KR101898783B1 - Massage Chair providing Healthcare Service by Communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote medical massage chair system for diagnosing a health condition of a massage chair user by collecting user's body information from a user using a massage chair and collecting data, The medical massage chair system includes a telemedicine subject information measuring unit provided in a massage chair and measuring telemedicine subject information from a massage chair user; A health care center unit for entering medical information; A server for storing telecommunication target information and medical information transmitted from the telecommunication target information measuring unit and the health care center unit; A system control unit for remotely providing a customized treatment program to the massage chair using telemedicine information and medical information stored in the server; And a massage chair control unit for driving the massage chair according to the customized treatment program supplied from the system control unit.

Description

[0001] Massage Chair providing Health Care Service by Communication [0002] The present invention relates to a massaging chair providing healthcare service through diagnosis,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telemedicine system, and more particularly, to a telemedicine system that collects user's body information from a user using a massage chair, The present invention relates to a massage chair which diagnoses a health condition of a patient and provides a healthcare service through communication.

Telemedicine is defined as any activity that communicates medical information and healthcare services remotely, typically using interactive information and communication technologies.

It is a system that remotely provides medical information and professional advice when patients and information can not be reached due to a variety of problems such as being distant from the distance or time difference. It is used as a comprehensive concept that includes advice and referrals.

In other words, it refers to the technology that transmits and receives medical data through various data such as medical images and patient records using computer and data communication technology. As far as the scope of application of telemedicine is concerned, there are the most common and widely developing in-home treatments, teleconferencing, PACS (Remote Archiving and Communications System), remote imaging, and virtual hospitals.

However, such conventional telemedicine has a disadvantage that the user must have a separate device for physical diagnosis and should spend time in diagnosing the physical condition in the provided diagnostic device.

In addition, although the prior art discloses technology for telemedicine using a smart device carried by some users, diagnosis of a user's body using a smart device only includes diagnosis of some physical information such as blood pressure and electrocardiogram of the user However, diagnosis of the whole user body is difficult.

Korean Patent No. 10-1616473 (Apr. 22, 2014, Medical Image Processing Device for Telemedicine and Remote Medical Diagnosis System Including the Same) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2015-0116723 (Oct. 16, 2015) discloses a medical image and a remote reading result between a medical image transmission method and apparatus for transferring a medical image contained in a recording medium to a mobile device and a remote reading apparatus for a mobile device and a remote medical institution A medical image to be transmitted and received, and a readout result relaying method and apparatus)

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned matters, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage chair capable of diagnosing a user's physical condition to a massage chair used by a user.

Also, the present invention provides a massage chair capable of diagnosing a user's physical condition through user's body diagnostic data accumulated during a period in which a user uses a massage chair.

The present invention provides a massage chair capable of remotely supplying massage patterns based on the body information of the diagnosed user to a user.

The telemedicine massage chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a telemedicine subject information measuring unit provided in a massage chair and measuring telemedicine subject information from a massage chair user and transmitting the data to a server for storing data, And a massage chair controller for driving the massage chair according to the customized treatment program supplied from the system controller for providing the massage massage program remotely to the massage chair by using the medical information provided from the object information and health care center.

The remote medical massage chair according to the present invention allows a user to diagnose a physical condition in a massage chair so that it can be provided with a separate telemedicine device or without a time for physical diagnosis in a telemedicine device, It is possible to provide a convenience of being able to receive a remote medical treatment for the patient.

In addition, the telemedicine massage chair according to the present invention allows the user to diagnose the physical condition in the massage chair, thereby enabling remote diagnosis of the entire body including the user's head, neck, shoulders, back, arm, buttocks, thighs, There is an effect that can receive.

The present invention provides a massage chair capable of diagnosing a user's physical condition through a user's body diagnostic data accumulated during a period in which a user uses a massage chair, And it is possible to prevent remote ophthalmologic treatment.

According to the present invention, a massage pattern based on the body information of a diagnosed user is remotely supplied to a user, thereby performing a massage operation for helping the user to treat a bodily disease or a disease.

In addition, the present invention does not provide a massage operation that can worsen a disease or a disease of a user, thereby providing a massage operation more beneficial to the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a massage chair system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a massage chair in a telemedicine massage chair system according to Fig. 1
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the system control unit in the telemedicine massage chair system according to Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a server in a telemedicine massage chair system according to Fig. 1
Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a health care center part in the telemedicine massage chair system according to Fig. 1

Before describing the embodiments according to the present invention in detail, the present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in the following description or the accompanying drawings, but may be used or performed in various ways.

It is also to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

That is, as used herein, the terms "mounted", "installed", "connected", "connected", "supported", "coupled", etc. do not denote or denote otherwise It is used in a wide range of expressions, including both direct and indirect mounting, mounting, connection, connection, support, and engagement. The expressions "connected," "connected," and "coupled" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, connections, or couplings.

