KR101906299B1 - Earphone that can measure heart rate and body temperature - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an earphone which can measure a heart rate and a body temperature, and more particularly, to an earphone which can measure a heart rate and a body temperature, capable of transmitting the heart rate and the body temperature to a mobile terminal of a user, a protector, or a medical staff and monitoring the heart rate and the body temperature by sensing the temperature of a skin surface behind an ear through which a posterior auricular artery passes with a noncontact method while mounting a receiver inside the ear to perform an original earphone function and mounting the receiver on an earlobe to measure the heart rate with a contact method.

Description

[0001] EARPHONE THAT CAN MEASURE HEART RATE AND BODY TEMPERATURE [0003]

The present invention relates to an earphone capable of measuring a heart rate and measuring a body temperature. More particularly, the present invention relates to an earphone, which is mounted on a user's ear and functions as an earphone and is mounted on the earlobe of a user to measure the heart rate in a contact manner, The present invention relates to an earphone capable of measuring a heart rate and measuring body temperature, which enables a user to monitor the temperature of the surface of the skin behind the ear and monitor the temperature of the ear surface to be transmitted to a mobile terminal of a person, a guardian or a healthcare individual.

In general, the earphone can reproduce / listen to a voice signal smaller than that heard by a speaker, can listen to a reproduced sound without causing a third party to be disturbed, and is free from noise caused by the surrounding environment. Because the sound is heard in front of the hearing instrument, higher resolution can be obtained and the cost is reduced, but there is a great loss in terms of space and durability. Compared to a home theater, you can enjoy high-quality sound at a relatively low price. In order to maximize performance and reduce noise pollution to your neighbors, unlike speaker systems that require sound and room tuning, .

The earphone is an open earphone which is worn like a round part in the ear, a earphone to be inserted into the ear, a cannula type earphone which is generally more comfortable than an open type, and a clip type earphone have.

In recent years, a so-called Bluetooth earphone, which is connected by radio, has been developed and gradually spreading, and a neckband-type Bluetooth earphone is mainly used. The neckband type Bluetooth earphone is increasingly demanding both in domestic and overseas market because the convenience of wireless listening to music and talking with hands-free is growing as the population of outdoor, such as camping, mountain climbing, bicycle,

Korean Patent Registration No. 1438361 discloses a neckband type earphone in which negative ions are generated so that a functional rubber having a function of emitting negative ions can be mounted and fixed to a portion of the body of the neckband-type earphone that contacts the neck.

The conventional neckband type earphone has an advantage in that it generates negative ions to help blood circulation.

In recent years, there has been a need to monitor the user's body temperature and heart rate, and to monitor the measurement result through the mobile terminal of the guardian and the healthcare person as well as the self as well as the interest in health. , It is possible to increase the accessibility of the user.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for measuring the body temperature and heart rate of a user in addition to the function of an earphone and monitoring the result of the measurement through a mobile terminal of a guardian and a healthcare individual To provide earphones capable of measuring heart rate and measuring body temperature.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an earphone capable of measuring the heart rate and measuring the body temperature, which can make the appearance of the ear can be worn by making metal ornaments wearable.

In order to achieve the above object, an earphone capable of measuring a heart rate and measuring a body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an earphone main body configured to be worn on a user's neck; First and second receivers connected to the main body by wires to receive an electrical signal to output a voice signal and to be worn on both ear holes of a user; A sensing device connected to the earphone main body in a wired manner and configured to sense a user's heart rate and body temperature by being worn on a lobe of a user; And an electric power supply unit provided in the earphone main body for providing an electric signal for voice reproduction to the first and second receivers, receiving a signal of sensing the heart rate and body temperature from the sensing apparatus body, And circuit means.

In the earphone capable of measuring the heart rate and measuring the body temperature according to the embodiment, the sensing device includes a sensing device body connected to the earphone body by wire; A holder configured to be in contact with a back surface of a user's earlobe so that a magnetic body is applied to the surface so that a metal ornament or a first receiver can be attached and detached; A hinge part hinged to the sensing device main body and the holding part and folded by a hook; A heart rate measuring unit mounted on a rear surface of the holding unit and configured to measure a heart rate of a user by contacting the earlobe when the hinge unit is folded; And a body temperature sensing unit installed at the center of the front surface of the sensing device body and configured to sense the temperature of the surface of the skin behind the ear passing through the posterior canal of the user.

In the earphone capable of measuring the heart rate and measuring the body temperature according to the above embodiment, the electric circuit means receives the sensing signal of the heart rate and the body temperature from the body temperature sensing unit and the heart rate measuring unit and outputs a display control signal, And outputting a voice reproduction signal; A wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the control unit and the mobile terminal; A power supply configured to supply power to the control unit; And a D / A converter configured to receive the audio reproduction signal from the control unit, convert the audio reproduction signal into an analog signal, and transmit the analog audio signal to the first and second receivers.

