon dioxide concentration" and "need of ventilation"

<Temperature response function of application>

The application adaptively changes the color of the lighting part according to the temperature of the beverage in the smart cup. When the user puts the beverage in the smart cup, the pressure sensor detects that the beverage is being input. The control unit senses the beverage introduction through the pressure sensor, and measures the temperature of the beverage through the temperature sensor. The control unit changes the color of the illumination unit according to the temperature. The control unit displays a dark red color at a higher temperature and a dark blue color at a lower temperature.

In a preferred embodiment, when the hot beverage is introduced into the smart cup, the illuminating portion may shine red once. And when the user tries to open the cap and drink it, the lighting unit will automatically illuminate the red long enough to interact with the user to be conscious of ingesting the beverage. Whether the user drinks beverage can be detected by measuring the inclination of the cup using an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor. For example, if the smart cup detects tilting, it starts to illuminate red, and when the tilting is relieved, the user may be aware that the smart cup has been dropped and turned off. Conversely, when a cold beverage is put in, the lighting unit shines blue once, and when drinking, interacts with a long blue light.

When the color changes in the lighting part, the color of the smart cup changes through the outer wall, so the user can immediately know the temperature of the beverage. This is efficient because it is an instantaneous information transmission method rather than a temperature display through a display unit.

<Lighting feedback function of application>

The application can motivate users to keep their health care activities on the go. Increasing the available colors in the Smart Cup and adjusting the saturation is the content and is referred to as lighting feedback.

Before the lighting feedback is applied, for example, five colors (white, yellow, green, blue, red) are provided as light colors that can be used in the lighting part of the first smart cup.

However, if the user consumes the desired amount of water continuously for 7 days using the cup, one color of light that can be used in the lighting part is added. On the other hand, even if the user continuously exercises the desired amount of breathing for 7 days by using the cup, one color of light which can be used in the illumination part is added. Continue to take the desired amount of water intake and breathing exercises, you can continue to add light colors can be used.

On the other hand, if the user fails to take the desired amount of the desired amount of water during the day, the saturation of the colors that he holds decreases. When you fill the target amount the next day, the color returns to the original saturation. If you are not able to meet the target of three days of hydration or breathing practice, remove one of the available light colors.

<Application notification function>

Applications can deliver cell phone calls, text and mail alarms, and water consumption alarms to users via a smartphone or smart cup.

The application can set the color of light corresponding to each notification separately. For example, if the call is green, the text is yellow, and the e-mail is white, the smart part of the smart cup illuminates the corresponding color automatically when the contents are received by the smartphone.

The user can designate the number or e-mail address of a specific person designated by the user in notification of text, currency, and mail, and can set notification delivery from only the sender. For example, when a user sets a character or a call alert, if a family member is set as a specific person, a notification message is not transmitted to another contact.

In another embodiment, the notifications can be specified in different colors for specific persons (or groups) designated. For example, when a character or a phone call comes to the family, the lighting unit displays green, and when the email comes from a company or a customer, the lighting unit can display red.

<Lighting control of application>

The application can adjust the brightness and color of the illumination part according to the user's operation. The user can freely control the illumination of the smart cup through the light control interface provided by the application. The light control can be adjusted in color and brightness. Through the lighting feedback, you can use all the colors of the light you get.

<Application health management analysis function>

The application analyzes the user's health check and air environment information of the space. Through the algorithm of the pre-implemented analysis system through the user's saliva and respiration components, we analyze the state of the user's body health by checking the end-of-term carbon dioxide content, saliva pH concentration, and lung capacity. The application can collect the health information that has been gathered through smart cups and the additional questionnaire information that has been processed using the smartphone and send it to the server. This makes it possible for a user who feels a certain abnormality in his / her health to conveniently receive a telemedicine from a specialist. A healthcare professional can diagnose faster and more accurately using health information and additional survey information transmitted to the server.

The application analyzes the air environment information of the space and provides the environment information of the space where the user is currently located through the display of the smart phone and the smart cup, and scales the information to utilize it as data of the environment improvement program.

