KR101997225B1 - Care system for the old and the infirm people - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a safety care system for old and infirm persons. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system for checking the location of the old and infirm person, such as an old person, a dementia patient, a child and the like, to periodically provide information to a guardian. According to the present invention, the safety care system for old and infirm persons checks the location and the state of the old and infirm person through communication between a plurality of care systems installed in a predetermined position in a house or a predetermined region and a wearable device worn by the old and infirm person to realize remote care, thereby relieving the guardian. The system comprises the wearable device, the care system, a guardian terminal, and an RFID tag.

Description

{CARE SYSTEM FOR THE OLD AND THE INFIRM PEOPLE}

The present invention relates to a care for the elderly.

Specifically, the present invention relates to a system for providing information to a caregiver periodically by grasping the position of an elderly person such as an elderly person, a dementia patient, a child, etc., and to provide information periodically between a plurality of care systems installed at specific locations in a home or a certain area, The present invention relates to a care system for the elderly, which enables a caregiver to feel relieved as long as he / she can grasp the position and state of the elderly person through communication.

In the 2000s, the proportion of elderly people aged 65 or older accounted for 7.2% of the total population, exceeding the 7% prescribed by the United Nations, and entering an aging society. An aging society, which accounts for 14% of the population, is expected to reach around 2019 .

Moreover, the rate of entry into the aging society in Korea is the highest in the world, and the proportion of the elderly population is expected to increase from 9.1% in 2005 to 38.2% in 2050, double the world average of 16.2%. As this rapid aging society progresses, the nuclear family is added and the elderly, demented elderly and patients are increasing simultaneously. The problem of solitude of the elderly in indoor or outdoor is a serious social problem. Therefore, technology for safety management of the elderly is required.

Accordingly, a technology for remotely managing a senior citizen by detecting or locating the movement of the elderly is being developed. First, in the patent publication No. 10-2017-0069728, based on the tracking algorithm of the elderly's living body and precise location information The elderly safety management system is described.

The above-described technology is a system for monitoring and tracking the state and position of the elderly person when the elderly person measures an elderly person's location information and biometric information by measuring the elderly person's safety management system, And a BT signal generator, and may be configured to perform a predetermined operation algorithm according to the sensing information output through the Bluetooth module, the activity measurement sensor, and the temperature sensor included in the aged terminal.

As another technology, the disclosure of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0106583 describes a device for managing elderly persons and a system for managing elderly persons.

The present invention relates to a technology for managing elderly people, comprising a GPS sensor for sensing a GPS signal, a bio-signal measuring sensor for measuring a bio-signal exposed through the skin, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving a communication packet through a local area network, And a processing unit for composing biometric data from the bio-signals of the measurement sensor, wherein the processing unit outputs GPS data and biometric data to a local management terminal via a local area network.

As another technique, the disclosure of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0136770 discloses an elderly remote management and monitoring system.

The above technology is configured to detect the heartbeat state of the elderly person to be managed by using the radar sensor, so that the heartbeat state can be detected even if a separate measurement means is not attached to the body of the elderly person, And the heat-sensing sensor is configured to measure the temperature by dividing the sensing area S into N × N blocks and then use the measured temperature to detect the human body, thereby greatly improving the resolution and accuracy of the human body detection And the management server is configured to determine whether the emergency situation of the elderly person occurs by analyzing the heartbeat state information detected by the radar sensor and the motion information detected by the heat-sensing sensor by using a predetermined situation awareness analysis algorithm, The situation can be judged precisely and quickly, and the remote management server judges that an emergency has occurred Group was an emergency occurs to a set terminal of the administrator when the elderly, to a remote management and monitoring system with a prompt action on this emergencies can be made by transmitting the emergency data including the information, and location.

As another technique, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-1016605 discloses a system and method for managing elderly persons using a portable terminal.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for managing elderly people using a portable terminal for cognition assistance, problem behavior alleviation, and healthy lifestyle formation of demented patients.

The above-described technology for this purpose is a senior citizen management system including a portable senior citizen terminal, a management server, and an expert terminal, wherein the portable senior citizen terminal includes a location tracking unit for tracking a position of a senior citizen by locating a senior citizen; A medication time notification unit informing the elderly person of medication time; And an expert instruction notification unit for providing instructions of a specialist in real time, wherein the management server monitors the aged person information including the location information of the aged person and transmits the monitored information to the expert terminal; A senior citizen information analysis unit for analyzing the elderly person information and generating the history information; A senior citizen terminal control unit for remotely controlling the aged person terminal; And an expert instruction transmitting unit for receiving an instruction of a specialist and transmitting the instruction to a senior citizen terminal, wherein the expert terminal comprises a senior citizen management system for receiving a remote control signal for controlling a senior citizen terminal and an instruction of a specialist, And provides a method for managing the elderly using the same.

