KR102274822B1 - Monitering system for a dementia patient - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes that can determine the location of a dementia patient using a wandering sensor mounted on the user's handmade shoes.

Description

Silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes {MONITERING SYSTEM FOR A DEMENTIA PATIENT}

The present invention relates to a system capable of monitoring the location of a dementia patient and analyzing life patterns.

Recently, social interest in dementia patients is increasing, and accordingly, various devices for monitoring the location of dementia patients are provided.

For example, the government is providing loitering sensors that can be worn on the neck or arm for free or at low cost to dementia patients.

However, dementia patients do not want to wear a loitering sensor on their neck or arm because they do not like being seen as a dementia patient.

In particular, dementia patients who have lost their cognitive ability feel uncomfortable with a wandering sensor worn on their neck or arm, and remove the wandering sensor from their neck or arm.

Therefore, it is not easy to find a dementia patient when the dementia patient is out of the protection range of their family.

An object of the present invention, which has been proposed to solve the above problems, is to provide a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes that can determine the location of a dementia patient using a wandering sensor mounted on the user's handmade shoes.

The silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem includes: a wandering sensor that is mounted on handmade shoes worn by the dementia patient and generates location information of the dementia patient; a service server for analyzing the location information transmitted from the wandering sensor and transmitting alarm information when the dementia patient deviates from a preset life range; and a guardian terminal for outputting the alarm information transmitted from the service server so that the guardian can check, wherein the wandering sensor includes: a position detection unit for receiving GPS information; a control unit generating position information using the GPS information received from the position sensing unit; A sensor unit used to detect the amount of exercise or fall of the dementia patient; a communication unit for transmitting the location information to the service server; and an output unit for outputting guide information, wherein the output unit is a speaker for outputting a voice message, the speaker communicates with the control unit through wireless or wire, and the speaker is used by the guardian in an emergency mode The stored voice message is output, and the speaker is mounted on a collar, a waistband, or the handmade shoes of a dementia patient.

Even if the dementia patient loses his/her cognitive ability, since he always wears his/her own shoes, according to the present invention, the location of the dementia patient can be quickly identified even if the dementia patient leaves the range of life in the state of losing cognitive ability. and life patterns can be analyzed, so that measures for dementia patients can be made quickly.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of a wandering sensor applied to the silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram showing the configuration of a service server applied to the silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of handmade shoes applied to the silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration of a wandering sensor applied to a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention. 3 is an exemplary diagram showing the configuration of a service server applied to the silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is silver care for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention. It is an exemplary diagram showing the configuration of handmade shoes applied to the monitoring system.

The silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as monitoring system) is mounted on the handmade shoes 30 worn by the dementia patients as shown in FIGS. A wandering sensor 10 for generating location information, a service server 20 and the service server for transmitting alarm information when a dementia patient deviates from a preset life range by analyzing the location information transmitted from the wandering sensor 10 It includes a guardian terminal 40 for outputting the alarm information transmitted from the guardian so that the guardian can check.

As shown in FIG. 2, the loitering sensor 10 includes a position sensing unit 11 for receiving GPS information, a control unit 12 for generating position information using the GPS information received from the position sensing unit, dementia It includes a sensor unit 13 used to detect the amount of motion of the patient or whether it falls, a communication unit 14 for transmitting the location information to the service server 30, and an output unit 15 for outputting guide information .

The output unit 15 may be a speaker. The speaker may output a voice message stored by the guardian or a voice message stored by the manager of the service server 20 .

In addition, the output unit 15 may further include a lamp 19 together with the speaker. The lamp 19 may be mounted on various parts of the handmade shoe 30 so as to be visible from the outside of the handmade shoe 30 . The lamp 19 outputs light.

The loitering sensor 10 may further include a storage unit provided independently of the components, or the control unit 12 may include the storage unit.

As shown in FIG. 3, the service server 20 is a communication unit 21 that communicates with the wandering sensor 10 and the guardian terminal 40, analyzes the location information, and generates the alarm information. It includes a control unit 22, an input unit 23 for receiving various types of information, an output unit 24 for outputting various types of information, and a storage unit 25 for storing various types of information.

The wandering sensor 10 is mounted on the handmade shoes, and in particular, as shown in FIG. 4 , may be mounted on the midsole 33 of the handmade shoes 30 .

That is, the handmade shoe 30 includes an outsole 34 in contact with the ground, an insole 32 in contact with the sole of the dementia patient, an upper 31 connected to the outsole 34 and surrounding the foot of a dementia patient, and the It includes a midsole 33 provided between the insole 32 and the outsole 34 .

