KR102176321B1 - Smart band and user managing method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a smart band and a user management method using the same. A smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a body portion having a shape wearable on a user's body; A sensor unit installed on the body and sensing user information; Analyzes the user's behavior pattern from the user information, and if the behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern related to the normal situation or corresponds to the second reference pattern related to the abnormal situation, it is considered that an abnormal symptom has occurred and a predetermined action is taken. A control unit that outputs a corresponding control command; And an output unit that outputs data according to the control command.

Description

Smart band and user managing method using the same

The present invention relates to a smart band, and more particularly, to a smart band for preventing the disappearance of mentally and physically weak people such as the elderly with dementia, and a user management method using the same.

Dementia is a marked decline in mental abilities such as intelligence, will, and memory, and as the aging society becomes, the number of elderly people with dementia has rapidly increased and has emerged as a serious social problem.

In case the elderly with dementia get lost, there is a bracelet that contains the contact information of the elderly with dementia, but it is impossible to determine whether or not they are missing, and there is an inconvenience that a third party must check the contents.

In addition, there is also a wristband equipped with GPS and a wireless communication module to enable carers or related protection organizations to locate and rescue the elderly with dementia in case of disappearance. However, this is a passive means of coping after a guardian, such as a family member, recognizes the disappearance, and there is a limit that it cannot be a meaningful countermeasure in the case of the elderly living alone who cannot report the disappearance.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0398035 (Registered on October 4, 2005)-A watch with a location function

The present invention analyzes the behavioral patterns of the mentally and physically weak people such as dementia, mentally impaired people, infants, etc. in real time, and takes appropriate measures when it is determined that they have lost their spatial intelligence, a smart band capable of actively preventing accidents such as disappearance, and using the same. It is intended to provide a user management method.

Objects other than the present invention will be easily understood through the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a body portion having a shape wearable on a user's body; A sensor unit installed on the body and sensing user information; Analyzes the user's behavior pattern from the user information, and if the behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern related to the normal situation or corresponds to the second reference pattern related to the abnormal situation, it is considered that an abnormal symptom has occurred and a predetermined action is taken. A control unit that outputs a corresponding control command; And an output unit that outputs data according to the control command.

The sensor unit may include a position sensor for sensing a user's position; It may include at least one of an exercise sensor that senses a user's motion and a temperature sensor that senses a user's body temperature.

The output unit may include a display including a plurality of LEDs for outputting visual data related to a predetermined text or image by controlling on/off according to the control command; A speaker outputting auditory data on a predetermined sound source according to the control command; It may include at least one of vibration modules that output tactile data related to vibration having a predetermined pattern, size, and period according to the control command.

The first reference pattern may be learned according to a machine learning result of the behavior pattern collected through use for a predetermined period under a normal situation.

The control unit may display the contact information of the guardian through the output unit only when it is determined that the abnormal symptom has occurred.

On the other hand, according to another aspect of the present invention, the step of registering a device for a user who will use a smart band; When the user wears the smart band, outputting a normal check signal and receiving a normal response; Collecting user information on the user and analyzing a behavior pattern based on the sensor unit; Determining that an abnormal symptom has occurred when the behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern related to the normal situation or corresponds to the second reference pattern related to the abnormal situation; Outputting the normality confirmation signal; There is provided a user management method using a smart band including performing a normal process when the pre-registered normal response is input, and performing an emergency response process when the normal response is not input.

The normality confirmation signal may be at least one of vibration for a predetermined number of times through a vibration module, a query text or a specific image through a display, and a query voice through a speaker.

The normal response may include at least one individual setting action for each user among the number of tapping the smart band a predetermined number of times, and drawing a specific shape using a hand wearing the smart band.

Other aspects, features, and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the behavioral patterns of mentally and physically weak people such as dementia, mentally disabled people, infants, etc. have been analyzed in real time, by taking appropriate measures, accidents such as disappearance can be actively prevented. It works.

1 is a perspective view of a smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an exemplary diagram of an output screen through a display among the output units;
4 is a flow chart of a user management method using a smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, various modifications may be made and various embodiments may be provided, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it is to be understood to include all changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. These terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component.

The terms used in the specification are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance.

In addition, components of the embodiments described with reference to each drawing are not limited to the corresponding embodiments, and may be implemented to be included in other embodiments within the scope of maintaining the technical spirit of the present invention. Even if the description is omitted, it is natural that a plurality of embodiments may be implemented again as a unified embodiment.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or related reference numerals are assigned to the same components regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, terms such as "... unit", "... unit", "... module", and "... group" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is hardware or software or hardware and software. It can be implemented by a combination of.

1 is a perspective view of a smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of an output screen through a display among output units. to be.

The smart band 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a wearable device that can be worn on the wrist of a person with mental and physical weakness (dementia elderly, mentally disabled, infant, etc.). By collecting and analyzing the behavioral patterns of the mentally and physically weak, it is characterized by taking appropriate measures to prevent lead to an emergency situation such as disappearance when it is judged as an emergency situation such as loss of spatial intelligence.

