KR101769268B1 - Otoscope and operating method there of - Google Patents

Abstract

A gonioscopic apparatus and its operation method are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a gonioscopic apparatus comprising: a linear filter installed to be movable, for spectrally separating light emitted in the form of a beam from an optical fiber; A color discrimination unit for separating electromagnetic waves of a specified wavelength band among electromagnetic waves obtained from the object irradiated with the spectroscopic light; A sensor for measuring the separated electromagnetic wave; And a controller for moving the linear filter to determine a position to which the emitted light is irradiated and generating spectral information of the electromagnetic wave measured through the sensor.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a goniometer and an operation method thereof.

The present invention relates to a diagnosis and management system for otitis media using mobile-based spectroscopic imaging, a gonioscopy apparatus and a control apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for detecting otitis media using spectral images of a light source including a plurality of wavelengths .

Generally, spectral imaging and spectral image analysis techniques are useful in human health status, disease diagnosis and bio applications. Particularly, such spectroscopic imaging technology has been verified for its usefulness in diagnosis of diseases occurring in various parts of the human body such as skin, ear, digestive organs, and is being commercialized.

Spectral imaging analysis technology can analyze spectral information of image and image pixel unit unlike existing spectral analysis technology, thus enabling more reliable analysis.

However, in the case of conventional spectroscopic imaging technology, a light source for image acquisition, an active adjustment filter capable of electrical adjustment for spectral filtering of a light source, or an optical bandpass filter capable of selectively passing light of a specific wavelength band is used . Particularly, when an optical band pass filter is used, the filters are classified according to specific bandwidths and must be purchased separately, and the volume of the spectral imaging system becomes large depending on the number of filters.

In addition, the conventional gonioscopic apparatus photographs the state of the inside of the ear through a smartphone or a magnifying glass, and diagnoses whether or not otitis media occurs by checking with eyes. Therefore, it is difficult to detect the diagnosis of otitis media in the general population or the occurrence of other diseases when the symptoms of otitis media do not occur clearly.

KR 19920011368

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spectroscopic imaging system capable of improving spectroscopic decomposition performance without increasing the volume of a spectroscopic system and a portable terminal such as a smart phone, System and method for imaging a state with a spectroscopic imaging technique and diagnosing otitis media through analysis of spectroscopic images on a pixel-by-pixel basis based on the photographed image, or confirming the occurrence of other diseases.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging diagnostic apparatus and a mobile-based spectral imaging diagnostic apparatus using the same. According to one embodiment, a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus includes: an optical fiber that emits light collected from a light source in a beam form; A linear filter in which the spectral spectrum is linearly changed according to a position at which the beam-shaped light is irradiated; A motor for moving the linear filter; A color discriminating mirror for separating an electromagnetic wave including a light of an infrared ray and a visible ray band obtained from an object irradiated with a beam of the spectrums into a designated wavelength band; An infrared ray temperature sensor for measuring infrared rays among the electromagnetic waves and the separated electromagnetic waves; A communication unit for communicating with at least one control device; And processing the beam emitted through the optical fiber to irradiate the linear filter, move the linear filter to determine a position where the beam is irradiated, and emit a portion of the beam that has been spectrally separated at the determined position, And transmit the measured spectrum and body temperature information to the control device.

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a core inner diameter of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a hole inner diameter of a spatial filter located at an end of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopic apparatus may further include a storage unit for storing at least one of filter information on the specifications of the linear filter, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media, and body temperature information.

According to one embodiment, the processor may process the stored information to transmit to the control device.

According to one embodiment, the processor can change the position of the beam irradiated on the linear filter so as to change the spectrum of the beam.

According to an embodiment, the processor may determine a position where the beam is irradiated based on a control command received from the control device.

According to one embodiment, the beam may be collected from the light source of the control device.

According to one embodiment, the processor can control at least one of the motors based on the control command to determine a position at which the beam is irradiated.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy device may emit a portion of the spectroscopic beam through a spatial filter located at the output of the linear filter.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy apparatus may irradiate a part of the spectroscopic beam through at least one lens to the object.

According to one embodiment, the lens may include at least one concave lens or convex lens.

According to an embodiment, the processor may control the position where the beam-shaped light is irradiated and the reference point of the linear filter to coincide with each other.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a system for diagnosing otitis media comprising: a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus as described above; And a control device communicating with the gonioscopy device.

According to one embodiment, the control device includes a camera for photographing the separated electromagnetic wave and the image of the object, wherein the image and the image based on at least one of the photographed electromagnetic wave, the image of the object, It is possible to diagnose and output the otitis media by analyzing in pixel units.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for diagnosing otitis media using a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus and a control apparatus. According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus, comprising: illuminating a linear filter with a beam diverging through an optical fiber; Moving the linear filter to determine a position at which the beam is irradiated; Emitting a portion of the beam that has been spectrally split at the determined location; Acquiring an electromagnetic wave from the object irradiated with the spectroscopic light; Separating the obtained electromagnetic wave into a designated wavelength band; Measuring a spectrum of at least a part of the obtained electromagnetic wave and the separated electromagnetic wave; And transmitting the measured spectral information to at least one control device connected by communication

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a core inner diameter of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a hole inner diameter of a spatial filter located at an end of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy apparatus may include at least one of filter information on specifications of a linear filter, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media, and spectral information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopic device may transmit the included information to the control device.

According to one embodiment, the step of moving the linear filter to determine the position at which the beam is irradiated may comprise linearly changing the spectrum as the beam is irradiated onto the linear filter .

According to one embodiment, the step of moving the linear filter to determine the position where the beam is irradiated may be determined based on a control command received from at least one controller connected to the gonioscopy apparatus.

According to one embodiment, the beam may be collected from a light source of the control device.

According to one embodiment, the step of moving the linear filter to determine the position where the beam is irradiated may be determined by controlling at least one motor based on the control command.

According to one embodiment, the step of emitting a portion of the beam that has been spectrally separated at the determined position may release a portion of the spectrally separated beam through a spatial filter located at an output end of the linear filter.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopic apparatus may further include irradiating a part of the spectroscopic beam through at least one lens to the object.

According to one embodiment, the lens may include at least one concave lens or convex lens.

