KR101592034B1 - Mobile terminal loss protecting system mobile terminal and medical ban device - Google Patents

Abstract

A MEDICAL BANK attached to the terminal user, and a medical van device connected to the medical van device. When the selected condition is satisfied, a loss warning signal is generated to drive the medical van device, A portable terminal loss prevention system including a portable terminal is disclosed.

Portable terminal, loss prevention, medical van device, mobile communication network server

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal loss prevention system, a mobile terminal, and a medical van device,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a portable terminal loss prevention system.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, the use of mobile phones that provide various functions such as video calls, photo or video recording using a camera, wireless Internet access, and mp3 playback has been rapidly increasing.

In addition, portable terminals such as notebook computers, personal digital assistants (PDA), and portable multimedia players (PMPs), which have convenience and portability, are widely used.

On the other hand, such a portable terminal often gets lost, which causes the terminal users to feel a lot of inconvenience, loss of assets, and risk of leakage of personal information stored in the portable terminal.

Accordingly, when a portable terminal is lost, it is necessary to detect the loss of the portable terminal and inform the terminal user of the loss.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal loss prevention system that can prevent a portable terminal from being lost by driving a medical van device provided to a terminal user when loss of the portable terminal is a concern.

A portable terminal loss prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a medical van device attached to a terminal user, and a medical van device connected to the medical van device, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, And alerts the user of the terminal by driving the medical van device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a connection unit connected to a medical van apparatus attached to a terminal user; a distance measuring unit that measures a distance from the medical van apparatus according to the connection; And a driving unit for generating a loss warning signal to drive the medical van apparatus when it is determined that the reference distance is equal to or greater than the reference distance.

In addition, the medical van apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a signal receiver for receiving a periodic signal from a portable terminal connected at regular intervals, and a controller for outputting a notification signal when the periodic signal is not received, And a signal output unit for alerting the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the mobile terminal used in the mobile communication network deviates from the terminal distance by more than a reference distance, or when the communication with the medical van apparatus is impossible for the reference time or more, the medical van apparatus is driven, By stimulating the body, you can be alarmed about the loss.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent economic loss to customers and protect valuable personal information, thereby making it possible to use the portable terminal safely.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to perform multi-monitoring of a plurality of portable terminals carried by a terminal user using one medical van apparatus.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the medical van device is driven by a unique warning method set for each portable terminal, so that the terminal user can intuitively grasp the monitoring object.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection relationship between a portable terminal, a medical van device, and a mobile communication network server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portable terminal loss prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a mobile communication network server 110, a medical vending machine 120, and a portable terminal 130.

The mobile communication network server 110 can register identification information on the medical van device 120 in association with the portable terminal 130. [

The mobile communication network server 110 may transmit a message including the identification information associated with the mobile terminal 130 to the mobile terminal 130 as a request for service registration is generated in the mobile terminal 130.

The portable terminal 130 can perform authentication of the medical van device 120 provided to the terminal user using the received message identification information. That is, the portable terminal 130 can perform the authentication by checking whether the in-message identification information is the same as the identification information about the medical van device 120. [ If it is determined that the same is true, the mobile terminal 130 may generate a registration completion signal to drive the medical van device 120.

Here, the medical van device 120 is attached to the user's body or belongings of the terminal, and when the registration completion signal is generated in the portable terminal 130, the medical van device 120 outputs at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, The user of the terminal can be guided to register the service.

For example, the medical vane device 120 is a device that generates a noticeable signal that can be perceived and harms the body, such as a vibration capable of a slight nerve stimulation or a Buzzar sound, and may be a nerve stimulator, a watch, a necklace, .

After the service registration is completed, the portable terminal 130 can access the medical van apparatus 120 provided to the terminal user at regular intervals. For example, the portable terminal 130 may use an RF transceiver of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) or a wireless body area network (WBAN) device of any one of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), bluetooth, and ZigBee And may be periodically connected to the medical van device 120 through communication.

The portable terminal 130 can drive the medical van device 120 when the predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the portable terminal 130 measures a distance from the medical van device 120 in accordance with the connection with the medical van device 120, and when the distance is measured above the reference distance, . That is, when the mobile terminal 130 used in the mobile communication network moves beyond the reference distance from the terminal user, the mobile terminal 130 drives the medical van device 120 to warn the terminal user of the loss. In another example, the portable terminal 130 may generate the lost notice signal when the connection with the medical van apparatus 120 is not equal to or longer than the reference time.