The wandering sensor 10 may be mounted on various parts of the above components, but for convenience of attachment and detachment, it is preferably mounted on the midsole 33 .

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

< 1. Standby mode (511) >

The standby mode means a period in which the wandering sensor 10 does not generate location information.

For example, when the dementia patient is not wearing the handmade shoes 30, the weight is not sensed by the weight sensor provided in the sensor unit 13, and accordingly, the control unit 12 of the wandering sensor 10 operates in the standby mode (511). Accordingly, the power consumption of the loitering sensor 10 can be reduced.

< 2. Normal mode (512) >

When the dementia patient wears the handmade shoes 30, the weight is sensed by the weight sensor. In this case, the control unit 12 of the loitering sensor 10 drives the position detection unit 11 to provide location information. create

The control unit 12 may transmit the location information generated by the location detection unit 11 to the service server 20 or the guardian terminal 40 in real time. In addition, the control unit 12 may transmit the location information to the service server 20 or the guardian terminal 40 every preset time.

The service server 20 that has received the location information may transmit the location information to the guardian terminal 40 every period preset by the guardian or the administrator of the service server 20, and transmit the location information in real time. can be transmitted to the guardian terminal 40 as

Accordingly, the guardian can continuously monitor the location information of the dementia patient, that is, his mother, father, grandmother or grandfather.

In the normal mode, various functions may be performed in addition to the function of transmitting the location information of the dementia patient.

First, the amount of exercise of the dementia patient can be grasped by using the acceleration sensor provided in the sensor unit 13 .

That is, the controller 12 transmits the acceleration information detected by the acceleration sensor to the service server 20 or the guardian terminal 40 in a preset period or in real time. Hereinafter, a monitoring system in which various information as well as the acceleration information is transmitted to the service server 20 will be described as an example of the present invention.

The service server 20 receiving the acceleration information may generate analysis information on the amount of exercise of the dementia patient by using the acceleration information, and transmit the analysis information to the guardian terminal 40 .

The guardian can predict the health status of the dementia patient by using the analysis information, and can check whether the dementia patient is currently exercising or taking a walk.

Second, various life patterns of the dementia patient can be analyzed using the sensor unit 13 .

For example, when the dementia patient wears the handmade shoes 30, the weight is sensed by the weight sensor, so the control unit 12 drives the position detection unit 11 and starts driving with the first weight detection signal. The information is transmitted to the service server 20 . In addition, after the first weight detection signal is generated and the second weight detection signal is received, the control unit 12 transmits the second weight detection signal to the service server 20 .

In this case, the service server 20 calculates the period from when the dementia patient takes the first step after wearing the handmade shoes 30 by using the time difference at which the first weight detection signal and the second weight detection signal are input. can

If the first step period of the dementia patient analyzed by the period is longer than the first step period of the general elderly or general dementia patients, the service server 20 determines that the dementia patient has vascular cognitive impairment, vascular dementia, subcortical vascular dementia, normal It may be determined that the patient has dementia due to hydrocephalus, and related information may be transmitted to the guardian terminal 40 .

That is, if the dementia patient has difficulty dragging his/her legs or taking the first step, feels like glue is attached to the foot, or if the movement is relatively good, the dementia patient will have vascular cognitive impairment, vascular dementia, subcortical vascular dementia, Since there is a high possibility of dementia due to normal pressure hydrocephalus, the service server 20 may provide information related thereto.

The phenomenon of dementia patients dragging their legs generally refers to a phenomenon in which the dementia patient proceeds with one leg and drags the other leg. In this case, the weight may be detected with a time difference through the weight sensor mounted on one shoe, but the weight may be continuously detected through the weight sensor mounted on the other shoe. In order to monitor these phenomena, the loitering sensor 10 may be provided on each of both shoes of the handmade shoe.

However, the above-described information may be set every preset period based on repetitive data or may be generated only upon a request from a guardian.

As another example, if it is determined that the dementia patient is often walking as a result of analyzing the information transmitted from the weight sensor and the acceleration sensor provided in the sensor unit 13, the service server 20 is the dementia patient It can be determined that has Parkinson's disease dementia, Parkinson's syndrome dementia, Lewy body dementia, cortical basal nuclear degeneration, dementia caused by progressive supranuclear palsy, and the like, and related information may be transmitted to the guardian terminal 40 .

That is, when a dementia patient has the above-mentioned dementia, the dementia patient often walks, slows foot movements or hand movements, has difficulty in centering when turning, and falls frequently.

In this case, the turning behavior and the falling behavior of the dementia patient may be detected through an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor provided in the sensor unit 13 .