According to an embodiment, the step of irradiating the beam emitted through the optical fiber to the linear filter may include a step of controlling the position where the beam-shaped light is irradiated and the reference point of the linear filter to coincide with each other.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a control device, comprising the steps of: when an object is irradiated with light that has been spectrally separated from a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus, Photographing; And diagnosing and outputting the otitis media status through analysis of image and image pixel units based on at least one of the image of the object and the spectrum information received from the mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus.

The light irradiation method of spectroscopic imaging according to an embodiment of the present invention can simplify the spectroscopic structure of the gonioscopy apparatus by determining the size of the beam irradiated to the linear spectroscopy filter using the optical fiber.

Still another embodiment of the present invention provides a continuous spectral spectrum through a linear filter to improve the spectral decomposition performance of the gonioscopy apparatus and reduce the number of filters used to obtain a spectral image, Can be miniaturized.

Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, by using a user device such as a smart phone as a control device, devices such as an input device, a display, and a light source can be stably secured to improve versatility and device compatibility.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for automatically diagnosing otitis media by photographing an electromagnetic wave and an image of an object to be diagnosed, which have passed through a gonioscopic apparatus, by analyzing the spectrum of the photographed image in units of pixels, It is possible to provide a convenience of judging the occurrence of otitis media and other diseases even if they do not have professional medical knowledge.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a system for diagnosing otitis media using mobile-based spectroscopic imaging in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a schematic view of an illumination unit of a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a detection section of a mobile-based spectral imaging inspection apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B show a schematic view of a detector and illumination unit including two or more color-picking mirrors in a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a block diagram of a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart of an operation for diagnosing otitis media in a control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flow chart of an operation of spectroscopically collecting light collected in a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 illustrates the operation of an otitis media diagnostic system using mobile-based spectroscopic imaging in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments thereof, And equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention in the drawings, parts not related to the description may be omitted, and the same reference numerals may be used for the same or similar components throughout the specification.

In various embodiments of the present invention, expressions such as 'or', 'at least one', etc. may denote one of the words listed together, or may represent a combination of two or more. For example, 'A or B', 'At least one of A and B' may include only one of A or B, and may include both A and B.

In various embodiments of the present invention, expressions such as 'first', 'second', 'first', 'second', etc. may describe various components, but they must mean the order, . For example, the first device and the second device are both devices and may represent different devices. Also, unless the elements of the configuration, function, operation, etc. of the first device are the same as or similar to the second device, the first device can be named as the second device, without departing from the scope of the various embodiments of the present invention, Similarly, the second device may also be termed the first device.

In the various embodiments of the present invention, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, the elements may be directly connected or connected, It should be understood that there may be one and the same time. On the other hand, if an element is referred to as being 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists between the elements.

The terms used in various embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate a specific embodiment and are not to be construed as limiting the invention, for example, the singular forms "a," "an, ≪ / RTI >

It will be appreciated that devices (or electronic devices) according to various embodiments of the present invention may be replaced by other devices of the same or similar type, unless explicit limitations are described, for example, It will be apparent that the present invention can be replaced by a smart pad or a notepad having the same or similar function and / or configuration. It will also be apparent that wristbands may be replaced by wristwatches that are the same or similar functions and / or configurations when described in electronic devices. Further, an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may be configured with one or more combinations of the various devices described.

Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. When describing the term " user " in various embodiments, it may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device). In addition, the electronic device may be attached or worn to a part of the body of the user, and in this state the user may be referred to as a user or wearer. An electronic device may be referred to as a wearable electronic device (or wearable device) if it is a device that is attached or worn to a part of the user's body.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a system for diagnosing otitis media using mobile-based spectroscopic imaging in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an otitis media diagnosis (and / or management) system (hereinafter referred to as an otitis media diagnosis system 10) using mobile based spectroscopic imaging is a device And a controller 103 for providing a light source to the gonioscopic apparatus 101 and controlling the gonioscopic apparatus 101 and diagnosing whether or not it has an otitis media.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscope device 101 includes an illuminator for illuminating light for diagnostic purposes to an object (e.g., a patient's middle ear), and an electromagnetic wave emitted (or reflected) from the object (e.g., infrared and / Light rays), and diagnose the disease based on the detected electromagnetic waves. Here, the illumination unit may include at least one filter, and may be capable of spectroscopically emitting the light collected from the light source through the included filter. At this time, the emitted light can be irradiated to the target object. Here, when at least one lens (e.g., a concave lens) is included in the output end of the illumination unit, light emitted through the included lens can be irradiated on the object. Also, at least one optical fiber and a focusing lens may be included at the output end of the illumination unit, and the light emitted through the included optical fiber may be directly irradiated to the object.

According to one embodiment, the filter included in the illumination unit of the gonioscopy apparatus 101 may include at least one non-linear filter and / or a linear variable filter (hereinafter, a linear filter). Here, when a plurality of nonlinear filters are used in the gonioscopy apparatus, the nonlinear filter can be changed (or replaced) to filter light of a specific wavelength to be spectroscopically analyzed. According to another embodiment, when a linear filter is used in a gonioscopic device, it is possible to change the position at which the light is irradiated to the linear filter (e.g., move the linear filter) to filter the light of a specific wavelength to be spectroscopically analyzed.

The gonioscopy apparatus 101 may include at least one communication unit and may be connected to the control apparatus 103 to receive control information from the control apparatus 103. [ For example, when the gonioscopic apparatus 101 includes a linear filter, coordinate information for moving the linear filter may be received. Alternatively, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 may transmit the filter information in which the specification of the linear filter is recorded to the control apparatus 103. [ In addition, the gonioscopic apparatus 101 uses information for diagnosing a patient's disease (for example, otitis media) using electromagnetic waves, for example, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave according to a disease, or spectral information of an electromagnetic wave according to a disease The disease diagnosis information may be transmitted to the control device 103 together with the filter information. Here, the control information may be data (or packet) in a format used in a communication method connected to the control device 103. [

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can detect electromagnetic waves such as visible light and infrared band light reflected or emitted from the object after the light emitted through the filter is irradiated on the object. According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can detect an electromagnetic wave and confirm the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave in pixel units. For example, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 may include an infrared temperature sensor. The gonioscopic apparatus (101) can detect the infrared wavelength through the infrared temperature sensor and confirm the body temperature based on the infrared wavelength. According to another embodiment for confirming the spectrum in the gonioscopic apparatus 101, the spectroscopy can be confirmed for an electromagnetic wave of a specific wavelength passing through at least one color selection mirror (for example, a dichroic mirror included in the gonioscopic apparatus 101) It is possible.