The smart band 100 according to the present embodiment includes a body portion 110 having a shape wearable on the user's body as a basic skeleton. For example, the body portion 110 may be a band type such as a watch or bracelet that can be worn on a wrist.

In addition, the smart band 100 includes a sensor unit 120 and an output unit 130 installed on the body unit 110. It may further include a controller 140 that controls the sensor unit 120 and the output unit 130. In addition, it may further include a communication unit 150 for performing communication with the guardian (protection organization) terminal.

The sensor unit 120 is installed on the body unit 110 and senses various types of information (user information) about a user wearing the smart band 100.

The sensor unit 120 may include at least one of a location sensor (eg, a GPS module), a temperature sensor, and a motion sensor (eg, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, etc.).

The location sensor senses the location of a user wearing the smart band 100. For example, the GPS module calculates the current location by receiving signals from GPS satellites.

The temperature sensor detects the user's body temperature by contacting the user's body wearing the smart band 100. It can detect changes in body temperature due to tension or excitement in emergency situations, such as when the user gets lost.

The motion sensor senses the movement of the user wearing the smart band 100. For example, the gyro sensor detects the user's current posture by measuring the angular velocity, and the acceleration sensor detects the user's movement by measuring the acceleration.

The output unit 130 is installed on the body unit 110 and outputs data according to a control command from the controller 140 to be described later. The output data may be visual data, auditory data, or tactile data.

The output unit 130 may be a display including a plurality of LEDs that output visual data. Each of the plurality of LEDs is controlled on/off according to a control command to display a predetermined text or image. When the output unit 130 is a display, it is installed on the outer surface of the body unit 110 so that the user can easily check it with the naked eye.

Alternatively, the output unit 130 may be a speaker that outputs auditory data. According to the control command, a predetermined sound source may be output through the speaker.

Alternatively, the output unit 130 may be a vibration module that outputs tactile data. A vibration having a predetermined pattern, size and/or period may be output through the vibration module according to the control command.

The control unit 140 collects user information sensed by the sensor unit 120, analyzes a user's behavior pattern based on this, and generates a control command corresponding to a predetermined action according to the analysis result.

If the behavioral pattern falls under the first reference pattern that can be viewed as a normal situation, no action is taken, but if it exceeds the predetermined error range from the first reference pattern, it is judged as an abnormal situation and pre-designated measures are taken. Can be lost.

For example, the first reference pattern may be a movement within a predetermined safety area. The safe area can be determined according to the user's living radius. In the case of dementia, it can be around the place of residence, and in the case of infants, it can be around the home and daycare center.

As a result of the analysis of the behavior pattern, when a certain time elapses after leaving the safe area, the controller 140 may see it as an abnormal symptom such as a lost way or a loss of spatial intelligence.

Here, the first reference pattern may be separately set by the user or may be learned according to a machine learning result of a behavior pattern collected through long-term use under normal circumstances.

Alternatively, the controller 140 may cause a predetermined action to be taken when a second reference pattern that can be viewed as an abnormal situation is met.

The second reference pattern includes repetitive walking in a limited space (e.g., a radius of 100m), repetitive walking on a specific path (repeated walking on a specific path in the forward or reverse direction), and a specific hand shake that occurs when wandering (e.g. Hand shake caused by the jitter, repetition of patting or scratching the head outdoors, etc.).

When the user's behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern or belongs to the second reference pattern, the control unit 140 determines that an abnormal symptom has occurred, and generates and outputs a control command to proceed with a response process corresponding to a predetermined action. do.

Actions in response to the occurrence of abnormal symptoms include attempting a conversation to the user through a speaker, indicating the way to the user through a speaker or display, and giving the user the way to a pre-designated guardian (or protection agency) through the communication unit 150. There may be a notification that the has been lost and location information, and the like, and the controller 140 may generate and output a control command suitable for each action.

When attempting a conversation, a speaker and a microphone of the output unit 130 are activated, and a preset question is output to check whether an appropriate response is received.

When the user is informed of the directions, the directions may be guided by voice through the speaker of the output unit 130 or the directions may be guided by text or images through the display of the output unit 130.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user checks the output unit 130 of the smart band 100 by appropriately displaying text or arrows of left turn, right turn, forward, and backward based on the user's current position according to the route guidance route. Then, you can enter the safe area or move to a protective agency such as a police station.

When contacting the guardian, the communication unit 150 provided in the smart band 100 may be activated, and a text message may be transmitted to a predetermined guardian contact or communication connection may be attempted to inform the current situation and location information. In addition, a person in charge can be dispatched by notifying a protection agency (eg police station, etc.).

In this embodiment, the smart band 100 may display the contact information of the guardian through the output unit 130 only when it is determined that an abnormal symptom has occurred. This can prevent the contact information from being disclosed by a malicious third party due to the constant exposure of the parental contact information through the band. In addition, by reducing battery consumption, failure of the response process due to battery discharge in an emergency situation can be prevented.

4 is a flowchart of a user management method using a smart band according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a mentally and physically weak person (ie, a user) to use the smart band 100 according to the present embodiment is determined, device registration is performed (step S200). During the device registration process, user information and guardian contact information can be registered and a safe area can be set.