The medical van apparatus 120 may output at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, or light according to the generation of the loss warning signal, thereby alerting the terminal user. For example, the medical van device 120 may output 'vibration' to stimulate the body of the terminal user, thereby informing the terminal user of the loss of the terminal 130.

At this time, when the periodic signal received from the portable terminal 130 is not received for a predetermined period, the medical van apparatus 120 operates by itself to output at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, or light, It is possible to warn the user that the portable terminal 130 is lost.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent economic loss of the customer, protect valuable personal information, and enable the customers to use the portable terminal safely by preventing loss of the portable terminal.

The medical vending machine 120 may be connected to a plurality of portable terminals at regular intervals and may be driven as the loss notice signal is generated in each portable terminal. That is, one medical van device 120 can perform multi-monitoring on a plurality of portable terminals 130 carried by the terminal user.

Also, the medical van device 120 can preset the type of the notification signal to be output to each of the portable terminals 130, such as the vibration of the PMP, the sound of the mobile phone, or the light of the MP3 player.

In this case, the medical van device 120 may identify the type of 'alert' signal of the alert signal set for the mobile terminal 130 that generated the lost alert signal, and may alert the terminal user by outputting the alert signal, The user can immediately hear the 'sound' output from the medical van device 120 and check whether the 'mobile phone' is lost or not.

In this manner, since the medical van device 120 is driven by a warning method unique to each portable terminal, the terminal user can intuitively grasp the monitoring target.

In addition, the portable terminal 130 can stop the medical van device 120 by generating a service stop signal according to the menu operation of the terminal user. That is, periodic communication between the mobile terminal 130 and the medical van device 120 can be stopped.

In addition, the portable terminal 130 can resume driving the medical van device 120 by generating a service resume signal according to the menu operation of the terminal user. That is, the periodical communication between the portable terminal 130 temporarily suspended and the medical van apparatus 120 can be resumed.

In this way, if the service is temporarily unnecessary, the terminal user can stop or start the operation related to the service by selecting the corresponding menu in the portable terminal 130 (on / off) ) May be minimized.

For reference, the medical van device 120 can perform data communication using frequencies of an industry scientific medical (ISM), an ultra wireless band (UWB), a medical implant communication service (MICS), and a wireless medical telemetry have.

In addition, the medical van apparatus 120 can perform WBAN communication. WBAN (IEEE 802.15.6) is based on Ubiquitous Sensor N / W technology and biomedical technology. It is a medical device implanted in human body, and it is equipped with clothes or body attachment device, devices mounted within about 3m It is a wireless networking technology that establishes human-centered N / W environment by connecting.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal loss prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the portable terminal loss prevention system 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a mobile communication network server 110, a medical van apparatus 120, and a mobile communication network server 110 have.

The medical van apparatus 120 may include a signal receiving unit 250 and a signal output unit 260.

The signal receiving unit 250 receives the periodic signal from the portable terminal 130 connected at regular intervals.

The signal output unit 260 may output at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, or light when a new periodic signal is not received during a period set previously after the periodical signal is received.

That is, when the periodic signal is not received from the portable terminal 130 for a predetermined period, the medical van apparatus 120 may operate by itself to warn the terminal user about the loss of the portable terminal 130.

In addition, the signal output unit 260 may output at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, or light even when a loss warning signal is received from the portable terminal 130.

The mobile communication network server 110 can register identification information on the medical van device 120 in association with the portable terminal 130. [ The mobile communication network server 110 may transmit a message including the identification information associated with the mobile terminal 130 to the mobile terminal 130 as a request for service registration is generated in the mobile terminal 130.

The portable terminal 130 may include a connection unit 210, a determination unit 220, a driving unit 230, and a control unit 240.

The determination unit 220 can perform authentication of the medical van apparatus 120 provided to the terminal user using the in-message identification information received from the mobile communication network server 110. [ That is, the determination unit 220 can perform the authentication by checking whether the in-message identification information is the same as the identification information about the medical van apparatus 120. [ If it is determined that the same is true, the mobile terminal 130 may generate a registration completion signal to drive the medical van device 120.