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can separate and reflect electromagnetic waves of a specific wavelength through a color selection mirror, and the electromagnetic waves passed through the mirror can be transmitted to a camera (or an image sensor) of the control device 103. The color discriminating mirror included in the gonioscopic apparatus 101 can pass or reflect electromagnetic waves of a specific wavelength and emit electromagnetic waves of a specific wavelength to the outside of the gonioscopic apparatus 101 using two or more color discriminating mirrors .

The control device 103 may include at least one communication unit and may be connected to the gonioscopy apparatus 101 to receive filter information from the gonioscopy apparatus. The control device 103 may transmit the coordinate information (and / or control information) for controlling the linear filter included in the gonioscopy device 101 to the gonioscopy device 101 based on the filter information.

The control device 103 can receive electromagnetic waves emitted from the gonioscopy device 101 using a camera (and / or an image sensor). Here, the reception of the electromagnetic wave emitted from the gonioscope apparatus 101 is to transmit the image of the electromagnetic wave and the object filtered through the detection unit to the control device 103 Quot;) camera. ≪ / RTI > The control device 103 can compare the received electromagnetic wave (and / or image) with the disease diagnosis information to check whether the patient is ill or not and output the confirmed information. For example, the control device 103 can confirm the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave received through the camera and compare the wavelength with the wavelengths included in the disease diagnosis information, thereby confirming the information corresponding to the wavelength of the received electromagnetic wave.

The control device 103 may display the confirmed information through an output device such as the display 105. [ For example, in the case of determining otitis media, the control device 103 can display at least a part of the spectrum of the received electromagnetic wave on the display 105, and can display the degree of otitis media of the patient together. At this time, the control device 103 may display the spectrum of the normal state and / or the spectrum of the otitis media on the display 105 based on the filter information and / or the disease diagnosis information received from the gonioscopy device 101 . In addition, when the control device 103 displays the spectrum of the otitis media, it may display at least a part of the spectrum separated according to the stage of the otitis media.

It is apparent that the definition of the above-described device can be applied to the control device 103 in Fig. 1 and the following description. For example, the control device 103 may be a smart phone including a communication unit and a light source (e.g., flash, flash) and a camera (or an image sensor).

2 shows a schematic view of an illumination unit of a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The illuminating unit 101-1 of the gonioscopy apparatus 101 converts light received (or collected) from the light source 107 of the control device 103 into a linear variable filter 123, or a linear spectral filter, hereinafter referred to as a linear filter), and then emits the spectral light. Here, the linear variable filter 123 may have a characteristic in which the spectrum linearly changes in response to a linear change in the position of the beam passing through the linear filter. For example, a linear variable bandpass filter may be a coated optical filter and may have spectral characteristics that vary linearly over the entire length of the filter. Linear variable bandpass filters have high transmittance in narrow bandwidths and deep blocking performance for unwanted light, maximizing system performance at the required wavelengths. Accordingly, the spectral response can be adjusted only by moving the position of the linear filter 123 based on the position where the beam is irradiated. According to another embodiment, a Linear Variable Edge Filter may be used individually or in pairs to selectively block or pass particular wavelengths. Linear variable edge filters can be used as longpass, shortpass or bandpass filters. Longpass edge filters transmit longer wavelengths than cut-on wavelengths and shortpass edge filters transmit shorter wavelengths than cut-off wavelengths. The bandpass edge filter can be used in combination with a longpass edge filter and a shortpass edge filter. That is, the linear variable edge filter can serve as a laser line filter or a variable bandpass filter and can control the center wavelength and bandwidth.

The light input unit receiving light from the light source 107 may be provided as an optical fiber 110. Referring to FIG. The optical fiber 110 may receive light from the light source 107 and emit it to the linear filter 123. At least one lens 113 (e.g., a focusing lens) may be attached to the end of the optical fiber 110 in the direction of the light source in order to collect light emitted from the light source 107. At this time, the intensity of light output from the optical fiber 110 can be determined based on the diffraction limit of the lens 113 attached to the optical fiber 110. The light received through the lens 113 may be output to the end 115 of the optical fiber 110 in the direction of the linear filter 123 in the form of a beam.

The light emitted from the end 115 of the optical fiber 110 may be emitted to the linear filter 123 through the first spatial filter 125 of the filter unit 119. Here, the first spatial filter 125 may function to process the size of the beam emitted from the optical fiber 110 based on the hole inner diameter. The processed beam may then be split through a linear filter 123 and emitted into a second spatial filter. Here, the linear filter 123 may be fabricated such that the central wavelength of the light passing through the linear filter 123 changes linearly in accordance with the change in the position where the light is irradiated. For example, when changing the position of the linear filter 123 irradiated with the processed beam through the first spatial filter 125, the central wavelength of light passing through the changed position may be determined. According to one embodiment, the center wavelength of light passing through the linear filter 123 from the beam emitted through the first spatial filter 125 is determined by the position of the linear filter 123 (e.g., The y-axis value of the reference point (e.g., 123)), can be changed linearly.

