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KR101888452B1
KR101888452B1 KR1020160010827A KR20160010827A KR101888452B1 KR 101888452 B1 KR101888452 B1 KR 101888452B1 KR 1020160010827 A KR1020160010827 A KR 1020160010827A KR 20160010827 A KR20160010827 A KR 20160010827A KR 101888452 B1 KR101888452 B1 KR 101888452B1
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Abstract

The case includes a bio-signal measuring unit for measuring a bio-signal of a user, a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the measured bio-signal to an external device, a battery for supplying power to the user terminal, And a control unit for controlling the operation of the battery.

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[0001] CASE AND CASE CONTROL METHOD [0002]

The present invention relates to a case and a control method thereof.

Recently, personal mobile communication terminals such as tablets and smart phones have been increasing in power consumption due to high graphics performance and continuous use of a wireless communication data network, The demand for secondary batteries that can be used is increasing.

Meanwhile, as the demand for mobile health management has increased, several technologies have been proposed to provide personal healthcare services using mobile communication terminals equipped with various bio-signal measurement sensors. However, this is not compatible with the miniaturization, slimness and low power consumption of the mobile communication terminal in recent years, and the merchantability of the mobile communication terminal deteriorates. Therefore, many mobile communication terminal manufacturers tend not to mount the bio- have.

The background technology of the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1481955 (filed on May 1, 2015).

It is an object of the present invention to provide a case for a user terminal capable of measuring a user's vital sign without being hampered by miniaturization, slimming and low power consumption, which is a design direction of a mobile communication terminal .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a case for a user terminal capable of measuring a bio-signal of a user and having an auxiliary battery function.

It should be understood, however, that the technical scope of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for accomplishing the above technical object, a case according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least a part of a user terminal and may include a bio-signal measuring unit for measuring a bio-signal of a user, A battery for supplying power to the user terminal, and a controller for controlling operations of the bio-signal measuring unit, the transceiver unit, and the battery.

In addition, the case according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a first coil provided for wirelessly charging the battery, and the bio-signal measuring unit may measure the bio-signal using the first coil.

In addition, the case according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an electrode attached to one surface of the case, and the bio-signal measuring unit may measure the bio-signal using the electrode.

In addition, the case according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a second coil provided for wireless communication of the bio-signal, and the bio-signal measuring unit may measure the at least one of the first coil and the second coil, It is possible to measure the bio-signals based on the received signals.

In addition, the controller may control the operation of the first coil based on whether the coil included in the user terminal is operated.

Meanwhile, a method of controlling a case according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes controlling a case accommodating at least a part of a user terminal, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a combination with the user terminal; Measuring a user's bio-signal according to the combination, and transmitting the measured bio-signal to an external device.

The above-described task solution is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bio-signal measuring unit provided in a case accommodating at least a part of a user terminal, wherein the user's bio-signal can be easily measured without regard to a place.

According to the present invention, the present invention has the effect of enabling a user to wirelessly charge a battery and measure a user's biological signal through a first coil provided in the case.

According to the above-mentioned problem solving means of the present invention, the present invention provides a method for measuring at least one of a wireless charging of a battery, a wireless communication of a living body signal, and a living body signal measurement by selectively using a first coil and a second coil provided in a case There is an effect that can be performed.

1 is a schematic view of a case according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a first example of measuring a user's bio-signal using a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a second example of measuring a user's bio-signal using a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a third example of measuring a user's bio-signal using a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a schematic operation flowchart of a method of controlling a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, 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. It should be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, the same reference numbers are used throughout the specification to refer to the same or like parts.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it is intended to be understood that it is not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" or "indirectly connected" "Is included.

It will be appreciated that throughout the specification it will be understood that when a member is located on another member "top", "top", "under", "bottom" But also the case where there is another member between the two members as well as the case where they are in contact with each other.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "including " an element, it is understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The present invention relates to a case capable of measuring a user's bio-signal, capable of wirelessly charging a supplementary battery, and transmitting the measured bio-signal to an external device based on wireless communication, and a control method thereof.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a case according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a case 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a structure for accommodating at least a part of a user terminal 10. [ The case 100 may be configured to surround one surface of the user terminal 10.