Here, the medical van device 120 is attached to the user's body or belongings of the terminal, and when the registration completion signal is generated in the portable terminal 130, the medical van device 120 outputs at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, The user of the terminal can be guided to register the service.

The connection unit 210 functions to connect with the medical van apparatus 120 attached to the terminal user.

After the service registration is completed, the connection unit 210 can connect with the medical van apparatus 120 provided to the terminal user at regular intervals. At this time, the connection unit 210 may be connected to a wireless personal area network (WPAN) of any one of RFID, bluetooth, and ZigBee by using an RF transceiver of a wireless body area network (WBAN) The medical vending machine 120 can be connected at regular intervals.

The determination unit 220 measures a distance from the medical van apparatus 120 according to the connection and determines whether the measured distance is greater than or equal to a reference distance.

For example, the determination unit 220 may identify the location of the portable terminal 130 using the GPS receiver included in the portable terminal 130, and may use the GPS receiver included in the medical van apparatus 120 to identify the location of the medical van apparatus 120), and calculate the difference between the identified positions to measure the separation distance. Alternatively, the determination unit 220 may transmit a signal to the medical van apparatus 120, and may determine the arrival time of the signal to measure the distance. The separation distance can be measured in various ways.

If it is determined that the distance is equal to or greater than the reference distance, the driving unit 230 generates a loss warning signal to drive the medical van apparatus 120.

In addition, if the connection with the medical van device 120 in the connection part 210 is impossible for a predetermined time or longer, the driving part 230 may generate the loss warning signal to drive the medical van device 120.

That is, the driving unit 230 generates the loss notice signal and outputs at least one notification signal of the vibration, sound, or light from the medical van apparatus 120, so that the loss of the portable terminal 130 is notified to the terminal user You can tell.

For example, the medical vane device 120 may generate a notification signal that can be perceived and harmful to the user, such as 'vibration' or 'buzzer sound', which may be a light nerve stimulus, , A necklace, and the like.

If it is determined by the determination unit 220 that the distance to the medical van apparatus 120 is increased after the loss notice signal is generated, the control unit 240 sets the portable terminal 130 to use restriction Or the current position of the portable terminal 130 and transmit the current position to the medical van device 120. [

When the service stop menu is selected by the terminal user, the driving unit 230 may generate a service stop signal and stop driving the medical van apparatus 120. [ That is, periodic communication between the mobile terminal 130 and the medical van device 120 can be stopped.

In addition, when the service resume menu is selected by the terminal user, the driving unit 230 may generate a service resume signal to resume driving the medical van apparatus 120. [ That is, the periodical communication between the portable terminal 130 temporarily suspended and the medical van apparatus 120 can be resumed.

In this way, if the service is temporarily unnecessary, the terminal user can stop or start the operation related to the service by selecting the corresponding menu in the portable terminal 130 (on / off) ) May be minimized.

 3 is a diagram showing an example of driving a medical van apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the portable terminal 130 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be connected to the medical vending machine 120 at regular intervals to measure a separation distance from the medical vending machine 120, It is possible to judge whether or not the reference distance is equal to or larger than the reference distance.

The portable terminal 130 can identify the position of the portable terminal 130 and the position of the medical van device 120 using the GPS receiver and calculate the difference between the identified positions to measure the distance. Alternatively, the portable terminal 130 may transmit a signal to the medical van apparatus 120, and may determine the arrival time of the signal and measure the distance.

When the measured distance is equal to or greater than the reference distance, the mobile terminal 130 generates a loss warning signal to drive the medical van device 120 (e.g., a neurostimulator, a clock, a necklace, etc.) . The medical vane apparatus 120 may generate a 'vibration' capable of light nerve stimulation and inform the terminal user of the loss of the portable terminal 130.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a medical van apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the medical van device 120 may include an application chip 410, an RF transmitting / receiving module 420, and a battery 430.

The medical vending machine 120 can communicate with the portable terminal 130 through the RF transmission / reception module 420 at regular intervals. In addition, the medical van device 120 can communicate with the mobile terminal 130 through communication using a wireless personal area network (WPAN) of either Bluetooth or ZigBee or an RF transceiver of a WBAN device have.