<Healthcare System>

The IoT-based smart cup of the present invention serves as an interface for measuring a user's beverage, breathing life patterns, drinks, and respiration components. The cup with various sensors can control the user's drink more precisely. A calorie, a temperature, an intake speed and an intake time of a beverage can be detected by providing a weight sensor, a sodium sensor, a pH sensor, a gyro sensor, and a temperature sensor. Air pollution sensor, oxygen sensor, carbon dioxide sensor, biosensor, etc. can check the information of the body through the components of respiration and saliva as well as check the air pollution in the space. The system also collects and analyzes the data obtained through each sensor including the computer system connected through the cup and network communication, and provides a system for checking and managing the beverage life and health information of the user. The system is used as a backup device that automatically saves the information transmitted from the cup. It also helps the user to improve the amount of calories, nutrients, and dietary habits needed by the user by checking the amount of the beverage and the amount of water consumed by the user for a certain period of time to provide.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a scenario of operation of the smart cup will be described.

The user first puts the drink he wants to drink into a smart cup. (Including at least one selected from the group consisting of a sodium sensor, a pH sensor, a temperature sensor, a gyro sensor, an infrared sensor, a pressure sensor, and an acceleration sensor) To detect the ingredient of the beverage. For example, a weight (pressure) sensor is placed in the center of the bottom of the beverage dispenser to measure the amount through the weight of the beverage. Since the density is different depending on the kind of beverage, data for discriminating the type of beverage can be detected. A water level discrimination sensor consisting of an infrared sensor or an electric stimulus measures the accuracy of the beverage by measuring the height of the beverage and enhances the reliability of the data. At the center of the bottom surface or around the weight (pressure) sensor, a sodium sensor and a pH sensor are installed to determine the type of beverage and identify what components are contained. In addition, the temperature sensor is also located to grasp the type of beverage, the temperature and amount of the beverage, grasp the information of the beverage that the user intends to drink, and transmit it to the management system via the control unit.

Now the user will drink. When the user opens the cap and drinks, two functions are activated. 1) Health check through respiration and saliva, 2) Detect drinking pattern. First, the biosensor comes into contact with the mouth of the user and checks the saliva component to detect the health information inside the body. In addition, the air flow sensor, oxygen sensor, and carbon dioxide sensor detect air emitted from the user's nose to detect the rhythm pattern of respiration by detecting health information inside the body, user's inhalation time and expiration time. The information detected in the acupuncture and respiration is transmitted to the management system via the communication unit and stored in the management unit. The gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor located at the center of the base detect the pattern including the user's drinking speed at the same time as the detection of the components of the breath and the needle in the lid. The gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor are stored in the system through the communication unit through the control unit.

When the user drinks the beverage, the display unit located at the top of the cap displays the information provided under the control of the control unit. The displayed information may be secondary information calculated by the system from the values detected by the sensor units described above or their values. For example, the user displays the type of drink, the amount of heat, and the drink speed. In addition, the display unit normally displays the air pollution level of the space that the user has left through the current time, temperature, humidity and the air pollution sensor of the lid.

Transmission of information to the user is possible not only through the display unit but also through the illumination unit. When the user has time to drink water, the display unit displays an alarm display, but more intuitively transmits a notification to the user through a flicker of light in the lighting unit. In order to express the light of the lighting part, the body is composed of two, the inside is made of stainless steel container, and the outside is made of transparent plastic material container. The illumination unit notification function can display the temperature of the beverage as well as the moisture intake alarm. For example, if you have a 70 to 100 degree hot drink, you can control the light of the red light, 60 to 20 degrees of the green light if you drink it, and 20 degrees if you have a cool drink below 20 degrees. .

Embodiments of the components and functions of the healthcare system are described in detail.

First, when the user drinks a beverage through the cup, information on the ingredient information of the beverage and the user's beverage consumption pattern is transmitted to the personal health management program through the control unit through the control unit. The transmitted information is stored in the program so that the user can check the information of the beverage he / she drinks for a day, a week, a month, or a specific period. In particular, the user is provided with detailed information such as the type, quantity, drink time, and time and speed of the drink during the day. In particular, the water intake is very important because it is the first to be shown, and if the user has specified a drink target for the day, the goal achievement rate is displayed together. In addition, the information on the consumed beverage is transmitted to the network-connected analysis program through the Internet to analyze the user's beverage pattern. Provide feedback on how much you drink non-water drinks such as coffee, tea, carbonated beverages, how often water is drinking, and whether you are drinking enough water to ensure that you are getting enough water . If the user has enough water space for 7 days by drinking his / her target water and if the non-water drink intake is within the range of health influence (within the recommended calories per day), you can get one new color of light through lighting feedback . When the user puts the beverage in the cup, it expresses the color of the LED light according to the temperature.