The range of the central wavelength can be determined through the second spatial filter by the light that is spectrally filtered through the linear filter 123. For example, the light that is spectrally filtered through the linear filter 123 may be in a state of being spectrally separated into various wavelengths depending on the characteristics of the filter. The range of the central wavelength that is output based on the hole inner diameter of the second spatial filter can be determined. By controlling the hole inner diameters of the second spatial filter as described above, it is possible to control the wavelength range of the finally output light from the spectroscopic light. At least one lens 117 may be disposed at the output end of the filter unit 119 to expand or focus the range of light irradiated on the object. The spectrally illuminated light may be passed (or reflected) to at least one of a lens, an optical fiber, at least one filter (e.g., a mirror and / or a color picker mirror 135)

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus for changing the position of the linear filter 123 included in the filter unit 119 can be provided. For example, the linear filter 123 may be coupled to a motor 141 to move (e.g., move the y-axis value of the linear filter 123 shown in Figure 1) based on the motion of the motor 141 . At this time, the motor 141 for moving the linear filter 123 can move the linear filter 123 based on the control information received from the control device 103. The lighting unit 101-1 and the control unit 103 may include a communication unit and the lighting unit 101-1 may include control information for moving the motor 141 from the control unit 103 through the communication unit, Lt; / RTI > For example, the control information may include coordinate information to which the linear filter 123 will move. The motor 141 can determine the movement of the linear filter 123 based on the received control information. Here, the control information may be data (or packet) in a format used in a communication method connected to the control device 103. [ It is apparent that the definition of the above-described device can be applied to the control device 103 in Fig. 1 and the following description. For example, the control device 103 may be a smart phone including a communication unit and a light source (e.g., flash).

According to another embodiment, the filter unit 119 of the illumination unit 101-1 may be configured with the first spatial filter 125 removed. The filter unit 119 may be composed of a linear filter 123 and a spatial filter 121 for spectrally separating the beam emitted from the end 115 of the optical fiber 110.

1, the beam size emitted from the optical fiber 110 is processed through the first spatial filter 125 and irradiated to the linear filter 123 FIG. On the other hand, when the first spatial filter 125 is removed, the beam size irradiated to the linear filter 123 can be determined based on the optical fiber 110. For example, the beam size irradiated on the linear filter 123 may be determined according to the core inner diameter of the optical fiber 110. [ That is, the illumination unit 101-1 can selectively apply the optical fibers having different inner diameters of the core, and the beam size irradiated to the linear filter 123 can be controlled according to the core inner diameter of the applied optical fiber. At this time, the beam size and luminous intensity output from the optical fiber 110 can be determined based on the diffraction limit of the lens 113 attached to the optical fiber 110 and / or the inner diameter of the core 131 of the optical fiber 110.

 FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a detection section of a mobile-based spectral imaging inspection apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the detection unit 101-2 of the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can detect an electromagnetic wave emitted from an object (e.g., middle ear). When the detection unit 101-2 includes a lens, electromagnetic waves can be collected through the lens. The collected electromagnetic waves can be separated into electromagnetic waves of a specific wavelength through at least one color selection mirror included in the detection unit 101-2. Here, the lens included in the detection unit 101-2 may be a convex lens or a concave lens, but it is obvious that various types of lenses can be applied.

When the detection unit 101-2 includes the infrared ray temperature sensor 145, the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave can be identified by the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave having a specific wavelength separated through at least one color selection mirror. For example, the electromagnetic wave 153 collected through the lens 141 can be irradiated to at least one color-selection mirror 151 (first color-selection mirror) included in the detection unit 101-2. The irradiating color discriminating mirror can pass the electromagnetic wave 157 of a specific wavelength, and the electromagnetic wave 159 of the remaining wavelength can be reflected to separate the electromagnetic wave of a specific wavelength.

Here, in the case of the infrared temperature sensor 145, the color temperature of the reflected electromagnetic wave 159 can be measured without passing through the color discriminating mirror 151. An infrared ray temperature sensor 145 is disposed at another position of the detection unit 101-2 to pass through the color separation mirror 151 It is obvious that it is possible to measure the color temperature of the electromagnetic wave 157 to be measured and / or to measure the electromagnetic wave passing through the color discriminating mirror 151, further comprising at least one infrared temperature sensor.

The detecting unit 101-2 can emit the separated electromagnetic wave 147 of a specific wavelength. An output terminal that emits the electromagnetic wave separated by the detecting unit 101-2 may include a polarizing lens 147 to process the electromagnetic wave that has passed through the color selecting mirror to emit the electromagnetic wave reflected from the object.

The electromagnetic wave emitted from the detection unit 101-2 can be transmitted to the camera 161 (or the image sensor) of the control device 103. [ For example, the camera 161 of the control device 103 receives electromagnetic waves and can photograph an object (e.g., a patient's middle ear) through the detection unit 101-2.

4A and 4B show a schematic view of a detector and illumination unit including two or more color-picking mirrors in a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the detection unit 101-2 may include two or more color-selection mirrors having different characteristics. 4, the detection unit 101-2 includes a first color discriminating mirror 401 and a second color discriminating mirror 403, and the detecting unit 101-2 includes a first color discriminating mirror 401 and a second color discriminating mirror 403, The electromagnetic wave 411 which has passed through the first color separating mirror 401 and the electromagnetic wave 417 which has not passed through the first color separating mirror 401, the first color separating mirror 403, And emits the electromagnetic wave 415 that has passed through the second color separating mirror 401. The detection unit 101-2 can confirm the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave reflected by the color selection mirror through the infrared temperature sensor 405. [ Here, it is apparent that the infrared temperature sensor 405 may measure the analyte body temperature with the electromagnetic wave 411 emitted (or reflected) from the object.

Although the infrared temperature sensor 405 is shown as confirming the spectrum of the electromagnetic waves reflected by the first color separating mirror 403, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the electromagnetic wave passing through the first color separating mirror 403 , The spectrum of the electromagnetic wave passing through the second color-separating mirror 401 and / or the electromagnetic wave reflected by the second color-separating mirror 401 can be confirmed. Here, the detection unit 101-2 may further include at least one infrared ray temperature sensor for identifying the electromagnetic waves reflected on the color selection mirror and / or the electromagnetic waves passing through the color selection mirror.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the illumination unit 101-1 may include at least one color selection mirror. For example, the at least one filter 135 shown in FIG. 1 may be composed of various lenses, for example, concave or convex lenses, and / or may comprise at least one color selection mirror . 4B, at least one filter 135 includes a third color selection mirror 421, a fourth color selection mirror 423, and a fifth color selection mirror 425, . 4B, according to an embodiment of the electromagnetic wave emitted to the outside of the gonioscope apparatus 101 through the illumination unit 101-1, the third color discriminating mirror 421 And the fourth color sorting filter 423, and then passes through the fifth color sorting filter.