As another example, if a dementia patient walks well, but forgets what he or she just did or asks repeated questions, or if he talks roughly by referring to pronouns such as 'dick, that', rather than expressing exactly what he said, The controller 12 or the service server 20 may determine that the dementia patient has Alzheimer's dementia.

In this case, the speaking habit of the dementia patient may be analyzed using voice information input through a microphone provided in the sensor unit 13 .

When the microphone can perform wireless communication with the control unit 12 , the microphone may be mounted on a collar or a waistband of a dementia patient, or may be mounted on the outer surface of the handmade shoes 30 . When the microphone performs wired communication with the control unit 12 , it may be mounted on the outer surface of the handmade shoe 30 .

As another example, if the gait of the dementia patient is generally twisted and the stride is widened, as if drunk, the control unit 12 or the service server 20 determines that the dementia patient has alcoholic dementia. Alternatively, it may be determined that the person has dementia due to lack of vitamins, and related information may be transmitted to the guardian terminal 40 .

The staggering phenomenon can be detected by analysis of the rotation angle by the gyro sensor provided in the sensor unit 13, and the like, and the stride length is the number of steps analyzed by the weight sensor and the moving distance based on location information. can be identified by analysis.

That is, in the normal mode, the service server 20 can monitor various life patterns of the dementia patient using various information transmitted from the wandering sensor 10 , and the analysis information thereof is provided to the guardian terminal 40 . can be sent to

< 3. Emergency mode (513) >

As a result of analyzing the location information transmitted from the wandering sensor 10, if it is determined that the dementia patient is out of the living range (geofence), the service server 30 transmits the location information of the dementia patient to the guardian terminal 40 send.

The living range may be variously set based on the living base of the dementia patient according to the request of the guardian. For example, the living range may be set as an area frequently visited by the dementia patient, or may be set within a radius of several kilometers from the house in which the dementia patient resides.

If a dementia patient is outside the range of life, they may voluntarily go out of the range of life, but they may also go outside the range of life while losing cognitive ability.

Therefore, the caregiver who receives the information that the dementia patient is out of range of life makes a phone call to the dementia patient or finds out the current location of the dementia patient through the guardian terminal 40 to determine whether the dementia patient has lost cognitive ability can determine whether

A guardian who has confirmed that the dementia patient has voluntarily departed from the range of life through a phone call with the dementia patient may request the service server 20 to stop the emergency mode occurrence through the guardian terminal 40, and accordingly, The mod is not generated.

However, when the dementia patient leaves the range of life in a state in which he/she has lost cognitive ability, and a situation arises that the guardian's phone is also not answered, the guardian may request an emergency mode generation through the guardian terminal 40 .

When the emergency mode occurs, the service server 20 may report the occurrence of the dementia patient to the police station, etc. using the previously stored personal information of the dementia patient.

When an emergency mode is generated, the service server 20 transmits emergency mode generation information to the wandering sensor 10 . The control unit 12 of the loitering sensor 10 that has received the emergency mode generation information may first, through the speaker of the output unit 15, hear a voice message to the dementia patient.

The voice message may be, for example, a message informing the location of a call to a guardian, whether a call is received from the guardian, or a location of close relatives or acquaintances.

In addition, the voice message may be a message requesting assistance to the dementia patient to those around the dementia patient.

The control unit 12 of the loitering sensor 10 that has received the emergency mode occurrence information may turn on the lamp 19 provided in the output unit 15 . The lamp 19 may be lit with a bright brightness so that it can be seen even during the day.

When the people around who have checked the lamp 19 approach the dementia patient, they can hear a voice message output through the speaker and help the dementia patient.

In particular, when the dementia patient collapses or loses consciousness at night, the location of the dementia patient can be quickly identified through the lamp 19 .

After the emergency mode occurs, even if the weight is sensed by the weight sensor, the loitering sensor 10 maintains the emergency mode without switching to the standby mode, and thus continuously generates location information to the service server ( 20) can be transmitted.

When the emergency mode occurs, the control unit 12 may drive the microphone provided in the sensor unit 13 . The voice information input through the microphone may be transmitted to the service server 20 .

The service server 20 analyzes the transmitted voice information, analyzes who the dementia patient is talking to, what the surrounding environment is, and what kind of speech the dementia patient is talking about, It may be transmitted to the guardian terminal 40 .

The guardian can determine the location of the dementia patient through the voice information, or the current state.

The emergency mode may occur when the dementia patient is out of range of life, but in addition to that, the emergency mode may also occur when the dementia patient can be placed in an emergency situation.