The user terminal 10 may be a portable terminal such as a tablet, a smart phone, a PDA, a notebook, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The case 100 may include a bio-signal measuring unit 110, a transceiver 120, a battery 130, and a controller 140. The first coil 150, the second coil 160, And an electrode (170).

In the following description, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 are both provided in the case 100, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the first coil 150 may be provided in the user terminal 10, and the second coil 160 may be provided in the case 100. Or the first coil 150 may be provided in the case 100 and the second coil 160 may be provided in the user terminal 10. Alternatively, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 may be provided in the user terminal 10. As described above, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 may be selectively installed in the case 100 or the user terminal 10, and various modifications are possible.

Although the first coil 150 is a wireless charging coil and the second coil 160 is a wireless communication coil, the present invention is not limited to this, And the second coil 160 may be a wireless charging coil. The first coil 150 and the second coil 160 may be used for measuring a user's biological signal and the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 may be coil antennas.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 can measure a user's bio-signal. The living body signal measuring unit 110 may measure a user's living body signal based on at least one of the first coil 150, the second coil 160 and the electrode 170 when measuring a user's living body signal.

Any one of the first coil 150, the second coil 160, and the electrode 170 may be provided in the bio-signal measuring unit 110. In addition, any one of the first coil 150, the second coil 160, and the electrode 170 may be attached to one surface of the case 100 separately from the bio-signal measuring unit 110, In this case, the first coil 150, the second coil 160, and the electrode 170 may be electrically connected to the bio-signal measuring unit 110. In addition, any one of the first coil 150, the second coil 160, and the electrode 170 may be embedded in the case 100.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 may measure the user's bio-signal using the first coil 150. [ The first coil 150 may be a coil provided for wirelessly charging the battery 130 provided in the case 100. The living body signal measuring unit 110 can measure the user's living body signal by using the magnetic field of the first coil 150 when the first coil 150 is not used for wireless charging of the battery 130. [ As such, the first coil 150 may be used for wireless charging or for measuring a user's bio-signal.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 can measure a user's bio-signal using the second coil 160. [ The second coil 160 may be a coil provided to transmit the measured user's bio-signal through wireless communication. The living body signal measuring unit 110 can measure the user's living body signal by using the magnetic field of the second coil 160 when the second coil 160 is not used for wireless communication. As such, the second coil 160 may be used for wireless communication or for measuring a user's bio-signal.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 compares the bio-signal measurement value measured using the first coil 150 with the bio-signal measurement value measured through the second coil 160, Value can be generated.

The living body signal measuring unit 110 measures the living body signal measured value measured through the second coil 160 and measures the living body signal measured through the first coil 150 to measure the living body signal through the second coil 160 The reliability of the bio-signal measurement value can be increased, and vice versa.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 can determine the measurement range of the bio-signal using the second coil 160 based on the bio-signal measurement value of the first coil 150, and vice versa.

In addition, the bio-signal measuring unit 110 may have a different type of magnetic field by the first coil 150 and a different magnetic field by the second coil 160, The type of the magnetic field by the second coil 160 can be determined. The bio-signal measuring unit 110 can determine the magnitude of the magnetic field using the second coil 160 or the generation time based on the magnitude of the magnetic field using the first coil 150 or the generation time.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 may measure a user's bio-signal through an electrode attached to one surface (for example, a front surface or a rear surface) of the case 100. The electrode may be a metal electrode.

When the user holds the case 100 or places the case 100 on a part of the user's body, the living body signal measuring unit 110 can measure the user's living body signal through the electrodes. Also, the bio-signal measuring unit 110 may measure the body fat by measuring the impedance of the user's body through the electrodes.

In the case 100, a plurality of sensors (for example, an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electromyography (EMG), a photo-plethysmography (PPG) A biosensor capable of measuring body fat, etc.), and the bio-signal measuring unit 110 can measure a user's bio-signal through the plurality of sensors.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 may store the bio-signals of the user measured in the case 100 based on any one of the first coil 150, the second coil 160, the electrode 170 and the plurality of sensors To this end, the case 100 may further include a storage unit (not shown).