Published Japanese Patent Application No. 10-2017-0069728 (Jun. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0106583 (Oct. Published Japanese Patent Application No. 10-2018-0136770 (Dec. 26, 2018) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1016605 (issued on February 22, 2011)

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for providing information to an elderly person, a dementia patient, a child or the like periodically and providing information to a guardian periodically, The present invention is to provide a care system for elderly people who can relieve a guardian of the elderly person by recognizing the position and state of the elderly person through communication between the devices, thereby enabling remote care.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,

A care system configured to be worn by the elderly and generating and outputting positional information, a care system for managing information including positional information of the wearer, and a guardian terminal for receiving information of the care system and displaying the information on a screen In a configured, elderly care care system,

The above-

A communication unit for communication with the care system;

An identification information storage unit for storing identification information of the wearing device; And

And a position information management unit for generating and storing position information of the wearing device,

And transmits the position information of the wearing device stored in the position information managing unit to the care system through the communication unit.

At this time,

A communication unit for communicating with the care system; And

And a providing information output unit for outputting information received from the care system through the communication unit to a screen.

The care system may further include:

A communication unit that performs a function of communicating with the wearer and a protector terminal;

A wearer information storage unit for storing position information and identification information of the wearer apparatus received through the communication unit;

A temperature / humidity information storage unit for storing temperature and humidity around the care system on the basis of the sensor and storing the temperature / humidity information;

A motion information storage unit for storing, as motion information, motion of an object around the care system detected based on the sensor;

A respiration information storage unit for storing respiration information of an object around the care system detected based on the sensor as respiration information;

And an information management and output unit linked with the display unit and capable of outputting the positional information and the identification information of the stored wearing device and the surrounding temperature / humidity information on the screen.

Further, the care system further includes an interlocking portion,

And the bus entrance and the expected arrival time are outputted through the display unit of the care system in cooperation with the bus management system of the bus information operating in the corresponding area.

The information management and output unit may further include:

Based on the identification information of the stored wearing device, identifies the guardian of the elderly wearer wearing the wearing device,

By collecting information of at least one of the position information of the wearing device, the temperature / humidity information, the motion information, and the breath information, and periodically providing information to the parent terminal,

The guardian using the guardian terminal,

Out information, return information or location information of the elderly person can be confirmed at a remote location.

According to the elderly care care system of the present invention,

It is possible to grasp the position and state of the elderly person through communication between a plurality of care systems installed at a specific location in a home or a certain area and a wearer worn by the elderly person so that remote care can be performed, Effect.

Fig. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a care-of-care system for the elderly according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for further illustrating the care-of-care system for the elderly according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of a care system of the elderly care care system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen for outputting information provided by the guardian terminal in the care for the elderly care system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a screen for performing overall control through a care system when an administrator terminal is further included in the care-of-care system for the elderly according to the present invention.
6 to 8 show an example of an interface provided on the screen of the care system in the care for the elderly care system according to the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor can properly define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in accordance with the principles and meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

Before describing the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that the present invention is not described or specifically described with respect to a known configuration that can be easily added by a person skilled in the art, Let the sound be revealed.

The present invention relates to a care for the elderly.

Specifically, the present invention relates to a system for providing information to a caregiver periodically by grasping the position of an elderly person such as an elderly person, a dementia patient, a child, etc., and to provide information periodically between a plurality of care systems installed at specific locations in a home or a certain area, The present invention relates to a care system for the elderly, which enables a caregiver to feel relieved as long as he / she can grasp the position and state of the elderly person through communication.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the attached drawings, the care-of-care system for the elderly according to the present invention will be described.

The present invention provides a wearable device comprising: a wearable device configured to be worn by a elderly person and to generate and output positional information; a care system that manages all information including positional information of the wearable device; And a guardian terminal.

Fig. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a care-of-care system for the elderly according to the present invention.

At this time, the wearer may be configured in various forms of wearable wear and worn by the elderly, and may include a communication unit for communication with the care system; An identification information storage unit for storing identification information of the wearing device; And a position information management unit for generating and storing position information of the wearing device,

And the position information of the wearer stored in the position information management unit through the communication unit may be transmitted to the care system.