4B, the illuminating unit 101-1 of the gonioscope apparatus 101 is described as including three color selecting mirrors. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, A color selection mirror or two color selection mirrors, and may include four or more color selection mirrors.

According to one embodiment, the color-selection mirrors shown in Figs. 4A and 4B are described by expanding at least one filter 135 shown in Fig. 1 or at least one color-selection mirror 151 shown in Fig. 3 (Or a filter, a mirror) capable of absorbing, reflecting, and / or passing at least a part of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave can be applied.

According to various embodiments, the color selection mirror of the detection unit 101-2 shown in Figs. 3 and 4A, or the color selection mirror of the illumination unit 101-1 shown in Fig. 4B, But may be the same color discriminating mirror included in the gonioscopic apparatus 101 or a part thereof. For example, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 may comprise a third color discriminating mirror 421, a fourth color discriminating mirror 423 and a fifth color discriminating mirror 425 as shown in FIG. 4B have. In this case, the illumination unit 101-1 converts at least one of the third color discriminating mirror 421, the fourth color discriminating mirror 423 and the fifth color discriminating mirror 425 into electromagnetic waves that are spectrally separated from the linear filter 123 The detection unit 101-2 can emit the electromagnetic waves collected from the object to the third color discriminating mirror 421, the fourth color discriminating mirror 423, and the fifth color May be separated using at least one of the selection mirrors 425.

5 shows a block diagram of a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 includes a control unit 501, a driving unit 503, an illumination unit 505, a sensor unit 513, a detection unit 515, a storage unit 517, 519). The control unit 501 can process the position control of the linear filter included in the filter unit 507 through the driving unit 503. [ For example, the control unit 501 may receive at least one control information through the communication unit 519, and the received control information may include at least one position information. Here, the position information included in the control information may be the coordinate information of the linear filter included in the filter unit 507. [ The control unit 501 can control the position of the linear filter to move through the driving unit 503 based on the confirmed position information. For example, the control unit 501 can confirm the coordinate information (and / or the control command) contained in the control information received through the communication unit 519. [ The control unit 501 may control the driving unit 503 to move the linear filter based on the coordinate information in the coordinate system set in the linear filter of the filter unit 507. [ For example, at least one coordinate may be set in the position of a linear filter provided to pass a specific wavelength based on the coordinate system of the linear filter.

The control unit 501 can check the state of electromagnetic waves (e.g., infrared rays, visible rays) emitted from the object through the sensor unit 513. [ For example, the control unit 501 may detect the electromagnetic wave (infrared ray) emitted (or reflected) from the object or the electromagnetic wave (infrared ray) filtered through the detection unit 515 by an infrared temperature sensor Infrared temperature sensor 145).

The control unit 501 can transmit the filter information in which the specification of the linear filter is recorded to the control device 103 through the communication unit 519. [

The driving unit 503 may include at least one motor (for example, the motor 141 shown in FIG. 1 or the motor 241 shown in FIG. 2), and drives the motor according to the control information of the controller 501, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 507 < / RTI > Here, the movement of the linear filter may be parallel movement in the y-axis and / or x-axis direction in the coordinate system set for the linear filter 123 in Fig.

The illumination unit 505 may include at least one of a light input unit 509, a filter unit 507, and a light output unit 511. 1, the light input section 509 may include a lens 113 and / or an optical fiber 110 and the filter section 507 may include at least one spatial filter 123 and / or a linear filter 123 , And the light output section 511 may include at least one lens, an optical fiber, and a mirror.

The lens 113 of the optical input unit 509 collects the light from the light source 107 and can transmit the light to the optical fiber 110 and emits the light in the form of a beam through the end of the optical fiber 110 can do. The beam emitted from the end of the optical fiber 110 may be processed through the first spatial filter (for example, 125 in FIG. 1) of the filter unit 507 and irradiated to the linear filter 123. Here, when the first spatial filter 125 is removed from the filter unit 119 of FIG. 1, the beam size irradiated on the linear filter 123 may be determined according to the core diameter of the optical fiber 110. 2, the size of the beam irradiated on the filter unit 219 may be determined according to the diameter of the core 231 of the optical fiber 210. For example,

The filter unit 507 may include a linear filter for spectrally separating the beam to be irradiated and at least one spatial filter. Here, when the spatial filter is located at the end of the optical fiber, the beam size irradiated on the linear filter can be determined by processing through a spatial filter located at the end of the optical fiber. Alternatively, when the spatial filter is not located at the end of the optical fiber, the beam size irradiated on the linear filter may be determined according to the diameter of the optical fiber core.

The linear filter of the filter unit 507 can disperse the beam emitted through the optical fiber or the spatial filter at the end of the optical fiber. Here, the linear filter is connected to at least one motor of the driving unit 503, and the position can be moved in accordance with the control information of the control unit 501. For example, the linear filter of the filter unit 507 may be in a state in which a coordinate system is set. The motor of the driving unit 503 can move the linear filter so that the beam emitted from the optical fiber is irradiated to the coordinates determined by the controller 501. [ The beam (e.g., spectrum) that is spectrally filtered through the linear filter can emit only the center wavelength of the specified range to the optical output portion 511 through the spatial filter located at the output end of the linear filter. Here, the central wavelength range of the beam emitted to the optical output section 511 can be determined according to the hole inner diameter size of the spatial filter located at the linear filter output stage.

The beam irradiated to the optical output unit 511 (for example, the spectrally separated spectrum) may be enlarged according to the refractive index of the lens or the numerical aperture of the optical fiber when the optical fiber is used, and may be emitted to the outside of the gonioscopic apparatus 101. Here, at least one lens may be mounted on the end of the optical fiber mounted on the optical output unit 511, and the size of the beam irradiated on the object can be adjusted through the lens.

The detection unit 515 may include at least one color-selection mirror to separate electromagnetic waves emitted (or reflected) from the object into wavelengths designated in the color-selection mirror. If the detection unit 515 includes a plurality of color selection mirrors, the detection unit 515 may selectively extract the wavelengths of the various bands based on the arrangement order and the arrangement state of the color selection mirrors.