The medical van device 120 can perform data communication using various frequencies such as Industry Scientific Medical (ISM), Ultra Wireless Band (UWB), Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS), and Wireless Medical Telemetry have.

In addition, the medical van apparatus 120 can perform WBAN communication. WBAN (IEEE 802.15.6) is based on Ubiquitous Sensor N / W technology and biomedical technology. It is a medical device implanted in human body, and it is equipped with clothes or body attachment device, devices mounted within about 3m It is a wireless networking technology that establishes human-centered N / W environment by connecting.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a portable terminal loss prevention method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal loss prevention method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by the portable terminal loss prevention system 200 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5, the description of FIG. 5 will be made with reference to FIG. 2 together with the description of FIG. 5 to understand the invention.

In step 505, the mobile terminal 130 generates a request for service registration.

The mobile communication network server 110 transmits a message including identification information associated with the mobile terminal 130 to the mobile terminal 130 in response to a request for service registration in the mobile terminal 130 in step 510.

In step 515, the mobile terminal 130 authenticates the medical van device 120 provided to the terminal user using the received message identification information.

That is, the portable terminal 130 can perform the authentication by checking whether the in-message identification information is the same as the identification information about the medical van device 120. [

In step 520, the mobile terminal 130 generates a registration completion signal when authentication of the medical van device 120 is successful.

That is, when the in-message identification information and the identification information about the medical van device 120 are the same, the portable terminal 130 generates a registration completion signal and drives the medical van device 120 .

In step 525, the medical van device 120 outputs a notification signal of at least one of vibration, sound, and light as the registration completion signal is generated in the portable terminal 130, thereby guiding service registration to the terminal user.

For example, the medical vane device 120 is a device that generates a noticeable signal that can be perceived and harms the body, such as a vibration capable of a slight nerve stimulation or a Buzzar sound, and may be a nerve stimulator, a watch, a necklace, .

In step 530, after the service registration is completed, the mobile terminal 130 connects with the medical van device 120 provided to the terminal user at regular intervals to measure the distance from the medical van device 120.

For example, the portable terminal 130 may be connected to a medical van device (not shown) through communication using a wireless personal area network (WPAN) of any one of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Bluetooth, or ZigBee, The distance from the medical van device 120 can be measured by periodically connecting to the medical vane device 120. [

The portable terminal 130 can identify the position of the portable terminal 130 and the position of the medical van device 120 using the GPS receiver and calculate the difference between the identified positions to measure the distance. Alternatively, the portable terminal 130 may transmit a signal to the medical van apparatus 120, and may determine the arrival time of the signal and measure the distance.

In step 535, the mobile terminal 130 determines whether the measured distance is greater than or equal to a reference distance.

If it is determined in step 535 that the distance is equal to or greater than the reference distance, the portable terminal 130 generates a loss announcement signal in step 540, and in step 545, the medical van apparatus 120, Sound, or light to alert the terminal user.

For example, the medical van device 120 may output 'vibration' to stimulate the body of the terminal user, thereby informing the terminal user of the loss of the terminal 130.

The medical vending machine 120 may be connected to a plurality of portable terminals 130 at regular intervals and may be driven as the loss notice signal is generated in each portable terminal 130. That is, one medical van device 120 can perform multi-monitoring on a plurality of portable terminals 130 carried by the terminal user.

Also, the medical van device 120 can preset the type of the notification signal to be output to each of the portable terminals 130, such as the vibration of the PMP, the sound of the mobile phone, or the light of the MP3 player.

In this case, the medical van device 120 may identify the type of 'alert' signal of the alert signal set for the mobile terminal 130 that generated the lost alert signal, and may alert the terminal user by outputting the alert signal, The user can immediately hear the 'sound' output from the medical van device 120 and check whether the 'mobile phone' is lost or not.

In this manner, since the medical van device 120 is driven by a warning method unique to each portable terminal, the terminal user can intuitively grasp the monitoring target.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the loss of the portable terminal, to prevent the economic loss of the customer, to protect the valuable personal information, and to enable the customers to use the portable terminal safely.

If it is determined in step 535 that the distance is less than the reference distance, the process proceeds to step 550.