(ECG), electromyography (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), electroencephalogram (EEG), and olfactory conduction (EOG)), which are measured by the biological signal measurement unit 110, electrophoresis, electrophoresis, heart rate signals, peripheral blood flow velocities such as fingers, pulse wave velocity, and the like.

The case 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be used as a magnetic ballistocardiography (MBCG), in which the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 are used, Can be measured. The case 100 may be used as a magnetic field pulse magnetometer (MPG). At this time, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 may be used, Peripheral blood flow velocity can be measured. The case 100 may be used as a photoplethysmography (PPG), and at this time, the pulse wave transmission speed of the user may be adjusted by using any one of the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 Can be measured.

The living body signal measuring unit 110 can measure a living body signal such as a heartbeat and a blood flow velocity using the magnetic field of any one of the first coil 150 and the second coil 160. At this time, 110 can measure the living body signal even when the user is wearing clothes or the case 100 is not in contact with the user's skin. An example of a case where a living body signal is measured using the magnetic fields of the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, which will be described later.

The case 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention can measure and monitor the cardiac activity of the user by placing the case 100 on the patient's chest when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency situation , And can be usefully used in emergencies. This can be more easily understood with reference to FIG.

3 is a diagram illustrating a first example of measuring a user's bio-signal using a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the back cover of the user terminal 10 may include a second coil 160 for wireless communication and a bio-signal measuring unit 110. The second coil 160 and the bio- The portion 110 may be electrically connected. When the back cover of the user terminal 10 is positioned at the heart of the user, the bio-signal measuring unit 110 can measure the heartbeat of the user using the magnetic field of the second coil 160. [

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the bio-signal measuring unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, the battery 130, the controller 140, the first coil 150, the second coil 160, However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to another embodiment, all of the above-described configurations may be provided in the user terminal 10, or, as in the case of FIG. 3, At least some of the above configurations may be provided in the user terminal 10.

3 shows a state in which the configuration of the case 100 is disassembled and only the second coil 160 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110 are selectively applied to the user terminal 10 for convenience of explanation. Although not shown in FIG. 3, a battery 130, a first coil 150 for wireless charging, and an electrode 170 may be provided in the case 100 coupled to the user terminal 10.

The case 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can measure the heartbeat of the driver in real time by fixing the case 100 to the seat belt so as to be positioned near the driver's heart when the vehicle is driven, It is possible to prevent drowsiness operation in advance by grasping the awakening state. At this time, a clip (not shown), which can be fixed to a seat belt or the like, may be formed on one side of the case 100 in the case 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The transceiver unit 120 can transmit the bio-signal measured by the bio-signal measuring unit 110 to an external device. The external device may be a user terminal 10 coupled to the case 100 or may be a device such as a portable terminal, a desktop PC, a notebook computer, etc. in addition to the user terminal 10.

The case 100 may be wirelessly coupled to the user terminal 10 via a second coil 160 such as near field communication (NFC), radio frequency identification (RFID), Wi-Fi, (E. G., USB, micro USB, etc.). ≪ / RTI > The transceiver unit 120 transmits the bio-signal data measured by the bio-signal measuring unit 110 to the service provider (for example, a service provider) through the mobile communication network based on wired / wireless connection between the case 100 and the user terminal 10. [ , The user). However, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the wire / wireless communication schemes exemplified here (for example, NFC, RFID, USB, etc.).

The transceiver unit 120 can receive the bio-signal measured by the external bio-signal measuring device through wireless communication based on the second coil 160 and store the received bio-signal in a storage unit (not shown) . Also, the transceiver unit 120 can transmit the bio-signal received from the external bio-signal measuring device to an external device such as the user terminal 10. [

The external bio-signal measuring instrument refers to a separate bio-signal measuring instrument such as a blood pressure meter, a blood glucose meter, a body scale, a clinical thermometer and the like using cuff pressure. The transmitting and receiving part 120 of the case 100 may be a bio- Through the wireless communication, the bio-signal data measured by the external bio-signal measuring device can be received.