When a user drinks a beverage, a health check is performed through the user's nose and mouth together with the detection of the ingredient of the beverage. Sensing the respiratory component exhaled through the nose while drinking the beverage, the mouth senses the components of the saliva through contact. Through the nose, the amount of carbon dioxide in the end-tidal end and the volume of lung capacity are checked, and the pH concentration in the saliva is checked through the mouth. The checked information is transmitted to the analysis program through the personal health care program and checks the health status of the user. At the end of the study, the amount of carbon dioxide is high or low, and the lung capacity is higher or lower than the average. It is used to analyze the programs of beverage management and respiration management by checking whether the pH of saliva is high or low.

The analysis program analyzes the data obtained through the first cup based on the transmitted data after classification of the sensed data in the personal health care program. Based on the information of the user, the user's health condition is checked based on the algorithm of the analysis program based on the water intake, non-water drink amount, saline pH concentration, end-of-term carbon dioxide amount, . If the user feels an abnormality of his / her body, he / she can carry out an additional questionnaire to self-check his / her physical condition and provide the physical information obtained through the existing cup to the specialist, . Users who have been identified with abnormalities through such additional screening services are encouraged to visit specialist medical institutions and provide information on the introduction and information of domestic medical institutions together with the results of the examination for quick service utilization.

If the user feels that his / her breathing rhythm is not constant and that the correct breathing method is not properly performed, the user can exercise breathing using the cup and the respiration management function of the personal health care program. The respiration management function can set the rhythm of the breath that you want to practice. For example, specify the time of inhalation, the time of a pause, and the time of exhalation, and set the color of the LED light for each situation. And, when executed, the LED part of the cup is operated according to the instruction of the personal health care program, and the user can practice breathing according to the LED light instruction. At this time, whether the respiration is proceeded by matching the length of the respiration with the timing is confirmed through the air flow sensor, the carbon dioxide sensor, and the oxygen sensor of the lid sensor of the cup. If you practice in accordance with the breathing instructions of the program, your score will be counted in the program. If you set all breath correctly, you will get 100 points, and if you have missed the middle, your score will be lower. When the total exercise time is over, the final score is announced and the user checks his / her breathing practice score and receives feedback on his / her exercise contents. Respiration practice can achieve a new color of light through lighting feedback when the target time is reached for 7 days and the final average score is 80 or higher.

The personalized health care program set up to use the first 5 colors of light through the lighting feedback will continue to provide beverage management and respiration management and will be provided with additional color of light, Can be provided. Conversely, through the lighting feedback, if the user does not achieve the set amount of the day, the color saturation will be poor and the LED light will be not clear and the user may be motivated to do the drink and respiration management again. If you do not fill the set amount of respiration and beverage management over three days, you will lose the color of the light you have acquired.

In addition, personal healthcare programs and smart cups provide light interaction with LEDs. When the user sets the water consumption time, the program sends a signal to the Smart Cup, and the cup receives the signal and flashes the LED light to inform the user of the time to drink water. In addition to the drinking time, the information about the phone, text, mail SNS reception alarm of the smartphone can be transmitted according to the user's setting. If the color or operation of the LED light corresponding to each alarm is set, The information about the smartphone reception alarm can be perceived intuitively according to color or the like. For example, the user can set the LED color to red and the phone to call and the phone to flash once, the characters can be set to flash twice. Alternatively, you can set the phone to red and the characters to blue.

The user can freely control the light color and brightness of the LED through the light setting function provided by the personal health care program. This free operation allows the user to use the smart cup as a light.

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The smart cup power supply consists of a lithium polymer battery that powers the entire system and a charger that can be charged with a Micro USB B type. The lithium polymer battery has a voltage of 4.2 V at the time of buffering, which is higher than the voltage of 3.3 V used in the smart cup. To solve this problem, the total voltage is designed to be 3.3 V by using a Zener diode as shown in Table 1. The MCU monitors the voltage level of the battery. When the voltage of the lithium polymer battery drops below 3.2V, the LED warns that the battery needs to be charged. When the voltage falls below 3.0V, the entire system is stopped to protect the battery . Due to the nature of the lithium polymer battery, it may not be possible to reuse it when it is 2.9V or less. Reverse-voltage protection diodes were used as shown in Table 2 to prevent shorts when connecting the adapter for charging, and TVS diodes were used to protect the system when a voltage higher than the maximum voltage of the charging IC was input.