The sensor unit 513 can confirm the state of the electromagnetic wave passing through the detection unit 515. [ For example, the sensor unit 513 may include at least one infrared temperature sensor, and may be configured to emit electromagnetic waves that are collected in the detector and / or reflected or not passed through at least one color- can confirm.

The communication unit 519 may be connected to a communication unit included in at least one control device (e.g., the control device 103 of FIG. 1) to transmit and receive data. For example, the communication unit 519 can receive the control information from the communication unit of the control device 103, and can feed back the processed result of the linear filter based on the control information in the control unit 501. [ The communication unit 131 may be connected to a communication unit included in the control device 103 through wireless communication and / or wire communication. When wireless communication is used, the wireless communication may be wireless communication such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication, Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication, Bluetooth (BT) communication, near field communication (NFC) positioning system) or cellular communication (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro or GSM, etc.). When using wired communication, the wired communication may include at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a recommended standard 232 (RS-232) or a plain old telephone service (POTS).

The storage unit 517 may store filter information on the specifications of the linear filter, information for diagnosing a patient's disease (e.g., diagnosis of otitis media) using electromagnetic waves, for example, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave according to a disease, And disease diagnosis information such as spectral information of electromagnetic waves.

6 is a flowchart of an operation for diagnosing otitis media in a control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to step S601, the control device 103 can perform a synchronization process with the checker 101 connected via wireless / wired communication. For example, the control device 103 may use the filter information of the filter from the gonioscopy device 101, information for diagnosing a patient's disease (e.g., diagnosis of otitis media) using electromagnetic waves, for example, Wavelength information, or spectral information of an electromagnetic wave due to a disease, for example. Here, the control device 101 receives the filter information and / or the disease diagnosis information from the specific server (e.g., manufacturer server of the examining apparatus 101) using the apparatus specific information of the gonioscopic apparatus 101 It might be.

Referring to step S603, the control device 103 can control the gonioscopy device 101 to irradiate light of a designated wavelength to the object. For example, the control device 103 can determine the position of the linear filter to which the light emitted from the optical output portion (for example, 511 of Fig. 5) of the gonioscopic device 101 is irradiated, To the diameter reducing device 101. Here, when the wavelength band to be irradiated to the object is determined, the control device 103 can confirm the coordinates of the linear filter corresponding to the determined wavelength band. The control device 103 can transmit the control information including the coordinates of the linear filter to the gonioscopy device 101. [

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 that receives the control information from the control device 103 can move the position of the linear filter based on the coordinates included in the control information. For example, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can move the position of the linear filter so that the light emitted from the light output unit 511 can be irradiated onto the coordinates of the linear filter included in the control information.

Referring to step S605, the control device 103 can analyze the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave received from the gonioscopy device 101. [ For example, the control device 103 can collect the electromagnetic waves emitted from the emitting portion 101-2 of the gonioscopic device 101 to confirm the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave, and can confirm whether or not the electromagnetic wave of the designated wavelength is included . The control device 103 can determine the information of the disease corresponding to the identified wavelength and / or the degree of the disease.

The controller 103 controls the diagnosis of the disease (e. G., Otitis media) based on the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave from the gonioscopy apparatus 101 connected by wireless / wired communication, for example, Such as the wavelength information of the electromagnetic wave, or the spectral information of the electromagnetic wave according to the disease. The control device 103 compares the spectral components (e.g., the wavelengths included in the spectrum) of the electromagnetic wave received from the detection unit 101-2 of the gonioscopic apparatus 101 with the disease diagnosis information To determine the disease information corresponding to a particular spectrum and / or the degree of disease identified if the disease is identified.

Referring to step S607, the control device 103 may output the identified disease, the degree of disease and / or information associated therewith. For example, the control device 101 can display on the display 105 the spectrum of the electromagnetic waves acquired by the camera (e.g., the camera 161 in Fig. 3). The controller 103 controls the electromagnetic wave spectrum in accordance with the degree of otitis media in the case of an electromagnetic wave spectrum in a steady state, an electromagnetic wave spectrum in an otitis media, and an otitis media, based on filter information and / or disease diagnosis information received from the gonioscopy apparatus 101 May be displayed on the display 105 together with the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave obtained by the camera 161. [

In addition, the control device 103 can display the determined otitis media status on the display 105 and, in addition, display information such as necessary information regarding the determined otitis media, such as symptoms according to otitis media status, 105). The control device 103 can receive information relating to otitis media from a specified server or a designated location on the Internet.

The control device 103 may terminate the embodiment of Fig. 6 by performing step 607. [

7 is a flowchart of operation of a lighting unit for spectrally separating light in a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to step S701, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can adjust a reference point (e.g., a zero point) of the linear filter. According to one embodiment, the control unit 501 of the gonioscopic apparatus 101 can check the zero point of the coordinate system set in the linear filter (e.g., the linear filter 123 in Fig. 2) (E.g., coordinates) of the linear filter through which the emitted beam is directed. The control unit 501 can match the position where the beam is irradiated and the zero point of the linear filter. Or the control unit 501 can generate the coordinate system of the linear filter 123 based on the position of the linear filter to which the beam is irradiated. At this time, if the linear filter 123 has a predetermined coordinate system, the controller 501 can modify the existing coordinate system. In the embodiment of FIG. 7, step S701 need not necessarily be an action to be performed. For example, in executing the embodiment of Fig. 7, when the reference point of the linear filter 123 is manually operated, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 may perform step S703 without performing step S701.

Referring to step S703, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can receive control information from the control apparatus 103 connected to the gonioscopic apparatus 101 by wire / wireless. For example, the gonioscopic device 101 may be connected to the control device 103 via Bluetooth communication and may include a command for controlling the motor through at least one program (or application) associated with the control device 103 Control information can be received.

Referring to step S705, the gonioscopic apparatus 101 can confirm the control command from the received control information. For example, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can acquire a control command capable of driving the motor of the gonioscopic apparatus 101 from the data field of the received control information, and calculate the position of the linear filter in accordance with the obtained control command . The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can confirm the position of the moved linear filter and transmit (for example, feedback) it to the control device 103.