The battery 130 may be installed in the case 100 and may supply power to the user terminal 10. The battery 130 may be charged using a wired cable such as USB, micro USB, or the like, or may be wirelessly charged by the first coil 150.

Since the battery 130 can be wirelessly charged by the first coil 150, it is possible to smoothly use the user terminal 10 continuously regardless of the place, in daily life. The battery 130 may be used as a secondary battery when the battery of the user terminal 10 is charged.

In addition, the battery included in the user terminal 10 can be charged by wireless charging, as the case 100 is mounted on the user terminal 10. The battery included in the user terminal 10 is supplied with power from the battery 130 of the case 100 through a cable (for example, USB, etc.) connection between the case 100 and the user terminal 10 Can be charged.

The control unit 140 may control the operation of the bio-signal measuring unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, and the battery 130. The control unit 140 may control the operation of the bio-signal measuring unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, and the battery 130 by interlocking with the user terminal 10. The case 100 may be interlocked with the user terminal 10. In addition, when the communication state is unstable, the control unit 140 may store the bio-signal information measured by the bio-signal measuring unit 110 in a storage unit (not shown). When the communication state is smooth, the control unit 140 can transmit the bio-signal stored in the storage unit (not shown) to the external device.

When the first coil 150 is provided in the user terminal 10 and the second coil 160 is provided in the case 100, the control unit 140 provided in the case 100 is connected to the user terminal 10 The operation of the second coil 160 can be controlled based on whether or not the first coil 150 is operated. In contrast, when the first coil 150 is provided in the case 100 and the second coil 160 is provided in the user terminal 10, the control unit 140 provided in the case 100 controls the user terminal 10 The operation of the first coil 150 can be controlled based on whether or not the second coil 160 provided in the first coil 150 is operated.

For example, the control unit 140 may control the wireless communication between the user terminal 10 and the case 100 by operating the second coil 160 provided in the user terminal 10, When the wireless communication is performed, the first coil 150 provided in the case 100 is operated to control the battery 130 to be wirelessly charged.

Hereinafter, a method of measuring a user's bio-signal using the magnetic field of the first coil 150 or the second coil 160 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a second example of measuring a user's bio-signal using a case according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of measuring a user's bio-signal using a case according to an embodiment of the present invention Fig. 7 is a view showing a third example. FIG. 4 shows an example of measuring a heartbeat as a user's biological signal, and FIG. 5 shows an example of measuring a blood flow velocity of a peripheral blood vessel as a user's biological signal.

Prior to the description, permeability is a value indicating how much medium (object) is magnetized with respect to a given magnetic field, and permeability (μ) of biotissue (muscle, fat, etc.) . On the other hand, conductivity is a value indicating how much electricity the conductor will flow. Since the living tissue is not a complete insulator or a perfect conductor, the conductivity may be different depending on the living tissue.

In Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction (Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction), electromagnetic induction is a law in which the induced electromotive force is generated in a direction that reduces the change of magnetic flux. When a current flows in the coil, The generated magnetic field and Faraday's electromagnetic induction principle can be used to confirm the activity of living tissue. This principle will be described with reference to Figs. 4 and 5. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the second coil 160 included in the case 100 is close to the front surface of the torso of the human body, according to the Faraday's electromagnetic induction law, the body tissue (i.e., the volume of interest of Interest, VOI) induces a circular microcurrent, which is referred to as eddy current. The eddy current can be measured in accordance with Lentz's law by varying the time-varying The eddy current density generated in the VOI of interest can be expressed by the following equation (1): < EMI ID = 1.0 > It can be expressed as a diffusion equation for current density.

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Here, σ denotes the conductivity of the living tissue, μ denotes the permeability of the living tissue, the vector J denotes the eddy current density, and t denotes the time.

The above principle is applied to the case 100 as follows. The living body signal measuring unit 110 may further include an oscillating unit 111 and a demodulating unit 112 for measuring a living body signal and the oscillating unit 111 includes an inductor L and an LC Power plant.