For example, when a dementia patient falls, if there is no one around, the dementia patient may be left unattended for a long time, and accordingly, an emergency situation may occur for the dementia patient.

Accordingly, the service server 20 may transmit information about the dementia patient to the guardian terminal 40 when it is determined that the dementia patient has fallen as a result of analysis through the acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor of the sensor unit 13, and , finally, when the guardian requests to generate an emergency mode, various functions as described above can be performed.

The acceleration sensor and the gyro sensor can generally analyze the rotation angle of an object. If the walking dementia patient falls, the angle detected by the gyro sensor provided in the handmade shoes 30 may be changed abruptly. Through this, the service server 20 may determine that the dementia patient has fallen.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

10: roaming detector 20: service server
30: handmade shoes 40: guardian terminal

Claims (6)

a wandering sensor that is mounted on handmade shoes worn by dementia patients and generates location information of dementia patients;
a service server for analyzing the location information transmitted from the wandering sensor and transmitting alarm information when the dementia patient is out of a preset life range; and a guardian terminal for outputting the alarm information transmitted from the service server so that the guardian can check it,
The wandering sensor is
a position detecting unit for receiving GPS information;
a control unit generating position information using the GPS information received from the position sensing unit;
A sensor unit used to detect the amount of exercise or fall of the dementia patient;
a communication unit for transmitting the location information to the service server; and
Includes an output unit for outputting guide information,
The output unit is a speaker for outputting a voice message,
The speaker communicates with the control unit through wireless or wired,
The speaker outputs a voice message stored by the guardian in emergency mode, and the speaker is mounted on a collar, a waistband, or the handmade shoes of a dementia patient,
When the dementia patient wears the handmade shoes, the weight sensor provided in the sensor unit
When the weight is sensed, the control unit drives the position sensing unit to generate position information, and transmits information indicating that the position sensing unit is driven together with the position information and the first weight sensing signal to the service server,
After the first weight detection signal is generated, when the second weight detection signal is received, the control unit transmits the second weight detection signal to the service server,
The service server is the first weight detection signal and the second weight detection signal
Using the signal input time difference, the dementia patient takes the first step after wearing the handmade shoes.
Calculate the period until release
If it is determined that the first step period of the dementia patient analyzed by the period is longer than the first step period of the general elderly or general dementia patients, the silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes that transmits the determination information to the guardian terminal . The method of claim 1,
The output unit further includes a lamp capable of outputting light in the emergency mode,
The lamp is a silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes mounted on the outside of the handmade shoes. The method of claim 1,
The service server analyzes the amount of exercise of the dementia patient using the information received through the sensors provided in the sensor unit, and transmits the analysis information related to the amount of exercise to the guardian terminal,
The service server analyzes the life patterns of the dementia patient using the information received through the sensors provided in the sensor unit, and transmits information related to the analyzed life pattern to the guardian terminal using smart handmade shoes. Care monitoring system. 3. The method of claim 2,
As a result of analyzing the location information transmitted from the wandering sensor, the dementia patient
If it is determined that it is out of the active range, the service server is sent to the caregiver terminal for dementia patients.
transmit the location information of the person,
When the emergency mode generation stop request is received from the guardian terminal, the service server does not generate the emergency mode, and when the emergency mode generation request is received from the guardian terminal, the service server generates the emergency mode with the wandering sensor send information,
When the emergency mode occurrence information is received, the control unit of the loitering sensor outputs the voice message through the speaker and turns on the lamp provided in the output unit,
After the emergency mode is generated, even if the weight is sensed by the weight sensor provided in the sensor unit, the wandering sensor maintains the emergency mode without switching to the standby mode to continuously generate the location information,
When the emergency mode occurs, the control unit drives a microphone provided in the sensor unit, and transmits voice information input through the microphone to the service server. A silver care monitoring system for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes. delete The method of claim 1,
As a result of analyzing the information transmitted from the weight sensor and the acceleration sensor provided in the sensor unit, if it is determined that the dementia patient is often walking, the determination information is transmitted to the guardian terminal,
The service server analyzes the voice information input through the microphone provided in the sensor unit, and if it is determined that the dementia patient forgets what he did, asks a repetitive question, or speaks using a pronoun, Transmitting the determination information to the guardian terminal,
The service server detects the staggering phenomenon of the dementia patient by analysis of the rotation angle by the gyro sensor provided in the sensor unit, and sets the step length of the dementia patient to the number of steps and location information analyzed by the weight sensor. Silver care for dementia patients using smart handmade shoes that transmits the determination information to the guardian terminal when it is determined by analysis of the movement distance by monitoring system.

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