Referring to step S707, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can perform spectroscopic processing on light of a specific wavelength using a linear filter based on the beam irradiated on the linear filter. For example, referring to FIG. 2, the beam output to the end 115 of the optical fiber 110 may be irradiated to a designated position after the linear filter 123 is moved. The linear filter 123 can pass light of a specific wavelength band according to characteristics of the filter to which the beam is irradiated.

Referring to step S709, the gonioscopic apparatus 101 can confirm whether or not it receives the control information from the connected control device 103. [ For example, the operation of step S709 may be to receive control information for correcting the position of the modified linear filter, or to determine the position of the linear filter to which the beam emitted from the optical fiber (e.g., 110 of FIG. 2) And may be control information for changing.

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 may perform step S705 when receiving control information, and may perform step S711 if it does not receive control information.

Referring to step S711, the gonioscopy apparatus 101 can selectively emit a part of the central wavelength among the lights of the specific wavelength band emitted from the linear filter 123. [ For example, referring to FIG. 2, a spatial filter may be included at the output of the linear filter 123 of the filter unit 119, and light of a specific wavelength band emitted from the linear filter 123 along the inner diameter of the spatial filter Some of which can be passed. Light passing through the spatial filter can be emitted outside the gonioscopy apparatus 101 by adjusting (e.g., expanding or focusing) the range of light irradiation through the lens. The light emitted to the outside may be irradiated to an object (e.g., the patient's middle ear) according to manipulation of the user's eye examiner 101.

Here, at least some of the embodiments of FIG. 7 described above may be those that describe the operation of step 603 of FIG. The gonioscopy apparatus 101 may terminate the embodiment of FIG. 7 by performing step S711, or may return to FIG. 6 and perform step 605. FIG.

Figure 8 illustrates the operation of an otitis media diagnostic system using mobile-based spectroscopic imaging in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the otitis media diagnosis system 10 using mobile-based spectroscopic imaging may be configured with a gonioscopy apparatus 101 and a control apparatus 103. The control device 103 can provide a light source to the gonioscopy device 101. [ Here, an embodiment of the control device 103 may be defined as a smart phone including a flash.

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 and the control apparatus 103 may be connected by wireless communication and / or wire communication and the control apparatus 103 may be connected to at least one program (or application) So that data can be transmitted and received. For example, when the control device 103 transmits and receives data based on the diagnostic apparatus 101 and the otitis media diagnosis program, if the otitis media diagnosis program is executed in the control device 103, The synchronization step S801 can be performed through the diagnostic program. Here, the synchronization step S801 is performed when the control device 103 receives the filter information of the linear filter included in the gonioscopic device 101 from the gonioscopic device 101 and / or the wavelength information of the electromagnetic wave according to the disease, Such as the spectral information of the electromagnetic wave according to the received information. When the control device 103 includes filter information and / or disease diagnosis information in the storage (e.g., the storage 517 in FIG. 5), the control device 103 can check the filter information and / or the disease diagnosis information, , It is possible to determine the reception of the filter information and / or the disease diagnosis information.

The control device 103 can transmit the control information to the gonioscopy device 101 (S803) that can control (or request to control) the linear filter position of the gonioscopic device 101. [ The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can determine the coordinates of the linear filter to which the light emitted from the optical fiber 110 is irradiated (S805) by controlling the position of the linear filter based on the received control information.

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 collects the light emitted from the light source of the control device 103 and processes the beam size based on the thickness of the optical fiber 110 and / or the hole inner diameter of the spatial filter 125, 1). ≪ / RTI > The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can emit filtered light through a linear filter (S807), and the emitted light can be irradiated to the object (800). The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can continuously perform the operation of changing the position of the linear filter several times and emitting the filtered light based on the received control information.

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can acquire an electromagnetic wave emitted (or reflected) from the object (S809). The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can separate a specific wavelength of an electromagnetic wave using at least one color selection mirror included in the detection unit 101-2. Here, the specific wavelength of the separated electromagnetic wave can be determined based on the characteristics of the color selection mirror. The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can measure the body temperature through an electromagnetic wave (infrared ray) using an infrared temperature sensor in the operation of separating the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave, and transmits the measured spectral information to the control device 103 .

The gonioscopic apparatus 101 can emit the electromagnetic wave that has passed through the detection unit 101-2 (S817), and the emitted electromagnetic wave can be transmitted to the camera 161 of the control apparatus 103. [ The control device 103 may acquire an image of the object 800 based on the transmitted electromagnetic waves.

The control device 103 can confirm the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave in units of pixels from the acquired image and compare the detected spectrum with the disease diagnosis information to determine the otitis media status of the object 800 (S819). The control device 103 can display at least a part of the spectrum of the obtained electromagnetic wave on the display 105 (S821), and at this time, the degree of otitis media of the patient can be displayed together. For example, the control device 103 may display the spectrum of the normal state and / or the spectrum of the otitis media on the display 105 based on the filter information and / or the spectrum information received from the gonioscopy device 101 have. In addition, when displaying the spectrum of the otitis media, the control device 103 may display at least a part of the separated spectrum according to the stage of the otitis media.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile-based spectral imaging gonioscopic apparatus and an otitis media diagnosis system using the gonioscopy apparatus. According to one embodiment, a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus includes: an optical fiber that emits light collected from a light source in a beam form; A linear filter in which the spectral spectrum is linearly changed according to a position at which the beam-shaped light is irradiated; A motor for moving the linear filter; A color discriminating mirror for separating an electromagnetic wave including a light of an infrared ray and visible ray band obtained from an object irradiated with a spectrally illuminated beam into a designated wavelength band; An infrared ray temperature sensor for measuring infrared rays among the electromagnetic waves and the separated electromagnetic waves; A communication unit for communicating with at least one control device; And processing the beam emitted through the optical fiber to irradiate the linear filter, move the linear filter to determine a position where the beam is irradiated, and emit a portion of the beam that has been spectrally separated at the determined position, And transmit the measured spectrum and body temperature information to the control device.

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a core inner diameter of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a hole inner diameter of a spatial filter located at an end of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopic apparatus may further include a storage unit for storing at least one of filter information on the specifications of the linear filter, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media, and body temperature information.

According to one embodiment, the processor may process the stored information to transmit to the control device.