4, when the second coil 160 is electrically connected to the oscillation unit 111 of the bio-signal measuring unit 110, the oscillator 111 (oscillator) oscillates at a preset first frequency (for example, f0) May be electromagnetically coupled to the body tissue (i.e., the VOI of interest) as the second coil 160 approaches the human body. 4, only the second coil 160 is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to the second coil 160, and the first coil 150 is applicable to the second coil 160 as well.

In this case, an eddy current is induced in the biological tissue (VOI) due to the time-varying magnetic field generated by the second coil 160. The secondary magnetic flux generated by the eddy current is induced in the inductive capacity of the second coil 160 the oscillation frequency f0 of the oscillation portion 111 can be changed by influencing the inductance of the oscillation portion 111. [

The demodulation unit 112 is electrically connected to the oscillation unit 111 to recover the oscillation current of the oscillation unit 111. [ The demodulation unit 112 can restore the oscillation frequency changed due to eddy currents originating from the VOI of interest including the heart as the pseudo heartbeat frequency f_heart (t).

5, when the first coil 150 is electrically connected to the oscillating portion 111 of the bio-signal measuring unit 110, as the first coil 150 approaches the human body, the first coil 150 ) May be electromagnetically coupled to a biological tissue (i.e., the VOI of interest). Although only the first coil 150 is illustrated in FIG. 5, the second coil 160 is also applicable.

In this case, an eddy current is induced in the living tissue VOI due to the time-varying magnetic field caused by the first coil 150. The magnetic flux generated by the eddy current is induced in the inductive capacity of the first coil 150 the oscillation frequency f0 of the oscillation portion 111 can be changed by influencing the inductance of the oscillation portion 111. [ Therefore, for example, when the user holds the case 100 in his or her hand, the biological signal measurement unit 110 can measure the blood flow velocity of peripheral blood vessels such as fingers by generation of eddy currents. Data on the measured blood flow velocity may be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 10. [

All of the user's bio-signal information measured by using the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 (for example, a graph relating to the electrocardiogram) can be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 10. [

Meanwhile, the first coil 150 may be electrically connected to the bio-signal measuring unit 110. The controller 140 can electrically connect the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 for wireless charging when the electrical connection between the first coil 150 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110 is disconnected. And can operate in the opposite direction.

Also, the second coil 160 may be electrically connected to the bio-signal measuring unit 110. When the electrical connection between the second coil 160 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110 is disconnected, the controller 140 may electrically connect the transceiver unit 120 and the second coil 160 for wireless communication , And vice versa.

The case 100 may further include a rectifier (not shown) to perform wireless communication or wireless charging, and the rectifier may use wireless communication or wireless And to provide power to perform charging.

The switching operation in which the connection between the first coil 150 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110 is switched to the connection between the first coil 150 and the wireless charging unit is performed by the switching signal provided from the control unit 140 . The switching operation in which the connection between the second coil 160 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110 is switched to the connection between the second coil 160 and the wireless communication is performed by the switching signal provided from the control unit 140 .

Such a switching operation may be performed automatically according to a preset threshold signal. For example, when the current induced in the first coil 150 exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the controller 140 determines that the battery 130 in the case 100 is being wirelessly charged, The first coil 150 may be electrically connected to the battery 130 for wireless charging instead of the connection between the coil 150 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110, and vice versa.

If the current induced in the second coil 160 exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the controller 140 determines that wireless communication is being performed between the case 100 and the external device, The second coil 160 and the transceiver unit 120 for wireless communication can be electrically connected to each other in place of the connection between the bio-signal measuring unit 110 and the bio-signal measuring unit 110, and vice versa.

The control unit 140 can automatically perform the switching operation according to whether or not the preset frequency band is used. For example, when the frequency of 125 kHz is used in the case 100, the controller 140 determines that the case 100 is performing wireless charging, and the first coil 150 and the bio- The first coil 150 and the battery 130 for wireless charging can be electrically connected to each other instead of the connection between the first coil 150 and the battery 110, and vice versa.