In the present specification, terms indicating directions such as upper, lower, downward, upward, rearward, bottom, front, rear, etc. are used to describe the drawings, but these terms are used for convenience only, Time). Terms that express this direction should not be construed as limiting or limiting the invention in any way whatsoever.

Also, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. used in this specification are for explanation purposes only and should not be construed to imply relative importance.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a massage chair according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of a massage chair according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A massage chair system (hereinafter referred to as "telemedicine massage chair system") 10 for diagnosing a user's health condition through image communication and providing healthcare service through communication is roughly divided into a massage chair 100, (200), a server (300), and a health care center (400).

The massage chair system (10) according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention remotely supplies massage programs and other matters to the user. For this purpose, the massage chair (100), the system controller (200) The server 300 and the health care center 400 may be separated and remotely communicated and controlled and constructed within the health care center 400 in the system control unit 200 and the server 300, The server 200 and the server 300 may be separately configured as one module.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the massage chair 100, the system control unit 200, the server 300, and the health care center 400 will be described in detail. In the above description, the general construction and operation of the massage chair disclosed in the existing prior art will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a massage chair 100 in the telemedicine massage chair system of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 4, the massage chair 100 includes a telemedicine subject information measuring unit 110, a massage chair control unit 140, A chair driving unit 150, a treatment unit 160, a user interface 170, and a communication unit 180.

The telemedicine subject information measuring unit 110 is a device for measuring user information to provide a personalized therapy program to a massage chair user, and includes a user environment information measuring unit 120 and a user's biological signal information measuring unit 130 .

The user environment information measuring unit 120 is a device for measuring massage related information and general life information used by a user, and includes a user massage pattern information measuring unit 122, a user massage environment information measuring unit 124, And a phone use information recording unit 126.

The user massage pattern information measuring unit 122 measures a massage related information used by a massage chair user, and measures a massage program, a massage part, a massage strength, and a massage attitude used by the user.

The massage program, the massage site, and the massage intensity are measured on the basis of information that is provided to the massage chair 100 by the user and input to the user interface 170, which inputs the operation control information of the massage chair 100. Based on the measured information, the user can predict the uncomfortable part of the body part. This will be described in detail below.

The massage posture can be measured using a sensor installed in the massage chair 100 when the user is seated in the massage chair 100.

For example, when the load sensor is installed on both sides of the massage chair 100, and the load is measured when the user is seated, it can be seen that the user is seated in the correct posture when the load is similar on both the left and right sides If the load is concentrated on either the left or right side, the user is measured to be seated diagonally on one side.

In addition, a load sensor is installed on both sides of the armrest of the massage chair 100, and then the load sensor is measured. Such information can be used to determine the user's spinal deformity and pelvic deformity.

In addition, it is possible to predict the uncomfortable or sensitive part of the user through the measured data occurring during the massage operation by comparing with the user's initial measurement data in the measurement of the massage attitude.

That is, when a massage operation is performed while the user is seated for the first time, if the user is discomforted or a massage operation is performed on the sensitive area, the user moves the body in response to the massage. In this case, This can predict the user's uncomfortable or sensitive body parts.

The user's massage pattern information analyzing unit 220 configured in the system controller 200 analyzes the uncomfortable area or the sensitive area of the user through the analysis of the user's massage pattern information.

Next, the user's massage environment information measuring unit 124 measures the user's environmental data received massage, and measures the use time, the use date, the use month, the used weather, and the season data of the user.

That is, if it is determined that the user is receiving a lot of massage on rainy or cloudy days, the user massage pattern information analyzer 220 can predict that the user has an anomaly in the musculoskeletal system (including the spine and joints).

In analyzing the massage pattern of the user, the user massage pattern information analyzing unit 220 analyzes the usage time, the use date, the use month, the used weather, and the season data for which the user has been massage, The data that shows that the massage is received by the massage is analyzed by receiving the massage by simple fatigue, or the region where the massage is concentrated in the holiday period or during the holidays is the most vulnerable part of the user due to unreasonable activities, Therefore, it is determined that the massage is intensively received, so that this region can be analyzed as a part of the user's body abnormality.

Next, the user smartphone use information recording unit 126 interlocks the massage chair 100 with the smartphone owned by the massage chair user and generates the health information search keyword, the hospital information, the user location information, Record the health information of the user input from the user health information measurement application installed in the smartphone.

That is, the user smartphone use information analysis unit 240 of the system control unit 200 can predict the knee disease of the user by using the information of the user searching for a knee disease or searching for a knee disease specialty hospital, It is possible to predict the usual amount of exercise by measuring the movement distance of the user through the use of the exercise amount, and to predict the possibility of physical abnormality such as weakening of the muscles and bones caused by the small exercise amount.