The control unit controls the entire system using a micro controller unit (MCU) called ATMEGA128A. Smart Cup MCU has 8 functions such as 8 PWM, 8 ADC, 2 UART, I2C, SPI and it is selected considering expandability later. The RGB LED of the I / O part is displayed on the cup by projecting the desired color to the acrylic on the surface of the smart water cup in cooperation with the smart phone. It is used as a warning light when the voltage level of the lithium polymer battery described above is lowered. The gyro sensor calculates the tilt angle to determine if a person is drinking water and allows the weight of the FSR sensor to be transmitted to the smartphone via Bluetooth. To amplify the FSR sensor value, OP-AMP was used to measure the water pressure value finely. The LEVEL Bar is not used in the Smart Water Cup, but is configured in the system as an alternative way to measure the amount of water. It is installed at different elevations inside the cup to measure the amount of water present by using the characteristic of electricity.

Functional state diagram

a) Quantity of water measurement and data communication state diagram

Table 3 is a state diagram that illustrates the amount of water in the smart water cup and how it transfers data to the smartphone. When the slope of the GYRO sensor tilts to a certain angle and the slope is less than 30 seconds, the MCU measures the amount of water from the FSR sensor. If the Smart Water Cup is connected to the smartphone, it will transmit the amount of water. If it is not connected, it tries to connect with the smartphone and transmits the data when the connection is established.

b) LED control state diagram

Table 4 is a state diagram illustrating the manner in which LEDs are controlled. The LED operates in two situations. The first shows the color transmitted from the smartphone and the second warns if the battery level falls below a certain voltage. In the first case, the LED receives the color data and the display pattern transmitted through the Bluetooth and operates on the surface of the smart water cup. In the second case, the LED will flash red on the surface at a voltage below 3.2V, indicating that charging is required.

c) Battery voltage level check and charge state diagram

Table 5 is a state diagram illustrating system drive and battery charge according to voltage level. The MCU constantly checks the voltage level of the battery. When the voltage is less than 3.2V, it warns through the LED. When the voltage is less than 3.0V, it stops all the systems and protects the battery. The battery charger is designed to charge the battery when the adapter is connected to the Micro USB B Type connector.

The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the description and the expression of the embodiments explicitly described in the foregoing. It is again to be understood that the scope of protection of the present invention can not be limited by obvious alterations or permutations of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A drinking hole through which the beverage passes and a cap for opening and closing the drinking hole;
A main body having a double structure including an outer wall portion of transparent or semi-transparent material and a beverage water portion accommodated in the outer wall portion, the beverage being connected to the lower end of the upper portion;
An illumination unit that emits light of at least one color to the outer wall;
A communication unit for transmitting data to a peripheral device through an object Internet function; And
And a lower end connected to the lower end of the main body to support the main body,
The upper part may further include an upper sensor part installed on the upper surface of the cap for analyzing the air discharged from the nose when the user drinks a beverage and measuring respiration information of the user,
Wherein the main body further comprises a pressure sensor and a gyro sensor installed on the bottom of the beverage dispenser,
A smart cup that measures drinking patterns and breathing patterns and provides healthcare services based on the Internet technology of things. The method according to claim 1,
The upper sensor unit may further include an air flow rate sensor for measuring a volume of air discharged from a user's nose and a carbon dioxide sensor for measuring a user's end-tidal CO2 concentration
Wherein the upper end portion further comprises an air pollution measurement sensor capable of measuring the pollution degree of air in the atmosphere.
A smart cup that measures drinking patterns and breathing patterns and provides healthcare services based on the Internet technology of things. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a controller for measuring the temperature of the beverage from the temperature sensor when the beverage is detected by the pressure sensor and displaying the color of the illumination unit in a deep red color as the temperature is higher,
A smart cup that measures drinking patterns and breathing patterns and provides healthcare services based on the Internet technology of things. The method according to claim 1,
When the gyro sensor senses the tilting of the smart cup, the temperature of the beverage is measured from the temperature sensor. When the temperature is high, the color of the illuminating unit is displayed in a deep red color so that the user is careful and when the tilting is eliminated, And turning off the illumination unit.
A smart cup that measures drinking patterns and breathing patterns and provides healthcare services based on the Internet technology of things. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a control unit for adding colors usable in the illuminating unit when the predetermined moisture intake is achieved for a predetermined period or more and decreasing the saturation of usable colors when the user can not take the predetermined moisture intake for one day Features,
A smart cup that measures drinking patterns and breathing patterns and provides healthcare services based on the Internet technology of things.

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