According to an earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention, the earphone includes an earphone main body configured to be worn on a user's neck; First and second receivers connected to the main body by wires to receive an electrical signal to output a voice signal and to be worn on both ear holes of a user; A sensing device connected to the earphone main body in a wired manner and configured to sense a user's heart rate and body temperature by being worn on a lobe of a user; And a controller configured to generate electric signals for sound reproduction with the first and second receivers, receive signals of the heart rate and body temperature from the sensing device body, Circuit means, it is possible to monitor the user's body temperature and heart rate in addition to the function of the earphone, and to monitor the measurement result through the mobile terminal of the guardian and the healthcare person as well as the self.

Further, according to the earphone capable of measuring the heart rate and measuring the body temperature according to the embodiment of the present invention, the sensing device is formed to contact the back of the user's earlobe and the magnetic substance is applied to the surface so that the metal jewelry or the first receiver is detached So that the metal ornaments can be worn and the appearance can be improved.

1 is a view showing an appearance of an earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the monitoring apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of the monitoring device of FIG. 1 being worn on the lobe of a user.
FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing that the first receiver is worn on the holding portion of the monitoring apparatus of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing that a metallic material ornament is worn on the holding portion of the monitoring apparatus of FIG. 3;
6 is a diagram showing an overall circuit configuration of an earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of an earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the monitoring apparatus of FIG. 1, 3 is an explanatory view in which the first receiver is worn on the holding part of the monitoring device of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view showing an example in which the holding part of the monitoring device of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an overall circuit configuration of an earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

1 to 6, an earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an earphone main body 10, first and second receivers R and R ', a sensing device 40 And electric circuit means (C).

The earphone main body 10 is in the form of a neck band so as to be worn on the user's neck and is equipped with an operation key (not shown) for voice reproduction and mode setting, And is connected to the first and second receivers R and R 'by an earphone line 30 and is connected to the sensing device 40 by a sensing line 32. The earphone line 30 and the sensing line 32 are connected to the earphone main body 10 by being bundled by the line connector 20.

The first and second receivers R and R 'are connected to the earphone main body 10 and the earphone line 30 so that they can be worn on the left and right ear holes of the user respectively. And receives an electric signal to output a voice signal. The first and second receivers R and R 'are devices for reproducing a voice signal provided from the mobile terminal M through the D / A converter 400. The first and second receivers R and R 'include first and second amplifiers 410 and 410', respectively, for amplifying an analog signal input from the D / A converter 400 to a predetermined level, And first and second audio output units 420 and 420 'that reproduce and output an analog signal amplified by the set level inputted from the amplifiers 410 and 410' as a voice signal, respectively.

The sensing device 40 is connected to the earphone main body 10 and the sensing line 32 and wears on the lobe of the user to sense the user's heart rate and body temperature. 1 to 5, the sensing device 40 includes a sensing device body 42, a holding portion 60, a hinge portion 50, a heart rate measuring portion 110, And a sensing unit (100).

The sensing device body 42 is connected to the earphone main body 10 and the sensing line 32 and has a body temperature sensing part 100 at its center and a part of the hinge part 50 at one side.

The holding portion 60 is formed to contact the back of the user's earlobe so that a magnetic material is applied to the surface of the user so that the ornament E of metal and the first receiver R can be attached and detached. A part of the hinge part 50 is mounted on the rear surface of the holding part 60.

The hinge part 50 is configured to hinge the sensing device body 42 and the holding part 60 and to be folded by the hook 52. [ When the hook 52 is pressed, the locking of the hinge part 50 is released and the holding part 60 can be folded.

The heart rate measuring part 110 is mounted on the rear surface of the holding part 60 and contacts the earlobe when the hinge part 50 is folded to measure the heart rate of the user. The heart rate measuring part 110 and a part of the hinge part 50 are both mounted on the rear surface of the holding part 60 but are not overlapped with each other. That is, a part of the hinge part 50 is mounted on the rear surface of the holding part 60 except the center part, while the heart rate measuring part 110 can be mounted on the rear center part of the holding part 60.

The body temperature sensing unit 100 is installed at the center of the front surface of the sensing device body 40 and serves to sense the temperature of the surface of the skin behind the ear passing through the posterior canal of the user in a non-contact manner.

6, the electric circuit means C is installed in the earphone main body 10 to generate electric signals for audio reproduction with the first and second receivers R and R ' And transmits the signal to the mobile terminal M in a wireless manner. The electric circuit means C includes a control unit 200, a wireless communication unit 300, a power supply unit 310, and a D / A converter 400.

The control unit 200 receives the heart rate signal and the body temperature sensing signal from the body temperature sensing unit 100 and the heart rate measuring unit 110 to generate a display control signal and transmits the display control signal to the mobile terminal M A smartphone held by a user, a guardian, and a healthcare person), and wirelessly receives a voice signal from the mobile terminal M through the wireless communication unit 300 to generate a voice reproduction signal, 400).