According to one embodiment, the processor can change the position of the beam irradiated on the linear filter so as to change the spectrum of the beam.

According to an embodiment, the processor may determine a position where the beam is irradiated based on a control command received from the control device.

According to one embodiment, the beam may be collected from the light source of the control device.

According to one embodiment, the processor can control at least one of the motors based on the control command to determine a position at which the beam is irradiated.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy device may emit a portion of the spectroscopic beam through a spatial filter located at the output of the linear filter.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy apparatus may irradiate a part of the spectroscopic beam through at least one lens to the object.

According to one embodiment, the lens may include at least one concave lens or convex lens.

According to an embodiment, the processor may control the position where the beam-shaped light is irradiated and the reference point of the linear filter to coincide with each other.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a system for diagnosing otitis media comprising: a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus as described above; And a control device communicating with the gonioscopy device.

According to one embodiment, the control device includes a camera for photographing the separated electromagnetic wave and the image of the object, wherein the image and the image based on at least one of the photographed electromagnetic wave, the image of the object, It is possible to diagnose and output the otitis media by analyzing in pixel units.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for diagnosing otitis media using a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus and a control apparatus. According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus, comprising: illuminating a linear filter with a beam diverging through an optical fiber; Moving the linear filter to determine a position at which the beam is irradiated; Emitting a portion of the beam that has been spectrally split at the determined location; Acquiring an electromagnetic wave from the object irradiated with the spectroscopic light; Separating the obtained electromagnetic wave into a designated wavelength band; Measuring a spectrum of at least a part of the obtained electromagnetic wave and the separated electromagnetic wave; And transmitting the measured spectral information to at least one control device connected by communication

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a core inner diameter of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the size of the beam may be determined based on a hole inner diameter of a spatial filter located at an end of the optical fiber.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopy apparatus may include at least one of filter information on specifications of a linear filter, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media, and spectral information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopic device may transmit the included information to the control device.

According to one embodiment, the step of moving the linear filter to determine the position at which the beam is irradiated may comprise linearly changing the spectrum as the beam is irradiated onto the linear filter .

According to one embodiment, the step of moving the linear filter to determine the position where the beam is irradiated may be determined based on a control command received from at least one controller connected to the gonioscopy apparatus.

According to one embodiment, the beam may be collected from a light source of the control device.

According to one embodiment, the step of moving the linear filter to determine the position where the beam is irradiated may be determined by controlling at least one motor based on the control command.

According to one embodiment, the step of emitting a portion of the beam that has been spectrally separated at the determined position may release a portion of the spectrally separated beam through a spatial filter located at an output end of the linear filter.

According to one embodiment, the gonioscopic apparatus may further include irradiating a part of the spectroscopic beam through at least one lens to the object.

According to one embodiment, the lens may include at least one concave lens or convex lens.

According to an embodiment, the step of irradiating the beam emitted through the optical fiber to the linear filter may include a step of controlling the position where the beam-shaped light is irradiated and the reference point of the linear filter to coincide with each other.

According to an exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a control device, the method comprising: capturing an image of an object and electromagnetic waves separated through the gonioscopy device when light is irradiated to the object from the mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus; And diagnosing and outputting the otitis media status through analysis of image and image pixel units based on at least one of the image of the object and the spectrum information received from the mobile-based spectroscopic imaging apparatus.

Such a method and / or apparatus may be implemented through at least one of the gonioscopy apparatus 101 and the control apparatus 103 as shown in FIG. 1, and in particular, a software program (or application program) , Where such programs may be stored on a computer readable recording medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or network.

At this time, the computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. For example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD- , A floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: Otitis media diagnosis system 101: Otoscope apparatus
110: optical fiber 113: condenser lens
123: linear filter 103: control device
501: control unit 503:
505: illumination unit 507: filter unit
509: Light input unit 511: Light output unit
513: Sensor section 515:
517: storage unit 519: communication unit

Claims (13)

A linear filter provided movably so as to disperse the light emitted from the optical fiber in the form of a beam;
A color discrimination unit for separating electromagnetic waves of a specified wavelength band among electromagnetic waves obtained from the object irradiated with the spectroscopic light;
A sensor for measuring the separated electromagnetic wave; And
And a control unit for moving the linear filter to determine a position where the emitted light is irradiated and generating spectral information of the electromagnetic wave measured through the sensor. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the linear filter is configured to linearly change the spectral spectrum of the emitted light in accordance with the movement of the linear filter. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the size of the beam is determined based on a core inner diameter of the optical fiber or a hole inner diameter of a spatial filter located at an end of the optical fiber. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a storage unit for storing at least one of filter information on the specifications of the linear filter, wavelength information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media, and spectrum information of an electromagnetic wave based on otitis media. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a communication unit for communicating with at least one control device,
And the control unit transmits at least a part of the stored information and the spectrum information to the control device. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the emitted light is collected from a light source of the control device. The method according to claim 1,
And a spatial filter disposed on a path of the spectroscopic light at an output end of the linear filter,
Wherein the spatial filter passes a part of the spectral light to control the central wavelength. The method according to claim 1,
And at least one lens that diffuses at least a portion of the spectral light to illuminate the object. Irradiating the linear filter with beam-shaped light emitted through the optical fiber;
Moving the linear filter such that light of a particular wavelength band passes through the linear filter;
Emitting a portion of the light that has been spectrally separated into the specific wavelength band;
Separating an electromagnetic wave of a specified wavelength band from electromagnetic waves acquired from the object irradiated with the spectroscopic light; And
And generating spectral information of the separated electromagnetic wave. 10. The method of claim 9,
And controlling a central wavelength of light irradiated on the object by emitting only a part of the spectral light. 10. The method of claim 9,
Moving the linear filter such that light of a particular wavelength band passes through the linear filter comprises changing the spectrum of the spectral light linearly as the beam is irradiated onto the linear filter , A method of operating the gonioscopy device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the step of irradiating beam-shaped light emitted through the optical fiber to the linear filter includes controlling the position where the beam-shaped light is irradiated and the reference point of the linear filter to coincide with each other. 10. The method of claim 9,
And diffusing at least a portion of the spectral light through at least one lens to illuminate the object.

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