When the user wears the smart band 100, a normal response is registered (step S205).

Normal response means that even if abnormal symptoms are found as described above, the actual user is not lost, but temporarily leaves the safe area or takes actions similar to the second reference pattern. This is to avoid proceeding.

The smart band 100 outputs a normal check signal to be output to the user through the smart band 100 when an abnormal symptom is detected. The normality confirmation signal may be vibration for a predetermined number of times through the vibration module, a query text or a specific image through a display, a query voice through a speaker, and the like.

In response to the normality confirmation signal, a normal response to notify that the user is in a normal state irrelevant to the discovery of abnormal symptoms such as lost or lost spatial intelligence can be registered. The normal response may include a simple act of tapping the smart band 100 a predetermined number of times or drawing a specific shape using a hand wearing the smart band 100.

This normal response can be set individually for each user, and it is an individual set action for each user that is subordinate to the user.Because other people cannot know, a malicious third party cannot replicate the action, so it is considered to be in a normal state under an emergency situation. There is a characteristic that cannot be made to be lost.

After the normal response is registered, the user wears the smart band 100 and leads daily life.

The sensor unit 120 of the smart band 100 periodically collects user information about the user and analyzes the behavior pattern based on this (step S210).

When the analyzed behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern or matches the second reference pattern, the controller 140 may determine that an abnormal symptom has been found for the user. In this case, the normality confirmation signal is output, and it is checked whether the normal response registered in step S205 is input (step S215).

If a normal response is input, an abnormal symptom has occurred as a result of the mechanical analysis of the behavior pattern, but it is considered to have occurred by chance, and a normal process may be performed (step S220). The normal process means returning to step S210 again.

If the normal response is not input, an abnormal symptom is found in the current user, and accordingly, it corresponds to a situation in which even a pre-registered normal response cannot be input, and the emergency response process may proceed (step S225). The emergency response process is a measure in response to the occurrence of abnormal symptoms as described above, attempting to talk to the user through a speaker, informing the user of the way through a speaker or display, and a pre-designated guardian (or protection agency) through the communication department. ) To notify that the user is lost and inform of location information.

It is natural that the above-described user management method may be performed as an automated procedure according to a time-series sequence by a software program or the like embedded in a digital processing device. Codes and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. Further, the program is stored in a computer readable media, and is read and executed by a computer to implement the method. The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and the like.

Although the above has been described with reference to embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art can variously modify the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the following claims. And it will be appreciated that it can be changed.

100: smart band 110: body
120: sensor unit 130: output unit
140: control unit 150: communication unit

Claims (8)

A body portion having a shape wearable on the user's body;
A sensor unit installed on the body and sensing user information;
Analyzes the user's behavior pattern from the user information, and if the behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern related to the normal situation or corresponds to the second reference pattern related to the abnormal situation, it is considered that an abnormal symptom has occurred and a predetermined action is taken. A control unit that outputs a corresponding control command; And
Including an output unit for outputting data according to the control command,
The control unit outputs a normality confirmation signal before outputting the control command, proceeds with a normal process when a pre-registered normal response is input, and proceeds with an emergency response process when the normal response is not input,
The normal response is pre-registered by the user in correspondence with the normality confirmation signal output during the device registration process when the user is first worn,
The normal response includes at least one individual setting action for each user of tapping the smart band a predetermined number of times and drawing a specific shape using a hand wearing the smart band.
The method of claim 1,
The sensor unit may include a position sensor for sensing a user's position; A smart band comprising at least one of an exercise sensor that detects a user's movement and a temperature sensor that detects a user's body temperature.
The method of claim 1,
The output unit may include a display including a plurality of LEDs for outputting visual data related to a predetermined text or image by controlling on/off according to the control command; A speaker outputting auditory data on a predetermined sound source according to the control command; A smart band comprising at least one of a vibration module for outputting tactile data related to vibration having a predetermined pattern, size, and period according to the control command.
The method of claim 1,
The first reference pattern is learned according to a machine learning result of the behavior pattern collected through use for a predetermined period under a normal situation.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit to display the parental contact information through the output unit only when it is determined that the abnormal symptom has occurred.
Registering a device for a user who will use the smart band;
When the user wears the smart band, outputting a normal check signal and receiving a normal response;
Collecting user information on the user and analyzing a behavior pattern based on the sensor unit;
Determining that an abnormal symptom has occurred when the behavior pattern deviates from the first reference pattern related to the normal situation or corresponds to the second reference pattern related to the abnormal situation;
Outputting the normality confirmation signal;
If the pre-registered normal response is input, proceeding with a normal process, and if the normal response is not input, proceeding with an emergency response process,
The normal response includes at least one individual setting action for each user of tapping the smart band a predetermined number of times and drawing a specific shape using a hand wearing the smart band. Management method.
The method of claim 6,
The normality confirmation signal is at least one of vibration for a predetermined number of times through a vibration module, a query text or a specific image through a display, and a query voice through a speaker, a user management method using a smart band.
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