Or the types of foods that users often search for, and whether they can be caused by over-consumption of such foods.

That is, if the user smartphone use information recording unit 126 collects frequent searches of bars or the like by the user, the user smartphone use information analyzing unit 240 can predict a liver disease or the like as a user's expected disease.

The user bio-signal information measuring unit 130 is for directly measuring the user's body information. The user's body information measuring unit 130 includes a body information measuring unit 132, a blood pressure information measuring unit 134, A body temperature information measuring unit 138, a biorhythm measuring unit 139, and the like.

The body shape information measuring unit 132 may measure the body shape information of the user by providing a sensor in the massage chair 100 or may measure the body shape information of the user through the massage driving module. For example, a massage massage module provided in a massage chair back part detects a shoulder position of a user through vertical movement when a user is seated on a massage chair, The user's body shape information can be measured.

In addition, an optical sensor capable of measuring a user's neck inclination angle can be attached to the head portion of the massage chair 100 to measure the user's neck, turtle neck, and the like.

Through the measurement data of the body shape information measurement unit 132, the user biological signal information analysis unit 210 of the system control unit 200 can determine whether or not the user's shoulder or pelvis twist, the spine side only or the posterior side, The body abnormality, the disease, etc. can be predicted.

Next, the blood pressure information measurement 134 and the electrocardiographic information measuring unit 136 are performed. The body temperature information measuring unit 138 and the biorhythm measuring unit 139 measure the user's biological signal information by making contact with the user using an electrode sensor and a temperature sensor provided at the part such as the handle of the massage chair 100. [

The user's body information data through the telemedicine subject information measuring unit 110 is preferably measured for a predetermined period of time, and the user's body part signal information analyzing unit 210 of the system controller 200, The user massage environment information analyzing unit 230 and the user smartphone use information analyzing unit 240 measure the user's body anomaly using data values measured for a predetermined period of time.

The system control unit includes a medical information analysis unit 260 for setting an objective criterion in measuring the user's physical anomaly.

The medical information analysis unit 260 includes a disease type analysis unit 262, a disease prediction analysis unit 264, a disease treatment analysis unit 266, and a disease prevention analysis unit 268. The medical information analyzing unit 260 analyzes the user telemedicine information based on the information input through the medical information input unit 430 of the health care center 400.

In other words, when the body information, such as a neck disk, is input through the medical information input unit 430, the medical information analyzer 260 of the system controller 260 measures The disease type analysis unit 262 analyzes the user data of the turtle neck disease, and the disease prediction analysis unit 264 measures the progress of the neck disk. In the disease treatment analysis unit 266, Of the patients.

The disease prevention analysis unit 268 diagnoses the neck disk based on the user's telemedicine information and analyzes the method for preventing the diagnosis.

 When the medical information analyzing unit 260 diagnoses the user's body abnormality based on the user's teleconference object information and analyzes the measures, the customized treatment program creating unit 250 of the system control unit 200 creates a user- And provides the therapy program to the massage chair 100.

The customized therapy program generating unit 250 includes a personalized massage program information generating unit 252, a personalized massage environment information generating unit 254, a customized return environment information generating unit 256, and a customized paper inquiry information generating unit 258 do.

The personalized massage program information generating unit 252 provides the massage massage chair 100 with a personalized massage program according to the user's physical anomaly and body abnormality analyzed by the medical information analyzer 260. [

That is, the user is analyzed as a neck disk disorder, and the user is provided with a neck massage program that can treat the neck disk and turtle neck deformity, and a massage program is provided to prevent turtle neck deformity if the neck turtle is suspected.

Next, the personalized massage environment information generation unit 254 provides a massage program for the user to receive a massage program, and provides a massage program for the time, period, and season for the user to receive massage for treatment or prevention of the disease .

For example, if a user suspects a deformity of a turtle, he or she will be offered a massage program that offers a massage every 30 minutes, three times a week, and two months before and after bedtime.

Or to provide the user with a massage program to prevent the disease before the season when the disease often occurs.

Next, the customized living environment information generation unit 256 provides a living environment guidance program that can treat or prevent such a user's disease.

For example, a sitting position, a moving position, and a posture for viewing a book to prevent turtle neck through a user interface 170 provided in the massage chair 100.

Next, the customized paper-information generating unit 258 creates a questionnaire periodically inquiring about the user's physical condition for the treatment or prevention of a physical disease of the user, provides the questionnaire to the user through the user interface 170, The user can measure the disease treatment, the treatment progress, and the like through the information displayed on the questionnaire table. The user can again measure the massage massage program information 252, the personalized massage environment information generating unit 254, (256).