When the frequency of 13.56 MHz is used in the case 100, the controller 140 determines that the case 100 is performing radio communication with the external device, and the second coil 160 and the bio- The second coil 160 may be electrically connected to the transmission / reception unit 120 for wireless communication, and vice versa.

The controller 140 may selectively use the first coil 150 and the second coil 160. For example, the control unit 140 may use the first coil 150 for wireless charging and the second coil 160 for wireless communication. In addition, when the controller 140 does not perform wireless charging or wireless charging, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 may be used as means for measuring a living body signal.

The controller 140 may select a coil among the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 to be used for measuring a living body signal according to a position of a user's body part to measure a living body signal. For example, the controller 140 may measure the heartbeat by using the first coil 150 when the case 100 is located in the heart region, and may measure the heartbeat when the case 100 is held in the user's hand. By using the coil 160, the blood flow velocity can be measured.

The controller 140 can measure the user's bio-signal using the first coil 150 and transmit the measured bio-signal to the external device through the second coil 160 in real time.

Whether or not the first coil 150 or the second coil 160 is used can be selected through the user interface of the user terminal 10. Information input through the user interface can be transmitted to the case 100 through wire / Reception unit 120 in the base station. Then, the control unit 140 can control functions of the respective units in the case 100 based on the received information.

In addition, the controller 140 may simultaneously perform the living body signal measurement using the first coil 150 and the living body signal measurement using the second coil 160, or may sequentially perform the measurement based on a preset order .

The operation of at least one of the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 provided in the case 100 may be determined depending on whether or not a coil exists in the user terminal 10 coupled to the case 100 Can be determined. The presence or absence of the operation of the coil provided in the case 100 can be determined according to whether the coil included in the user terminal 10 is activated or not.

For example, when the wireless communication coil is present in the user terminal 10, the first coil 150 for wireless charging provided in the case 100 is operable, 2 coil 160 may be inoperable. At this time, the user's living body signal can be measured using at least one of the wireless communication coil provided in the user terminal 10 and the second coil 160 provided in the case 100.

When the wireless charging coil is present in the user terminal 10, the first coil 150 for wireless charging provided in the case 100 is inoperable and the second coil 150 for wireless communication provided in the case 100 The coil 160 may be operable. At this time, the user's living body signal can be measured using at least one of the wireless charging coil provided in the user terminal 10 and the first coil 150 provided in the case 100.

It is possible to determine whether or not the coils (for example, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160) provided in the case 100 are operable based on the amount of power of the user terminal 10. [

For example, when the user terminal 10 is consuming power corresponding to wireless communication, the second wireless communication coil 160 provided in the case 100 is inoperable, The charging first coil 150 may be operable. At this time, the first coil 150 can be used to measure a user's biological signal. When the user terminal 10 consumes power corresponding to wireless charging, the first coil 150 for wireless charging provided in the case 100 is inoperable, and the first coil 150 for wireless charging, which is provided in the case 100, The second coil 160 may be operable. At this time, a user's biological signal can be measured using the second coil 160. When the user terminal 10 consumes power corresponding to the bio-signal measurement, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160 provided in the case 100 may be operable or not operable It is possible.

The user terminal 10 can measure the biometrics using the coils provided in the case 100 prior to the biometrics using the coils provided in the user terminal 10 when the case 100 is combined have. The user terminal 10 considers the first living body signal measurement value using the coil provided in the case 100 to the second living body signal measurement value measured using the coil provided in the user terminal 10, 2 Reliability of biometric signal measurement value can be increased.

The user terminal 10 can determine whether or not a coil (for example, a wireless communication coil or a wireless charging coil or the like) provided in the user terminal 10 exists, a current activation state, The operation of the coils (for example, the first coil 150 and the second coil 160) included in the case 100 can be selectively controlled based on the type of signal, the size of the signal, and the like.

Hereinafter, the operation flow of the present invention will be briefly described based on the details described above.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a case according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control method of the case shown in FIG. 6 can be performed by the case 100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. Therefore, the contents described for the case 100 through FIGS. 1 through 5 are also applied to FIG. 6 even if omitted below.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step S610, the case 100 may identify a connection with the user terminal 10. To this end, the case 100 may further include a coupling identifier (not shown) for identifying coupling with the user terminal 10.