Also, the guardian terminal refers to all terminals to which an application capable of communication and output of information can be installed, and includes a communication unit for communicating with the care system; And a providing information output unit for outputting information provided from the care system through the communication unit to a screen.

In addition, the care system is a type of system-type device for performing the functions described in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 of the accompanying drawings, a care system is a system- Nursery, kindergarten, etc.).

Such a care system may refer to FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a care system for the elderly according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows an example of the construction of a care system for the care system for the elderly according to the present invention.

Such a care system is a module configured to use any one or more of communication standards such as Wi-Fi, LAN (Ethernet), or LTE (UART serial communication), and includes a communication unit ;

A wearer information storage unit for storing position information and identification information of the wearer apparatus received through the communication unit;

A temperature / humidity information storage unit for storing temperature and humidity around the care system on the basis of the sensor and storing the temperature / humidity information;

A motion information storage unit for storing, as motion information, motion of an object around the care system detected based on the sensor;

A respiration information storage unit for storing respiration information of an object around the care system detected based on the sensor as respiration information;

And an information management and output unit linked with the display unit and capable of outputting the positional information and identification information of the wearing device and the surrounding temperature / humidity information on the screen.

At this time, the information management and output unit may output the time information based on the RTC. In addition, since many sensors are conventionally described as non-contact type, microwave, and ultrasonic sensor for detecting motion, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, a variety of breathing sensors can be used as the sensor for breathing detection. For example, the X4M200 breathing detection sensor of Crayka Co., Ltd. can be exemplified.

The care system further includes an interlocking unit, so that the care system can be interlocked with a bus management system for bus information operating in the area, or with a server of a disaster prevention center for managing natural disasters and the like, It is also possible to output the information through the unit.

Taking the bus management system as an example, the care system is installed in the bus stop so that the entry of the bus and the estimated arrival time can be displayed on the screen.

To this end, the care system may further include a speaker to output information by voice.

In addition, the care system further includes a USB port, so that the predetermined information is updated to output information through the display unit and the speaker. This can be achieved by storing information to be updated in a USB form and updating the information in the care system .

For example, if you update the information for a town meeting, the meeting will be held at the town hall at 0:00 pm in the form of voice and text via the care system. And the like can be output.

As another example, a server for managing village information may be separately provided through an interlocking unit, or a message of the above-described type may be received by configuring the server to receive information sent by an administrator (village head, etc.) through the communication unit.

In addition to screen output through the display unit described above, the information managing and outputting unit may also identify a guardian of the aged person wearing the wearing device based on the identification information of the stored wearing device (based on the personally registered information)

After the information of at least one of the position information, the ON / humidity information, the motion information, and the breath information of the stored wearing device is collected, a management function of periodically providing information to the parent terminal can be performed.

Accordingly, it is possible for the caregiver using the guardian terminal to check at a distance whether the elderly person is at a certain position, whether the person is in the home, whether the person is in a proper motion or is breathing, and also confirms going out or returning .

An example of displaying the information of the elderly person through the guardian terminal is shown in FIG. 4 of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen for outputting information provided by the guardian terminal in the care for the elderly care system according to the present invention.

In addition, although not shown in the figure, when the system further includes an administrator terminal capable of communicating with the care system, the administrator can check the entire information through the administrator terminal if the administrator is determined to be the administrator through the login information. This makes reference to Figure 5 of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a screen for performing overall control through a care system when an administrator terminal is further included in the care-of-care system for the elderly according to the present invention.

Depending on the design conditions, the RFID tag may further include an RFID tag that can be attached to any one of the wearer's body, clothing, or belongings, in addition to the wearing device.

The RFID tag transmits its own information to the wearer, and the wearer can determine the position of the RFID tag by receiving information.

The RFID tag uses a non-contact type data transmission and transmission process in which the battery can be supplied with energy, which means a passive tag.

That is, the wearing apparatus further includes an RFID reader unit, wherein the tag is supplied with power for operation from the reader unit.

The RFID tag transmits its own identification information and location information to the reader unit. In this case, the transmission is not limited to a predetermined wearing apparatus, but can be transmitted to all wearable apparatuses that can communicate with each other.

At this time, the care system receives information of the RFID tag received by the wearer and stores the information, and the storage is sequentially stored based on the received time.