The telemedicine massage chair system 300 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a server 300 for storing such user information and medical information.

Accordingly, the user-specific information is continuously stored in the server 300 during the period when the user uses the telemedicine massage chair system 10, and the customized treatment program generation unit 250 continues to massage the user- And the massage chair control unit 140 drives the massage chair driving unit 150 according to the program.

A telemedicine massage chair system 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a user with a therapy program that provides acoustic, light, thermal and pulsed electromagnetic fields to a user in addition to a massage operation.

That is, the massage chair 100 separately includes a treatment unit 160. The treatment unit 160 includes an acoustic therapy unit 162, a light therapy unit 164, a thermal therapy unit 166, (168).

The treatment unit 160 may be individually operated, but may be included in the program generated by the customized treatment program generation unit 250 and operate.

That is, the personalized massage program information generating unit 252 includes a thermal therapy program for providing heat to the knee area of the user in the joint treatment massage program, and provides the same to the massage chair 100, The massage chair driving unit 150 is operated.

Next, a telemedicine massage chair system 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface 170 for identifying a user in the massage chair 100.

The user interface 170 includes a touch screen, a keypad, and the like for inputting information for controlling the operation of the massage chair 100 by the user.

The user interface 170 measures the user's individual telemedicine generation information in the telemedicine massage chair system 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention and transmits the program generated in the customized therapy program generation unit 250 to the individual user And a user authentication unit 172 for providing massage massage to the massage chair 100.

The user authentication unit 172 may be provided in various forms. The user authentication unit 172 may recognize a user's identification code, a password, or a fingerprint of a user input by the user on the display unit 174 And a fingerprint recognition device for performing fingerprint recognition.

Therefore, the present invention can accurately recognize individual users through the user authentication unit 172 and prevent personal information from being exposed by the user.

Next, the user interface 170 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is interlocked with the telemedicine terminal 410 provided in the health care center unit 400.

That is, the telemedicine terminal 410 includes a touch panel screen, an image capturing device, and a voice input / output means. The telemedicine terminal 410 includes a user interface 170, So that information can be exchanged or information can be input.

The telemedicine massage chair system 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to manage interoperability between the telemedicine terminal 410 and the user interface 170. [

That is, the health care center 400 includes a user telemedicine reservation management unit 420 to allow a user to set a medical care subject, a doctor, an examination time, a medical examination month, and a medical examination year, And interacts with the doctor terminal (410) and the user interface (170).

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 is clear that the present invention can be suitably modified and applied in the same manner. Therefore, the above description does not limit the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the limitations of the following claims.

10: telemedicine massage chair system 100: massage chair
200: system controller 300: server
400: Health Care Center Department

Claims (18)

A telemedicine subject information measuring unit provided in a massage chair, measuring a telemedicine subject information from a user, storing data, and transmitting the data to a server; And
A massage chair controller for driving a massage chair according to a customized treatment program supplied from a system controller for remotely providing a massage massage program remotely to the massage chair using telemedicine target information stored in a server and medical information provided from a health care center, Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the telemedicine subject information includes smart device usage information of a user,
Wherein the system control unit includes a smartphone use information analyzing unit for analyzing smart device usage information of the user,
Wherein the customized treatment program is determined based on a result analyzed by the smartphone use information analyzing unit,
Wherein the smart device usage information of the user includes search information input to the smart device of the user,
Massage chair. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the telemedicine target information further includes a user's massage pattern information for a predetermined period of time of the user. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the user massage pattern information includes at least one of a massage program, a massage site, a massage intensity, and a massage attitude. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the telemedicine target information further includes user's massage environment information for a predetermined period of time of the user. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the user's massage environment information includes at least one of a massage use time, a massage use date, a massage use month, a massage use season, and a massage use weather. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the telemedicine target information further includes user bio-signal information. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the user's biometric signal information includes at least one of body shape, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, body temperature, and biorhythm. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the smart device use information of the user further includes at least one of smart device use position information and smart device input user voice information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the medical information includes at least one of a disease type, disease prediction, disease treatment, and disease prevention information. The method according to claim 1,
The massage program is a massage program. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the treatment program includes at least one of massage environment information, living environment information, and questionnaire information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the massage chair further comprises a treatment unit for providing and treating at least one of acoustic, light, thermal, and pulsed electromagnetic fields to the user. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the treatment program further includes operation information of the treatment unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the massage chair further comprises a user interface including a user authentication unit capable of identifying a user. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the user authentication unit identifies the user through a cell phone owned by the user. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the health care center unit further includes a telemedicine doctor terminal through which a telemedicine doctor can input information, and the user interface is interlocked with the telemedicine doctor terminal. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the health care center unit further comprises a user telemedicine reservation management unit for controlling interlocking of the user interface and the telemedicine terminal.

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