In step 550, the mobile terminal 130 determines whether a predetermined period has arrived. The mobile terminal 130 moves to step 530 and connects to the medical van device 120 at regular intervals to measure the distance from the medical van device 120. [

At this time, the portable terminal 130 may generate a service stop signal according to the menu operation of the terminal user and stop the driving of the medical van device 120. [ That is, periodic communication between the mobile terminal 130 and the medical van device 120 can be stopped.

In addition, the portable terminal 130 can resume driving the medical van device 120 by generating a service resume signal according to the menu operation of the terminal user. That is, the periodical communication between the portable terminal 130 temporarily suspended and the medical van apparatus 120 can be resumed.

In this way, if the service is temporarily unnecessary, the terminal user can stop or start the operation related to the service by selecting the corresponding menu in the portable terminal 130 (on / off) ) May be minimized.

Further, embodiments of the present invention include a computer readable medium having program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described above, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection relationship between a portable terminal, a medical van device, and a mobile communication network server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal loss prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing an example of driving a medical van apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a medical van apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a portable terminal loss prevention method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

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Claims (17)

A medical van device attached in association with a terminal user; A mobile communication network server for transmitting a message including identification information about the medical van device to a mobile terminal when a request for service registration is generated; And If the identification information of the medical van device that is stored in the message is the same as the identification information in the message, if it is the same, a registration completion signal is generated to connect with the medical van device, A warning signal is generated to drive the medical van device to warn the user of the terminal, The portable terminal loss prevention system comprising: The method according to claim 1, The medical van device includes: A portable terminal loss prevention system, connected to a plurality of portable terminals at regular intervals, for alerting the user of the terminal by outputting a notification signal set for each of the portable terminals that generated the lost notice signal. 3. The method of claim 2, The medical van device includes: And outputs at least one of vibration, sound, or light as the notification signal. The method according to claim 1, The mobile terminal includes: And measures the distance from the medical van device, and when the distance is measured to be greater than or equal to the reference distance, the portable antiloading prevention system satisfies the condition and generates the loss warning signal. The method according to claim 1, The mobile terminal includes: And when the connection with the medical van apparatus is impossible for a predetermined time or longer, the condition is satisfied and the lost notice signal is generated. delete The method according to claim 1, The mobile terminal includes: And stops the driving of the medical van device by generating a service stop signal according to a menu operation of the terminal user or restarts the driving of the medical van device by generating a service restart signal. The method according to claim 1, The mobile terminal includes: A portable terminal loss prevention system that connects with the medical van device at regular intervals through communication using an RF transceiver of a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) or a WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network) device of any one of RFID, Bluetooth, and Zigbee . A connection unit connected to the medical van device attached to the terminal user; A determining unit that measures a distance from the medical van apparatus according to the connection and determines whether the measured distance is greater than or equal to a reference distance; And As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the distance is equal to or greater than the reference distance, Lt; / RTI > Wherein, Performing authentication on the medical van apparatus using identification information in a message received from a mobile communication network server in response to a request for service registration, The driving unit includes: When the authentication is successful, a registration completion signal is generated A mobile terminal. 10. The method of claim 9, When the connection with the medical van device in the connection portion is not longer than the reference time, The driving unit includes: And generates the loss warning signal to drive the medical van device. 10. The method of claim 9, The driving unit includes: And generates the loss notice signal to output at least one notification signal of vibration, sound, or light in the medical van device. delete 10. The method of claim 9, The driving unit includes: Upon occurrence of a service stop request, a service stop signal is generated to stop the operation of the medical van device, or And resumes the operation of the medical van device by generating a service resume signal in response to a request for service resumption. 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the connecting portion comprises: The portable terminal is connected to the medical van device at regular intervals through communication using an RF transceiver of a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) or a WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network) device of any one of RFID, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. 10. The method of claim 9, If it is determined by the determination unit that the distance from the medical van apparatus is increased after the loss notice signal is generated, Or to calculate the current position and transmit it to the medical van apparatus Further comprising: The method according to claim 1, The medical van device includes: A signal receiving unit for receiving a periodic signal from a portable terminal connected at regular intervals; And A signal output unit for outputting a notification signal and warning the terminal user when the periodic signal is not received during a set period; And a portable terminal. 17. The method of claim 16, Wherein the signal output section comprises: And outputs at least one of vibration, sound, or light as the notification signal.

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