With this configuration, even if the elderly person inadvertently goes out without wearing the wearer device and then disappears, or even if the elderly person disappears after forcibly removing the wearer's device by a malicious abduction, the RFID tag is worn by the wearer The identification information and the positional information are transmitted to the wearable device at a communicable position of the device or the surroundings, and the care system can receive and store the identification information and the positional information, thereby making it possible to track the location of the missing elderly person.

The care system may further include a shopping interface, a taxi call interface, a book purchase and subscription interface, a message storage interface, a notification interface during message storage, and a re-listen interface.

That is, the care system according to the present invention can make shopping, tax call, book purchase and application as shown in FIG. 6 of the attached drawings.

The shopping link interface further provides an interface by which a shopping can be performed so that a predetermined shopping URL is linked through an interlocking unit by operating a screen of the care system or a user can select a product through an association with a nearby shopping mart, And the like.

The taxi call interface may include a button called 'taxi call' on the screen of the care system so that the taxi caller can call the taxi to a place located in the care system in association with the taxi company through the interlocking unit.

The book purchase and application interface may be linked with a book homepage, a nearby library, or a bookstore through an interlocking unit so that a user can operate the screen of the care system to purchase or book an appropriate book or make a book delivered to the premises .

The message storage interface provides an interface for storing messages received or uploaded to the care system. It may be implemented as a separate storage means or database.

Wherein the notification interface during the message archiving has a function of controlling the buttons in the form of lighting on the screen of the care system or repeatedly turning off the light on the screen when the message is not stored in the care system on the basis of the message storage interface do.

This may refer to the 'OK' button in FIGS. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.

The re-listen interface provides an interface for replaying a message that has been read but stored in the care system, or a message that has just been listened or read, based on the message storage interface.

This can be referred to FIG. 8 of the accompanying drawings.

It is apparent that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the drawings, as described above with reference to the drawings, only the main points of the present invention are described, and various designs can be made within the technical scope thereof.

Claims (5)

A care system configured to wear the elderly person and to generate and output position information; a care system that manages information including positional information of the wearer; a guardian terminal that receives information of the care system and displays the information on a screen; And an RFID tag that can be attached to any one of the body, clothing, or belongings of the elderly,
The above-
A communication unit for communication with the care system;
An identification information storage unit for storing identification information of the wearing device; And
And a position information management unit for generating and storing position information of the wearing device,
The position information of the wearer stored in the position information management unit through the communication unit is transmitted to the care system,
The care system comprises:
A communication unit that performs a function of communicating with the wearer and a protector terminal;
A wearer information storage unit for storing position information and identification information of the wearer apparatus received through the communication unit;
A temperature / humidity information storage unit for storing temperature and humidity around the care system on the basis of the sensor and storing the temperature / humidity information;
A motion information storage unit for storing, as motion information, motion of an object around the care system detected based on the sensor;
A respiration information storage unit for storing respiration information of an object around the care system detected based on the sensor as respiration information;
And an information management and output unit linked with the display unit and capable of outputting the positional information and identification information of the stored wearing device and the surrounding temperature and humidity information on the screen,
The RFID tag is configured to receive power from an RFID interrogator and transmit identification information and positional information to a wearer. The wearer is configured to determine the position of the RFID tag by communicating with the RFID tag,
The care system receives and stores the identification information and the position information of the RFID tag from the wearer,
The RFID tag transmits identification information and location information to the wearer of the wearer or the wearer at a communicatable position in the vicinity, even if the elderly person does not recognize the position without wearing the wearer, Wherein the care system is capable of tracking the position of the elderly missing without wearing the wearer as the care system receives and stores the information and location information.
The method according to claim 1,
The guardian terminal,
A communication unit for communicating with the care system; And
And a providing information output unit for outputting information provided from the care system through the communication unit to a screen.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The care system further includes an interlocking portion,
Wherein the bus system is interlocked with the bus management system of the bus information operating in the area, so that the entrance of the bus and the estimated arrival time are outputted through the display unit of the care system.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information management and output unit comprises:
Based on the identification information of the stored wearing device, identifies the guardian of the elderly wearer wearing the wearing device,
By collecting information of at least one of the position information of the wearing device, the temperature / humidity information, the motion information, and the breath information, and periodically providing information to the parent terminal,
The guardian using the guardian terminal,
Wherein the elderly person can confirm the outgoing information, return information or location information of the elderly person from a remote location.

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