The wireless communication unit 300 serves to enable the controller 200 and the mobile terminal M to communicate wirelessly. The manner in which the control unit 200 and the mobile terminal M perform wireless communication may be, for example, GSM, CDMA2000, WiMAX, WiFi, Bluetooth, LTE, and the like.

The power supply unit 310 supplies power to each component through the controller 200 and can use a chargeable and dischargeable battery or a disposable battery that can not be charged or discharged.

The D / A converter 400 receives the audio reproduction signal from the controller 200, converts the audio reproduction signal into an analog signal, and transmits the analog signal to the first and second receivers R and R '.

Hereinafter, the operation of the earphone capable of measuring the heart rate and measuring the body temperature according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The music reproducing operation of the earphone will now be described. The earphone main body 10 is worn on the user's neck and wireless communication with the mobile terminal M is established through an operation key (not shown) It is possible to listen to music through the first and second receivers R and R '.

The heart rate measurement and the body temperature measurement operation of the earphone will be described. Such heart rate measurement and body temperature measurement operation can be performed simultaneously with or separately from the above music reproduction operation.

3, in a state in which the holding part 60 is folded by operating the hinge part 50 while the hook 52 is being pressed by a finger, the sensing device 40 is worn on the earlobe of the user to measure the heart rate The controller 110 senses the heart rate of the user and senses the temperature of the surface of the skin after the ear passing through the posterior canal in the body temperature sensing unit 100. [

Then, the sensed heart rate and body temperature are input to the controller 200 to generate a corresponding display control signal, which is transmitted to and displayed on the mobile terminal M so that the person, The user's heart rate and body temperature can be monitored in real time.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the first receiver R can be attached to the holder 60 by magnetic force and stored.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 5, the ornaments E made of a metal can be attached to the holding portion 60 to make the appearance more beautiful.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an earphone capable of measuring a heart rate and measuring a body temperature includes an earphone main body configured to be worn on a user's neck; First and second receivers connected to the main body by wires to receive an electrical signal to output a voice signal and to be worn on both ear holes of a user; A sensing device connected to the earphone main body in a wired manner and configured to sense a user's heart rate and body temperature by being worn on a lobe of a user; And a controller configured to generate electric signals for sound reproduction with the first and second receivers, receive signals of the heart rate and body temperature from the sensing device body, Circuit means for measuring the temperature and heart rate of the user in addition to the function of the earphone and monitoring the result of the measurement through the mobile terminal of the guardian and the healthcare person as well as the self.

Further, according to the earphone capable of measuring heart rate and body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention, the sensing device is formed so that the back surface is in contact with the lobe of the user, and the magnetic material is applied to the surface so that the metal ornaments or the first receiver are detached So that the metal ornaments can be worn and the appearance can be made more beautiful.

Although the best mode has been shown and described in the drawings and specification, certain terminology has been used for the purpose of describing the embodiments of the invention and is not intended to be limiting or to limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. It is not. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: earphone body
20:
30: earphone line
32: sense line
R: first receiver
R ': second receiver
40: sensing device
42:
50:
52: Hook
60:
100: Body temperature sensing unit
110: heart rate measuring unit
C: Electric circuit means
200:
300:
310: Power supply
400: D / A converter
410: first amplifier
410 ': second amplifier
420: first audio output unit
420 ': second audio output unit
M: Mobile terminal

Claims (3)

An earphone main body configured to be worn on a user's neck;
First and second receivers connected to the earphone main body by wire to receive an electric signal to output a voice signal and to be worn on both ear holes of a user;
A sensing device connected to the earphone main body in a wired manner and configured to sense a user's heart rate and body temperature by being worn on a lobe of a user; And
An electric circuit unit provided in the earphone main body to provide an electric signal for voice reproduction with the first and second receivers and to receive a signal for sensing the heart rate and body temperature from the sensing device and to transmit the signal to the mobile terminal by signal processing, ≪ / RTI >
The sensing device
A sensing device body connected to the earphone main body through a wire;
A holder configured to be in contact with a back surface of a user's earlobe so that a magnetic body is applied to the surface so that a metal ornament or a first receiver can be attached and detached;
A hinge part hinged to the sensing device main body and the holding part and folded by a hook;
A heart rate measuring unit mounted on a rear surface of the holding unit and configured to measure a heart rate of a user by contacting the earlobe when the hinge unit is folded; And
And a body temperature detecting unit installed at the center of the front face of the sensing device body and configured to detect the temperature of the skin surface behind the ear through the posterior canal of the user. delete The method according to claim 1,
The electrical circuit means
A control unit configured to receive a heart rate and a body temperature sensing signal from the body temperature sensing unit and the heart rate measuring unit, output a display control signal, wirelessly receive a voice signal from the mobile terminal, and output a voice reproduction signal;
A wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the control unit and the mobile terminal;
A power supply configured to supply power to the control unit; And
And a D / A converter configured to receive a voice reproduction signal from the control unit and convert the voice signal into an analog signal and transmit the voice signal to the first and second receivers.

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