In step S610, the case 100 may be combined with the user terminal 10 by accepting at least a part of the user terminal 10. At this time, the case 100 receives a function (for example, a wireless communication function, a wireless charging function, a bio-signal measurement function, and the like) included in the user terminal 10 through a coupling identification unit Can be recognized.

Next, in step S620, the case 100 can supply power to the user terminal 10 in accordance with the combination of the case 100 and the user terminal 10. [ At this time, the user terminal 10 can be powered by the battery 130 in the case 100. [ The battery 130 may be charged using a wired cable such as USB, micro USB, or the like, or may be wirelessly charged by the first coil 150.

Next, in step S630, the case 100 can measure the user's vital sign in accordance with the combination of the case 100 and the user terminal 10. [ At this time, the case 100 can measure the user's bio-signal through the bio-signal measuring unit 110. The bio-signal measuring unit 110 may measure a user's bio-signal based on any one of the first coil 150, the second coil 160, the electrode 170, and the plurality of sensors.

In step S630, the bio-signal measuring unit 110 may measure the user's bio-signals using the magnetic fields of the first coil 150 and the second coil 160. [ When the first coil 150 is not used for the bio-signal measurement, the first coil 150 may be used for wirelessly charging the battery 130 provided in the case 100. In addition, when the second coil 160 is not used for the bio-signal measurement, the second coil 160 can be used for wireless communication between the case 100 and an external device.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 can measure an ECG, an EMG, and an EEG using the first coil 150, the second coil 160, the electrode 170, and a plurality of sensors. ), Olfactory conduction (EOG), heartbeat, blood flow velocity of peripheral blood vessels such as fingers, and pulse wave velocity.

Next, in step S640, the case 100 may transmit the bio-signal measured in step S630 to an external device. The case 100 can transmit a biosignal to an external device through the transceiver 120.

The transceiver unit 120 may transmit the bio-signal measured in step S630 to an external device using the second coil 160 provided for wireless communication. In addition, the transceiver unit 120 can wirelessly receive the bio-signal measured by the external bio-signal measuring device through the second coil 160.

In the above description, steps S610 to S640 may be further divided into further steps, or combined in fewer steps, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing description of the embodiments is for illustrative purposes and that those skilled in the art can easily modify the invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Case
110: biological signal measurement unit 120: transceiver unit
130: Battery 140:
150: first coil 160: second coil
170: electrode

Claims (6)

In a case accommodating at least a part of a user terminal,
A bio-signal measuring unit for measuring a bio-signal of a user;
A transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting the measured bio-signal to an external device;
A battery for supplying power to the user terminal;
A control unit for controlling operations of the bio-signal measuring unit, the transceiver unit, and the battery; And
A first coil provided for wirelessly charging the battery;
≪ / RTI >
The bio-signal measuring unit
Wherein the bio-signal is measured using a time-varying magnetic field of the first coil based on whether or not the first coil operates.
delete The method according to claim 1,
An electrode attached to one surface of the case,
Further comprising:
The bio-signal measuring unit
And the bio-signal is measured using the electrode.
The method according to claim 1,
A second coil provided for radio communication of the bio-signal,
Further comprising:
The bio-signal measuring unit
Wherein the living body signal is measured based on at least one of the first coil and the second coil.
The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
Wherein the operation of the first coil is controlled based on whether or not the coil provided in the user terminal is operated.
CLAIMS 1. A method of controlling a case for accommodating at least a portion of a user terminal comprising a case,
Identifying a combination with the user terminal;
Powering the user terminal according to the combination;
Measuring a bio-signal of a user according to the coupling; And
Transmitting the measured bio-signal to an external device,
, ≪ / RTI &
In this case,
A bio-signal measuring unit for measuring a bio-signal of a user;
A battery for supplying power to the user terminal; And
A first coil provided for wirelessly charging the battery;
/ RTI >
Wherein the bio-signal measuring unit measures the bio-signal using the time-varying magnetic field of the first coil.
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